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Phone doesn't detect battery level correctly

One day i was found that my magic isn't charged fully - charging level is stuck at same % (say 66%) although charger was plugged in during all the night.
Beginning from this moment the phone doesn't detect battery level correctly and don't charging up to 100% nor when it is on nor when it is off. For example it can show me one value but after reboot shows differently another value (for example was 46% but after rebooting is 8%, or in some cases battery level can be even more, than before i performing reboot - say was 22% but after rebooting is 78%).
I'd tried wipe, erase system partition and re-flash rom, flash another roms - all without any luck. So i decided that my battery is died. But when i got a brand new battery (from another just bought magic), i got the same issue as in case of my battery. Also another magic works perfect with my battery.
It appears that problem in the phone itself? Anybody got the same issue?

intruders said:
One day i was found that my magic isn't charged fully - charging level is stuck at same % (say 66%) although charger was plugged in during all the night.
Beginning from this moment the phone doesn't detect battery level correctly and don't charging up to 100% nor when it is on nor when it is off. For example it can show me one value but after reboot shows differently another value (for example was 46% but after rebooting is 8%, or in some cases battery level can be even more, than before i performing reboot - say was 22% but after rebooting is 78%).
I'd tried wipe, erase system partition and re-flash rom, flash another roms - all without any luck. So i decided that my battery is died. But when i got a brand new battery (from another just bought magic), i got the same issue as in case of my battery. Also another magic works perfect with my battery.
It appears that problem in the phone itself? Anybody got the same issue?
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Me too....

did you try wiping battery stats (from recovery)?
I'm not sure if this is supposed to done from a full or empty battery though

adavis159 said:
did you try wiping battery stats (from recovery)?
I'm not sure if this is supposed to done from a full or empty battery though
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That is what i waa going to say, but I'm sure it doesnt matter what level your battery is when you do this aslong as it doesnt die during the process. Anyways you could have a faulty phone reading the levels wrong if changing roms and doing this doesnt work.

luminiz said:
Me too....
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I found several similar cases on this forum but no one answer that actually explain what and why it happens.
In my case i got this issue after performing battery calibration procedure. Maybe is just coincidence, i don't know.
adavis159 said:
did you try wiping battery stats (from recovery)?
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Yep, of course i tried do this from recovery and manually deleting battery stats file - both with no luck. Also during rom flashing battery stats also was erased.

Tried un-root my phone by flashing Android 1.5 from MT3G - issue isn't disappear. After a week maximum detected battery level is falling down and i can't get even 40% of charge. Now, two weeks later, maximum charging level is only few %. Damn it

battery or charger ???

please help me to solve this problem
when i put my gt540 on charging ,, the battery indictor not exceed 50 or 60 % whatever the duration of charging
and i noticed that the charger not heated like the past
sorry for my english ,,,,,,,,,

ali_alashery said:
please help me to solve this problem
when i put my gt540 on charging ,, the battery indictor not exceed 50 or 60 % whatever the duration of charging
and i noticed that the charger not heated like the past
sorry for my english ,,,,,,,,,
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Hey!
You can try erasing the "battery stats" entering in the "recovery mode" , going to "advanced" and then "delete battery stats"... if you do that and didn't work maybe the problem is the battery.
Did you overclock your phone?
And other question... Did you install a new version off the rom recently? Remember that when you flash the rom is necessary to delete the battery stats to calibrate the battery correctly...
And other thing, if erase the stats solve your problem, in the next recharge follow the next instructions (by Mur4ik):
"Battery Issues Fix:
For all those having battery issues, I have been following all the comments & tips about it on this forum & I have been doing some experimenting over the last few months. And finally I have a working solution which has been working for me (see screenshot of my phone), it's been working now for 53hrs now & still at 45%. And I have been using the wireless at btw 4-6hrs per day & some long calls.
Here's what to do:
1. Drain your battery totally, put it on & off until it's totally drained (screen refuses to come on)
2. Charge it over night (a good 4-6 hours). It might also be good to unplug and re-plug a couple of times if it reaches 100% prematurely.
3. Once the specified time has elapsed, without unplugging the phone from charge, go into (clockwork) recovery (from your reboot screen), go to advanced and, wipe your battery stats, then reboot. Once you click reboot, unplug your phone. And that's it!
Things to note: you must have one of the newer versions(versions 3+) of clockwork to go into recovery from full charge. I hope this is helpful & compliments Mur4ik great work & Joost's wonderful thread "

What ROM?
Some ROMs have a problem with the battery level (e.g. Swiftdroid v2.0 M5 which won't reach full charge). You could try another ROM or wait until the problem is fixed as an update. You could also revert back to a ROM which will reach full charge. You could try using a computer instead of a charger just to see the difference. Does it make any difference if it doesn't reach full charge as it may be functional for the same amount of time if it reached full charge.

[HOWTO]wipe Battery Stats

When i must wipe my Battery Stats?
Always when you Flash a new Rom or Reflash the rom you must have to wipe your Battery Stats to have the best Battery life from your Device.
How to wipe Battery Stats?
1. charging the battery FULLY
2. boot device to CWM Recovery
3. advanced/Wipe Battery Stats
4. reboot device
5. don't charge the device until the battery still turns off your device because it empty (do not drain with heavy apps like video streaming ect.)
6. now again FULLY charge without interruption
7. Have fun ^^
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Thanks
I have woundered why it didn't work on my phone and that was becuse i charged it while i wiped it and i didn't let it drain all the battery

well...you can also wipe that in the xRecovery if you have it
the reason of wiping it is because the battery status will not be accurate.
also, if you found your battery is draining, try to wipe it, then check the running services if there are too much apps running in the background~

DanneB. said:
Thanks
I have woundered why it didn't work on my phone and that was becuse i charged it while i wiped it and i didn't let it drain all the battery
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You're welcome.
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If i wipe battery stats when my phone's battery not at 100%,is it okay..??I wipe the battery stats when i flash new rom..and until now i don't have battery drain..

nazz.rule said:
If i wipe battery stats when my phone's battery not at 100%,is it okay..??I wipe the battery stats when i flash new rom..and until now i don't have battery drain..
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wipe it when battery has 100% and after you flashed new rom

The better and easiest way is with battery calibration.apk
Download this: http://db.tt/Ohb9vGgP
And follow the instructions

actually, it usually takes a longer time for the battery to get from 99% to 100%
the reason is... idk...
but even thought it is 99%, it takes a shorter time to consume the battery than it is charged to 100%
thats my experience

If you read the phone manual, it says that happens because it is expanding battery life... (??)
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expanding battery life... -.-?
I think thats a lie~

Yes, thats what I am thinking too. My father saw it too, and the first thing he says: "Rubbish!!"
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Yes, thats what I am thinking too. My father saw it too, and the first thing he says: "Rubbish!!"
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+1 Rubbish!!
this is a troll? if charging increase battery life, i would see my electricity bill piles up ady

5. don't charge the device until the battery still turns off your device because it empty (do not drain with heavy apps like video streaming ect.)
what does that mean So after fully charge > wipe battery stat > reboot... what do I do now? I'm confused here

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azyar said:
5. don't charge the device until the battery still turns off your device because it empty (do not drain with heavy apps like video streaming ect.)
what does that mean So after fully charge > wipe battery stat > reboot... what do I do now? I'm confused here
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after you wipe the battery stats and reboot your device you have to wait untill your device battery is empty and the phone turned off by herself. 0% battery . After device turned off by herself, charge your device again to 100% without any interruption like reboot or unplug power plug.
Understand? Please excuse my english is not as well.

safix8 said:
after you wipe the battery stats and reboot your device you have to wait untill your device battery is empty and the phone turned off by herself. 0% battery . After device turned off by herself, charge your device again to 100% without any interruption like reboot or unplug power plug.
Understand? Please excuse my english is not as well.
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That's what I don't understand. After I Wipe Battery Stat and reboot the device. I'm waiting, and She's not turned off by herself but I skip Step 5. and everything works. still 73% after 2 hours ...

@azyar
1. Charge the phone (100%)
2. Wipe battery stats
3. Reboot the phone
4. Now use the phone until the battery has gone from 100% to 0% (when the battery reaches 0%, it will turn off by itself)
5. Now charge the phone 100% again without interruptions (don't even touch it)
When battery level has reached 100% (not 99%), you may use your phone again.

Y u no sleep? help me, thanks.

Hello, i'm currently with quarx CM10 last build (2 nov). First time i installed it i noticed it help A LOT with battery consumption.. from 12 midnight till 10 am from the other day it went from 99 to 97... that is.. like a miracle. then i did something stupid.. i used "battery calibrator" and it ruined it. Today it wen from 12 to 10 am in the morning with 99 to 60 then 49 (typical battery jump)...
I repeat, it's in the night, were wifi is off, refresh is off and nothing (that's what i'm planning to discover) is running or updating.
I attach some screens.
1) first install of the new rom. you can see it sleeps like a baby.... plain.
2).. goes down.. and down... even though i'm not using it.
any comments, help or suggestions? thanks in advanced!

missgothika said:
Hello, i'm currently with quarx CM10 last build (2 nov). First time i installed it i noticed it help A LOT with battery consumption.. from 12 midnight till 10 am from the other day it went from 99 to 97... that is.. like a miracle. then i did something stupid.. i used "battery calibrator" and it ruined it. Today it wen from 12 to 10 am in the morning with 99 to 60 then 49 (typical battery jump)...
I repeat, it's in the night, were wifi is off, refresh is off and nothing (that's what i'm planning to discover) is running or updating.
I attach some screens.
1) first install of the new rom. you can see it sleeps like a baby.... plain.
2).. goes down.. and down... even though i'm not using it.
any comments, help or suggestions? thanks in advanced!
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Make your phone recalibrate the battery. Follow the following steps:
1 Use the phone till you have 10% or less battery left.
2 Wipe battery stats from 2ndinit recovery.
3 Boot into CM10.
4 Charge your battery to 100%.
Doing this will make the phone generate a new battery stats file and should solve your problems.

krushnam said:
Make your phone recalibrate the battery. Follow the following steps:
1 Use the phone till you have 10% or less battery left.
2 Wipe battery stats from 2ndinit recovery.
3 Boot into CM10.
4 Charge your battery to 100%.
Doing this will make the phone generate a new battery stats file and should solve your problems.
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i'll try that. but already done it when installed the last build for the second time. i do wipe cache / dalvik / batt stats then flash ROM and all over again with the wipes.

missgothika said:
i'll try that. but already done it when installed the last build for the second time. i do wipe cache / dalvik / batt stats then flash ROM and all over again with the wipes.
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If you've uninstalled your battery calibrator app or if you've not used it after the wipe, then you shouldn't have any abnormal battery drain...
If wiping battery stats doesn't work, then most people recommend reflashing the ROM, but you've already done that, so you shouldn't have the battery drain now.
Just put your phone to sleep for a few hours, and let's see what happens after doing that.

This is what i did after seeing the sudden drop the other night:
- let it drain normal till the day finishes (at midnight, that's when i did the following)
- charged the battery to 100% and turn off phone.
- pull battery., connect charger to wall and recovery.
- install ROM without battery on. Wipe cache, dalvik, stats batt, install rom, wipe cache, dalvik and statts (again)
- boot into cm10, turn off screen and went to sleep.
- THIS morning, i saw it drained me up to 60 all night.
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so as you can see.. i've already seen that after reflashing nothing has happened.
no, i didn't use again the calibrator.

missgothika said:
This is what i did after seeing the sudden drop the other night:
- let it drain normal till the day finishes (at midnight, that's when i did the following)
- charged the battery to 100% and turn off phone.
- pull battery., connect charger to wall and recovery.
- install ROM without battery on. Wipe cache, dalvik, stats batt, install rom, wipe cache, dalvik and statts (again)
- boot into cm10, turn off screen and went to sleep.
- THIS morning, i saw it drained me up to 60 all night.
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so as you can see.. i've already seen that after reflashing nothing has happened.
no, i didn't use again the calibrator.
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I'm not 100% sure, but as far as I remember, the battery stats gets generated while CHARGING a drained battery.
That's why you should drain the battery, wipe stats and THEN charge it to 100%. As it charges, the battery sensor detects levels (15, 30, 60 and such I think) and generates the battery stats based on these readings.
Afterwards, based on these stats, it generates a reading of battery drain, as the battery sensor itself senses only certain levels.
So, drain, wipe and THEN charge. Do this and let me know if the problem still persists.

krushnam said:
I'm not 100% sure, but as far as I remember, the battery stats gets generated while CHARGING a drained battery.
That's why you should drain the battery, wipe stats and THEN charge it to 100%. As it charges, the battery sensor detects levels (15, 30, 60 and such I think) and generates the battery stats based on these readings.
Afterwards, based on these stats, it generates a reading of battery drain, as the battery sensor itself senses only certain levels.
So, drain, wipe and THEN charge. Do this and let me know if the problem still persists.
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hmmm! never tried that!.. i was just charging it and it's in 90.. so i'll let it drain and tell you later thanks for that suggestion.
Still open to other comments though thanks to everyone who reads this.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT
Just read and engrave to your memory folks! Battery calibration never ever had a positive effect on the battery life and the battery usage shown in the android in-built "Battery Use"-app... and by the way, the stats are reset every time you unplug your nearly fully charged phone from the cable.

Hey, rather than blaming your battery stats I'd search for a process running all the time. Looks like something is keeping the phone awake.
The battery calibration IS A MYTH, as explained here, so don't waste your time wiping the values in Recovery. If you don't find any hyper-active processes with the following procedure, the drops might be related to a worn battery (I don't know how old your phone/battery is).
Open a terminal console and type:
$ top -n 1|head
(if you don't have Hacker's Keyboard installed and selected as Input Method you might need to copy and paste the line above, off course without the dollar sign).
Look at the processes listed as output and paste them here.

slimshady76 said:
Look at the processes listed as output and paste them here.
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Hola slim , thanks for answering. here's the screen

You had it coming since you are using Swipe... It's chewing up your CPU, and consequently your battery. Search the site. Off the top of my head I think it was a common issue.

slimshady76 said:
You had it coming since you are using Swipe... It's chewing up your CPU, and consequently your battery. Search the site. Off the top of my head I think it was a common issue.
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Swype? really?? shoot.. i love it.. even though i don't use it that much. Searched a bit but couldn't find much. Gonna try freezing it and see what happens. thanks.

Finally i managed with your help to accomplish some good sleep! here's the screen. i think it's awesome, never ever seen this.
thank you!!
we'll see if it gets better.

There's an interesting lesson to be learned here: if no deep sleep can be achieved, don't blame the ROM, and look for a stubborn process which refuses to stop when the kernel tell is to.

Massive Battery Drain in 4.4.2

Does anyone else have a massive battery drain in Kit Kat? I can charge my Nexus to 100% and in an hour or two it's completely dead with blinking red light. I tried restarting to bootloader when it was at 5% but it was still on for like a half hour. Once I restarted my phone, my battery read 0%. I'm thinking it may be time to change the battery if no one else is having this problem.

I suggest you to reset the battery stat from the recovery. The probability that this works are low but is better then nothing.

How do I do that from recovery?
Edit: phone was charged to 98%, rebooted into recovery to see if I could wipe stats in TWRP, rebooted again, phone reads 28%, 3 minutes later it read 66%.

TheKnux said:
How do I do that from recovery?
Edit: phone was charged to 98%, rebooted into recovery to see if I could wipe stats in TWRP, rebooted again, phone reads 28%, 3 minutes later it read 66%.
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To wipe battery stats in TWRP:
boot into TWRP recovery
/advanced/File Manager/
folder /data/system/
click batterystats.bin
click Delete
reboot system
If you can't see the folder, you need to mount the data folder.

Well I switched to Philz Touch, do I have to do the same thing then?

TheKnux said:
Well I switched to Philz Touch, do I have to do the same thing then?
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You should have the wipe battery stat under advanced in your recovery.
The right step to follow are:
1. charging the battery FULLY
2. wipe Battery Stats
3. don't charge the device until the battery still turns off your device because it empty
4. now again FULLY charge without interruption

Wiping battery stats does nothing, see here: http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/ . Sounds like your battery is borked. May need to send away for repair. Are you still under warranty?

ScumDroid said:
Wiping battery stats does nothing, see here: http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/ . Sounds like your battery is borked. May need to send away for repair. Are you still under warranty?
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Yeah I figured. Thought it was a KitKat bug at first but then it started getting ridiculous. Phone was at 70%, started taking a photosphere, phone shut off, and when I turned it back on it was at 3%.
No its not. Bought it off Craigslist. Just gonna order a battery off eBay for $18 and replace it myself, see if that fixes anything.

I just got out of a similar problem.
My battery percentage was jumping all over the place.
It would charge fully in about 5 mins, and die in about 20.
Everytime I restarted the phone, it would read a different percent.
I ended up running the phone on full brightness, with like everything turned on to drain the battery all the way down.
& Everytime it would shut off cause it had no battery left, just restart it and keep draining it until when you reboot the phone it no longer turns on(because the battery if fully drained of course).
That's when it is really dead.
Then just charge it to 100%, and keep it charging for about 20 extra minutes once it hits 100%, and now it's back to normal!

Glorifyy said:
I just got out of a similar problem.
My battery percentage was jumping all over the place.
It would charge fully in about 5 mins, and die in about 20.
Everytime I restarted the phone, it would read a different percent.
I ended up running the phone on full brightness, with like everything turned on to drain the battery all the way down.
& Everytime it would shut off cause it had no battery left, just restart it and keep draining it until when you reboot the phone it no longer turns on(because the battery if fully drained of course).
That's when it is really dead.
Then just charge it to 100%, and keep it charging for about 20 extra minutes once it hits 100%, and now it's back to normal!
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That really worked? Any problems with it since and is this a common issue with the N4? For some reason it won't die when it's in the bootloader even though the percentage read 5.
So yesterday it was so dead that it gave me the red blinking light, should I charge it when that happens again and should I leave it off while charging it or turn it on and not touch it?
How many times did you have to do this until it straightened itself out?

TheKnux said:
That really worked? Any problems with it since and is this a common issue with the N4? For some reason it won't die when it's in the bootloader even though the percentage read 5.
So yesterday it was so dead that it gave me the red blinking light, should I charge it when that happens again and should I leave it off while charging it or turn it on and not touch it?
How many times did you have to do this until it straightened itself out?
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I am currently having WakeLock problems, but I do not beleive this was the cause.
I was able to restart it after it died about 4-6 times, till it was fully dead.
Then I charged the phone, and kept it off the whole time.

I installed wakelock detector to make sure that wasn't the problem. I had this problem on the stock rom even before I rooted. So the problem hasn't persisted since?