Whats everybody's recommendation for what ROM to run on the note 4 (mine is A snapdragon). I was using Dr Ketans rom, and that was all really good - fast and snappy, good battery except video was not GPU accelerated! And was a battery drain, or having playback issues. That was the only issue i had with it.
So i went back to the factory Samsung Marshmellow android, but immediately everything was laggier and slower, and the battery drain was horrendous (from 5hours SOT, down to 2hours SOT). Im almost %100 sure Samsung intentionally made it that way to force users to upgrade. But i dont want to let them win! since these phones have removable batteries to keep them going for some time yet!
So what is everybody elses using? I really like to use the pen for taking quick notes which may rule out lineage?
Thanks
Uhm, I don't get 5 hours of SoT on any rom, maybe 3-3.5 hours if I'm lucky. Did you manage that on "Dr Ketan's rom"?
On terms of usage experience, I'd recommend Resurrection Remix.
Jonkki said:
Uhm, I don't get 5 hours of SoT on any rom, maybe 3-3.5 hours if I'm lucky. Did you manage that on "Dr Ketan's rom"?
On terms of usage experience, I'd recommend Resurrection Remix.
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yeah i was managing 5 hours SOT and i think once or twice hit 6 hours. May of been on kit kat before i used dr Ketans Rom, but all i know is going back to samsung stock Marshmellow was a big mistake.
I should have some screenshots somewhere to show those SOT times. I really ran things bare minimum though. I will give Resurrection Remix a go thanks.
Anyone else have any feedback? please share.
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Hey all. I am thinking about getting the note 3.I have always rooted/run custom roms. How is the stock rom on this? Battery life good and everything?
Stock is good. Battery life is about 5-6 hours of screen time with normal use for me, 20 hours in total time on battery. Runs smooth.
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Hey all. I am thinking about getting the note 3.I have always rooted/run custom roms. How is the stock rom on this? Battery life good and everything?
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I like the touchwiz ROM myself, but that's definately a preference. I get about a day and half of battery.
This is the kind of information that is and could be asked and found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466099.
I'm running simplerom on my n910f note 4. I've noticed lately that my screen on time is considerably worse than before.
I'm reaching maybe 4 hours now sometimes less, where as before I used to reach 5 and a half, pushing 6 hours.
My phone deep sleeps well with greenify and everything but I'm just wondering why my phone is performing so badly now?
AFAIK simplTEAM has done and still doing a great job with heavily debloated TW ROM. Its kinda strange though you should check the battery stats with Betterbatterystats... Xposed based mods could also be a reason for batter drain (if u r using xposed). Or perhaps simplROM team had intensivebatterymod in their V3 ROM (for N910C) you might wanna check their ROM thread for the same.
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Hi all!
I'm currently an LG G4 user but I'm really disappointed of this device because of it's poor battery life...
Before having the G4 I had the Mate 7. I loved its fingerprint sensor and its huge battery.
I want to know if it's easy to get 5-7 hrs of SoT with the OpT and if its camera and fingerprint sensor worth getting the device?
Btw I'm planning getting a MarshMallow Rom (for the fingerprint sensor API integration on Android 6.0), is the battery life OK?
Concerning the overheat issue is it solved?
As far as I could read, the SkyDragon Rom is quite well made and even with OOS 2.x.x combined with Boeffla's kernel gives good results... But as I'm looking for a MarshMallow rom I'd like to have reviews about the SkyDragon Rom (any compatible Kernel or setting giving good battery life? Same questions for CM13)
Waiting for your replies!
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hey there, well the fingerprint sensor is really good not just a gimmic much better then locking your phone with a code/patten, so useful for simply unlocking and locking the phone.
About battery life i mean well on skydragon with boeffal's kernel and a good battery saving profile you cab get really good results some others even getting 7-8 SoT!
But realistically on any MarshMallow ROM your only gonna push 5 hours SoT max.
I've tried pretty much every ROM and combo with kernels ect, i'm currently using the Offical Exodus ROM 6.0.1, for me at least its just awesome lovely user experience very very fast and just all round a brilliant and stable ROM and updated lots.
But as for battery life i get 4 to 4 and a half hours SoT on average a fue times had over 5 hour but thats using the phone very little, i get through the day on one charge 80% of the time and thats good enough for me.
Hope this helps a little let me know if theres any other questions you have.
I know, I know, YMMV. A similar question to this one was asked in late April. A LOT has happened on custom ROMs for the MXPE since then (thank you to the devs who continue to work on this phone). I wonder what ROM users think would yield the best battery life now.
most likely trupure or stock, with frankenclark and using the rephyp scripts
Stock gives the best battery life without significant kernel tweaking in most cases. Motorola at least got one thing right, they optimized the heck out of that kernel, too bad they used an LCD display panel that uses more battery than a few "normal" panels combined, nothing we can do about that.
As mentioned above, stock is definitely the best for battery life, but for me the gap has closed considerably.
In the last few months the CM based roms have gotten good enough that battery life is comparable to stock. I've been running AICP pretty much exclusively since August. Standby drain is a touch higher on AICP, but the difference is so small now that it doesn't make any real difference in how often I charge my phone.
I haven't spent any significant time on AOSP based roms recently, but they used to have pretty poor battery life when compared to stock. I'd lose like 10% battery just idling overnight vs. 2 - 3% on stock. AOSP might have improved a lot recently as well, because the CM based roms used to run that way too.
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As mentioned above, stock is definitely the best for battery life, but for me the gap has closed considerably.
In the last few months the CM based roms have gotten good enough that battery life is comparable to stock. I've been running AICP pretty much exclusively since August. Standby drain is a touch higher on AICP, but the difference is so small now that it doesn't make any real difference in how often I charge my phone.
I haven't spent any significant time on AOSP based roms recently, but they used to have pretty poor battery life when compared to stock. I'd lose like 10% battery just idling overnight vs. 2 - 3% on stock. AOSP might have improved a lot recently as well, because the CM based roms used to run that way too.
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Which AICP ROM are you using? MM or N?
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Which AICP ROM are you using? MM or N?
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M when I wrote that, but N now.
If battery life is your primary concern N is a little better for me, except for an audio out wakelock I get. Streaming audio from Pandora or playing video in a browser tab and things like that keep my phone from getting back to sleep sometimes. Only seems like streaming does it to me. Playing local music doesn't do that. Takes a reboot to fix it. Not a huge problem once I figured out what to watch for.
With this phone, if you want everything to work right, and good consistent battery life, stock is the only way to go. No matter how much effort is put into the custom roms for this phone, there is always something wrong, and they require a ton of tweaking to get battery life to equal stock. So just use stock with xposed for customization for the best experience with this phone.
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With this phone, if you want everything to work right, and good consistent battery life, stock is the only way to go. No matter how much effort is put into the custom roms for this phone, there is always something wrong, and they require a ton of tweaking to get battery life to equal stock. So just use stock with xposed for customization for the best experience with this phone.
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Yeah, battery life is the most important for me because of my heavy usage, but the problem with Stock & TruPure is that somehow my tether/hotspot is being tracked and it's limiting my speeds for that. On AOSP ROM's the tether/hotspot speeds are consistent with Sprint LTE. I have an average of 4 hours SOT daily and need to charge the phone 2-3 times fully a day on turbo charger.
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Yeah, battery life is the most important for me because of my heavy usage, but the problem with Stock & TruPure is that somehow my tether/hotspot is being tracked and it's limiting my speeds for that. On AOSP ROM's the tether/hotspot speeds are consistent with Sprint LTE. I have an average of 4 hours SOT daily and need to charge the phone 2-3 times fully a day on turbo charger.
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If you are using a lot of data when you tether/hotspot, then you are not going to see any big differences in battery life regardless of ROMs or tweaks. Using a lot of mobile data via a hotspot, even with the screen off, will be heavy on the battery.
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Yeah, battery life is the most important for me because of my heavy usage, but the problem with Stock & TruPure is that somehow my tether/hotspot is being tracked and it's limiting my speeds for that. On AOSP ROM's the tether/hotspot speeds are consistent with Sprint LTE. I have an average of 4 hours SOT daily and need to charge the phone 2-3 times fully a day on turbo charger.
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The only non-stock rom I have gotten good battery life, without having to do a ton of tweaking, is CrDroid. It has issues though, like taking 20 seconds to open the camera, and the stupid stuttering when changing orientation in youtube, that most of the custom roms have.
Why audio stutters when rotating display
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The only non-stock rom I have gotten good battery life, without having to do a ton of tweaking, is CrDroid. It has issues though, like taking 20 seconds to open the camera, and the stupid stuttering when changing orientation in Youtube, that most of the custom ROMs have.
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The "stupid stuttering when changing orientation", if you are referring to the audio stutter, is because when you turn your phone in landscape to the right (with the volume buttons underneath) the Left and Right channels switch.
This "feature" Motorola put in Lollipop and then pulled out by them again in Marshmallow, it can be disabled by a simple edit into build.prop
Code:
ro.audio.monitorRotation = true, false
Or you could delete the whole line. Note that reflashing a custom rom zip replaces your build.prop file!
It doesn't happen on the stock rom, so it isn't a problem
I use AICP 11 or Resurrection Remix 5.7.4. I can get over two days on a charge. I don't do games or Bluetooth. Just mail, text, browser and music. See attached screenshot.
Custom ROM's are Ressurection Remix and CrDroid to give you the most battery (i don't know about AICP, never used it)
Stock ROM still gives me the best "user experience/battery life" since i don't mind recharging every night, but i get home with something next to 35%, then i "watch some videos/play some games" to get the battery down, till i go to bed it gets to something like 5%, then I leave it charging through the night
ps: not sure if it makes any difference, but i charge it with the 15w turbo charger that i bought in a Motorola Store not the 25w that came in the box, it heats to much with the 25w one, no heat at all in the 15w version
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Custom ROM's are Ressurection Remix and CrDroid to give you the most battery (i don't know about AICP, never used it)
Stock ROM still gives me the best "user experience/battery life" since i don't mind recharging every night, but i get home with something next to 35%, then i "watch some videos/play some games" to get the battery down, till i go to bed it gets to something like 5%, then I leave it charging through the night
ps: not sure if it makes any difference, but i charge it with the 15w turbo charger that i bought in a Motorola Store not the 25w that came in the box, it heats to much with the 25w one, no heat at all in the 15w version
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I've noticed the phone heats up more on the 25W charger, but it is nice in a pinch. I just charge in the evening with a 15W charger and go through the night without charging. I keep my 25W at work (for those slow days in which I watch movies/shows).
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Hi y'all,
bought my first OnePlus ever a week ago but I get like 5 hours of Screen On Time, while I saw here on xda people getting even 10 hours with 120 Hz.
Running latest stock ROM, not rooted because I actually don't need root.
FHD+ 120Hz, no AOD.
Factory reset done, Wipe Cache done.
I'm not gaming, using my phone for Chrome, WhatsApp and Social Media (not 24/7).
Any tips for me?
I kinda do like the phone and may keep it, but I hate to say that my 3 years old P20 Pro still gets 6-8h SOT. I know, display is better on 8Pro but still...
I dont have a problem installing custom ROM and custom Kernel if that's gonna get me towards those 8+ hours SOT.
If installing custom ROM, I still need my banking apps working/safe, if that's maybe not the case.
Thanks!
Stay on latest OOS, root and use a custom kernel
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Stay on latest OOS, root and use a custom kernel
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But with root my Banking Apps may not work right? Paypal/Crypto/etc. may not work or be safe either or?
I already tried debugging with GSAM Battery Monitor and noticed that Google Play Services wakes the device pretty often but somehow doesnt use much % Power. Google Play Services has also the highest Sensor Time of all apps.
Any tips on that one?
And also, which Kernel? Bluspark?
Turn auto brightness off if on; then set brightness low.... See if it helps.
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Turn auto brightness off if on; then set brightness low.... See if it helps.
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I don't use auto brightness and I use brightness at like 35-45%. So that shouldn't be an issue either. Thanks for the tip though.
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Stay on latest OOS, root and use a custom kernel
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I also just got the 8 pro and am noticing battery drain. What kernel do you recommend?
chorba69 said:
Hi y'all,
bought my first OnePlus ever a week ago but I get like 5 hours of Screen On Time, while I saw here on xda people getting even 10 hours with 120 Hz.
Running latest stock ROM, not rooted because I actually don't need root.
FHD+ 120Hz, no AOD.
Factory reset done, Wipe Cache done.
I'm not gaming, using my phone for Chrome, WhatsApp and Social Media (not 24/7).
Any tips for me?
I kinda do like the phone and may keep it, but I hate to say that my 3 years old P20 Pro still gets 6-8h SOT. I know, display is better on 8Pro but still...
I dont have a problem installing custom ROM and custom Kernel if that's gonna get me towards those 8+ hours SOT.
If installing custom ROM, I still need my banking apps working/safe, if that's maybe not the case.
Thanks!
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Just got the 8 Pro also ... brand new. Noticing battery drain as well. I lost 10 % overnight. Are you seeing similar drain?
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Just got the 8 Pro also ... brand new. Noticing battery drain as well. I lost 10 % overnight. Are you seeing similar drain?
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It will take few days to settle up but still, with stock OOS it was bad.
I flashed LineageOS + Magisk + Radioactive Kernel and I am still testing it out but it doesnt seem to be much better than stock. Maybe a bit but no way of reaching 8 hours SOT.
I'd suggest try something else and report here, so I can test it out too.
I was thinking of testing PixelExperience and/or Stock rooted OOS with custom Kernel but I'll give a LineageOS a chance 2-3 days more.
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It will take few days to settle up but still, with stock OOS it was bad.
I flashed LineageOS + Magisk + Radioactive Kernel and I am still testing it out but it doesnt seem to be much better than stock. Maybe a bit but no way of reaching 8 hours SOT.
I'd suggest try something else and report here, so I can test it out too.
I was thinking of testing PixelExperience and/or Stock rooted OOS with custom Kernel but I'll give a LineageOS a chance 2-3 days more.
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Thanks. I just installed Omega Kernel and that seems to have made a slight difference.
Do you use AccuBattery by chance? My estimated capacity is 3855 mAh ~ design capacity is reading correct @ 4510 mAh. Not sure how accurate this is, but it would mean that the battery isn't what it should be or received a used device / defective battery?
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Thanks. I just installed Omega Kernel and that seems to have made a slight difference.
Do you use AccuBattery by chance? My estimated capacity is 3855 mAh ~ design capacity is reading correct @ 4510 mAh. Not sure how accurate this is, but it would mean that the battery isn't what it should be or received a used device / defective battery?
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Nope, I dont use AccuBattery. Tbh I think it cant read the value correctly.
I actually flashed Havoc Rom 2 hours ago, no custom kernel. Ill check how it's gonna be.
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Nope, I dont use AccuBattery. Tbh I think it cant read the value correctly.
I actually flashed Havoc Rom 2 hours ago, no custom kernel. Ill check how it's gonna be.
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How can you flash Havoc | Custom Roms without TWRP? Where can I find Havoc? I didn't see in the custom ROMS / Kernels section.
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How can you flash Havoc | Custom Roms without TWRP? Where can I find Havoc? I didn't see in the custom ROMS / Kernels section.
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here is the thread and guide:
[ROM][11.0] Havoc-OS 4.2 [OFFICIAL] [2021-02-24]
Havoc-OS 4.x is based on AOSP, inspired by Google Pixel. Has a refined Material Design 2 UI crafted by @SKULSHADY. Many useful features that will blow your mind. All you can dream of and all you'll ever need. Just flash and enjoy... General...
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chorba69 said:
here is the thread and guide:
[ROM][11.0] Havoc-OS 4.2 [OFFICIAL] [2021-02-24]
Havoc-OS 4.x is based on AOSP, inspired by Google Pixel. Has a refined Material Design 2 UI crafted by @SKULSHADY. Many useful features that will blow your mind. All you can dream of and all you'll ever need. Just flash and enjoy... General...
forum.xda-developers.com
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I appreciate the help.
Thanks
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Nope, I dont use AccuBattery. Tbh I think it cant read the value correctly.
I actually flashed Havoc Rom 2 hours ago, no custom kernel. Ill check how it's gonna be.
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How's Havoc battery life after a day? I added Naptime and am using the Magisk Module GMS Doze. My overnight drain dropped from 10% to 7%, which is still way too high. I am using xXx No Limits as well.
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How's Havoc battery life after a day? I added Naptime and am using the Magisk Module GMS Doze. My overnight drain dropped from 10% to 7%, which is still way too high. I am using xXx No Limits as well.
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I haven't set my phone fully yet because i wanted to try the Rom out. I have now "only" Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Discord and few smaller apps logged in but that's it. I don't know about standby drain but I'm now at 51% battery with 4hours screen on which means it's better but still no chance of reaching 10 hours. 7 hours should be reachable right now
Black theme, black walpaper .
If you don't use bluetooth, wifi, nfc disable them .Enable when you use them.
Uninstall or at least disable apps you don't use.
Enable battery saver and other settings in settings.
Order a battery from Oneplus if still the battery still low.