Hi guys. My Galaxy S4 is draining too much battery when 4G is enabled.
It runs warm 100% of the time and it drains 10% every hour on idle and even more when I start using it.
Once I disable 4G and let it only on 3G the phone goes back to normal temperature.
It drains only 0.5% every hour on idle and lasts for a day with 4h 30min screen time. I can't do that with 4G enabled.
I tried stock ROM, Cyanogen, Google Edition. They all have the same problem.
I would really like to enjoy my 4G 100% of the time but at this rate it's impossible.
Does anyone have the same problem or is it a hardware fault?
Thanks in advance for the help;
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I think because brazilian network, sinal is very poor, i 'm from Brazil too and suffer with 3g
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Which network? What ROM?
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Which network? What ROM?
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Claro network, any ROM.
matheus_sc said:
I think because brazilian network, sinal is very poor, i 'm from Brazil too and suffer with 3g
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My 4G signal is very strong most of the times and I get 80mbps of download easily.
I just wish I could use it without draining too much battery.
Actually, what bothers me the most is that it drains a lot when idle which it shouldn't.
Do you have sync on? if u have a lot of apps syncing maybe that can happen ... tbh even on wifi with sync on u get increased battery drain evenwith just google apps syncing let alone in 4g which is already power consuming as it seems ...
Had the same problem in Germany. It's caused by 4G, fallbacks to 2G if you call somebody and by the search for other cells by the Galaxy S4. I also switched to 3G and have an awesome battery time.
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twixter said:
Had the same problem in Germany. It's caused by 4G, fallbacks to 2G if you call somebody and by the search for other cells by the Galaxy S4. I also switched to 3G and have an awesome battery time.
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My experience is quite the opposite. With 4g on, standby time is amazing. 1% in 2-3 hours. Same as with the S3 4g which I use as a second phone.
Before I got a 4g phone I was really worried because I read that 4g uses more battery than 3g, but for me had been the opposite.
Maybe try a factory reset or flash another rom. 10% is way too much.
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sxi200 said:
My experience is quite the opposite. With 4g on, standby time is amazing. 1% in 2-3 hours. Same as with the S3 4g which I use as a second phone.
Before I got a 4g phone I was really worried because I read that 4g uses more battery than 3g, but for me had been the opposite.
Maybe try a factory reset or flash another rom. 10% is way too much.
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You are on "stock ROM"?
try active only 4g to test, maybe is falling sinal of 4g to 3g or 2g is drain your battery
henklbr said:
You are on "stock ROM"?
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Using Ripper rom + Perseus kernel on the S3 4g and stock but rooted and some mods on the S4. Signal strength also plays a big part but still, 10% an hour is too much.
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i got my nexus 4 two days ago. it was great, but found out the battery is weird. when it is 99% charged, it says a few seconds if battery life left. when its 12% on battery, it says i have 12 hours of battery... why is that? do i need to contact them to get another one? and the battery life is not very good... my friend who have the same phone, has a greater battery life than mine.
does low signal affect the battery life?
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Yes, the lower the signal is, the phone will have to transmit with higher power to reach the cell towers
It has a VERY high impact on battery life!
Which app tells you that remaining time?
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the battery settings lol
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Did u get the ota update. 4.2.2 is suppose to improve battery life. I have no complaints about battery life and that's what I'm on.
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it came with 4.2.2. fully charged in the morning and it's already 44 percent now at 3pm...i guess it's because of my phone signal... it's always below 3 bars... att sucks
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Unless ur trapped in a contract, try another carrier that has better reception in ur area.
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Jusnice said:
Unless ur trapped in a contract, try another carrier that has better reception in ur area.
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I'll have to stuck with it for a month! Planning to switch to t-mobile. People in my dorms are saying good things about it.
So if the 3g network signal always stays high, the battery life can last one day when mobile data is on 24/7?
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I'll have to stuck with it for a month! Planning to switch to t-mobile. People in my dorms are saying good things about it.
So if the 3g network signal always stays high, the battery life can last one day when mobile data is on 24/7?
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I got the $30 plan wit T-Mobile and couldn't be happier. I'm 4G jus about everywhere in the Boston area. It sucks that the nexus⁴ won't truly be able to get LTE whichT-Mobile is getting this year.
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I got the $30 plan wit T-Mobile and couldn't be happier. I'm 4G jus about everywhere in the Boston area. It sucks that the nexus⁴ won't truly be able to get LTE whichT-Mobile is getting this year.
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What make it worst is the carrier I have, is a att's MVNO...it won't even help me configure mobile data correctly. Now, my mobile data always get disconnected and reconnect...worst carrier ever had!
Still, the reverse predict battery is really weird...
You're seeing the time on battery backwards. It's only showing how much time has passed while the phone has been using battery. It does not have anything to do with time remaining.
you read the wrong thing; the number you read tells you how long the phone has been disconnected
& the battery setting never tells you how much time you have left on battery unless you download an app that lets you do that
oh. oops the longest i ever saw is 20 hours..
I'll try to have it on without simcard for a day and see.
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Ok, I put the carrier's sim card into my old device (Xperia Neo V) and I'm getting almost full to full signal...anyone can explain this?
and on my Nexus 4, the mobile data kept on disconnecting itself, but it won't on the Neo V...
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Ok, I put the carrier's sim card into my old device (Xperia Neo V) and I'm getting almost full to full signal...anyone can explain this?
and on my Nexus 4, the mobile data kept on disconnecting itself, but it won't on the Neo V...
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Are you on the latest update? 4.2.2? If not, try updating. If you are on the latest radio...then possibly the nexus has a weaker radio than your Xperia or the radio is defective. Try someone else's T-mobile sim in your phone see if it has the same issues. If you still have issues, a factory reset is always a good option. If that doesn't help then RMA or sell it and get another phone. Good luck
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Are you on the latest update? 4.2.2? If not, try updating. If you are on the latest radio...then possibly the nexus has a weaker radio than your Xperia or the radio is defective. Try someone else's T-mobile sim in your phone see if it has the same issues. If you still have issues, a factory reset is always a good option. If that doesn't help then RMA or sell it and get another phone. Good luck
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Ya its on 4.2.2. I'll those later. So I can't ask Google to replace a new one?
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Ya its on 4.2.2. I'll those later. So I can't ask Google to replace a new one?
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IDK if you'll get them to give you a new one....but you can try. You can certainly get them to repair it if anything.
I factory restored it before doing other steps. The wifi went back to "normal". On the 5GHz wifi, I'm getting 50mbps download testing the battery life without the sim card to see if it is really the weak signal causing the problem.
I'm willing to bet it will when I'm home and upstairs I have 3 or 4 bars of signal I can get 5 plus hours of screen on time I go downstairs where I have one bar or two I'm lucky to get three hours of screen on time and less then 15 hours before I have to charge the phone
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that's weird. I'm living on the third floor and I'm always getting two to three bars. never got full signal unless i walk outside the building...
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Why others get 8h of ScreenOn Time and I only 6 to 7h on a normal use day? My batt now has 5 loading circles.
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"Only" 6 - 7 hours is not bad at all, I'd say.
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Post your screenshots of your battery logs, and see if we can figure it out. I'm in the same situation and complained just in another thread because I see some people with 28+ hours of usage when I got 14 hours of usage max from mine.
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Post your screenshots of your battery logs, and see if we can figure it out. I'm in the same situation and complained just in another thread because I see some people with 28+ hours of usage when I got 14 hours of usage max from mine.
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Here u r..
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Your battery stats are normal. 16 hours which includes almost 7 hours screen time is nothing to scoff at.
If you want pull a bit more disable eye-tracking features and uninstall Facebook (which is notoriously known as a major battery hog, not sure if they improved the battery drain, but you can Google facebook+app+battery and read the slew of complains about the app), that is of course if you're willing to take such measures just for extra battery life.
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Your stats look good (albeit not as good as some of the other threads). 7 hours of screen time is pretty great though and I haven't been able to get that and I don't even use Facebook
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Uninstall facebook for android and follow my steps here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45956552&postcount=1
Cheers!
What's wrong with my battery stats how is everyone getting this amazing battery life
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Check out my stats. As you can see, it's HORRIBLE compared to what you guys are getting. I've also attached my BBS logs. Help guys, what's wrong? I have a 64gb SD card that I am using, but I have already formatted it using this phone, and then loaded about 10gb worth of videos on it. Could that be the cause of the problem?
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Check out my stats. As you can see, it's HORRIBLE compared to what you guys are getting. I've also attached my BBS logs. Help guys, what's wrong? I have a 64gb SD card that I am using, but I have already formatted it using this phone, and then loaded about 10gb worth of videos on it. Could that be the cause of the problem?
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You have some serious wakelocks. By the looks of it, I'm almost 100% they are network related wakelocks...
Things you could try:
Go to settings > more settings > Network operators. Change the operator to something else a couple of times (you shouldn't be able to) and then choose automatic it will choose the correct operator again.
You can try switching to GSM only for a while ( Settings > More settings > Mobile networks > Network mode). See if the drain stops while being on GSM only.
If you are rooted, search for "fast dormancy toggle" by gokhanmoral from you Google play store and turn off fast dormancy. There are some situations where if FD is enabled and your carrier does not support it, you will keep getting wakelocks.
Power off the phone. Remove the sim card, power on the phone without the sim for five minutes. Clean the chip on the sim with a dry cloth. Power off the phone, insert the sim and power it on again.
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I've also have a same issues of that terrific battery it's only standby 19h15m16s with the screen time only 3h1m53s. Eben before i used note 2 battery is do better than this. Please help me..
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BUMP..
I get about 4 hrs of screen time on a full charge. My usage is browsing and whatsapp mostly. Plus around 35-45 mins of some games. Ill say heavy ones (nfsmw, dark knight etc). my network is usually around the 70-80% mark and almost never full..
Whatsapp is the most used app of course. I spend 2-2.5 hrs doing that i suppose on this.
I dont use wifi and depend on a weak 3g signal for all this.
Is this performance normal??
I get poor battery life because my Note 3 Keep turning on in my pocket that is what I hate the most from switching my Nexus 4
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Battery life is always such a huge concern as it should be. Use this thread to share and post your battery life & stats For HTC One Dual Sim . Screen shots, Even if you are on Stock or Custom Rom , written experiences or whatever you got were willing to listen and learn from others possible tips and tricks.
Thanks
You first
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Lol Sure I'm on stock rom My stats are Off charger since 9 am
4 hours and 44 minutes screen time
3G on all day
Lots of browsing
Heavy texting
few calls
Display Half way
and it is at 17 percent.
With Normal Usage I get around 9 to 11 hours, Battery drain 1% every two minutes
my old usage >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46086704&postcount=2125 JB Soul Rom
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new usage, Tommy KitKat rom, 3g on, gps on , wifi conected, alot of read and viber messages ==> half of batt for 5h screen time and 11 phone on, is that bad ? is good, you tell ..
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my old usage >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46086704&postcount=2125 JB Soul Rom
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new usage, Tommy KitKat rom, 3g on, gps on , wifi conected, alot of read and viber messages ==> half of batt for 5h screen time and 11 phone on, is that bad ? is good, you tell ..
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The old usage is actually quite impressive i tried soul rom but never had this screen time like this
The new one is also Good :good: ! are you using any battery tweaks with Tommy
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The old usage is actually quite impressive i tried soul rom but never had this screen time like this
The new one is also Good :good: ! are you using any battery tweaks with Tommy
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im using grenify for almost all non important aps and i don't have fb or twiter app installed
I am on 802w KK 4.21.401.5, I use multiple devices so very difficult to judge the all day performance, however since upgraded to KK, the battery performance is at least 20-30% better, I am charging this once in 2 day, mostly on wifi and I use snapdragon battery saver along with Trigger app for automated sleep mode etc.
Wth?? I am on maximus, can hardly do more than 20 hours. But I also have all services on the except for BT and use Google Now as well as take pics a lot. I have mainly Kernel eating up 20-40% of my battery... See attached my Gsam Homepage
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I am on 802w KK 4.21.401.5, I use multiple devices so very difficult to judge the all day performance, however since upgraded to KK, the battery performance is at least 20-30% better, I am charging this once in 2 day, mostly on wifi and I use snapdragon battery saver along with Trigger app for automated sleep mode etc.
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That's actually us pretty awesome battery stats, I realized that 802d kitkat has a bug n Google services draining battery and makes the phone a wake all the time..
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Wth?? I am on maximus, can hardly do more than 20 hours. But I also have all services on the except for BT and use Google Now as well as take pics a lot. I have mainly Kernel eating up 20-40% of my battery... See attached my Gsam Homepage
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This is actually not bad.. Try to do physical battery calibration and reset to factory settings this may help you a lot
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My status now on 802d normal usage
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Screen on time? Thx
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Friggin Android System eating away my battery, look at the sensor usage
And wth is the alarmManager?
Do you guys think that's a device or KK specific problem?
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geenyous said:
Friggin Android System eating away my battery, look at the sensor usage
And wth is the alarmManager?
Do you guys think that's a device or KK specific problem?
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looks like stock to me
on stock rom kk i also have alarm manager wake lock's
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looks like stock to me
on stock rom kk i also have alarm manager wake lock's
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Anybody knows what that is?
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geenyous said:
Friggin Android System eating away my battery, look at the sensor usage
And wth is the alarmManager?
Do you guys think that's a device or KK specific problem?
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Faced the same problem with KK but i did downgrade and this issue was gone.. two bugs was on KK google services eating the hell out of my battery and Android system with 70 to 80% usage
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Screen on time? Thx
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never had more than 4 to 5H screen on time.. on ''Stock''
How much time you get on Tommy!
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never had more than 4 to 5H screen on time.. on ''Stock''
How much time you get on Tommy!
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5h scrren on for 50%
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5h scrren on for 50%
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i wish if that possible it was on 13% .. 53% was @shwetkprabhat attached pic and i don't think he can get more than 5h.. Shwetk could you please share your screen on time stats
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I currently have 3 h 24 min on battery and I only have 50% left. I am on 4.4.2. Could this be normal for KitKat?
Are you a heavy user? Is your wifi/3G/4G always on? Can you post screenshot of your battery stats?
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Are you a heavy user? Is your wifi/3G/4G always on? Can you post screenshot of your battery stats?
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No, I've been a battery saver since I got this phone. I'm only using data when I need to and don't have access to wifi. Both mobile data and wifi are never on simultaneosly.
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No, I've been a battery saver since I got this phone. I'm only using data when I need to and don't have access to wifi. Both mobile data and wifi are never on simultaneosly.
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Look if the serial number of your battery starts with BD and if it's swollen. If this is the case, go to a Samsung service and you will get a new one for free.
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I currently have 3 h 24 min on battery and I only have 50% left. I am on 4.4.2. Could this be normal for KitKat?
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Take a look to this to discard same issue: if so, as you will see at last posts, it is controlled but not fixed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684295
[Q] What is l2_hsic kernel wakelock and I9500 not entering deep sleep
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So after upgrading to kk I notice my battery is dropping more than usual
Pictures attached is that normal ?
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Yeah mine is too. My battery stats say my wifi is on which is not.
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Southern_mind said:
Yeah mine is too. My battery stats say my wifi is on which is not.
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Is your wifi enabled at all? If it's enabled and not connected then chances are it could be scanning for networks which would cause significant power drain.
My wifi is off never been on
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Sh*the mine says WiFi is on too Abu it sure isn't on
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Yes my wifi is off I've turned it on them off again and it still says on. Been like that since day one. I don't ever use wifi. It even reports it on if I'm using the hotspot.
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I'm at work can't really search if anyone found a fox for it . U think they got a fox or not yet. I'm running baja rom
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I put the phone in airplane mode and the wifi did also stop .
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I went into the wifi /menu/advanced and turnedoff the wifi scanning for Google Apps and location even when wifi off. That is insane! Made an hour a day difference in usage.
On a side note, the signal on this firmware is better than. The wife's retail version has no signal in a store and I had 4g with two bars
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I went into the wifi /menu/advanced and turnedoff the wifi scanning for Google Apps and location even when wifi off. That is insane! Made an hour a day difference in usage.
On a side note, the signal on this firmware is better than. The wife's retail version has no signal in a store and I had 4g with two bars
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Thanks, thanks, thanks that seems to have fixed it. I was not liking this kit kat battery life. Hopefully it will get better now.
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No problem I get 4 hours or so of screen time when on 4.3 I only got 3 I was debating getting a new battery til I found that
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This is what mine was right when I found that setting the other day and when I turned it off
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So much better now.
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Gladyscoleman said:
If you force stop your all unusual apps and use cell phone on battery saving mode then you will not face this issue again in future.:good:
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manatti help to fix it. Look at the post before yours.
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Following up with having everything corrected and streaming blue tooth still at 88% with 44 MIN of screen time. Loving this
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manatti said:
I went into the wifi /menu/advanced and turnedoff the wifi scanning for Google Apps and location even when wifi off. That is insane! Made an hour a day difference in usage.
On a side note, the signal on this firmware is better than. The wife's retail version has no signal in a store and I had 4g with two bars
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Thanks , I will try that as well . My battery life is bad so far on KK...went from 83% -64% in 30 minutes just listening to music and light Internet browsing.
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Thanks , I will try that as well . My battery life is bad so far on KK...went from 83% -64% in 30 minutes just listening to music and light Internet browsing.
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I feel like my battery life is slightly worse as well. Although that could be attributed to what seems like weaker data signal. So idle time seems to hold up just as well. But the battery seems to drain faster when using data. I was going to monitor it for several more days and if it's still bad, i'm going to try flashing the MJE modem
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I feel like my battery life is slightly worse as well. Although that could be attributed to what seems like weaker data signal. So idle time seems to hold up just as well. But the battery seems to drain faster when using data. I was going to monitor it for several more days and if it's still bad, i'm going to try flashing the MJE modem
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That's what I am seeing as well...drains much faster while using data.
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For those running 4.4.2 on the Verison Note 3...did you all have to subscribe to the Chinese bot-net via Kingo Root, or is there another method to install a ROM? Is Safestrap the only option, or is there a full recovery available?
Thanks.
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For those running 4.4.2 on the Verison Note 3...did you all have to subscribe to the Chinese bot-net via Kingo Root, or is there another method to install a ROM? Is Safestrap the only option, or is there a full recovery available?
Thanks.
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Kingo. SS is the only recovery available