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Hey guys,
I just got my HTC Desire HD a few days ago. Been using the phone without modding or anything (I have no clue about them, just found out that we could do this yesterday) and found that my phone is pretty laggy occasionally and the battery life... is horrible!
The battery life has been fluctuating every day. Today, the phone lasted me for 5 hours only. Did not use the camera or watch videos. I checked the Battery Use window and I found that my Android OS used about 46% and my Display used 34%.
The software number is 1.32.178.5 with Froyo (2.2). I'm wondering if any mod could provide me with better performance and battery life as my OS currently is a battery guzzler.
I'm new to HTC and I've been reading up on flashing, modding etc. Not understanding too much though. Help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
The first thing you need to do is root your DHD. Without that, there is nothing much you can do.
Hey thanks for replying.
Yeah, I got that part. I wanted to know if replacing the mod will improve the performance and reduce the load on my battery.
Wondering if anyone has experience this change by replacing the mod rather than just having cosmetic and utility difference.
Lathros said:
Hey thanks for replying.
Yeah, I got that part. I wanted to know if replacing the mod will improve the performance and reduce the load on my battery.
Wondering if anyone has experience this change by replacing the mod rather than just having cosmetic and utility difference.
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I am using ARHD on my DHD (as you can see from my signature) and i have huge improvement of overall performance and battery. It is just awesome using DHD with this ROM loaded on.
Most people root their device for better performance/stability and freedom than to color and give their DHD a cosmetic look!
PS! Read my signature....esp the last line
Lathros said:
Hey guys,
The battery life has been fluctuating every day. Today, the phone lasted me for 5 hours only. Did not use the camera or watch videos. I checked the Battery Use window and I found that my Android OS used about 46% and my Display used 34%.
The software number is 1.32.178.5 with Froyo (2.2). I'm wondering if any mod could provide me with better performance and battery life as my OS currently is a battery guzzler.
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I have the same software version (AU Vodafone). I found it took a few charge/discharge cycles for the phone to get better acquainted with its battery. The first few days I was concerned about battery discharge time, however now I'm not. I even purchased a second charger for work, however I rarely seem to use it.
I've rooted my DHD using Visionary r14 however I'm still running the original ROM. I recommend that you try the following before changing your phones software:
Install SetCPU from the Market (requires root). This will underclock your phone (saving power) when not in use.
Settings -> Display -> Brightness -> Tick Automatic Brightness.
Disable GPS/Bluetooth if you don't use it, or enable it only when you need it.
Leave wifi/wireless off. You've got 2GB of 3G/HSDPA data allowance (slower than wifi but seems to use less power). I don't even use 25% of my data allowance.
Settings -> Applications -> Development -> Tick USB Debugging. This will reduce the lag (and stop Android OS using 46% of your battery).
I listen to music for close to 90 minutes per day, and sync two email accounts, RSS, Twitter, weather, etc. My battery will last at least a day and a half - by then it's at about 20% charge.
After being unplugged for 16.5 hours, my battery usage is as follows:
Cell standby 34%
Display 30%
Phone idle 28%
Android System 3%
Mediaserver 3%
Android OS 2%
And I've had the screen on for more than usual today.
-Mike-
Hey guys, thanks a lot for replying.
I've rooted my DHD using Visionary r14 however I'm still running the original ROM. I recommend that you try the following before changing your phones software:
Install SetCPU from the Market (requires root). This will underclock your phone (saving power) when not in use.
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I just tried this last night, had a really busy week. And WOW! I usually do not charge my phone overnight as I've heard that overcharging causes the battery to eventually become weak. I lose about 20-22% overnight where my Android OS takes up most of my battery. After I rooted and installed SetCPU, I lost only 8% over 6 hours, where the OS used only 5% and phone idle used 24%. A HUGE change, cheers for that Mike.
I am using ARHD on my DHD (as you can see from my signature) and i have huge improvement of overall performance and battery. It is just awesome using DHD with this ROM loaded on.
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I'll try that ROM in sometime, look at how my phone is gonna perform after SetCPU. I've heard that using a different ROM will screw up my warranty so I'll hold on to the current ROM for a while. Thanks again.
Help needed with ozzy Radio Roms - Like which one??
Can anyone help me I really want to use CoreDroid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858418
After rooting, Eng-off, S-off, unlocking the sim and using Clockworkmod to install CoreDroid. It booted fine and all looked good very impressed.
Except I now had no signal at all (bluetooth and WIFI are OK).
Tried multiple Radio roms found on XDA website all without any result.
After changing the ROM using the adb to push radio.img, restarting in fastboot
and finally flashing the rom. I would rebuild CordDriod from fresh each time just to be sure.
Can any body let me know if there is a more up to date ROM that is working with the VodaFone Australia Desire HD.
Many thanks in advance for any effort required.
Im going to try again, maybe i missed something.
Hi!!
I'm having terrible battery drain with my Arc S. Bought new last November, had a normal battery life span. In March phone started to lose battery on deepsleep mode (over night, airplane mode on).
I've tried every single rom from GB to ICS to JB, I've spent hundreds of hours reading diferent threads here and every forum I found on google! I've tried everything I've read, made dozens of factory restore on Sony SUS.
Facts:
- Locked BootLoader
- Currently on GB 2.3.4 with Xperia Slim V2.20
- Don't have data plan
- 2G every time
- Drains 3.5% per hour over night with Airplane mode on, after a fresh restart)
- tried a new 2350mAh battery
- Formatted Micro SD Card
- App sync when reinstall programs is off
- Every rom I've tried, made full clean (userdata/system/cache/dalvik) or followed specific rom instructions.
- Tried battery calibration methods from the forum
These battery drain symptoms exists on every single rom I flash!! Stock or custom, GB or ICS. I'm desperate, and to help me out, I don't have the invoice to send it to Sony...
I'm trully desperate, I'm not a noob and I've search and read every singe thing I've found!!!
MetalicMan said:
Hi!!
I'm having terrible battery drain with my Arc S. Bought new last November, had a normal battery life span. In March phone started to lose battery on deepsleep mode (over night, airplane mode on).
I've tried every single rom from GB to ICS to JB, I've spent hundreds of hours reading diferent threads here and every forum I found on google! I've tried everything I've read, made dozens of factory restore on Sony SUS.
Facts:
- Locked BootLoader
- Currently on GB 2.3.4 with Xperia Slim V2.20
- Don't have data plan
- 2G every time
- Drains 3.5% per hour over night with Airplane mode on, after a fresh restart)
- tried a new 2350mAh battery
- Formatted Micro SD Card
- App sync when reinstall programs is off
- Every rom I've tried, made full clean (userdata/system/cache/dalvik) or followed specific rom instructions.
- Tried battery calibration methods from the forum
These battery drain symptoms exists on every single rom I flash!! Stock or custom, GB or ICS. I'm desperate, and to help me out, I don't have the invoice to send it to Sony...
I'm trully desperate, I'm not a noob and I've search and read every singe thing I've found!!!
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Seems like one of the apps, that you have installed yourself.
Battery drain does not just start suddenly. Either a newly installed app or something other modification.
Try using BetterBatteryStats and try to see, what consumes juice.
By the way, those battery calibration things are waste of time - they do not help nor improve anything.
Someguyfromhell said:
Seems like one of the apps, that you have installed yourself.
Battery drain does not just start suddenly. Either a newly installed app or something other modification.
Try using BetterBatteryStats and try to see, what consumes juice.
By the way, those battery calibration things are waste of time - they do not help nor improve anything.
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Thanks for your input!
It's strange, I have I only have:
- CPU master Free - Max: 768 Min122.88
- CWM
- PlayStore
- Total Commander
Will use batterystats and post tomorrow a log from the evening!!
MetalicMan said:
Thanks for your input!
It's strange, I have I only have:
- CPU master Free - Max: 768 Min122.88
- CWM
- PlayStore
- Total Commander
Will use batterystats and post tomorrow a log from the evening!!
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which baseband are you using ??
Stock from .42 as I'm on locked bootloader
Gathered some info this morning from BBS .
3hours on deepsleep, plain mode, took 2,5% per hour, clibing to 4,5% during the day, almost no wifi and just a couple of calls
Good morning.
This time got 2.9% per hour overnight as BBS states.
Could someone check this log please??
I genuinely can't understand what's wrong with the phone!
If I take the battery off for some minutes, and put it back on, the battery drops.
On a clean rom from Sony SUS, airplane mode, deepsleep, battery drops!
Please bare in mind that I have more than one battery, and the problem occurs on both!!
Worst damn phone ever had!!Even my nokia 3310 was better than this!! Will not buy Sony Ericson for sure again
Some basics - WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Sync (also within apps) turned on?
Do you have low signal in your area?
And by the way, do not compare today's smartphones with Nokia 3310. None of today's smartphones can get 2 weeks on a single charge.
Your phone sleeps well so your battery drain problem is not software related. I think that your phone is damaged and If you still have warranty then it's time to use it.
Sony Xperia Arc S Battery Drain
Hey MM
I've got the same model phone as you which also started with normal battery life but recently started draining the battery to the point where I couldn't get 6 hours on standby (powersave mode) without it going flat pffft! All I could pinpoint it to was that it kind of started draining out after I installed the latest facebook app update. I uninstalled it last night & my battery is back to normal. I've had 8 hours on idle time and 3 hours of mild usage (internet & texts) and battery power is still at 92% woohoo! Even though I had all notifcations for facebook turned off, there was something within that friggin app that was draining my battery big time, even when the phone was idle. I now just have the basic facebook app which is pathetic & takes forever to load, so I'm just logging onto facebook via internet browser & all is sweet.
QUOTE=MetalicMan;43463912]Hi!!
I'm having terrible battery drain with my Arc S. Bought new last November, had a normal battery life span. In March phone started to lose battery on deepsleep mode (over night, airplane mode on).
I've tried every single rom from GB to ICS to JB, I've spent hundreds of hours reading diferent threads here and every forum I found on google! I've tried everything I've read, made dozens of factory restore on Sony SUS.
Facts:
- Locked BootLoader
- Currently on GB 2.3.4 with Xperia Slim V2.20
- Don't have data plan
- 2G every time
- Drains 3.5% per hour over night with Airplane mode on, after a fresh restart)
- tried a new 2350mAh battery
- Formatted Micro SD Card
- App sync when reinstall programs is off
- Every rom I've tried, made full clean (userdata/system/cache/dalvik) or followed specific rom instructions.
- Tried battery calibration methods from the forum
These battery drain symptoms exists on every single rom I flash!! Stock or custom, GB or ICS. I'm desperate, and to help me out, I don't have the invoice to send it to Sony...
I'm trully desperate, I'm not a noob and I've search and read every singe thing I've found!!![/QUOTE]
!!!!!
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MetalicMan said:
I genuinely can't understand what's wrong with the phone!
If I take the battery off for some minutes, and put it back on, the battery drops.
On a clean rom from Sony SUS, airplane mode, deepsleep, battery drops!
Please bare in mind that I have more than one battery, and the problem occurs on both!!
Worst damn phone ever had!!Even my nokia 3310 was better than this!! Will not buy Sony Ericson for sure again
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dude booting the kernel or starting the kernel takes to much of battery thats not xperia problem :silly:
gauravj said:
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dude booting the kernel or starting the kernel takes to much of battery thats not xperia problem :silly:
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True that. Just booting my phone with Rush Kernel V13 + init.d scripts takes 5% of my battery
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?
bananagranola said:
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.
Hi
I'm a regular flasher and am using Phoenix V12 as my daily rom because of its smoothness and battery life.
Now, Ive tried multiple 4.3 ROMS (DN3, Dr Ketans V1,V2,V3,Phoenix V14 & V15)
Whats consistent and worrying in all of them is that while they work mighty fine, my battery lifes taken a hit.
Its down to 3.5 hours screen on on all ROMS from 6.5 hrs screen on in 4.1.2.
Ive tried installing, reinstalling, wiping data, dalvik, battery calibration, full 3-4 charging cycles and all possible permutations and combinations of the same but to no avail.
I really want to migrate to 4.3 so how can I resolve my battery problem?
Thanks!
Turn off services/apps you dont need.
Perhaps you would take a look over,
Settings->wifi->advanced-> Scanning always available.
Untick this options. This would kills your battery quickly as many users faced it before.
Also can refer the method that provided by TheATHEiST, close some apps/service that you wont longer require on 4.3 anymore.
AutoStart Check i would recommend to you. Doing well for me.
:good:
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Now, Ive tried multiple 4.3 ROMS (DN3, Dr Ketans V1,V2,V3,Phoenix V14 & V15)
Whats consistent and worrying in all of them is that while they work mighty fine, my battery lifes taken a hit.
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I've installed Dr. Ketans V5 MK4 ROM and the battery is just as outstanding as it was on 4.1.2 Stock ROM.
The only thing I noticed is that WiFi is now draining battery a little faster than on the stock ROM. Might have something to do with the WiFi patch I've applied because on couple of custom ROM's I 've installed, the WiFi was not working right after flashing.
You also might try some battery saving apps. I am quite sattisfied with Juice Defender, but those apps are only doing their job while the device is in sleep mode by killing the wake locks. When you are using the phone, ther is no app in the world that will help you save the juice.
Battery Drain
I am using PA 3.99 on my Note 2. Previously when I was on stock, I used to get 2 days from a complete charge with standard usage of WiFi and Data. Now, I can barely get 1 day from a full charge.:crying:
There are no background apps running, "Scanning always Available" is off in WiFi settings. GPS off. Sync off. Location Services off.
forkaran said:
Hi
I'm a regular flasher and am using Phoenix V12 as my daily rom because of its smoothness and battery life.
Now, Ive tried multiple 4.3 ROMS (DN3, Dr Ketans V1,V2,V3,Phoenix V14 & V15)
Whats consistent and worrying in all of them is that while they work mighty fine, my battery lifes taken a hit.
Its down to 3.5 hours screen on on all ROMS from 6.5 hrs screen on in 4.1.2.
Ive tried installing, reinstalling, wiping data, dalvik, battery calibration, full 3-4 charging cycles and all possible permutations and combinations of the same but to no avail.
I really want to migrate to 4.3 so how can I resolve my battery problem?
Thanks!
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Hi, have you considered the possibility that your battery has also aged? I assume that it is 1yr or so already so your previous time of 6.5 is no longer possible tho, 3.5 hrs screen on is low on my >1yr old battery, i use to have 4.5 hrs on DN3 V3. Hope i gave you another perspective.
Cheers
Hi, I have been wondering huge battery drain of the device. With wifi on, it lasts max 2 days from full to empty, with little usage.
If I turn wifi off, drain stops. Tried it last night, didnt use battery at all.
I have tested original rom, cm11 and omni, same behavior with all. With or without custom kernels. Always system wipe before flash.
Do you guys have same kind of drain with wifi?
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Hi, I have been wondering huge battery drain of the device. With wifi on, it lasts max 2 days from full to empty, with little usage.
If I turn wifi off, drain stops. Tried it last night, didnt use battery at all.
I have tested original rom, cm11 and omni, same behavior with all. With or without custom kernels. Always system wipe before flash.
Do you guys have same kind of drain with wifi?
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Bro , there is nothing abnormal in it . Your tab is behaving normal .