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Hello All,
I noticed there are a lot of posts regarding Battery Usage & Optimization...
I tried many many combinations of custom roms, basebands and kernels and I always face the same battery problem especially when 3G/MobileData is switched on.
I admit that Sony Ericsson gave us a ****ty stock rom with poor kernel however It's still the best rom in managing battery usage.
I made a small comparison on Stock rom VS Custom roms with 3G/MobileData left switched-on and I found the following:
Custom rom(s): battery drain down very fast it goes for 100% to 1% in less than 8 hours (normal apps installed)
Stock rom: battery lasts for 2-3 days with normal daily phone usage (same apps installed as i did in custom rom)
Please share your opinions.
Thanks,
Ayman

I don't agree at all...
Custom roms can have just as good, if not better, battery life.

I personally think this was a good idea. Nice post and info. Just curious, how long did you do this study with the data you got?
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hey guys, i too have this issue, i dnt know if its device specific. ive had the phone since march(2010) last year and have been modifying it with the great mods that the devs hav given us. everytime i install a custom rom i just get unusual battery drain, like yesterday, i followed instructions to the letter and installed tripnravers miuifroyo 1.0.8 and i lost 10% battery in like 20 minutes n ive hardly used it :-(. so nowadays i stick wiv a modified stock 2.1(ewjet to b exact). im gna buy a new battery and see if i get the same results. i really wna use a custom(2.2+)rom but the battery problems are really putting me off, theres so many people out der that arent really having ny battery drain whcih jus dus my head

Voelker45 said:
I personally think this was a good idea. Nice post and info. Just curious, how long did you do this study with the data you got?
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Thanks Voelker BTW this is my first Thread in XDA, I used to use SE 2.1 stock rom till the first stable Froyo custom rom came out. I switched to Froyo then I started to notice this around 4 months ago and I tried many combination and a lot of optimizations to find out the best one although Stock rom was always better.
@fiscidtox:
I love Foryo and GB much much more than Eclair I currently on CM6 v6 Wolfbreak
Could you please tell me how the battery lasts on your custom rom while MobileData is left switched-on?
Thanks,
Ayman

I get a full day..
If you mean stock with no tweaks then maybe it would last longer, but a lot of that would be not having jit enabled...

sofir786 said:
hey guys, i too have this issue, i dnt know if its device specific. ive had the phone since march(2010) last year and have been modifying it with the great mods that the devs hav given us. everytime i install a custom rom i just get unusual battery drain, like yesterday, i followed instructions to the letter and installed tripnravers miuifroyo 1.0.8 and i lost 10% battery in like 20 minutes n ive hardly used it :-(. so nowadays i stick wiv a modified stock 2.1(ewjet to b exact). im gna buy a new battery and see if i get the same results. i really wna use a custom(2.2+)rom but the battery problems are really putting me off, theres so many people out der that arent really having ny battery drain whcih jus dus my head
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You must be doing something wrong!
10% in 20 mins isn't normal.
I'm sure if you left it settle this would rectify itself though.

I think the biggest advantage of the stock kernel so far is stability, but the ongoing development for the custom kernel is sucessful to implement some problems such as battery drain caused by unability to go into deep sleep etc..

I never understood needing more than 24 hours on a charge. Charge it while you're sleeping you wont be using it then anyway.

Even if you like the 2.1 Stock ROM for any reason (Stability,Battery,etc) and don't like all these awesome 2.2 and 2.3, you should at least use Eric's JET ROM which is based on the original ROM has no stability issues and has faaaaar better battery life.
But seriously, I`m using Custom ROMs since the first 2.2 ROM by Z and never even cared to get back to the stock ROM.

When I use Wifi custom roms have almost the same battery life as the stock rom. But since I can't connect to wifi at work on any custom rom, im forced to use 3g.. and I need to charge my phone twice a day with almost no usage.

pngface said:
When I use Wifi custom roms have almost the same battery life as the stock rom. But since I can't connect to wifi at work on any custom rom, im forced to use 3g.. and I need to charge my phone twice a day with almost no usage.
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why not only connect to 3g when you are using it?

fiscidtox said:
You must be doing something wrong!
10% in 20 mins isn't normal.
I'm sure if you left it settle this would rectify itself though.
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im pretty sure im doin the steps right, but as u sed leaving it to settle shud help this, im gna buy a new battery nyways and try again. i think the wrong thing im doin is not letting it settle, rather i see the battery drain n i jus end up flashing bak to stock. but i shall give wot u sed a go. thanks

fiscidtox said:
why not only connect to 3g when you are using it?
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I have it set to switch to 2g when the screen is off (I need it on all the time for IM )

can't wait till gingerbread comes out. if the performance is like the arc then I will just stick with the stock rom.

sofir786 said:
im pretty sure im doin the steps right, but as u sed leaving it to settle shud help this, im gna buy a new battery nyways and try again. i think the wrong thing im doin is not letting it settle, rather i see the battery drain n i jus end up flashing bak to stock. but i shall give wot u sed a go. thanks
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Let it settle for at least two days to see improvement.
Your battery needs to adjust, much like letting your phone build a cache, in order to really see how the rom will effect anything.

Im using the stock rom and my battery lasts a maximum of 2 days with this tweaks: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934486
I dont use 3g at all and i use wifi sometimes (session lasts only 10 mins or so)
Brightness is set to "middle" also

Sorry dont agree..
I use wolfbreaks latest rom with the undervolt module.
Juice defender only enables my wifi when i am at home...all other times i have data on with facebook sync.
I now get the same battery life as i did on stock 2.1
Currently I have been unplugged for 1day and 12 hours and I am still at 38%.

fiscidtox said:
why not only connect to 3g when you are using it?
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3g is useful incase of using Apps such as viber, whatsapp, IM and Gmail as it makes you online and reachable all of the day.

gregbradley said:
Sorry dont agree..
I use wolfbreaks latest rom with the undervolt module.
Juice defender only enables my wifi when i am at home...all other times i have data on with facebook sync.
I now get the same battery life as i did on stock 2.1
Currently I have been unplugged for 1day and 12 hours and I am still at 38%.
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Honestly I didn't try the undervolt module with wolfbreak's rom, I thought It was developed for stock rom only....I'm gonna give it a try and I'll be back to you with the result.
Thanks,
Ayman

[Q] Best Stock Rom For Daily Use ?

Hi everyone !
I´ve been flashing roms frequently for like a year or so, testing each and every rom released.
Ones are clearly better than others,but every developer is making a good job.
The thing is, since my last 3 flashes,i'm experiencing a HUGE battery drain once i'm over 3G network, so i'm considering flashing a STOCK rom so i can use my phone correctly.
Which is the best BASE ROM i can have ? (JPS,JPQ,JPM... 2.2 Froyo ofc).
I'm tired of flashing and reflashing things that are not working 100%, stability is VERY important.
Also, any idea of whats happening to my 3G ? My battery life is OK once i'm not using the 3G network,but once i turn it on my battery goes down like water in a waterfall.
Thanks in advance.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063940
JPM was very stable. But you can try JPS too.

Shree_Jamdar said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063940
JPM was very stable. But you can try JPS too.
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Actually, all i need is a rom that does not EAT my battery over 3G network.
I guess i've messed up my battery flashing all those roms.
Since i've already calibrated it 3 times and it still draining as much as it was before the whole process

marcelloLins said:
Actually, all i need is a rom that does not EAT my battery over 3G network.
I guess i've messed up my battery flashing all those roms.
Since i've already calibrated it 3 times and it still draining as much as it was before the whole process
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Over 3G usage ...you will definitely get low battery, due to resource usage over the high speed network.
Try My ROM and let me know if it helps your cause ... though my ROM is based on XXJPS and have lots of battery Customization to improve performance the battery backup as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264334

vivekchamoli said:
Over 3G usage ...you will definitely get low battery, due to resource usage over the high speed network.
Try My ROM and let me know if it helps your cause ... though my ROM is based on XXJPS and have lots of battery Customization to improve performance the battery backup as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264334
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Am I the only one that sees this post a lot today
No offence of course every dev for our lovely G3 is welcome on XDA

vivekchamoli said:
Over 3G usage ...you will definitely get low battery, due to resource usage over the high speed network.
Try My ROM and let me know if it helps your cause ... though my ROM is based on XXJPS and have lots of battery Customization to improve performance the battery backup as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264334
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I dont think it is normal to have my battery drained like hell over 3G Networks...
I mean,i wasnt like that,it started someday and never stopped.
Do you think that flashing a STOCK rom would fix it ?
All i want is to be able to stay connected to 3G for like 4-5 hours,maybe more.
If i turn it on,my battery drops to ZERO in matter of minutes.

Then its time to change your battery.same thing happens with me.i have already changed so many roms...but after data network on battery drops in 10min...
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pratikmore said:
Then its time to change your battery.same thing happens with me.i have already changed so many roms...but after data network on battery drops in 10min...
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Really ?
Dammit !
So, what people just dont know is that flashing roms alot may ruin your battery life.
Great.
Have you changed your battery already ?

The one I use is JPF, is that bad?

Hawkester said:
The one I use is JPF, is that bad?
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JPU is the latest and most likely will have the least bugs maybe even no bugs at all. Try it for yourself and see if it makes a big improvement

[ARC][ROM] LT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Singapore_Generic

This is Singapore Generic v4.0.2.A.0.42 (Android v2.3.4) untouched firmware.
Flash it using Flashtool.
Download it here.
Like it? Click THANKS .

Any feedback on battery life?
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superlimau said:
Any feedback on battery life?
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How do I know? , I updated this afternoon only

was hoping someone could shed some light and provide feedbacks.
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superlimau said:
was hoping someone could shed some light and provide feedbacks.
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8 hours gone and I'm left with 49%. With the standby estimation, I should be good to go through out the night. So I hope it should be the same as previous. Just note that I'm a moderate user .

have you tried using zergrush rooting this firmware?

elnitrox said:
have you tried using zergrush rooting this firmware?
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My bootloader is unlocked. So I've root using this method.

elnitrox said:
have you tried using zergrush rooting this firmware?
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Yes, I tried and successful
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Any update on battery life?

superlimau said:
Any update on battery life?
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Draining like hell. Can't even last for a day due to radio issue . The issue is there in .283 & .42.

i've not seen a fw that had great battery life...
on cm041, miui the drain was there as well....
what is wrong here....

Slightly off topic: I'm getting about 8-10 hours with pretty heavy usage on CM7.1.0.1. When I leave it on standby, I have about 10% drain after about 8-9 hours of standby, with the occasional time check.
And back to topic, thanks for having the generic SG ROM here, I might go back to this as I have some issues with Wi-Fi tethering on CM7.

Just to add on, i had previously used the .283 version, battery was good. Then i started to root and unlock bootloader, and installed the doomlord v12 for .283, battery drain about 10-15% overnight in 6hrs. Days back, I had flashed the SG ROM .042, the battery was good again, averaging 3% overnight. Its proven to be good.

3% drain overnight is impressive. Which kernel are you using? Stock .0.42?
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superlimau said:
3% drain overnight is impressive. Which kernel are you using? Stock .0.42?
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Same experience as me. But I turn off the data connectivity at night.

As far I used (I used almost all the versions, I guess) the .368 firmware is the best of battery usage. I usually get 24-26 hrs of usage (I would say pretty heavy, with all guns up... [BT, WiFi, GPS]) out of it, compared to this .42 firmware, I can't cross 15 hrs mark!!!
But from what I experimented, I understand that it's the baseband that is giving problem. I notice that there are many users from SG here and specially from SingTel, if you guys observe closely, the network coverage is poor with this firmware compared to the previous .145 firmware. So I'm planning to flash back the old baseband on to the new firmware and give a try whether the battery life improves together with the network coverage.

How do I know which firmware I am using?

Ok, I am on .0.42 world generic now. Let me monitor and revert.
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I'm on stock kernel, and i'm using Juice defender Ultimate, let it auto manage my battery-drain stuffs, so i need no worry on forgetting to switch off any batt drain functions. I"m not sure if the SETCPU profiles works, I just enable the profile when screen off I set to 245MHz max 122MHz min. Mine is M1 set.
Kinda tired of flashing custom rom/kernel.. there's always some problem with the features, i.e. 0 batt, wifi cannot connect, batt drain etc etc.. stick to stock for the moment.. Root hp is good enough to play with some stuffs for the moment. Especially ad free.

Personally I don't like any programs that turns off my data to save the battery. It defects the purpose of having data plan moreover, you miss the updates (I've tried lot of applications like Juice defender and I experience the same issue...missing the updates, even the Whatsapp messages are not delivered to you on time).
Now I've flashed the old baseband (from UK .368 firmware) on to the latest firmware (.42 SG) for testing to see how is the battery drainage

[Q] Battery life very bad on CM7

Hi everyone,
I have a big problem of battey usage on Android...
I flashed the NexusHD2 rom in a first time and i realised the battery life was very bad ! (I lost 3% for 5 minute of use !)
I flashed the famous Typhoon CM7 rom and it's the same...
My Radio is 2.15.50.14 and i use CLK.
Thanks for your help

Try a different kernel. That helped in ICS, so after some trial-error you should find a good one.
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What kernel is the best for it ?

I use Hyperdroid w/ seader r9 kernel. I get pretty decent battery life with it. But you also have to remember that the HD2 is a bit older so it has a smaller battery and less power-efficient parts.

Xeroday said:
I use Hyperdroid w/ seader r9 kernel. I get pretty decent battery life with it. But you also have to remember that the HD2 is a bit older so it has a smaller battery and less power-efficient parts.
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Agreed, i flashed STOCK Windows Mobile 6.5 from T-Mobile and the battery lasted exactly the same time as with Android on it. I found that the ROM/Kernel combinations only matter a little. The phone alone has horrible battery capacity.

elesbb said:
Agreed, i flashed STOCK Windows Mobile 6.5 from T-Mobile and the battery lasted exactly the same time as with Android on it. I found that the ROM/Kernel combinations only matter a little. The phone alone has horrible battery capacity.
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Buy a high capacity battery could help a bit ?

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Buy a high capacity battery could help a bit ?
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A bit?! Lol that would obviously help a lot. I'm not quite sure how accurate CurrentWidget is, but in terms of standby battery drain I get 5ma drain with wifi on on my phone. On the same settings on my Mum's Desire S she gets 26ma. However she gets great battery life, which I would only guess is due to the larger battery (and the fact that she barely knows how to use the phone, so the screen isn't on very much at all).

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A bit?! Lol that would obviously help a lot. I'm not quite sure how accurate CurrentWidget is, but in terms of standby battery drain I get 5ma drain with wifi on on my phone. On the same settings on my Mum's Desire S she gets 26ma. However she gets great battery life, which I would only guess is due to the larger battery (and the fact that she barely knows how to use the phone, so the screen isn't on very much at all).
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I use batterymonitorwidget pro. And i get around 5ma with wifi and cellular on.

Try using an app called JuiceDefender - it works really well at extending battery life. It basically lets you tweak loads of options to do with data and syncing, so you can have it set that data doesnt run when certain apps are open, or data is off when the screen is off, etc.
There's an ultimate version available, but it is £4.99 from the play store. But I guess that'd be cheaper than a new battery?

The same problem occured to me a few weeks ago. I have been using HyperDroid-CM7 which worked quite decent for 5 or 6 months and had very good battery life. ABut a few weeks ago suddenly the battery life became to awfuly decay, wasting 20% of the energy for idle hour instead of the normal 1-2. I changed the rom to the NexusHD2 ICS port and the battery life slightly improved but rhe problem stays the same. Could it be because the battery itself is broken or some software calibrations are needed (I haben't done any for an year since I bought the device)

Curious observation in battery life on ICS LQ3

I have noticed accidentally yesterday that after I had my stock headphones pluggeed in the Note, the typical curve of the battery drain became much flatter and the different wakes during screen off have almost disappeared. The moment I unplugged the headphones, the battery drain went back to the usual 2-3% per hour on standby.
I am running stock LQ3 and stock kernel. I am rooted, as I have flashed it through Mobile ODIN, over stock, rooted LPY.
I have quite a lot sync-accounts - twitter, facebook, gmail, email, weather widget etc. so I am quite used to relatively short battery life but the trick with the headphones came as quite a surprise.
Before writing this post I decided to test it today as well and it is the same.
So, could someone test this and report? I think that if this proves to be true and common, the devs could easily track what's happening exactly and sort things out, so that battery can live longer without the headphones plugged in.

boboev said:
Before writing this post I decided to test it today as well and it is the same.
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Maybe before writing this post you should also have asked yourself, Did I develop something here or am I asking a question?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365099

Wrong section
Ugh...I am terribly sorry, this was meant for the General Discussion. Please, admin, move it there.

I've noticed that same if the SAR of the last samsung mobile is very low, the reception is quite good compared to other phones.
Do you notice also an improvement of the signal reception? Because if it is the case, it is that your headphones are used as a secondary antenna, giving the phone a stronger reception and less power consumption (better signal = less need of power usage for processing the signal)
This is just a theory...

After some ICS ROMs I went back to Gingerbread, mainly due to poor battery life.
When Litening ROM 2.0 was published I flashed that one. I liked the GB version a lot. The battery life was remarkable, a lot better than previous ICS ROMs. Because Litening is not much supported I tried Alba, also LQ3. A surprise because battery life was the same. I think I'll stick to ICS this time.

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I tried Alba, also LQ3. A surprise because battery life was the same.
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Alba often uses LB2 modem (from GB) in his ROMs - maybe it is the reason. I myself observed huge batterey drain on latest ICS ROMs while connected to Wi-Fi at my workplace. Fixed it by flashing ZCLP5 modem (from early "LP5 leak" ROM).

kitsune44fr said:
I've noticed that same if the SAR of the last samsung mobile is very low, the reception is quite good compared to other phones.
Do you notice also an improvement of the signal reception? Because if it is the case, it is that your headphones are used as a secondary antenna, giving the phone a stronger reception and less power consumption (better signal = less need of power usage for processing the signal)
This is just a theory...
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Hm, that is an interesting theory. I am not sure, however, that the headphones' cable really improves GSM radio reception. I think it is only for FM reception. Of course I have no knowledge behind that, just thinking.
I have frozen lots or apps in Titanuim Backup like:
- the whole range of SNS's
- Social Hub
- Wi-fi sharing manager
- the infamous wssyncmlnps
- software update service, etc
Also I have stopped a bunch of receivers, using Autorun Manager Pro, and disabled a lot of processes from Autostarts.
This should mean that I have opted out the most common battery drainers. I have tried to disable auto-sync for the time being, but that does not seem to be much of a drainer, so maybe the real problem comes somewhere from the modem.

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Alba often uses LB2 modem (from GB) in his ROMs - maybe it is the reason. I myself observed huge batterey drain on latest ICS ROMs while connected to Wi-Fi at my workplace. Fixed it by flashing ZCLP5 modem (from early "LP5 leak" ROM).
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Hey dimcus, i've been having this WiFi vs battery issues with some routers(including the one at home), weird enough it doesn't happen on some of them. I did read somewhere about flashing te Modem file, what leads me to a couple of questions ir you don't mind. Are you on ICS? Do i need to be root to flash the Modem file? If not, any risks involved? I'm on stock ICS LPY DBT.
Thanks in advance,
VR

I flashed the ZCLP6 modem earlier today, guessing that it would be better than ZCLP5.
It is too early to judge but first impressions are that maybe there is a slight improvement in battery on 3G but not something worth it over the stock XXLPT that I used to have and generally battery drain on wifi seems as bad as it has been ever since I flashed ICS.
I have read that some people dared to wipe their Notes and after that most of the problems had disappeared but I don't want to risk getting some brick.
I will try several other popular modems and will report back.
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boboev said:
I flashed the ZCLP6 modem earlier today, guessing that it would be better than ZCLP5.
It is too early to judge but first impressions are that maybe there is a slight improvement in battery on 3G but not something worth it over the stock XXLPT that I used to have and generally battery drain on wifi seems as bad as it has been ever since I flashed ICS.
I have read that some people dared to wipe their Notes and after that most of the problems had disappeared but I don't want to risk getting some brick.
I will try several other popular modems and will report back.
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Hey, did you have the same issues? The orange arrow(th download ONE) keeps going on and off all the time, happened in most routers i've tried. So any help will be more than welcome...
Cheers,
VR

boboev said:
I flashed the ZCLP6 modem earlier today, guessing that it would be better than ZCLP5.
It is too early to judge but first impressions are that maybe there is a slight improvement in battery on 3G but not something worth it over the stock XXLPT that I used to have and generally battery drain on wifi seems as bad as it has been ever since I flashed ICS.
I have read that some people dared to wipe their Notes and after that most of the problems had disappeared but I don't want to risk getting some brick.
I will try several other popular modems and will report back.
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Please let us know how you get on with them. Currently on LR1 modem and noticing a few strange wakelocks.

I have been with LR1 modem for about 40 hours now. What is better than the ones before is the much better behaviour on wi-fi. Other than that it is hard to tell any differences. So far 7 hours since unplugged, 1 h screen-on, half time wifi, half time 3g - battery is at 75%
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boboev said:
I have been with LR1 modem for about 40 hours now. What is better than the ones before is the much better behaviour on wi-fi. Other than that it is hard to tell any differences. So far 7 hours since unplugged, 1 h screen-on, half time wifi, half time 3g - battery is at 75%
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wow.. that;s great.. i upgraded to ICS 5 days ago.. super poor battery..
then I heard to go with speedmod kernel, which I did.
no change..
Can you'se tell HOW TO change the modem?? I need to do something... mine just dont last worth a crap.. half day..
should I try a modem? and can you please say how to do just the modem??.
my baseband is N7000XXLPT
and build # is IML74K.XXLPY
thank you!

Unfortunately after several different ICS Roms (From Stock LPY to Cleanote 2.20) with several different Kernels (Stock, SpeedMod, Goku and more) and few modems (XXLPT, ZCLP5) I had to go back to Ginger due to extremely poor battery life. With all roms /kernels/modems combination the behavior was very similar. The phone was going into deep sleep pretty easily when idle with very low battery drain. On the other hand when using the phone I was getting about 10% drain each 20 minutes (A little less with data wifi and all sync off). I was also getting overheating with temp most of the times over 40 deg C. This drain was almost the same even with system energy savings on. I could not understand the reason for this strange behavior considering that many other users are having great battery life on ICS with their devices. Anyone is experiencing this situation ? NB now with Ginger the battery life is ok.

^ I experience same behaviors...

vessk0 said:
^ I experience same behaviors...
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Hi
Do you by any chance have a German Note ? Mine is German and I was wondering if all the German notes had the same behaviour ..
Thanks

Battery drain with cm10 paranoid android
I am facing a huge battery drain issue. Used the phone for downloading and playing games and general usage yesterday and battery only lasted 3.5 Hours. Need to continuously watch the battery as it drops about 10-20% on idle. Checked the wakelocks and mainly wifi related, the phone is going into deep sleep just fine. HELP PLEASE!!!

lol continuously watching means you're the wake lock.
btw phone only has 3-3.5 hour screen on time. When playing games its usually less.
All do some reading into analyzing battery life betterbatterystats and cpu spy
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