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[Q] G3 Battery drains out in minutes

My samsung galaxy 3 battery just drains like hell...
It gets charged to 100% fast (when plugged in, charging starts at about 80% level )
Then it becomes 100% in about 5 minutes
Then in about 30 minutes it switches off
It also turns off if i use data connection for about one or two minutes.
Is my battery permanently damaged ??? ( i used to browse and download alot while charging )
or is it just calibration issue ???

Have you tried to charge it while it's off? If that doesn't help try battery calibration.

Is the battery of phone permanently damaged if we keep on using Data Connection while charging ???
My phone is only 8 months old

No... It's probably miscalibrated or defective.

can you give a solution ???
what all to be checked ?

Turn your phone off and charge it.

LarryMetal said:
Turn your phone off and charge it.
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k i'll do it and post the result

jibeesh619 said:
My samsung galaxy 3 battery just drains like hell...
It gets charged to 100% fast (when plugged in, charging starts at about 80% level )
Then it becomes 100% in about 5 minutes
Then in about 30 minutes it switches off
It also turns off if i use data connection for about one or two minutes.
Is my battery permanently damaged ??? ( i used to browse and download alot while charging )
or is it just calibration issue ???
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happening same with me.. turn off d data connection.. this is a bug.. & charging turning it off dsnt wrk fr me.. :'(

jibeesh619 said:
My samsung galaxy 3 battery just drains like hell...
It gets charged to 100% fast (when plugged in, charging starts at about 80% level )
Then it becomes 100% in about 5 minutes
Then in about 30 minutes it switches off
It also turns off if i use data connection for about one or two minutes.
Is my battery permanently damaged ??? ( i used to browse and download alot while charging )
or is it just calibration issue ???
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can u tell me, wat hav u doen to ur sg3 till now?? i wanna compare it with mine..
me on kyrillosv6
g3mod1.3extreme
data2sd
ex4 ext4 ext2
used before keepin data connection on all time (now it dsnt let me do)

dude..i also had same problem..its a bug..waste of callibrating battery..better instal a good kernal..it gives exact battery percentage.

What kernel are you using there's a bug like this on fugumod ultra
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One thing I used to do was using 3G data all the time while charging. I used to download large files (several 100MBs ) while the phone was plugged in.
I have also changed kernels.
Have used kyrillos 5.5 with ext4 data2sd
Tried g3mod, fugumod ultra
Now using Destiny 1.2
Battery backup is very very poor.
One moment the phone is on, the next moment it switches off !
Cannot use data at all without charger plugged in.
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Hey jeebes, I asked u sumthing..
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ranadip.bswas said:
Hey jeebes, I asked u sumthing..
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see my post

jibeesh619 said:
see my post
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humm.. i think we should open a poll.. r u using setcpu for freq controlling??

sumone told me to use non oc kernels & not to manipulate freq with it.. it may wrk.. otherwise i hav to rush to service centre..

Plz DO COMMENT if u HAVE/HAD ABNORMAL BATTERY-LIFE..!!

hey guys i m having abnormal battery health...
battery ends in an hour..
nd it turns off in a very strange manner .. it nvr goes 0% wen it shuts down.. it turns off drctly from 80% or 50% ..
so i think it is a hardware problem.. may be it is d battery.. but i hav to b sure.. coz my battery warranty is not anymore but the handset warranty is..
PS: removing battery stats via cwm dsnt give me any notification.. it that ok?? or that means it s not wrking..

try to wipe battery stats with titanium backup or some other program (needs root i think) then fully charge and calibrate with battery calibration.hope it helps

DDJP4 is even poor... within 1-2 hrs after charging my phone and keeping it idle also makes batt level fall to 80%.. backup is hardly 10-12 huous.. battery calibration app did not help also but it actually work on other ROMs.. completely lost with this batt issue for moths now.. actually lleft with no hope........... :'(

try with kyrilos or sumee rom !!

Undervolting works wonders.

ranadip.bswas said:
hey guys i m having abnormal battery health...
battery ends in an hour..
nd it turns off in a very strange manner .. it nvr goes 0% wen it shuts down.. it turns off drctly from 80% or 50% ..
so i think it is a hardware problem.. may be it is d battery.. but i hav to b sure.. coz my battery warranty is not anymore but the handset warranty is..
PS: removing battery stats via cwm dsnt give me any notification.. it that ok?? or that means it s not wrking..
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same with me fon suddenly switch off between 80 to 50 % battery and darining very fast during 3g or even 2g data on. it goes from 100% to switch of within 20 minuts, i think it is not hardware problem

switch to 2g and you solve that problem

thnk u guys fr ur cncern.. but i trd them all.. none worked...

i trd stock roms.. used old roms & kernels (coz wen i used them , there was no problem) .. but the problem is still there.. i m quite sure it s abt sumthing hardware.. jst dunno if it is battery or handset.. :/

i too have bad battery life , my phone only last 12hr max in idle mode when it is connected to 3g , i have tried battery calibration and other roms but they give me the same results .

ranadip.bswas said:
i trd stock roms.. used old roms & kernels (coz wen i used them , there was no problem) .. but the problem is still there.. i m quite sure it s abt sumthing hardware.. jst dunno if it is battery or handset.. :/
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Well, i'd suggest go for a new battery and try...coz 20mins battery life is not even possible when i had 1400MHz Performance, 2G connection always ON, then also i got around 10-12 hours...

I've got this battery draining issue too. :-\
I have it when the data connection is on. But when it's off, the battery drain is comparatively lesser.
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dharamg3 said:
Well, i'd suggest go for a new battery and try...coz 20mins battery life is not even possible when i had 1400MHz Performance, 2G connection always ON, then also i got around 10-12 hours...
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umm actly with ur latest kernel 3-4hours with most minimal usage... oced to 1000mhz..

See if the battery is showing signs of heating.
I would also suggest, try it with another battery (U would be lucky if you have someone else nearby using SG3 whose battery you can try to check).
Normally, battery draining is not so much, especially on Stock ROMs with no over-clocking, other things remaining constant, especially since its a 1500 power batter.
Let us know what you did eventually.

umangsagar said:
See if the battery is showing signs of heating.
I would also suggest, try it with another battery (U would be lucky if you have someone else nearby using SG3 whose battery you can try to check).
Normally, battery draining is not so much, especially on Stock ROMs with no over-clocking, other things remaining constant, especially since its a 1500 power batter.
Let us know what you did eventually.
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i used stock roms to confirm abt this.. wat i figure out that if i do sumthing heavy eg phonecall , recording vid, taking photos, watching vids or listening mp3, battery drains within minutes..
nd yes i thght abt ur suggestion eariler .. but i dnt hav people nearby with sg3..

so guys u r sayin to GO FOR A NEW BATTERY , right??

ranadip.bswas said:
so guys u r sayin to GO FOR A NEW BATTERY , right??
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how it is possible that fon didnt completed even on year and have to buy new battery,

dunno dude..!!! :"(

ranadip.bswas said:
i used stock roms to confirm abt this.. wat i figure out that if i do sumthing heavy eg phonecall , recording vid, taking photos, watching vids or listening mp3, battery drains within minutes..
nd yes i thght abt ur suggestion eariler .. but i dnt hav people nearby with sg3..
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dunno dude..!!! :"(
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Bro you did not mention if there is over heating in the battery?
Its very strange bro, i hope you are not overclocking your processor perpetually. you may try and for sometime, set cpu profile to something like 200-600 Mhz if using GMOd or 67-667 MHz if using Fugumod.
If its in guarantee period, then flash a stock ROM and give the phone to service centre, they would repair for free (as this type of issue may also happen with motherboard problem which is covered under warranty).
I am actually confused because, with the info provided, it can not be 100% ascertained if its really battery problem

umangsagar said:
Bro you did not mention if there is over heating in the battery?
Its very strange bro, i hope you are not overclocking your processor perpetually. you may try and for sometime, set cpu profile to something like 200-600 Mhz if using GMOd or 67-667 MHz if using Fugumod.
If its in guarantee period, then flash a stock ROM and give the phone to service centre, they would repair for free (as this type of issue may also happen with motherboard problem which is covered under warranty).
I am actually confused because, with the info provided, it can not be 100% ascertained if its really battery problem
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no overheating.. & yes i trd stock cpu freq range with conservative governor.. nothing helps..

Please Help - Problems Again

Guys its me again.
Flashed Pre-Rooted DDJP6 and G3MOD 1.8 extreme kernel.
Charged for 2 hours, After that taken my phone out of charging suddenly battery started draining to 10% and phone switched off. i waited for a while and restarted phone battery was 80% and suddenly 10% again and phone switched off.
In the past i had been changing rom since last 4-5 days from Kyrillos to Indroid to XXPJF to DDJP6.
Kindly tell me what is the issue?? Many suggest to calibrate, when we calibrate we have to drain it in reality and recharge it to 100% but my phone if showing fake battery it drains instantly so how do we really drain it and re-charge??
I want to solve this problem asap. As my phone is almost unusable, i suspected SETCPU is causing this so i uninstalled it but still no use.
Please help i don't want to re-flash the rom and lose the data again

There is a high possibility that your battery is damaged since, as I understood, this problem persists in more than one roms.
sent from my CM7 nokia 3210

Switched it off for a 20-25 Minutes.
Switched on since last 2hours 3minutes and Mobile WIFI ROUTER AP in use since then.
still 22% Left. Dont understand , sometimes works very well and sometimes what a lag. I would let it drain and then charge fully.. Hope it works

im.prem said:
Guys its me again.
Flashed Pre-Rooted DDJP6 and G3MOD 1.8 extreme kernel.
Charged for 2 hours, After that taken my phone out of charging suddenly battery started draining to 10% and phone switched off. i waited for a while and restarted phone battery was 80% and suddenly 10% again and phone switched off.
In the past i had been changing rom since last 4-5 days from Kyrillos to Indroid to XXPJF to DDJP6.
Kindly tell me what is the issue?? Many suggest to calibrate, when we calibrate we have to drain it in reality and recharge it to 100% but my phone if showing fake battery it drains instantly so how do we really drain it and re-charge??
I want to solve this problem asap. As my phone is almost unusable, i suspected SETCPU is causing this so i uninstalled it but still no use.
Please help i don't want to re-flash the rom and lose the data again
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first change the kernel to G3MOD v1.9 lite. be rooted. using root explorer delete batterystats.bin or install BatteryCallibration.apk charge upto 100% then let it drain. use battery monitor widget to check health and voltage of the battery. report it here. if health is good and voltage is >4150mV, u are good.

Actually its such an pain to again n again change the kernel i can't doo al data2sd and stuf again
btw i had cleared battery stats from the recovery so i don't have a stats.bin file when i tried batterycallibration it said the files is missing.
Sometimes battery works nicely and sometimes it lags usually at night what solution we have for this?

Battery was running fine at 100% on some tough work for an hour or so. Its rocking
So lets experiment , see the log below ->
SETCPU set to on demand max 1Ghz.
11:33 = Battery 100% , SETCPU setting on boot, wifi on , fb chat on , opera on.
11:41 - Battery at 74% FB CHAT off now installed operamini.. let me browse SETCPU still on
11:52 - Battery at 61% , Opera On , Setcpu modified to SAVE POWER.
11:54 - Battery still at 61% but phone is lagging more then it was before SETCPU. So i have uninstalled setcpu and kept my phone for charging. Lets see how much time it takes to fully charge..
I have reached the conclusion that SETCPU is the cause of problem

Even after SETCPU problem persists... drained it once and charged for about 1 hour , was showing BATTERY FULL... took it off charger switched on, was 100% kept in pocket in idle condition. 10-15 minutes passed by took it out and was down to 80 then to 50 in next 15-20 minutes without any work... What's gng on some1 help

Don't use extreme kernel .it damages ur battery. Try performance if u r looking for oc. And extreme is not a stable kernel.
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Which is the best kernel for Samsung Galaxy i5801 , in terms of performance,battery and App2Sd./data 2sd.

im.prem said:
Which is the best kernel for Samsung Galaxy i5801 , in terms of performance,battery and App2Sd./data 2sd.
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Best kernel........????
Well there are 2 kernel which are just awesome ......G3mod 2.0 b3......and Fugumod kernel......
U can flash any one of them.....
I personally prefer Fugumod....but it's your choice coz both are fantastic....
Flash the new kernel and clear the battery stats....calliberate....and Setcpu doesn't harm your battery....

Even i am thinking about FUGUMOD.. does it include Recovery , app2sd ,data2sd and stuff.
If yes can you tell me which version exactly of FuGuMOD is the best for non lag stable superb experience ??
M using DDJP6 pre-rooted with superuser and i don't want to format and wipe stuff again.. lots of apps are dere and internal memory is still 800mb empty so will it b impacted if i flash a kernel?

im.prem said:
Even i am thinking about FUGUMOD.. does it include Recovery , app2sd ,data2sd and stuff.
If yes can you tell me which version exactly of FuGuMOD is the best for non lag stable superb experience ??
M using DDJP6 pre-rooted with superuser and i don't want to format and wipe stuff again.. lots of apps are dere and internal memory is still 800mb empty so will it b impacted if i flash a kernel?
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Fugumod does include CWM and app2sd script....
Fugumod 1300Mhz version is the best........I will upload it in a while on the Dev section as it is missing.....
Edit : Done with the new thread thing......plz go to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=1316029

Thanks sir,
But today i found that my back cover is not shutting properly so i took my battery out for a while its sort of swollen at few places and that's the reason why i can't put the cover on properly.. asked few of the friends they said its gonna blast anytime.
Can u tell me if it is true?

Which fugu mod version?? Beta 3?? It has 800mhz oc
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im.prem said:
Thanks sir,
But today i found that my back cover is not shutting properly so i took my battery out for a while its sort of swollen at few places and that's the reason why i can't put the cover on properly.. asked few of the friends they said its gonna blast anytime.
Can u tell me if it is true?
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If the batttery gets swollen, it means it is near the end of its lifetime. If it is swollen so much that you cant put your back cover on, it is time to change your battery. i would recommend you not to use your phone with that battery and get a new one ASAP.

Just to clear things out, fugumod doesn't include CWM recovery nor does it include app2sd script. You have to do this manually unless you are using a custom ROM which has this preloaded such as kyrillos' ROM.

im.prem said:
Thanks sir,
But today i found that my back cover is not shutting properly so i took my battery out for a while its sort of swollen at few places and that's the reason why i can't put the cover on properly.. asked few of the friends they said its gonna blast anytime.
Can u tell me if it is true?
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It is weird that it happened on this phone. I CAUTION you STRONGLY not to use that battery as it may damage your phone, leave aside blasting and all.
I would also recommend you to take more care of the phone as in, not left in charge for way too long, not overclocked constantly at very very high speeds continuously, and also to check where you keep you phone while charging (dont keep it on heat emitting stuffs like stabilizers, fan regulators etc) Change your battery of course.

Looks like the problem is You. It is neither the battery nor SetCPU. You skipped some basic stuffs, ignored the governor scaling of setCPU and now just pay some attention and if you do, you got yourself a solution!
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Nope its the battery only I checked it a mobile expert and saw the battery a bit swollen so its definitely a battery issue. I set the right profiles and governor while using setcpu. Maybe overcharging must have damaged my battery.
vivekmishra said:
Looks like the problem is You. It is neither the battery nor SetCPU. You skipped some basic stuffs, ignored the governor scaling of setCPU and now just pay some attention and if you do, you got yourself a solution!
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I am not using SETCPU VIVEK MISHRA then why do i set it properly? i have uninstalled it buddy. The problem is with you if you don't read properly,The battery is not functioning properly and has swollen.

Weird battery problem [solved]

my phone battery get weird.
i used my phone like usual,texting,call,gamin,etc.
last day,my phone won't charging using my charger,but it's charging with usb..
i kept my phone off a night.
today,i try my friend's charger,it's charging,but suddenly stops,and charging again,and so on.
i though that was my battery problem.
tonight,i manage to charge until 70%,but it stuck in 70% for 2hrs. I do reset battery stats in cwm,suddenly my battery drain to 54%,charge again until 70%,stuck again,go to cwm again,get drained again.
so,anyone has any idea what is my problem?
i'm on JBv3 with hells_fusion kernel #63
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Droid_beginner_student said:
my phone battery get weird.
i used my phone like usual,texting,call,gamin,etc.
last day,my phone won't charging using my charger,but it's charging with usb..
i kept my phone off a night.
today,i try my friend's charger,it's charging,but suddenly stops,and charging again,and so on.
i though that was my battery problem.
tonight,i manage to charge until 70%,but it stuck in 70% for 2hrs. I do reset battery stats in cwm,suddenly my battery drain to 54%,charge again until 70%,stuck again,go to cwm again,get drained again.
so,anyone has any idea what is my problem?
i'm on JBv3 with hells_fusion kernel #63
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try to use another battery from ur frends and see if the problem exists or not. how did the problem start?

calliberate ur battery...ohh wait wait..before doing that just find out whether it is a charger prob? socket prob? charging socket prob? or ur battery prob? ....

Re: Weird battery problem.
Amm...try a factory reset.?
** rooting is new for me,
nd i am a noob to root....**

Time To Replace Your Battery
Hello:
Sounds as if you have to replace your battery. Sometimes the expected battery life is not accurate. If you know someone who has the same phone as you, borrow their battery. Chances are great that you need to purchase a new one. - MobiManiacs

Re: Weird battery problem.
MobiManiacs said:
Hello:
Sounds as if you have to replace your battery. Sometimes the expected battery life is not accurate. If you know someone who has the same phone as you, borrow their battery. Chances are great that you need to purchase a new one. - MobiManiacs
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How old is your battery??
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Re: Weird battery problem.
Hmm it might even be due to kernel
My friend installed cm10 on his ace and he hardly used to get 15 mins of battery life
Then he changed kernel and it was OK
So jbv3 and hells kernal combination might not be that good try different kernal like savies or kuro itself

Re: Weird battery problem.
Razor! said:
How old is your battery??
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less than 6months
well,already solved,i borrow 6charger from many friends,change it every an hour,and suddenly it's charging smooth again:sly:
this the weirdest problem i ever had in a phone
thanks for all support,pressed
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Very very slow charging

hello .. i have s4 i9500 indian made ...from last 1 or 2 months dont kno exact but m facing this weird prob with my fone.. earlier it used to charge like normal fones but from recently it takes ages to get fully charged like sometimes more than 5 hrs to fully charge my fone :| its alot more than normal charging like earlier...
and battery drains out very fast as well ... i dont have any service started like just basic internet and sound (not on silent or vibration)... like usage n all is same as earlier but draining n charging have changed soooooo much :|
i was on stock rom n everything.... but today i rooted my fone n changed rom to prism rom the 477mb one

it happened to me, and installing a new kernel solved my problem.

at present i got this rom on my fone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537515
does it have stock kernel or i need to install one separately ?? and which one would go with this rom ??

Stock Rom
SunnyGrewal11 said:
at present i got this rom on my fone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537515
does it have stock kernel or i need to install one separately ?? and which one would go with this rom ??
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Try to switch on stock rom with kernel and use for couple of days, calibrate battery and use galaxy charging current app to see how much current (ma) u r getting from charger.
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galliard said:
Try to switch on stock rom with kernel and use for couple of days, calibrate battery and use galaxy charging current app to see how much current (ma) u r getting from charger.
Hit thanks if it helps
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stock rom with stock kernel as well ??
and how to calibrate ??
i have backup of stock rom ..i can get back but thats where i came frm :|

SunnyGrewal11 said:
stock rom with stock kernel as well ??
and how to calibrate ??
i have backup of stock rom ..i can get back but thats where i came frm :|
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Change the data cable. It is the datacable.
Download Galaxy Current Charge App and see the stats for yourself
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galaxy charging app is showing reference 460 ma ... max 1900 ma .. average 460 ma
so the prob is data cable ??

SunnyGrewal11 said:
galaxy charging app is showing reference 460 ma ... max 1900 ma .. average 460 ma
so the prob is data cable ??
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Yes..get a heavy duty datacable..might be due to rough use the fibers broke or something
I use my phone with a bb datacable..and it gives me 1400ma.
460Ma comes when you charge from a laptop or computer. See if in the battery option it comes usb or ac?
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where is this battery option ???
and does this app really telly the ma rating ???
like i used 1.0A charger n it still shows max 1900mA ... n then with a 750ma charger n same max 1900 :|
n now with my same data cable it shown 860ma n then after few mins 500 :|

SunnyGrewal11 said:
where is this battery option ???
and does this app really telly the ma rating ???
like i used 1.0A charger n it still shows max 1900mA ... n then with a 750ma charger n same max 1900 :|
n now with my same data cable it shown 860ma n then after few mins 500 :|
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Max means the maximum charging requirements. :/ How can a benchmark possibly change with chargers..
The falls shall occur after refreshing it...because even a machine needs time to calculate bro.
Try a new data cable and see the results yourself brother. You can find them on flipkart at heavy discounts.
Plus the battery option is in settings--->more--->Battery.
Press Thanks if I helped
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ok got u .. changed the data cable n this one gives me 1200ma but charge rate is same like earlier as well it charges 1% battery in 3 mins n now also same 1% in 3 mins ...
i think i should try changing charger as well but try kernel changing first

SunnyGrewal11 said:
ok got u .. changed the data cable n this one gives me 1200ma but charge rate is same like earlier as well it charges 1% battery in 3 mins n now also same 1% in 3 mins ...
i think i should try changing charger as well but try kernel changing first
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No need for the kernel change brother..
Callibrate it..callibration is like charging till 100% and emptying the battery till the phone shuts itself.
Repeat this 2-3 times..
There are many battery calibration apps too try them as you already have root..
Everything shall be fine..
And for now..pull the battery out..wait for 10 mins till all the phone gets cold.. turn it on again...and then charge..
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ok thanks
i will try n give feedback