So...like a number of S3 users out there, I was also pretty disappointed by the battery life...
Then, i initialized the device, using kies and did a factory reset...but this time, i didnt insert the 16 GB SDHC card in and used it without it for the first battery cycle....i was SHOCKED by the results i got!!
Good..right?
Now, im confused as wat to do now...cuz I have to use my SDHC...can anyone suggest why this happened?
P.S.My previous battery stats attached here...
i think its the media-server
put the card in and leave the phone alone,so the media-server can index the files on the sd-card
firithmorgulion said:
i think its the media-server
put the card in and leave the phone alone,so the media-server can index the files on the sd-card
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The card has been inserted for the past 5-6 months...I was always getting battery around this range..
Looks like you had the media-server bug. Media server wasn't letting your phone go in to deep sleep.
Put your SD card back in, take a backup, format it and then put your data back in.
That solved it for me.
gamotom said:
Looks like you had the media-server bug. Media server wasn't letting your phone go in to deep sleep.
Put your SD card back in, take a backup, format it and then put your data back in.
That solved it for me.
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Did that through my pc....formatted it using SD Formatter....re-added the data....and inserted...will know after it gets fully charged....fingers crossed!! :silly:
Check it ouuuutttttt!!!
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Actually nothing impressive, got about one day and 18 hours runtime including a lot of listening to music and random use of facebook for a short time and of course other stuff. With sdhc card insered.
Was on latest firmware and rooted phone.
alexx910 said:
Actually nothing impressive, got about one day and 18 hours runtime including a lot of listening to music and random use of facebook for a short time and of course other stuff. With sdhc card insered.
Was on latest firmware and rooted phone.
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What was ur total screen time?? Mine includes use of data both thru wifi and mobile data....plus compared to my older stats, its a huge lead!!
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This one was with the sdhc!
Besides, ask the ppl suffering from battery drain whether this is impressive or not :/
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So has anyone found a fix for the rebooting issue?
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My brother's kept doing it, fixing errors on the sd card seemed to help for a bit. So I fixed the errors, copied all the files off it, reformatted it and copied them back. Seems to be cooperating since then.
tempe38 said:
My brother's kept doing it, fixing errors on the sd card seemed to help for a bit. So I fixed the errors, copied all the files off it, reformatted it and copied them back. Seems to be cooperating since then.
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Ill try that and see if it works. Thanks.
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Just started doing it to me again so I don't know.
Interesting thing, brother got his replacement Evo (refurb) and he transferred over his same SD card and battery. Old phone giving problems was reporting the battery as fully charged, same battery put in new phone took an hour to fully charge. Maybe these boot loops are caused by low batteries and the phone is lying about the charge level?
I am messing with my phone constantly all day long so I have to change my battery once or twice a day. Twice I have had the micro-sd card fall out when I was changing the battery and once it just popped up a little bit. I found it both times.
So, a word of warning to the wise. When you change your battery, glance at your micro-sd card to see if it is still there.
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Okay aside from me not having a computer to be able to develop on I still use my Note 3 and yes I am a flashaholic so I do continue to test other developers ROMs and find something that works for me. I am having some really bad battery drain issues on my Note 3 and it gets VERY hot.. i mean like really hot! First off let me say that I don't have warranty on it so i can't send it back to get another one. Whenever I use the phone for pretty much anything it starts to get hot and then battery drains like 20% every 20 min or so. I've tried flashing multiple ROMs and even using stock.. yeah STOCK. But each and everything that I have tried just doesn't help. I am at the point of like smashing my phone on the wall or something lol. Please if you guys have any suggestions please let me know. If i can't get this thing fixed then I will no longer be a Samsung Fanboy (that's a lie) lol. But thanks in advanced!
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Okay aside from me not having a computer to be able to develop on I still use my Note 3 and yes I am a flashaholic so I do continue to test other developers ROMs and find something that works for me. I am having some really bad battery drain issues on my Note 3 and it gets VERY hot.. i mean like really hot! First off let me say that I don't have warranty on it so i can't send it back to get another one. Whenever I use the phone for pretty much anything it starts to get hot and then battery drains like 20% every 20 min or so. I've tried flashing multiple ROMs and even using stock.. yeah STOCK. But each and everything that I have tried just doesn't help. I am at the point of like smashing my phone on the wall or something lol. Please if you guys have any suggestions please let me know. If i can't get this thing fixed then I will no longer be a Samsung Fanboy (that's a lie) lol. But thanks in advanced!
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I had this problem with my old razr, it didn't get as hot as you say but the battery did drain really fast. If I were you I'd buy a new battery and see if you have the same problem. It's not uncommon to have a shot battery. Although, I'm not exactly sure what could be causing the overheating. You could possibly try putting it back to stock, calling Verizon and explaining to them that your battery is dying really fast and the indicator will jump percentages really fast. They may replace it...."may". Tell them you have done nothing to do it and have tried everything on the internet to fix it. What's the worst that can happen, they say no? Good luck man.
Droid Premium said:
Okay aside from me not having a computer to be able to develop on I still use my Note 3 and yes I am a flashaholic so I do continue to test other developers ROMs and find something that works for me. I am having some really bad battery drain issues on my Note 3 and it gets VERY hot.. i mean like really hot! First off let me say that I don't have warranty on it so i can't send it back to get another one. Whenever I use the phone for pretty much anything it starts to get hot and then battery drains like 20% every 20 min or so. I've tried flashing multiple ROMs and even using stock.. yeah STOCK. But each and everything that I have tried just doesn't help. I am at the point of like smashing my phone on the wall or something lol. Please if you guys have any suggestions please let me know. If i can't get this thing fixed then I will no longer be a Samsung Fanboy (that's a lie) lol. But thanks in advanced!
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If you have an sd card installed, take a look at that first. Make sure there aren't any corrupted files on it.
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Logan3824 said:
I had this problem with my old razr, it didn't get as hot as you say but the battery did drain really fast. If I were you I'd buy a new battery and see if you have the same problem. It's not uncommon to have a shot battery. Although, I'm not exactly sure what could be causing the overheating. You could possibly try putting it back to stock, calling Verizon and explaining to them that your battery is dying really fast and the indicator will jump percentages really fast. They may replace it...."may". Tell them you have done nothing to do it and have tried everything on the internet to fix it. What's the worst that can happen, they say no? Good luck man.
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warriorpluto said:
If you have an sd card installed, take a look at that first. Make sure there aren't any corrupted files on it.
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Before I made this post I did some research and found that the sd card may be the problem. I have had it removed for around 2 weeks. I also took the sim card out and still nothing works. If Samsung doesn't send me another one then I will switch to Moto.
Running apps have a factory Mode running? That's what used to make my phone hot.
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If you have an sd card installed, take a look at that first. Make sure there aren't any corrupted files on it.
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Make sure your SD card didn't get killed. My battery got VERY hot too & drained very fast
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560780
It seems the Note 3 "eats" SD cards after a few months
My SD card is completely dead. Can't read it with my laptop & other cards are fine in same SD Slot
It happen when inject virus or Chache data So, Before reset check this fix Note 3 getting overheat -14 Reasons and answers
Hey guys,
I just bought the moto x pure on Amazon.com and I have been using it for last several days.
I'm experiencing some noticeable lag while using it. Browsing, gaming and even the YouTube videos are jittering.
2nd thing, the battery doesn't last even a day. Same usage on other phones like ZTE z7 mini I had before.
I have the most recent software.
Is there any thing to do about it?
All reviews I saw said the phone is very snappy...
You give no details on what you are running.
I'm running stock rom, no root.
First big question... Are you using adoptive storage (sd card seen as internal memory)? This has been confirmed by many to cause the lag you are experiencing.
For battery life there are too many reasons to list as to why you are not getting all day battery life. What apps are running in the background? What do you have syncing? What is your SOT? When you got your phone did it have KK and receive the OTA to Android M? If so did you do a hard reset? These are just some of the main questions. If you have only had it a few days, it may just be a matter of letting things settle in. Run a full charge down to ~10% - 15% and recharge fully a few times and see where that takes you.
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Hey,
I'm not using SD card at all.
I'm getting around 3 hours SOT, even less.
I'm syncing gmail, exchange accounts and WhatsApp. Nothing else.
My friend bought it to me so he might of done OTA, I haven't received and OTA since.
Las the night I went to sleep with 40% battery and woke up with 7%.
I got the xt1575 and i'm using it in Israel , it might be a modem issue that causes the drain?
Can i install xt1572 software on top of my device?
aybarrap1 said:
First big question... Are you using adoptive storage (sd card seen as internal memory)? This has been confirmed by many to cause the lag you are experiencing.
For battery life there are too many reasons to list as to why you are not getting all day battery life. What apps are running in the background? What do you have syncing? What is your SOT? When you got your phone did it have KK and receive the OTA to Android M? If so did you do a hard reset? These are just some of the main questions. If you have only had it a few days, it may just be a matter of letting things settle in. Run a full charge down to ~10% - 15% and recharge fully a few times and see where that takes you.
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Sorry but adoptive storage does not cause lag.
Op you should do a factory reset and see if the problems persist. I would suggest rooting so you have more control over your device.
lafester said:
Sorry but adoptive storage does not cause lag.
Op you should do a factory reset and see if the problems persist. I would suggest rooting so you have more control over your device.
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What sdcard you using?
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i had to disable exchange sync on my moto x cause it was using ridiculous data... turn off exchange sync and see if that helps
lafester said:
Sorry but adoptive storage does not cause lag.
Op you should do a factory reset and see if the problems persist. I would suggest rooting so you have more control over your device.
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If you use a slow SD card for adoptive storage you will get lag in at least some apps if they are installed to the SD card. This problem has been reported by many users across Android devices on marshmallow. Using a fast sd card will cut it down dramatically but if an app is installed to the SD card, at best the load times will still be slightly slower.
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OK but adoptive storage is not causing the lag, the SD card is.
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OK but adoptive storage is not causing the lag, the SD card is.
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Point taken. If the SD card the is not fast enough, it will not work well if used as internal memory under adoptive storage. And just to be more clear, even a fast SD card may not get rid of all lag dependent upon factors such as manufacturing defects or true speeds versus advertised speeds.
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tomermax said:
Hey,
I'm not using SD card at all.
I'm getting around 3 hours SOT, even less.
I'm syncing gmail, exchange accounts and WhatsApp. Nothing else.
My friend bought it to me so he might of done OTA, I haven't received and OTA since.
Las the night I went to sleep with 40% battery and woke up with 7%.
I got the xt1575 and i'm using it in Israel , it might be a modem issue that causes the drain?
Can i install xt1572 software on top of my device?
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Seems something is keeping your phone from going into Doze mode, which explains that overnight drain. Google Now and the background stuff it does can cause a lot of drain. Also, turn off GPS when you aren't using it. If you are in a low signal area, turn on airplane mode and it will stop scanning for stronger signal. Definitely some wakelocks going on the background too.
Location might be on. My moto x I recently bought actually lasts a long time I'm suprised
Hello,
I have always had problems with this phone since i got it in 2013 where I always got awful battery life on 3G (not for Wi-Fi or LTE) where the battery drops pretty quick and when I use it continuously the top part gets so hot it's impossible to touch (75°C). Since I tried every possible rom/bl/csc/modem/sim/network I'm starting to think this was never an issues with me but with the hardware. I wanna say goodbye to this nightmare buying a new phone and it would be pretty cool to finally get an answer.
Is there anyone with similar results?
I only got such temperatures while playing games like GTA San Andreas.
It does get warm while downloading stuff over Wi-Fi or mobile data, but no 75 °C.
That's what I thought. Thanks.
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If anyone is interested in testing for me. What I do to get that heat is just switch to 3G and then use chrome for a few minutes. It will soon peak to 75-78°C and become unbearable to touch under the Samsung logo, along with pretty fast battery drain. One you switch back to WiFi or LTE the heat goes down and it will just stay hot but nothing worrying. The position seems to point where the modem is. I tried to clean contacts inside and fix with a heatgun but nothing worked. The strange things is that it happens only with 3G AND it drains the battery also and it doesn't affect where the GSM antenna is. This is really weird.
I realized this issue only a few months ago when my provider covered my area uniformly with 4G and seen that it would not heat as much as I was used to.
The same as my problem
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Hello,
I have always had problems with this phone since i got it in 2013 where I always got awful battery life on 3G (not for Wi-Fi or LTE) where the battery drops pretty quick and when I use it continuously the top part gets so hot it's impossible to touch (75°C). Since I tried every possible rom/bl/csc/modem/sim/network I'm starting to think this was never an issues with me but with the hardware. I wanna say goodbye to this nightmare buying a new phone and it would be pretty cool to finally get an answer.
Is there anyone with similar results?
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+1
with wifi and usual using the temp become between 50-65 easly but i don't know what i do !!!
What rom are u using? I saw on a forum same problem with overheating caused by sd card . Try without sd card if the heat is not like before , move ure sd card data to PC , format ure card then move ure data back and put it on the phone
AoMine said:
What rom are u using? I saw on a forum same problem with overheating caused by sd card . Try without sd card if the heat is not like before , move ure sd card data to PC , format ure card then move ure data back and put it on the phone
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I tried everything you can image it's independent from ROM, bootloader, modem, sd card, tw or custom roms.
El massry said:
+1
with wifi and usual using the temp become between 50-65 easly but i don't know what i do !!!
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do you also get quick battery drain on 3G like me?
-sandro- said:
I tried everything you can image it's independent from ROM, bootloader, modem, sd card, tw or custom roms.
do you also get quick battery drain on 3G like me?
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Yes i get quick battery drain on 3G
In maximum 1.5 hours ?
El massry said:
Yes i get quick battery drain on 3G
In maximum 1.5 hours
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I wish I knew this before the warranty expired