Battery draining while charging. - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Help. For the past couple weeks, my batterys been complete ****. When I'm using my phone while charging, the battery life is draining. Also charging is super slow. Auto data sync is off, GPS,Bluetooth off, brightness in the middle, light apps. Idk what's wrong. Before, battery would last the whole day, but now id get lucky to even last half the xay. All this started to happen when I installed a 4.2.2 ROM and Odin back to 4.1.1 and restore backup. Idkkk. Oh and I also noticed the battery bar indicator is displaying it wrong. Like its at 49%, but the battery bar is filled 3/4th.
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ayeitschris said:
Help. For the past couple weeks, my batterys been complete ****. When I'm using my phone while charging, the battery life is draining. Also charging is super slow. Auto data sync is off, GPS,Bluetooth off, brightness in the middle, light apps. Idk what's wrong. All this started to happen when I installed a 4.2 ROM and Odin back to 4.1.1 and restore backup. Idkkk
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Try different usb cables and consider investing in a new battery.
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Check for wakelocks. Most likely your issue.
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ayeitschris said:
Help. For the past couple weeks, my batterys been complete ****. When I'm using my phone while charging, the battery life is draining. Also charging is super slow. Auto data sync is off, GPS,Bluetooth off, brightness in the middle, light apps. Idk what's wrong. Before, battery would last the whole day, but now id get lucky to even last half the xay. All this started to happen when I installed a 4.2.2 ROM and Odin back to 4.1.1 and restore backup. Idkkk. Oh and I also noticed the battery bar indicator is displaying it wrong. Like its at 49%, but the battery bar is filled 3/4th.
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Open a file manager like Root Explorer and go to /data/system and find the file "batterystats.bin"
delete that file. (be sure to change the attributes of the file to read & write - by default it's read only)
The phone will recreate it automatically on next boot.
By doing this the battery bars in the statusbar will reflect the battery condition a lot more accurately.
Also by using the AC wall charger instead of the computer's usb will charge the phone 20% faster.
Good Luck!

Uhhh...I think you answered your own question...problem started when you installed new ROM. Ftlog people just stop rooting your phones and live with factory stock ROM. 99% of all complaints on this forum are due to custom ROMS.
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chrishoyt2012 said:
Uhhh...I think you answered your own question...problem started when you installed new ROM. Ftlog people just stop rooting your phones and live with factory stock ROM. 99% of all complaints on this forum are due to custom ROMS.
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You're funny.

@Chris, from my understanding and personal experience of using custom ROMs the only way that a major problem could occur when moving from custom back to stock (or modified stock) is if either (a) there is an issue with the download itself; or (b) if the person didn't do a wipe (full or dalvik cache) during the install process; or (c) the ROM installed is not built for the person's phone. So don't paint all ROMs with the same brush.
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Android system sensor usage

It is using sensor the same amount of time as the phone has been on
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Hit thanks on accident. Have a freebie.
It has been reported that our Gallery app is buggy with the sensor usage. My suggestion to see if this is the root of the problem is to uninstall/freeze the Gallery app and try a different one. Some people have mentioned that just installing the 3D Gallery from the market doesn't have the issue like the stock one. Either way let us know if that helps.
churro7 said:
It is using sensor the same amount of time as the phone has been on
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I removed it and using quick pic
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I have the same problem, even after uninstalling the 3d gallery it still occurs. It usally keeps my phone awake 50% of the time. I have tried so many things to fix it, nothing helps.
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tatoniss said:
I have the same problem, even after uninstalling the 3d gallery it still occurs. It usally keeps my phone awake 50% of the time. I have tried so many things to fix it, nothing helps.
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Format your SD card, Odin, redownload the ROM and modem, install CWM3, reflash modem, reflash ROM.
tatoniss said:
I have the same problem, even after uninstalling the 3d gallery it still occurs. It usally keeps my phone awake 50% of the time. I have tried so many things to fix it, nothing helps.
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Gallery sensor usage and System sensor usage are two different issues. I have noticed that "System" sensor usage is always around 50%, but it does not effect partial wake usage and does not cause excessive battery drain (at least on my Epic it doesn't).
I tried wiping and using odin to go back to stock but I will try again. This time im going to keep from putting anything back on my sd card. What I noticed was even when I did this the problem occurred on 2.1 stock as well.
While my sensor usage is up. My partial wake lock is usually 50% as well.
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tatoniss said:
I tried wiping and using odin to go back to stock but I will try again. This time im going to keep from putting anything back on my sd card. What I noticed was even when I did this the problem occurred on 2.1 stock as well.
While my sensor usage is up. My partial wake lock is usually 50% as well.
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These are most likely useless metrics.
It is affecting battery though. I usally last 8 or 9 hours which is far less than I used to. My phone also will get very warm even if I'm not using it.
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google is of no help in locating the app or service
Well I went back to stock then flashed back up ACS 1.1.0. I flashed genocide kernel as well. the battery isn't as bad and i resorted to using autokiller set to aggressive. Most of the time its fine but it still will go back to a 50% wakelock. when this happens usually under sensor usage android system is 50% or 100%. when its 100% my phone will get warm. The only time i noticed this really happening was sometime after i got a replacement phone. Do you think its hardware related. It doesn't make sense to me. This morning my first 10% of battery lasted about 3 hours then the wake lock kicked in and it started to drop very fast. I used to make 14 hours of heavy use with this phone.
Thank you for those that have been trying to help.

Battery life, not so great

Well, I thought the battery life on my T989D (Canadian version) would be better after installing a ROM (Darkside EVO3, Venom ROM) but after about an hour of usage (phone calls, texting, no video, no WiFi, no GPS).
I replaced it with a new battery and still it's bad.
Could it be a defective unit?
Ideas anyone?
Thanks
Have u tried Eugenes cpu sleeper app? Maybe try to underclock.
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Funny you mentioned it, found it, downloaded it, it's a zip file, now I'm sure not how to install it?
With APK it installs itself, but with a ZIP you extract and then what? lol
Or do I do it in recovery?
Thanks
Just use the apk
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Problem is, when I view the file, it's in ZIP format, not APK.
Trying to figure out what's going on here. lol
koooba said:
Well, I thought the battery life on my T989D (Canadian version) would be better after installing a ROM (Darkside EVO3, Venom ROM) but after about an hour of usage (phone calls, texting, no video, no WiFi, no GPS).
I replaced it with a new battery and still it's bad.
Could it be a defective unit?
Ideas anyone?
Thanks
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Try AOKP 7/15 with TDJ's Darkside Venome kernel putting it on badass governor... I'm at 28% left with 19 hrs on battery. And I took it off the charger at 77%
koooba said:
Problem is, when I view the file, it's in ZIP format, not APK.
Trying to figure out what's going on here. lol
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There's also a dl link for just the apk in his thread. Or its on the play store
koooba said:
Well, I thought the battery life on my T989D (Canadian version) would be better after installing a ROM (Darkside EVO3, Venom ROM) but after about an hour of usage (phone calls, texting, no video, no WiFi, no GPS).
I replaced it with a new battery and still it's bad.
Could it be a defective unit?
Ideas anyone?
Thanks
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Is this your first flash? Ive have flashed plenty of times, battery life, no matter what ROM, cannot be judged the first, second or third day of usage. Give it five days, and report back. When I used darkside, I was getting 30 hours, with moderate use. Give it time, use your battery till it dies, and charge it fully while off. You will see a difference.
On my fourth day, but I just had to reinstall the ROM..
Now I'm using my carriers ROM, done by Derek Jay.
Hopefully it had something to do with it, not sure.
But I have read that ics and the t989 were having problems.
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koooba said:
On my fourth day, but I just had to reinstall the ROM..
Now I'm using my carriers ROM, done by Derek Jay.
Hopefully it had something to do with it, not sure.
But I have read that ics and the t989 were having problems.
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Koooba, i just posted in another thread about battery issues, check it out here. I been running Derek's Roms since Digital Warfare and never any really issues with his Rom. i would suggest to calibrate the battery, turn off sync on all apps (Facebook is one of the worst) and keep brightness down to a 20% or whatever is comfortable for you. No joke, i get 17 hrs avg on his roms. People been known to get 24hrs+ on his roms and those are the TMo version...Telus is suppose to have be even better.
koooba said:
On my fourth day, but I just had to reinstall the ROM..
Now I'm using my carriers ROM, done by Derek Jay.
Hopefully it had something to do with it, not sure.
But I have read that ics and the t989 were having problems.
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one of the ways these guys are getting such good battery life is by turning off data. that's a huge one.
btw - i'm on a D as well, and I get consistently just under 3 hours screen on time, and i charge every night. usually end with about 15% left.
it could be due to the horrible signal in some of my university buildings... or the fact that i just leave wifi on all day. but I haven't really been able to crack that barrier.
it will always take about a week for your kernel and phone to settle down.
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I'm on dark side v8 and get 4-5 hours on screen time
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v3rsatile23 said:
Try AOKP 7/15 with TDJ's Darkside Venome kernel putting it on badass governor... I'm at 28% left with 19 hrs on battery. And I took it off the charger at 77%
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yeah agreed. but camera wont work, gotta use third party cum app, no wait, cam app
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My battery life worsens as the days go by after flashing a rom, it's at it's best when first flashed with a new rom
MarsHD2 said:
My battery life worsens as the days go by after flashing a rom, it's at it's best when first flashed with a new rom
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That means an app you install is eating the battery
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Well a fresh charge overnight and I'm at 83% for 3 hours 14 minutes usage.
Very light usage, 1 call that lasted 30 seconds.
Bluetooth off
GPS off
Sync off
Wifi on-used when needed
Screen 60%
Cell 9%
How bad is this?
Still under warranty, very seriously considering sending it in.
Unless its because of ICS?
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koooba said:
Well a fresh charge overnight and I'm at 83% for 3 hours 14 minutes usage.
Very light usage, 1 call that lasted 30 seconds.
Bluetooth off
GPS off
Sync off
Wifi on-used when needed
Screen 60%
Cell 9%
How bad is this?
Still under warranty, very seriously considering sending it in.
Unless its because of ICS?
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Most battery drains are from apps constantly running in the background. Use better battery stats and gsam battery monitor and I guarantee after a day of usage, you will track down what is killing it. Widgets, auto syncing of apps and Google are the biggest culprits of battery drain.
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Well, after installing GSAM and checking off the option to prolong battery life in the default settings, the battery is a bit better, but not great.
When you turn off data, do you guys turn off ALL data?
Because I have every possible option off...
syncing, GPS, bluetooth, the only data I have on is the basic network data I would think I need to receive text msgs.
koooba said:
Well, after installing GSAM and checking off the option to prolong battery life in the default settings, the battery is a bit better, but not great.
When you turn off data, do you guys turn off ALL data?
Because I have every possible option off...
syncing, GPS, bluetooth, the only data I have on is the basic network data I would think I need to receive text msgs.
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Yeah I got all that off when I don't use it. If I get no signal, I put it on airplane mode. I found even if you turn off data and you are in a building with poor signal or none it kills it, even with data off. Do you use any third party apps for text, phone or anything. What launcher do you use? Facebook on manual sync, emails too?
What does app sucker say is draining?
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That's crazy then, because I'm LUCKY if I can squeeze out 5-6 hours and I turn off EVERYTHING.
I even frosted GTalk through Titanium, I don't have use Facebook, so I disable that app altogether.
Something definitely has to be wrong with my phone then.
I got the battery replaced for a new one, so dunno what's going on.
Just checked out your post, not sure what badass to governor setting is...?
I just installed the Venom Kernel over the Derek's Evo updated ROM.
All syncing is off, GPS is off as well.
Has to be an issue with my phone and ICS, because it originally came with Gingerbread.

[Q] Rom/Kernel issue OR Battery?

Hi all
After sitting with my stock SGS4 (i9505) for a few months I decided to root (as i had my N7000 and HTC Desire).
About the same time as this my phone began turning off seemingly randomly. At first i thought this may be a ROM/Kernel issue but I have tried a couple including Stock(rooted), Carbon and the GooglePlay Rom. The same thing happens for all of them.
Once off, the phone boots to splash screen then turns off. This cycles. I remove the battery and the phone will turn on, sometimes showing a SIGNIFICANT apparent drop in battery (90% reduces to 3% during this single on/off cycle). A quick charge and restart will often cause the rebooted phone to read the battery at 90% again.
The battery does appear slightly swollen and i'm curious if anyone could shed any light on:
1) does this seem a battery / firmware issue and
2) any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
Currently: GooglePlay Rom 4.2.2 PhilZTouch Recovery
Regards
Warnoceros
If you're saying the battery is "swollen" it probably is a battery issue IMO. Especially if you're having problems on every ROM you've tried.
Have you tried going back to stock to see if it's still happening?
Hi
Thanks for replying. I'm downloading stock now so will report in the morning.
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Bad battery.
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Hi,
So, went back to stock (binary counter has moved up unfortunately - didnt read into that before hand). Was still rebooting. Have replaced battery and this seems to have done the trick for the time being. I noticed that the unit did not reset until my google accout restored apps to the phone so there is still a chance it was a bad app i suppose.
Most likely the battery though
Thanks
Gunkk said:
Bad battery.
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Should i hard reset?

no matter what phone ive ever had, ive never gotten battery life like aot of you guys do. i dont know how you do IT but ive given up trying.. Even . even with roms i cant. i am on stock wiht note 2 and it is so bad that i can unplug and not touch my phone and it goes to 90 percent with the screen off within 20 minutes . i have sync gps wireless and bluetooth off. and my screen goes black in 10 seconds. one thing is when i go to running programs it shows alot so i use the broom to clean it and then when i check back to ruining programs a minute after, there are lots of apps open again. even things like word with friends that of course wouldn't be open if i didn't open it. have you heard of this/. or is it normal? would you suggest a hard reset? any suggestions would be appreciated. im not as savvy with flashing roms on here as i was with early phones so id prefer to say on stock. thanks so much
jeff
Phones aren't the same each one is different. What battery performance I get may not be the same as you as our chips etc may run slightly different.
With that said, the biggest influence over battery performance is the kernel. I run saber kernel 42.4 and get 1% loss per hour with the screen off.
Of course you can try that kernel and see how it works for you. There are a lot of tips threads in these forums but I would advise you to turn off tts any and all sounds on your phone, by that I mean keyboard sounds etc.
Then you need to download better battery stats and greenify. The first will tell you what apps are eating your battery and the second will let you force close the app until you restart it.
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+1 for greenify. I would also look at xposed boot manager and recciever stop. Grenify puts programs to sleep and the other 2 stop them starting in the first place. You have to be rooted but you will definitely notice the difference
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Autostarts app will allegedly stop them from starting as well.
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Galaxy S3 gets really hot

I recently flashed my new Boostmobile Galaxy S3 with Stock JB 4.3 unrooted with An official Stock Sprint S3 ROM JB 4.3. After doing all i wanted to do with the phone it works 100% but the battery drains quickly and the phone gets really really hot at random times and even when its not in use. I tried an app called "Usage Timelines" to see what eating my phone up. And found out that Total CPU Load can be 80%, 90% And even 100% but the remaining apps are JUST 0% except for KNOX. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT.
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This is not a result of your flash. Sounds like a hardware issue.
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alemosman said:
I recently flashed my new Boostmobile Galaxy S3 with Stock JB 4.3 unrooted with An official Stock Sprint S3 ROM JB 4.3. After doing all i wanted to do with the phone it works 100% but the battery drains quickly and the phone gets really really hot at random times and even when its not in use. I tried an app called "Usage Timelines" to see what eating my phone up. And found out that Total CPU Load can be 80%, 90% And even 100% but the remaining apps are JUST 0% except for KNOX. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT.
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Try going into stock recovery and doing a factory reset. That may clear some issues?
flynhawn2002 said:
Try going into stock recovery and doing a factory reset. That may clear some issues?
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Its not because of the flash but he may have downloaded some app that is doing this so yea factory reset sounds good :thumbup:
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3G heating it up
bradley129 said:
Its not because of the flash but he may have downloaded some app that is doing this so yea factory reset sounds good :thumbup:
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Thanks guys for your reply, After a day of monitoring i noticed it only heats up when the data is On because Its normal with data off. even when on wifi it doesn't heat up. @bradley129 yes i suspected its not the flash but it started after i flashed the sprint ROM.
I agree, I've had the same problem. I flashed the OTA update with Knox removed--no special ROM or kernel or anything. Right after, my battery started draining quickly--like today I was at 38% after about 4 hours of the phone just sitting there. And the phone has been very hot--leading me to believe that something is running nonstop--most likely something that I don't WANT running.
So, after looking around, I found a few things. There are a couple of settings that the OTA decided to change on me.
One of them was this "nifty" feature of flashing the flash when the phone rings. I don't get that many calls, but still. Fix that by going into SettingsMy deviceAccessibility, then check and uncheck Flash Notifications (near the bottom)--yes, it's not checked. But it is checked. Nice feature.
Sprint connections optimizer--is now performing wakeups and staying awake. I turned it off.
I also found this thread and installed a couple of apps to help me find other culprits. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357417
Greenify
Battery Doctor (since the Better Battery Stats cost)
Wakelock Detector
I didn't go as far as the post did. I basically ran the Wakelock Detector and identified Connections Optimizer as a bad guy. And looked with Battery Doctor at what was using the most battery. And used Greenify to turn off some apps that were waking up that didn't need to--like my yoga app, and Pandora (both of which I use infrequently anyway).
alemosman said:
I recently flashed my new Boostmobile Galaxy S3 with Stock JB 4.3 unrooted with An official Stock Sprint S3 ROM JB 4.3. After doing all i wanted to do with the phone it works 100% but the battery drains quickly and the phone gets really really hot at random times and even when its not in use. I tried an app called "Usage Timelines" to see what eating my phone up. And found out that Total CPU Load can be 80%, 90% And even 100% but the remaining apps are JUST 0% except for KNOX. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT.
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