I just flashed SyNthetic_aospX 1.0.0-BR7 on my HTC Glacier and started observing a little weird behavior with it. It died of battery, but when I restarted it, the phone showed 10% battery remaining.
I switched off and put it on charging, after 1.5 Hr, the charging indicator was still yellow but I switched on the phone and boom, it showed 100% charging and the led turned green. To double check I switched off the phone and plugged in, it was still showing yellow led. After around 45 mins, the battery was fully charged in off mode.
Is this some behavior known to anyone? Or it is time for my battery (my phone is still with original battery and it's almost 2 years).
Any help is highly appreciated ...
Well, first off, did you flash at 100% battery?
Second, is your battery swollen at all? It probably is after 2 years. I had to replace mine after a little over a year.
I can tell you that, even on CM7, I leave my charger off while in recovery because it might say 50%, but as soon as I reboot it might say 70%. A magical 20% increase in 45 seconds. Still, your battery behavior is off. If you decide to replace it, check out Anker.
Don't forget to flash another ROM to compare battery behavior.
estallings15 said:
Well, first off, did you flash at 100% battery?
Second, is your battery swollen at all? It probably is after 2 years. I had to replace mine after a little over a year.
I can tell you that, even on CM7, I leave my charger off while in recovery because it might say 50%, but as soon as I reboot it might say 70%. A magical 20% increase in 45 seconds. Still, your battery behavior is off. If you decide to replace it, check out Anker.
Don't forget to flash another ROM to compare battery behavior.
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Thanks estallings15, I initially flashed at < 100% but then realized my mistake so did a full wipe and then charged it to 100% (when powered off). And then flashed it again.
Seems my battery is little swollen, can't say though, I would give it a shot to replace it.
I tried another ROM but did not use it for full battery cycle, as I just love this ICS
If you decide to replace it, check out Anker.
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Should I buy Anker or OEM ?
rushfunn said:
Should I buy Anker or OEM ?
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For me, Anker is at least as good as OEM if not better, as well as cheaper. Answer your question?
I am using the same ROM. My battery life isn't very good either..!
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For me, Anker is at least as good as OEM if not better, as well as cheaper. Answer your question?
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Yupp, it does, thanks. I'll give it a try to Anker and see ... This ROM is so sweet ...
mokee92 said:
I am using the same ROM. My battery life isn't very good either..!
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I know, but this ROM is so awesome to leave ... But its good to know that I'm not alone
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Uptime: 2hours 27minutes and x amount of seconds and dead.
did I break the record for stress testing it?
Anyways, anyone got any tips on battery life? I was thinking of getting 3000mah or 3500mah, but the design of it (bulky) just doesn't seem the right option in my mind.
Also anyone here actually have the 3000mah or 3500mah so they can chime in on the design + battery life compared to the original?
just powered the phone back up. and it says battery is at 50%. wtf.
It turned off on its own cause of low battery, and now it says 50%?
E-gad the ghost recharge strikes again.
I had the same thing happen this morning. Woke up to a dead phone, plugged in, boot ed and battery showed around 70%... Go figure
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I am trying batteryfu this week from market and got 15.5 hrs with 5% left today. Give it a shot, it is free. Moderate user.
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search the thread i found a topic on battery life and was gonna try it tomo..... about turning the phone off charging for 8 hours then on for an hour..... its a few steps worth a shot..... in the mean time i would deff do a factory reset....will deff help
Last-Chance said:
just powered the phone back up. and it says battery is at 50%. wtf.
It turned off on its own cause of low battery, and now it says 50%?
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Battery may not be calibrated correctly. I have to say my only major disappointment with the EVO is how the battery life is so tied to the particular rom I'm using. I mean I expect different drain rates on different roms, but having to recalibrate the battery every time I switch roms is just plain dumb.
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I am trying batteryfu this week from market and got 15.5 hrs with 5% left today. Give it a shot, it is free. Moderate user.
Ian B
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downloading now. Juice defender didn't really do anything for me. 1.20x the normal battery, well thats what it says anyways. thanks
Nismo-b15 said:
search the thread i found a topic on battery life and was gonna try it tomo..... about turning the phone off charging for 8 hours then on for an hour..... its a few steps worth a shot..... in the mean time i would deff do a factory reset....will deff help
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I'll try that as well, thanks
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Battery may not be calibrated correctly. I have to say my only major disappointment with the EVO is how the battery life is so tied to the particular rom I'm using. I mean I expect different drain rates on different roms, but having to recalibrate the battery every time I switch roms is just plain dumb.
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Sorry for the noob question, but how do you recalibrate the battery?
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downloading now. Juice defender didn't really do anything for me. 1.20x the normal battery, well thats what it says anyways. thanks
I'll try that as well, thanks
Sorry for the noob question, but how do you recalibrate the battery?
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Juice defender did not do it for me either. I got 1.58 but too many things were turned off to get there. What is the purpose of a smart phone if everything has to be turned off to save battery.
Mr Ian B said:
Juice defender did not do it for me either. I got 1.58 but too many things were turned off to get there. What is the purpose of a smart phone if everything has to be turned off to save battery.
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It used to work for me, but now it is doing the same thing. Im at 1.76 now but for the past week it was stuck on 1.00, then slowly went up with each flash.
just a quick update. The reason the battery showed empty one minute and then it showed 50% the next was because of the heat. The phone was very hot when I was playing with it, and then when it cooled down it seemed to have fixed itself or w/e. Happened again today.
im sure its been answered..but how do we calibrate the battery?
Pretty sure you can erase the battery stats through clockwork recovery. Also there is a way through ADB which is pretty easy too
Sorry I don't have any links atm.
So, i bought the official HTC extended battery, i had read before buying it, that after it goes flat, if i took it out, i'd have 50% more power. Today, i tried that, and it was true. So, my question is: Is there a workaround? Or, do i need to take it out everytime it goes flat? It's not a bad thing, but it's kinda annoying. Thanks in advance!
No workaround although I have heard newer ROMS work with it.
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No workaround although I have heard newer ROMS work with it.
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dang, that's dissapointing.
oh well, at least it actually does last more than the original one.
thanks!
Is this really the case? I thought - at least n Android - it was fine. How can hTC release this if it's unsupported via ROMs?
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So, i bought the official HTC extended battery, i had read before buying it, that after it goes flat, if i took it out, i'd have 50% more power. Today, i tried that, and it was true. So, my question is: Is there a workaround? Or, do i need to take it out everytime it goes flat? It's not a bad thing, but it's kinda annoying. Thanks in advance!
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I dont get your question. Are you running a stock ROM? If you are then it should work just fine. Even most custom ROMS support it. If you mean you're running and Android ROM then you have to find the kernel that supports the extended battery (usually labeled eb) and you'll have no problem. I have the extended battery and have no issues with it. I'm using Dutty's ROM.
I'm running Energy Rom, and when my phone has no power, or it says it has no more power, i just take the battery out, and bam! 50% more! and when the power finishes again, i take it out and bam! some 28% more! and i do it again, and it gives me some 3% more the next time, and then nothing.
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So, i bought the official HTC extended battery, i had read before buying it, that after it goes flat, if i took it out, i'd have 50% more power. Today, i tried that, and it was true. So, my question is: Is there a workaround? Or, do i need to take it out everytime it goes flat? It's not a bad thing, but it's kinda annoying. Thanks in advance!
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Ah the extended batterys again. (Also posted on Q&A threads.) But here is what I have been told to do when you use an extended battery
It must be an official battery, not a cheap ebay china copy (As the second battery is usualy duff)
As you are aware, when you take battery out of mobile and put it back, its still showing a greater charge. (You see the power has gone up.) OK here is waht we do.
Run down the batt to 15%, take out and put in mobile again. Still greater than 15%. keep doing his until it is 10 to 15%. Now the trick here is to switch off and charge it up via the power point (Not via the computer) and you must charge the battery for at least 12hours.
It has NOT charged when the light is on green, do not be fooled by this. Remember your mobile still thinks its only one battery and not the two that the extender has.
It has only charged up to one battery, hence the green light making you think it is fully charged.
Another thing i was told was to re-flash/Re-set the rom when you first put in the now fully charged double battery.
The rom should now see that there is extra power (Mamps) so now you should find the power numbers go down a lot slower than before.
Thanks to my brother-in-law for this advice. (Steve at R&D Motorola near Basingstoke)
and the techs at Thuraya for the same problem with the extender batt on my sat phone.
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Ah the extended batterys again. (Also posted on Q&A threads.) But here is what I have been told to do when you use an extended battery
It must be an official battery, not a cheap ebay china copy (As the second battery is usualy duff)
As you are aware, when you take battery out of mobile and put it back, its still showing a greater charge. (You see the power has gone up.) OK here is waht we do.
Run down the batt to 15%, take out and put in mobile again. Still greater than 15%. keep doing his until it is 10 to 15%. Now the trick here is to switch off and charge it up via the power point (Not via the computer) and you must charge the battery for at least 12hours.
It has NOT charged when the light is on green, do not be fooled by this. Remember your mobile still thinks its only one battery and not the two that the extender has.
It has only charged up to one battery, hence the green light making you think it is fully charged.
Another thing i was told was to re-flash/Re-set the rom when you first put in the now fully charged double battery.
The rom should now see that there is extra power (Mamps) so now you should find the power numbers go down a lot slower than before.
Thanks to my brother-in-law for this advice. (Steve at R&D Motorola near Basingstoke)
and the techs at Thuraya for the same problem with the extender batt on my sat phone.
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Ok, I'll try to do that!
currently, my Atrix always could not charge battery fully even using electric outlet. is there anybody know how to fix it.
You could try calibrating it.
Charge the phone until it no longer charges. Leaving it plugged in, shut the phone off, then pull the battery. Wait for it to boot up and display a ? and battery symbol. Then place the battery back in. It should read 5%. Leave it for a few seconds, then boot the phone. Should now read 100%.
definitely trying that later today, thanks.
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Charge the phone until it no longer charges. Leaving it plugged in, shut the phone off, then pull the battery. Wait for it to boot up and display a ? and battery symbol. Then place the battery back in. It should read 5%. Leave it for a few seconds, then boot the phone. Should now read 100%.
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This, but I would add, that when you reboot, go to recovery first and wipe battery stats.
Mine has the same problem. Never charges past 60%. Calibrating, wiping battery stats several times does not fix it. I plan to buy a new battery to see if that solves it but I am not optimistic. Search for the thread named "atrix not charging past 88%", no fix for me yet and several others.
re install rom and full wipe
Don't forget to flash the juggernaut battery fix too
Miguelyl said:
Mine has the same problem. Never charges past 60%. Calibrating, wiping battery stats several times does not fix it. I plan to buy a new battery to see if that solves it but I am not optimistic. Search for the thread named "atrix not charging past 88%", no fix for me yet and several others.
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Same issue here, the percentage isn't always the same though. One morning it will be 94, 96 the next, and 90 the next. Always at 4207mv at those points. Tried wiping batterystats full, empty, etc.
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Don't forget to flash the juggernaut battery fix too
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I thought this was already part of most roms out now?
Juggernauts fix helps the battery jumping issue, but not the battery not charging to 100%, at least not for me. The problem started after flashing official 4.5.91 and it has continued after I flashed to CM7. I am now used to removing the battery and putting it back in place while charging for it to read 100%, but it is annoying no one has found a cause or solution.
It really works
thanks
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100 percent verified. Works as directed. Thanks guys!
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Let us know if it is fixed after a full battery cycle. Mine goes back to its old behaviour after one or two cycles.
Hi all,
I have a MT4G running cm10.1. Prior to this, I was running toasted marshmallow's latest build.
Over the last week or so, I've been having some real problems with the phone. While in my pocket, it will discharge rapidly and switch itself off within a couple of hours of being off the charger. Other times, it will read a high battery percentage (80-90%) but will switch itself off randomly. When I go to switch it back on, the battery percentage reads 1%, and it switches off again soon after. If I try to switch it on again, it doesn't make it through the load process before switching off. It seems like the battery is completely discharged.
But (and here's the weird part): if I stick it on the charger, give it a few minutes, then switch it back on, the battery percentage will read 58% (both times I've checked this, it was 58%), and will then charge from there. It stayed on for the rest of the day when I took it off the charger (at 65% charge).
Edit: I though this might be a battery contact/connection problem, but shaking the phone / playing with the battery cover doesn't seem to bring it on. To be safe, I used a pencil eraser on the contacts and have a small piece of card in between the battery cover and the battery, to give more support to the battery. No reboots so far, but it's only been an hour or so.
So:
- is my battery dead, and can this be fixed by a replacement?
- is battery calibration needed (I know this is a controversial question; the consensus seems to be it does nothing)
- Is this more likely a hardware problem with the phone? I have noticed that the charger microusb cable does seem a looser fit compared with before, but since the battery was still charging I figured it wasn't a problem
Thanks for any help troubleshooting this!
Lee
Sounds like your battery is done...replacements are cheap...
What he^^ said.
Anker batteries are good and very inexpensive. Also, "calibration" does nothing. Just flash ROMs on a full charge and call it good.
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What he^^ said.
Anker batteries are good and very inexpensive. Also, "calibration" does nothing. Just flash ROMs on a full charge and call it good.
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Thanks for the replies - new battery on its way.
Lee
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lee_alkureishi said:
Thanks for the replies - new battery on its way.
Lee
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Try to constantly check your what things are draining your battery, sometimes it could be the phone's data or it could be the sleep(idle) state of the phone, it could be many things. I tend to be always aware, check and read all the possible outcomes for the battery drain. For me is usually maintaining the data on my phone turn ON.
I have been having the same issue with my 10.1 ROM. It's not that old of a battery either so I don't think that it is dead; is there any other advice other than purchasing a new battery?
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I have been having the same issue with my 10.1 ROM. It's not that old of a battery either so I don't think that it is dead; is there any other advice other than purchasing a new battery?
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Switch ROMs and compare battery life? Also, check out Better Battery Stats. It can help you track down what causes drain.
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Switch ROMs and compare battery life? Also, check out Better Battery Stats. It can help you track down what causes drain.
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This is the third ROM (starting from an ICS ROM) and the battery life is the same so I know it's not the ROM. Thanks for the app recommendation. I am afraid that I might have a defective battery.
As it turns out my battery has now started to leak and swell. I am going to purchase a new Anker battery. Thanks for all the assistance.
I need some suggestions on how to calibrate the battery on my n4. It got miscalibrated when I did the update 4.2 to 4.3 and I haven't been able to calibrate it since then, a week ago.
I tried using battery calibration from the store but it didn't work, I tried charging the phone from 0 to 100 and it didn't work.
I remember I had the same problem 2 years ago with my Atrix and I solved it by wiping the battery stats from recovery, but now twrp and Cwm removed this feature and I don't know how to solve my problem.
Maybe it would help flashing all back to stock with the toolkit?
If you have any suggestions I'd really appreciate it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460553
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460553
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Just the answer I didn't expected, and frankly a pretty useless answer, everybody knows that battery calibration doesn't improve battery life.
But I have other problems, like I turn off my device at 80% and when I turn it on it's at 77%. Do you think that's normal?
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Just the answer I didn't expected, and frankly a pretty useless answer, everybody knows that battery calibration doesn't improve battery life.
But I have other problems, like I turn off my device at 80% and when I turn it on it's at 77%. Do you think that's normal?
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Either faulty battery or do the following:
1.Completley discharge N4
2.Charge fully(+2 hours after hitting 100&) WITHOUT disconnecting from the charger.
3.Repeat for better results.
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Either faulty battery or do the following:
1.Completley discharge N4
2.Charge fully(+2 hours after hitting 100&) WITHOUT disconnecting from the charger.
3.Repeat for better results.
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Thanks for the answer. Should I carghe while it's off or on or it doesn't matter?
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Thanks for the answer. Should I carghe while it's off or on or it doesn't matter?
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To be honest, I don't know.
But if I would be you I would just let it charge while it's off(So the big ass white battery icon).
Let me know if you got your battery sorted after the method I posted!
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Just the answer I didn't expected, and frankly a pretty useless answer, everybody knows that battery calibration doesn't improve battery life.
But I have other problems, like I turn off my device at 80% and when I turn it on it's at 77%. Do you think that's normal?
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You mean off as in all the way off? If so, then that ~3% is being used when the phone boots.
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You mean off as in all the way off? If so, then that ~3% is being used when the phone boots.
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I've had many phones, and none of them lost charge during the boot, at least not that many. I think that's the clear sign of battery miscalibration, I've had this problem before with another phone. Besides that, I've had a strange behaviour of the battery, for example I saw it lose 4% in 1 second, from 66 to 62 in a blink of an eye.
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I've had many phones, and none of them lost charge during the boot, at least not that many. I think that's the clear sign of battery miscalibration, I've had this problem before with another phone. Besides that, I've had a strange behaviour of the battery, for example I saw it lose 4% in 1 second, from 66 to 62 in a blink of an eye.
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It's not that it's losing charge quickly, it's just the OS (or the hardware itself) doesn't always do the best job of reading it. There's not much you can do about that, and it's really not an issue unless you make it so by staring at your battery level all day.
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It's not that it's losing charge quickly, it's just the OS (or the hardware itself) doesn't always do the best job of reading it. There's not much you can do about that, and it's really not an issue unless you make it so by staring at your battery level all day.
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Hi,
I'm having a similar issue. Phone rebooting to weird battery levels (not the %age it shutdown at).
Phone shutting down at 31% battery and rebooting to 0%.
I tried charging only to 100% yesterday with the phone ON.
Do I have to charge it even after it's charged to 100%?
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To be honest, I don't know.
But if I would be you I would just let it charge while it's off(So the big ass white battery icon).
Let me know if you got your battery sorted after the method I posted!
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I tried charging through the night and then discharging it completely and charging it completely again. I also tried deleting the batterystats file (even though I know it doesn't do anything)
So what do you suggest I should do? Get the phone replaced or get the battery changed?
I live in India and the phone is from Canada, so replacing the phone will take some time but I can get the battery replaced for around $20
Also my nexus is also showing +ve mA values while it's not charging, and the values are absolutely crazy, +268, +168, +1171 (in batter monitor widget)
Please tell me what I should do.
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I tried charging through the night and then discharging it completely and charging it completely again. I also tried deleting the batterystats file (even though I know it doesn't do anything)
So what do you suggest I should do? Get the phone replaced or get the battery changed?
I live in India and the phone is from Canada, so replacing the phone will take some time but I can get the battery replaced for around $20
Also my nexus is also showing +ve mA values while it's not charging, and the values are absolutely crazy, +268, +168, +1171 (in batter monitor widget)
Please tell me what I should do.
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Before you replace the battery try to disconnect the battery's flex cable and reconnect it [after you charge to device to 100% and turn it off of course] check if its 'reset' the battery.