Hey guys, I recently flash cm rc1 and been running whatever kernel that came with it. My battery life has been worse compared to stock froyo 2.2. I'm a medium usage person so I was wondering what kernel is best for battery life and what setting are people running for setcpu to maximize they battery life. Thanks in advnace.
Great question. I would like to know this too.
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It seems no matter what the kernel and no matter what the Tom, everyone has different outcomes on battery life... try some out and see what works for you..
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It seems no matter what the kernel and no matter what the Tom, everyone has different outcomes on battery life... try some out and see what works for you..
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i guess so, i'm going to try trinity
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It seems no matter what the kernel and no matter what the Tom, everyone has different outcomes on battery life... try some out and see what works for you..
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Yes, it is amazing the difference in opinion on this subject. I easily get 16 hours of battery life with moderate to heavy usage, and 1.5 days with light usage. And I am using plain CM7 RC1, without any CPU/Battery apps. Trinity or Faux kernels reduce this considerably regardless of the OC/UV combos I have tried.
To make sure you are getting accurate results and to get best battery life make sure you calibrate the battery (there is an app for this, or can be done manually). This has proven to solve problems I've had where I only get about 8 hours battery life after changing Roms.
Faux's is the only custom kernel I've tried, and my battery life is unbelievable. It's almost doubled.
Which one would have the best battery life? Or if it's a multi-step process (pick a certain rom then change kernals or something) could you link me/tell me also ?
I'm using Octane v2, and it worked good for the first day, but now it's draining my battery so quickly, even after the battery calibration. I'll lose 2% battery while watching a video for a minute or two.
airfluip1's KJ6 AOSP Style
I haven't done much testing but for the last few days I've been using airfluip1's KJ6 AOSP Style and the phone's battery just died after being off the charger since late Sunday. That's almost two days of juice on one charge.
I also have had excellent battery life with the MIUI ROM variants around the forum, but they are still works in progress and aren't feature-complete yet.
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Which one would have the best battery life? Or if it's a multi-step process (pick a certain rom then change kernals or something) could you link me/tell me also ?
I'm using Octane v2, and it worked good for the first day, but now it's draining my battery so quickly, even after the battery calibration. I'll lose 2% battery while watching a video for a minute or two.
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I don't think battery life will differ much between the roms we currently have available, as they all have a stock kernel.
Though under-clocking and juice defender work well for me, I am a heavy user, I've not been able to get more then 14 hours of use.
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How can I under volt it? I am using icbin's kj6 add on
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to undervolt, pay for tegrak ultimate from the market. then input dsexton's undervolt values from icbinb threads.
I found a way to not pay and u/v but thank you !
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Hey xda, Ive got this rarely used g2x. Don't even got a simcard for mainly using it for fun I guess but I am gonna get it in service soon. Thing is I am getting terrible battery life on all recent roms, eb gb and ics and Hellfire gb and ics, I got stock battery, even with kernals my battery's terrible, looking for reccomended roms and kernals and any tricks/mods to improve battery life, and remember this is even without any data usage and am still getting this amount of battery life.
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Hey xda, Ive got this rarely used g2x. Don't even got a simcard for mainly using it for fun I guess but I am gonna get it in service soon. Thing is I am getting terrible battery life on all recent roms, eb gb and ics and Hellfire gb and ics, I got stock battery, even with kernals my battery's terrible, looking for reccomended roms and kernals and any tricks/mods to improve battery life, and remember this is even without any data usage and am still getting this amount of battery life.
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You never told us what you have tried, or what kinda battery life you are getting. Also did you put the phone in airplane mode so it isn't looking for service?
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For example I just turned the phone on from after being in the charge for 7 hours, i then immediately went to xda app and then checked the battery and found it at 96%.
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I dont remember which kernels specifically but I did say which roms, I've flashed all.of them atleast twice but am willing to do so again.
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I've found that ICS roms are horrible on battery life. Also, like mt3g said, put it in airplane mode since you aren't on a mobile network. Take a look at this thread too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054420
Should I use Hellfire or eb gb, I've heard that eb is better but hellfire's gb was updated more recently, and which suggested kernal to go with it. I understand that it all depends in your phone but what in.your experience / opinion is the best combo.
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Should I use Hellfire or eb gb, I've heard that eb is better but hellfire's gb was updated more recently, and which suggested kernal to go with it. I understand that it all depends in your phone but what in.your experience / opinion is the best combo.
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The rom I'm using right now is Eaglesblood build 2.8 which is GB 2.3.7. I get pretty decent battery life just using the kernal that is built into it normally. I was having a few problems with HFP 2.1 so I switched to this and haven't looked back. Even though it isn't the most recent I still feel like its the best, just my opinion though.
I have got the best battery life so far with Eagles blood GB as well. HFS v1.5 is giving me ok battery life but EGB gave me double time as this ROM
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Most recommended kernal with eb, looking for optimal performance with good battery life
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Most recommended kernal with eb, looking for optimal performance with good battery life
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Try them out, read the threads to see common issues and things that work well. Stop asking everyone here to do that little bit of work for you.
XDA is not your personal slave, we should not, and will not spoon feed you. Look around, spend more then 2 minutes looking at the first post. If you put in a good effort, people will be willing to help you, but just constantly asking for which ROM is just lazy.
You did not answer the question of whether you put the phone in airplane mode, you have not said any of the ROMs you've tried (other than all of them, which I doubt). At least pretend to give a ****...
Search!!!! there are tons of threads on how to increase battery life
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? I don't think you give a **** because if you read my post you would of known that I'd have tried eb ics and gb, and hellfire ics and gb rom, and i've actually spent hours reading pages in the roms topic and other places, and I forgot to answer that question, my answer is no I don't even have a simcard in the phone for it to be searching for service and enabling it would stop wifi which is what I do use.
You can put the phone into Airplane mode and then enable WiFi. Even though you don't have a Sim install it can still try to search for a network and drain the battery. It will need a network without a Sim to be able to call 911 if needed.
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Most recommended kernal with eb, looking for optimal performance with good battery life
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The built in kernal is great on battery, right now I'm running on over 26 hours and still at 35%
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You can put the phone into Airplane mode and then enable WiFi. Even though you don't have a Sim install it can still try to search for a network and drain the battery. It will need a network without a Sim to be able to call 911 if needed.
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Thank you
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I flashed Trinity's elp and now I cannot get a battery reading, I have a question mark at the symbol thing at top of the screen and every battery reading is 100%. Any fixes? I also am getting a slower start up from screen off, but ill try v6 supercharger.
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I flashed Trinity's elp and now I cannot get a battery reading, I have a question mark at the symbol thing at top of the screen and every battery reading is 100%. Any fixes? I also am getting a slower start up from screen off, but ill try v6 supercharger.
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Just go back to the kernal you had before and it should be fine
@ctowne... I would love to know what you are doing that makes your battery life that good with a stock kernel. I'm running cm 7.0.2 and I've charged my phone a couple times through heavy use. I have cut a lot of the processes down and did all the troubleshooting to get better battery life and its still draining like **** during heavy ( or what I would call heavy) use
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@ctowne... I would love to know what you are doing that makes your battery life that good with a stock kernel. I'm running cm 7.0.2 and I've charged my phone a couple times through heavy use. I have cut a lot of the processes down and did all the troubleshooting to get better battery life and its still draining like **** during heavy ( or what I would call heavy) use
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I don't think its necessarily the stock kernal. It's the one that is built in to Eaglesblood GB. Also try to follow this guide, it seemed to help my battery life. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054420 I did get around 30 hours on that charge but it varies quite a bit depending on usage. I always get a full day of moderate use though. Try switching to Eaglesblood GB and follow that guide to 20 hour battery life and see if it helps. If not, your battery could just be old/bad. Hope this helps!
Yeah i tried the eaglesblood rom and wasn't too impressed. Im sure that it was good for performance, however i immediately missed the customization with cm7 (adw launcher) and the themes that came with it. after i have flashed the faux123 kernel on here with cm7, im happy to say my battery life is incredible. i fished all day yesterday and listened to music while texting a bit and making a few phone calls. was out for about 10 hours and had only used 40% of my battery. so for anyone looking for a good cm7 kernel, the faux has been the best i have found yet
Hello all, I am wanting to get a good battery life on my mobile. So if I use a marmite kernel with stock jb will I get a better battery life or marmite kernel with rasbeanjelly will give better battery life.
What combo among the two I mentioned you all suggest for good battery life.
Thank you for reading.
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I think that kernels have very little impact on power consumption (except if they running undervolted, downclocked or are broken in some way). More important thing is the ROM and apps that you use on daily base.
Best battery consuming ROM from my exp is CM10 stable with stock kernel, but maybe with 15-20 mins of screen time more than stock at most. Best tip for conserving power on NS and JB is to switch off 3G, Google Now and Location service when you don't need it.
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I think that kernels have very little impact on power consumption (except if they running undervolted, downclocked or are broken in some way). More important thing is the ROM and apps that you use on daily base.
Best battery consuming ROM from my exp is CM10 stable with stock kernel, but maybe with 15-20 mins of screen time more than stock at most. Best tip for conserving power on NS and JB is to switch off 3G, Google Now and Location service when you don't need it.
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Thanks for replying. But isn't people facing issues with cm10?
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Perhaps with 10.1, but 10 stable, or the latest 20122012 nightly was pretty stable. I had one issue only with it - auto brightness was somewhat jerky... That's only battery wise.
Fastest ROM for me is MDO by knzo, RasbeanJelly mod which I am using right now. 3 and a half hours of screen time is same as 3 hours and 15 minutes. Either way I need to charge it at the end of the day.
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Any good suggestions for the best kernel for battery life for cm11 ? Screenshots of your battery stats would be nice.
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the best http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/best-rom-kernel-threads-t2477889
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Any good suggestions for the best kernel for battery life for cm11 ? Screenshots of your battery stats would be nice.
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Hi,
At least: Kernel discussions.
And Nexus 5 Battery Results.
All you want is here, need a bit reading and testing by yourself. And it's not the kernel that makes your battery life, but mainly your use and settings.
And simms22 summed well
No offense but I think a mod will see this as best ROM/ kernel discussion.
If I ran CM I would go with Chaos because of the NXT tweaks app that comes with it. I used Chaos before they went CAF exclusively and just recently switched to Elemental X, which does have a CAF and non-CAF