I spent two years abroad in a country where I couldn't use my Droid X. I just moved back stateside and decided to use it again. I noticed that my battery is starting to swell, so I ordered a new one (but it's not here yet).
My problem is that the phone is running very slow. I updated the rom to the CM11 and then tried another rom for the KitKat version. Both of them are very glitchy and slow. I don't mind testing more roms to see what works best, but if my battery is affecting performance then I'm better off waiting until the new one gets here. On the other hand, if the battery doesn't affect the performance then I'll just download some other roms and go through a process of elimination to see what works best. So, do I wait for the new one or go ahead and start testing now?
Thanks guys.
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I hate to make a thread like this, but it seems that this is kinda of those "everyone already knows this" or similar question that does not get brought up.
Anyway:
I decided to revert from genokolar's CM7 to stock Froyo firmware (functionality and hopefully battery life reasons, just one was enough of reason)
I found a update firmware in huawei's site for 2.2.2 Froyo, it was two apps in dload folder I had to boot into volume up+down+power boot mode, prior to this I had wiped EVERYTHING I could in clockworkmod, and after the update and few reboots, the system seems to be in working order. Even my recovery image is replaced with stock one now.
I know the CM7 port in question had some kernel modifications - especially ones affecting to CPU clocks, that in hand may be stuff affecting battery in negative way, and also imposing possible problems with stock system - does the stock 2.2.2 update also write in the stock kernel? If yes, thank you, I will be relieved. if not, then I need to figure some back plan.
P.s. waiting official gingerbread as is everyone else. Bug reports from many people about the official beta was one reason I went to stock froyo for now.
Thanks!
Yes it does. Or it has for me.
If I understand you correctly, you got worse battery-life with CM7 than you had with stock firmware?
I nearly doubled the battery-life going from stock f/w to oxygen, right now on MIUI and on my second day without charging
julle131 said:
Yes it does. Or it has for me.
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Thanks. If so I then do not need to find way to install the kernel from huawei downloads just to know will the battery life increase.
HFZenon said:
If I understand you correctly, you got worse battery-life with CM7 than you had with stock firmware?
I nearly doubled the battery-life going from stock f/w to oxygen, right now on MIUI and on my second day without charging
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Well, It is combination of functional issues, general feel that the system may not work like intended, and to experiment will the battery life increase. Generally I looked the ROM selection for while but there seemed to be quite wide array of bug reports for each what I did not want to buy into. Unless there is some widely accepted strong recommendation for system - thanks for the input though.
Battery life can have a huge difference between phones. Also how much you use it has effect. I have better battery life in stock too i have used all rom except the new ics ones.
Sent from my battlefield 3 using origin.
julle131 said:
Battery life can have a huge difference between phones. Also how much you use it has effect. I have better battery life in stock too i have used all rom except the new ics ones.
Sent from my battlefield 3 using origin.
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Yeah, from tests I hear if something, battery life in Hussein is quite great, at least in stock manner.
And my first problem basically was first night after installing CM7 and leaving phone, screen off idle, not charging, and during that 6 or so hours of idle, with wifi and connections turned off, my battery had been drained to half when I woke up and checked the clock.
Thanks tho. Not to say the ROM development are bad, opposite, they bring what people want, and already done better work at customized gingerbread builds for this device than Hussein with their betas. To me the battery life just is more crucial than the features of both 2.3 and the customized ROM.
also, thanks.
-sent from the darn x5, in lying position and tired as what
Hello all. This is my first actual help post cause I now have a problem, but I have been lurking for a while.
Anyway, I have a rooted S5 from verizon that had awesome battery life compared to my old nexus - I could hit 2 days with one charge. Anyway, I am now living in Germany, will be here for the next year, and I can get maybe half a day before I hit 30%. It feels like I am back with the nexus, I have to plan my charging around what I will be doing.
My carrier here is Lebara. Under the battery stats Android system and Androud OS dominate usage. I had that under control in the States with some TB tweaking, but it is back with a vengance. I haven't updated the OS and am not planning to until L comes out and is compatible with root.
I am never far from an outlet, but I don't want to return to my old habits of always plugging in.
I just had a thought - is it possible that the different electricity standards here nuked my battery? If this is the case, should I worry about my tablet too?
I am also starting to notice a lot more lag and even freezing from normal usage.
S5 frezzing and low batery life.
same here . in the states running stock os flashed to PP
Just wondering for those running android m whether there are any problems with the builds? For example, camera crashing, screen blank on wakeup, wifi issues, battery drain, and memory issues requiring reboot every week, etc. Basically, any issues with android m on n4?
I would like to upgrade, but I'm hesitant based on my experiences with the official lollipop release (I went back to kitkat).
Thanks.
With a Nexus in your hand, there's only one way to move and it's a no-brainer which way!
I have been on Marshmallow for almost a month now and it's pretty stable and a little faster than stock 5.1.1 (in loading apps as to what i feel). Battery life became an issue at first when wifi ate up all the battery. Resolved it later by disabling wifi scanning. No major issues now.
Give it a try, you'll probably like it.
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Just wondering for those running android m whether there are any problems with the builds? For example, camera crashing, screen blank on wakeup, wifi issues, battery drain, and memory issues requiring reboot every week, etc. Basically, any issues with android m on n4?
I would like to upgrade, but I'm hesitant based on my experiences with the official lollipop release (I went back to kitkat).
Thanks.
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A no brainer tbh the best (for me I use Minimal) I have ever had on my mako
I started playing with M when the alpha builds came out. I eventually settled with the 'Pure Nexus Project'.
Never had a problem so far... <knock on wood>
Thanks for all your replies. Time to get back into the rooting and flashing routine!
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.
Hello, I am experiencing some issues with my battery. I replaced the battery with a genuine one directly from Samsung. It is quite better than the old one but still can't get over 4-5 hours of SOT. And my phone does not last to the end of the day, often have to plug it in at work or school. I have the newest one ui 4.1 version. Should I downgrade do an older version or install a custom rom? Maybe also recommend a Rom for s10+ that has great battery life? Or is this just a software bug/glitch? Any help appreciated
Either optimize what you got or go back to what worked (easiest). A custom rom opens a whole new can of worms... really it's your call. Bigger, radical changes will require more of your time to try and get it running right.
Upgrades/updates can and do break things.
This stock N10+ is still running on Pie. It's current load is over 2 year old. Still fast, and stable with minimal maintenance.