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Saving battery on zte blade?

What are the best ways to save battery on a zte blade using latest cm7?
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I would love to know if anyone can describe what their battery life is like. I am using cm7.0.3 and after full charge, on stand by mode I have 80% left after 8 hours. Is it good? Bad? Tips to improve this please!
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drupad2drupad said:
I would love to know if anyone can describe what their battery life is like. I am using cm7.0.3 and after full charge, on stand by mode I have 80% left after 8 hours. Is it good? Bad? Tips to improve this please!
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in standby? i get about 3% battery drain playing a game for 4-5 minutes. mines really bad..

drupad2drupad said:
I would love to know if anyone can describe what their battery life is like. I am using cm7.0.3 and after full charge, on stand by mode I have 80% left after 8 hours. Is it good? Bad? Tips to improve this please!
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Tips: amoled therefore use black background
- lower brightness
- disable data connection
- use task killers

I get around a day's use with fairly heavy usage. But games do suck the juice up.
@Drupad yours sounds good, although I'm using N78.
Use Green Power from the Market to turn off Wi-Fi when screens turns off.
Don't overclock.

For my 2¢, I've been using the SMARTASS kernel governor for a while with pretty good results for standby (CyanogenMod settings, Performance, CPU settings).

olyloh6696 said:
in standby? i get about 3% battery drain playing a game for 4-5 minutes. mines really bad..
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Hi Oly, Nice to see a familiar name in this forum I was wondering if you are as regular here
If yours is bad - I guess it's because of CM7.0.0 - upgrade it, they have fixed that bug (read on CM7 forums)

olyloh6696 said:
Tips: amoled therefore use black background
- lower brightness
- disable data connection
- use task killers
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My brightness is set to 'auto' - should I stop that?
I don't use data connection for anything other than email sync. However good you mentioned task killer. I have installed advanced task killer and set it to kill all tasks when my screen is off. However, as soon as I activate the phone from sleep mode, I can see at least 8-10 apps already active! - could it be a dodgy task killer?

k0zmic said:
I get around a day's use with fairly heavy usage. But games do suck the juice up.
@Drupad yours sounds good, although I'm using N78.
Use Green Power from the Market to turn off Wi-Fi when screens turns off.
Don't overclock.
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I get more than a day actually now that I've upgraded to latest nightly CM7. They seem to have fixed to battery drain. I charged my phone last night. I've listened to about 45 minutes of online radio while travelling, made 1 call (about 2 mins) and played angry birds for 10-15 minutes. It's been 9 hours since I first used my phone and I have 53% battery remaining. I am also using a live background with auto-screen brightness.
In a nutshell - I think CM7 N85 is better than N78 - give it a go if you like!
I don't use Wi-Fi. I only use data connection from Orange (they seem to have given me unlimited internet so will get as much as I can - yes because I don't like Orange.)
Overclocking doesnt seem to work on my blade. Anything more than 604 and my phone restarts if I use more than 2 apps!

drupad2drupad said:
My brightness is set to 'auto' - should I stop that?
I don't use data connection for anything other than email sync. However good you mentioned task killer. I have installed advanced task killer and set it to kill all tasks when my screen is off. However, as soon as I activate the phone from sleep mode, I can see at least 8-10 apps already active! - could it be a dodgy task killer?
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hi drupad
task killers are different in android apps need to constantly run in the background
its just the way it is (not like WM task manager!) it's normal for the apps to start running again after standby
thanks for pointing out cm7.0.3 changelog thingy! i'll try to reflash to 7.0.3 when im free sometime
unfortunately i'm not as active in SF forums as much... (more in sgs2 + sgt forums)
you should check out the modaco SF forum,! i think it has different roms there!
cheers

harmohn said:
For my 2¢, I've been using the SMARTASS kernel governor for a while with pretty good results for standby (CyanogenMod settings, Performance, CPU settings).
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Sorry everyone, for making 4 posts, but someone I can't multi-quote on this forum today! Tried loggin out, restarting etc, but it won't let me multi-quote!
I was using ondemand kernel governor, but I think I will give SmartAss a try, thanks for the suggestion! However, could anyone explain what this Kernel Governors are for? Which is the best (presume it's SmartAss) and which is the worst?

olyloh6696 said:
hi drupad
task killers are different in android apps need to constantly run in the background
its just the way it is (not like WM task manager!) it's normal for the apps to start running again after standby
thanks for pointing out cm7.0.3 changelog thingy! i'll try to reflash to 7.0.3 when im free sometime
unfortunately i'm not as active in SF forums as much... (more in sgs2 + sgt forums)
you should check out the modaco SF forum,! i think it has different roms there!
cheers
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I spend almost 3 nights (nearly!) reading Modaco forums, but nothing impressed me as much as CM7! CM7 was the only ROM that had most if not all feature functioning. I am presuming android custom roms have more 'functionality' issues than WM! And if you are going to 7.0.3 - also get nightly 85! It's Gingerbread 2.3.4!

drupad2drupad said:
I spend almost 3 nights (nearly!) reading Modaco forums, but nothing impressed me as much as CM7! CM7 was the only ROM that had most if not all feature functioning. I am presuming android custom roms have more 'functionality' issues than WM! And if you are going to 7.0.3 - also get nightly 85! It's Gingerbread 2.3.4!
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thanks for advice mate
also to my previous question, i have my brightness set to around 50% (not on auto)
also, i advice to use normal wallpapers, not live!
(as pretty as they are, they suck up power!
also drupad, coming from an fellow spb shell winMo fan, you could give SpB Shell 3D a whizz on your SF
i made a thread abt this (tg01 forum) some time back comparing it to spb 3.5 winmo.
it is faster than it was on tg01 and a bit prettier
also it may save some battery.... (if you should, try launcherpro - i think its really good for battery too!)
cheers

olyloh6696 said:
thanks for advice mate
also to my previous question, i have my brightness set to around 50% (not on auto)
also, i advice to use normal wallpapers, not live!
(as pretty as they are, they suck up power!
also drupad, coming from an fellow spb shell winMo fan, you could give SpB Shell 3D a whizz on your SF
i made a thread abt this (tg01 forum) some time back comparing it to spb 3.5 winmo.
it is faster than it was on tg01 and a bit prettier
also it may save some battery.... (if you should, try launcherpro - i think its really good for battery too!)
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Thanks a lot for that advice mate! I had completely forgotten about the SPB Shell! It will be very interesting to see how it integrates to already beautiful android layout! I am going to give it a go straightaway! Will report back soon.. I used launcherpro for a few hours, but soon realised as customizable as it might be, it's only good if I buy a full version (gives more options!) So ended up uninstalling. Won't be spending much on market just yet, may be after a couple of pay days

It's AWESOME! Definitely better than Stock, AWD and LauncherPro! It's sleek and smooth. I like it already.. however, will give it some try in over-all functionality. The app drawer scrolling has improved by 150%... Doesn't lag AT ALL..
Thanks for suggesting this mate.. If the functionality is good for day to day use and if battery drain is minimal, then this is my THE APP!
Already searching for themes and tweaks

drupad2drupad said:
It's AWESOME! Definitely better than Stock, AWD and LauncherPro! It's sleek and smooth. I like it already.. however, will give it some try in over-all functionality. The app drawer scrolling has improved by 150%... Doesn't lag AT ALL..
Thanks for suggesting this mate.. If the functionality is good for day to day use and if battery drain is minimal, then this is my THE APP!
Already searching for themes and tweaks
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yeh it's very smooth somehow! launcher pro / stock app drawer is laggy and choppy to scroll through, but buttery smooth on spb!
new carousel is a nice improvement on the android version compared to wm3.5 right?
it is actually incredibly smooth on SF ! it is also cheaper than WM version..
however, i only use it on my SF, not on my other devices... (some reason it lags a bit on my galaxy tab... )

drupad2drupad said:
Sorry everyone, for making 4 posts, but someone I can't multi-quote on this forum today! Tried loggin out, restarting etc, but it won't let me multi-quote!
I was using ondemand kernel governor, but I think I will give SmartAss a try, thanks for the suggestion! However, could anyone explain what this Kernel Governors are for? Which is the best (presume it's SmartAss) and which is the worst?
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Kernel governors from my understanding help determine the way the device responds to dynamic frequency scaling.
Performance is the best for device response but consumes the most battery as it's hitting the upper frequency constantly. Powersave is the opposite as it's hitting the lowest clock speed constantly.
Interactive polls cpu demand based on a timer rather than just currant demand (uses a bit more juice than ondemand).
Ondemand gives a good balance between response and battery.
Conservative is similar to ondemand but ramps up/ down to currant demand more smoothly (at the detriment to response).
Smartass governor caps the max sleeping (ie. screen off) frequency to 352Mhz, so uses less battery. However it acts like Interactive when the screen is on & can use more power than ondemand.
For me Smartass works best on my blade, however on my N1 ondemand is better - go figure

olyloh6696 said:
yeh it's very smooth somehow! launcher pro / stock app drawer is laggy and choppy to scroll through, but buttery smooth on spb!
new carousel is a nice improvement on the android version compared to wm3.5 right?
it is actually incredibly smooth on SF ! it is also cheaper than WM version..
however, i only use it on my SF, not on my other devices... (some reason it lags a bit on my galaxy tab... )
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Yes 120% smoother and improved carousel! I think they've got it almost right this time.. I've noticed the reduction in SPB widgets though. Thought they might give integration to most of the shell. I wonder what WM users might do without these integrations, widgets. I think buying SF is one of the good decisions I've made this year - it's worth the money for android phone! (Still jealous of your SGS2 though!)

harmohn said:
Kernel governors from my understanding help determine the way the device responds to dynamic frequency scaling.
Performance is the best for device response but consumes the most battery as it's hitting the upper frequency constantly. Powersave is the opposite as it's hitting the lowest clock speed constantly.
Interactive polls cpu demand based on a timer rather than just currant demand (uses a bit more juice than ondemand).
Ondemand gives a good balance between response and battery.
Conservative is similar to ondemand but ramps up/ down to currant demand more smoothly (at the detriment to response).
Smartass governor caps the max sleeping (ie. screen off) frequency to 352Mhz, so uses less battery. However it acts like Interactive when the screen is on & can use more power than ondemand.
For me Smartass works best on my blade, however on my N1 ondemand is better - go figure
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Thanks a lot for that Harmohn, that makes sense now! It's more or less CPU performance profile in a way, right?
Now it makes more sense to put it on SmartAss! It's been working fine so far, but I am not overclocking at all. Will stick to 604, 122 for now and that saves me a bit of battery hopefully!

drupad2drupad said:
Yes 120% smoother and improved carousel! I think they've got it almost right this time.. I've noticed the reduction in SPB widgets though. Thought they might give integration to most of the shell. I wonder what WM users might do without these integrations, widgets. I think buying SF is one of the good decisions I've made this year - it's worth the money for android phone! (Still jealous of your SGS2 though!)
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haha great home screen launcher! Glad to see you have settled in to android very quickly now! you can enjoy thebenifits we never had with the tg01
i second that, zte blade was actrually the thing that led me to android haha... after i bought it, a week later i got my galaxy tab
i was gonna buy that sgs2 the day it was announced in Feb at MWC 11 - glad i did, best thing i ever owned
you should get one mate! Android is the best!
Glad you moved on from Tg01 after orange's bad service!

[U8800 BATTERY Issues] Some tips

This research is completly based on previous posts here on xda by other members + based on my testing:
1. Get app CpuSpy from the market. Observe with it if your phone goes to "deep sleep" or not.
2. If you see your phone doesn't enter deep sleep, go to Applications, Battery use and close all applications like default Email app (that caused my phone to constantly use ~245Mhz of my CPU when idle), also check your widgets for various weather updates, ...
3. Apply latest franco kernel (with my experience, this kernel also improved my battery life)
4. Make sure you have turned off in Settings, Date & Time, "Automatic".
5. Disable data transfer under Wireless & Networks.
6. Set Brightness level to Automatic as screen drains the battery alot.
7. Apply the custom roms provided here (MIUI, Oxygen) which are based on Gingerbread (2.3), which also has better battery usage than FroYo (2.2), especialy on U8800.
Hope this helps for some people here

Thanks for the information
but I think if I do all of that, it makes no sense to buy a smartphone in first place

magictwins said:
Thanks for the information
but I think if I do all of that, it makes no sense to buy a smartphone in first place
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no sense? damn you crazy! the guy says nothing about any of crucial smarphones features. What you can't live with automatic brightness? or with franco kernel?

Selecting 2g over 3g aimake huge difference in battery life.
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Tommixoft said:
no sense? damn you crazy! the guy says nothing about any of crucial smarphones features. What you can't live with automatic brightness? or with franco kernel?
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only the data connection otherwise ur right as hell

THE BIGGEST impact on battery life is as you all may know- DISPLAY. You can disable everything, but those things only takes 20-30% of battery everything else is for display. So.. turn ir off D Its very bad that all roms allows you only to minimize brightness to 11% but i want to minimize it even more, but they do not allow me. cause at nights 11% is too bright for me.
I even thinking to compile my own modified franco kernel just because of that DD But with MIUI rom it shows bull**** in battery usage.

Tommixoft said:
no sense? damn you crazy! the guy says nothing about any of crucial smarphones features. What you can't live with automatic brightness? or with franco kernel?
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if magictwins means points (2) and (5), i have to agree with him..
theres no point in using a smartphone if i do as suggested..

Tommixoft said:
no sense? damn you crazy! the guy says nothing about any of crucial smarphones features. What you can't live with automatic brightness? or with franco kernel?
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I didn't mean any of them. I mean all of them...

I agree with the guy that said there is no much point using smartphone if you don't use data or application syncs etc. At least thats why I use android phones.
Ps. Tommixoft is just a regular forum troll / flamer. Always writing in in caps and flaming. Don't feed him.
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I just wanted to post few tips for better battery performance. Anyhow, to the trolls in this topic:

Yesterday i discovered a nice app called 2X battery and tried it today.
As usually my battery goes from 100 to 50 by 12hrs, so with this 2xbattery on, its almost 15hrs and batter is still 67%
nice app 10p

NOS-Kipson said:
Yesterday i discovered a nice app called 2X battery and tried it today.
As usually my battery goes from 100 to 50 by 12hrs, so with this 2xbattery on, its almost 15hrs and batter is still 67%
nice app 10p
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It maybe usefull for people who don't know what they do.. I can't imagen how it can save battery when my brighness is on lowest possition, gps, data, wi-fi, sync, bluetooth is disabled and 2G enabled. So i don't have a clue how app can help

Tommixoft said:
It maybe usefull for people who don't know what they do.. I can't imagen how it can save battery when my brighness is on lowest possition, gps, data, wi-fi, sync, bluetooth is disabled and 2G enabled. So i don't have a clue how app can help
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exactly, it just helps the "non nerds" out there with zero to little knowledge of their device and OS

JaymzBond said:
exactly, it just helps the "non nerds" out there with zero to little knowledge of their device and OS
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it just common sense, no need to be nerd. We al know that everything that is running - uses cpu - cpu uses energy so it's battery - that's the whole nerd part

Can you update the franco Kernel on a stock rom? and If I don't like it, if I restore backup from clockworkmod will the old kernel come back?
Thanks

Tcm9669 said:
Can you update the franco Kernel on a stock rom? and If I don't like it, if I restore backup from clockworkmod will the old kernel come back?
Thanks
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AFAIK no. Franco stated that his kernel only works with 2.3 ROM. The stock one is 2.2.

GingerDX battery screen shot

GingerDX almost definitely has a battery issue!
it's just too good

What do you want to show with this pic?=

exebreez said:
What do you want to show with this pic?=
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gingerdx is giving my 4 days of battery life, stock barley gave me one day.

omfg,how did you do that?

my max battery life is 39hrs :O
you charge the battery with pc? you change any default setting?

treebill said:
GingerDX almost definitely has a battery issue!
it's just too good
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I got 4 days and 13 hours with mine, using GingerDX aswell.
There's no secret for that, just chage the configurations for max battery saving and disable background apps or services you don't need.
Calibrate battery, maybe some build.prop edits and that's it

zeassumpcao said:
I got 4 days and 13 hours with mine, using GingerDX aswell.
There's no secret for that, just chage the configurations for max battery saving and disable background apps or services you don't need.
Calibrate battery, maybe some build.prop edits and that's it
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Mini tutorial for edit build.props and configuration for max battery life? Please!
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4 days? maybe you seldom use your phone.
just several sms,phone

Yes, maybe wifi and network data not work

i used a bit of 3g while out and about FB and news, used wifi when i was at home again just bits and bobs, sent quite a few texts as well as some calls. was just average use nothing major.
the only thing i did was download Battery Calibrator charged to 100% ran the app to clear the battery stats and got a nice 4 days out of it

7days 1hour with 11% left.
Now i do use phone for a few calls/sms only, but hey, it's even better than my old non-android one!

Wwooow
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Aessaya said:
7days 1hour with 11% left.
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Interested to know whitch service have you enabled to have 7 days of duration...!
And any tweaks you use to obtain this results
Share the knowledge

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sorry picture didn't appear any way got 7 days also with every thing turned off
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think i got it this time
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as you can see the phone was not used and everything is switched off with little awake time.

my first 20% of battery drain so fast but starting from 80% and down drains slower....
idk whats the cause of that....

i think 7 days is impossible

Can someone that doesn't have problem with battery drain upload battery status file (data/system/batterystats.bin)?

sirdree said:
Interested to know whitch service have you enabled to have 7 days of duration...!
And any tweaks you use to obtain this results
Share the knowledge
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Well,
First of all, this (note that smartass is preinstalled on GingerDX, at least on v013 it was; screen brightness for me is set at minimum level, 13% which is more than fine indoors and outside if cloudy);
V6 supercharger from here (yet i do have some troubles with it, as described here);
Autostarts to remove many processes from the autostart list, but play carefully around with them! I won't provide the entire list of enabled/disabled apps (reason: too lazy, it's 4 am in the morning);
Advanced Task Killer to kill all the unnecessary ones (incl messaging and some more, don't forget to kill the task killer along).
Android Assistant launcher widget to free some memory (i do keep it in memory, it doesn't seem to cause any trouble by staying there);
Signal quality also plays a role in how fast your battery goes, better quality = longer standby; so play around with places in your home to find best spot, it can take a few days though;
Also i use my phone mostly for a few short calls (10-30 mins total per day) and an sms or two, this also helps, since i'm most of the time at home near my computer (i work at home lol);
Charging from ~10% from computer (slower charging) seems to help a bit too, not entirely sure;
Static wallpaper! Live ones are a power hog.
And generally - the less you toy with your phone, the longer will the battery last
Skyler1 said:
i think 7 days is impossible
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Not according to my screenshot. And i'm pretty sure i can make it 8 or even 9 days!
sexan said:
Can someone that doesn't have problem with battery drain upload battery status file (data/system/batterystats.bin)?
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Here, you can have mine. Not sure it'll help you, i have clocked only 1d 15 hrs from last charge and about two weeks in total since reset. But i hope it helps!

Fed up with Battery backup

2.20.40.41 ze550ml battery backup is THE worst. inspite of greenify, amplify, apps ops, powernap, battery drains so much. Damn Asus!

So true...., like an Iphone...
Androis OS at the end of the day is nearly 54%

I would recommend the latest build of the SuperZen R19 and the custom kernel by TheSSJ V75 .... use the SSJActive Governor and the Sioplus for I/O ... then kindly report back!!

I agree, if I knew the battery would be this terrible, I'd never bought this phone.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using Tapatalk

SBFarooq said:
I would recommend the latest build of the SuperZen R19 and the custom kernel by TheSSJ V75 .... use the SSJActive Governor and the Sioplus for I/O ... then kindly report back!!
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just flashed v75 kernel by TheSSJ. using the setting recommended by you. will report after using for a while. thanks btw

yumms said:
I agree, if I knew the battery would be this terrible, I'd never bought this phone.
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yup, unhappy with battery backup eventhough it has 3000mah. also due to Android 5.0 bug

21% of Android OS bug for 2% screen use, yeah, Android OS seems to be THE issue of battery draining.
Here is the link to the 8 hours SOT http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/orig-development/rom-slimlp-t3169982/page11

It is infuriating. Seems to be impossible to get the phone to sleep properly. Today mine seems to have stuck permanently awake. And the WiFi seems to be almost always on, even when it is supposed to be completely off.

ZE550ml user here. I can easily past 5 hours SOT in 20 hours standby time.
-Stock rooted and Cpu governor set to ondemand

ash095 said:
ZE550ml user here. I can easily past 5 hours SOT in 20 hours standby time.
-Stock rooted and Cpu governor set to ondemand
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Bad it needs root.
I've installed Doze and when the screen is off, i see the difference.
Also don't use the buildin music player with bluetooth, this will KILL your battery.

gontie said:
Bad it needs root.
I've installed Doze and when the screen is off, i see the difference.
Also don't use the buildin music player with bluetooth, this will KILL your battery.
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At first i am only rooted because i am using TB and AdAway. No problem with battery life what so ever. I had also tried to use build-in music player for around 2 hours with wired earphone many times, but seems like it doesnt have much effect on the battery life too. Could be the bluetooth issue? i rarely turn on bluetooth.
BTW, have you turn off WiFi scanning option?

Could be that it is a Bluetooth issue then but I don't have it with VLc and Bluetooth playing.
If asus doesn't improve, I will try your setup.

Siddk007 said:
2.20.40.41 ze550ml battery backup is THE worst. inspite of greenify, amplify, apps ops, powernap, battery drains so much. Damn Asus!
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Don't blame the phone. Mine sleeps like a baby (1-1.5% per hour) stock, unrooted. Your setup is the problem. I'm running Greenify, Opera Max, allow Autostart to only the apps I want AND most importantly denying data access and keep awake to non-essential apps. I've also disabled the crapware including Google music, playbooks etc that I've never used.
One more thing, Facebook, Viber, Skype, Twitter etc are killers too. I access fb via my browser (CM Browser). The stock browser is another battery killer.

Twotems said:
Don't blame the phone. Mine sleeps like a baby (1-1.5% per hour) stock, unrooted. Your setup is the problem. I'm running Greenify, Opera Max, allow Autostart to only the apps I want AND most importantly denying data access and keep awake to non-essential apps. I've also disabled the crapware including Google music, playbooks etc that I've never used.
One more thing, Facebook, Viber, Skype, Twitter etc are killers too. I access fb via my browser (CM Browser). The stock browser is another battery killer.
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the thing is, the earlier firmware version was working fine for me but not the latest one. also i have enabled only greenify in autostart manager. disabled all unwanted google and asus apps. also in sleep mode i have only max 2% battery drain issue. now using Project T kernel by @TheSSJ lets see how it performs

Siddk007 said:
2.20.40.41 ze550ml battery backup is THE worst. inspite of greenify, amplify, apps ops, powernap, battery drains so much. Damn Asus!
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Posts like these make me feel lucky I got the CN version.
First I was angry and rushed to install the WW firmware but my battery got terrible, I barely made 3 hours ost.
Now I'm back to CN firmware with 5 hours ost with light use Internet, Facebook, calls, what's up .and 4 hours ost if I heavy game for 2 hours or more.
I don't know why CN got better battery I wish I could help but I can tell you it's not the phones fault.

kanagawaben said:
It is infuriating. Seems to be impossible to get the phone to sleep properly. Today mine seems to have stuck permanently awake. And the WiFi seems to be almost always on, even when it is supposed to be completely off.
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Did you turn off Wifi "Scanning Always Available"?

also stock kernel sometimes never goes in sleep mode. need to reboot and check whether it is in deep sleep mode or not after keeping it idle for a while!

azthemansays said:
Did you turn off Wifi "Scanning Always Available"?
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Yes, although it comes back on by itself.
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Siddk007 said:
also stock kernel sometimes never goes in sleep mode. need to reboot and check whether it is in deep sleep mode or not after keeping it idle for a while!
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Exactly. You need to reboot your phone just to be sure it will sleep properly if you are not going to be using it for a while. It's ridiculous.

All these replies are pathetic. Sorry if I'm offending anyone. Learn how to use your phones properly based on how you use them. I'm sending this from my Zenfone that's been running for 18hrs and it's on 30%.
MY MAJOR QUESTION FOR ALL OF US XDA NERDS......... WTF ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR PHONE FOR 5,6,7 HOURS A DAY? Get a f****ng life!
Edit: And if you think I'm talking smack, please look at my signature and what a true battery phone is all about.
The Zenfone 2 is a $300 beast and I'm loving it.

Twotems said:
All these replies are pathetic. Sorry if I'm offending anyone. Learn how to use your phones properly based on how you use them. I'm sending this from my Zenfone that's been running for 18hrs and it's on 30%.
MY MAJOR QUESTION FOR ALL OF US XDA NERDS......... WTF ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR PHONE FOR 5,6,7 HOURS A DAY? Get a f****ng life!
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I think the most I ever get down to is 30% but that's all while I lay in bed but ya by the time I'm done work I'm usually at 80%
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Greenify Make Any Difference? (Nougat)

Been trying out Greenify and it honestly does not make anything magically better in terms of battery life. Is it just not optimized for Nougat?

d08speed3 said:
Been trying out Greenify and it honestly does not make anything magically better in terms of battery life. Is it just not optimized for Nougat?
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I liked Greenify pre-Marshmallow but I don't think it works well with Doze. If you are rooted you might want to try Naptime. I didn't like the app but it definitely extends battery life. It puts your phone in Doze as soon as the screen goes off. If there are any apps you want to work with the screen off (a music app, for example) you need to exempt it from power saving or it will stop working immediately after the screen goes off.

You'd be better off using custom kernel (ElementalX or Flash) and one of the battery friendly governor profiles. Using black/ dark wallpaper and theme also helps.
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seabro01 said:
You'd be better off using custom kernel (ElementalX or Flash) and one of the battery friendly governor profiles. Using black/ dark wallpaper and theme also helps.
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Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.

d08speed3 said:
Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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Can't you just turn off notifications for whatever apps are triggering your alarms?

jhs39 said:
Can't you just turn off notifications for whatever apps are triggering your alarms?
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Doesn't really say what apps are causing it but I guess I can turn off notification for all my apps since I check on my own time. In BB doesn't really say. This is a bad screenshot cuz I've been in my phone plauingt with it for a while now after a qucik little charge.

d08speed3 said:
Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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I had the alarms cuz my gps was turned on all the time. So I installed franco kernel and his franco app which lets me set profiles for every app. Since I only need location in maps, phone, and google I have location turned off all the time and it automatically turns on in those apps. Saved a lot of battery this way

AndrewM3 said:
I had the alarms cuz my gps was turned on all the time. So I installed franco kernel and his franco app which lets me set profiles for every app. Since I only need location in maps, phone, and google I have location turned off all the time and it automatically turns on in those apps. Saved a lot of battery this way
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If GPS is the culprit and you don't want to use Franco's Kernel couldn't you just change location setting to battery saving and then just turn on the GPS (change location setting to high accuracy) when you are actually using the GPS?
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d08speed3 said:
Doesn't really say what apps are causing it but I guess I can turn off notification for all my apps since I check on my own time. In BB doesn't really say. This is a bad screenshot cuz I've been in my phone plauingt with it for a while now after a qucik little charge.
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It doesn't sound like apps are causing the alarms. I'm surprised you're having all this going on with Naptime installed. What kind of battery life are you getting?
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d08speed3 said:
Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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I hate Franco's Kernel but it's known for extending battery life. Franco also made Naptime. He seems to be obsessed with extending battery life at the expense of the functionality of your phone. But if battery life is an important consideration you might want to give his kernel a try.

Here are my stats...
DU Latest + Element X
Butterfly Gov
Naptime
All App Location Access Denied
Do I have a bad battery???

I removed Greenify a week ago from my 6P running 7.1.1 and discovered battery to be the same or slightly better. I've since flashed Franco.kernel and the battery life is back to my expectations. But yeah, Greenify is useless on Nougat.

d08speed3 said:
Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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RR has alarm and wakelock controls built into the OS. Until Nougat gets Xposed, its a good alternative.
On official RR 5.8.3 latest build (with the culprit alarms and wakelocks blocked) + Franco Kernel (disable all network wakelocks in FKUpdater app) + Naptime (aggressive doze, disable motion detection), I get 6 hr SOT on average.