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Awful Awful battery life since Darky's ROM

I have always had stock ROMS with my i9000, ending with JS7. I read the battery problems people had and I always counted myself very lucky that my phone had a pretty decent battery life.
Daily I would SMS (a lot), the odd phone call, quick blip on the internet (3g), lots of angry birds and doodle jump! I would get at least a couple of days before it went into the red.
Then I made the big mistake of installing Darky's ROM, it looks nice and feels a bit snappier, but now the battery is in the red in the evening after a full nights charge. This is even after severely curbing my phone use to try and extend the life. I have tried all the wiping tips and tricks too.
Same apps, different ROM. Darky's is an absolute nightmare for me and I will be going back to stock.
So is the ROM just another variable in the mix of battery issues, or the main offender?

Hello. I've the same battery drain, and I think it's very annoying when at evening you need to charge it again without using strongly the phone. Otherwise the Darky's rom, (I'm on 9.3) is very nice and marvellous, but this battery drain issue makes it worse.
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Have you tried using spare parts to see which app is sucking baster or cpu? Did you download the rom configure tool from the market? Which gallery did you instal worth the rom?
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stierney said:
Have you tried using spare parts to see which app is sucking baster or cpu? Did you download the rom configure tool from the market? Which gallery did you instal worth the rom?
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This and:
have you let the phone drop below 10-5%?
Flashing screws up the battery indicator (how much depends) and it calibrates itself while in use. Letting the battery fall, or even the phone shut down by itself can speed up the process quite a bit. This helps only if there is no battery hungry app that's eating all your powrz though.

I haven't tried to see if there is an app sucking the life out of it because I never had any issues under the 3 or 4 stock roms and I haven't d/l any other apps. The battery deterioration started instantly I flashed with Darky's. I don't know which gallery it is, it came with the d/l. What ever it is, it doesn't work! No, didn't use the configuration tool.
I must admit I haven't let it run under 10% as I want my phone with me working. But wouldn't this manifest itself when I updated the stock firmwares?

the_chinaman said:
I haven't tried to see if there is an app sucking the life out of it because I never had any issues under the 3 or 4 stock roms and I haven't d/l any other apps. The battery deterioration started instantly I flashed with Darky's. I don't know which gallery it is, it came with the d/l. What ever it is, it doesn't work! No, didn't use the configuration tool.
I must admit I haven't let it run under 10% as I want my phone with me working. But wouldn't this manifest itself when I updated the stock firmwares?
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ok mate, firstly search the market for the Darky Rom Configurator, shoudl be easy to find, you shoudl be able to reflash without wiping all your apps, run the config app first and pay special attn to the 'Lockscreen wallpaper' of the tool, there aint many options to choose. Got the gallery drain bit mixed up, sorry tired
If i was on my own PC id give a bit more detail but its pretty straight forward.
Im running 9.3 and get a full days mid-heavy use, i normally go to bed at 10-15% which is fine with me

cheers for the advice mate, I've just grabbed the app so I will do the flash in the morning.
I will report back my findings!

Just a thought but Darky's Rom uses JS5 and wondering if has something to do with the modem? Just a theory but wondering if you could replace back to JS7 and see if that helps. Just a thought. I'm used to a day's worth of battery myself these days.

The faster you make the phone go the more power you use darkest Rom are ok but messed with too much

I got really bad battery life for the first few weeks using darky. But now the battery life seems to be longer and more stable and average. I did do calibrations a few times tho.
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You won't get better battery with Darky ever.
I played around quite a lot, 9.2, 9.3, calibration, fresh system, darky rom configurator, different kernels, lagfixes, no matter what, my battery drain was mad. It's a quick and smooth rom, but that's the downside of it.
I switched back to Doc's rom via kithen with same kernel, and quess what? No calibration, no playing around, nothing special I did and battery life is brilliant! Of course it lags here and there, that's Doc's drawback(no lagfix applied tho)

You will often find that if you flash a number of roms you get battery drain . Apart from the actual rom itself you need to flash to a clean firmware reset battery stats use a suitable modem charge battery once using bump charge method then wait a few weeks for it to settle down .
I am using rom kitchin since Darkys killed my battery life months ago .
JPY and JPY modem no complaints about excess battery life .
But i did flash back to clean stock before custom rom and wipe everything .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
jje

but this is true even if i use a kernel mod.. instead of a full flash? i think that a stock rom with custom kernel made for battery lasting is better... or not?

Have u all tried Battery Bump Charging?
Hi, I am not a Galaxy S owner but I am doing a research on this issue for a friend.
I am a Milestone user and I am a ROM slut (I flash many ROMs back and forth)
So I am very familiar with cases where after flashing a new ROM, your 100% fully charged phone is actually 60%/
Here is a posting on a few ways you can do a battery bump charge. When you perform this battery bump charging technique, u will be surprised to see that your 100% fully charged battery is actually not 100%
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978090

S5 sm-g900f vrtoxin v3.0 horrible battery life

howdy ya'll
Like most people I've been here a few years lurkin, but now have a problem I can't fix and so signed up for some help
I've installed vrtoxin rom 3.0 (android 6.0 marshmellow) and I am getting appauling battery life
I've done a complete wipe and just installed the ROM itself (no Gapps) for troubleshooting.
I'l get about 5 hours of battery life (not screen time, actuall just sitting there going flat battery life) a quick look into the battery stats and it says the "android system" is keeping it awake
here have some screen shots for references... I've done some searching on the vrtoxin page but no one else seems to be having this problem (or my searching skills are sub par)
any help will be apreciated and thank you in advance for your time, I really really REALLY love this rom, but I want to figure out what wakelock is stopping it from going to sleep.
sorry according to xda, im not allowed to share external photo links as I havent done 10 posts or something....... soooo thats helpfull. I will post them up after I have donme 10 posts I guess.......

hmmmmm interesting,
Ive installed AICP (android 5.1.1) and it seems to be doing the same thing, could this be a hardware issue?
before installation I did a full wipe (data, system , cache)
and its doing the same thing, battery is going down at an alarming rate (about 30% and hour with no on screen time)
these both use different kernels but I might try flash a custom kernel and see what happens
Anyone got any suggestions?

Try an app like this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en_GB
CM13 is a nice MM ROM too with good battery life as an alternative ROM
If Android system is the problem and not an app, it's likely the ROM itself, custom ROMs often have worse battery life
Check the CPU is throttling down, and the governor is not set to performance where it keeps the CPU @ max clocks all the time

N910C Becomes Very Laggy Under %40 Percent Battery

Hi everyone,
I have very strange problem. I searched all the forum for some fix but nothing helped me to fix the problem.
My problem is my phone getting very laggy under %40 percent battery. I did lots of thing like, tried every kernel for 4-5 cycle battery charge/discharge, installed every n910c stock rom and n5 ports. Even I bought a brand a new original samsung battery for my mobile but nothing changed, same same same...
After installing every rom I calibrated my battery at my first full charge. after %40-45 percent battery status phone works laggy and battery drains very very fast. In 10-15 minutes battery gets empty and turns itself off.
If I can not solve this problem I will change my mobile in to a new brand except samsung
Does anyone have the same problem or knows the solution?

Hello and thank you for using Q/A,
I had this problem on my Samsung Galaxy S3 too. I installed CyanogenMod and bought a new battery. I don't know, which fixed the problem.
If you want you can install a Custom ROM. CyanogenMod or Bliss to check, if it's a battery problem.
Kind regards
Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square said:
Hello and thank you for using Q/A,
I had this problem on my Samsung Galaxy S3 too. I installed CyanogenMod and bought a new battery. I don't know, which fixed the problem.
If you want you can install a Custom ROM. CyanogenMod or Bliss to check, if it's a battery problem.
Kind regards
Trafalgar Square
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Thanks for your answer but I already bought a brand new original battery and tried with stock 5.1.1 rom but result was the same.
Also installed the CM 13 build 7 rom and the result was the same. always laggy under %40-45 battery status.

Hi,
hmm. That can't be.
Maybe a other person will answer you than. Good luck

Rom recommendation

Hi everyone, I m currently on oxygen os 3.5.9 and my battery drains like crazy. Can you guys please recommend me a rom that gives good screen on time. I am even willing to downgrade to lollipop because battery life is really crucial for me. Thanks!!

I'm in the same case, looking for the best choice with the maximum stability and good battery life
I tried so but returned to LineAge even if the battery life is not really good but the ROM is the most stable ever now
Tonight will try Carbon to test, but if someone found the best compromise in one ROM That it notifies us

Try AOSCP. It's really good.

Moyses I tried lineage and yes the same issue battery is not that great. Hopefully we will find a good battery friendly rom. Let me know how the carbon rom works for you.

Ny_3 thanks I will check it out. What's the average screen on time that you get with this rom?

I would either recommend AospExtended/AEX or Resurrection Remix if you like customizability. I am using AEX and don't have any problems with battery life.

shweta245 said:
Ny_3 thanks I will check it out. What's the average screen on time that you get with this rom?
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Well I've got 3 and a half hours of SOT but it's really the best I've got on a custom rom (guess my battery is bad). I actually bought a new battery 2 days ago so I will have to check how it is after that. But thats basicaly what I get most of the time using FB messenger Spotify and YouTube. Keep in mind its not full of features. It's kinda like Paranoid 6 : Smooth, not full of features, and really stable.

Your Note 3 ROM

Hello!
After four years with the same ROM in my note 3, (X-ROM 21.0), due to the phone is a bit slow and so on, I would like to change it.
Could you tell me which room are you using and why?
Thanks!

ledwis said:
Hello!
After four years with the same ROM in my note 3, (X-ROM 21.0), due to the phone is a bit slow and so on, I would like to change it.
Could you tell me which room are you using and why?
Thanks!
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After trying almost every single rom i am daily driving Darklord reborn v4.1 s7 edge marshmallow rom port by nx team with darklord ux v2.0 kernel.
No bugs so far very fast ui launcher no lag very stable.
Always on display,blue light filter,outdoor mode,ultra power saving mode,theme store game launcher,beats audio,viper4android,dolby atmos,dual speaker sound mod and almost everything working without bugs.
Getting 5 hours of Screen on time on wifi.
Definitely recommend it.
I am not saying other roms are not good it's just my own personal opinion.
Just a quick tip
If you wish to try this rom you must update your bootloader and modem to latest version of lollipop.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help/x-rom-21-0-note-3-sm-n9005-advice-rom-t3887077

Trex888 said:
After trying almost every single rom i am daily driving Darklord reborn v4.1 s7 edge marshmallow rom port by nx team with darklord ux v2.0 kernel.
No bugs so far very fast ui launcher no lag very stable.
Always on display,blue light filter,outdoor mode,ultra power saving mode,theme store game launcher,beats audio,viper4android,dolby atmos,dual speaker sound mod and almost everything working without bugs.
Getting 5 hours of Screen on time on wifi.
Definitely recommend it.
I am not saying other roms are not good it's just my own personal opinion.
Just a quick tip
If you wish to try this rom you must update your bootloader and modem to latest version of lollipop.
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You mention always on display, does it actually work on that ROM without excessive battery drain?

gp102 said:
You mention always on display, does it actually work on that ROM without excessive battery drain?
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Always on display consumes about 2% to 3% battery per hour on this rom.

any other suggestions from other modders? i just got a note 3 and i was wondering which rom is the best up to now. (gaming and moderate battery life)
if you are using a customized kernel, please do mention it maybe i can get an idea from your setup. thank you xda!

Very few active updated roms for Note 3 /likewise many rom downloads long gone .
Start by looking in development for active roms .