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All applications were closed, and the phone was just sitting there overnight!!!! And when I checked it in the morning, it was dead!!
Earlier in the day, the phone was getting all hot and everything as well........

JGW310 said:
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All applications were closed, and the phone was just sitting there overnight!!!! And when I checked it in the morning, it was dead!!
Earlier in the day, the phone was getting all hot and everything as well........
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get the better battery stats app and see what's causing your phone to stay awake. Something is causing it to stay awake because your awake time is high even with the screen off. You can also get system panel and monitor it over a few days and see what's causing it. There is definitely an app or process going on that's not allowing the phone to sleep even with the screen off

Also, don't forget to uncheck "use wireless network" in the location menu in the settings. It is a huge battery drainer
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What ROM and Modem are you on?

You definately have to give us details on your setup because something isn't right. The way those dips are so uniform suggests that something is happening at the same time repeatedly. Here is mine from last night. The hours are similar and I was on Wifi as well and less than 1 hour of screen on time. I have use wireless networks checked and sync on
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JohnCorleone said:
You definately have to give us details on your setup because something isn't right. The way those dips are so uniform suggests that something is happening at the same time repeatedly. Here is mine from last night. The hours are similar and I was on Wifi as well and less than 1 hour of screen on time. I have use wireless networks checked and sync on
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I REALLY need to know what you're doing to get that kind of battery life. Seriously.

wolfkstaag said:
I REALLY need to know what you're doing to get that kind of battery life. Seriously.
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Lol..ok. I deleted Social Hub and the Facebook and Twitter tied to it, Maps, and the Sprint bloat. I installed the inverted Twitter and Facebook instead. Maps I just install if I need it. I am using stock email (2 accounts) set to sync at an hour. Like I posted earlier, I don't have sync turned off. I still have the Network Location on as well. Really that's it. The last 2 should work against me but they havent been so I keep them on. The battery drain on Wifi is really low on this phone especially when not in use so I always leave that on at home.
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+1 on the betterbatterystats suggestion - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Program has really helped me eliminate the programs that would drain battery. Looks like you got some major wakelock issues going on there.

beezar said:
+1 on the betterbatterystats suggestion - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Program has really helped me eliminate the programs that would drain battery. Looks like you got some major wakelock issues going on there.
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Yup, I agree. I forgot that part. I have BetterBatteryStats installed to keep an eye on things as well
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beezar said:
+1 on the betterbatterystats suggestion - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Program has really helped me eliminate the programs that would drain battery. Looks like you got some major wakelock issues going on there.
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Thanks for this. Been suffering from battery drain too. I used to use spareparts but it stopped working for me. Ill try this out to see what apps are causing the drain
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BBS works great. Was having some issues too and was able to isolate the problem...still not as nice as I'd like it, but I think I'm gonna flash Zedo's kernel soon

JohnCorleone said:
Lol..ok. I deleted Social Hub and the Facebook and Twitter tied to it, Maps, and the Sprint bloat. I installed the inverted Twitter and Facebook instead. Maps I just install if I need it. I am using stock email (2 accounts) set to sync at an hour. Like I posted earlier, I don't have sync turned off. I still have the Network Location on as well. Really that's it. The last 2 should work against me but they havent been so I keep them on. The battery drain on Wifi is really low on this phone especially when not in use so I always leave that on at home.
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Hmm...how do the inverted apps compare with the regular apps in terms of battery drain?

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Hmm...how do the inverted apps compare with the regular apps in terms of battery drain?
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Well, its subjective but with these SAMOLED screens the more black you have, the better. I also turn off auto brightness because you can manually adjust brightness with it off by holding your finger on the status bar and sliding it left or right. I keep that low unless I need it. I will post a link to those inverted apps. There is a nice black Dropbox and Dolphin Mini browser as well.
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Inverted apps thread. If anyone wants the blackout Dolphin Mini, let me know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279376
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Idk if you have checked your stock task manager but what has happened to me is that sphincter browser stays loading keeps processes running and my battery will drain like crazy
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Idk if you have checked your stock task manager but what has happened to me is that sphincter browser stays loading keeps processes running and my battery will drain like crazy
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Honestly, I got my phone on launch day and messed with the 2 finger zoom in and out and I don't think I have used it 5 times since. I use Opera and Dolphin Mini all of the time. So if you use your task manager to kill everything it is automatically loading processes? This could be a reason why there is such a wide span of battery marks. If you can, try to get some screenshots of the processes that are running. What is your setup? I check my task manager regularly and Widget Locker is the only thing running ....but I want it to be.
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hijewpositive said:
Also, don't forget to uncheck "use wireless network" in the location menu in the settings. It is a huge battery drainer
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Is it really? Can anyone else confirm this?
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NORCALkID said:
Idk if you have checked your stock task manager but what has happened to me is that sphincter browser stays loading keeps processes running and my battery will drain like crazy
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I noticed this too, I hate it, open task manager and see the browser is attempting to load a page from 2 hours ago.
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the cracked lite app for whatever reason continues to run for me. dont know if this will help .but hey

You guys jelly? Light surfing, couple of games, moderate texting and two calls. I'm using sync and no wifi so I've been using mobile data which should burn more battery. No data limiting apps either like superpower. I'm pretty happy with today's battery life. on Phantomhacker's Blazer ROM.
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Deep sleep issue?

I've had this phone for 3 weeks now from a vibrant, and so far the battery hasn't balanced itself out. I get maybe a full days use out of it. From what I've read that's pretty good for this phone, but I'd like to be able to get consistent use.
I got a little more curious and decided to install cpu spy and discovered the phone isn't deep sleeping. So my question is, is there an app I should look out for that could possibly be running in the background? I've un installed all bloat that came with the phone, turned off sync, etc.
Any ideas? Or any roms that are touchwiz based that are battery friendly?
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What apps do you have installed?
You're still on stock, right?

Heck your running processes to see if anything is running that shouldn't be. Also, there is an app called Watchdog (not the data meter) that can be setup to alert you when an all is using more processes than it should be using.
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Yeah fully stock before the ota that was sent out.
I have the same apps I had on my vibrant with an extra game or two.
Mainly gapps, dead trigger, light flow, roku, Nike Running, etc.
I read somewhere that light flow was causing issues when the phone was first released, but so far I haven't seen major drain from that app alone. I turned off accessibility in the respect to light flow just to see if maybe that was the issue a d nothing.
Currently it sits right at 384mz. No idea why.
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joshnichols189 said:
Heck your running processes to see if anything is running that shouldn't be. Also, there is an app called Watchdog (not the data meter) that can be setup to alert you when an all is using more processes than it should be using.
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I forgot about that app. Just installed, I'll try this out and see what I can find.

This app should help you determine what exactly is keeping your device awake and preventing deep sleep.

Not sure what it is as this so the first day I have had this issue but it appears my phone has not gone into deep sleep at all today either. Weird.
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Hm, just checked my phone, was interested that maybe the app wasn't reading it correctly.
I remember in the Vibrant, some kernels didn't allow apps to read the correct Deep Sleep stats.
Mine is working fine, 84% on deep sleep.
What ROM are you guys running?

I'm on the latest CM10 nightly and lean kernel. Oh well, time to diagnose.
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joshnichols189 said:
I'm on the latest CM10 nightly and lean kernel. Oh well, time to diagnose.
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I've had a couple issues with deep sleep as well. However a reboot to recovery clearing cache and dalvik fixes it.
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elesbb said:
I've had a couple issues with deep sleep as well. However a reboot to recovery clearing cache and dalvik fixes it.
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I'll give that a shot, thanks!

So it seems like I'm not the only one having this issue, which is nice to know.
I ended up just switching to another rom and now it's going to sleep correctly which is nice because my battery is lasting.
Thanks for all the tips!
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SimeonAS89 said:
So it seems like I'm not the only one having this issue, which is nice to know.
I ended up just switching to another rom and now it's going to sleep correctly which is nice because my battery is lasting.
Thanks for all the tips!
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What ROM are you running now?

BetterBatteryStats has done a very good job of monitoring apps/processes that prevents deep sleep.

samson_420 said:
What ROM are you running now?
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Right now I'm running Stock sX v2.0. Its pretty good so far. I'm getting pretty similar battery life I had on my Vibrant.

Insane amount of maps Wake locks killing battery

Just 13 minutes and 102 wakelocks!! Same pattern continues right now at 3 hr 45 min and over 2800 wakelocks. colleague of mine has sprint version with even more services running gets way better battery life
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What options to search for location do you have selected ?

I do have locarion options on all three. Then I have report rtfeom location and location history on. I did disable any of maps locations off and itwas bad as well.
Interesting yhing wasy colleague s have Sprint and with same options and it is twice as mich battery efficiency
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sdmarathe said:
I do have locarion options on all three. Then I have report rtfeom location and location history on. I did disable any of maps locations off and itwas bad as well.
Interesting yhing wasy colleague s have Sprint and with same options and it is twice as mich battery efficiency
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Can't really compare devices, they all act different and too many things come into account when comparing battery life.

No I am comparing same device gs iii. They have same options and get twice as much battery life
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sdmarathe said:
No I am comparing same device gs iii. They have same options and get twice as much battery life
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That's what I meant.

Worth mentioning all that started with jelly neam upgrade. Ever since this phone had hundreds out wakelocks even hour for no reason. I am not using detect location on weather apps etc. Either. I am not using maps actively either
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sdmarathe said:
Worth mentioning all that started with jelly neam upgrade. Ever since this phone had hundreds out wakelocks even hour for no reason. I am not using detect location on weather apps etc. Either. I am not using maps actively either
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Having your location access/GPS on will do that for you. Also same thing if you use Google Now.

BWolf56 said:
That's what I meant.
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THe difference between sprint version and AT&T should really be the LTE radio that is about it. they have Wifi on all the time so their radio is mostly standby. mine does the same too. I can not believe - with the same apps - how can Sprint version (2 of them) get twice as much batter as mine !
we all bought the phone the same weekend. I even have AT&T and most samsung services Disabled. Looking at the wakelocks - there is something insanely wrong with way GOogle implemented for AT&T vs Sprint. I guess AT&T version is hogging much more esp with JB
by the way, the same comparison exists for IDLE scenario (bed time)

BWolf56 said:
Having your location access/GPS on will do that for you. Also same thing if you use Google Now.
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I agree. but not using google now and location services somehoe defeats JB purpose (apart from project butter
the thing that is puzzling is why Sprint implementation with same or even more options has twie as battery life
i have yet to come across any customization of wakelocks. Does anyone know if we can control these insanely frequent wakelocks? i know there is backitude - but that did nothelp either ;0(

sdmarathe said:
THe difference between sprint version and AT&T should really be the LTE radio that is about it. they have Wifi on all the time so their radio is mostly standby. mine does the same too. I can not believe - with the same apps - how can Sprint version (2 of them) get twice as much batter as mine !
we all bought the phone the same weekend. I even have AT&T and most samsung services Disabled. Looking at the wakelocks - there is something insanely wrong with way GOogle implemented for AT&T vs Sprint. I guess AT&T version is hogging much more esp with JB
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Actually has nothing to do with AT&T vs Sprint phones. Although, if your phone isn't debloated, then yes, it will impact.
But like I mentioned, 2 identical S3 is impossible. The best example to this, one will handle OC/UV and the other won't (that being 1 example outta 100s). Which also makes it that 2 S3 side by side running the exact same thing with the exact same apps and settings will give different stats.

sdmarathe said:
Worth mentioning all that started with jelly neam upgrade. Ever since this phone had hundreds out wakelocks even hour for no reason. I am not using detect location on weather apps etc. Either. I am not using maps actively either
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you should have mentioned this at the beginning. a lot of device issues arise after this firmware update. not that this is a guaranteed fix, but i'd wipe the phone. my wife's s3 began having gps, wifi and other issues after the update. boot into the stock revovery to wipe data and cache. of course this will reset the phone but i'd rather take 30 minutes to restore backups/reinstall apps than deal with update bugs for days on end. my wife hasnt had any problems since i reset it. actually, i went a step further by wiping data/cache, flashing the latest firmware via odin and wiping data/cache again in stock recovery. boom...

xBeerdroiDx said:
you should have mentioned this at the beginning. a lot of device issues arise after this firmware update. not that this is a guaranteed fix, but i'd wipe the phone. my wife's s3 began having gps, wifi and other issues after the update. boot into the stock revovery to wipe data and cache. of course this will reset the phone but i'd rather take 30 minutes to restore backups/reinstall apps than deal with update bugs for days on end. my wife hasnt had any problems since i reset it. actually, i went a step further by wiping data/cache, flashing the latest firmware via odin and wiping data/cache again in stock recovery. boom...
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This. Those kies updates are terrible. What a terrible program that is for updating firmware

I did that. I actually tried cm 10.0 and 10.1 before settling back to stock. Since even cm 10.1 (android 4.2) was bad battery how I was afraid if they're was anything in my phone and they're back to full stock after wipe somehow cm 10.0 android 4.1.2 seemed tad bit better
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Did you see if you enabled "auto check in" in maps?
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diablo009 said:
Did you see if you enabled "auto check in" in maps?
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Nope
The location sharing and check in are not enabled. Location histpory and detect location is ON - but even if I remove it not a great deal of differnece either

How about clearing dalvik once?
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diablo009 said:
How about clearing dalvik once?
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i have everything stock right now - did not see dalvik cache clear option on stck recovery. ?? is that some hidden option on stock recovery? i cleared regular cache and had wiped data earlier when i went stock from CM 10.1

My wife has stock ROM. All I did was load custom recovery (CWM). When she had an issue like this earlier, I cleared dalvik, and it resolved the issue.

I follow this post everytime I install a new ROM. It's a link from Better Battery Stats discussion forum on XDA. It's solved my maps battery drain problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29420959&postcount=7059

Can I Downgrade?

Been searching threads and keep coming across different answers so im not entirely sure of the answer... im currently on the NB4 modem,since ive installed it my battery life has been horrendouuuuus! Phone literally will not last more than 5 hours (if i wanted that id have got an Iphone lol) and thats with very light usage since im at work most of the day... I know its not the Rom im on (INsane Kitkat) cuz ive tried different roms and its the same problem,and the only thing that has changed has been moving to NB4... is it possible to go back to whatever the modem before this one was (no clue which it is) or am i stuck with NB4?

TheSleezkIng said:
Been searching threads and keep coming across different answers so im not entirely sure of the answer... im currently on the NB4 modem,since ive installed it my battery life has been horrendouuuuus! Phone literally will not last more than 5 hours (if i wanted that id have got an Iphone lol) and thats with very light usage since im at work most of the day... I know its not the Rom im on (INsane Kitkat) cuz ive tried different roms and its the same problem,and the only thing that has changed has been moving to NB4... is it possible to go back to whatever the modem before this one was (no clue which it is) or am i stuck with NB4?
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Did you take the OTA 4.4 or are you still on the MDL bootloader with nb4 modem? We need to know this to see if you can downgrade.
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mrzhadow said:
Did you take the OTA 4.4 or are you still on the MDL bootloader with nb4 modem? We need to know this to see if you can downgrade.
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my phones been rooted since day one i did nothing OTA,everything was done manually.... but to be sure how do i check? lol

TheSleezkIng said:
my phones been rooted since day one i did nothing OTA,everything was done manually.... but to be sure how do i check? lol
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Have you tried a different kernel to address your battery issue?
Settings/More about device. If you have done everything manually then you can flash another modem. Flash mk2 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612 ONLY flash the mk2 modem. Open Odin, uncheck auto-reboot and load the modem in the phone slot. Put phone in download mode plug it in and flash the modem. Once it pass comes up unplug phone and pull battery. Go back to download mode and reflash the modem. Reboot and you should be good to go.
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mrzhadow said:
Did you take the OTA 4.4 or are you still on the MDL bootloader with nb4 modem? We need to know this to see if you can downgrade.
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mrzhadow said:
Have you tried a different kernel to address your battery issue?
Settings/More about device. If you have done everything manually then you can flash another modem. Flash mk2 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612 ONLY flash the mk2 modem. Open Odin, uncheck auto-reboot and load the modem in the phone slot. Put phone in download mode plug it in and flash the modem. Once it pass comes up unplug phone and pull battery. Go back to download mode and reflash the modem. Reboot and you should be good to go.
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yea i have tried different kernels,at first it was "Android system" just draining **** crazy when i first switched to NB4,and i got on Ktoonez and after messing around wit it a bit i finally got that fixed but my battery drain is still crazy,even if its just sittin around... thanks ima try flashing that now,i'll post back with results

TheSleezkIng said:
yea i have tried different kernels,at first it was "Android system" just draining **** crazy when i first switched to NB4,and i got on Ktoonez and after messing around wit it a bit i finally got that fixed but my battery drain is still crazy,even if its just sittin around... thanks ima try flashing that now,i'll post back with results
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You need to do some detective work to find the culprit, I had a similar issue once and was able to track it down to the phone staying awake for ever, like 14+ hrs when I wasn't using it.
One was Ipservice, other was wifi on while on data network.
You can find these when looking at your battery history in settings.
Settings - more - battery - tap battery graph at top to see the battery history.
It will look like these samples, here are some before and after screen shots.
Also d/l CPU Spy, it will help track your cpu usage vs deep sleep mode.
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Just checked that, it shows Wi-Fi full bar but my Wi-Fi isn't even on,I rarely use it at all really
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TheSleezkIng said:
Just checked that, it shows Wi-Fi full bar but my Wi-Fi isn't even on,I rarely use it at all really
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PanchoPlanet said:
You need to do some detective work to find the culprit, I had a similar issue once and was able to track it down to the phone staying awake for ever, like 14+ hrs when I wasn't using it.
One was Ipservice, other was wifi on while on data network.
You can find these when looking at your battery history in settings.
Settings - more - battery - tap battery graph at top to see the battery history.
It will look like these samples, here are some before and after screen shots.
Also d/l CPU Spy, it will help track your cpu usage vs deep sleep mode.
Pp.
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That's the battery hog you want to tackle.
Make sure in wifi advance settings that wifi in never on unless plugged in.
If you have it checked off already toggle it on then off.
If that doesn't do it with wifi turned off do a battery pull for one minute, then replace battery start phone and let it sit for a while, then check your battery history and see if it's still running.
There may also be an app or setting in Google location that's keeping it on.
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PanchoPlanet said:
That's the battery hog you want to tackle.
Make sure in wifi advance settings that wifi in never on unless plugged in.
If you have it checked off already toggle it on then off.
If that doesn't do it with wifi turned off do a battery pull for one minute, then replace battery start phone and let it sit for a while, then check your battery history and see if it's still running.
There may also be an app or setting in Google location that's keeping it on.
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K I'm gonna try that, but now I have another problem...all of a sudden I can't play any audio files, music or video, don't know what the hell happened smh
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Try reflashing your Rom, or try Fenny's stock base Rom just so you can troubleshoot your issues.
I'm on Fenny's v. 1.2 with no mods. On a heavy day with milk music playing for 2 hrs I'll get 12 to 16 hrs, on light days 20+ always have battery to spare.
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PanchoPlanet said:
Try reflashing your Rom, or try Fenny's stock base Rom just so you can troubleshoot your issues.
I'm on Fenny's v. 1.2 with no mods. On a heavy day with milk music playing for 2 hrs I'll get 12 to 16 hrs, on light days 20+ always have battery to spare.
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Tried reflashing my Rom and Fennys, still no sound, everything else is working regular though, smh when it's not one thing it's the other lol
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Have you done a factory reset? May be your last resort, and flashing a different Rom that's close to stock. How about a nandroid where everything is working.?
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TheSleezkIng said:
Tried reflashing my Rom and Fennys, still no sound, everything else is working regular though, smh when it's not one thing it's the other lol
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Sure way to get sound back is to go back yo 4.2 stock and root again then flash the mk2 modem only. Don't worry about voiding your warranty. You will be fine till you decide to reset everything.
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yea i just got home a little while ago so and now in the process of factory resetting,i tried of a nandroid earlier in the day and that didnt work with the whole no sound thing so now this is where im at...hopefully this works cuz im definetly out of ideas lol... will report back,and thanks for the help so far guys really appreciate it!

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yea i just got home a little while ago so and now in the process of factory resetting,i tried of a nandroid earlier in the day and that didnt work with the whole no sound thing so now this is where im at...hopefully this works cuz im definetly out of ideas lol... will report back,and thanks for the help so far guys really appreciate it!
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It was happening to a lot of us when we updated to the mk2 modem with the mdl bootloader. You'll get your sound back when you back get to stock. All you have to do after that is flash the mk2 modem twice and I also recommend Ktoonzes kernel.
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Download and flash the mk2 modem.bin only. Flash twice so it sticks. You should have working sound.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612
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It was happening to a lot of us when we updated to the mk2 modem with the mdl bootloader. You'll get your sound back when you back get to stock. All you have to do after that is flash the mk2 modem twice and I also recommend Ktoonzes kernel.
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Download and flash the mk2 modem.bin only. Flash twice so it sticks. You should have working sound.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612
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back on stock and still no sound when the phone boots up,and if i even attempt to do anything with sound (raise volume/go to sound settings) the phone will just freeze up,this is driving me nuts! On top of that the phone is now super sluggish with this no sound thing happening...

TheSleezkIng said:
back on stock and still no sound when the phone boots up,and if i even attempt to do anything with sound (raise volume/go to sound settings) the phone will just freeze up,this is driving me nuts!
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Which stock rom did you flash?
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I've used this in the past to get back to stock. It's the original UVUAMDL.
http://downloadandroidfiles.org/download-sgh-m919-tmb-m919uvuamdl-1366964131-zip/ always wipe data, cache and dalvik after flashing stock firmware.
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Which stock rom did you flash?
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I've used this in the past to get back to stock. It's the original UVUAMDL.
http://downloadandroidfiles.org/download-sgh-m919-tmb-m919uvuamdl-1366964131-zip/ always wipe data, cache and dalvik after flashing stock firmware.
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pure stock (M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5) ive tried a restore also and that gets the phone running a little smoothly but still no sound...

TheSleezkIng said:
pure stock (M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5) ive tried a restore also and that gets the phone running a little smoothly but still no sound...
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OK. I'm going to look into it right now and get back to you shortly. I remember other people having the same issue as you. I can't remember exactly how they fixed it but the bootloader is tied to it all. Try flashing the MDL bootloader only. It should be included in the root MDL thread.
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Good ol rooting questions

Hi guys
I dont mean to ask questions that have been answered or sound like a total noob. I have a stock s III with 4.4.2 and the gps is just GARBAGE. Im so mad at it. I saw a smiliar thread on this but my situation is a little different. I want to fix it. Whats the best rom to run on my phone that wont require a lot of work/maintenance. I had the OG epic and was constantly working on it to keep it tolerable before i got this. is 4.4.4 safe and mostly bug free? Please let me know and thanks for the help. Links with instructions or youtube videos are much appreciated.
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IMO Wicked X is a great stable rom.
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If you're on the ND8 modem, try NDC. Or vice versa. I'll get back to you with the name of an app that *could* help.
Have you tried in the stock dialer ##72786# and then update PRL and Profile?
Those are about the only thing that might change your GPS performance unless you get into experimental file tweaking, but I can't help you there.
Is it the actual GPS that's the problem or the mobile data? If your mobile data is weak, Google Maps won't work with or without a GPS signal.
Personally, I doubt if any other ROM would make a difference.
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I read some crazy stuff about GPS issues on the Web, when they first started being posted on XDA. One being that the issue related to loose screws. Said to take the back off the s3 and tighten the screws in the back (like 6?). Didn't bother to check into it, but stranger things I've seen/heard...
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Im stock so idk what my modem is. Ive tried the prl and profile update several times. Its not the mobile data network cuz its ****ty even with wifi. It started acting up as soon as the phone updated to 4.4.2. "GPS" was changed to "Location" and everything related to the two just works like crap. Ive seen a lot of other ppl with the issues.
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Im stock so idk what my modem is. Ive tried the prl and profile update several times. Its not the mobile data network cuz its ****ty even with wifi. It started acting up as soon as the phone updated to 4.4.2. "GPS" was changed to "Location" and everything related to the two just works like crap. Ive seen a lot of other ppl with the issues.
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yes GPS was changed to Location but you have the option to use high accuracy, power saving or only the gps....and you will know what modem you have even on stock if you have sprint its ND8 if you have boost or virgin you have NDC

Ok. I have sprint. And ive tried all those settings. I guess to be more specific. It has no problem finding me. It has problems following me. So itll find me and set my route but when i hit start navigation itll take the arrow thingy that represents u and jump to another spot. Like itll put me in the middle of a field. And it wont matter if im driving or what my signal is. Itll stay in one spot. ive uninstalled app dates. Uninstalled google maps it self. Tried other navigation apps. And nothing.
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See and im connected to wifi
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I just failed at posting a screenshot lol
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I just failed at posting a screenshot lol
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just look at the additional options part when you make a reply...there is attach files and manage attachments button....and this is on the computer once you click manage attachments you can upload basically any file but some can be "to big" for the file type and wont upload but once you upload the pic press close window text and then submit your reply or preview it just to make sure it's there

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Im stock so idk what my modem is. Ive tried the prl and profile update several times. Its not the mobile data network cuz its ****ty even with wifi. It started acting up as soon as the phone updated to 4.4.2. "GPS" was changed to "Location" and everything related to the two just works like crap. Ive seen a lot of other ppl with the issues.
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I would do what I and others have suggested several times in extreme weird situations like this. Start back completely fresh:
Assuming you have a 16GB SPH-L710.
1. Backup everything you want to keep from your phone and internal storage to your SD card or computer.
2. Download the stock ND8 tar in the development thread (non-original). Extract the tar from the zip you download. Doubly check the MD5 hash of the tar to make sure what you downloaded matches what it's supposed to. You might need to run a search on that thread for MD5 to find it.
3. Download Odin v3.07 and the most recently available tar.md5 of Philz Touch Recovery.
4. Charge the phone full, turn off your phone and eject the SD card. Keep the SD card out for the rest of this.
5. Put your phone in Download mode: hold Home and Volume Down, and press and hold the power button at the same time until you see anything on the screen, then let go of all of them. It should say on the screen to press Volume Up "to continue". Do this.
6. Run Odin v3.07 on your Windows PC.
7. Plug the phone into the PC with a known good USB cable. After drivers load, Odin should show something like COM: 5, meaning it sees your phone.
8. Click PDA in Odin and direct it to the stock ND8 tar.
9. Uncheck Reboot in Odin.
10. Click Start. This'll take 5-10 minutes.
11. After done (Odin will say successful) unplug phone from cable and remove the phone battery to turn it off. Put the battery back in.
12. If you want to be able to root and make and restore backups, repeat steps 5 through 11 for the Philz Touch Recovery tar.md5.
13. If you want to root, boot into recovery (same as booting into Download mode but Volume Up instead of Down), click Advanced in Philz, and click the re-root option.
14. Before you do anything else with the phone including before putting the SD card in or installing apps, test the mobile data and GPS.
If any problems with mobile data, ##72786# in the stock TouchWiz dialer and then update PRL and Profile. That happens sometimes after Odining a stock tar or flashing a ROM.
If your problem is solved I would backup everything from your external SD card that's still removed and reformat it. That has solved some weird issues for myself and others, too.
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Ok. Thanks guys. Sounds like its just a bug since its uncommon to you guys which is reassuring
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Ok. Thanks guys. Sounds like its just a bug since its uncommon to you guys which is reassuring
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I read a few other posts about terrible GPS, and it sounded like a bear to resolve. Never had a problem with GPS. Works perfectly (knock on wood). I went back through the posts and someone had mentioned that they fixed it by turning off Google location (in Google settings). They later turned Google location back on and (still) no longer had the problem...
Wondering if you had tried that?
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If you mean by toggling the location tab on and off in the drop screen yes i have. Ive tweaked the settings and tried multiple things. No use
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If you mean by toggling the location tab on and off in the drop screen yes i have. Ive tweaked the settings and tried multiple things. No use
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What I meant was to go into your Google settings app, and turn off "location"
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