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Hello! I was wondering why suddenly my Android OS was at 70-90% when it was below 50% when i got the phone in first place. I then started thinking what could cause the drain and then i remembered someone saying that the torch needs a lot of permissions, so i thought that was it, and yes that was causing the drain. So all i wanna say is not to use the torch widget because it apparently likes eating your battery... My battery goes about like 10% in 30min not using the phone at all with the torch widget, but if i remove it from the homescreen, it goes only like 2-5% in a hour. I hope this helps people struggling with battery problems. Please use the thank you button if this helped you.
I have noticed some odd behavior from that widget, such as it becoming unresponsive. Although I did find it handy I am taking it off immediately.
Know of any alternatives to try out?
Yeah i experienced the unresponsiveness too some times. If you want an alternative, you should look for them in the Android market. Theres heaps of them. I cant link any yet because im on my phone. When i get to a computer i will.
EDIT: This is a really good alternative i think https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwxLG51bGwsImNvbS5kZXZ1bmkuZmxhc2hsaWdodCJd
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beestee said:
I have noticed some odd behavior from that widget, such as it becoming unresponsive. Although I did find it handy I am taking it off immediately.
Know of any alternatives to try out?
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Just go to "setting>>Accessibility>>Assistive light" to enable touch..
Its already have build in setting..
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Anyone can recommend a good flashlight app which allows to adjust the brightness of the LED flash, just like the widget does? Thanks.
Hmm SanQ, I was thinking about what you said here and tried removing the battery widget and see if it was true. And hey, the battery life does improve! Looks like the widget got some serious problem. So many permission accesses!
Good to see that my tip is working for you guys.
Is the torch widget a stock widget?
Yes it is on KL7 and up i think.
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Today I went from 70% battery to 20% in under 3 hours of mostly idle usage after using the widget. The strange thing is that yesterday I used it, too, and I had no adverse effects. So... sooooo strange. Hello new app!
yeah... Mine is about 3 months old.. I got it from technotradinghouse in the US..local in Missouri..
Mine never did have a torch widjet..
Still doesnt..
what gives???
I had to d/l mini flashlite from the market.
thanks.. jh
jimmbomb said:
yeah... Mine is about 3 months old.. I got it from technotradinghouse in the US..local in Missouri..
Mine never did have a torch widjet..
Still doesnt..
what gives???
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Same here. Mine is only 10 days old (on Vodafone UK, stock 2.3.6, KK9) and I don't have a torch widget.
I'm using one called "Tiny Flashlight + LED" and it's great.
Also, people are saying that with the torch widget removed their battery is only using 2-5% per hour when idle. I don't get it... that's a lot isn't it?
Are custom ROMs really power hungry or something? I'm on the stock ROM and it uses about 0.5% per hour when idle for me.
naimmkassim said:
Just go to "setting>>Accessibility>>Assistive light" to enable touch..
Its already have build in setting..
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Exactly. Enable accessibility shortcut too so that it is accessible from power button
is my battery damaged ? I have tried many ROMs and on all of them I'm having a very bad battery life. I have everything turned off and my brightness is 0% and the battery drains super fast. what should I do ?
1. Do factory reset
2. Exchange the phone if option 1 doesn't work...good working G2s don't perform like your phone is @ the moment
tiguy99 said:
1. Do factory reset
2. Exchange the phone if option 1 doesn't work...good working G2s don't perform like your phone is @ the moment
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How can I exchange it ? it is an international version D802
3thman said:
How can I exchange it ? it is an international version D802
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What's the problem with that exactly? (Most issues with battery life are user problems - usually a poor wipe / flash regime and using poor quality apps and heavy syncing. I assume you have used the usual wakelock detection procedures).
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Por signal will drain your battery.
Mostly apps are draining it post a screanshots of your battery stats.
Install gsam to see what's draining..
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is my battery damaged ? I have tried many ROMs and on all of them I'm having a very bad battery life. I have everything turned off and my brightness is 0% and the battery drains super fast. what should I do ?
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What do you define as "very bad", and how do you actually use your phone?
We can't guess to help you.
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Por signal will drain your battery.
Mostly apps are draining it post a screanshots of your battery stats.
Install gsam to see what's draining..
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Yes, that's a big one on ma d802. If i'm in a room with bad connection, the battery goes down much faster then usual.
joeyvanhummel said:
What do you define as "very bad", and how do you actually use your phone?
We can't guess to help you.
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like if im using the phone every 3 mins i lose 1 percent
maydayind said:
Por signal will drain your battery.
Mostly apps are draining it post a screanshots of your battery stats.
Install gsam to see what's draining..
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Schindler069 said:
Yes, that's a big one on ma d802. If i'm in a room with bad connection, the battery goes down much faster then usual.
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but i did not go to a bad signal place.. could be that my battery is dead ?
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but i did not go to a bad signal place.. could be that my battery is dead ?
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I would try to reset everything to factory, see how it goes then. If not, flash custom rom/kernel, tweak cpu and search for wakelocks. If the problem is still present, get a new battery.
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like if im using the phone every 3 mins i lose 1 percent
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1% / 3mins sounds like 5 hours on battery to me. Reasonable, but not great.
Depends if you have your screen on during that time or not, and what brightness, and what tasks it is doing. If that is screen off at all, then it's horrible. If full brightness screen-on for the whole time, then it's ok.
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1% / 3mins sounds like 5 hours on battery to me. Reasonable, but not great.
Depends if you have your screen on during that time or not, and what brightness, and what tasks it is doing. If that is screen off at all, then it's horrible. If full brightness screen-on for the whole time, then it's ok.
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Yep. If you go to Battery, is your phone intensivly active while screen is off?
My Battery atm: 1d 3h 14m with 53m screen on time at 87%, but pretty much all day on wlan.
joeyvanhummel said:
1% / 3mins sounds like 5 hours on battery to me. Reasonable, but not great.
Depends if you have your screen on during that time or not, and what brightness, and what tasks it is doing. If that is screen off at all, then it's horrible. If full brightness screen-on for the whole time, then it's ok.
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Schindler069 said:
Yep. If you go to Battery, is your phone intensivly active while screen is off?
My Battery atm: 1d 3h 14m with 53m screen on time at 87%, but pretty much all day on wlan.
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I'm most worried that I have to exchange my phone cuz the battery is damaged
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I'm most worried that I have to exchange my phone cuz the battery is damaged
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If your phone is the international version, you have the option to buy a new battery And swap it out. I would try this since batteries are pretty cheap at the moment.
If it still drains after all these things only then do I recommend you return the phone for a new one
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If your phone is the international version, you have the option to buy a new battery And swap it out. I would try this since batteries are pretty cheap at the moment.
If it still drains after all these things only then do I recommend you return the phone for a new one
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actually I searched for buying a battery but I did not find any website. Could you tell me where please ? thank you
Culd be som app running that is draining it.
Install a battery monitor. Like gsam then u can see what's drainimg the battery.
Try delete google+. Giving a lot wakelocks. If u are rooted install wakelock detector and let it run 2 or 3 hours and see if its under 20%
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maydayind said:
Culd be som app running that is draining it.
Install a battery monitor. Like gsam then u can see what's drainimg the battery.
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try it then delete what taking more battery
xros said:
try it then delete what taking more battery
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I would suggest to stop draining processes first. If stopping it doesn't cause any problems i would rather freeze than delet it.
But if it's caused by a ****ty app you downloaded, delete it right away.
if none works, get warranty
Hey here you can post your battery stats in the following form:
1. overview of battery usage
2. display on time
Thank you
Edit: before complaining about bad results use wakelock detector from playstore thx.
here it is...
my batterry life is at least 5 days...
xangoch said:
my batterry life is at least 5 days...
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But you have charged it several times and dont let it go from 100% to 1% in one discharging.
nexuspur said:
But you have charged it several times and dont let it go from 100% to 1% in one discharging.
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this is between two recharges mate. i bought an extended battery from ebay for 9 usd including shipment.i use it to the very end and reboot my phone and i have more juice left for two more days.. thats what you see in the chart. and when you plug in the charger that counter is reset automatically,isnt it?
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this is between two recharges mate. i bought an extended battery from ebay for 9 usd including shipment.i use it to the very end and reboot my phone and i have more juice left for two more days.. thats what you see in the chart. and when you plug in the charger that counter is reset automatically,isnt it?
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ok i missunderstand your stats sry it will be nice if you can post your screen on time too. thx
nexuspur said:
ok i missunderstand your stats sry it will be nice if you can post your screen on time too. thx
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no harm,no faul. i will get screenshots this time to the end...
xangoch said:
this is between two recharges mate. i bought an extended battery from ebay for 9 usd including shipment.i use it to the very end and reboot my phone and i have more juice left for two more days.. thats what you see in the chart. and when you plug in the charger that counter is reset automatically,isnt it?
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Is the extended battery bigger than the normal one?
Battery Life
Mine is awful , i don't know whether it's just me but i rarely get through a day with more than 10% left, whatever ROM i run. does anyone else experience this??
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Mine is awful , i don't know whether it's just me but i rarely get through a day with more than 10% left, whatever ROM i run. does anyone else experience this??
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Your phone is always awake. Use Better Battery Stats to check where problem is.
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tempazz said:
Your phone is always awake. Use Better Battery Stats to check where problem is.
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wow i didnt even check thanks lol
usually max 2 days but I have new record:
Spoiler
The best battery i get every day
Any one can help me find the wakelock
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fburgos said:
The best battery i get every day
Any one can help me find the wakelock
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Wakelock Detector will help you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector
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Wakelock Detector will help you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector
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The thing is i can't understand all the data, any one have a good guide about wakelocks
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fburgos said:
The thing is i can't understand all the data, any one have a good guide about wakelocks
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Read/watch this:
Android Basics 101: Understanding Wakelocks
Cm11 m6 snapshot, f4k aosp kernel, intelliactive governor, fiops i/o, midrange use. The battery stats design is from xposed module xbatterystatscolors
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Stock Android 4.2.2 without root and with Greenify and Advanced Task Killer.
WiFi, 3G, Data and Sync are enabled.
I usually get only 24 hours on my S4 mini, so basically day + night, so I have to charge every night. I have wfi turned only at home (using Llama app). At midnight I turn off wifi and sync. It turns on at 6:00 in the morning. I have accuweather widget and one IMAP email account (using IMAP PUSH) syncing.
Is it normal that having Wifi turned on consumes so much more battery? It is visible very good in the screenshot and it is the same effect every day. Screen time on the screenshot was only 1h20m. I have brightness set to Auto -3.
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I usually get only 24 hours on my S4 mini, so basically day + night, so I have to charge every night. I have wfi turned only at home (using Llama app). At midnight I turn off wifi and sync. It turns on at 6:00 in the morning. I have accuweather widget and one IMAP email account (using IMAP PUSH) syncing.
Is it normal that having Wifi turned on consumes so much more battery? It is visible very good in the screenshot and it is the same effect every day. Screen time on the screenshot was only 1h20m. I have brightness set to Auto -3.
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simply question have you restarted the device? because android os seems to consumes a lot of power. You also should install wakelock detector from playstore and look what app consumes so much power
Hey all i have a question can you all show me which your screen on time is that you will get usually with the stock battery? Thx to all in this thread who post their stats
Can someone tell me why iheartradio is drawing 10% when its not in use and I have it greenify'd ? I am also not rooted.
Thanks.
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Can someone tell me why iheartradio is drawing 10% when its not in use and I have it greenify'd ? I am also not rooted.
Thanks.
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it's not that app have draining your 10% battery,it's indicated how much percent it have been on and use system resource..
that's mean the more you use the more percent it get,that's why screen percent always higher than other since you need to on the screen to use your phone
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it's not that app have draining your 10% battery,it's indicated how much percent it have been on and use system resource..
that's mean the more you use the more percent it get,that's why screen percent always higher than other since you need to on the screen to use your phone
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I see....Im such a dummy. I was confusing the battery list with the "running" list under applications manager. Thanks a lot man :good:
What can we do,android is getting more confusing though
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hi guys
refer attached screenshot. i had 55% battery last night. when i woke up after 6 hrs, my phone was totally flat.
anyone can guide me on how to monitor this or troubleshoot this? its not like this always. this is once or twice only within a 6 month period
im using s5 with POK1 alexndr rom
thanks
Yea, have a look on the screen before that one, that lists the different apps that are using the most battery
It's nothing there bellow this list.. that's why I'm bit confused. Do you know any apps which can monitor these kind of issues?
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It's nothing there bellow this list.. that's why I'm bit confused. Do you know any apps which can monitor these kind of issues?
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First thing is your signal , you have bad reception which drains the battery quickly. Next , you can see in the screenshot that your phone is awake even if the screen was off , which mean you have an app draining your battery in background. I can see that you have a modded status bar which mean you are rooted , just install wakelock detector from the play store and it will show you all your wakelocks and alarms.
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I can see that you have a modded status bar which mean you are rooted
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It's a custom ROM...
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OP - There are plenty of battery monitoring apps, this one is pretty good
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm&hl=en_GB
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It's a custom ROM...
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OP - There are plenty of battery monitoring apps, this one is pretty good
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm&hl=en_GB
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Yeah i just saw he's using alexndr rom lol
Thank you guys. I'll install those apps and check
There's a thing that no one asked here. Is your Battery Okay?.....
ya the battery is totally fine. today i had 96% battery when i woke up i had 84%