KC1 ROM users & extended batteries -accurate or not? - Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)

I've been horsing around with both KC1 odexed and deodexed and have been finding that the extended battery life stats are so inaccurate its not funny.
Yes, I've cleared stats. Yes, I'm rooted. I've run movies for over 12 hours and the battery says its at 1% and I still can run another movie or two before its truly dead. Yes, I've drained and charged the battery multiple times.
Anyone else seeing the same oddball stats? I'm using a Cameron Sino 3000mah battery.
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Wrong place to post. Use general section.
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My fault. Mods - can you move?
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Wow man, where do you find the time to watch back to back movies on your cell phone? Wish I had some spare time....le sigh

mikeDCMDVA said:
Wow man, where do you find the time to watch back to back movies on your cell phone? Wish I had some spare time....le sigh
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I don't. I just loop em off of the sd.
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is my phone or battery broken?

This is my second captivate that I got to replace my other one. The other one had amazing battery life and now that I have the new one, it" sucks".
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Yes definitely broken, burn it
Right. Someone who owns half a brain please respond.
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Guy, how about some details? Your sig says gti900 so your not on stock. How can any one help you with what you posted. Are you using the exact same configuration that you had on your last phone?
oh.... You hurt my feelings by the way
Same setup, actually with out the iverclock too. Im running phoenix now percison.
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You are killing me
When did you flash
Have you calibrated your battery
Are you using the same kernel, modem
what have you tried to improve battery
How long does your phone last on full charge
Some details
mcord11758 said:
You are killing me
When did you flash
Have you calibrated your battery
Are you using the same kernel, modem
what have you tried to improve battery
How long does your phone last on full charge
Some details
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Yes. Same everything. Tried calibrating battery. Everything that drains is off. Is it a faulty unit?
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There its always a chance
If your phone last 8-10 hrs then no you can improve by playing around. If it last like 5 hrs and you have calibrated and have gone through a couple bat cycles then maybe there is an issue.
Chances are, you need to play around
mcord11758 said:
There its always a chance
If your phone last 8-10 hrs then no you can improve by playing around. If it last like 5 hrs and you have calibrated and have gone through a couple bat cycles then maybe there is an issue.
Chances are, you need to play around
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I know, im working on it, but I don't think it will do anythong
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Battery life.

Sorry to post another thread, but I'm just curious...
My battery life sucks I can barely make it through the school day without my batter dieing. So anyone got any suggestions that I could do to get better battery life?
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Shut it off. Your at school.
If your flashing roms just make sure you charge to 100 percent and clear battery stats in recovery/advanced.
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Well I listen yo it during school. And I'm not flash happy.
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Who the hell called you flash happy. A thank you will do.
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Sorry bro. Do you get good battery life? What does wiping batt stats do?
afoley said:
Who the hell called you flash happy. A thank you will do.
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uh what. stop being an asshole. you didn't help with anything.
OP, battery life depends on a lot of things. Go to settings>phone info>battery usage and it might give you an idea of what is using your battery. Maybe you just need to turn down the brightness on the display, or turn off some things like Bluetooth or GPS.
Wiping battery stats will simply delete a file that caches some things about the battery. Sometimes when flashing different roms and themes the stats can get messed up and they need to be wiped.
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I have GPS and wifi turned off and my brightness is always at 25 or 0% and thanks for the backup haha and your help.
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Battery drain -help

I turn my g2x off when I go to bed, the battery is fully charged and 8 hours later when I turn it back on the battery is allmost empty !what is wrong here?
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klauspabst said:
I turn my g2x off when I go to bed, the battery is fully charged and 8 hours later when I turn it back on the battery is allmost empty !what is wrong here?
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Need more info.
Rooted?
ROM?
Proper wipes?
Sorry your right!
Not rooted
2.3.3
ADW launcher ex
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what kernel u running on?
Quite possibly a bad battery. Your battery shouldn't drain when the phone is off.
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Does it drain when the battery is removed from the phone?
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you should download a cm7 nightly my battery lasted from 10pm - 9am with 30% than i put it to charge
You can either do a factory reset or NVFlash CWM and flash a ROM to see if that fixes things. If not, then defective battery.
What these guys are saying is most likely, especially with that kind of drain. But also make sure you don't have any crummy apps, it apps that run when your phones off. Ex. Some weather apps run in the background and draindrain
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You guys. He said that his phone was OFF while the battery lost its juice. It has NOTHING to do with what ROM, KERNEL etc etc he is using. Now for the op; simply just get a new battery and check if the problem persists.
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Haha, yea. Read to fast, selective reader I guess. Thought I saw 'screen off' =)
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Try the same test with the battery completely removed.
If it doesn't drain that fast - Then the phone is not shutting down properly, and most likely is the result of a nasty app.
If it does still drain that fast - Then the battery is probably faulty.
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Try the same test with the battery completely removed.
If it doesn't drain that fast - Then the phone is not shutting down properly, and most likely is the result of a nasty app.
If it does still drain that fast - Then the battery is probably faulty.
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What could be a bad app?
I read above a wheather app, any other idea what I can.look at? Had the battery out over night and no drain!
Oh and thank you guys for all your help!
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klauspabst said:
What could be a bad app?
I read above a wheather app, any other idea what I can.look at? Had the battery out over night and no drain!
Oh and thank you guys for all your help!
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In your original post when you said you turn the phone off at night, you do mean actually turning it off right? Like shutting it down and not just turning the screen off, right? Just making sure we're all on the same page. If the phone is powered down then it can't be an app because apps can only run when you're booted into Android.
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Yes I am powering it down!
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klauspabst said:
What could be a bad app?
I read above a wheather app, any other idea what I can.look at? Had the battery out over night and no drain!
Oh and thank you guys for all your help!
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I would try to eliminate apps one by one. Freezing them with titanium backup or using better battery stats to see which apps have a lot of wakelocks. I had the same issue before.
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Yes I am powering it down!
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Then its the battery. I had the problem with my g1. I would load the maps and use gps. It would say my battery is around 70% then after like 5mins the phone would get hot and then it would say i was at 30% or lower. Swap out for a new battery and it didnt do that anymore.
My g2x is kinda doing the same thing. But its a little slower. I turn the phone on in the morning 100% battery. Then use it for about an hr. (95-80%battery) put it in my pocket. Then about 2hrs later it at 40-35%. And the phone feels warm.
Also check your battery to see if it had a lump on it. If so then its a bad battery and needs to be replaced asap.
I ordered a replacement on ebay should be here by next weekend. Only $4
xile6 said:
Then its the battery. I had the problem with my g1. I would load the maps and use gps. It would say my battery is around 70% then after like 5mins the phone would get hot and then it would say i was at 30% or lower. Swap out for a new battery and it didnt do that anymore.
My g2x is kinda doing the same thing. But its a little slower. I turn the phone on in the morning 100% battery. Then use it for about an hr. (95-80%battery) put it in my pocket. Then about 2hrs later it at 40-35%. And the phone feels warm.
Also check your battery to see if it had a lump on it. If so then its a bad battery and needs to be replaced asap.
I ordered a replacement on ebay should be here by next weekend. Only $4
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I don't think its the battery in this case.
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I had a problem like this and still do at times. Part of it was the stock kernel I was running and the other part was the fact that the phone was not fully going into the low power state it was supposed to. I now only loose about 5 to 7% in the worst cases. That is better than the 20 to 30% I was loosing before.

wiping battery stats DOES improve battery life!!

If people have been wondering...
I got a 3800mah sedio extended battery like a month ago and so far its been better then standard, when i got home i had about 20% more battery then before.
I thought i wiped my battery stats with app but now it turns out it didnt, i wiped it using CMW and i can already see the improvment.
Normally when I would use it for about 30 minutes moderate usage i would be down to about 94%... Now i only go down to aboit 97-98%
Wiping battery stats is the quicker alternative to using a ROM for a while.
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How would I go about wiping battery stats? Sorry I'm a noob. Phones rooted btw
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Stang5_o2002 said:
How would I go about wiping battery stats? Sorry I'm a noob. Phones rooted btw
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You need to have CWM installed. Instructions are found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526
To the OP, I dont think it would actually improve battery life. When I had a Motorola I had this issue all the time. When I would get to 1% it would sit there for hours. I would wipe batter stats and it would be more accurate. Giving you the illusion that its better.
What a bunch of BS. delete this nonsense thread.
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I personally thought wiping battery states just let's your phone know the exact battery level if it got messed up. So in theory you aren't getting more battery its just your phone now knows the right right battery level. Lol
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The battery stats is just a file that gives the info in the settings / battery stats .. this is a myth that's been disproved already ..
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Please do a bit more research before believing things
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT
Holy mother.
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When I started out changing ROMs a few months ago, I used to wipe the battery stats and do the full charge/full drain thing. I've since stopped and can't say that I notice any change in how quickly the initial drain goes back to normal (or even that there is a an "initial" and a "normal").
That all said, if there is, in fact, truth to the idea that the battery drain indicator just needs a while to become accurate on a new ROM, it seems entirely likely that wiping stats and doing a full charge/full drain cycle is really only useful because of the full drain part of it providing the ROM time to calibrate.
I believe it has more to do with the physical battery getting juiced properly when you first get your phone. After that a mod shouldn't need to reflex the battery, but wiping the stats would give you a more accurate percent if it seems off.
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Good lord people. What's with the pointless threads? Please Do some research on the subject before posting nonsense.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer
There's an explanation of what the battery stats actually are. Your 'evidence' is purely anecdotal. That's all.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer
There's an explanation of what the battery stats actually are. Your 'evidence' is purely anecdotal. That's all.
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Ding ding, we have a winner.
That source is tough to refute too.
Im not sure if its my new battery (generic thats SUPPOSED to have more mAh's) but the new 4.04 battery life just SUCKS. Trying it on the OEM battery to see how it compares after wiping th stats.
Everyone needs to stop responding to this thread! It's already been stated that it is all nonsense, so for the love of god people, stop bumping it!
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Well I WOULD have posted in the devlopment thread, but since Im a N00B and all I have to post my problems somewhere...
custommx3 said:
Im not sure if its my new battery (generic thats SUPPOSED to have more mAh's) but the new 4.04 battery life just SUCKS. Trying it on the OEM battery to see how it compares after wiping th stats.
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generic batteries are garbage
I had the same battery drain on my OEM battery. Flashed back to 2.3.5 and now I have a battery that lasts!

Ridiculous battery drainage

I recently switched to hyperdrive ROM again, and the battery drain is absolutely ridiculous.. I watched 4% drain as I was making this post. I have included screenshots of battery stats, can someone tell me what's up? One thing to note is that it may be my charger, because I bent the metal part that goes in my phone a while ago. Should that affect the battery life? I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something to do with my setup before going out to buy a new charger.
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I see cray drains when I flash a new rom too. A charge, a complete discharge, maybe twice and it goes back to normal. When was the last time you did that?
Same it usually takes a couple of days for me to see real battery life in a ROM. I'd test it out for a day or 2 and see if you have any improvements
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Looking for an update from OP. C'mon!
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do you calabrate your battery after switching roms?
That's been debunked but you can akways try.
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What kernal are you running? Depending on the governor, I got really bad battery life with 4glte . Its kind of trial and error though.
Let the ROM stabilize for a while.

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