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hey guys im having a problem with my cell, I just talk 30 min and the battery just dies... when I use the browser on the cell it also happens. Im using the MLING Rom (the dount one)"Fastes Dounut"
So I was wondering what is happening to my cell
PD: I don't know where to post it so I post it here... sry
Do a battery calibration:
1. Drain battery completely. After the phone shuts off, try to turn it back on again and again until all you get is a red flashing led.
2. Chanrge phone while off til the led turns green and leave it there for an extra 30 or so minutes.
3. Repeat the process at least twice more and repeat once a month or so.
Extra tips:
-go to menu->settings->wireless->mobile networks-> use only 2g networks. That's at least a 30% boost in talk time/standby time.
-turn brightness/volume down
-turn off gps/bluetooth/wifi when not in use
-try another rom? Hero rom's have been known to kill the battery so experiment with some others.
If none of that fixes it, go to amazon.com and look up g1 battery. They're dirt cheap.
mejorguille said:
Do a battery calibration:
1. Drain battery completely. After the phone shuts off, try to turn it back on again and again until all you get is a red flashing led.
2. Chanrge phone while off til the led turns green and leave it there for an extra 30 or so minutes.
3. Repeat the process at least twice more and repeat once a month or so.
Extra tips:
-go to menu->settings->wireless->mobile networks-> use only 2g networks. That's at least a 30% boost in talk time/standby time.
-turn brightness/volume down
-turn off gps/bluetooth/wifi when not in use
-try another rom? Hero rom's have been known to kill the battery so experiment with some others.
If none of that fixes it, go to amazon.com and look up g1 battery. They're dirt cheap.
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gracias mano!!(thaks man)
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you may also want to try using a different cable to charge it. Maybe it's the charging cable that's faulty and it's not really charging the phone.
Ok people, you asked for it. I hope this helps!
Maximizing your Battery on your Android Device [and/or HD2]via Calibration and a little bit of common SENSE.
WARNING: DO NOT FLAME, CRITICIZE OR MAKE FUN OF SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP. IF ANY OF THIS GOES ON IN THIS THREAD, YOU AND YOUR POST WILL BE REPORTED. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF NERDS HAVING HISSY FITS LIKE RUDE CHILDREN. LEAVE YOUR PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS THREAD. Thanks <3
..::I AM NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU SCREWING UP YOUR PHONE, BATTERY, OR LIFE. READ THIS CAREFULLY. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. USE YOUR BRAIN, PEOPLE!!!::..
Intro: So, as we all know, the HD2 running NAND [and apparently, WinMo6.5] has troubles reporting REAL battery life and battery drain. This guide is for those of you who want the most out of your battery--stock or extended--doesn't matter. This applies to all other phones running Android as well, as the steps I am giving and explaining below can be executed using Terminal Emulator.
When Should You Do This Process:
1.) Getting a New Battery [doesn't matter if it's the same voltage or not, if you put a new battery in your device, FOLLOW THIS GUIDE!!]
Why: The .bin file stored in your phone's system displays battery for one battery. Thus, if you ever change batteries, you NEED to update the .bin file, or else your phone will not display the correct battery readings--prematurely shutting off your device and/or draining battery when the phone says that you are at 50%.
2.) Switching Roms
Why: Every time you wipe your phone's system data, the .bin file gets replaced with a GENERIC file that could or could not apply to your battery. You want the .bin file to be up to date.
3.) Once a Month
Why: This should be part of a monthly routine, to get the most out of your battery. If you flash more than one rom a month, this does not apply to you, as you should be recalibrating your battery whenever you flash a new rom for accurate battery readings [and a potential increase in your phone's daily battery life].
What You Need:
-a rooted phone
-superuser
-busybox
-Terminal Emulator [which can be downloaded from the market]
-Set CPU [which is available to XDA members for free, can be purchased from the market as well]
-Spare Parts
-any sort of automatic task killer
-phone charger
**The method I am using involves using Terminal Emulator installed on your Android device. You can also execute this using adb commands on your computer, assuming that you know how to do it. For those of you that are inexperienced and/or want to save time, read on...
Walkthrough:
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1.) Plug in your device in overnight. Your phone needs to be ON and fully functional [this especially applies to HD2 users, as MAGDLR will not reboot if phone is plugged in--it's a weird glitch]. Turn on Airplane mode if you must. [Keep it plugged in between 8 and 10 hours.]
2.) Turn off your phone.
3.) Just in case, plug in your phone for 10 more minutes [just to make sure it's completely charged @ 100%.
4.) Unplug your phone. Immediately pull out the battery, then put it back in. Press the power button. Plug your phone back in.
5.) Open Terminal Emulator. Type in the code below.
su
[press enter]
rm data/system/batterystats.bin
[press enter again]
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6.) Deplete your phone as necessary. Once your phone automatically shuts off, turn your phone on again. Hopefully, your phone automatically shuts off as it's booting back up, or it shuts off once it brings you to your lockscreen. Repeat 2 or 3 more times.
You have now recalibrated your battery!
My Notes:
I bought a 2400mAh extended battery for my HD2, which is roughly TWICE the size of a normal HD2 battery. Yes, it is to be expected that my phone should NATURALLY last longer than stock, but read on to see the effects of recalibrating the battery.
Also, I have SET Cpu located on my SD card somewhere [I should really look for it and install it], and I am absolutely positive that if I had it installed, set with an interactive governor, the data below should be a LOT different.
Memory intensive applications:
-Zenonia 2
-Stumbleupon
-MIUI Music
-Swiftkey Beta [along with the other modules and crap I had to download]
-Miren Browser
-Tweetdeck [2 columns set up at 15 min intervals, one at 30 mins]
-Current Widget
-XDA app [obviously XD]
Power-saving settings:
Wifi--On [from 8am-11am]
GPS--Off
Bluetooth--Off
Normal Static Wallpaper [as in a picture, not a live wallpaper]
Brightness--0% [which is STILL too bright, but whatever]
3G--when available, I had Edge from 2:30-8:30 [which inevitably drains my battery more than 3G for some weird reason]
Auto-Task Killer
My Data:
Tested using "memory intensive applications" [see above for full list] and power-saving settings ["again, see above"]. I am running FutureShock's MIUI 2.2.1. Your results WILL vary from mine, based on what rom you are running, your phone, your battery, your running apps, etc etc etc. I am also NOT running Set CPU. I will be conducting another test soon using Set CPU, just to see what results I get. I suggest you run Set CPU, you could potentially double the uptime of your phone.
Time------Percent of Battery [See notes at bottom of this chart, since a few of the percents have been changed to THIS COLOR with two ** after them]
8:00 am ----- 100%
8:30 am ----- 80%
9:00 am ----- 98%**
9:24 am ----- 93%
10:36 am ----- 81%
10:37 am ----- 91%**
11:05 am ----- 85%
11:30 am ----- 81%
12pm [noon] ----- 81%
1:03 pm ----- 77%
2:07 pm ----- 67%
2:10 pm ----- 77%**
2:34 pm ----- 73%
3:00 pm ----- 72%
3:35 pm ----- 68%
4:01 pm ----- 64%
4:31 pm ----- 59%
5:13 pm ----- 55%
5:16 pm ----- 63%**
6:00 pm ----- 57%
6:53 pm ----- 48%
6:57 pm ----- 56%**
7:30 pm ----- 50%
8:00 pm ----- 51% ?!?!?!?!
9:45 pm ----- 38%
10:22 pm ---- 37%
Notes
Random Percent%**
This means that I removed the battery [battery pull], then rebooted the phone. Apparently, the battery readings are VERY inaccurate, being off by as much as 18%.
I have no idea why my battery went up 1% between 7:30 and 8:00. So please don't ask.
Conclusions:
Due to the fact that [apparently] my battery was being inaccurately read, random battery pulls were required to get up-to-date battery readings. I am not sure if this is an HD2 issue, or an overall Android issue when recalibrating your battery after removing the previous .bin file. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FURTHER THIS DISCUSSION, I WOULD LOVE MORE DATA FROM OTHER PHONES--HD2 OR NOT.
My battery is STILL running strong. Nothing incredibly drastic at all. I'm surprised that the data turned out like this.
Quick Tips:
1.) If your battery seems to be running low after clearing the stats. Check your battery's actual percent USING SPARE PARTS, then do a battery pull. See what your battery displays when you reboot.
2.) Check Spare Parts to see if your battery is being calibrated. If your battery is 3.7V, and Spare Parts says that your battery's voltage is 2.0V, then delete your battery stats again. Anything above or below .5V from your actual battery's voltage is normal error.
Q & A:
Q: I have a [insert Android phone here] running [insert ROM here]. Does this guide/walkthrough work for me?
A: YES! Go ahead!
Q: I typed in the code you said, and it said "Read/Write Permissions Denied". What's wrong?
A: Your phone is not rooted OR you don't have Superuser installed OR you don't have Busybox enabled.
Q: I have a question, but it's not on here!
A: Send me a PM with your question, and post it in this thread.
Q: I have data from testing this method with my phone running [insert rom here]. Can I send you the data via PM and/or post it in this thread?
A: PLEASE. The more data I receive from other users trying this out, the more accurate I can make this guide. Send me everything!
Q: Can I follow you on Twitter?
A: Sure. Why not. @GoCkillaz
data/system/batterystats.bin
GoCkillaz said:
Hey, I bought an extended battery for my HD2, and I want to wipe the battery stats so my phone reports accurate battery usage.
Where is the .bin file located?
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Tell us if it works when done.
lms1407 said:
Tell us if it works when done.
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I found an alternate method. Battery calibration.
1.) Completely drain battery, so the phone shuts off automatically.
2.) Turn on phone again, which should automatically shut off after first boot screen.
3.) Plug in to charger for 8+ hours. Plugging it in overnight will work as well.
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GoCkillaz said:
I found an alternate method. Battery calibration.
1.) Completely drain battery, so the phone shuts off automatically.
2.) Turn on phone again, which should automatically shut off after first boot screen.
3.) Plug in to charger for 8+ hours. Plugging it in overnight will work as well.
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OK, the only problem is that after Magldr no one is able to get accurate charging with phone off.
It charges up to 98 - 99% but never 100%, so this method is not realy working.
This i was doing since the early days of winmo phones, now it's Nandroid with its problems...
lms1407 said:
OK, the only problem is that after Magldr no one is able to get accurate charging with phone off.
It charges up to 98 - 99% but never 100%, so this method is not realy working.
This i was doing since the early days of winmo phones, now it's Nandroid with its problems...
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I'm recalibrating my phone tonight. I'm running every single battery wasting process I can.
Waiting for your update, dude!
Update #1
I will have update by tomorrow night. My extended battery kept my phone at 1% for close to 90 mins until I gave up and did some more research. Sorry for keeping you all waiting.
I will be using this method below. If it works significantly, I will edit the first post. Ok?
For future reference:
1. Charge to 100 % with phone turned ON.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Charge for 10 more minutes.
4. Unplug.
5. Remove then reinsert battery.
6. Turn on phone.
7. Plug phone in.
8. Delete data/system/batterystats.bin
THE CODE IS:
su
[press enter]
rm data/system/batterystats.bin
[press enter again]
9. Deplete the battery with movies, wifi, bluetooth, auto synch, max brightness, GPS, and random programs.
10. Let phone die. Turn on again, wait til phone dies on it's own. Repeat 2x.
11. Plug in, charge to 100%.
See you all tomorrow at around this time.
For those of you wondering, the method I tried works. I suggest you subscribe to this thread so you all know when I update this. I'm currently recording all my notes. First post will be revamped tonight with an informative guide and my data. Let me know if you guys want anything specific in the first post.
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Attention people. I posted the guide in the first post. Please let me know how this works for you!!! :d
coolfire said:
Waiting for your update, dude!
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Check first post. That's my update.
Personally I don't think this is relavent at all. My phone charges normally and uses normal battery. I get almost two full days on a battery with a NAND build. I calibrate by charging to 100% turn phone off turn back on charge to 100% turn off and back on this works fine for me...
akapaul26 said:
Personally I don't think this is relavent at all. My phone charges normally and uses normal battery. I get almost two full days on a battery with a NAND build. I calibrate by charging to 100% turn phone off turn back on charge to 100% turn off and back on this works fine for me...
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That works too, lol.
can NAND charge a battery when it's dead? I heard some problem with charging in NAND/MAGLDR
Have anyone solved battery charge problem in all android nand version for HD2? My HD2 doesn't start when i charge battery in off mode. Orange led do not turn green and phone doesn't start. Only way is soft reset with internal red button. I can charge it in standby mode. Then, led charge becomes green.
How you doing?
Thanks
What build are you using to get 2 days of battery life? On NAND, all i have tried so far was the stock Dec 30th DFT Desire rom. But battery life, even when calibrating, was not very good. With moderate use it would deplete within 24hrs. Now with WP7 my battery does last 2 days, same usage patterns. Did more recent roms fix things? I am well aware of SetCPU, interactive and smartass governors and so on, neither really gave me satisfactory battery life .
dan138zig said:
can NAND charge a battery when it's dead? I heard some problem with charging in NAND/MAGLDR
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Im wondering the same as i remember reading it somewhere (cant charge the phone with MAGLDR if the phone is not turned on). If batt is depleted and i cant power on the phone - its a disaster right? I dont have a spare batt or external batt charger.
Anyone, please shed some light on this. Thanks!
I was thinking about buying an extended version but if I look at your uptime :O :O
My phone lasts for 51 - 54 hrs. damn, and I actually use it
I tought an extended batt would extend time but it seems the other way around
tidus18 said:
Im wondering the same as i remember reading it somewhere (cant charge the phone with MAGLDR if the phone is not turned on). If batt is depleted and i cant power on the phone - its a disaster right? I dont have a spare batt or external batt charger.
Anyone, please shed some light on this. Thanks!
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hmmzz, I wouldn't try it but I get this strange feeling that something goes wrong when the phone is shut down. because when I pull the plug, my orange led STAYS awake my phone is so happy it's charged on air, maybe my phone is high or something but if that's not the case it's clear that some errors are to be solved.
to be clear: when u want to test it shut down your phone when you got 80% or so, put it 10 minutes at the charger, boot and see for yourself!
HectiQ said:
I was thinking about buying an extended version but if I look at your uptime :O :O
My phone lasts for 51 - 54 hrs. damn, and I actually use it
I tought an extended batt would extend time but it seems the other way around
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What are you doing to get your battery to last that long? If thats stock, then im obviously doing something wrong.
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Standart disclaimer: I am not responsible if you break things by following this guide, though I will be genuinely surprised if you do.
Credits: This fix is a combination of battery management techniques discussed in the Atrix forums + a technique that I originally found in a Milestone forum (I didn't invent it, but I am too lazy to search who originally posted it ).
This worked in fixing the problem for me (the same problem that I see many others are writing about on the forums), but I can't guarantee it will work for you.
Who should use this? (aka your battery problem symptoms are
1. Battery life on 2.3.4 is significantly worse for you than before.
2. Battery stats are jumping and showing inconsistent information.
3. Your phone loses 30%-60% just by sitting there overnight.
4. Phone idle draining 30%-60% of battery just by sitting there overnight.
5. After flashing a couple of roms, your battery stats got messed up and the phone thinks it's at 100% charge while it's not.
I personally started having battery problems after flashing a couple of roms, applying 1% battery mod and despite flashing jug6ernaut's CWM battery fix.
When I went to bed with a 100% charge, I would wake up to a 50% charge, with Phone Idle process showing up as massacring the battery. The steps below successfully fixed the problem for me.
Prerequisites:
1. Atrix on one of the rooted 2.3.4 roms (ideally,- deodexed and with unlocked CWM)
2. Wall Charger
3. jug6ernaut's CWM battery fix (put it on your SD card you will need it later!) I have also attached it to this post.
4. Battery Calibration app from the market
5. Watchdog Lite or Full from the market
Instructions:
It's best to complete this procedure in the evening before going to bed, so you can leave it at 100% overnight and check in the morning if the drainage issue is fixed!!!
The whole procedure along with recalibration might take up to 5-6 hours!
1. Take the case off your Atrix (one of the latter steps involves taking the battery out from the phone while it's plugged in. Make sure your case won't stand in the way.)
2. Install Battery Calibration app from the market
3. Plug in your Atrix to charge while it's on, wait till it gets to a 100%
4. When the charge is 100%, open the BatteryCalibration app and lookup what the charge is in MV while at 100%. (Explanatory pic, needed number circled in red). Write it down.
My Atrix was showing ~3400MV while at 100%, which is definitely not the maximum capacity.
5. Discharge your Atrix completely until it shuts off.
A good way of doing this quickly is by turning on wifi, and a video player.
6. Without turning on the phone plug it into a wall charger and let it get to 100%
7. When it's at 100%, without unplugging it from the wall charger, take off the battery cover, and take the battery out.
Your phone will "reboot" and show a Missing Battery icon.
8. Without unplugging the phone from the wall charger or turning it on, put the battery back in and wait until the phone recognizes the battery.
9. Your battery should now be recognized by the phone, and showing a charge % significantly lower than 100%.
Mine showed only 5%. Back when I used a Milestone, it usually showed 60% after doing this.
10. Let it sit there charging for 2-3 hours.
My phone wouldn't charge past 10%, but yours might. The numbers don't matter much as the phone is definitely getting additional charge that could have been lost while flashing ROMs, etc.
11. After 2-3 hours, turn the phone on while holding the volume down button and get into CWM.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
12. Install jug6ernaut's CWM battery fix (even if you had it installed before), do not reboot yet.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
13. Wipe battery stats in CWM, reboot.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
14. When the phone turns on, go into BatteryCalibration app again and look up your MV numbers
- if you were like me, they should be significantly higher than before. After this whole process I had 4200MV at 100%, comparing to 3400MV before calibration.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
15. Before going to sleep - Install Watchdog from the market. Go into it's preferences, set CPU threshhold to 20%, check "Include phone processes", check "Monitor phone processes", check "Display all phone processes", set system CPU threshhold to 20% as well.
Do not disconnect it from the charger still!
16. Make sure your wifi and data connections are off. Now finally unplug the phone from the charger.
Go to bed, let your phone sleep too.
17. Success! Next morning check where your battery % is at and if you followed the instructions correctly / got lucky like me, your battery life should be 90% or more.
I went to bed with 98% and woke up to 94%. So, I consider this mission a success.
(Your general battery capacity should have increased, even if something still was draining the battery, you will be able to find the infringing process in WatchDog with the settings we've set up in step 15 )
That's all folks! Please report your success / lack of such here. Also, feel free to ask questions, and I along with other users with answer them according to our ability.
I will later add a section on "good practices for battery usage" with tips and tricks.
Cheers!
Attached are screenshots of my results after calibration: This was under moderate usage. Pretty damn good if you ask me.
Post-calibration methods of improving Battery Life
Updated: Post#2 will explain how to solve battery drainage problems when recalibration wasn't enough. It will also explain how battery reporting works, common practices, tips, tricks, etc.
Battery Tips / Tricks / Common Practices
Important things to know:
1. It's important to understand how battery indicator on Android works and how Android manages / reports your battery life. Please read this article:
Your Smartphone’s Battery Gauge is Lying to You (and it’s not such a bad thing)
http://phandroid.com/2010/12/25/you...is-lying-to-you-and-its-not-such-a-bad-thing/
2. Li-ion batteries used in modern smartphones don't have "charge memory". Partial charges won't hurt the battery (e.g. charging from 60% to 80% or from 10% to 50% etc). Feel free to give your phone small charges whenever you have time and need the phone to last longer.
3. Smartphone batteries don't like to be completely discharged or to be kept at 100% capacity for extended periods of time (this actually damages batteries over time). But worry not, the battery software prevents this from happening for you. That's why some of your phones never get to 100% or drop from 100% to 90% minutes after you disconnct the phone from a charger.
4. All batteries gradually lose a small percentage of their capacity after a certain amount of charge cycles. It's a natural part of life. It's always nice to have a spare battery or to purchase a replacement when your current battery isn't to the task anymore.
5. Don't pay much attention to the battery %, just use your phones. I know it's very tempting to track your battery usage every 15 minutes and try to find problems. Been there myself. Thing is, if you do this, you might start thinking you have problems, when you don't have any.
Bottom line - just try to use your phone and not mess with the battery unless problems become really apparent.
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Other proven ways to improve Battery Life
If you have re-calibrated to a full capacity (4200mv) but your battery still drains terribly - follow these steps to pin point the problem.
1. Find which app / process is draining the battery.
If you get lucky, the infringing app will show up directly under the stock "Battery Usage" statistics. However, in most cases "Battery Usage" isn't very informative. Most people report that they only see "Phone Idle" consuming most of the battery without much insight into the details.
Things to do:
- install Watchdog, go to preferences, set CPU threshhold to 20% (or even lower if it's not enough), check "Include phone processes", check "Monitor phone processes", check "Display all phone processes", set system CPU threshhold to 20%(or even lower if it's not enough) as well. Run it for a couple of days.
If you start getting frequent Watchdog notifications about a certain app breaching the threshold - uninstall it, find an alternative.
- install BetterBatteryStats from here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809 run it for a couple of days and monitor apps / processes that are using up more wakelocks than they should.
Once you find the infringing app - uninstall it, if it's a process - find out if it's safe to stop / freeze before doing anything.
2. Freeze bloatware aka "stop the problem before it becomes a problem."
Unless you are running CM7, your rom is based on stock 2.3.4 and still has blur in it. Blur apps and processes might be running without you even using them and sucking out precious batter life while they are at it.
Things to do:
- Get TitaniumBackup, freeze all bloatware that is mentioned as "safe" in this thread -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182663
Use your phone for a couple of days afterwards and watch for improvements.
If these software tweaks aren't enough, the problem might be with your system setup. Go through these steps which should hopefully fix your setup in favor of awesome battery life:
3. Flash a custom kernel, set up battery saving profiles.
Many people have reported success with this step. Custom kernels are not just for overclocking. A custom kernel with smart profiles will definitely give definitely extend your phones operating life during the day.
Things to do:
- Get a custom kernel., the popular choice on here seems to be faux'es kernel, so I recommend it -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1156040
Get one of the battery saving SetCpu profiles along with it. Basically, a good battery saving profile looks something like this:
- absolute minimum CPU clock with screen off (something like 275 Mhz)
- lowering CPU clock with temperature > 50C (something like ~800Mhz)
- lowering CPU clock when battery < 30% (something like ~800Mhz)
Many people reported success in using such profile for lowering "Phone Idle" drain.
4. Flash a different radio.
WARNING: Be extremely careful with this. Flashing a wrong radio is the right way to hard brick your phone.
Although some people are reporting to have fixed battery drainage by trying out a different radio, I seriously wouldn't recommend going on a flashing spree unless you know what you are doing.
My advice here: flash the latest 2.3.4 for your carrier if you haven't yet. From there on, experiment at your own risk.
5. Disable Data and Wifi when idle either manually or with an app."
I seriously get surprised every time someone says they have a horrible battery life, when they keep an internet connection on at all times. Constant data always = battery drain.
Things to do:
- use apps like Green Power to disable data / wifi for you when you are not using it
- learn to turn off your internet connection manually
6. If all else fails - start over from scratch (read: clean install a rom).
I've heard reports of people getting better life with Froyo than GB, or that a specific custom ROM solved their problem for them. A million dollar question: if it works for you, why not use it?
Things to do:
- try a ROM without blur, like CM7
- try Ninja Speed Freak (developer and many users reported great battery life)
- if battery life is your top concern - try Froyo
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FAQ
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... ask away!
Many thanks! Have pass about three days reading about the battery issues/solutions, and I was getting confused by so many info! Will try it tonight!
PS: Does the jug6ernaut's CWM battery fix works for the Orange 2.3.4 ?
eklam said:
Many thanks! Have pass about three days reading about the battery issues/solutions, and I was getting confused by so many info! Will try it tonight!
PS: Does the jug6ernaut's CWM battery fix works for the Orange 2.3.4 ?
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Are you using stock Orange 2.3.4 rom?
If yes, your Rom might not have the battery jumping problem. You can still use this guide without the battery fix to recalibrate.
Let's wait for someone with Orange 2.3.4 to confirm if jug6ernaut's CWM battery fix can be used or not.
Indeed, I have not the battery jump issue, but I'm exprimenting some weird behavior...
like when I restart the phone, it shows about 10% higher than before. I tried this multiples times yesterday. When it was about 40%, it starts to drop suddenly, 'till it got to 18% and get back to normal decrease to 4%, 2~3 hours later...
See the images attached, the red circles are the times I rebooted it and the blue arrow is when it drops suddenly...
Question on step 4. To confirm, we shouldn't click on anything in BatteryCalibration, all that needs to be done is take note on the MV number, correct?
eklam said:
Indeed, I have not the battery jump issue, but I'm exprimenting some weird behavior...
like when I restart the phone, it shows about 10% higher than before. I tried this multiples times yesterday. When it was about 40%, it starts to drop suddenly, 'till it got to 18% and get back to normal decrease to 4%, 2~3 hours later...
See the images attached, the red circles are the times I rebooted it and the blue arrow is when it drops suddenly...
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Did it only start doing this on 2.3.4 or you haven't checked before? Anyway, I would do the calibration to see if it changes anything.
coleburns said:
Question on step 4. To confirm, we shouldn't click on anything BatteryCalibration, all that needs to be done is take note on the MV number, correct?
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No clicking in step 4. Just write down or remember the MV number.
Yes it just starts when updating to 2.3.4... In the first days I got the impression of lower battery level, so reading the forums I saw the restart/level change problem, and tested it
eklam said:
Yes it just starts when updating to 2.3.4... In the first days I got the impression of lower battery level, so reading the forums I saw the restart/level change problem, and tested it
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You probably updated to 2.3.4 while not at 100% battery level, and it messed up your battery stat. So, yes, do all the steps in this guide except for jug6ernaut's battery fix part.
thanks, ill give this a shot....again.....tonight and hopefully it will fix my issue.
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Download link seems to be down...just errors out when trying to download.
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jarsh92 said:
Download link seems to be down...just errors out when trying to download.
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Which download link? CMW_Jug6_FIXv2.zip?
I'm on a rooted stock GB and I'm having the problem where the battery usage stats are inaccurate and won't got below 90% after using it all day. This all started after I used Battery Calibration. Do you think that this would help correct the problem?
Edit: Also, would I need to complete all of the steps including the CWM part? I haven't flashed any roms yet, so I don't know if this would be necessary.
ThickG said:
I'm on a rooted stock GB and I'm having the problem where the battery usage stats are inaccurate and won't got below 90% after using it all day. This all started after I used Battery Calibration. Do you think that this would help correct the problem?
Edit: Also, would I need to complete all of the steps including the CWM part? I haven't flashed any roms yet, so I don't know if this would be necessary.
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Seems like you used Battery Calibration while not at 100% charge and your battery stats got messed up.
The reason I recommend using CWM is because the battery stats file is created on each boot. So, with my instructions you can charge the phone to 100% while it's off and wipe the messed up stats before it boots.
You can try using my instructions, without the CWM part, except you need to wipe your battery stats with Battery Calibration app after step 4.
lol i left pandora on since this morning and its only at 67%. ugh, when i wanna force drain the battery it goes slow as hell but when i wanna conserve battery live for usage it drains quick. hahaha.
I just flashed navalynt's πCrust rom fully charged, cleared stats through cwm, booted and now i'm close to 3days.
dictoresno said:
lol i left pandora on since this morning and its only at 67%. ugh, when i wanna force drain the battery it goes slow as hell but when i wanna conserve battery live for usage it drains quick. hahaha.
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lol yes. I used video playback to drain mine. But if it's really a PITA, you can always just leave it till tomorrow to discharge naturally.
Jonous said:
I just flashed navalynt's πCrust rom fully charged, cleared stats through cwm, booted and now i'm close to 3days.
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Yep, that's why flashing only when at 100% charge always pays off.
I get the same results by booting to CWM, wiping battery stats, rebooting, starting Battery Calibration, plugging phone into wall charger, charging to 100% (4197mv for me), and then calibrating with Battery Calibration. I start this process at any battery percentage, and have been doing this for a long time now. I have never had to deplete my battery until my phone shuts off, and get great battery life.
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CaelanT said:
I get the same results by booting to CWM, wiping battery stats, rebooting, starting Battery Calibration, plugging phone into wall charger, charging to 100% (4197mv for me), and then calibrating with Battery Calibration. I start this process at any battery percentage, and have been doing this for a long time now. I have never had to deplete my battery until my phone shuts off, and get great battery life.
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After the calibration I had 4200mv, so it seems like you are doing things right in regards to the battery.
"Taking the battery out and putting it back in" trick works wonders though in restoring battery life to maximum state (if you had it decrease for some reason). I've tested it multiple times even back when I had the Milestone.
Was having trouble with both issues, pulled battery with phone on, waited a minute, put battery back in, both problems fixed!
isnt this bad for the phone? Im having horrible battery life so I'll try anything but just wanna make sure
zorian said:
isnt this bad for the phone? Im having horrible battery life so I'll try anything but just wanna make sure
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You wouldn't want do it if on a regular basis but you can try turning phone off, pulling battery out, putting it back in after a minute and if that doesn't work, try my method.
I would wait until the battery is super low and then reset network settings under the reset menu. Power down, pull battery and sim wait 30 sec to a minute and replace everything. Then plug in the phone first and then reboot. Let it charge completely and for about 20 minutes more after it reaches 100. If you do a lot of rebooting I have found the phone has issues. I only reboot with the phone plugged in, otherwise it drops 2% every reboot..
Be careful, I did that with a ZTE Zmax 2 once (75% charged battery) and it sent a phone into a bootloop. The only means of fixing it was that I luckily had a 2nd Zmax2 laying around and used its battery on the bootlooped phone which remedied the problem. Both batteries work fine , I just swapped them between the two phones.
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isnt this bad for the phone? Im having horrible battery life so I'll try anything but just wanna make sure
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I used to worry about this too. This is my first LG product and it MAY be different but at the Sprint store the first thing they would normally do is pull the nattery to look at the ESN. They never bothered to power it doen forst so I asked a couple times and was told it will mot hurt anything. I had Samsung products for uears and have done battery pulls at all levels of charge and for many reasons, but I never had a problem as long as the battery had enough juice left to boot the phone. If not I had to charge it, LoL.
Just thought I would share, I personally wouldn't worry.
I know on my old Nexus 6 pulling the battery with phone on was only an issue with fsync disabled using a custom kernel. I think most phones have built in protection to stop this from damaging the file system.
so a battery pull is your fix? lol some ppl should be hard resetting every so often regardlessi reboot at least once a day
hi
my v20 phone battery draining was about 1% per hour before (about 7% totally ) and recently increased to 2% during sleeping time overnight. (draining 15% overnight in sleeping state)
it seems that during day either performance off battery is decreased.(about 5h with wifi and screen on usage)
Fast charging while second screen is On , is slower than when it is off therefore when second screen is Off , fast charging goes better . exactly , first 30 mins fast charging makes about 40% battery charge(instead of 50%) and after 60 min leads to 85% and full charging taking place after about 100 min instead of 80 mins.
another important thing is that sometimes shades have been seen on the LCD that many users have complained about it.
phone information is :
Android security patch level: September 1, 2017
BASEBAND : MPSS.TH.2.0.1.c3-00045-M8996FAAAANAZM-1
KERNEL : 3.18.31
BUILD NUMBER : NRD90M
SOFTWARE VERSION : V10g-AME-XX
MODEL NUMBER : LG-H990ds
my actions are as follows :
phone is factory reseted. No third party apps is installed. [especially social media apps.]
battery calibration steps for not rooted phones is taken place.(turning off the phone and charging several times repeatedly).
testing battery drain in safe mode in done and didn't change results
turn off location services and location scanning for WiFi and Bluetooth scanning
turn off WiFi being On during screen is Off.
turn off auto sync, NFC, GPS etc.
not using auto brightness.
not using comfort view .
turn off location services and location scanning for WiFi and Bluetooth scanning
second screen is off during test overnight. (either with second screen is ON with faced down to lower brightness in other day test )
phone is in Air Plane Mode and all data services is off.
system apps like Google services and Play and Assistance is limited by permissions.
following are some advanced battery drain overnight figures of my phone for more analyzing.
any help with this issue is appreciated.
While I don't get extremely bad battery drain. The few times I've noticed it going down a bit faster than normal have had Android system at the top of the list or at least 2nd in place. A reboot usually fixes it for a while. This has happened in every ROM I've tried. Also I swear that stupid Wi-Fi scanning when WiFi is off option in locations settings turns itself on when it feels like it. I rarely turn my location on and I've checked a few times and that feature is on for whatever reason
Power down.
Pull battery.
Hold power button for one minute to discharge any juice that may be on the motherboard.
Let phone sit for 30 minutes.
Put battery back in.
Power up.
The motherboard and battery should now be re-calibrated. If you still have problems, try a new battery.
hey mine phone do crazy things. when has 2% battery and i do reboot phone booting up i see homescreen back button not work freeze, screen freeze and reboot again i see logo samsung s5, and reboot and black screen, when i put in charger i see 1% or 0%. and when my battery getting low than 1% and shutting down sometimes correct when i see shutting down animation and vibrate when power off, sometimes just goes off no vibration when power off no shutting down animation. or sometimes happens when phones goes to 1% and phone reboot reboot reboot samsung galaxy s5 screen i see and battery dead looks like not have power , sometimes phone battery charged itself when its power off, or 0% left when shutting down. when shutting down with 0% in 7minutes without usage phone the phone battery charged itself 3%. but no see charger screen i dont plug in to the charger . now when power off with 0% i turned on about after 10hour i see 5% and still same issue like 2% when rebooted it goes to samsung s5 screen and turned off when i put the charger i see 2% not 1 or 0% . so why happened in 5% which never happened before just happens when i reboot device on 2%. but now i dont reboot phone in 5% i just turned on after 10 hours ,before phone was 0% completely discharged, so 5% per 7hours charged itself when power off i dont plug charger !!!
myka_1997 said:
hey mine phone do crazy things. when has 2% battery...........
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Actually, the Left & Right (back & menu) buttons are a part of the Digitizer Screen. The center button (known as the Home Button) actually protrudes through the Digitizer Display and presses a micro button on the devices Daughterboard (aka the Micro-USB Port Daughterboard).
You can always try to perform the following that tests the functions and features within the device (aka the Built-in Quick Test Menu).
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Galaxy+S5+-+Quick+Test+Menu/48159
This is about the best I can guide you with as there's some things that I'd prefer to have the device to troubleshoot certain issues (I'm really not asking for your device... LOL! ).
Good Luck!
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i confused more about battery not about button keys
myka_1997 said:
i confused more about battery not about button keys
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I've found that the Battery does affect a device in some odd ways but, though I've never heard of a battery affecting the device this way, I just can't confirm nor deny that the battery is the root cause for what you're experiencing.
If you feel that it's an issue specific to the battery, I would just take a guess at your trying another compatible battery and see if it works out or not.
My apologies and the best of luck to you!
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Actually, the Left & Right (back & menu) buttons are a part of the Digitizer Screen. The center button (known as the Home Button) actually protrudes through the Digitizer Display and presses a micro button on the devices Daughterboard (aka the Micro-USB Port Daughterboard).
You can always try to perform the following that tests the functions and features within the device (aka the Built-in Quick Test Menu).
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Galaxy+S5+-+Quick+Test+Menu/48159
This is about the best I can guide you with as there's some things that I'd prefer to have the device to troubleshoot certain issues (I'm really not asking for your device... LOL! ).
Good Luck!
i dont root ...
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Ibuprophen said:
I've found that the Battery does affect a device in some odd ways but, though I've never heard of a battery affecting the device this way, I just can't confirm nor deny that the battery is the root cause for what you're experiencing.
If you feel that it's an issue specific to the battery, I would just take a guess at your trying another compatible battery and see if it works out or not.
My apologies and the best of luck to you!
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i dont root , the battery itself charging sometimes when off phone. or dischargerd 3 or 5 percent or 10 down or up . i turned off device with 27 pull out battery to delete sim card . and insert battery i see 22 battery left of 27 per second. now i turn off 22 battery left and dont turn on 10hours, after 10 hours i turned on i see 33 battery, how charged? yesterday i turned off with 71% and dont used until 12 p/m today, i turned on i see 67%
mine note 3 battery when goes to 0% and not power on about day itself charged to 35% , and when i pull out the battery when was 0% and put it back for about 10minutes i see 18% charged. i try another battery from note 3 , not same issue like mine battery, and i try insert my battery to another phone note 3 still issue like mine phone battery note 3 itself charger 33% per night when was 0% in another phone note 3 with my battery, my friend battery was in my note 3 after 10 hours not usaged and when its off phone was 1% not charged to 33 itself