Phone losing charge while charging, getting really hot - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Hey xda community,
I'm dealing with a serious problem
So i'm using my galaxy s3 (SGH-I747M running Liquidsmooth JB 4.2.2) and im dealing with this strange issue when I'm using it. it is actually losing charge while im plugging it into the wall charger, and it is getting very hot. im not even doing anything but writing this. im guessing because of me over clocking /undervolting the cpu. right now im at 6 percent and i even reduced the cpu speed to 300-something mHz using the utility the rom came with. please i really need help on this and i really need a fix.
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Could be the charger, do you have another you could try?
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henryd12 said:
Could be the charger, do you have another you could try?
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Thanks for the reply,
Im using the stock galaxy s3 charger, but the charging process is either very slow, or its losing charge while charging. I believe the charging method is the most powerful atm in my household, the apple ones suck and my computer is worse than the wall charger. The phone is still hot, but i changed the frequencies to the original configuration. it helped, but not by much.
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install battery stats app and find out what app is hogging the resources in the background, and get rid of it.
this happened to me when i installed xbmc and enabled the dlna service by accident and it kept running even after the program was closed.

TRusselo said:
install battery stats app and find out what app is hogging the resources in the background, and get rid of it.
this happened to me when i installed xbmc and enabled the dlna service by accident and it kept running even after the program was closed.
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Alright, I'll try that and I'll report back.
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TRusselo said:
install battery stats app and find out what app is hogging the resources in the background, and get rid of it.
this happened to me when i installed xbmc and enabled the dlna service by accident and it kept running even after the program was closed.
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Nope, still losing battery. You could link me the .apk file if you are talking about something else. Can anybody else tell me how I could restore previous cpu frequency and governor configurations prior to overclocking/undervolting?
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jperry73 said:
Settings => Performance
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ok for sure partly its the chargers fault because the wire itself has been bent along where the connector is, because i was using the phone without the charger and im gettting results before the overclock. could you tell me the governor and schedule for the cpu? thanks.
BTW, if i shut down the phone, it will charge, but a bit slower than before. AND, could anybody tell me if wiping batterystats.info will be any good?
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I have a friend on stock that went through the same thing because his charger was damaged. As soon as he got a new one all problems were solved. Try Amazon for decently priced chargers
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jperry73 said:
BBS is always good to have, but not in your situation. You have a bad charger. Here is the BBS XDA free version thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Wiping the battery stats will do nothing for your issue.
In Performance, stock Samsung is Min CPU 384Mhz, Max CPU 1512Mhz, and OnDemand / Deadline I believe. It may be Interactive / Deadline.
I use Asswax / Row
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Thanks for the help and advice, im currently using those settings. my battery charge is at 2 percent. ill report back tomorrow when fully charged.
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UPDATE: ok this is bulls***. i wake up to find my phone to be at 5 percent. it must be the charger. i have no understanding why this is happening. ive only had this phone since april and its doing this. is there any original cpu configs and charger configs?
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henryd12 said:
I have a friend on stock that went through the same thing because his charger was damaged. As soon as he got a new one all problems were solved. Try Amazon for decently priced chargers
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UPDATE #2: ok, so i plugged in my phone my computer using a different cable and it works fine. thanks for the help you guys.
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jperry73 said:
Don't get a cheap 500, or 600amp charger... Get a Samsung 1AMP charger off of Amazon...
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im using a different usb cable but the same samsung charger "brick" and its charging perfectly now. the Samsung usb cable is a piece of garbage now. thanks anyway though.
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[Q] Epic keeps shutting off

Hey guys when I use the wireless tether does not matter which...my phone will randomly shut off usually 1 or 2 hours of use then shuts off. I have tried undervolting and overvolting, differnt roms and kernals...any suggestions? Thx
Try stock
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gtuansdiamm said:
Try stock
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Ive thought about that but I want roms for speed and internets faster and battery life.. Waz hoping not to resort to that...but ty for response!!
Topgamer said:
Ive thought about that but I want roms for speed and internets faster and battery life.. Waz hoping not to resort to that...but ty for response!!
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Try to odin back to stock. Then re root and flash a Rom
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What is battery temp when it shuts off. The Wifi tethers usually have the temp up for a reason. If the battery gets to hot it may shut off.
Use the acs syndicate rom. I do and have it pluged in the charger when tethering. I've let it go for over 3 hours and it was fine
Running urban furry and it came with a working version on wifi tether. Not a glitch. See my signature.
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hey guys, yea the temp will show 44c in the wifi tether, i am on acs syndicate rom and its causing problems with shutting down. i also have tryed viperrom and supernova... must be my phone i guess idk
Topgamer said:
hey guys, yea the temp will show 44c in the wifi tether, i am on acs syndicate rom and its causing problems with shutting down. i also have tryed viperrom and supernova... must be my phone i guess idk
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That's kind of high for battery temp. Probably is a phone safety feature. Does it do this if plugged into a charger or USB of computer?
tpike said:
Running urban furry and it came with a working version on wifi tether. Not a glitch. See my signature.
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Same here. No problems and great speed on Urban Fury
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kennyglass123 said:
That's kind of high for battery temp. Probably is a phone safety feature. Does it do this if plugged into a charger or USB of computer?
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Pugged into the Charger, am going to try usb and see if it will shut off. thx for the idea!
I love viper but had issues with wifi
Tether on synergy
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Topgamer said:
Pugged into the Charger, am going to try usb and see if it will shut off. thx for the idea!
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Well stilp shuts off when charging with usb...im pretty sure its because it gets too hot. So wat else could I do to cool or fix tgis...i keep it in cold room...air conditioned... Ill try odin and re doung phone completly I guess. Anymore suggestions would b helpful thx guys
Topgamer said:
Well stilp shuts off when charging with usb...im pretty sure its because it gets too hot. So wat else could I do to cool or fix tgis...i keep it in cold room...air conditioned... Ill try odin and re doung phone completly I guess. Anymore suggestions would b helpful thx guys
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Are you Overclocking or undervolting? If so set your max CPU to 800 Mhz while tethering. Remove any undervolting.
Do you BONSAI?
kennyglass123 said:
Are you Overclocking or undervolting? If so set your max CPU to 800 Mhz while tethering. Remove any undervolting.
Do you BONSAI?
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Ok ill try it thx, wats the defaultvoltage?
Topgamer said:
Well stilp shuts off when charging with usb...im pretty sure its because it gets too hot. So wat else could I do to cool or fix tgis...i keep it in cold room...air conditioned... Ill try odin and re doung phone completly I guess. Anymore suggestions would b helpful thx guys
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If you are getting 1-2 hours of tethered WIFI before it gets too hot you are doing pretty good The only issue I have had since upgrading to the new 1.1.1 is the WIFI tether would cause my battery to get very hot, very quickly(like 15 to 20 mins). I tried all the fixes I could find in various thread but ultimately the one that solved it was Odin back to stock and reflash the ROM. I also got rid of voltage control and went with setCPU alone set @ conservative 200-1300, and its running fast and strong! It still gets hot after an hour or more of tethering but that is very rare when i would ever need to tether that long...lol.
Thanks to all contributors for the killer ROM !
Topgamer said:
Ok ill try it thx, wats the defaultvoltage?
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If you are using Voltage control or some other app for this, the default voltages are usually listed and you have the option of reducing it in 25 mV steps. If you have not changed anything then it should be OK.
Do you BONSAI?
kennyglass123 said:
If you are using Voltage control or some other app for this, the default voltages are usually listed and you have the option of reducing it in 25 mV steps. If you have not changed anything then it should be OK.
Do you BONSAI?
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I use tegrak so I dont think it shows the defult voltage
Topgamer said:
I use tegrak so I dont think it shows the defult voltage
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Default voltages were listed in the Genocide kernel thread. As long as you haven't played with the voltages it probably is default.
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What am I doing wrong? Battery life from hell.

Well I'm using juice defender I have it on custom with basically everything checked. It claims I'm at 1.75x battery. I'm on Aokp with faux 10r2 kernel. I'm at 1.06 ghz interactive. I'm now under 50% battery with barely an hour screen time and like three hours phone on. What am I doing wrong this has never been so bad.
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Try franco kernel build #11...works great for most...im averaging 18hrs with 3hrs of screen time (all this with a stock battery)
Sounds good but I thought his and faux kernels were basically the same but faux gets better battery?. I've noticed my phone doesn't ever really deep sleep either.
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Never understood how some people think that adding another constantly running app in the background will somehow net them better battery life...
3g shuts off when my screens off. I fail to see how that cant save me battery. Also juice defender is using about 1-2% battery.
ZeroBarrier said:
Never understood how some people think that adding another constantly running app in the background will somehow net them better battery life...
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lee just try franco's ..wouldnt hurt right? It has worked wonders for alot of people
no Rest for the WiCked
OK. Is it worth it to buy his app? Or do I just run it on hot plug?
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i cant buy his app as im an international user...just dl n flash away
no Rest for the WiCked
I'm flashed. I flashed 13.1 since its the newest. Gov suggestions?
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gov set to conservative...im still on #11 as my battery life has been great on this build
no Rest for the WiCked
Quick question regarding the Franco Kernel...
Today I flashed to the latest version along with AOKP - seemed to be a good mix till I went to make a call and realized any call I made/received dropped in a matter of 3 seconds lol...
Does that sound like a kernel issue or possibly the rom? I had enabled power saver so wasn't sure if that may have done something...
Are you on a cdma or GSM phone? I have this combo on cdma and I'm fine...
wil2bm said:
Quick question regarding the Franco Kernel...
Today I flashed to the latest version along with AOKP - seemed to be a good mix till I went to make a call and realized any call I made/received dropped in a matter of 3 seconds lol...
Does that sound like a kernel issue or possibly the rom? I had enabled power saver so wasn't sure if that may have done something...
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nazrin313 said:
gov set to conservative...im still on #11 as my battery life has been great on this build
no Rest for the WiCked
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Im using AOKP with Franco Kernel 13.1 and battery life hasnt improved much. How exactly do you set the 'gov' i havent noticed any settings like that anywhere.
maybe thats what i was missing.
Gahh Its Lee said:
Are you on a cdma or GSM phone? I have this combo on cdma and I'm fine...
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CDMA... Not sure what caused what- using the 4.03 radios..
Peeshiz. Go into from control than the bottom to performance. Its in there.
And wil trying going back to the old radios.
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im sorry, please bear with me
but where is the control option?
EDIT: oh do you mean in the updater app? because i dont have that app, so is there any other way?
constantly running app is not useful at all. It may drain your battery
Don't worry man I'm patient. Go into your settings for the phone. So for stock aokp go into the app drawer and go to the settings "app" the first thing on that list is rom control. The second to last thing in from control is performance settings.
Peesashiz said:
im sorry, please bear with me
but where is the control option?
EDIT: oh do you mean in the updater app? because i dont have that app, so is there any other way?
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AOKP + Francisco #13.1
I have been using AOPK #19 and Francisco's kernel #13.1 immediately after published and I'm experiencing pretty cool battery life, can't complain.
Just have a look:
https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/17280721/1/Battery life?h=8dbd65
ondrej.svec said:
I have been using AOPK #19 and Francisco's kernel #13.1 immediately after published and I'm experiencing pretty cool battery life, can't complain.
Just have a look:
https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/17280721/1/Battery life?h=8dbd65
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What are your kernel settings set at if ya don't mind me askin... Still pretty new to govs/undervolting and what not...

Phone gets hot after 10mins of use!

So my phone keeping getting hot after 10 mins of use why? I am currently running liquid smooth aosp jelly bean 4.2.1 beta 2. Is it the ROM or what?
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CaLLm3LAzY- said:
So my phone keeping getting hot after 10 mins of use why? I am currently running liquid smooth aosp jelly bean 4.2.1 beta 2. Is it the ROM or what?
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Is something driving up your CPU usage? The fastest way to check that might be to see what's draining your phone's battery using the usual methods.
CaLLm3LAzY- said:
So my phone keeping getting hot after 10 mins of use why? I am currently running liquid smooth aosp jelly bean 4.2.1 beta 2. Is it the ROM or what?
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Download ktoonz kernel then undervolt
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CaLLm3LAzY- said:
So my phone keeping getting hot after 10 mins of use why? I am currently running liquid smooth aosp jelly bean 4.2.1 beta 2. Is it the ROM or what?
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I had same problem. For me the fix was getting LeanKernel 2.0.
4 hrs screen on time! Its the best for my phone. Since all kernels are device specific it might not be best for you.
To get it go to T-Mobile gs3 go to original dev and download lean kernel 2.0. Make sure its 2.0.
T-Mobile and AT&T work the same. If you use one of the other 4.2 ROMs on here I think Liquid smooth it comes with Lean kernel pre installed.
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smelenchuk said:
Is something driving up your CPU usage? The fastest way to check that might be to see what's draining your phone's battery using the usual methods.
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My CPU is set normal at 1.5 and no I close all my apps all I just do is check my gmail or go on the web and then it just get hot.
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geoldr said:
I had same problem. For me the fix was getting LeanKernel 2.0.
4 hrs screen on time! Its the best for my phone. Since all kernels are device specific it might not be best for you.
To get it go to T-Mobile gs3 go to original dev and download lean kernel 2.0. Make sure its 2.0.
T-Mobile and AT&T work the same. If you use one of the other 4.2 ROMs on here I think Liquid smooth it comes with Lean kernel pre installed.
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Yes it dose, it comes with lean kernel 2.0 rc8 somthing like that. any other suggestions?
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CaLLm3LAzY- said:
Yes it dose, it comes with lean kernel 2.0 rc8 somthing like that. any other suggestions?
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I would suggest to update to his latest version. It no longer RC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845836
If that kernel doesnt work for you, you can always try Ktoonsez kernel here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
But for me personally, his kernel and the stock kernel that comes with Task's ROM always make my phone hot and battery drains faster. But many people report those kernels work great for them.
geoldr said:
I would suggest to update to his latest version. It no longer RC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845836
If that kernel doesnt work for you, you can always try Ktoonsez kernel here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
But for me personally, his kernel and the stock kernel that comes with Task's ROM always make my phone hot and battery drains faster. But many people report those kernels work great for them.
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Thanks and buy the way Is when i open the link on leans kernel do click latest kernel? So this wont damage my phone or anything ? i don't really know a lot about kernels sorry. And thanks for helping me out.
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Keep checking your processor settings, on my phone, it kept over clocking and under clocking randomly. Even without me touching the settings. Or get a widget to help you keep an eye on your ghz.
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luc.highwalker said:
Keep checking your processor settings, on my phone, it kept over clocking and under clocking randomly. Even without me touching the settings. Or get a widget to help you keep an eye on your ghz.
Sent from a galaxy far far away.
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My CPU is at 1512 maximum and 384 minimum and when I touch like an app or play with the phone it clocks at 1.5 and when its just sitting there it clocks at 0.3 is that what your talking about.
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CaLLm3LAzY- said:
My CPU is at 1512 maximum and 384 minimum and when I touch like an app or play with the phone it clocks at 1.5 and when its just sitting there it clocks at 0.3 is that what your talking about.
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No no. Like it would randomly change the setting to 1.9/1.8 ghz max. Sometimes it would set the max to 1.1 ghz. I donno, it was weird. Maybe that's your problem, maybe not. Every phone is different.
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luc.highwalker said:
No no. Like it would randomly change the setting to 1.9/1.8 ghz max. Sometimes it would set the max to 1.1 ghz. I donno, it was weird. Maybe that's your problem, maybe not. Every phone is different.
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Oh OK no my CPU doesn't do that It just gets hot for no reason.
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The same thing happens to me. It's not really hot, it's just kind of warm. It only happens when I'm using the phone, when it's locked it sleeps just fine and keeps cool. Otherwise it heats up and drains my battery in the process. CPU Spy shows my clock speed switches between 384Mhz and 1.5 Ghz depending on what I'm doing. My CPU usage isn't consistently high, even if its at 10% it still does it, seems quite normal. I can turn off data, wifi, bluetooth, and location services, doesn't help at all. I've tried resetting my battery stats, where I charged to 100%, cleared stats, depleted fully, then charged too 100% fully. No different. The heat comes from the bottom of the phone, maybe closer to the right side about an inch from the bottom, it is not coming from the battery. My battery usage shows high usage on the Media process or the Android System process. Ending either of them does not help, so I'm assuming they aren't actually using the battery like it says they are.
I'm running Liquid Smooth 4.2 beta 2, same as OP, with leankernel 2.2. It does the same thing with KT kernel, I've tried undervolting but it persists. I've also had this issue running slimbean, Liquidsmooth RC8, and RC9. My battery was pretty good when I used to run stock, and it was absolutely amazing when I ran LiquidSmooth RC3 and RC5.

[Q] CPU stuck at 100%?

I was wondering if anyone can confirm the following for me. I have an AT&T Galaxy SIII running Samsung's stock Android 4.1.2 ROM. The phone is not rooted, it's 100% pure stock. My question is does this phone's CPU always run at max speed unless the CPU Power Saving option is enabled? I'm asking because when running Cyanogenmod 10.1 M1 I get significantly better battery life and I'm wondering if Samsung's stock ROM is not automatically adjusting the processor's speed based on workload like I'm assuming Cyanogenmod does. My phone has a 4500mah extended battery and with Samsung's stock ROM the battery is down to 20% after 10 hours even if the phone is idling with the screen off most of that time. With the previously mentioned Cyanogenmod ROM my phone's battery is down to 55-60% after 10 hours. Can anyone confirm this behavior?
techguy378 said:
I was wondering if anyone can confirm the following for me. I have an AT&T Galaxy SIII running Samsung's stock Android 4.1.2 ROM. The phone is not rooted, it's 100% pure stock. My question is does this phone's CPU always run at max speed unless the CPU Power Saving option is enabled? I'm asking because when running Cyanogenmod 10.1 M1 I get significantly better battery life and I'm wondering if Samsung's stock ROM is not automatically adjusting the processor's speed based on workload like I'm assuming Cyanogenmod does. My phone has a 4500mah extended battery and with Samsung's stock ROM the battery is down to 20% after 10 hours even if the phone is idling with the screen off most of that time. With the previously mentioned Cyanogenmod ROM my phone's battery is down to 55-60% after 10 hours. Can anyone confirm this behavior?
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Get better battery stats. It will show you what is draining it so fast.
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What governer at you using?
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diablo009 said:
What governer at you using?
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you did not read the OP did you....
He said he is bone stock. therefore no custom kernel, no root, no over clocking ability.
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RPelham said:
you did not read the OP did you....
He said he is bone stock. therefore no custom kernel, no root, no over clocking ability.
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Maybe I missed on that part.
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diablo009 said:
Maybe I missed on that part.
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=p happens to the best of us.
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Battery charges up to 98%

Hi guys,
So recently I started noticing that when my phone has been fully charged, it would say 100%. But when I unplug it, it says 98%.
Is there a problem with my battery? Do I need to delete my battery stats file or something? I'm running stock battery.
Also I've noticed this across different ROMs.
Thanks
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It's not your battery. Happens to me too.
My phone is a week old and does it also.
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Same here
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i think that it has to do with the roms lately and battery stats has nothing to do with it and battery calibration wont solve the problem either
has to be rom based
Not sure about 4.2.2 roms, but its been a known bug on 4.1.2 since official jb came out, and is on roms based off it o believe!
Nothing we can do....yet.
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Thanks for the feedback guys Glad its not a problem with the hardware
EDIT: Ran out of thanks I'll get some tmrw and give it to y'all

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