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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S4 on 4.3 ROM battery life now sucks

Just signed up to this site today (3mins ago) after likeing the look of custom ROMS (seen it on CNET UK).
So installed my first custom ROM yesterday at about 10-11 pm. Went through all processes rebooted my phone
Switched it back on came up with usual Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505,went onto next screen and said Google instead of Samsung.
So I thought great its worked, so I went through setup phone (English' United kingdom, do you have a Google account etc).
Once all that was done I adjusted some settings like ringtones etc, played around with it for a while to get used to the ROM.
At about 1130 - 1145pm I unplugged my phone (100% charged).
Woke up today and picked my phone up to check the time (745am) and emails but my my phone didn't respond I thought **** its bricked so I held power but just to make sure it wasn't battery was dead and it was! Anyone else haveing battery problems with the leaked android 4.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341026
(Above is the ROM I downloaded)
I have nothing else apart from a rooted GT-I9505 XXUAMDM no custom kernel just this Custom ROM.
Any help will be appreciated my battery lasted about 8 hrs with no use cause I was asleep!

Yes battery is currently an issue with any 4.3 roms. Keep in mind that Google hasn't OFFICIALLY announced any release date for 4.3.
So the leak we have right now is probably the developer version and/or a version which is on a very early stage.
Oh btw you're lucky to get 8hrs of battery others reported 4 or 6hrs
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chickentuna said:
Yes battery is currently an issue with any 4.3 roms. Keep in mind that Google hasn't OFFICIALLY announced any release date for 4.3.
So the leak we have right now is probably the developer version and/or a version which is on a very early stage.
Oh btw you're lucky to get 8hrs of battery others reported 4 or 6hrs
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Thanks for the reply I didn't know that. I only got 8 because I was asleep so phone was inactive. I m going to go back to stock

Using 4.3 odin version and my battery is satisfactory. Now 16 hours on and still 56% left (screen time 2 h 18 min).

Vexxx said:
Using 4.3 odin version and my battery is satisfactory. Now 16 hours on and still 56% left (screen time 2 h 18 min).
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Use odin how exactly im new to the custom rom seen

Try flashing the 4.2.2 google edition instead. The 4.3 version is leaked and not even supposed to be released for public use, hence may have issues.
Edit: hmm.. The rom you linked to is 4.2.2? Is it not?
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Use odin how exactly im new to the custom rom seen
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I flashed platform file from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43076982
Ticked pda and chose platform file to it. Left other check boxes at their defaults (repartition should not be checked) and clicked start.
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I have all location stuff off. If you have on that might drain battery.

I was getting poor battery using 4.3 like 4-5 hrs with little use have since gone back to 4.2.2 hope the devs can work there magic and fix soon for us :beer:
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I also had a terrifying battery life. I would recommend getting the 4.2.2 "Google edition" rom created by jamal2367. It's pre rooted and has all the features from the 4.3 update and best of all, the battery is great!

Isn't that leaked 4.3 rom currently for TW only? I would highly recommend one of the AOSP roms. Use either Illusion or Liquidsmooth provided they are released for this type of the phone, I have the T-Mobile M919.

Vexxx said:
Using 4.3 odin version and my battery is satisfactory. Now 16 hours on and still 56% left (screen time 2 h 18 min).
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odin version is only for i9505g not other variants

aharnick2013 said:
odin version is only for i9505g not other variants
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You can also flash it on I9505!
Just not the bootloader + modem.

Does the Galaxy S4 actually SUCK?
The Galaxy S4 Only Sucks in Combination to Android 4.4.2
See this http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/how-to-fix-kitkat-disadvantages-t2888315
And don't miss the LAST POST of the linked thread.
Android KitKat actually ruins your Battery.
Android 4.3 +
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I have noticed that whenever I try to use Chromecast this causes my phone to do a quick reboot every time. Chromecast is a no-go.
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rahsaanabdul said:
I have noticed that whenever I try to use Chromecast this causes my phone to do a quick reboot every time. Chromecast is a no-go.
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Not sure if anyone else is having that issue but it is noted. I don't personally run At&t variant but will see what I can figure out. It may be an issue with just the app, at least that's what I suspect.

Treken said:
Not sure if anyone else is having that issue but it is noted. I don't personally run At&t variant but will see what I can figure out. It may be an issue with just the app, at least that's what I suspect.
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For some reason when ever I try to flash the teamoctos zip it fails. I wiped my cache dalvik data and system then when I flash the rom using TWRP I get symlink: some syslinks failed E: Error executing updater binary in zip Updating partition details...

Nick123194 said:
For some reason when ever I try to flash the teamoctos zip it fails. I wiped my cache dalvik data and system then when I flash the rom using TWRP I get symlink: some syslinks failed E: Error executing updater binary in zip Updating partition details...
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Not sure why you quoted me. Afa the ROM failing when you try flashing, Have you tried redownloading the zip? No one else has reported the ROM not flashing and the only problem that was posted so far has been the Chromcast issue. Try redownloading the ROM, wipe dalvik, system, and when you finish flashing wipe dalvik once again before you boot up.

Sorry treken that was my error. I was able to get the rom running. Everything was smooth and stable. However when I make Voip calls with csipsimple static noise comes out of my phone when I end a call
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Treken said:
Not sure why you quoted me. Afa the ROM failing when you try flashing, Have you tried redownloading the zip? No one else has reported the ROM not flashing and the only problem that was posted so far has been the Chromcast issue. Try redownloading the ROM, wipe dalvik, system, and when you finish flashing wipe dalvik once again before you boot up.
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I've flashed every update successfully and I'm not sure what was going on with ChromeCast. I think it was just an app problem as you suggested. It works fine now. I appreciate the effort you and the rest of guys have put into this ROM! No problems as my DD.
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Hey guys, the Rom is pretty awesome so far. Just one question though: Where are the OctOS settings? I just updated to the January 29th update and they vanished?

krad54 said:
Hey guys, the Rom is pretty awesome so far. Just one question though: Where are the OctOS settings? I just updated to the January 29th update and they vanished?
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That's cause we hid them! Go to Settings>About phone>OctOS build date>Profit!

Nevermind

Hey again guys! It seems like I'm one of the only people posting here, but that's alright. So I updated to the unified 4/9/14 build a week or so ago and, ever since, my battery has been draining like crazy. For example, I just unplugged my phone from my charger, used to for about two minutes and it's been on standby since, but the battery is already down 5%. When I'm actually using the phone, the battery drops extremely quickly. Before, I never had to charge my phone mid-day, but now the battery gets drained 20 or 30% with 45 minutes of use, which seems a bit excessive to me (I'm usually just browsing the web). Do you guys know what may be going on?

krad54 said:
Hey again guys! It seems like I'm one of the only people posting here, but that's alright. So I updated to the unified 4/9/14 build a week or so ago and, ever since, my battery has been draining like crazy. For example, I just unplugged my phone from my charger, used to for about two minutes and it's been on standby since, but the battery is already down 5%. When I'm actually using the phone, the battery drops extremely quickly. Before, I never had to charge my phone mid-day, but now the battery gets drained 20 or 30% with 45 minutes of use, which seems a bit excessive to me (I'm usually just browsing the web). Do you guys know what may be going on?
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Are you on a stock kernel or did you flash a kernel?

I'm on the stock kernel.

lollipop = battery drain ????

Hi,
Since I'm on the stock lollipop my battery is going like ice at the sun ! ....
at a normal use ...even not surfing .... I only got 12 hours ...
Is that the same for all of you ? What can I change ?....
Thx
regards

Phil77560 said:
Hi,
Since I'm on the stock lollipop my battery is going like ice at the sun ! ....
at a normal use ...even not surfing .... I only got 12 hours ...
Is that the same for all of you ? What can I change ?....
Thx
regards
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The battery life for me slightly improved, keyword slightly. My guess, check the battery usage and see where the battery is being drained.

I'm also getting longer battery life after upgrading to lollipop

halloga said:
I'm also getting longer battery life after upgrading to lollipop
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How long?
Isn't it supposed to add something massive like an extra half-1 hour of on screen time?

Hummm...so, I bet there's something wrong.
I did a clean install by fastboot.....
I Don't think there are special draining app ....anyway.... have a look :
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Phil77560 said:
Hummm...so, I bet there's something wrong.
I did a clean install by fastboot.....
I Don't think there are special draining app ....anyway.... have a look :
Any Idea ? What about yours ?
Thx
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A pity that wakelock detector doesn't work for the moment.
Yesterday, 1st full day using stock rooted lollipop, i had 22hours before battery fully drained, with 2:50h screen on time,
wifi & 3g activated, auto sync too, 2 reboots and apps installations.
You'll have an idea at the end of the day.
Also, if it drains, maybe because of "gadget" apps.
i know that stock email app in previous android versions is a battery-eater app.
Also, maybe check in your account settings the syncs activated and uncheck some.

Strange....with kitkat I had the same settings...and I could use my nexus for more than a day

This lollipop is a major drainer! I'm disappointed... I'm sticking with KitKat for now till I get the Nexus 6
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It socks hard
I had 4 to 5 hours of heavy use in KK. Now (clean L installation) I can't get more than 2 hours.

You guys seem to be getting the wifi "miscellaneous" drain. The stock images were supposed to fix that (hence the delay). I would try a complete reset.

Once more I've flashed lolipop.....
Fastboot method, rooting with NRT....
After 7 hours of non intensive use, 51% battery remains ....what's this S..t ?
any help please.....

I've done a complete reset and installed a factory image and I'm having severe drain...

Same here :'( . Device is active most of the time, and looses 1% per minute when screen is on and gets extreme hot.

Super heavy battery drain!
Lollipop for nexus 4 seems to have so many issues.
Random openning of recent apps,auto brightness, extreme hot while using camera,battery drain on wifi.
lollipop really actually sucks.

drjaiminpnchl said:
Lollipop for nexus 4 seems to have so many issues.
Random openning of recent apps,auto brightness, extreme hot while using camera,battery drain on wifi.
lollipop really actually sucks.
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Yes, I do agree...anyway, many peoples have good retourns with their N4 with lollipop .... why are there so many differences ?

is it the difference due to side load and OTA?
Phil77560 said:
Yes, I do agree...anyway, many peoples have good retourns with their N4 with lollipop .... why are there so many differences ?
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Do everyone who sideloaded Lollipop are having problems or with OTA also having same problems?
do let me know what can be done now!

I flashed a stock image. And my battery is useless unless I turn on battery saver and 2g
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Me again....
All is good for me now ... here is what I did :
- I downloaded the stock image once more
- I flashed it via fastboot cmd
- I rooted like this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56773036&postcount=1
- then I downloaded the TWRP img and flashed it with fastboot cmd too
Now ... I can Use my N4 for 2 days.....
Hope that helps

Phil77560 said:
Me again....
All is good for me now ... here is what I did :
- I downloaded the stock image once more
- I flashed it via fastboot cmd
- I rooted like this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56773036&postcount=1
- then I downloaded the TWRP img and flashed it with fastboot cmd too
Now ... I can Use my N4 for 2 days.....
Hope that helps
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I'm going to try just the exact way you describe it. I'll let you know if it works. And thanks for the tip!
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mnicesio said:
I'm going to try just the exact way you describe it. I'll let you know if it works. And thanks for the tip!
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So ?

Lollipop!!!!! Update htc desire 820 india

Guys i have received Lollipop update....!!!!
See the screen shot below....update size 988 mb
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Yes even i have after having waited so long. downloading it right now

lollpipo update desire 820
1. battery draining at the rate of 2% per minute while usage.
2. google play has some unknown issue
3. phone is getting heated up more than usual
Anybody else facing these issues?

Me 2
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Same problem i am facing
adityagakhar24 said:
1. battery draining at the rate of 2% per minute while usage.
2. google play has some unknown issue
3. phone is getting heated up more than usual
Anybody else facing these issues?
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Yes, I am also facing same issue.

My phone acted the same way. After auto-update of all google apps and reboot everything went back to normal. No heating up, no battery drain at all. I hope you will have the same experience.

Help Please
Guys, after the lollipop update, i keep getting Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped...It keeps coming continuously. I have cleared data and cache of Play Store and Play Services. I have also tried uninstalling Play Store updates... Please help.

Htc desire 820 lollipop update
Guys reboot your phone 4-5 times after update...all problems will get sorted out..and its 5.0.0.2 update...check ur software information after updating.
Its working pretty good for me

Yes I have also this type of problems. My HTC desire 820 battery draining little bit fast after lollipop update and also heated more now.

A factory reset can be helpfull.

update all apps & hard reset
adityagakhar24 said:
1. battery draining at the rate of 2% per minute while usage.
2. google play has some unknown issue
3. phone is getting heated up more than usual
Anybody else facing these issues?
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If u face the prblms guys just update the all apps & do a hard reset. This will solve all problems i hope.
Also i have update htc 820 on lollipop there is no problems.
Thanks

I need all security updates and LOLIPOP update for HTC desire 820t
I need all security updates and lolipop update ota zips for htc desire 820t

Yes, I am also facing similar issues. What can be done?

htc 820 battery issue after lollipop update
As per advise I did hard reset but battery draining issue still persists, how can I roll back to sandwitch ? I am not liking lollipop.

Lollipop is one of the worst update for HTC desire 820, the battery life has gone
Oel said:
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Lollipop is one of the worst update for HTC desire 820, the battery life has gone by 60%. Pathetic, GIVE ME BACK ANDROID KITKAT 4.4.2. I DON'T NEED THIS LOLLIPOP.
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Can anyone please help me and resolve the battery issues?

Can someone upload the OTA. It is not getting downloaded through WiFi.
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adityagakhar24 said:
1. battery draining at the rate of 2% per minute while usage.
2. google play has some unknown issue
3. phone is getting heated up more than usual
Anybody else facing these issues?
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Hello buddy , are you still facing the same problem? This has resolved for me. Do let me know if you need help?

Harishgarg said:
Hello buddy , are you still facing the same problem? This has resolved for me. Do let me know if you need help?
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How did you solve your battery problem? i would like to know your solution. For my part i found another way to make battery last longer. check out this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-820/general/htc-820-intensive-ultimate-battery-life-t3238615

Lollipop Update
Narendra1 said:
Guys reboot your phone 4-5 times after update...all problems will get sorted out..and its 5.0.0.2 update...check ur software information after updating.
Its working pretty good for me
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How can we update lollipop in HTC desire 820S Dual sim?
I tried searching in system update and its not showing..Mine is kitkat version currently.

Royalvenki said:
How can we update lollipop in HTC desire 820S Dual sim?
I tried searching in system update and its not showing..Mine is kitkat version currently.
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Sadly there has been no official lollipop/marshmallow update for 820s model. Some devices got lollipop from start but others haven't received yet.
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PE2 OTA dropped 6/16

330 meg download, installing now. Sprint website say its the June security update
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Wonder what they have changed..? Has anyone seen the notes on this patch?
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Incorporates Android June Security updates. Thats all sprint says
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PE1 effed up my note 4 bad I am hoping this fixes it. texting and using multiple apps caused freezing even after hard wipe re-install on stock rom it was some major BS....

Pe2 is smooth but nothing works xposed wise.... Nothing. Gravity box xtouchwiz 5f one. None work.
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martyj418 said:
PE1 effed up my note 4 bad I am hoping this fixes it. texting and using multiple apps caused freezing even after hard wipe re-install on stock rom it was some major BS....
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Is root at least working on it? I couldn't get root working on it and was stuck on the boot screen so I restored my phones backup (PE1). Guess I need to wait till root and xposed is working before I take the update again.

Krillen said:
Is root at least working on it? I couldn't get root working on it and was stuck on the boot screen so I restored my phones backup (PE1). Guess I need to wait till root and xposed is working before I take the update again.
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I had PE1 running on Chainfires autoroot it was fine. but the stock rom was effed still so i was in wait an see mode or I was going to flash to a different rom but I needed something stable since I used the phone for work...
PE2 is ok so far have yet to try root. I think I will attempt after work though.

Pe2 roots fine if you dont care about knox. Xposed installs. No modules work
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curious on how you guys updated? did you just unroot and take the ota or tar?
Edit: well i decided to use the Odin tar method, and its just an update not a full system I lost root but i was able to get it back and reinstall TWRP and the latest su I use cf-autoroot latest for root, i didnt lose anything but backup just incase.

Hmmm seems like the next monthly update is overdue

i have strange issue, i'm not sure it's from last update, when i back to pe2 stock with odin and then install twrp, after i installed many custom roms i had an issue never happen before, with every custom rom when someone call me mu N4 don't ring and answer automaticly, and those roms works before without this problem, any idea???

yassine78 said:
i have strange issue, i'm not sure it's from last update, when i back to pe2 stock with odin and then install twrp, after i installed many custom roms i had an issue never happen before, with every custom rom when someone call me mu N4 don't ring and answer automaticly, and those roms works before without this problem, any idea???
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Had this issue when i had my s5. Never got it fixed
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Joey SR said:
Had this issue when i had my s5. Never got it fixed
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i can't know the source of this issue, always flashing custom roms never had this one, now i just tried with emotion aosp same issue !!!

martyj418 said:
PE1 effed up my note 4 bad I am hoping this fixes it. texting and using multiple apps caused freezing even after hard wipe re-install on stock rom it was some major BS....
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Happened to my phone too it actually got bricked from PE1. I think they did something fishy to root users to fry their phones.

piggynuts said:
Happened to my phone too it actually got bricked from PE1. I think they did something fishy to root users to fry their phones.
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yea well I went to sprint with my phone to see what the guy would say he saw knox tripped didnt doing anything to fix it said Samsung will not fix whats wrong with the phone even if I had insurance on the line (which I added when my phone acted up to see if they would fix it... there is a way to add it if you had not previously had it...)
Anyways the guy was cool about it told me to go find a clean phone with a cracked screen and he'd swap the board out for me. He also told me that insurance was giving out Note 5's for the broken 4's for just the deductible. So the cost of a broken 4 was not working out I just got a new note 5 instead .... Huge pain in the a$$.
Note 5 sucks cause it does not have expandable memory or removable battery..
I want to root my 5 but I dont want to trip knox the guy at sprint mentioned to me custom recovery images do not trip the knox if I do it in the smart switch app. have yet to look for rooted recovery roms tho.