Last two times I've ran slacker, it freezes up on me and doesn't exit properly and causes excessive battery drain, like 1% per minute.
Even while running it, it seems to consume a lot of battery sometimes. And the processor is pegged at max setting while its running. 1017 mhz today, to be exact. This is both streaming and cached content.
Anyone else notice this? I installed watchdog to see what was causing it, and this is what i found, even after exiting the app from the menu. Yes, it shows at running in the taskbar cause I turned it back on after I shut it down.
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In case it matters, I'm running inspired ace 1.0.1 and mdj's 17 kernel, running at 1017 max and on demand scaling.
excessive battery drain
I have been having issues with this as well. Slacker is constantly running, and must be force closed from the settings> applications menu. Battery drain is roughly 3% a minute while unplugged, and 1-2% even while plugged in! I love slacker, but this is no good..
The problems seemed to have started for me when Slacker was updated with the Ford Sync service. Killing just the ford sync service seems to improve battery life substantially as well, but presents problems in using the slacker app sometimes. (N1 running CM7)
Check your radio and Ril to make sure they matching... it could cause battery drain.
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Hello guys,
Have a small question about battery use when phone is idle, e.g. at night. I loose 1%/hour with 3G/WiFi disabled, sync disabled, and 2%/hour with 3G/WiFi enabled, sync disabled. So no sync, no apps updating or refreshing. When I sleep for 9 hours I lose 18% with 3G on, which seems quite much to me. This also used to be only 4-5% with 3G on. While using the phone my battery is fine actually, I lose 2-3% an hour idle with sync enabled (whatsapp, push gmail, hourly weather, tweetdeck every 6 hours). The battery seems to be a bit worse then before 2.3.4, but I'm not quite sure about that.
So I downloaded BetterBatteryStats to see what might keep my phone awake at night (see pics). The slow decline is at night, no sync. As you can see there is one blue block in which the phone is awake but the screen is turned off. However, this wakelock is not present in the BetterBatteryStats output afaik. Anybody has any thoughts on reducing battery use when idle? Cause I see alot of people who lose like 1-2%, I would like to have that as well!
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Translation:
Phone Signal
WiFi
Awake
Screen on
Charging
When in normal use my phone doesn't show any abnormal wakelocks, it's just that the battery drains quite (too) fast when idle, can't seem to figure out why.
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So I'm running the 7/15 CM9 rom and today my battery is draining at an alarming rate. The highest percentage isn't even screen its phone? File attached. What is up with this? I've made one 2 minute call ALL day and sent about 20 text messages.
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Have you tried InstigatorX's kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721235 I've heard that it gives great battery life.
I would ask this in the CM9 thread in the general section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710289 if that doesn't help.
It could be wakelock issues, try to use BetterBatteryStats to monitor the phone's usage. It'll tell you which program or service is using battery. Could also try rebooting. When the phone doesn't go to deepsleep it stays on a specific frequency (CPU) and slowly drains battery. Programs can also cause draining if they're constantly syncing and using mid frequencies rather than low level frequency. Each frequency level (192MHz, 1GHz, 1.5GHz) has different voltages so if it stays at a specific frequency it can drain a lot. CPUSpy is also a simple program that monitors how much time the phone stays at a specific frequency. If your phone has been on for 8hours and 7hours is on deepsleep then there is no wake issues. If it says 8hours and 5minutes is on deep sleep but 384MHz (or any) and you don't have any programs on then you have wake issues or a service is constantly using your resources.
Hi guys, I've flashed the 4.2.1 ROM by albinoman887 and only when the screen is on the lowest brightness it uses a lot of battery, really quickly.
Thread can be found here
When it's on standby the battery lasts for about 7 hours, but when it's on it lasts for around 45 minutes. Please help
I've tried
- Wiping battery stats
- Calibrating battery.
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Your horrible cell signal is at least part of the problem. Your phone is constantly pinging the towers looking for a better connection. That's a serious battery hog.
You may have the wrong radio for your carrier. Or you may live in a dead zone for your carrier.
Also, is this your first battery cycle after a full wipe? I get results like that for the first discharge cycle after install. But then it becomes fantastic. Drain the battery all the way until the phone shuts off. Then charge it using a USB cord on your computer (not the standard power charger) for an hour past when it says 'full'. The slower USB charge can help to give it accurate voltage readings while charging so it doesn't stop charging too early. See if that helps.
The battery on Albino's 4.2.1 is pretty spectacular for most people, so the good news is that this is probably a fixable issue on your end.
The signal was when I'm out and about, most of the time I have 3-4 bars on HSDPA, I may do a full 24 hour charge or get a new battery
I have this problem too.But if i flash last build,baterry life is good.
Hi, I need help on this. It has been days since my battery has gone haywire and I don't know what happened. I just saw that my WIFI isn't turning off even though i toggled itoff in settings/quick settings. I thought maybe a simple reboot may fix it but no. I came from CO12 to Exodus to Bliss but all have the same problems. Wifi isn't turning off! All my settings are stock. Kernels are stock also. I'm getting an average battery life of 3 1/2 hrs SOT which is awful for my usage. Also AndroidSystem and OS is killing my battery but I disabled Google PlayServices which should help. My only concern is the Wifi not turning off. Pls help thanks
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Hi.
I use this app wich does only cut on and off the network: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.aDataOnOff&hl=en
(you can also apply a screen filter to help stop battery drain)
But I doubt its your only problem... I tested with and without the app, and the difference is almost not visible. Also, my wifi (when app off) is in third place on battery usage, and I have at least a good 5-6 SOT..
(Blisspop - renderkernel R7)
Some people say that it is a common bug in Android 5.0. Can anyone confirm?
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Some people say that it is a common bug in Android 5.0. Can anyone confirm?
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The known bug with wifi is not battery drain but the difficulty to connect, to link the network.
So basically just out of nowhere, about 2 weeks ago, my phone's battery just starts dying really quickly when connected to WiFi. I am talking from 100% to dead overnight (7-8 hours). It's an S6 purchased on release day, original battery, but before this issue, I could easily go a day with normal use and have 40% or more. Even now with the problem occurring, I can leave WiFi off and still get my normal battery life.
No settings have changed (I have always had all the suggested battery saving settings set appropriately), no system updates, just usual app updates. I figured an app update caused the issue so I factory reset the phone with no luck. I ran a suggested app, GSam, to check for usage. It hasn't shown any apps consuming the power, just power draining very quickly when WiFi is enabled.
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Not sure why this screencap is so huge, it won't let me resize it on here. Anyway, it's a screencap from GSam. The first half shows during the day with minimal use with WiFi off. The steep drop just before the green line is usage when I get home and have WiFi on. The solid green line indicates charging. After that is the overnight period with WiFi on, massive battery drain.
I'm at a loss at what to do. I really like this phone and this WiFi issue is killing the usability of it. If I'm at home and browsing apps with WiFi on the phone dies so quickly. If this were an issue regardless of WiFi, I'd understand that it's just old and a dying battery, but it's only ever present when WiFi is on.
Besides trying a custom ROM, is there anything else I can try to fix this? I don't have it rooted and would prefer to just keep it official firmware only if I can.
Thanks in advance.