Hi guys, recently my battery drains so fast, I'm rooted and using stock rom. Wanted to know if I flash a rom like Paranoid will it get improved?
tnx
There are so many threads of this exact question already.
You probably have a bad app(s) that is constantly waking up your device which prevents it from sleeping. Or you may have a wakelock that is on most of the time that is causing the drain.
I suggest you download these two apps that can help you find the cause and fix them.
First app is called "Wake lock detector" and the second is "Greenify". Wakelock detector will help you find that app is on constantly when you have not used it during your usage. Finally you can use "Greenify" to hibernate the app so it won't wake up your device causing it to drain your battery power.
Installing a custom rom or kernel may or may not help if the issue lies in the apps or wakelocks. Roms does not affect the battery a lot. A custom kernel contributes to the performance, battery friendly, smoothness and extra features. A ROM is just a outer shell, the kernel does all the work.
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Hello all, so I've done some Google searching to see what is causing this awful Wakelock on my device and I can't figure it out. Asking help from you all. It's called "SmartFaceService" and basically is responsible for my battery draining 40% while I was asleep. Picture is attached. Any ideas?
Running iB4STiD MDB ROM with Ktoonz kernel
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All smart screen features. sucks we can't use it without it draining the battery
could autokill on screen off
Just as an update, I installed the factory image and did a firmware initialization on kies and the wakelock hasn't been a problem. Not sure what to make of that but - I didn't know how else to deal with it since it was destroying my battery life
keep the screen on if you look at the phone: smart face
Hi All,
For the last month I have major problem with battery life.
While the phone is NOT in use (like over night) it drains almost 10% per hour.
I didn't install any new APP. The ROM version is Samsung stock 4.3
I installed 2 Apps GSam Batter Monitor and Wakelock detector.
As you can see in the screen shots the Kernel is the major consumer (about 90%).
I will appreciate your help.
Antivirus, task killer/clenat etc?
JoniSegev said:
Hi All,
For the last month I have major problem with battery life.
While the phone is NOT in use (like over night) it drains almost 10% per hour.
I didn't install any new APP. The ROM version is Samsung stock 4.3
I installed 2 Apps GSam Batter Monitor and Wakelock detector.
As you can see in the screen shots the Kernel is the major consumer (about 90%).
I will appreciate your help.
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Thats realy bad... Disable all GAPS (except Gmail and Play Store), any unnecessary apps (Task killers, AV etc). Let the battery go down to 5%, turn off the phone and fully charge it. Try WakeLock detector if no improvement.
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Thats realy bad... Disable all GAPS (except Gmail and Play Store), any unnecessary apps (Task killers, AV etc). Let the battery go down to 5%, turn off the phone and fully charge it. Try WakeLock detector if no improvement.
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Hi
Thank you for your answer.
I did all you said all ready and there was no improvement with the battery stats.
Do you have any suggestions ?
JoniSegev said:
Hi
Thank you for your answer.
I did all you said all ready and there was no improvement with the battery stats.
Do you have any suggestions ?
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Back up your stuff and reflash the FW. I would suggest using KIES 3 and in Tools option Emergency Recovery. It will completely wipe your phone and flash latest FW. When finished, boot up phone but don't set up. Do hard reset (either via Menu or use the 3 key combo) and you should be ok...
verny94 said:
Antivirus, task killer/clenat etc?
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Hi
I have clean app - Clean Master.
No Antivirus.
Any suggestions ?
JoniSegev said:
Hi All,
For the last month I have major problem with battery life.
While the phone is NOT in use (like over night) it drains almost 10% per hour.
I didn't install any new APP. The ROM version is Samsung stock 4.3
I installed 2 Apps GSam Batter Monitor and Wakelock detector.
As you can see in the screen shots the Kernel is the major consumer (about 90%).
I will appreciate your help.
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Flash Kit Kat Stock Rom :highfive:
JoniSegev said:
Hi
I have clean app - Clean Master.
No Antivirus.
Any suggestions ?
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Delete it. Its a bad app. Do only battery draining. No more Because android its not the same like windows
Or battery is old.
Either your battery is so old that it's just had it, or you have a serious issue somewhere.
Why has no one suggested the app 'Better Battery Stats'? Install that, charge the phone to full and when it's at 5% screenshot the stats and/or save them and come back and post them here.
JoniSegev said:
Hi All,
For the last month I have major problem with battery life.
While the phone is NOT in use (like over night) it drains almost 10% per hour.
I didn't install any new APP. The ROM version is Samsung stock 4.3
I installed 2 Apps GSam Batter Monitor and Wakelock detector.
As you can see in the screen shots the Kernel is the major consumer (about 90%).
I will appreciate your help.
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i'm also have problem with battery drain issue and after checked with wakelock detector app here Wakelock detector
it was wechat app that have wakelock several time say 2000 times a day.
then i used xposed name per app hacking to prevent app wakelock and it solved my problem..
Hi,
I already installed wakelock app.
Here is screen shots.
Please advice.
Thank you
Your wakelock is kernel related. It could be GPS, bluetooth, using the wrong governor...there are so many things that it could be that it's impossible to guess.
Use Better Battery Stats as has been suggested. It gives a much more in depth report of battery use.
Yeah,it's hard to guess when related to kernel...mine is related on app itself
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Hi Guys,
I got myself VS 980 used. I liked the phone a lot. The only issue I am having is battery backup problem. Phone hardly give more than 18 hrs battery backup, does not matter if I use it or keep it in idle state. I have tried many ROM's but no use. Tried to check wakelock and found many wakelock in stock ROM's specially in G3 port ROM's. So yesterday I flashed LiquidSmooth Milestone 3.2 with kernel B14CKB1RD expecting amazing battery life like others in the ROM thread but the result was not as expected, still the battery is not giving proper backup. This ROM seems very clean I did not find many wakelocks. I am not able to understand where is the problem. In deep sleep also its using battery. The phone is in airplane mode always, I only use it with wifi. I will be very happy if someone can help me out. Attaching the battery status. Let me know if you guys need anything else from my side.
Regards,
I'm having the same problem!! That weird battery drain started out of nowhere, I've blocked all wakelocks using amplify and Greenify but still the best screen on time I'd get is 4h:10m!! :\ I don't think it's the battery because I've seen a lot people are having it now.. Really really weird
Guys any help on this. Still having the same issue after trying more ROM's and now I have also downgraded the baseband to 12b as well but no improvement
Hey Guys, Kyuubi10 back again with a quick guide on improving the battery life of the HTC One M8.
Let's be honest, this phone is getting quite old now. You can already start to feel it lagging, and slowing down. And the battery doesn't last as much as it once used to.
But don't give up hope...your M8 isn't dead yet, and with some good management it can even rival 2016 flagships.
Let's begin with Marshmallow...
If you have not updated your M8 to Android 6.0 yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Marshmallow is the best version of Android yet, the efficiency of Lollipop with the Stability of KitKat, and a very fresh take on Battery saving!
Reasons why you should update ASAP:
1 - Lollipop's memory leaks 99% fixed (Don't want to say 100% due to the possibility of some existing out of my limited knowledge, but for all intents and purposes there are no more memory leaks.) This is very important, because the memory leaks were both draining battery life, and slowing down the device...which in turn keeps the screen on longer and wastes even more battery.
2 - Doze!!! It's the latest battery saving feature to be added to Android, and it's basically a SUPER idle state, where the phone if left untouched with screen off for long periods of time will not waste any battery whatsoever! I tested this when going to sleep, phone was in airplane mode, battery saver turned on, screen brightness at minimum...I left it at 100% charge, I woke up it was still at 100%. With airplane mode off, and battery saver turned off the phone lost only 3% battery overnight.
This being said, true battery saving is measured while using the phone right?
It's not about how long it can last without being used, but how long it can last while being used.
But what if you already are on Marshmallow, and your battery life is still not cutting it?
The following solutions are organized from simpler to more complex.
1 - Follow this official HTC guide: Tips for extending battery life. It provides tips on reducing screen brightness, keeping connections off when you're not using them (Wi-Fi, Data, BT, GPS, NFC etc...), lowering volume and vibration strength and using power saver mode.
While their advice is quite obvious stuff, and most of you probably do it anyways, I would like to stress the use of power saver mode when you are out and about away from a convenient power source. Doesn't matter if your battery is at 90%, turn PS mode on, you will barely even feel a difference, but your battery will last you much more than before!
2 - Buy yourself a smartwatch. While it may seem counter-productive to keep Bluetooth on constantly to keep connected to the watch, it actually improves battery life by helping you avoid turning on your phone's screen. At the end of the day the battery saving that comes from it may be equivalent to the drain caused by bluetooth being on, or even greater than the drain. Thus effectively saving you battery life, and being convenient while doing it.
3 - Here comes the big one...ROOT your device and install a custom ROM and Kernel. Just by installing an optimized ROM and optimized Kernel you will get battery savings + better performance. Often you will also have settings you can tweak to optimize battery savings at the cost of performance or vice versa. And with a custom Kernel you can choose one with battery saving CPU governors.
4 - CPU Governors. CPUs, just after your screen, is the second most battery consuming hardware part in your device. Especially since it is on most of the time. Choosing a governor that can make it's job more efficient can save you bucket loads of battery.
The most common one for battery life is called "Conservative", and it will provide you with considerable battery life at the cost of performance. But if you want both good performance and good battery life then you are probably looking for a governor which employs the "Race to Idle" ideology. (If you don't know what it is, do a quick google, it's easy to understand.)
A good option I like to recommend is Wheatley, but if your kernel choice lacks it then interactive will be good enough...but you will have to tweak it's settings yourself to make it most efficient. Couple months ago I created this guide which you may find helpful when tweaking the interactive governor.
5 - Since we have spoken about Rooting then let's start adding some ROOT apps to the mix. Greenify would be my first recommendation.
For 2 main reasons... 1, It helps you stop annoying, battery draining apps which keep themselves running in the background. 2, It's latest versions have included a feature where you can set Doze to start sooner than default. Thus allowing you to reap Doze's benefits earlier and for longer.
Talking about the annoying apps, there's one in particular which comes to mind....Facebook.
Personally, while I don't like it's battery draining, I also don't want to uninstall it...since it's quite useful. Thus in Greenify I found my answer!
6 - Last but not least, if you are noticing unusual battery drainage, but you can't find which app is causing it (or may even be a system app), or if you notice that Doze is not having any effect... it might mean that a wakelock is not letting your device idle for long enough for Doze to start.
For this you will need an app called "Wakelock Detector". Charge your phone to around 80-100% and place it on a desk and let it idle for a couple hours (e.g. When you are asleep). When you are back check what WD found, and it might surprise you. (I found an app called HTC Mode which was keeping my device awake and preventing Doze from starting.)
Another advantage of this app is that once you find the wakelock it links you to Greenify through which you can put that specific app to sleep. Thus preventing it from setting the wakelock again.
If you follow all these steps, you should be able to feel the considerable difference in battery life. Reminding you why you fell in love with this device
I hope I have been of help, I noticed that there weren't any Battery Guides specifically made for the M8, so I thought I would leave one here in case anyone is looking for one!
If I have helped you make sure to hit that :good: button, I will greatly appreciate it, and you will be helping the community find this guide more easily.
Thanks for reading! Enjoy your longer lasting M8!
Thank you for the Info! Before marshmallow I used "app ops" but this doesn't work on Android M. Because of the app wakelock detector I removed the messenger app from facebook. It drained my battery. Thank you.
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adgadg15 said:
Thank you for the Info! Before marshmallow I used "app ops" but this doesn't work on Android M. Because of the app wakelock detector I removed the messenger app from facebook. It drained my battery. Thank you.
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App ops is good for permissions, and stopping an app from connecting to the internet. Android M already has a permissions feature natively included.
What you want is to stop it from running in the background.
While you can uninstall it (and probably find another app which you can use facebook messenger in. e.g. Disa), I would personally recommend you simply use greenify to put it to sleep.
All official facebook apps are huge battery drainers, but greenify will keep them in check, so that you don't have to use another app with less functionality.
Obviously I am not forcing you lol, but it is my recommendation.
Hi everyone, I'm a new user and I'm looking for a rom to help my phone with battery power. I was looking for an optimized and specific rom to optimize battery life. I can't post in the ROM section I hope you can help me.
Thank you so much.
Depending what stock firmware/software you're on rn, choose the right custom ROM, and then maybe use a custom kernel like ThunderStorm Kernel. Supposed to be a battery saver kernel, haven't tested just yet myself
Use a stock based ROM and a kernel that underckocks. AOSP and other ports will not be as efficient with battery in general. Lower clock speed generally improves battery life although keep "race to idle" in mind. Ur ROM and kernel are not the only things that affect battery life. Apps like nap time, Greenify, force doze, sysconfig patcher (for Magisk) can improve standby battery drain whilst having a dark mode/theme can help with screen on battery drain. Having better reception can improve battery life. If you don't use WiFi, Bluetooth or location then having them off can improve battery drain. Background apps/ bloatware can drain battery so limiting background apps/ removing bloat can help. Disabling notifications for apps u don't need them for can help. If u don't like using ur phone as a phone then I know alot of XDA members use airplane mode intermittently. This is just the tip of the iceberg and you'll need to comb through XDA to get more details. There are a few posts dedicated to battery saving too. Keep in mind that some of these strategies can affect functioning of your phone and it's all a balancing act between function and battery. My philosophy is to make my phone not waste any battery while still keeping all the functionality I use. Good luck.