I'm considering switching to a G2 from my Galaxy S 2.
My main concerns with the G2 are the buttons on the back and LG's rom.
So my questions to you G2 owners are:
1. is the battery life still great after rooting and changing the rom? Since i rooted my GS2 the battery life became terrible and I"m afraid of that happening again.
2. How are the buttons on the back? Do you eventually get used to it?
Thanks!
I'm running cyanogenmod 10.2 on my d800 and the battery is even better than stock. Been using it for 2 hours straight with screen on the whole time and I'm still at 95%
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1) I don't even use the buttons. 2) one Rom might work great for one person and not another. 3) this belongs in the q and a section.
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1) On my G2 I didn't notice much of a difference in battery life after rooting, however, I am running a stock rom and I found that CarrierIQ seemed to be burning a lot of my battery. After disabling CarrierIQ, my battery life increase was noticeable. I have not tried a custom rom yet. The stock rom isn't bad once you get rid of the branding clutter and clean up the notifications area.
2) I came from an iphone and it took me about a month to get used to the back buttons. I hated them at first and didn't use them at all, just the knock on feature on the screen. I am used to them now and I actually rather like the location. There certainly isn't anything wrong with side buttons on most phones, but there isn't anything wrong with them being on the back either. I know lots of people complain about the button location. I rarely use the knock on feature now. Only if the phone is setting on the desk and I want to check something without picking it up. You will get used to it and maybe even come to like it better like myself.
when i was roted, battery become very bad, even charging too slow and hot, before rooting battery still 1 weak under hard gaming tests, but now cant still with 1 day :crying:
my device d802, im under PARDUS [rom], classic 7, its very great rom, but cant help my battery, i tried many roms.
any body can help?
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Ok, so I've had my SGN for little under a month for the first few weeks I had it I was getting great battery life, almost 6 hours screen time full day of battery etc.. Then I rooted it using one click root because I wanted some more access, since then battery life has seemingly been slowly getting worse. I have tried changing back to stock roms and custom roms, I've fully discharged the battery and charged while it is off a number of times but I'm down to 3 hours screen time and can't get a full day out off it anymore.
Is this something to do with the way I rooted, what can I do test and try and get back my battery life, this is the main reason I got this phone..
It's hard to say if it was the first update I installed/rooting or something wrong with the way I'm charging but it's certainly decreased even on a stock ROM without installing anything..
Anybody else encountered this?
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Going to try latest firmware and just bought Odin mobile.. Hoping that'll fix it.
Won't let me add a picture says I don't have permission.. Sigh.
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Goonish said:
Ok, so I've had my SGN for little under a month for the first few weeks I had it I was getting great battery life, almost 6 hours screen time full day of battery etc.. Then I rooted it using one click root because I wanted some more access, since then battery life has seemingly been slowly getting worse. I have tried changing back to stock roms and custom roms, I've fully discharged the battery and charged while it is off a number of times but I'm down to 3 hours screen time and can't get a full day out off it anymore.
Is this something to do with the way I rooted, what can I do test and try and get back my battery life, this is the main reason I got this phone..
It's hard to say if it was the first update I installed/rooting or something wrong with the way I'm charging but it's certainly decreased even on a stock ROM without installing anything..
Anybody else encountered this?
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I have the same "feeling" with my Note. I have installed System Panel to monitor usage but I can't find anything specific that seems to be sucking the power. But it certainly "feels" like my battery is draining faster than before.
It's probably as the phone gets older, you install more & more Apps. Some of these are probably working in the background sucking your battery.
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Even with a clean stock rom, it doesn't seem as good as it was without root or any updates.. Wish I remembered what the phone came loaded with, I'd give that a go..
xamaba said:
I have the same "feeling" with my Note. I have installed System Panel to monitor usage but I can't find anything specific that seems to be sucking the power. But it certainly "feels" like my battery is draining faster than before.
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Try Rocket Rom v17 or latest XXLA1 firmware and your battery life will come back even better than before, just me
Same "feeling" here! I will try LA1 firmware....
So I'm currently sitting on 4.30 hours screen time, 15 hours uptime with 20% battery remaining.
Running la1 firmware and la3 modem, been using stock browser. Taking lots of photos with flash too, so I think this combo has rectified my issues but I know there's more potential as this is roughly the same stats I got on my dhd, although that was underclocked and tweaked to the clappers.
Faith is resetored in my device, hopefully it improves.
So I've been reading threads for different roms and I think I might want to try one out. I'm leaning towards Malladus because it seems to have everything I want, but I'd like to know more about camera performance compared to stock. Also, he lists a lot of improvements...can anyone verify those? Does he mean improvements from stock or from earlier versions of his rom?
I'm also considering that maybe I should just stick with stock...so here's what I am interested in:
Hacked Hotspotting
Stability (No reboots)
Snappier / better looking UI
Improved GPS
Retain wireless storage
Retain camera quality / performance (most important)
I hate the proximity sensor
Lastly, can I undo it to retain my warranty?
Thanks!
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kspanks04 said:
So I've been reading threads for different roms and I think I might want to try one out. I'm leaning towards Malladus because it seems to have everything I want, but I'd like to know more about camera performance compared to stock. Also, he lists a lot of improvements...can anyone verify those? Does he mean improvements from stock or from earlier versions of his rom?
I'm also considering that maybe I should just stick with stock...so here's what I am interested in:
Hacked Hotspotting
Stability (No reboots)
Snappier / better looking UI
Improved GPS
Retain wireless storage
Retain camera quality / performance (most important)
I hate the proximity sensor
Lastly, can I undo it to retain my warranty?
Thanks!
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dont do it original rom 4.2.2 is best
GalaxySIIII said:
dont do it original rom 4.2.2 is best
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I have the AT&T version and although I like the stock rom, there's no way it's the best. It randomly drains my battery and data. (and yes I have everything turned off) It even says android system used 2gbs so far. That's halfway to being throttled and it's totally a carrier thing. No reason I should go to sleep on a full charge and wake up to it at 60%.
But to keep in topic, I was hoping to look at something like CleanRom that would be a stock experience with all the bloat and possibly carrier IQ issues gone. Can any attest to that?
sourshin said:
I have the AT&T version and although I like the stock rom, there's no way it's the best. It randomly drains my battery and data. (and yes I have everything turned off) It even says android system used 2gbs so far. That's halfway to being throttled and it's totally a carrier thing. No reason I should go to sleep on a full charge and wake up to it at 60%.
But to keep in topic, I was hoping to look at something like CleanRom that would be a stock experience with all the bloat and possibly carrier IQ issues gone. Can any attest to that?
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u have spam app installed ..
install clean master and install battery calibration clean your phone and let the charge phone overnight once reach 100% in morning open batt. calibration hit calibrate and close app and test your device, charge 100% b4 u go to bed and check in morning should be still 100% mine is still 100% in morning ..
What about a bloated stock based rom? I want to unlimited hotspot. The stock rom is great, but I want to tether unlimited like my wife's note 2. Any tons like that?
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GalaxySIIII said:
u have spam app installed ..
install clean master and install battery calibration clean your phone and let the charge phone overnight once reach 100% in morning open batt. calibration hit calibrate and close app and test your device, charge 100% b4 u go to bed and check in morning should be still 100% mine is still 100% in morning ..
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Which carrier do you have? I use clean master alot but AT&T has messed up background apps.
So I just picked up a Nexus 6 and so far I am loving it.. But what bothers me is looking at all the negative stuff people are saying about it. Battery life, size, stuttering/ lag and so on. As of this message I have 2:10 screen on time with 56% battery left since I took it off the charger around 3 this morning..Clean ROM and Faux kernel is my setup. Coming from an M8 this is acceptable.. Front speakers are loud and clear.. Lag?? What lag.. In my eyes this phone is damn near perfect.. Does anybody feel the same way?
The only time I experience lag is with battery saver mode (obviously) and sometimes when I plug the phone in when the battery is at around 20% or less. The phone is extremely fast for me, and I love it so far. I normally get at least 3 hours of screen time, and it can last me 2 full days. One time I turned battery saver on when I had about 70% battery, and it lasted 5 hours of screen time. That was with me using GPS and data like crazy to get around New York (visited my bro in NY). I've compared the screen and speakers to a friends M8 and he likes my screen more. My speakers go louder but his are a bit clearer. The camera is amazing, especially with HDR!
I am with you. I am happy with size, performance, and battery. Awesome phone, in my opinion. Not sure how it could be better.
I think its a great phone also... Completely stock, no root... I can easily get 2 days on 1 charge and over 2 hours on screen time. Real world performance is more important to me then how long the screen is on....
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Some say they get stutter on unlock and recents on custom kernels.
No complaints here, love it and happy with the size. No issues thus far from my usage.
This IS a big phone. I thought the Note 3 was big when I had it but this one takes the cake..lol
I need to try stock for a while. The first thing I did was start flashing custom stuff. Didn't even give ole google a chance.
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Some say they get stutter on unlock and recents on custom kernels.
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I'd say that depends on the kernel. Lean and Franco never get me any stutter on unlock, personally.
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I'd say that depends on the kernel. Lean and Franco never get me any stutter on unlock, personally.
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I'm on leankernel and it stutters every unlock, no issue with recent though.
I think the battery life is awesome on this phone. Currently at 75% after 12 hrs off charge & 1.5 hrs on screen. Usually, by the time I put it back on charge at 11pm, I'm at about 25% & 5.5-6hrs on screen. Can't complain about that.
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I'm on leankernel and it stutters every unlock, no issue with recent though.
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That's my main issue on every custom kernel I've tried. They can be smoother than stock kernel in other areas, but all exhibit that damn unlock stutter.
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stumpy352 said:
I think the battery life is awesome on this phone. Currently at 75% after 12 hrs off charge & 1.5 hrs on screen. Usually, by the time I put it back on charge at 11pm, I'm at about 25% & 5.5-6hrs on screen. Can't complain about that.
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Are you running stock ROM and kernel? I only got 5 hours screen time with battery saver on
chris23445 said:
Are you running stock ROM and kernel? I only got 5 hours screen time with battery saver on
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No, I'm using cm12 & elementalx. But there's no real difference from stock for me as far as battery. I ran it bone stock for 3 weeks.
I've had the phone for almost 2 weeks now and am very happy with the performance of the phone. The phone is large and takes getting used to, but now every other phone seems like a toy compared to the nexus 6. I'm rooted on stock 5.0.1. Battery life is 4-5 on screen time, around 15-17 hours off the charger. Coming from a s4, camera is a big let down and that's about the only gripe I have with the Nexus 6. Overall still the best phone I've had in terms of the Android experience. Looking forward to future updates.
Coming from the Verizon Note 3 all I miss is the camera. The screen is not as good as the Note 4 but its not bad either. This is my first nexus device. The big screen and stock Android is what made me choose this device over the Note 4. I haven't encountered any issues. Loving the phone and all the Roms available. Its a flashaholics dream ☺
Quick question... OK.. This is my first Nexus device but I've been around since the froyo days with my Vibrant but I'm confused with the ROM choices... Aosp based and stock lollipop.. I thought stock android was Aosp. Just got the phone Monday so I really haven't had time to try out all the Roms seeing that is so many to choose from.
I'm happy with mine too. I was unsure about stepping up to a phone this large, but I've come to love the larger screen. I fractured my left wrist in October and even with the Nexus 5 certain operations proved difficult to complete one handed when it becomes mandatory. I knew going in this would be a two handed phone and I've adapted just fine. My only real complaint is ambient display needs work. I really like the concept, but after the first day I managed to place calls, perform searches and open web sites all without taking it out of my pocket. I don't particularly care for the placement of the buttons and the gradually increasing volume is a bit annoying. Battery life has been better than my Nexus 5 and worlds ahead of my 4. I love the speakers. The more serious complaints I've read I haven't personally experienced.
Best phone I've owned hands down.
stumpy352 said:
I think the battery life is awesome on this phone. Currently at 75% after 12 hrs off charge & 1.5 hrs on screen. Usually, by the time I put it back on charge at 11pm, I'm at about 25% & 5.5-6hrs on screen. Can't complain about that.
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Can we see some screen shots of your battery stats and settings on how u got that
Lately my phone (vs980) has been getting less than good battery life on multiple Roms. All stock variants. I'm currently on xdabbeb vs982.5 and would like to stay on it. The only problem is the battery life.
I'm getting around 2 hours sot on average. Usually not over 2. I used to get 4 or so. I'm not using it hard either. Just some web browsing/texting/occasional YouTube.
I know its bad to "chase battery life" because you're always gonna end up disappointed but this seems a little ridiculous. So can completely wiping the phone, reflashing its stock ROM (lg flash tool I assume), then flashing my ROM of choice (xdabbeb vs982.5) potentially fix this?
Is there some sort of persistent data that could cause something like this? I highly doubt the battery is bad because the phone isn't very old. Sometimes it seems to get hot in my pocket. Not really hot but warm when it should be in deep sleep. It seems a bit sporadic too. As I'm typing this, the battery is acting fine. Its dropped 2 percent in the time it took to type and edit this. But other times (usually) it seems to just be like NOPE. NOT TODAY.
I use TWRP recovery. Xdabbeb's 26a bootstack. My current ROM / recovery is bumped if that can have anything to do with it. I don't think it would but I'm new to bumped. Used to Loki.
Also my screen brightness stays around 75% auto but that's never been a problem before.
All this would usually lead me to just flash another ROM.. But Ive tried that and it didn't really help. My previous setup was xdabbeb vs980 ROM with dr87 simplekernel undervolted 50mv. Sadly my current kernel doesn't support uv.
Any insight is greatly appreciated
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So I was using this phone as my main phone and moved to custom rooms due to issues with video playback on stock roms. However, I now barely use this phone but it needs to remain on for a couple of texts or phone calls a week or random app usage, most of the time it remains idle so I believe the power savings if dose works should be noticeable? Anyways, I wanted to know which rom would have the best battery life since I don't really care about features etc, but I don't want the phone to be unstable for day to day use in the future, just in case as it is my backup phone. I'm currently on optimised cm 13 from a couple of months ago on a i9505.
Thanks for any input.
It seems to be a general consensus that TouchWiz ROMs have better battery life than costucustom ROMs. So maybe you should start there.
Nabeel_Nabs said:
So I was using this phone as my main phone and moved to custom rooms due to issues with video playback on stock roms. However, I now barely use this phone but it needs to remain on for a couple of texts or phone calls a week or random app usage, most of the time it remains idle so I believe the power savings if dose works should be noticeable? Anyways, I wanted to know which rom would have the best battery life since I don't really care about features etc, but I don't want the phone to be unstable for day to day use in the future, just in case as it is my backup phone. I'm currently on optimised cm 13 from a couple of months ago on a i9505.
Thanks for any input.
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KitKat firmware is the best for battery life.