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Hi.
I recently purchased a new battery since the old one is kind of broken.
However it didn't really increase battery life at all. In fact it now shuts down at 35%.
How do I make sure it actually makes use of the whole new battery?
kaboem said:
Hi.
I recently purchased a new battery since the old one is kind of broken.
However it didn't really increase battery life at all. In fact it now shuts down at 35%.
How do I make sure it actually makes use of the whole new battery?
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Is the battery from Samsung?
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fodustin have
Yes it is.
You must calibrate the battery.
To do it you must be rooted.
Advanced method;
Use a root explorer and go to /data/system. Delete "batterystats.bin" file . Then drain all the battery and charge it while phone is off and unplug the cable whem it says full.. Thats all.
Also there is much easier way to do it if you want. Download battery calibrater app from google play and use it! BUT in any of these methods,you must be rooted.
After doing this it must be normal.Also flashing stock rom and non rooted musn't be problem
Cheers
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dreamer94 said:
You must calibrate the battery.
To do it you must be rooted.
Advanced method;
Use a root explorer and go to /data/system. Delete "batterystats.bin" file . Then drain all the battery and charge it while phone is off and unplug the cable whem it says full.. Thats all.
Also there is much easier way to do it if you want. Download battery calibrater app from google play and use it! BUT in any of these methods,you must be rooted.
After doing this it must be normal.Also flashing stock rom and non rooted musn't be problem
Cheers
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This is not true.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/
This misconception must stop being spread.
Though you're right about the charging bit, op should discharge until it's completely dead, then fully charge it and let it run out, repeat the process.
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adytum said:
This is not true.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/
This misconception must stop being spread.
Though you're right about the charging bit, op should discharge until it's completely dead, then fully charge it and let it run out, repeat the process.
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adytum is right. The phone doesn't need to be rooted. Rooted you can destroy the phones battery statistic file at once but you don't need to. Android permanently learns about your battery (high / low voltage) when charging and discharging.
Have some patience, give your new battery some full charges / discharges and everything should be OK.
I'm going to start working on this then.
Thanks alot !
I was already afraid my whole SGS was broken.
edit: But doesn't draining the battery completely lower its lifetime?
kaboem said:
I'm going to start working on this then.
edit: But doesn't draining the battery completely lower its lifetime?
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Difficult question - doing big researches will lead to different answers.
The only thing for sure is that completely drained or somehow even completely full batteries will age faster because of electrochemical reactions. Completely drained is worst case, of course.
A common recommendation of the industrie is to store an unused battery charged at about 60-70% and then put it away in some cold storage. That is because even LiIo-batteries suffer self-discharge of about 5-10% per month so it could avoid both stressfull states (0% / 100%) for a long time.
Your phone will never physically drain the battery completely, but will shut down itself before damage is done (don't know if this limit/border could be tweaked, but with StockROMs you should be save). Although it might say 0% there is still some energy left. So it wouldn't hurt to "drain your battery completely" down to 0% a few time if you don't forget to charge it afterwards.
As Android stores the min and max voltage of your battery your really should do complete cycles if you want Android to get your battery statistics right. You even have to do this if you killed Androids battery file on a rooted phone.
Much more damage will be done by keeping the battery at high temperatures, e.g. playing heavy games
I've been doing what has been suggested, however my phone keeps turning off between 30-40%.
Is there any way to solve this?
I'm running Cyanogen ; 10-20121025-nightly-galaxysmtd
kaboem said:
Hi.
I recently purchased a new battery since the old one is kind of broken.
However it didn't really increase battery life at all. In fact it now shuts down at 35%.
How do I make sure it actually makes use of the whole new battery?
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well u have purchased a junk battery (its rare but sometimes happens, give it back and get ur money back)
i myself use a powercell 1800mAh battery and it pretty much doubled my phones battery life (u could try it)
kaboem said:
I've been doing what has been suggested, however my phone keeps turning off between 30-40%.
Is there any way to solve this?
I'm running Cyanogen ; 10-20121025-nightly-galaxysmtd
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If you already have a rooted phone and no patience (no experience myself on this matter with ICS or JB), then you could use app "BatteryCalibration" to remove batterystats.bin file as was said in one of the initial postings.
if u use cm10 you can also enter cwm and whipe battery stats, i think under advanced
adytum said:
This is not true.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/
This misconception must stop being spread.
Though you're right about the charging bit, op should discharge until it's completely dead, then fully charge it and let it run out, repeat the process.
Sent from horseback.
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Seriously guys...
Sent from horseback.
I need some suggestions on how to calibrate the battery on my n4. It got miscalibrated when I did the update 4.2 to 4.3 and I haven't been able to calibrate it since then, a week ago.
I tried using battery calibration from the store but it didn't work, I tried charging the phone from 0 to 100 and it didn't work.
I remember I had the same problem 2 years ago with my Atrix and I solved it by wiping the battery stats from recovery, but now twrp and Cwm removed this feature and I don't know how to solve my problem.
Maybe it would help flashing all back to stock with the toolkit?
If you have any suggestions I'd really appreciate it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460553
qoolix said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460553
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Just the answer I didn't expected, and frankly a pretty useless answer, everybody knows that battery calibration doesn't improve battery life.
But I have other problems, like I turn off my device at 80% and when I turn it on it's at 77%. Do you think that's normal?
Elwood_It said:
Just the answer I didn't expected, and frankly a pretty useless answer, everybody knows that battery calibration doesn't improve battery life.
But I have other problems, like I turn off my device at 80% and when I turn it on it's at 77%. Do you think that's normal?
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Either faulty battery or do the following:
1.Completley discharge N4
2.Charge fully(+2 hours after hitting 100&) WITHOUT disconnecting from the charger.
3.Repeat for better results.
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failly said:
Either faulty battery or do the following:
1.Completley discharge N4
2.Charge fully(+2 hours after hitting 100&) WITHOUT disconnecting from the charger.
3.Repeat for better results.
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Thanks for the answer. Should I carghe while it's off or on or it doesn't matter?
Elwood_It said:
Thanks for the answer. Should I carghe while it's off or on or it doesn't matter?
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To be honest, I don't know.
But if I would be you I would just let it charge while it's off(So the big ass white battery icon).
Let me know if you got your battery sorted after the method I posted!
Elwood_It said:
Just the answer I didn't expected, and frankly a pretty useless answer, everybody knows that battery calibration doesn't improve battery life.
But I have other problems, like I turn off my device at 80% and when I turn it on it's at 77%. Do you think that's normal?
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You mean off as in all the way off? If so, then that ~3% is being used when the phone boots.
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You mean off as in all the way off? If so, then that ~3% is being used when the phone boots.
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I've had many phones, and none of them lost charge during the boot, at least not that many. I think that's the clear sign of battery miscalibration, I've had this problem before with another phone. Besides that, I've had a strange behaviour of the battery, for example I saw it lose 4% in 1 second, from 66 to 62 in a blink of an eye.
Elwood_It said:
I've had many phones, and none of them lost charge during the boot, at least not that many. I think that's the clear sign of battery miscalibration, I've had this problem before with another phone. Besides that, I've had a strange behaviour of the battery, for example I saw it lose 4% in 1 second, from 66 to 62 in a blink of an eye.
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It's not that it's losing charge quickly, it's just the OS (or the hardware itself) doesn't always do the best job of reading it. There's not much you can do about that, and it's really not an issue unless you make it so by staring at your battery level all day.
korockinout13 said:
It's not that it's losing charge quickly, it's just the OS (or the hardware itself) doesn't always do the best job of reading it. There's not much you can do about that, and it's really not an issue unless you make it so by staring at your battery level all day.
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Hi,
I'm having a similar issue. Phone rebooting to weird battery levels (not the %age it shutdown at).
Phone shutting down at 31% battery and rebooting to 0%.
I tried charging only to 100% yesterday with the phone ON.
Do I have to charge it even after it's charged to 100%?
failly said:
To be honest, I don't know.
But if I would be you I would just let it charge while it's off(So the big ass white battery icon).
Let me know if you got your battery sorted after the method I posted!
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I tried charging through the night and then discharging it completely and charging it completely again. I also tried deleting the batterystats file (even though I know it doesn't do anything)
So what do you suggest I should do? Get the phone replaced or get the battery changed?
I live in India and the phone is from Canada, so replacing the phone will take some time but I can get the battery replaced for around $20
Also my nexus is also showing +ve mA values while it's not charging, and the values are absolutely crazy, +268, +168, +1171 (in batter monitor widget)
Please tell me what I should do.
japmeet said:
I tried charging through the night and then discharging it completely and charging it completely again. I also tried deleting the batterystats file (even though I know it doesn't do anything)
So what do you suggest I should do? Get the phone replaced or get the battery changed?
I live in India and the phone is from Canada, so replacing the phone will take some time but I can get the battery replaced for around $20
Also my nexus is also showing +ve mA values while it's not charging, and the values are absolutely crazy, +268, +168, +1171 (in batter monitor widget)
Please tell me what I should do.
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Before you replace the battery try to disconnect the battery's flex cable and reconnect it [after you charge to device to 100% and turn it off of course] check if its 'reset' the battery.
Hi I have a battery calibration problem on my GT-N5110 Note 8.0 that I bought refurbished through amazon. I know it is the calibration since the battery usually drains pretty fast and when it gets to 1% it stays there for around half to one hour of continuous use. Also sometimes when I'm charging it, it jumps from around 60% to 100% and "charged" shows up right after that happens, when I unplug it and use it, then it goes down normally (fast) 1% at a time, even though that big jump while charging happened.
I have tried several "full cycles" without success and haven't been able to find a real way to calibrate the battery meter, neither here or on google, and since I didn't buy it in my country, local samsung support say they can not help me.
I'm on 4.2.2 leak rooted and the drain has been present since I was on 4.1.2 stock.
If someone can get a hold of how to calibrate, it would be really nice if you could share it! Thank you!
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have u try this?
cfchong said:
have u try this?
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No, but I tried battery calibration and didn't do a thing, I will try this and report, though I don't think it will do anything. Thanks!
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Hi, I'm using a 19505 and was on stock rom. One day the battery got stuck at 100%. I tried to flash other roms and nothing happened, and now I'm on a 4.4.2 Google edition rom. The battery is still stuck at 100%.
I've searched everywhere and still haven't found a solution. Please help!
iamjk said:
Hi, I'm using a 19505 and was on stock rom. One day the battery got stuck at 100%. I tried to flash other roms and nothing happened, and now I'm on a 4.4.2 Google edition rom. The battery is still stuck at 100%.
I've searched everywhere and still haven't found a solution. Please help!
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INFINITE BATTERY! Seriously though, how do you know it is stuck?
deandoi said:
INFINITE BATTERY! Seriously though, how do you know it is stuck?
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The battery indicator is stuck at 100%. The battery itself drains. After a few minutes of heavy usage the phone just turns off.
iamjk said:
The battery indicator is stuck at 100%. The battery itself drains. After a few minutes of heavy usage the phone just turns off.
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Replace your battery. Surely you have one with serial number starting at DD or BD.
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Or reset the battery counter thing. Maybe the calibration is off.
jaswinky said:
Replace your battery. Surely you have one with serial number starting at DD or BD.
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where do i look for that? s/n is aa1d522ys/2-b
I'll replace my battery once I know I exhausted all my options.
deandoi said:
Or reset the battery counter thing. Maybe the calibration is off.
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Can you link me a tut? (though i deleted batterystats.bin already)
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Replace your battery. Surely you have one with serial number starting at DD or BD.
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where do i look for that? s/n is aa1d522ys/2-b
I'll replace my battery once I know I exhausted all my options.
Originally Posted by deandoi
Or reset the battery counter thing. Maybe the calibration is off.
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Can you link me a tut? (though i deleted batterystats.bin already)
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Your battery is sn AA, so you don't have a factory damaged battery. Anyway this doesn't necessary mean your battery is not damaged. If i were you i would try with a second battery from any friend (or just buy it, it is cheap and so you will have got a second emergency battery) and see if same happen. I am almost 100% sure it is a problem with the electronic circuit inside the battery (not electrical problem) which provide status information data from the battery to the phone.
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i am having same problem. my battery always shooing 100%. I have changed battery but problem still there.
please help.
you also guide by my mail [email protected] please
Only the battery indicator is stuck?(you know if the whole battery is stuck,infinite battery for life,and you be the most person with swag around xda[emoji41] )try cabrating the battery using battery cabration apps(requires root) otherwise do a factory reset
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yahya wessam said:
Only the battery indicator is stuck?(you know if the whole battery is stuck,infinite battery for life,and you be the most person with swag around xda[emoji41] )try cabrating the battery using battery cabration apps(requires root) otherwise do a factory reset
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You cannot calibrate the battery using an app. Every app that claims that is lying. You could in the past but that was a long time ago.
I've same problem. Have someone solved it? How? Help asap pls
Replace your battery. That's the only way to solve the problem.
dr.dvd said:
i am having same problem. my battery always shooing 100%. I have changed battery but problem still there.
please help.
you also guide by my mail [email protected] please
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iamjk said:
The battery indicator is stuck at 100%. The battery itself drains. After a few minutes of heavy usage the phone just turns off.
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solar98 said:
I've same problem. Have someone solved it? How? Help asap pls
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Download Repair Battery Life, and Advanced Battery Calibrator from Play Store.
@Uzair40:
Today's myth debunking: "The battery indicator in the status/notification bar is a reflection of the batterystats.bin file in the data/system/ directory."
--Dianne Hackborn, Google Engineer
Battery calibration apps do not work! The only thing they do is something Android itself already does: delete batterystats.bin. The only viable solution here is for the user to replace their battery, as the microprocessor in the battery itself is faulty and reporting an incorrect voltage, which Android translates into a battery percentage.
Calibration doesn't work. Battery is ok. I checked with other device. Baterystats.bin deleted and doesn't work.
thank you
@solar98: What ROM are you using, and does this happen on every ROM?
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@solar98: What ROM are you using, and does this happen on every ROM?
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I'm using 4.4.2 stock XEO and yes, this happen on every ROM. I downgraded from 5.0.1 to see if it would work but nothing changed.
You've tried the battery in another device and it works fine, so it's not the battery. This happens on every ROM, so the only possibility left is that you have a hardware problem on the motherboard itself.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You've tried the battery in another device and it works fine, so it's not the battery. This happens on every ROM, so the only possibility left is that you have a hardware problem on the motherboard itself.
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So, I 'have to use to it. It won't be a problem but i won't know when my battery will be low. Is there any app that show real battery status? I'm asking because LED shows real status while charging. And sorry for my english but I'm still learning it.
Hi,
I saw many folks are facing similar problems, but my problem is little different. Now a days whenever I play Candy Crush my S4's battery drains out very quickly i.e. 60-70% in the span of 5 - 10 minutes, also it gets charged up with equally fast (about 80 % in 10 min). My phone is just 3 months old...earlier there was no such problem. I haven't installed any new apps in between. Is it the problem with the battery or with the handset?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
The battery drain in almost time cause of software problems
But charging too fast Im saying it could problem with the battery it self
Try to charge your phone with original charger
RubbaBand said:
The battery drain in almost time cause of software problems
But charging too fast Im saying it could problem with the battery it self
Try to charge your phone with original charger
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Thanks for a quick reply.... but I'm using an original charger which came along with my S4.
umi511 said:
Thanks for a quick reply.... but I'm using an original charger which came along with my S4.
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Now if you didnt root or flash any custom rom to your device
Im sure 100% that the problem with your battery
umi511 said:
Hi,
I saw many folks are facing similar problems, but my problem is little different. Now a days whenever I play Candy Crush my S4's battery drains out very quickly i.e. 60-70% in the span of 5 - 10 minutes, also it gets charged up with equally fast (about 80 % in 10 min). My phone is just 3 months old...earlier there was no such problem. I haven't installed any new apps in between. Is it the problem with the battery or with the handset?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
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switch off your phone. charge till 100% go into recovery and give a factory data reset! your problem solved.
Mandark52 said:
switch off your phone. charge till 100% go into recovery and give a factory data reset! your problem solved.
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I don't think this will work.
My guess is you have a faulty battery. That happens. Get a new one.
Lennyz1988 said:
I don't think this will work.
My guess is you have a faulty battery. That happens. Get a new one.
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lennyz1988 I respect you but here i think there is a fault in battery caliberation. Your advice is also true but why not try a factory reset before purchasing a new one?
have you tried looking at your battery on settings ? see if what apps consumes most of your battery
Mandark52 said:
lennyz1988 I respect you but here i think there is a fault in battery caliberation. Your advice is also true but why not try a factory reset before purchasing a new one?
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It's because from what I remember, battery callibration is not regulated at rom level. It's a chip inside the battery.
For example:
With the old HTC Desire you could wipe battery stats in the recovery.
For the Samsung Galaxy S2 this didn't have any effect because the chip inside the battery regulated the calibration.
From what I remember it's the same for the S4. If the calibration does not work (eg charging to 100%, taking the battery out, putting it back in, recharge again till 100%) then his battery is faulty. So unless he messed his rom up seriously, no wipe or other rom will help. His OS just reads the data from the chip.
Lennyz1988 said:
It's because from what I remember, battery callibration is not regulated at rom level. It's a chip inside the battery.
For example:
With the old HTC Desire you could wipe battery stats in the recovery.
For the Samsung Galaxy S2 this didn't have any effect because the chip inside the battery regulated the calibration.
From what I remember it's the same for the S4. If the calibration does not work (eg charging to 100%, taking the battery out, putting it back in, recharge again till 100%) then his battery is faulty. So unless he messed his rom up seriously, no wipe or other rom will help. His OS just reads the data from the chip.
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learned something new today
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Mandark52 said:
learned something new today
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Thanks Guys... most of you were absolutely right... I took my S4 to the service center and it was found that it was the problem with the battery... it got deformed as well... I got it replaced now... You guys are great ... Thanks once again.