Any one using it?Is it working?How is battery life?
i had used it a few times but it is more hit and miss for my phone. lt does help the battery life for abit but it would make my wifi unusable from time to time when it is activated. I am not sure how it would work with other people but for me i have to turn if off due to unusable when i need the wifi.
Working fine here. Battery life is nice!
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Coempi
Im using it since i got my z1c. Quite useful in my opinion, but Not perfect. I still have to manually turn on WiFi from time to time.
But since I always forget to turn off WiFi, when going out its Quite helpful for me
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My battery drains within 6 hrs of WiFi usage. No heavy downloading or updating, (keeping auto sync off).
With out WiFi, the phone lasts for hardly 10-12hrs. Mobile data seem to last longer than wifi.
I am charging for more than 10hrs to make sure battery is full and there be no calibration error.
The issue started happening after I installed Sunabh ROM. I use to wonder why there is a "switch of WiFi notification" in Sunabh ROM, every time there is no wifi connection established. Now I know why.
What could be done to solve the issue ?. I have tried other AOSP, stock based ROMs after that but couldn't solve the problem.
Please suggest methods changing kernel, radio or may be calibration methods.
P.S. I wonder, why there is still no standard guide to improve battery life in this forum . There must be certain a software set that would provide maximum battery life (assuming average hours of use).
Turn wifi off when the phone screen is turned off
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bynge said:
My battery drains within 6 hrs of WiFi usage. No heavy downloading or updating, (keeping auto sync off).
With out WiFi, the phone lasts for hardly 10-12hrs. Mobile data seem to last longer than wifi.
I am charging for more than 10hrs to make sure battery is full and there be no calibration error.
The issue started happening after I installed Sunabh ROM. I use to wonder why there is a "switch of WiFi notification" in Sunabh ROM, every time there is no wifi connection established. Now I know why.
What could be done to solve the issue ?. I have tried other AOSP, stock based ROMs after that but couldn't solve the problem.
Please suggest methods changing kernel, radio or may be calibration methods.
P.S. I wonder, why there is still no standard guide to improve battery life in this forum . There must be certain a software set that would provide maximum battery life (assuming average hours of use).
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I use the "SenseOnFire" rom and my wifi is on all the time, when i dont use the phone that much the battery lasts 36h or more. but i noticed when i use the 3g my battery drains faster.
P.S. I had your problem when i used JokerDROID 4.2, the exact same thing
Try this out....it will help you on your present rom..
1. Go to recovery and wipe battery stats.
2. Open market and search and install battery calibrator.
3. Plug on charging and charge it to 100% and then open battery calibration app and click on battery calibration while keeping the charger plugged
4.after when the app says calibration done..remove your charger plug..and you are ready to go.. but after this step..let it discharge it to 0% and then charge it to 100% without break.. hope it works for you.
This improved my battery life to about 4-5 hour..
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The other thing you can do is try reflashing latest radio. Unless you don't have an a3335 phone. Also try entering *#*#4636#*#* then in phone information scroll down then in " set preffered network type to " GSM auto prl ". It will save some battery.
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Solved. Phheeewwww.
Guys, I solved the problem by working on the CID bug.
Alanrocks15 said:
Turn wifi off when the phone screen is turned off
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When you suggest a method please make sure it is practical.
anmol7ify said:
1. Go to recovery and wipe battery stats.
2. Open market and search and install battery calibrator.
3. Plug on charging and charge it to 100% and then open battery calibration app and click on battery calibration while keeping the charger plugged
4.after when the app says calibration done..remove your charger plug..and you are ready to go.. but after this step..let it discharge it to 0% and then charge it to 100% without break.. hope it works for you.
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I had already done this. My mistake not to mention it.
showlyshah said:
" set preffered network type to " GSM auto prl ".
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. Again, practicality. Please. Please.
There seems to be a misdirection in the entire forum on how to improve the performance of the phone. I hope a senior member consolidates and prepares a "How to improve your phone" post rather than a list of all ROMs and other useless shopping lists.
My phone runs 3 days now, it took only 1 minute of action. Cheers to non-dev guy who posted the method.
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. I hope a senior member consolidates and prepares a "How to improve your phone" post rather than a list of all ROMs and other useless shopping lists.
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Was that directed at me? Sorry, I am not at your beck and call here. and I am not obligated to do anything for you. Help yourself.
If you feel there is need for a "how to improve Your phone" thread then crack on and make one because (sarcasm) you're obviously smarter than us all, one thing you forgot though is that every phone is different, yes some things work for all but some don't so even a thread like this might still be redundant for you!
Most people on here post suggestions from there own experiences when trying to solve problems for themselves, they may be correct they may not, you should be thankful to these people even if they're suggestions weren't right for you. And as for the list of roms and the shopping list I bet that thread has helped thousands of people solve problems, which is a damn sight more than you've done in this forum so jog on mate!!
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Why he mention "pratically"? Practically means just what you can practice. And our suggestions are practiced by us. It may/ may not work for you. But you should check it. And about the thread you mentioned, dude each of us have personal interests. So as we customize our phones. Its different for every one. What you can do is roam around the forum and take what suits you the best.
Hey i can drink a full 750ml redlabel Scotch with out a single drop of soda. I prefer it that way. Can you? Its just as it.( no mention Pls. Just wrote an example)
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bynge said:
Guys, I solved the problem by working on the CID bug.
My phone runs 3 days now, it took only 1 minute of action. Cheers to non-dev guy who posted the method.
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CID bug??????? can u explane... actually iam new to all this and dont know much...just few basic things...one should know..so explan what you did...maybe it'll help me out to increase my device performance!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-857249.html
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hey guys...
i have tried everything to stop the battery drain
switched to many different roms
under-clocked processor to 768mhz
set a black wallpaper
brightness set to minimal
did battery calibration
switched of all background processes and made sure no location seeking programs works.
used CPU spy, the cell does go to deep sleep
tried juice defender and deep sleep battery saver
but nothing seemed to work
phone locked on full charge drains 40 to 50% in night without using.
then after a few days later i restored everything and opened airplane mode and I went to sleep, in the morning the battery didn't went low a single percent. battery health is good as works really well on airplane mode.
i have low signal issues but i get text msgs and calls with no problems at all, and my explorer and s3 seems to perform well
my all type pf connectivity is off example: location access WiFi Bluetooth etc only gsm is working, i manually selected the network and set it to gsm only rather them auto from *#*#4636#*#*.
what shall i do??
i searched and tried many things from the internet.
i really want those calls i cant always be on airplane mode, the problem is 200% of the antenna draining juice to get more signals. please help.
is there any way to stop the battery drain or restricting the antenna to consume less juice?
PS:using cm10.1 by nightly version:19 Aug 13.
anyone??
one thing more i installed better battery stats it says
no or unknown signal
no data connection
and it is running continuously like since i installed betterbatterystats.
where can i get this bug?? or disable this service??
please give a detailed explanation.
There are a few good apps to try I use
battery mix (I think this is one of the best) and wakelock detector both from my the market.
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i am thinking about changing my radio... doing research n stuff... lets see what happens.
as it would solve the signal issue and battery all together.
Hassan Aftab said:
i am thinking about changing my radio... doing research n stuff... lets see what happens.
as it would solve the signal issue and battery all together.
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jellybean roms have a rather huge drain.Try aospx or SVHD.Anything that is ICS.You'll see a big improvement
Steam. said:
jellybean roms have a rather huge drain.Try aospx or SVHD.Anything that is ICS.You'll see a big improvement
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bro if ics solves the problem of battery drain due to low signal then y not... i will surely try...
i dont get a single percent drain on airplane mode the problem is surely network sucking it down... yesterday it went 100% to 48% in 8 hours in deep sleep n no wakelocks[betterbatterystats] :crying:
guys it is to update you i have just updated the latest radio for desire hd from
here: http://www.icsforums.com/forum/showthread/26951
from version:12.54.60.25P_26.09.04.11_M2
to:12.69.60.29_26.17.14.11_M
i will use it for a while and will let u know its results.
thank you for all your support.
well the radio update did improve the battry a little
now it drains 40% instead of 50% but still its not enough.
can somebody tell me how to control the modem to not search for signals that rapaidly.
Battery drain
I´m having same problems with my DHD, currently im using 4.2.2 Samsation (was it named like that but anyways 4.2.2). Without using phone it still drains 40% in few hours.. I got replacement battery from eBay and thought that would help but didnt help at all. I´ve tried different roms but would like to have newest roms without battery draining so much, so could someone share how to get it better?
And about changing radio, was there a possibility that you may brick ur device if installing wrong radio?
Thanks already!
ohhsnap! said:
I´m having same problems with my DHD, currently im using 4.2.2 Samsation (was it named like that but anyways 4.2.2). Without using phone it still drains 40% in few hours.. I got replacement battery from eBay and thought that would help but didnt help at all. I´ve tried different roms but would like to have newest roms without battery draining so much, so could someone share how to get it better?
And about changing radio, was there a possibility that you may brick ur device if installing wrong radio?
Thanks already!
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as i mentioned bro the problem is purely regarding the network sucking down the battery my bluetooth gps wfi everything is turned off... i use 2g gsm only... if u put ur cell in airplane mode the battery doesnt goes down by a single percent. its gsm standyby sucking the battery.
and regarding the radio if u do it right and reasearch a little u wont brick it for sure. got my radio from here:http://www.icsforums.com/forum/showthread/26951
downloaded this zip and replaced the radio.img within the zip from above link.
http://www.4shared.com/zip/Q4NeZZpU/pd98img-dhd-radio_12656029_261.html
put the file on sd card root
booted in bootloader
that did the job.
Do you have Facebook apk? You should try to uninstall it and whatch few day if it help. Anyway how old is your battery?
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F_3_M said:
Do you have Facebook apk? You should try to uninstall it and whatch few day if it help. Anyway how old is your battery?
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yes sir i have facebook app installed... but i have turned off or untick it notifications from setting>apps>facebook
and i make sure its not running in the backgroung processes
battery is not that old it around 8 months old.
Have you tried looking at Better Battery Stats to see if it's an app draining your battery?
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Have you tried looking at Better Battery Stats to see if it's an app draining your battery?
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yup there was nothing, no wakelocks etc i even underclocked my processor to 768mhz... the thing is the signal reception cause when i turn the cell in airplane mode and leave it over night the battery doesnt goes down a single percent. it acts solid.
i get around 18 asu signals at my place i check it from *#*#4636#*#*
but the thing is i was using an HTC explorer before switching to desire hd and with the gsm mode(no airplane mode) the battry stayed solid like the desire hd one with airplane mode(didnt dropped a single percent) at the same house same place.
dont know what going on.
I'm just sharing this app for people who don't know about it. You do not need root, it manages your app refresh rates and turns off mobile data when idle.
Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xiam.snapdragon.app
NOTE:
I have not made this app.
Press Thanks if i have Helped!
Thanks man!
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I'm just sharing this app for people who don't know about it. You do not need root, it manages your app refresh rates and turns off mobile data when idle.
NOTE:
I have not made this app.
Press Thanks if i have Helped!
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I'v been using it for about a week. Continuously waking up the phone for sensing and checking apps and options was draining more battery than actual saving it. I wouldn't reccommend it at all.
Classic solutions like Greenify + Wakelock Detector work way better IMO.
I am yet unsure to how much does this improve the battery life, I've been using it for a month and giving it time to check. Although my device doesn't come out of deep sleep with it running, I kinda feel the battery drains a bit faster. Can't say that for sure but thats what I am feeling.
I will keep it up-to-date with you. Just did a full charge on airplane mode and I will be monitoring everything.
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I'v been using it for about a week. Continuously waking up the phone for sensing and checking apps and options was draining more battery than actual saving it. I wouldn't reccommend it at all.
Classic solutions like Greenify + Wakelock Detector work way better IMO.
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I am yet unsure to how much does this improve the battery life, I've been using it for a month and giving it time to check. Although my device doesn't come out of deep sleep with it running, I kinda feel the battery drains a bit faster. Can't say that for sure but thats what I am feeling.
I will keep it up-to-date with you. Just did a full charge on airplane mode and I will be monitoring everything.
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I'm telling you guys from my experience i have seen better battery, also MAKE SURE you go through the settings because there are settings such as WIFI Management (Automatically enables and disables WIFI during your day) which i dont need/use.
Also enable your Inactivity Power Boost option via your settings.
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Good to know i ll try
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Good to know i ll try
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Thanks for sharing...
I've found it helpful but to be honest it wasn't a massive improvement, I found far better results when using Greenify.
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Even I got massive battery drain. I wasn't using my phone at all. And in half an hour it reduced from 91-86 percent. Data/Wifi/Sync and everything off. Wake lock detector shows Battery guru woke the CPU most number of times.
I've tried this earlier and uninstalled it. I'm giving it another try. Its in learning process now. Let me see how it goes after two days.
So when you change your habits it will drain battery again; why bother?
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I used it for about a week but decided to uninstall cause it always requires location services to run. I couldnt notice a difference as well. Grenify ftw!
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rogeriorp said:
I am yet unsure to how much does this improve the battery life, I've been using it for a month and giving it time to check. Although my device doesn't come out of deep sleep with it running, I kinda feel the battery drains a bit faster. Can't say that for sure but thats what I am feeling.
I will keep it up-to-date with you. Just did a full charge on airplane mode and I will be monitoring everything.
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so tell us, what are you results?
I'm looking forward to keep this app running along with greenify but many users seems to prefer this last one..
let us know
For me no battery life improvement after using it for one week..
Uninstalled... Hehe...
Now my cell says me .. Thanks ..
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dionieins said:
so tell us, what are you results?
I'm looking forward to keep this app running along with greenify but many users seems to prefer this last one..
let us know
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I actually dropped it a long time ago, the only thing worth trying to improve the battery is Greenify - forget about the rest.
i try the app and i dont get any improvement...
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i try the app and i dont get any improvement...
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You can also try DS Battery Saver, it also control my wi-fi, puts my phone in deep sleep mode that's mean no more background process and above all it doesn't require root..... And if you are rooted try one power guard, it's best battery saver....
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I'm using PureKat ROM for my Desire Z, and recently I've noticed that the battery drains so fast when I'm on career's 3G network (WiFi doesn't have this problem). I suspect on Google Play Services and I've disabled to auto-start, wake up and keep awake the phone and most of it's unnecessary services using this tutorial but it doesn't help. I've attached battery usage statistics after charging (all is normal there as you can see). Also I want to mention that 3G is mostly off (especially when it charges) so battery lasts as long as it is disabled (it can last for several days without 3G I think), and charging is really fast!
Has anyone had this problem?
Just to be on the safe side, check to see if this also happens on a stock ROM. I remember my old G2 did something like this. Can't check it anymore because my son killed it when I left him use it.
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Just to be on the safe side, check to see if this also happens on a stock ROM. I remember my old G2 did something like this. Can't check it anymore because my son killed it when I left him use it.
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Thanks for the suggestion! Which exactly stock ROM version to use? And if I do that, it will disable root and restore to S-ON, right?
I thought that the problem was with battery, but when I replaced and tested it again, it still acts the same :/
Can anyone help me?
I think that is normal because my desire z give me only 3 hours on 3g and about 6.5 hours on WiFi and now using htc one it also have quit same battery timing like that !
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I think that I've solved it with SetCPU profiles. Battery life is noticeably better now.
More ZF2 battery usage weirdness... Wi-Fi is among biggest consumer, even when I've had Wi-Fi turned OFF the whole time! Also at the top are usually Android OS and Android System. Hopefully the Wi-Fi use is just being miscalculated. Or can really be eating the battery? Can other ZF2 users confirm/deny this weird usage?
Attached pics are from when Wi-Fi had not been turned on the whole time.
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thats totally opposite from mine...mine highest is o.s drain...even my wifi always on 24 /7.. yea yours weird
Mine too
My wifi drained my battery pretty quick yesterday too, I only turned it on to download some apps, but it still kept killing the battery long after it was off. Who knows maybe it's only a problem for those who toggle wifi as the other guy said he leaves his on 24/7
I think this is the old 5.0 wifi bug we saw on the nexus 5, back when it lollipop was released.
I have unlimited data so I just turned off wifi and rebooted the phone, battery life seems much better since I did that.
Unfortunately I know that's not possible for everyone, you could also try turning off background wifi scanning in advanced wifi settings.
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Unfortunately I know that's not possible for everyone, you could also try turning off background wifi scanning in advanced wifi settings.
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Thanks, I'll try turning off Wi-Fi scanning. The most recent release also seems to have improved battery life.
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