Need some guidance :/ - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

The note 2 is known to be the complete phone even till this day... right? and its outstanding part is the battery... right?
I see many people get 5 hours minimum screen on time with usage more than me! My max is 5 hours if I'm lucky, mainly only 3 and a half hours screen on a day. Ive tried a bunch of different roms but no luck, even stock with UV but nothing :/
Is there a combination of rom and kernel that someone could recommend me to see if it'll help? I prefer AOSP roms but there battery hasnt been the best for me but maybe with UV itll work out better?
Any help is appreciated
Thank you
-Imran

imran429 said:
The note 2 is known to be the complete phone even till this day... right? and its outstanding part is the battery... right?
I see many people get 5 hours minimum screen on time with usage more than me! My max is 5 hours if I'm lucky, mainly only 3 and a half hours screen on a day. Ive tried a bunch of different roms but no luck, even stock with UV but nothing :/
Is there a combination of rom and kernel that someone could recommend me to see if it'll help? I prefer AOSP roms but there battery hasnt been the best for me but maybe with UV itll work out better?
Any help is appreciated
Thank you
-Imran
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I believe, TW Roms have better battery life than AOSP ones.(haven't proved it) Additional mods, like Note 3 mods or S5 mods, tend to consume more RAM + Battery 'cause they are designed for phones with higher RAM, so try to avoid them. Root apps like Greenify, freezing some apps using TB, and doing the common saving tips(auto brightness, silent mode, off mobile data, etc.) will also help a lot in battery.
Last thing, batteries also tend to degrade in quality, so sometimes it falls short of its expected length of use.
Hope I help even a little.

Hmm I could be more battery cautious, what rom is designed for battery performance like the meanbean rom but that's not for the international version :/
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imho, using aosp on n7100 is not a smart choice. in my experience they have almost the same battery drain as sammy. i tried many roms, now i'm testing revolution hd 23 and with some greenifying everything runs smoother, i have 4% of drain during all the night standby with wifi on, i can't get better on any other rom. i think i'll trust this rom for a while. cheers

Hmm I've tried the android revolution rom and it didn't really suit my usage battery wise. I think I may need a new battery since this one has been going for a while :-/
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ROM with the best battery life?

Does anyone have any recommendations on what the ROM is the best for battery life? The rom I heard that had the best was g-lite from virtuous, but it hasn't been working out for me. I mostly text and only get max 9 hours out of it.
Afternoon,
If you look in the forum that topic has been discuss several time as to what ROM is better for battery life. You'll see several responses. It comes down to personal preference.
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Does anyone have any recommendations on what the ROM is the best for battery life? The rom I heard that had the best was g-lite from virtuous, but it hasn't been working out for me. I mostly text and only get max 9 hours out of it.
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This topic has been talked about many many times before... but i would say that virtuous g-lite has one of the best battery life out of all the roms, although it comes down to user experience
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Does anyone have any recommendations on what the ROM is the best for battery life? The rom I heard that had the best was g-lite from virtuous, but it hasn't been working out for me. I mostly text and only get max 9 hours out of it.
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has been asked 100000+ times. Its not necessarily the specific ROM, but how you use it and what features you choose to leave out in order to extend life.
No matter what ROM you use, there are probably UV and under-clocked kernels, which can help battery life. Also, doing things like turning off 3G/4G data when you're not using it, turning down brightness, and turning off GPS/BT/WiFi when not in use, reducing gmail/twitter/facebook/g+ sync, etc. etc. etc. will all help.
im having the best with bulletproof....went 2.5 days with light usage
i've tried CM7, MIUI, Virtuous Unity and Virtuous G-Lite and out of those G-Lite is the definite winner and is the one I've stuck with...
Belvadier said:
i've tried CM7, MIUI, Virtuous Unity and Virtuous G-Lite and out of those G-Lite is the definite winner and is the one I've stuck with...
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i might have to give it another chance
definitely not MIUI ! as for me CM7.1 was the best with 2 day while MIUI is only 1 day with a lot of SMS and few data
I can usually get about a day and a half out of glite with wifi on and screen at 60% brightness. Definitely over 2 days if you turn on juice defender...
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has been asked 100000+ times. Its not necessarily the specific ROM, but how you use it and what features you choose to leave out in order to extend life.
No matter what ROM you use, there are probably UV and under-clocked kernels, which can help battery life. Also, doing things like turning off 3G/4G data when you're not using it, turning down brightness, and turning off GPS/BT/WiFi when not in use, reducing gmail/twitter/facebook/g+ sync, etc. etc. etc. will all help.
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Agree. There's so many variables, and ROM might not even be the most important factor. For instance, what radio are you using, is it RIL matched to the ROM, and is it the best radio for your local area?
People complain about Sense ROMs draining battery. But I'm on Unity (with the radio recommended in the Unity thread, also in my sig), and get over 2 days with fairly light usage.
It may not be all about the rom but i can say that I am using the stock radio that came with my G2 for all of the roms I have tried and there is a definite difference in the battery life between them. MIUI was definitely the worst for me, then unity and cm7 and the best has been glite. I haven't changed anything beyond the rom. Usage across all of them was fairly consistent.
Really unity and cm7 were pretty good. But MIUI was very noticeably worse. And glite has been noticeably better.
Whether I am right or wrong, that has been my experience.
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A bit off topic, but consider using Juice defender as an alternative. It turns off your internet while you're phone's screen is locked. For my personal uses, it would work great, but I just manually leave my internet off until I need it. I hate having less than 50% battery life at any time. ( I carry about 3 spare batteries just in case I feel the use to play PSX)
Yeah juice defender does do a pretty fantastic job of saving battery while being the least amount of intrusive as possible. That being said, even though it does turn on mobile data pretty fast upon waking up the screen, it still is a few seconds before the connection is reestablished. also, even if you have it set to turn on data for 1 minute every 15 minutes (or whatever you set it to) it is still preventing instant updates to emails and such.
For that reason I only use juice defender when i know I am going to be away from my charger for a long while since it is only the slightest bit inconvenient. It does really cut down on battery use though.
I don't think i have used JD since i switched to glite however since as long as my battery lasts a full day (it does) then i am always able to plug my phone in before I go to sleep.
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ics and battery life

At first my girlfriend had her Nexus S updated to ics and immediately we noticed a huge difference in how long her battery lasted and she is the furthest thing from a heavy user.
So when I heard that ics ws being released for our phone my first thought was i hope that what she experienced won't be what i do as we have a better phone right?
Well I am sad to say on a stock but rooted rom I experience the same lack of battery life as her.
Now I am no beginner to Android and have changed all sorts of settings available and nothing syncs on its own and when I unplug my phone from charging in the morning I will need to plug my phone in at night before bed as my phone will be completely dead.
I have to say I am very disappointed in the battery life of thr the stock rom and hope some good kernels make it out to help.
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Have you tried to find out which app/process is draining your battery? Better Battery Stats can help you identify what is using up your battery.
I had a big keep awake problem when i first installed stock ICS on my T989D. I did a full wipe of the phone and formatted my internal SD card (after backing things up of course), reinstall the same stock ICS and everything works great now. Battery life is about the same as before (stock GB w/ Synergy kernel), which is about 30 hours with moderate use.
Try CM 9. I get almost 2 days of battery life.
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I've never had better battery life personally.
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Though I am now on AOKP, I had great battery life on stock ICS as well. But, everything is subjective. How many email accounts are being synced? Do you have Facebook / Twitter / G+ updating every hour? Do you have news feeds continuously updating as well?
I have to agree with the poster above. Get Better Battery Stats and find the culprit draining your battery and work from there.
biggest thing draining the battery is the screen.
you can literally watch the battery usage drop 10-15% in a period of 10 to 15 minutes which is absurd when its set to low.
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Wait for kernel development. Its underway as we speak. It will make a significant difference.
Some battery saving tips:
- use juicedefender and set it to aggressive mode.
- use romtoolbox or other programs to underclock cpu frequency.
- also try using telus stock ics. Very good battery life.
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I have a brand new T989D (I'm new to Android, former iPhone user) and got the ICS upgrade the day I got it (9 days ago). Battery life is terrible, I'm lucky if I get 10 hours of moderate usage. The phone also tends to run very, very hot. Sometimes apps freeze and all I can do is either wait or, in some cases, remove the battery to reboot.
I'm open to any tips that will get this fixed! I haven't rooted yet (no time). I think I will try those wipe tools and reflash the stock ICS ROM.
First post btw - glad to have joined XDA!
Rooting takes 5 seconds. Follow the sticky. Use odin.
Run a custom rom.
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Rooting takes 5 seconds. Follow the sticky. Use odin.
Run a custom rom.
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Thanks, although a lot of howtos seem to be for GB since ICS only landed 9 days ago. Also there's a lot of conflicting information, so I prefer this one:
http : // galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s2/how-to-root-icsgb-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/
Aaaannnd... rooted! \o/
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Wait for kernel development. Its underway as we speak. It will make a significant difference.
Some battery saving tips:
- use juicedefender and set it to aggressive mode.
- use romtoolbox or other programs to underclock cpu frequency.
- also try using telus stock ics. Very good battery life.
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phone is a telus phone so its already using that rom.
setcpu us setup already but thinking perhaps to undervolt
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Stock, not rooted, my battery life is great. Something is using your battery up, and flashing some exotic kernel isn't going to change that. The stock kernel works fine. You'll want to find the root of the problem. Keep a real-time (or 1-5s interval anyway) eye on the phone's current (mA) usage, and when it's high for no apparent reason, you'll know that whatever is sucking your battery is doing it right then. That should help you characterize the problem. I've noticed when my WCDMA/GSM radio signal sucks, so does the battery life, so I either turn off the radio or switch to GSM only when I'm in that area. If your display is what's eating your battery, well a kernel can't stop that. Turn the brightness down, leave it on auto-brightness, or just deal with it if you need the display on all the time. But if tweaking and modding makes you happy, by all means...
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biggest thing draining the battery is the screen.
you can literally watch the battery usage drop 10-15% in a period of 10 to 15 minutes which is absurd when its set to low.
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I have the same complaint. The "screen" battery usage is just unacceptable, especially compared to GB. My phone has been draining from a full charge for ~4.5 hours and my screen usage is 70% and battery is down to 65% with hardly 10 minutes of screen-on time.
I use an app called autostarts and you basically enable/disable apps that start running when certain events happen (phone startup, wifi being turned on, incoming call/sms/mms, other apps turning on, etc.). Just make sure you do your homework so you dont disable something critical. Hopefully this app works on ICS. You'll be surprised what different events make certain apps turn on automaticly. Screen, data/wifi, gps and bluetooth are the biggest battery drainers. No matter what Rom you are on if you don't keep control of those items your battery will drain fast. Keep ur screen on auto, let it go off @ 15 seconds ( you have to be pretty used to your phone for that setting not to annoy you), turn OFF your data or wifi when not in use. With bluetooth and gps...well u know that when you use them your battery is gonna drain faster than normal...just keep that in mind. Its all pretty much common sense.
I'm not going to tell you how much battery time I get cuz its nonsense. There are times my phone lasts till the next day and others Im charging it by sundown. Then again Im still on Juggs n Darkside kernel and Im gonna wait a bit still b4 I make the switch. Also don't go by what other people say on battery life cuz if you might not get the same results on that ROM. Everyone of our devices is unique and acts different. Everyone user uses their phone different. You can't define "light, moderate, heavy" use so don't go by that either.
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Duel core vs single core
Larger brighter screen
Processor is clocked higher
Radio is connected to hspa+ network
Tw vs Samsung.
These things make a difference
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After upgrading to ICS stock unrooted battery life sucked (5-6hrs). I did the whole remove battery, factory reset and still sucked.
Broke down rooted (still stock), downloaded batterycalibration from play, followed the instructions. Easily get over 24hrs before having to charge again. and when I say easily, I mean I still have over 25% left.
Get a gnex extended....maybe a bad battery
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AOKP build 40, latest eugene373 streamline kernel. I went 9 hours earlier it earlier and it was still at 70% You will see a difference!!
Sent from AOKP Goodness :-D
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Im not going to tell you how much battery time I get cuz its nonsense. .........Everyone user uses their phone different. You can't define "light, moderate, heavy" use so don't go by that either.
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Bingo. Vastly different battery life between ROM's is generally BS. Every once in a great while one of these threads has merit but typically someone saying ROM X had "Killer" battery life is clueless and drinking the koolaid. Then a placebo effect takes place. And definitely someones "Heavy" use is subjective. If someone says they get a day out of an android phone they are not heavy users by my definition. It doesn't happen with heavy use. Perhaps the Razr Maxx or another phone with a very large battery but I've had 5 Android phones. If I get past noon it's because I am not using my phone that much and forget about a full day. It's never happened in the 4 years I've used google OS phones. Never.
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Bingo. Vastly different battery life between ROM's is generally BS. Every once in a great while one of these threads has merit but typically someone saying ROM X had "Killer" battery life is clueless and drinking the koolaid. Then a placebo effect takes place. And definitely someones "Heavy" use is subjective. If someone says they get a day out of an android phone they are not heavy users by my definition. It doesn't happen with heavy use. Perhaps the Razr Maxx or another phone with a very large battery but I've had 5 Android phones. If I get past noon it's because I am not using my phone that much and forget about a full day. It's never happened in the 4 years I've used google OS phones. Never.
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Yes exactly, I hate when people post screenshots of their phone getting 24+ hours, I'm there thinking "well obviously they don't use their phone alot". There is no way in hell i could get 24 hours no matter what rom/kernal I use. Im just happy when my phone can make it till I get home at night
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[Q] Cyanogenmod 10 battery life on normal usage.

Hi guys,
I recently switched to CM 10 (Android 4.1.2) and the battery life is significantly lower than what I had on the stock ROM and the new Sense UI... I guess.
My phone won't run longer than 10-15 hours a day with normal usage, which means Wi-fi and 3G always on, screen on automatic brightness being used for about 1 hour in total (for one charge). However Android OS, Cell Standby and Phone Idle still account for the most battery usage, which I find weird. I have no wakelocks and my device goes to deep sleep when not used.
Is this normal behavior with the new Cyanogenmod and Jellybean or are my expectations too high? I already read most threads concerning battery life, but most of them discuss problems such as wakelocks or similar issues. My question relates to the normal behavior of CM 10.
I am grateful for all replies on the matter or personal experiences.
It's known that CM10 battery life is worse than stock JB. You can try different kernels and different governors, but it's a trade-off between life and performance.
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It's known that CM10 battery life is worse than stock JB. You can try different kernels and different governors, but it's a trade-off between life and performance.
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I don't understand, I thought that CM is stripped out of unnecessary background processes and apps. As long as I'm not using any CPU or GPU intensive apps like games it should consume less battery than the stock ROM. Is there something I'm missing?
Maybe the updated kernel and drivers give better power effeciency. When the JB kernel source is released, hopefully CM10 and other AOSP ROMs will also improve.
You were saying about on screen time?
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CM 10 really uses a lot of battery but of you could switch off wifi and 3g when not using, and clearing all the apps frequently in the recent menu may help... My battery then lasts from about the start of the day till night though the batterys now quite old.
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i got a weird battery life yesterday, i was walking from work to home, i started watching videos on youtube, looked at the battery, 31%, after few videos looked again, still 31%, i walked 41 mins with a total of 9% of battery drain, i also played a game for about 25 mins, it was a really battery life.
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Maybe the updated kernel and drivers give better power effeciency. When the JB kernel source is released, hopefully CM10 and other AOSP ROMs will also improve.
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Allright... just gonna have to play the waiting game.
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You were saying about on screen time?
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That... is not possible! How the hell did you achieve that?
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CM 10 really uses a lot of battery but of you could switch off wifi and 3g when not using, and clearing all the apps frequently in the recent menu may help... My battery then lasts from about the start of the day till night though the batterys now quite old.
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That's pretty much my battery life as well. Regarding age, I'm really concerned, as I'm not able to open the phone and just replace it. But I guess that much better smartphones will come along before I consider getting a new battery and it won't be worth it any more.
hopeless12 said:
i got a weird battery life yesterday, i was walking from work to home, i started watching videos on youtube, looked at the battery, 31%, after few videos looked again, still 31%, i walked 41 mins with a total of 9% of battery drain, i also played a game for about 25 mins, it was a really battery life.
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I get that sometimes as well. I pick up the phone a couple of times and the battery is always at, say, 50%. Then, a couple of hours later I read a message and it suddenly jumps to 41 or lower. But from what I've read that's normal and no cause of concern.
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You were saying about on screen time?
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I heard what causes the CM10 to have such an awful battery life is something that was supposed to save power when you lock your phone [Which is normally quiet often] and actually causes it to depelt, so it obvoiusly doesn't affect screen time
CM10 is a horrible ROM, get something else... I used LiquidSmooth for a while, it's a great ROM
Now running ParanoidAndroid 2.53
Btw, Stock ROM had a wonderful battery life, I only realize that now ... lots of ROMs can't reach that much
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I heard what causes the CM10 to have such an awful battery life is something that was supposed to save power when you lock your phone [Which is normally quiet often] and actually causes it to depelt, so it obvoiusly doesn't affect screen time
CM10 is a horrible ROM, get something else... I used LiquidSmooth for a while, it's a great ROM
Now running ParanoidAndroid 2.53
Btw, Stock ROM had a wonderful battery life, I only realize that now ... lots of ROMs can't reach that much
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That's exactly what I did, flashed the old RUU and installed all updates. I don't know how the guys from HTC managed to do it, but the battery life on Android 4.1.1 and Sense 4+ is AMAZING. I easily get 24 hours with normal usage, over 2 days if I'm really careful.
This is what I got during a night sleep with cm 10.
I installed it yesterday so its kinda new tot me. What causes this?
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Probably some nasty wakelocks. Install with wipe/factory reset if you didn't so already. Then try betterbatterystats (search xda) to find out what is causing wakelocks.

Battery Life

Am I the only person who notices that all these battery save kernels aren't working for them. I flashed CM and I have been getting amazing battery life (13+ hours) with moderate usage, but with leankernel for example, I only get 9 hours max and my phone heats up a lot.
Phantomhive said:
Am I the only person who notices that all these battery save kernels aren't working for them. I flashed CM and I have been getting amazing battery life (13+ hours) with moderate usage, but with leankernel for example, I only get 9 hours max and my phone heats up a lot.
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Not working for "them"? Or for you? Of course they do not work for everyone. They also may work well for one ROM but poorly on another.
Well I was curious how kernels worked for others. Sorry.
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Depends on the device. "All hardware is created unequal" -rani9990
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That greenify app works pretty well for me...
Now that is post 10... can I post in developers now?!?
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That greenify app works pretty well for me...
Now that is post 10... can I post in developers now?!?
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What does the greenify app do exactly
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What does the greenify app do exactly
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38192418
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38192418
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No two phones work the same. I've had my S3 for about 2 weeks and have run Stock-rooted, and e few custom roms. I have 4 email accounts-pushed, 10 screen widgets, and always texting, web surfing, etc. I'm currently at 14 hours with 49% remaining. When I work in spreadsheets, and use a a reader, (usually 2 hours each) I still get 14-16 hours, no matter what rom/kernel I've been running
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No two phones work the same. I've had my S3 for about 2 weeks and have run Stock-rooted, and e few custom roms. I have 4 email accounts-pushed, 10 screen widgets, and always texting, web surfing, etc. I'm currently at 14 hours with 49% remaining. When I work in spreadsheets, and use a a reader, (usually 2 hours each) I still get 14-16 hours, no matter what rom/kernel I've been running
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I guess mine is just a piece of crap :/
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I guess mine is just a piece of crap :/
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You just need to find the ROM and kernel combo that works well with your phone. I have tried ROMs/kernel combos that some get excellent battery life from but mine is horrible and vice versa. Keep testing as it is a trial and error type thing. Also your kernel settings can make huge differences. What works for one may not work well with your phone. Different settings on the same kernel may net you excellent results.
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I have noticed battery life tends to vary wildly depending on ROMs and even people. I guess I don't use my phone all day long, but on a TouchWIZ 4.1 ROM, the app "Battery Left" (from Play Store, its free) reports that I can get up to 46 hours on a full charge, based on my typical usage patterns (and if I use Greenify). On the other hand, I have used an AOSP 4.2.2 ROM in the past (such as LiquidSmooth), and Battery Left will tell me, after a few days, that I will get about 25 hours on a full charge (again, with Greenify). I have to do more testing, but there is definitely some difference between ROMs and battery life...
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I guess mine is just a piece of crap :/
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Guess mine is too...
I read this thread & thought battery life has as much to do with what's running in terms of synching, background data, services, connectivity etc.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/news/making-your-smartphone-battery-last-longer-214520188.html
I am using one of the unofficial CM11 ports that is supported nightly and have been getting terrible battery life. I hate to ask the question which is the "best", but what would be a good kernel to flash?
I do not do much heavy gaming either. In fact, I do not do any gaming. Just casual browsing.
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I am using one of the unofficial CM11 ports that is supported nightly and have been getting terrible battery life. I hate to ask the question which is the "best", but what would be a good kernel to flash?
I do not do much heavy gaming either. In fact, I do not do any gaming. Just casual browsing.
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Well before I suggest any kind of "good kernel to flash" I want to make note of something. If you're running a nightly of an unsupported version of CM11 then don't expect great battery life. This has little to do with what you're doing on the phone but the purpose of nightly's is to have users report bugs. Many of these bugs are the kind that can drain battery rather quickly. So the first thing I'd do is find a stable AOSP rom to run on before thinking about kernels.
That being said, a kernel universally accepted as "good" is KT747 by Koonsez
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Well before I suggest any kind of "good kernel to flash" I want to make note of something. If you're running a nightly of an unsupported version of CM11 then don't expect great battery life. This has little to do with what you're doing on the phone but the purpose of nightly's is to have users report bugs. Many of these bugs are the kind that can drain battery rather quickly. So the first thing I'd do is find a stable AOSP rom to run on before thinking about kernels.
That being said, a kernel universally accepted as "good" is KT747 by Koonsez
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Thanks for the reply bud. I personally like supporting the nightly versions of ROMs but I wasn't thinking the reporting that I do is causing that much of a battery drain.
I may consider today to go to a stable AOSP ROM that isn't nightly.
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I have been flashing ROMs now for the past 4 years. I have never really got into the nitty gritty of anything specific but probably best I do. One question I had in regards to all these ROMs is, do they not come with their own Kernel which I would have assumed is the best recommended for the given ROM. When i see battery life of 14+hrs with room to go, I must be doing something wrong.
Thank you for any info in advance.
poor battery life
i have CM 10.2 4.3.1 in my SIII and all i can get is 6 hours of battery life. how i can fix this?¿ also my phone gets hot vey quick sometimes without use it.
Greetings from Venezuela
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I am using one of the unofficial CM11 ports that is supported nightly and have been getting terrible battery life. I hate to ask the question which is the "best", but what would be a good kernel to flash?
I do not do much heavy gaming either. In fact, I do not do any gaming. Just casual browsing.
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[Q] battery life experience on different rom

lately i have expereiced that aosp battery life is not better
stock rom has way better i had like 11 hours screen time with very little wifi and gps usage
please i have been flashing aosp and tochwiz roms lately and even kernels but iam not able to get required normal attery life
please share ur battery life tips and the rom and kernel ur using with
there should be a general thread about battery life tips what i noticed that note 2 might be the phone with custom roms worse battery life compared to stock
ive used greenify and just use my phone for chrome messages and call
please share good stasts and tips
there should be rom reviews by users about battery and stuff so people can know,its too much time consuming trying every rom and setting it up and in the end replaccing it
please its a request to all users
help other community members thanks
I've been using greenify and rescan media root for a while and I can notice the difference in battery life.
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Battery life is normally driven by your kernel. However, chips are mass manufactured and as such are not identical. So what works well for me and my chip may not be brilliant for you.
Imo the only thing you can safely compare, regarding battery life, between two handsets is screen off time. The best I've experienced is 1% drain per hour. to get that I use jedix20 rom with the built in saber kernel.
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Yes AOSP has weaker battery life.... just use 4.1.2 ROM for now, and wait for official 4.3
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Battery life is normally driven by your kernel. However, chips are mass manufactured and as such are not identical. So what works well for me and my chip may not be brilliant for you.
Imo the only thing you can safely compare, regarding battery life, between two handsets is screen off time. The best I've experienced is 1% drain per hour. to get that I use jedix20 rom with the built in saber kernel.
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1 % drain with screen on and wifi
thats kinda amazing pls share the link
anyways ok sir i get ur point but atleast an average battery life stats post for everyrom in the market would really help alot
i still have no idea what they mean by great battery life good battery life etc
well my time on desire hd it was quite easy aosp roms had bettery battery then stock rom even and there were was time that it was a small phone would notice battery life in about 5-6 hours
what i wanted to ask was that if yr using aosp pls share ur stats on a dynamic thread with rom detail ive used searches several times but still no avil of info i need people/users should share mare info to the developers to the people so that it would make easy development
well basically what i noticed there are likke 50000 vies and blah blah stuff more then thousands of download and only 5-10 commetns in the bug and review section
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Yes AOSP has weaker battery life.... just use 4.1.2 ROM for now, and wait for official 4.3
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if there the battery is weaker then y are soo many people developing in orignal section
and eeven so many awesome devloping teams working on orignal 4.4 4.3 etc aosp roms i just want stock android theme choser and the stock system.ui thats it all everyting else is better for toucwiz except the touchwiz icons and 4.1..2 lockscreen so i cant stay with 4.1.2
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if there the battery is weaker then y are soo many people developing in orignal section
and eeven so many awesome devloping teams working on orignal 4.4 4.3 etc aosp roms i just want stock android theme choser and the stock system.ui thats it all everyting else is better for toucwiz except the touchwiz icons and 4.1..2 lockscreen so i cant stay with 4.1.2
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Lel I cant force you to use a TW ROM....im just saying that from my experience AOSP has shorter battery life by probably 25% (again, my experience)
I like touchwiz and I use the s pen, so yeah
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1 % drain with screen on and wifi
thats kinda amazing pls share the link
anyways ok sir i get ur point but atleast an average battery life stats post for everyrom in the market would really help alot
i still have no idea what they mean by great battery life good battery life etc
well my time on desire hd it was quite easy aosp roms had bettery battery then stock rom even and there were was time that it was a small phone would notice battery life in about 5-6 hours
what i wanted to ask was that if yr using aosp pls share ur stats on a dynamic thread with rom detail ive used searches several times but still no avil of info i need people/users should share mare info to the developers to the people so that it would make easy development
well basically what i noticed there are likke 50000 vies and blah blah stuff more then thousands of download and only 5-10 commetns in the bug and review section
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No that drain is with screen off.
I understand your desire to get a 'league table' of roms/kernels to compare loss etc. However, I've seen people in these threads turn all power sappers off like wifi, mobile etc then leave the screen on on a dark picture just so they can say they've had 2 days of screen on time.
Would that really be real life use and helpful to anyone?
I play asphalt 8 and when I do my battery drains super quick maybe more than 20% an hour. Yet if I'm only Web surfing that 20% would last maybe 5 times longer. So how could you successfully compare that kind of usage?
That's why I think the only real safe comparison is to compare standby time with the screen off. Btw i leave my wifi permanently on.
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I'm using PA 3.99 + Plasma 2.02 + DMG1 .
Everything stock.
Frozen apks with titanium : Network location, google backup transport ,fused location , earth ,cell broadcasts , Maps , News weather , Wallet and other apks that i'm not using.
Brightness 25%
Sync 2 gmails , contacts , internet , chrome
facebook
whatsapp
facebook Messenger
g+
and really lot of Apps about 80 in total
Getting about 30 hours + 5 hour screen time + 1 hour Voice calls on 2G
Can get pretty must 24+5hr scr with 3G too
But my main concern is , It does'nt handles the Radio very well , While Signal fluctuates or I'm on the move, battery drain is heavy , When i'm in good reception area without much movement then it does well. I don't know why. Sammy handles this much much better may'be the issue is with Radio/sensors/GPS drivers.

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