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4.1.2 improved battery life

After receiving the 4.1.2 OTA update, I'm getting a much better battery life.
It used to be dead at the end of the day. Now, I finish my day and the battrey is on 45% with the same phone use.
I also find that apps and mostly google apps do launch faster
Have you also noticed it?

CM10 "added" 4.1.2 into the compilation recently & I've noticed a difference too... :victory:

Can you give us some screenshots of the screen time?
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Only with data all the day i got 3.30h and 19h on, automatic brightness, sync on. Google stock 4.1.2

4.1.2 appears to have a big affect on battery life. I've gone from needing a charge after about 12 hours to going all day with charge left
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When 4.1.1 was released, people reported that Google Now was a battery hog. Maybe Google improved it drastically.
Those who experience better battery life with 4.1.2, do you have Google Now activated?

MoosDiagramm said:
When 4.1.1 was released, people reported that Google Now was a battery hog. Maybe Google improved it drastically.
Those who experience better battery life with 4.1.2, do you have Google Now activated?
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To add on to this. I'm noticing FAR fewer wakeups (alarms) caused by Maps services on 4.1.2. That has an impact regardless of whether or not Google Now is running.
They definitely made some changes to location based services considering the menus were modified and additional settings were added.

Using a custom ROM and kernel so I can't answer this. But my battery life using CM10 + Franco Kernel has definitely improved.

zephiK said:
Using a custom ROM and kernel so I can't answer this. But my battery life using CM10 + Franco Kernel has definitely improved.
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Flash stock and it will be better.
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I logged in hoping someone had made a topic about this. On 4.1.1 I did not use Google Now because of the effect on battery life it caused. I tried it on 4.1.2 hoping it had improved. In my opinion it did. Still need more days to test but it seems way better now. Even saying that, I still feel it takes too much of a hit on battery for me to continue using it.
Just my 2 cents.

Soldier-2Point0 said:
Flash stock and it will be better.
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Umm, it absolutely wouldn't be better at all.
Rooting and using custom ROMs have it benefits and my battery life wouldn't be to where it is now (at least not as long) if i was on stock.
Stock is too boring for me. I need my lock screen customizations and backups

It doesn't take away root capabilities right?
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runderekrun said:
I logged in hoping someone had made a topic about this. On 4.1.1 I did not use Google Now because of the effect on battery life it caused. I tried it on 4.1.2 hoping it had improved. In my opinion it did. Still need more days to test but it seems way better now. Even saying that, I still feel it takes too much of a hit on battery for me to continue using it.
Just my 2 cents.
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I use it while traveling. A lot of the functions are designed to help you familiarize yourself with the area.
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Soldier-2Point0 said:
I use it while traveling. A lot of the functions are designed to help you familiarize yourself with the area.
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Absolutely. I don't travel much so its not as useful for me.
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The 4.1.2 custom ROMs have done me better overall than the 4.1.1 ROMs.

I haven't noticed much of any difference one way or another.

So the latest cm10 nightlies contain 4.1.2??
It seems the battery life claims are pretty circumstantial. I wish there was a standardized test for this..
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Cm10 nightlies are cm10.
And battery is much much better.
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I never let any Rom to settle down(for more than 2 days) to comment on battery life, but i hope the thread is pointing to facts
So now in Stock will report back after 2 charge cycles at least

The map process is eating my battery to. I reserve testet it yesterday (nandroid of 4.1.1 back) no problem and then again OTA to 4.1.2. Anyone out there a possible resolution ? Had 2-3 days with my battery, now maybe one day.
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shahrukhraza said:
It doesn't take away root capabilities right?
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If you use some sort of Recovery like CWM it does not. CWM will ask you if you want keep recovery and/or root.

Temasek ROM

CM 11 based, everything works so far. None of this selinux stuff. Halo! Lots of mods.
Used twrp 2.6.3.1 with mk7 modem, that's it.
MOD Edit: Link removed. Please link to the thread not the Goo link
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I'm glad you posted this as, I too, have been using the Temasek ROM for the last couple of days.
I have had some minor problems with the camera and the proximity sensor red light staying on. After trying a couple of different camera apps I think I found one that works good so far. As far as the red light, are you having the same issue? For me, the proximity sensor works well, its just the light that's bugging me. My battery life is worse and I'm thinking it's due to that red light.
I have read the thread and I want to switch to devil kernel to see if that resolves the issue and maybe get better battery life. Are you on the 3.0.64-W03kernel? How's your battey life so far?
As you can tell I'm new to XDA and new to flashing/ROMs. Going from stock ROM to this has practically blown my mind. Besides the minor issues I've had, the Temasek ROM runs real smooth and I cant even imagine using my phone without it.

Temasek has terrible battery life - not only drains fast it refuses to charge except very slowly. Used both original kernel and devil's, didn't make much difference. Have not tested fit proximity; saved in a backup for future. Back to DN3 TW rom.
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Bronyr said:
Temasek has terrible battery life - not only drains fast it refuses to charge except very slowly. Used both original kernel and devil's, didn't make much difference. Have not tested fit proximity; saved in a backup for future. Back to DN3 TW rom.
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Update: got latest version v38 from Jan 23 and it's all good. Excellent battery life. Best AOSP ROM bar none.
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Bronyr said:
Update: got latest version v38 from Jan 23 and it's all good. Excellent battery life. Best AOSP ROM bar none.
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need link in OP

Bronyr said:
CM 11 based, everything works so far. None of this selinux stuff. Halo! Lots of mods.
Used twrp 2.6.3.1 with mk7 modem, that's it.
MOD Edit: Link removed. Please link to the thread not the Goo link
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Here's link from the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596887
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Been running this Rom for a few days now, I thought I would report. Battery life is fairly consistent for my phone hardware/software setup, across most of the aosp roms, I'm getting about 3.5 hours of screen time.
No reboots, or hangs as of yet. My only complaint is the always on red proximity sensor, but that's a known issue
This is a good feature packed package, running well
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willl03 said:
Hey guys
Recently I've been short on time, little time I have for android was put into bringing Slim to note 3 and making a custom rom with it
On the Note 2 I'll keep building Temasek CM11 to have more diversity on both devices, here you have the official slim and no temasek and it's the opposite on note 3
Will build the new version around the middle of the week, huge update
O/
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For those who don't follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596887
[ROM][4.4.2][t0lte][Jan29] Temasek CM11 v41 + W03Tweaks v1.11 *The Fine-tuned AOSP*
V41 has been just about perfect
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4.4.2 Battery drain

I've tried a couple kitkat roms for my note 2 and the battery drains at 15-20% an hour with no activity. It's also slow to charge.
Is this common with 4.4.2? Should I stick with 4.3 for the time being?

rspear said:
I've tried a couple kitkat roms for my note 2 and the battery drains at 15-20% an hour with no activity. It's also slow to charge.
Is this common with 4.4.2? Should I stick with 4.3 for the time being?
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Trying and using are a lil different.[emoji48]
Trying we flash it (Rom) then if it's not acting right we flash something else...
Using is when you AT least let the Rom settle into your phone/device. A day or two should be good enough to know what's doing what...
Check this app out if you don't have it yet»» http://goo.gl/vffD4d
In order to compare battery stats...
Another thing is your kernel and your setting that affect your battery life...
Me 3¢ short of a nickel...
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Bajanman is dead on. Gotta let the ROM settle.
However, in the meantime, check your Location settings. In "Mode" take it off "High Accuracy" and change to "Battery Saving"
This was draining my 4.4.2 ROM'd Note 2 badly.

I always get great battery life with my note 2 on 4.4.2 roms.
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Having awesome battery life on a 4.4.2 ROM. SlimKat. New kernel posted today in the thread.
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15-20 % per hour with no activity ??
Uh....yeh....something is beyond messed up. ..
I've never seen battery burn like that. ..on any rom for this device. ..
What rom ??
What kernel ??
What method of cleaning are you using prior to flashing ??
A bit more information will help us to help you. ...g
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rspear said:
I've tried a couple kitkat roms for my note 2 and the battery drains at 15-20% an hour with no activity. It's also slow to charge.
Is this common with 4.4.2? Should I stick with 4.3 for the time being?
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You can use this rom BeanStalk ROM it is very good try it. if your problem still remain using with 4.3 rom

Thanks for the replies.
I tried aokp nightlies and omnirom for a few days each.
I'm on the latest cyanogenmod nightlies now and battery life is much better.

ShrekOpher said:
Having awesome battery life on a 4.4.2 ROM. SlimKat. New kernel posted today in the thread.
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Yeah, I've never had battery life like I have on slimkat.

Battery life on 5.1

After HTC released the sprint update for the M9 for 5.1, numerous developers ported it for their roms.
To anyone who has been using the 5.1 roms lately and for a prolonged time - how did it change for you?
5.0 is pretty bad for me (even though I have Greenify and PowerNap running) and I barely make it through the day.
Does it change a lot for you?

Has not improved in my opinion..
May take a while
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Going from 5.0 to 5.1 should net some improvement. If you are already on 5.1 using the 2.7 version, going to 2.8 most likely won't net any noticeable difference.

matthewstice said:
Has not improved in my opinion..
May take a while
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IMHO, same to worse thus far. I'm giving it 2 days to settle down and running it from 100->0 -->100-->0% twice, just for good measure.

d-pak said:
IMHO, same to worse thus far. I'm giving it 2 days to settle down and running it from 100->0 -->100-->0% twice, just for good measure.
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Running a battery to 0 has no effect on it's performance anymore.

I've been testing the beta Cyanogenmod build, which is built on CM12.1, Android 5.1.1.
(I'm also still on 1.32 firmware)
It isn't a Sense rom so I can't directly compare, but the battery seems MUCH better. I haven't had a chance to test for a good SOT, but even idle battery drain is drastically improved.

Noticed improvement on 2.8 based rom on 2.8 fw. But only 2 of them out ATM.
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Which version of Android is the best for you guys?

It's been long enough for most users to get the jist and overall feel for the Android versions out thus far?
In your guys opinion, which is the best version for our S4?
Kit Kat, which one? 4.3, 4.4.4, Jylly bean, lollipop, marshmallow? Which one?
IMO, I think kit Kat is the overall best and optimized Android version for our phone. I think this is the highest version.meant for our phones, where it hits the sweet spot in terms of performance, and battery life. What say you, XDA?
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GPE 4.4.4 is the best version i have ever used.
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[email protected] said:
GPE 4.4.4 is the best version i have ever used.
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Yeah, I'm thinking I should just keep 4.4.4.
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tikay00 said:
It's been long enough for most users to get the jist and overall feel for the Android versions out thus far?
In your guys opinion, which is the best version for our S4?
Kit Kat, which one? 4.3, 4.4.4, Jylly bean, lollipop, marshmallow? Which one?
IMO, I think kit Kat is the overall best and optimized Android version for our phone. I think this is the highest version.meant for our phones, where it hits the sweet spot in terms of performance, and battery life. What say you, XDA?
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With respect, have you tried SlimLP (5.1.1)? I really think that the battery life is pretty good. Everything works, Bluetooth, WiFi, cell data, etc. Plus there is the pie buttons, notification snooze options, and it is really lightweight and fast. But to each their own. That's the joy of all of these android variations. Everyone can get just what they need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3377731
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[email protected] said:
GPE 4.4.4 is the best version i have ever used.
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i like 5.1.1, if you have a lean os, itll run like butter. i just 4.4.4 is outdated. which other versions have you tried?

karovamilkbar said:
i like 5.1.1, if you have a lean os, itll run like butter. i just 4.4.4 is outdated. which other versions have you tried?
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How's the battery life. Heard the newer versions just aren't optimized for our phones, and drain the battery like crazy. I think 4.4.4 is the most optimized for our phones, and the most recent you can get while being perfect for our phones. I think 4.4.4 is the sweet spot for our phones.
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tikay00 said:
How's the battery life. Heard the newer versions just aren't optimized for our phones, and drain the battery like crazy. I think 4.4.4 is the most optimized for our phones, and the most recent you can get while being perfect for our phones. I think 4.4.4 is the sweet spot for our phones.
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Haven't tried marshmallow so i can't speak for that. But 5.1
Works great. Also I use greenify pretty religiously so battery stats in check. And the animations get choppy sometimes so I do turn them off. Otherwise it works great, think I'll stay at 5.1.