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N4 has non removable battery which worries a bit . What if the battery does dead what are options available in such conditions?
Two screws on the bottom of the phone are all that stop you from getting to the battery
no dont buy it!
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If your phone freezes, I'm assuming holding down the power button to restart it would work just fine.
If your battery completely dies - send it in for service, or get a screwdriver and exchange it yourself. I'm sure anyone with an IQ surpassing the number of fingers on their left hand could figure out how to do this.
Why would this stop you from getting the device? I don't get it.
Just two screws,can even get it done
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bustem said:
no dont buy it!
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Atleast give a reason
Don't know why this is such an issue for people. Battery has never come out of my S2 and I've lost count of the amount of times I've frozen or crashed it.
what about upgrading the battery?
I upgraded the battery on my nexus one to make it last longer for the day.
is there such option?? I'd love to upgrade it to make it last a full day.
Speedmaster_102 said:
what about upgrading the battery?
I upgraded the battery on my nexus one to make it last longer for the day.
is there such option?? I'd love to upgrade it to make it last a full day.
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This would require an aftermarket replacement back to the phone that has contacts for (and built in) antennae that the original back contains. None exist yet, but I imagine some will.
Hello everyone,
I just bought Samsung Galaxy S4 three months ago, everything was working fine, but suddenly the phone switched off at 53% and when I switched it on again it said 0% and kept rebooting. After removing the battery and putting it again, it became around 30% - 40% and 5min later, it switched off again. The battery became a bit fat than normal, not straight anymore.
I already read some topics about this problem, and the solution was buying a new one. Now the question is, what were the problems that made the battery goes bad like this? I've some suggestions which might be the cause of the problem but don't know if they are right, but I'm going to share them anyway and I hope someone could help and tells us the real thing that caused the problem so we can all avoid it from happening again.
Suggestions are:
1. Charging the phone a lot of time even after reaching 100% (Fully charged icon).
2. Charging the phone with a car charger.
3. Charging the phone with a non original charger.
4. Using the phone while charging it.
Thanks in advance, I'll really appreciate your help.
My friend had the same problem, You need to buy a new battery
Thanks for your reply. but i wanted to know the real reasons that caused the problem and made the battery to be fat.
it seems there was a batch of defective batteries made by samsung . some people have suggested that Samsung changed the battery for free since they had their warranty ; other were less lucky. there is a thread in the general forum about this issue
difyel said:
it seems there was a batch of defective batteries made by samsung . some people have suggested that Samsung changed the battery for free since they had their warranty ; other were less lucky. there is a thread in the general forum about this issue
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Thanks difyel a lot. Is there any precautions I can take to avoid this from happening again? Or at least knowing the non defective batteries before getting it from Samsung?
I had a similar issue, sent mine in for repair no idea what they fixed but it was solved. Anyway I've since bought the Anker stock battery and that's been excellent for me.
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nikzDHD said:
I had a similar issue, sent mine in for repair no idea what they fixed but it was solved. Anyway I've since bought the Anker stock battery and that's been excellent for me.
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Thanks nikzDHD for your reply.
Did they tell you that they've fixed it? Because as I knew, swollen batteries can't be fixed and they've to replace it for you. Which Anker one did you buy and how much does it cost?
Thanks a lot for your answer again.
it seems that batteries with batch id starting with bd are the culprit . you can check bob's battery guide thread for tips to make your battery last longer and where your battery juice is spent :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35061392
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some things in that thread do not apply to the s4 such as link2sd use systemcleanup instead - or other alternatives - to freeze or uninstall bloatware
difyel said:
it seems that batteries with batch id starting with bd are the culprit . you can check bob's battery guide thread for tips to make your battery last longer and where your battery juice is spent :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35061392
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some things in that thread do not apply to the s4 such as link2sd use systemcleanup instead - or other alternatives - to freeze or uninstall bloatware
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Well that's true, I just checked mine and yeah it started with BD. Thanks a lot mate, that was useful.. gonna tell Samsung to get me one that isn't starting with BD, and thanks for this amazing guide.
Last question, do you know any other famous problems like the battery one?
to be honnest i didn't face any issues with my s4 . The only things that i hold against Samsung are regional locking and knox . But there is a thread discussing major problems with s4 you can find it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292562
I quoted below the original post of @akky26 to whom I'm gratefully thanking for giving me over to his thread, thank you!
Hey ,
S6 Edge+ is a next generation Smart phone with some awesome features. Now a days, guys want their device to perform something extra than just simple stock one, hence trying to find new ways and idea to mod and enhance the features or to find the hidden features.
This thread is to reduce the traffic in the forum.
The general idea of this thread is for those who have questions to ask and the ones who want to help by answering.
So feel free to ask any question as many times you want regarding Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the one who is answering try to help with specific guides and not bursting on others. Feel free to answer as many times you want with proper solution.
The one who asks questions here please don't just say thanks to those who helped you, instead press thanks :good: button to boost their effort.
After few queries I will add names of the one who is actively helping others on the post.
PM me if by any chance I missed your name.
Enjoy
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Guys helping in this thread
@ingenious247
Will add names of the helping members frequently,
Please let me know if I missed someone's name
As someone who has the Note 5 & the Edge+, I will be happy to field questions pertaining to similarities/differences of the two devices.
May be
Question to existing users of "S6 Edge+ Plus Dual Sim model", are both SIM slots 4G/3G/2G, or is it only 1st SIM slot is 4G/3G/2G and 2nd SIM slot is just 2G ?
I use 2 SIMs, one local and the other overseas, and from time to time I will need data on either SIM card (depending on my location); it would be great if both SIM slots are 4G/3G capable then I do not need to swap SIM when I travel (for faster data).
Thanks in advance for your replies, it will help me decide on this phone.
buzz96 said:
Question to existing users of "S6 Edge+ Plus Dual Sim model", are both SIM slots 4G/3G/2G, or is it only 1st SIM slot is 4G/3G/2G and 2nd SIM slot is just 2G ?
I use 2 SIMs, one local and the other overseas, and from time to time I will need data on either SIM card (depending on my location); it would be great if both SIM slots are 4G/3G capable then I do not need to swap SIM when I travel (for faster data).
Thanks in advance for your replies, it will help me decide on this phone.
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One slot 4G other 2G
Using s6 edge plus, how do I create thread on the app as there is no menu button
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KeysarSoze said:
Using s6 edge plus, how do I create thread on the app as there is no menu button
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The best way would be to use Tapatalk instead of the horribly outdated XDA app..
But you can long press the back button to bring up the menu.
Thanks for that, when bk button long just brings out search at bottom. Il hv a look at tapatalk
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KeysarSoze said:
Thanks for that, when bk button long just brings out search at bottom. Il hv a look at tapatalk
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Must be an XDA app issue, because it brings up the menu in other outdated apps.
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Using the tapatalk now thanks
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Using the tapatalk now thanks
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Don't just say thanks, instead press the thanks :good: button to boost them
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Don't just say thanks, instead press the thanks :good: button to boost them
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I did lol
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So this is my very first Samsung/SAMOLED device and I read everywhere that its screen and viewing angles are pretty good.
Well, while it is good, do you guys have this greenish (slightly blueish) tint when you look at your phone at different angles?
Yes
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Good idea on making this thread as theres a ton of threads in this section lol.
Anyways onto mine.
Battery Questions :
-Who leaves there phone charging overnight?
-Dont you think it will ruin the battery? Even over time?
-If i leave my hotspot on and charge it, do you think it will ruin the battery itself? I know heat may be an issue, however i have a cooling pad so it should never get warm.
I may knownthe answer to these, but id like to be positive before i go through with it.
Hid3rs said:
So this is my very first Samsung/SAMOLED device and I read everywhere that its screen and viewing angles are pretty good.
Well, while it is good, do you guys have this greenish (slightly blueish) tint when you look at your phone at different angles?
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Perhaps at extreme angles on white backgrounds.. but that's due to the olephobic coating and nothing to worry about.
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Good idea on making this thread as theres a ton of threads in this section lol.
Anyways onto mine.
Battery Questions :
-Who leaves there phone charging overnight?
-Dont you think it will ruin the battery? Even over time?
-If i leave my hotspot on and charge it, do you think it will ruin the battery itself? I know heat may be an issue, however i have a cooling pad so it should never get warm.
I may knownthe answer to these, but id like to be positive before i go through with it.
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1. I always plug it in when I go to bed, never had an issue in my life (I've always done that with every phone I've ever owned)
2. No, it doesn't.
3. I have never tried that, can't see a reason I would, but if the hotspot causes excessive heat and you're charging it too, then it may increase the temperature enough to do something to the battery life since heat can be a factor if it's extreme. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Perhaps at extreme angles on white backgrounds.. but that's due to the olephobic coating and nothing to worry about.
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1. I always plug it in when I go to bed, never had an issue in my life (I've always done that with every phone I've ever owned)
2. No, it doesn't.
3. I have never tried that, can't see a reason I would, but if the hotspot causes excessive heat and you're charging it too, then it may increase the temperature enough to do something to the battery life since heat can be a factor if it's extreme. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Thanks for the info. I was a bit curious bc i had charged my previous phones overnight as well, but my latest phone the XT897 had its battery back expand and was ready to pop. If that had happened on this phone i think i would have damn near **** myself.
Thanks again!
InfectedItachi said:
Good idea on making this thread as theres a ton of threads in this section lol.
Anyways onto mine.
Battery Questions :
-Who leaves there phone charging overnight?
-Dont you think it will ruin the battery? Even over time?
-If i leave my hotspot on and charge it, do you think it will ruin the battery itself? I know heat may be an issue, however i have a cooling pad so it should never get warm.
I may knownthe answer to these, but id like to be positive before i go through with it.
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According to me in smartphones overcharging is not an issue. But on the same hand that doesn't means that its safe to keep our device on charge for 12-14hours. every battery has a cycle of charging. The best way to get most of your battery is to before keeping it on charge drain it till 5% and while charging don't use your phone. It is the reason why battery bulges.
akky26 said:
According to me in smartphones overcharging is not an issue. But on the same hand that doesn't means that its safe to keep our device on charge for 12-14hours. every battery has a cycle of charging. The best way to get most of your battery is to before keeping it on charge drain it till 5% and while charging don't use your phone. It is the reason why battery bulges.
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Currently the best method to prolong battery life is to charge it often in smaller amounts, minimize draining it past 15-20%, and unplug it when it hits the high 90's, but the benefits from that don't live up to the pain in the ass it is, so basically don't drain your phone until it dies, don't charge it to full more than once a day, and don't worry about it. Now running hotspots while charging in the summer heat? Wouldn't advise it.
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There doesn't seem to be a thread for discussing battery life, so here you go.
I've been quite happy with it, lasting 2 days on average before it needs a charge with light to medium use (Messaging, web browsing, email)
Few battery charts: http://imgur.com/a/d0V2F
the priv battery have been good with me, it can last a day full without charge, a heavy use of gaming also can last a day
I've had opposite results with my battery. I get about 6 hours with light to medium use. I've only had it a two days so I'm assuming like all my other androids it's get better after some use and a few recharges.
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kamileon said:
I've had opposite results with my battery. I get about 6 hours with light to medium use. I've only had it a two days so I'm assuming like all my other androids it's get better after some use and a few recharges.
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Theres a few things that also improve battery life significantly, going into developer options and changing transitions to .5 or off completely, and if your in an area that doesnt have GSM or CDMA, you should turn that option off in your network signals.
I think theres a really good post on crackberry for it
http://crackberry.com/ten-tips-and-...ery-life?_ga=1.242249799.473049905.1448047720
thats a general info battery life post
Cryptongolem said:
Theres a few things that also improve battery life significantly, going into developer options and changing transitions to .5 or off completely, and if your in an area that doesnt have GSM or CDMA, you should turn that option off in your network signals.
I think theres a really good post on crackberry for it
http://crackberry.com/ten-tips-and-...ery-life?_ga=1.242249799.473049905.1448047720
thats a general info battery life post
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I'll check it out, thanks
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Cryptongolem said:
Theres a few things that also improve battery life significantly, going into developer options and changing transitions to .5 or off completely, and if your in an area that doesnt have GSM or CDMA, you should turn that option off in your network signals.
I think theres a really good post on crackberry for it
http://crackberry.com/ten-tips-and-...ery-life?_ga=1.242249799.473049905.1448047720
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Why would animation scale improve battery?
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From what i've read on numerous forums, the battery level drains a lot faster when subjected to certain task. For example, gaming does not seem to put a huge amount of strain on the device or battery, however general web browsing does.
Same goes for the heating issue - I've yet to actually document what puts the device under strain causing battery life issues.
For me - as a rule, the battery isn't so great. It's better than the Z5 which I sent back, but around 2/3 as good as my Moto X Play. I'd expect the device to be lasting a LOT longer given the battery capacity (near on par with the MXP) however, as mentioned there are certain tasks which seem to drain the battery quicker than others.
I usually get around 3.5-4 hours screen on time a day out of a full charge.
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Cryptongolem said:
Theres a few things that also improve battery life significantly, going into developer options and changing transitions to .5 or off completely, and if your in an area that doesnt have GSM or CDMA, you should turn that option off in your network signals.
I think theres a really good post on crackberry for it
http://crackberry.com/ten-tips-and-...ery-life?_ga=1.242249799.473049905.1448047720
thats a general info battery life post
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Most of these will make tiny differences that wont really save the battery life enough for an end user to notice. Things such as scaling down animations will help with the performance slightly which, yes, will affect the battery but we're talking 1-2mAh per day.
Yeah I'm noticing pretty stinky battery life on this guy compared to my G4 which is weird because they both have an 808 and the battery is larger on the Priv along with a smaller screen. Really like the phone overall but I'm not at all enthused by having to charge this thing constantly. Plus it's always running hot for me even if I'm only using it to respond to a text message or two. Really not happy to have to return it. Also seems to get laggy for me on Google Chrome which is lame. Very high potential phone I just dont have the time to wait and wait for updates to fix the battery and heat issues.
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Yeah I'm noticing pretty stinky battery life on this guy compared to my G4 which is weird because they both have an 808 and the battery is larger on the Priv along with a smaller screen. Really like the phone overall but I'm not at all enthused by having to charge this thing constantly. Plus it's always running hot for me even if I'm only using it to respond to a text message or two. Really not happy to have to return it. Also seems to get laggy for me on Google Chrome which is lame. Very high potential phone I just dont have the time to wait and wait for updates to fix the battery and heat issues.
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That's a shame you're going to return it but understandable - I am confident that BB will improve the battery performance over time, but it's just a case of when. The pro's of the phone (power, speed, screen, camera etc) outweigh the need for a good battery life for me.
Keep us posted.
Agreed. I really liked the phone but mine gets hot and laggy and I've got the screen click in the bottom left corner and the back has that strange hollow feeling that seems to be complained about all over Crackberry. It could even just be a t-mobile thing but I don't want to take my chances especially when the phone is so expensive. Fingers crossed that they release an awesome update or skmething for this phone, though. But with just 25 minutes of screen on time (phone on for just one hour total) I've lost nearly 20% battery. Can't figure it out either. Brightness all the way down, Bluetooth and WiFi off, Gmail sync off, WiFi calling disabled, BBM disabled and it still is hot as could be and eating battery. What I would do to have access to wake lock detector!
adaimespechip said:
From what i've read on numerous forums, the battery level drains a lot faster when subjected to certain task. For example, gaming does not seem to put a huge amount of strain on the device or battery, however general web browsing does.
Same goes for the heating issue - I've yet to actually document what puts the device under strain causing battery life issues.
For me - as a rule, the battery isn't so great. It's better than the Z5 which I sent back, but around 2/3 as good as my Moto X Play. I'd expect the device to be lasting a LOT longer given the battery capacity (near on par with the MXP) however, as mentioned there are certain tasks which seem to drain the battery quicker than others.
I usually get around 3.5-4 hours screen on time a day out of a full charge.
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Most of these will make tiny differences that wont really save the battery life enough for an end user to notice. Things such as scaling down animations will help with the performance slightly which, yes, will affect the battery but we're talking 1-2mAh per day.
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Truly, after completing all of these battery tips, i didnt even do every one on that list, but changing the sync + radio + animations has DRAMATICALLY increased my battery life, went from half day to full day without charge. Radio definitely seemed to be a HUGE drain when trying to access GSM in my area. animations i cant say made a huge increase but the phone is SO much quicker, felt slow and laggy with it on.
Ok, so I have been running my phone a few days now with the new setup. I am now getting 11 - 12 hours of battery with moderate use. That's about twice what I was getting. So it's now comparable to battery life of other phones I had.
So I have the T-Mobile variant, the SVT100-1. My guess was it was all the bloat ware TMo put on the device that was eating g battery. Here is a list of the apps I disabled, since we will probably not getting root and won't be able to uninstall them.
Lookout (BlackBerry App)
Mobile money(TMo)
TMobile My Account
TMobile TV
Visual Voicemail (TMo)
Yahoo Finance
Blackberry Help
A few of the Google keyboard input languages (these more for space nothing performance)
Over the next few days I will enable each one to see if it effects battery life so I can determine which one is killing battery.
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kamileon said:
I've had opposite results with my battery. I get about 6 hours with light to medium use. I've only had it a two days so I'm assuming like all my other androids it's get better after some use and a few recharges.
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what you facing the problem as same as for me also.but I had 3months now only it's like that previously it's good only.
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Over the next few days I will enable each one to see if it effects battery life so I can determine which one is killing battery.
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Were you able to narrow it down at all?
I'm getting around 4-5 hrs of screen on time - around 16 hrs with moderate use. I notice it heats up quite a bit while on chrome.
Hoping the update to marshmallow will help with the advanced standby feature for apps. Wifes s7 edge has crazy battery life and it only has a couple hundred more mAH capacity. Going to try enabling only 4g/3g since it looks like I have weak LTE signal everywhere I go.
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I noticed on eBay batteries for the Note 4 list compatible models for each battery. Are batteries for all Note 4 variants interchangeable? Or do I need to get one for my specific model? My phone is the SM-N910V model.
I'm in Canada and not looking for one of those big batteries. Just the stock/oem battery.
Personally, i would go for ravpower brand battery. on amazon too and there is for your model
raul6 said:
Personally, i would go for ravpower brand battery. on amazon too and there is for your model
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Damn. I forgot about the Ravpower batteries. I had to run out and stop the garbage truck so I could snatch my phone out of the trash. I thought it was a goner. Just ordered a Ravpower from Amazon and saved my phone in time. :good:
heaven can wait that particular note 4
raul6 said:
heaven can wait that particular note 4
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I had to run out naked. I didn't have time to put my slippers on or some shorts. I got it tho. Should be getting the battery next week.
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I had to run out naked. I didn't have time to put my slippers on or some shorts. I got it tho. Should be getting the battery next week.
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Lol I wouldn't be able to trash a phone, it will come back and haunt me. I know you have an LG now but how was the battery and what customisations did you do to improve battery life?
I got a ravpower battery few days ago but need some help with tweaking kernel settings etc to improve battery life as it is not that good.
Tried these optimisers like FDE and LKT but no luck, haven't tested LKT properly though as an update for FDE came out that should've fixed the CPU/GPU turbo boost thing.
Also, I don't care about gaming like PUBG (although I like it :laugh: )
Thanks for your previous advice/help and now of course.
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You know what I think it's doing 10x better without optimiser thing. 10% lost by browsing on xda for 40min. Might be speaking too early.
Definitely still interested in changing some things around to improve it so please hit me with the facts/guides/tutorials/walkthroughs??!
Windroid-user said:
Lol I wouldn't be able to trash a phone, it will come back and haunt me. I know you have an LG now but how was the battery and what customisations did you do to improve battery life?
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Of course that wasn't a true story. Hah. I would never toss my "baby".
I haven't played with it much since but I ended up getting the Ravpower for it. It was cheap and arrived promptly. I used Kernel Audiutor for it and it's set to whatever the default is.
I can say I have gotten at least 90 more mins of SOT and more than a week of standby. Maybe even more. I'll power it up sometime soon and check Battery Bot.
Screenshot of my standby time. My OST is only ten mins at this point tho since this is no longer my daily driver.
DelphinusMinor said:
Of course that wasn't a true story. Hah. I would never toss my "baby".
I haven't played with it much since but I ended up getting the Ravpower for it. It was cheap and arrived promptly. I used Kernel Audiutor for it and it's set to whatever the default is.
I can say I have gotten at least 90 more mins of SOT and more than a week of standby. Maybe even more. I'll power it up sometime soon and check Battery Bot.
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Wow I actually believed it, was gonna ask if you tossed it at the bottom of a pretty much empty bin or... but it's getting emptied so must be full unless you did it earlier haha. Because I was wondering about the damage that may have occurred if this actually happened (from throwing it in the bin and then truck). How the hell would you find your phone just laying on top of all the trash in the garbage truck?!?! Now it makes sense that that's not true. I am really dumb:cyclops:
OK now I got that out of my head are you saying that kernel auditor automatically configures some things without you adjusting anything in the app? Because I didn't know that. Also what you mean by Battery Bot?
I don't think it does that unless you picked a standard configured profile that kernel auditor gives you based on device or something (not someone else's log configuration file or whatever you call it)
But like I said I don't know my kernel stuff... take your time I'm in no rush after all all of this is free and out of kindness which is something I really appreciate from XDA (or even the internet in general (duh))
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Ignore battery Bot question that was quick!
Still need to look at screenshot though
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I can confidently say I will get between 4-5hr SOT compared to trash SOT before (min 2hr max 4hr suprisingly, probably less intensive use)
On average 4.5 hours at least
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I joke around often. Battery Bot is a great battery tool. I put the widget for it on my home screen and check it now and again to see how much approximate SOT I have left, how long it's been on standby, etc.