Battery drain by unknown usage - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Hello guys,
I'm having issues with my battery when using the same ROM more than 2 days. I explain myself, my problem is after a complete battery cycle (from 100% to 1% then charging...) my battery drains drasticaly (look at the screenchot). I did a reboot and it dropped from 95% to 30%. It happens to me on these ROMs (Rootbox, Carbon, SlimBean, Illusion...) I use KT kernel and sometimes BMS but same result. So i dunno if the problem comes from the ROMs or the kernels... I will look further into better battery stats to see which app is causing this.
Thanks for helping and sharing your stats !
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jonhy25 said:
Hello guys,
I'm having issues with my battery when using the same ROM more than 2 days. I explain myself, my problem is after a complete battery cycle (from 100% to 1% then charging...) my battery drains drasticaly (look at the screenchot). I did a reboot and it dropped from 95% to 30%. It happens to me on these ROMs (Rootbox, Carbon, SlimBean, Illusion...) I use KT kernel and sometimes BMS but same result. So i dunno if the problem comes from the ROMs or the kernels... I will look further into better battery stats to see which app is causing this.
Thanks for helping and sharing your stats !
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I would try a full cycle or two with the stock kernel.
Or if you want to go one step further. Backup everything, nandroid and Odin back to stock and try a full cycle on that.
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KorGuy123 said:
I would try a full cycle or two with the stock kernel.
Or if you want to go one step further. Backup everything, nandroid and Odin back to stock and try a full cycle on that.
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Thanks man I will try that.
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You could install Wakelock detector, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en] maybe its some crazy thing that eating battery.
Try using intellidemand as your governor on kt kernel, i was having problems like you until I used that governor.
Hope this gets resolved
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Thanks man I will try that.
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dbaler said:
You could install Wakelock detector, [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en] maybe its some crazy thing that eating battery.
Try using intellidemand as your governor on kt kernel, i was having problems like you until I used that governor.
Hope this gets resolved
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Thanks man for your help but I think my problem got solved by doing 2x full battery cycle with stock kernel (I cross my fingers ). If the drain issue still comes after that I'll try using intellidemand as my governor!
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Where did you find that governor from KT kernel I don't see intellidemand anywhere...lol
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jonhy25 said:
Where did you find that governor from KT kernel I don't see intellidemand anywhere...lol
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Try battery callibration.

kidcalcium said:
Try battery callibration.
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Which one (date) ? Cause there are some apps with same name...lol thanks
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jonhy25 said:
Which one (date) ? Cause there are some apps with same name...lol thanks
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Try Battery Calibration by NeMa - Check Google Play Store

kidcalcium said:
Try Battery Calibration by NeMa - Check Google Play Store
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Ok I'll try this tonight and wait till my battery charges to 100% before starting calibration. Thx man.
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Battery calibration is a myth.
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13dgb0rksywh3muq222fzkqnwfgdbgrk04
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2170039
After two or three charge cycles if your battery problem persists, it's most likely an app draining your battery. Or worse yet, your battery is shot.
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JaY_III said:
Battery calibration is a myth.
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13dgb0rksywh3muq222fzkqnwfgdbgrk04
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2170039
After two or three charge cycles if your battery problem persists, it's most likely an app draining your battery. Or worse yet, your battery is shot.
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Hmm for now I don't have any trouble with battery calibration and my battery life seems to be fine. Thanks for the info and your help thought
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Wow this morning I had a full draining after charging my battery to100%. About an hour to drop to 0%. I used battery calibration since yesterday so this could be one of the battery stability issues. Any idea?
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Now my phone cannot perform a clean deep sleep without having a full battery draining... Battery calibration is definitely the problem. Any suggestions to solve this?
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jonhy25 said:
Now my phone cannot perform a clean deep sleep without having a full battery draining... Battery calibration is definitely the problem. Any suggestions to solve this?
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Take ur battery on smooth surface and rotate it does it rotate more that1080° then ur battery is problem.after reading can i suggest u something try some stock(factory) roms like from ur company provider and check and let me tell u one thing calibration works only when ur fones battery is old and it works like little bit not a great advantage of it and no battery savers actually save battery infact they are the ones to eat them and use task manager from ur system to check which app is running in background
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shailpancholi said:
Take ur battery on smooth surface and rotate it does it rotate more that1080° then ur battery is problem.after reading can i suggest u something try some stock(factory) roms like from ur company provider and check and let me tell u one thing calibration works only when ur fones battery is old and it works like little bit not a great advantage of it and no battery savers actually save battery infact they are the ones to eat them and use task manager from ur system to check which app is running in background
Press thanks if i helped u
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Thanks man, that helped. Only thing is that charging in car with usb is faster than charging on wall outlet. How comes lol?
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jonhy25 said:
Thanks man, that helped. Only thing is that charging in car with usb is faster than charging on wall outlet. How comes lol?
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I guess its just a trickle charge so its quite faster but drains faster too
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Epic battery drain on T99VVLH2

I have the latest update from videotron and since then the standby time is just horrible and its driving me nuts !!! I have the t99vvllh2 update and im kinda pissed :/
Anything that can be done !?
Thanks.
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How about screenshots without the volume indicator? You can also try GSam Battery Monitor from the Play Store, to get a little more information on what is eating the battery.
Aerowinder said:
How about screenshots without the volume indicator? You can also try GSam Battery Monitor from the Play Store, to get a little more information on what is eating the battery.
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Ahh sorry about that cant seem to get it right ! All i see in betterbatterystats is wakelocks over and over check this out...
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Did you install any app after or before update? Main reason for all drain is from app.
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What's your screen on time.
Looked kinda like liteflow might be causing problems?
Cell Standby i think is the one that is coded wrong and is lying, ignore that one.
If you press Android System in settings, battery it will show you the top components being used
Also in dev options look for and check Show CPU Usage. It will show whats using the cpu in the top right of your screen. Watch for what stays in the top few spots in the list.
There may have been something that didnt like the update. Try first uninstalling apps and if that helps reinstall them clean, no data restore. If you continue to have problems backup all data and factory reset. Start clean.
If all else fails use odin to flash the full LH2 fw.
LH2 should be a fairly stable build. Most have no issues and many get outstanding battery life. Im willing to bet its either an app or the way you updated or both.
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The only app i installed was liteflow which i deleted and screen on time is 3h30 mins max ...
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DocHoliday77 said:
Looked kinda like liteflow might be causing problems?
Cell Standby i think is the one that is coded wrong and is lying, ignore that one.
If you press Android System in settings, battery it will show you the top components being used
Also in dev options look for and check Show CPU Usage. It will show whats using the cpu in the top right of your screen. Watch for what stays in the top few spots in the list.
There may have been something that didnt like the update. Try first uninstalling apps and if that helps reinstall them clean, no data restore. If you continue to have problems backup all data and factory reset. Start clean.
If all else fails use odin to flash the full LH2 fw.
LH2 should be a fairly stable build. Most have no issues and many get outstanding battery life. Im willing to bet its either an app or the way you updated or both.
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Yesterday before i delete liteflow the android system was always ontop of the list but now it is at the very end i hope that it was simply that because i have way too many apps to delete and re install :/ but ill see how it goes today i got root and cwm so ill probably odin the lh2 as you suggested ..
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shahkam said:
The only app i installed was liteflow which i deleted and screen on time is 3h30 mins max ...
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That's really not THAT bad for a screen on time. I saw your screenshots in the OP, and you were down to 80% in only two hours of being on the battery, but you had the screen on for almost an hour of those two hours; 20%/hr for the first few hours is pretty normal. It's not stellar, but I wouldn't say it's an epic drain that being said, I'm sure you could squeeze some more juice out of it, and prob is just an app causing more drain than usual.
Also when doing a screenshot, it helps to hit the power button first, then the volume, so you don't get the volume pop up every time.
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liteflow causes battery drain. I had to uninstall mine as well.
Aria807 said:
liteflow causes battery drain. I had to uninstall mine as well.
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I confirm and googletalk also deleted both getting decent standby time..
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sleevasteve said:
That's really not THAT bad for a screen on time. I saw your screenshots in the OP, and you were down to 80% in only two hours of being on the battery, but you had the screen on for almost an hour of those two hours; 20%/hr for the first few hours is pretty normal. It's not stellar, but I wouldn't say it's an epic drain that being said, I'm sure you could squeeze some more juice out of it, and prob is just an app causing more drain than usual.
Also when doing a screenshot, it helps to hit the power button first, then the volume, so you don't get the volume pop up every time.
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Yeah it wasnt epic epic but just more then the usual i uninstalled google talk and liteflow now im gaining deep sleep ! I couldnt do that before will post results end of the day
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3:30 screen on time it's good no matter how you use your phone. I got 2.45 hours on screen with 1day and 6 hours. I've had issues with liteflow and battery as well. Others say they don't, it seems to depend on how you set the phone and liteflow to work.
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3:30 screen on time it's good no matter how you use your phone. I got 2.45 hours on screen with 1day and 6 hours. I've had issues with liteflow and battery as well. Others say they don't, it seems to depend on how you set the phone and liteflow to work.
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Yeah i had setup a whole lot of stuff so idk if that may be it but it was 100% sure that liteflow was the issue anyways could anyone help me get cwm to stick whit my t999v from videotron ? I dont want to start another thread and clutter up..
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Why is my battery showing this?

My phone was working fine, but now this is my battery usage. I have restarted twice and it still shows like this.
Plus my CPU has been running for 248 days or something.
(Guess my pics didn't upload)
The battery is showing android os as 100% off my battery usage.
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Now I got it to work.
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Astom22 said:
Now I got it to work.
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Why dnt u clibrate ur battery, fully recharge ur battery, dnt unplug ur device or turn off the power, then reboot ur device, and go to recovery, and delete ur battery stats!
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stanlin salu said:
Why dnt u clibrate ur battery, fully recharge ur battery, dnt unplug ur device or turn off the power, then reboot ur device, and go to recovery, and delete ur battery stats!
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Alright, I'm a noob, I was with you up to reboot your device. "Go to recover and delete battery stats" was where you lost me. Maybe some more detail or a hint on where I can look to learn about it would be super helpful. Thanks.
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Are you rooted at all? Installed any custom recovery? i.e. CWM or TWRP. You need to have installed a custom recovery to delete battery stats.
As for the android OS usage, that's very weird. Try searching it up on google and see if any results pop up. You could delete battery stats but not sure if that'll help. If you'd like to know how though, let me know.
If u r rooted and dnt have a recovery, download a app called 'sdmaid' frm store, and u wil get an option of delete bat stats!
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Not rooted, yet, but plan to add I learn more. Well full charge tonight and see if it clears. If not, will search for similar issues as you suggested. Thanks.
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Astom22 said:
My phone was working fine, but now this is my battery usage. I have restarted twice and it still shows like this.
Plus my CPU has been running for 248 days or something.
(Guess my pics didn't upload)
The battery is showing android os as 100% off my battery usage.
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I had that happen to me when I first bought the phone. Was terrified I would have to return it. Just charge it to 100% and reset it. No reason to put it in recovery or anything. That fixed it for me.
Lefaid said:
I had that happen to me when I first bought the phone. Was terrified I would have to return it. Just charge it to 100% and reset it. No reason to put it in recovery or anything. That fixed it for me.
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Thanks, you are correct sir, magically back to normal this morning.
Thanks for all the input guys, really appreciating all the help I'm getting here as I'm learning my new phone.
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[Q] Battery life? WTF? 10% an hour doing NOTHING ?

I lose 10% an hour (sometimes more) doing absolutely nothing with my phone. I check battery stats and like 98% is screen.
Question: how can that be possible if the screen isn't even on ?
I have tried everything. I'm running CM10 stable (which is supposed to be good for battery life)
10% an hour? This is a joke right? I have like no apps running. I even tried using apps that put the phone into DEEPSLEEP as soon as the phone/screen shuts off -- meaning every app is closed.
Nothing.
Any ideas? please help i love this phone but im going through 2 batteries a day and im not even using the phone that much.
Do calibration for the battery it works for me
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kingjing1975 said:
Do calibration for the battery it works for me
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how ??
Download battery calibration on google play and follow the instructions.
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(Q) rebooting makes my battery 100%

My battery will turn 100% everutime I restart my n7100.. is this a bug or something..im using dll7 from omega v10..
Thanks in advance
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gabamoner said:
My battery will turn 100% everutime I restart my n7100.. is this a bug or something..im using dll7 from omega v10..
Thanks in advance
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Maybe just a slight change in battery voltage
Sometimes I get this strange behaviour as well
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Hah, its a dream of everybody. Reboot and volia, 100%!
Discharge your phone fully, plug off battery, left it for an hour, plug in, charge and test. Maybe wipe cache+dalvik will help you
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happened with me once...I was at 97% rebooted and saw it 100%m must be a glitch or something..
Go to recovery, clear the battery stats. See if it solves it.
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XeroHertZ said:
happened with me once...I was at 97% rebooted and saw it 100%m must be a glitch or something..
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This is exactly what happened to me....
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jujuburi said:
Go to recovery, clear the battery stats. See if it solves it.
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Ok ill try it.. thanks mate
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gabamoner said:
Ok ill try it.. thanks mate
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Wiping battery stats in recovery does NOT influence the percentage shown to you. Nor does it influence your battery whatsoever. It is a myth.
Most likely problem is a software bug or something is funky with your battery itself

Screen turns on.

Hi my screen won't stop turning on. And my battery does really fast. I knew the battery on the LGOG wasn't very good but i didn't think this bad. Why is this?
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It wants to play
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gpitner said:
Hi my screen won't stop turning on. And my battery does really fast. I knew the battery on the LGOG wasn't very good but i didn't think this bad. Why is this?
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Your battery does what? Turn on? Nifty...
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Sorry i meant my battery dies really fast.
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gpitner said:
Hi my screen won't stop turning on. And my battery does really fast. I knew the battery on the LGOG wasn't very good but i didn't think this bad. Why is this?
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The battery on this phone is not bad at all, Do you any settings on that turn on the screen when you receive a notification or a text message or anything like that? Do you use the wise screen feature or no? Or is the screen just turning on straight to the lockscreen for no reason at all ? Make sure there arent any notifications next few times it happens and report back.
You should also list the software version and any mods
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Is this what you want?
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[com.alegrium.iconpopquiz: com.jirbo., com.tapjoy., com.vungle., com.millennialmedia., org.OpenUDID., com.mopub., com.w3i., net.gree., com.greystripe., com.tapit.]
[com.android.browser: com.lge.]
[com.android.chrome: org.chromium.]
[com.android.contacts: com.lge.]
[com.android.gallery3d: com.lge.]
[com.android.mms: com.lge.]
[com.android.providers.contacts: com.lge.]
[com.android.providers.downloads: com.lge.]
[com.android.settings: com.lge.]
[com.android.systemui: com.lge.]
[com.audioaddict.di: com.flurry., com.millennialmedia., com.mobclix.]
[com.cars.quiz.game: com.chartboost., com.playhaven., com.cRDpXgdA., com.pad.]
[com.coldbeamgames.beathazardultragooglefull: com.ideaworks3d.]
[com.fitnesskeeper.runkeeper.pro: com.appsflyer.]
[com.gamefly.android.gamecenter: com.tapjoy., com.millennialmedia., com.mobileapptracker., com.admarvel., com.urbanairship., com.gigya.]
[com.hemispheregames.osmos: com.apportable.]
[com.imangi.templerun2: com.flurry., com.prime31., com.unity3d.]
[com.intersog.android.schedule: com.dropbox.]
[com.itchmedia.whatstheword: com.ansca.]
[com.kayak.android: com.tapjoy.]
[com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup: o., com.dropbox.]
[com.kiloo.subwaysurf: com.chartboost., com.jirbo., com.unity3d., com.vungle.]
[com.lge.sns: com.newbay.]
[com.netgate: com.fiksu.]
[com.noodlecake.zombieroadtrip: com.playhaven., com.chartboost., net.robotmedia.]
[com.oovoo: com.millennialmedia., com.mopub.]
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[com.roidapp.photogrid: beta.]
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[my.school.assistantfree: com.mobfox., com.inmobi.]
[net.flixster.android: com.fiksu., com.jirbo., com.flixster.]
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No but based on what youve said so far and that list you have an app causing alot of wakelocks. Check your battery usage screen and if possible use better battery stats to see whats keeping your phone from sleeping. This phone is actually great on battery but with any phone the screen and constant cpu use will kill the battery fast. The other thing to check is how long its searching for service. Poor service also kills battery.
If you dont have excessive wakelocks/processing from apps, good service and low screen time then you may have a bad battery.
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Do a hard reset and install apps one by one and let it sit for a few hours then download another app. Or download better battery stats and look there.
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gpitner said:
Hi my screen won't stop turning on. And my battery does really fast. I knew the battery on the LGOG wasn't very good but i didn't think this bad. Why is this?
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Yeah, because the battery life on this phone is actually really really good. Lasts all day, from 7 am to 8-9pm for me with heavy usage
Th3ArCh0n said:
Yeah, because the battery life on this phone is actually really really good. Lasts all day, from 7 am to 8-9pm for me with heavy usage
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Ditto
Oh really wow, ok well i just downloaded better battery stats and i'm charging my phone to %100 turning it off and back on to refresh the stats and i'll post what i see later. thanks.
So i downloaded better better stats and GSam battery monitor and i don't exactly notice anything unusual. But then again i don't exactly know what I'm looking for. All i know is my battery is depleted to 50% in 2 hours with normal use.
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gpitner said:
So i downloaded better better stats and GSam battery monitor and i don't exactly notice anything unusual. But then again i don't exactly know what I'm looking for. All i know is my battery is depleted to 50% in 2 hours with normal use.
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Normal use being back to back benchmarks or a few texts? most likely your battery is bad. Id get it replaced if its an issue.
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Aside from the bad battery suggestion, here are my thoughts:
Are you in an area with horrible reception?
Are those ALL of the apps that you're running?
Do you have facebook up and updating all the time?
Pushing gmail or exchange account?
Is Connections optimizer running?
..all of those things can really eat into your battery, especially if the first bullet is true.
It would suck if it's the battery.

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