So Ive been on the hunt for a rom for my At&T galaxy S4 that can give me the best battery life possible. I have tried both the 4.2 and 4.3 GPE rom's that were recently released and surprisingly they barely get half the battery life my stock touchwiz rom gets me. My phone running stock touchwiz lasts for the entire day, ending the day with around 25% battery left. but with the GPE edition roms I found myself having to recharge the device halfway or 3/4 through the day. For the 4.2 i was running KT kernal alongside it and for the 4.3 i was running the stock kernal that came with it. SO PLEASE HELP ME AND GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS TY!
have you tried audism v4? It's amazing. It makes my phone cold.
mr_blanket said:
have you tried audism v4? It's amazing. It makes my phone cold.
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Would it be possible to link me to the thread where the audism v4 rom is posted? I tried looking but cant find....Im completely new to xda...
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The Ausdim v4 kernel can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2342298
As for a ROM, I have been using this Google Edition ROM with good success: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341376
The above ROM has an Ausdim kernel but I would recommend flashing an up to date Ausdim (v7) after flashing that ROM.
I swore by shostock. Never better
Keep on trying various ROMs yourself. There is no simple answer when it comes to battery life as it is very subjective and changes drastically based on your personal usage, conditions such as WiFi vs mobile data, the apps you are running, etc. You really have to keep trying yourself. I know you may think "Well who has time to try all these ROMs?" and you are right, but variety is a good thing and you'll enjoy testing all the features. Good luck
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Shostock , definitely shostock . I've tried almost every rom and this one has the best battery life of them all. Lasts me a day and a half with moderate usage
Little Bigboy said:
Shostock , definitely shostock . I've tried almost every rom and this one has the best battery life of them all. Lasts me a day and a half with moderate usage
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I've only compared a few roms and Foxhound is great for battery.
i get 19 hours on my phone with max brightness using battery guru with wanamlite rom (it comes with the Adam kernel)
Im using Infamous and battery life is great plus all the added features makes this my dd for over a week which is a long time in the flashing world. Lol
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Seriously, you guys need to add your device to your user profile. Going to be hard to get help otherwise.
TheAxman said:
Seriously, you guys need to add your device to your user profile. Going to be hard to get help otherwise.
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Coming from the guy who doesnt have his device listed....
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Coming from the guy who doesnt have his device listed....
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He was probably on the computer when writing that. Also, he actually helps in these forums, so let it be.
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Mike said:
He was probably on the computer when writing that. Also, he actually helps in these forums, so let it be.
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I know I know.. I had to kid though
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Coming from the guy who doesnt have his device listed....
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Its there, not hard to see.
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Its there, not hard to see.
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Not really. But no need to crowd this thread with needless banter
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Mike said:
He was probably on the computer when writing that. Also, he actually helps in these forums, so let it be.
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Again, this needs to be done. It is a user profile option USE IT.
Just my opnion but kernels have a great deal to do with battery life... modems too.
So basically what I got from your answers is.........If I want better battery life....It depends more heavily on the kernal rather than the roms. So I can use whatever rom and I should try various kernals. Since I'm using a AT&T galaxy s4, I should be flashing the loki doki after everything I flash?
cloud628 said:
So basically what I got from your answers is.........If I want better battery life....It depends more heavily on the kernal rather than the roms. So I can use whatever rom and I should try various kernals. Since I'm using a AT&T galaxy s4, I should be flashing the loki doki after everything I flash?
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Correct, or you can use a loki kernel made for our att US i337.
Both are ok. And yes, the kernels have a lot to do with battery life, so you would need to experiment with them.
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Hey guys, I haven't flashed anything on my phone for months. In fact, I can't remember what ROM I am currently running, and what is safe/not safe to do at this point. This sounds really newbish, but I don't keep up on everything like some of you. What I do know is my Baseband is showing S:i500.04 V.ED05, and Kernel is 2.6.32.9
It's a TW based rom, but do not recall which. For some reason it seems things have been slowing and my phone is constantly freezing up and the battery life has gotten pretty crappy too. If anyone could help me out the best option from here I would really appreciate it!
TIA
edit: figured out I am on Powerwashed ED05 no kernel...
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Hey guys, I haven't flashed anything on my phone for months. In fact, I can't remember what ROM I am currently running, and what is safe/not safe to do at this point. This sounds really newbish, but I don't keep up on everything like some of you. What I do know is my Baseband is showing S:i500.04 V.ED05, and Kernel is 2.6.32.9
It's a TW based rom, but do not recall which. For some reason it seems things have been slowing and my phone is constantly freezing up and the battery life has gotten pretty crappy too. If anyone could help me out the best option from here I would really appreciate it!
TIA
edit: figured out I am on Powerwashed ED05 no kernel...
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Find droidstyle's guide in the general section. It has everything you need for flashing
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I don't think anyone can tell you what the best option for you is, just depends on what you prefer. Whether you like AOSP roms and can tolerate a little bugginess here and there, or if you want the phone to work like it does stock. There are good roms for either option.
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Find droidstyle's guide in the general section. It has everything you need for flashing
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I don't think anyone can tell you what the best option for you is, just depends on what you prefer. Whether you like AOSP roms and can tolerate a little bugginess here and there, or if you want the phone to work like it does stock. There are good roms for either option.
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Thanks guy, ended up using the guide and going to stock, then to TSM Res EH03. So far so good!
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Thanks guy, ended up using the guide and going to stock, then to TSM Res EH03. So far so good!
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Your welcome man
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Does anyone else flash more than twice a week?
Just laterly I have gone insane, now in the last week I have flashed four ROMS.
Why...one day I'm convinced a CM9 based Roms is best, then the next, nar Sammy based is better with its Spen integration, then I try a STOCK, get bored, then try an MIUI, then back to GB...now I am searching for another only had this rom 24 hours....
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Haha me too i just cant decide however for me its between tw based roms
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Haha me too i just cant decide however for me its between tw based roms
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lol
so which is the best rom?
I have installed 1st time in my life, a custom rom PA... and not going to change
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I kind of had the same problem but now I'm trying to control myself from flashing my SGN
Yeah same for me too...but by far aokp rom is the best...u get a lot of options and also an option to turn ur phone into a tablet....but after some time i get bored and gets attracted by s-pen integration in sammy based roms....even though i dont use s-pen a lot....but now it seems i am getting settled to aokp rom...i know i can't be settled on one rom for long....
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Been flashing 4 times a day for quite some time (when I was trying to cook my rom) but now I'm settled down with stock ics rom + speedmod 3-6.
I try out different kernels though.
I would say not just flash addiction but XDA is addicting... I'm trying to focus more on my studies...LOL
Every day i test new roms.
The best for me are aokp and aosp based roms.
Install PA and you would never wanna flash again..
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I was only introduced to the idea of rooting and flashing Roms a week ago.. since then I am up to my 10th Rom, I am driving my wife nuts, but I can't stop!
Meethere for me im going between criskelo v8 and kingdroid v4.3 however i think kingdroid has edged it as it looks better and im also learning how to change it for myself a bit . Used the franco kernel option when flashing kingdroid and calibrated the battery and so far the batterys been really good however its only at 84%
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You guys must have plenty of time on your hands. :silly:
Me, I'm far too busy on other things to worry about a whole bunch of ROMs that all do 98% of the same things. My gNote works well, and thats good enough for me.
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You guys must have plenty of time on your hands. :silly:
Me, I'm far too busy on other things to worry about a whole bunch of ROMs that all do 98% of the same things. My gNote works well, and thats good enough for me.
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Good for you.....not like it takes that long to flash if you know what you're doing but whatever.....
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The best thing for "flash addiction" is flashing new kernels.
This past week I've flashed about 68 revised kernels, from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749863&page=17
It's great because :
a) only takes a few seconds to download
b) only takes a few seconds to flash
c) very very easy to revert back to an earlier kernel
whereas flashing a whole new rom is often frought with complications and unexplained behaviour
Not really flashing too much. Internet connection here is pretty expensive and slow
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a whole bunch of ROMs that all do 98% of the same things.
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that would be my only issue, while I do love flashing and trying new things, a lot of the things I try are very similar. Would be great for my new addiction to have many completely different style ROMs, not just themes, almost making the phone a different machine each time (like going from linux to win)
That's the point I was making, mate. I've done my fair share of flashing (no, not like that) and always found you gain maybe one thing you like a bit more and lose something else you liked from the last ROM. In the end, I decided if it works why waste my time.
Not knocking you guys who are still searching for ROM nirvana, and I'm sure you are enjoying the ride as much as I am.
Rob
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Guys, you need professional counseling!
I stopped after PA.
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Good for you.....not like it takes that long to flash if you know what you're doing but whatever.....
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with the help from the great ti backup and google drive, I can re flash a new ROM clean within 15 mins...
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Since I flashed PA, I was relieved of that feeling.
Someone said that the Touchwiz 4 or GB ROM is better on battery life then CM1? Is that true?
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Battery life depends on many factors.
Try all the available roms for yourself. Anyone can give you an answer, but that doesn't mean it applies to your specific device and battery combination. With regard to battery life and custom roms on any device ... YMMV (your mileage may vary).
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Battery life depends on many factors.
Try all the available roms for yourself. Anyone can give you an answer, but that doesn't mean it applies to your specific device and battery combination. With regard to battery life and custom roms on any device ... YMMV (your mileage may vary).
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Exactly this... there are so many factors on battery life that comparing battery life from one person to another is pretty pointless... but trying the roms out on your phone is a good way to test because you will mainly use your phone the same regardless of the rom you use... so the only way to really tell what is going to have better battery life for you is to flash the roms and try them all out for a few days each....
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Battery life depends on many factors.
Try all the available roms for yourself. Anyone can give you an answer, but that doesn't mean it applies to your specific device and battery combination. With regard to battery life and custom roms on any device ... YMMV (your mileage may vary).
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Thanks . Someone said it depends on the software. But Idk. I only tried CM9 and CM10 because I always loved ICS and JB.
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GB Roms definitely have better battery life. Stock touchwiz fc09 rooted running shadow kernel gives a whole days worth of charge with 2 hour screen time. On cm20 you can watch the percentage drop as you use it, doing that on stock fc09 is like watching water boil lol. It also charges faster. 1 percent about every minute.
Of course, YMMV but this is my personal observation. I'm running cm10 cuz I like jb, but once they fix battery drain it'll be great. I know its possible cuz the battery lasts a lot longer on the night lies than the first unofficial and official preview builds.
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GB Roms definitely have better battery life. Stock touchwiz fc09 rooted running shadow kernel gives a whole days worth of charge with 2 hour screen time. On cm20 you can watch the percentage drop as you use it, doing that on stock fc09 is like watching water boil lol. It also charges faster. 1 percent about every minute.
Of course, YMMV but this is my personal observation. I'm running cm10 cuz I like jb, but once they fix battery drain it'll be great. I know its possible cuz the battery lasts a lot longer on the night lies than the first unofficial and official preview builds.
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I sot there and watch the battery drain from my Epic running CM10. I want to try a GB Rom, but I don't have any ROMS. Wha about Legendary ROM?
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I sot there and watch the battery drain from my Epic running CM10. I want to try a GB Rom, but I don't have any ROMS. Wha about Legendary ROM?
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I would suggest looking at TPR 2.21 if you want to try a GB rom with excellent battery life.
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GB Roms definitely have better battery life. Stock touchwiz fc09 rooted running shadow kernel gives a whole days worth of charge with 2 hour screen time. On cm20 you can watch the percentage drop as you use it, doing that on stock fc09 is like watching water boil lol. It also charges faster. 1 percent about every minute.
Of course, YMMV but this is my personal observation. I'm running cm10 cuz I like jb, but once they fix battery drain it'll be great. I know its possible cuz the battery lasts a lot longer on the night lies than the first unofficial and official preview builds.
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My general experience is the same but on cm10. I typically get 3 hrs screen on time, 20-30 minutes of calls, 20 texts or so, usually an hour of game time...and about 18 hours total up time...and I am at around 15% at the end of the night. That was with the 1012 nightly. So it is definitely a YMMV thing! This is on a epic touch 1800 battery.
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I would suggest looking at TPR 2.21 if you want to try a GB rom with excellent battery life.
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TPR?? The People's ROM? And what about the Legendary ROM?
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My general experience is the same but on cm10. I typically get 3 hrs screen on time, 20-30 minutes of calls, 20 texts or so, usually an hour of game time...and about 18 hours total up time...and I am at around 15% at the end of the night. That was with the 1012 nightly. So it is definitely a YMMV thing! This is on a epic touch 1800 battery.
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I still use the original battery that came with the phone
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TPR?? The People's ROM? And what about the Legendary ROM?
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Yes TPR is The Peoples Rom has great battery life not sure about Legendary but may I suggest CM7 it freaking rocks.
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Yes TPR is The Peoples Rom has great battery life not sure about Legendary but may I suggest CM7 it freaking rocks.
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Thank you . Now when I get home, I have ROMS to try.
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I still use the original battery that came with the phone
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Me too.
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I haven't messed with my phone in forever. I currently have a CM7 nightly running on my Epic. Can I just flash a CM10 nightly or will I need to do something first? Like update clockwork mod or flash a different kernel <-- you can see my ignorance showing here.
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I haven't messed with my phone in forever. I currently have a CM7 nightly running on my Epic. Can I just flash a CM10 nightly or will I need to do something first? Like update clockwork mod or flash a different kernel <-- you can see my ignorance showing here.
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I was running CM9 when I flashed CM10. I think you can just flash it but I am kind of a newbie. Just do a bit more research. And if you flash cm10, you have to odin back to stock, root, and then flash another ROM you want to flash something besides CM10.
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I haven't messed with my phone in forever. I currently have a CM7 nightly running on my Epic. Can I just flash a CM10 nightly or will I need to do something first? Like update clockwork mod or flash a different kernel <-- you can see my ignorance showing here.
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When I jumped from CM7, I went to mounts and storage and wiped everything in there except /sdcard. Then I flashed the ROM and appropriate gapps, and all was fine
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I sot there and watch the battery drain from my Epic running CM10. I want to try a GB Rom, but I don't have any ROMS. Wha about Legendary ROM?
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If you want to stick with CM10, I've found that the SimplyCM10 kernel actually helped with battery life. YMMV, but I was draining 1800mAH in ~10 hours and it's >12hrs the last couple of days.
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If you want to stick with CM10, I've found that the SimplyCM10 kernel actually helped with battery life. YMMV, but I was draining 1800mAH in ~10 hours and it's >12hrs the last couple of days.
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I have 1500 mAh and I go to school with 100%, come home with about 40-20% and to me, that's unacceptable. I never flashed kernels because I never thought they really did anything.
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If battery life is a major concern for you, then probably avoid CM9 and CM10. But what you get in trade-off is amazing performance and features that only Jelly Bean has. I have a charger or two at home, one in the car and one at work.. plus a couple extra batteries for emergencies. So having the battery last 'all day' just doesn't mean much in my case.
I'm not too concerned with battery life, cause I have 2 stock 1500mAh batteries, and I usually carry around a usb cord in my backpack just in case.
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Just recently became a new owner of the Galaxy S4. I have been rooting and flashing for a few years now, and now that I am at the point of flashing my first ROM for my S4, I would like to choose one that offers some battery improvements over the stock ROM. Any suggestions?
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Just recently became a new owner of the Galaxy S4. I have been rooting and flashing for a few years now, and now that I am at the point of flashing my first ROM for my S4, I would like to choose one that offers some battery improvements over the stock ROM. Any suggestions?
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I feel like this thread is going to get closed.... just saying. But it all depends on how the user uses the phone, mods or kernels used. But to answer your question, ive heard sacs rom is pretty good with battery and it also a customizable rom.
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I feel like this thread is going to get closed.... just saying. But it all depends on how the user uses the phone, mods or kernels used. But to answer your question, ive heard sacs rom is pretty good with battery and it also a customizable rom.
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Yeah this thread needs to be closed.
Flash different roms and kernels and see which one gives you the best battery life. Done.
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Are you serious? How is this a pointless thread?
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Because getting out the most of a battery depends on the user usage. Also kernel, apps, mods, etc etc and also every phone is different so you wont get the same results.
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Sorry, see all of the above to understand the reasons why "Best" rom threads get shut.
"Best" is in the eye of the beholder, and based on a variety of users needs or desires.
I like custom roms, but i like battery life even better.
Im now on Omega v3.1 from indie. But i dont know if Custom Roms are better, worse or actually the same in battery life?
I always flash a rom, check it out for about a day, and if im dissapointed i flash another. But last week i heard a thing that if you let the Rom settle for a week or so, the battery life gets better and better?
Can someone help me out a bit Thanks!!!:cyclops:
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I like custom roms, but i like battery life even better.
Im now on Omega v3.1 from indie. But i dont know if Custom Roms are better, worse or actually the same in battery life?
I always flash a rom, check it out for about a day, and if im dissapointed i flash another. But last week i heard a thing that if you let the Rom settle for a week or so, the battery life gets better and better?
Can someone help me out a bit Thanks!!!:cyclops:
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If you want to have a better battery you need custom kernel
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If you want to have a better battery you need custom kernel
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What kernel do you suggest than?
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What kernel do you suggest than?
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Faux or lean
Saber is very good but camera not working
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...I always flash a rom, check it out for about a day, and if im dissapointed i flash another. But last week i heard a thing that if you let the Rom settle for a week or so, the battery life gets better and better?...
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never really cared for "settleing" the phone but i have noticed if you keep using the rom/kernel combo for a while battery does get better..however most ppl here dont use roms for long so from my experience the first 2 to 3 full cycles are enough to see how the rom is performing
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not necessarily.. i have seen ppl get better battery life on stock kernels and also so seen ppl get other get better battery on custom kernels so "better" is always subjective cuz no 2 phones are alike, so everyone will get different results
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What kernel do you suggest than?
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tried both lean and faux and both worked pretty good on my phone.. i felt lean was giving me a lttler better battery but faux was a little smoother compared to lean.. so i would reccomend you try both adn see which one works better for you :good:
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...Saber is very good but camera not working
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i wouldnt recommend trying tmo kernels on the n9005.. Imoseyon was actually gonna keep both tmo adn n9005 same but then i think he found some difference in the soruce thats why he made a different version for the n9005 and a different version for the n900t
I stick with stock. Does it helps if i use the samsung feature powersaving?
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Also don't forget to wipe your battery cache. I've been using the Battery Calibration application from the market to do that. Just follow the instructions from within the app. Requires root.
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What about faux kernel, improves battery life and stable functionality?
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