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I know there is a bunch of threads about this but I am considering about a replacement at this point.
My battery is draining pretty fast doing same task as with my Galaxy S 4G. Web, few games, texts, few calls.
My battery life is around 5-9 hours and gotta recharge twice a day at this point. I though it would get better with time, had the phone since launch day.
What are your experiences?
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I get 12-16+ hours heavy use
I'm in a 3g only area so I'm guessing people that live in a 4g network see worse battery drain.... I'd honestly stop all synching and do a full charge with battery wipe
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Any one with same experiences?
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I already tried with about 3-4 factory reset, deleting battery stats with battery calibrator and clock work mod.
Still horrible
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nate420 said:
I get 12-16+ hours heavy use
I'm in a 3g only area so I'm guessing people that live in a 4g network see worse battery drain.... I'd honestly stop all synching and do a full charge with battery wipe
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I don't think 3G/4G makes a difference on battery usage. It's HSPA vs HSPS+, both are 3G, just one is a bit faster. It's not like Verizon where you have 3G and LTE 4G, and one sucks up more juice than the other.
lol yeah, it's pretty funny how all T-Mobile has to do is put a "4G" icon in your notification bar and people think the phone is running on a different network. The only thing that's different than, say, a N1, is that the G2x has a higher top end. Wireless companies have really effed everyone in the head with this 3G/4G BS.
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I don't think 3G/4G makes a difference on battery usage. It's HSPA vs HSPS+, both are 3G, just one is a bit faster. It's not like Verizon where you have 3G and LTE 4G, and one sucks up more juice than the other.
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i just guessed
but this device is know for having driver issues/mega bloatware running unless frozen or removed
and its a android phone... its not going to have a lot of battery left after powering all the bull spit that is running on it/screen/tethering/gps/mms & texting let alone all the other stuff people do with this phone....
talk to tmobile maybe you can get a new battery sent after saying yours is bogusly sucking.....
other than that wait for the drivers to be fixed.... a stable rom like BIONIX that krylon is baking in the oven and a UV/OC kernel MorFic is putting in the steamer as well....
its been less than 20 days this phone obviously has some issue's since LAUNCH
but to just give up like some people are doing and going to the HTC crapsation with 3.0 sense and a locked (not encrypted thank god) bootloader that will most likely have some issues as well is just flat out idiotic....
(i dont mean people dumping the phone are stupid... just expecting too much out of a 2 week old phone)
moshe22 said:
I know there is a bunch of threads about this but I am considering about a replacement at this point.
My battery is draining pretty fast doing same task as with my Galaxy S 4G. Web, few games, texts, few calls.
My battery life is around 5-9 hours and gotta recharge twice a day at this point. I though it would get better with time, had the phone since launch day.
What are your experiences?
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all battery's like that....(hd2, nexus s, nexus one, g2x)
My battery goes from full to 99% in about 6 hours when I sleep and wake up. The phone is not turned off btw. I am now using "Juice Defender Ultimate". Paid $3 and change when you get the free version and upgrade it from that free app (otherwise I think it is around $6). I have it at the "extreme" profile which shuts all wifi and data. I disable it and then turn on either wifi or data when I need to use it (Use Switchpro to toggle on and off easily from my home screen). I also the free Advanced Task Killer with only ATK and Juice Defender running. In 12 hours of using the phone a few times, texts, and even surfing the web, and watching 20 mins of video I still have about 80%. It makes a big difference.
I just make sure to use my ATK before I turn the screen off on my phone.
Oh yeah I also rooted my phone and removed all bloatware.
Well, when I had a G2x, it wasn't too bad at the start, but after I tried the HDMI output, the battery life went to hell in a heartbeat, i.e. full to dead within 8 hours with no network connectivity, and the phone always using the battery even when off. I think the HDMI output got shorted somehow to always on, and thus never stopped drawing power for nothing. Besides, my G2 was never anywhere near as bad as the G2x in power usage, even back at stock unrooted Froyo, so to give a blanket statement of "all Android phones suck down batteries like nothing" is simply an over-generalization.
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Well, when I had a G2x, it wasn't too bad at the start, but after I tried the HDMI output, the battery life went to hell in a heartbeat, i.e. full to dead within 8 hours with no network connectivity, and the phone always using the battery even when off. I think the HDMI output got shorted somehow to always on, and thus never stopped drawing power for nothing. Besides, my G2 was never anywhere near as bad as the G2x in power usage, even back at stock unrooted Froyo, so to give a blanket statement of "all Android phones suck down batteries like nothing" is simply an over-generalization.
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im not saying all android phones batteries suck..... but take into consideration what these phones are doing.... and you cant really compare the G2x to any other android phone except the Atrix and o2X because its a dual core...... so comparing it to a galaxy s 4G or a nexus s isnt really giving this phone the credit it deserves
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im not saying all android phones batteries suck..... but take into consideration what these phones are doing.... and you cant really compare the G2x to any other android phone except the Atrix and o2X because its a dual core...... so comparing it to a galaxy s 4G or a nexus s isnt really giving this phone the credit it deserves
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I will try once again and see hoe much it last before it is down to 10%. Wiped battery stats last night and realized that i had unfreeze my account. So i just froze it again and recharged the phone.
Don't get me wrong though i really like this phone alot better than my other two smartphones.
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I've always had Motorola Droid phones. They have excellent battery out of the box, but I truly bumped it up with a few steps.
First off if I buy a phone that has GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc. I plan to keep those functions ON and running ALL THE TIME as I don't want to get in my car and say, ohh yeah let me renable bluetooth etc. No, that's now how I operate. So all the tips below greatly extended battery life without disabling functionality. I do however disable autostarting of apps like Skype, Fring, and Qik. I mean let's face it how often is someone video calling you randomly?
This phones are turning into computers, think about how long it takes to install windows, load all your applications, configure and tweak your settings, register your software etc etc. But just like the more apps you install in Windows the more sh1t wants to autostart when you boot into Windows and load up your task tray (taking resources) is the same way the phones are working.
I recently returned a G2X, not for battery life but for other reasons. I actually was able to improve the battery life using the methods below.
First off, everyone always talks about a task killer. This is a must have. BUUUUT! You have to use it properly and this isn't the main thing that will help you save your battery.
Another must have but NEVER talked about app is AUTOSTARTS. **Root Required**
Autostarts let's you disable items that always enable themselves on certain actions. For example, why does an app you killed relaunch itself randomly? Why does it load on start up? Well autostarts let's you see all apps set to load on startup, also when certain criteria is met. For example, some apps are set to start on "click" of a button for example.
Autostarts let's you disable those apps from EVER starting unless you specifically start it. Let's face it, most apps we download only need to be used when we launch it.
Task killer let's you kill unnecessary apps running in the background, or an app you're down with that you want to kill versus it running in the background using CPU cycles and battery life.
THE KEY IS, YOU MUST NOT KILL OR DISABLE A SYSTEM SERVICE. Most system services are obvious GMAIL, CORP EMAIL, BLUETOOTH SERVICE, WIFI SVC, GOOGLE SERVICES, AT&T/VERIZON/T-Mobile/SPRINT (etc) SERVICES (with the exception of bloatware services).
Task killer will let you see what's running, and place certain items on the IGNORE list so you don't accidentally disable it in the future. Then you need to set your options in task killer to HIDE IGNORED items to further take it from your view.
Those are the first steps. I don't know why AUTOSTARTS isn't more popular. For you computer geeks, it's like MSCONFIG in windows where you disable services that load automatically for no reason.
Also believe it or not WIFI seems to use much less power than AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint's 4G network. And let's face it, neither of the aforementioned carriers are really giving us much with their 4G. Wifi still beats them in speeds, and of course Verizon LTE sh1ts on them. So keep your WIFI on when in an WIFI area like home, work, etc. You'd be amazed at just how much battery life that alone can save.
Next, I followed the steps below taken from another thread started by spencersir2, many of the steps I had never done before on previous phones, but I did on a G2X and Atrix and it actually did help even further. I only listed the steps I used that helped, he recommended installing a lot of other software that in my opinion only adds to the problem.
All the steps work for any Android phone, but some of the steps are specific to T-Mobile (i.e. wifi calling option)
Root The Phone. There is plenty of links and help if you don't know how or have questions about rooting.
(Root Needed) Set CPUand it does nothing but save battery. I currently have it set on 216 - 1000 for when the screen is on and the only profile i have is for when the screen is off and it is at 216-216.
(Root Needed) Battery Calibration. I'm still skeptical if this helped but it can't hurt. Because I did everything at once, I didn't individually test this to see if it made a difference. It doesn't hurt so just do it.
Wifi Never sleep. Supposedly according to some if you change wifi to Never Sleep it will stop some loop in the programing which in turn will save battery. - TRY AND SEE IF THIS HELPS, I THINK IT DOES HELP THE G2X NOT SURE IF IT HELPS OTHER ANDROID PHONES
T-Mobile specific - Wifi Calling. If you didn't decide to freeze/uninstall this app. Make sure that this is OFF, because whenever you have wifi on it will constantly flip between Wifi Calling and normal radio towers, which once again is bad for your battery life.
RECAP:
- Root Phone
-Download SetCPU from market. G2X users, select NVIDIA Tegra 2 at launch of app. Other users select one best appropriate for your device. Create a profile that says SCREEN OFF MIN=216 MAX=216. You may need to adjust the max to wake phone up faster depending on your phone. You shouldn't need to bump the max up to more than 400 something. This only reduces CPU speed when screen is off. Helps with battery!
- Download Autostarts from market, look at all that's running under each column, disable anything you don't need to autostart
- Download Taskiller (it's the red guy, not the green one). Hide system services by long pressing on icon, then select IGNORE. Then go to options and say HIDE IGNORED ITEMS. This so you don't KILL an important system app. (Read above for details on what is a system app)
- Use WiFi whenever possible. Uses much less power than 4G. Not sure about 3G but 4G is a battery killer. If you have Wifi, use it. It's faster anyway.
- Change Wifi settings to never sleep (test for a day see if helps or not, if not change it back to default setting). It helped G2X not sure if it helps other Android phones.
- Disable Wifi Calling (T-Mobile only)
- Download battery calibration from market, not sure if it helps but it def didn't hurt anything. and it's very simple.
I've tried all the tricks listed before (freezing apps, doing the secret menu, etc), and still had TERRIBLE battery life. I tried installing an app (switch pro), and had a toggle switch for data on and off thinking it might help. It helped just slightly. What did work, was putting a 2g-4g toggle switch on, and it has made a night and day difference. This, and I used the battery calibration program a few times, and in clockwork. Normally, I wake up at 6:30am and by the time it's 4pm I was normally down to 35ish %. Now, I'm at around 85% when I leave work. I'm thinking it has to do with the 2g, but it doesn't make sense that when I toggled data off, I got terrible battery, and just switching to 2g makes that big of a difference. Either way, I'm SUPER happy with battery life now.
i really have to question people saying they get 20+ hours of battery life, i mean if i stop all sync, disconnect 4g and only use 2g, not use the internet, shut off wifi, no bluetooth and do all the tricks that people have suggested. I still don't get a full day's use. but what the H is the point of having a super phone that i can't use it's functions i might as well get a clam shell phone that lasts 3 days without charging. I really like this phone but at this point the battery life is killing me i have to take like 3 different chargers everywhere i go!!
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I don't see how you guys are still having battery problems. One a full charge, i'm able to get at least 12+ hrs with moderate to heavy use. Facebook and 3 email sync is set at 1 hr. About 100+ text and 10 emails a day. Wifi is on the whole time. Wifi calling as well. My screen brightness is set to auto. GPS is also always on.
I have to admit, the first few days, the battery life was about the same as my hd2 running android, but its gotten better now and its amazing.
Solution: buy a new battery.
I have a g2x that has absolutely horrid battery life when using WXCDMA. When using it on the go, I sometimes loose like 1% life per minute or so, getting quite warm in the process. Also, when these monsterous drains occur, it continues killing the battery while sleep.
When on wifi, the life is great. I have already tried all of the various fixes, but I haven't run across anything that would stop the wcdma modem from sucking so much power.
I'm wondering if reflashing the baseband would work? Is that file even available? Input is greatly appreciated, cause I am envious of people that can make it a full day on a charge....
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I have a g2x that has absolutely horrid battery life when using WXCDMA. When using it on the go, I sometimes loose like 1% life per minute or so, getting quite warm in the process. Also, when these monsterous drains occur, it continues killing the battery while sleep.
When on wifi, the life is great. I have already tried all of the various fixes, but I haven't run across anything that would stop the wcdma modem from sucking so much power.
I'm wondering if reflashing the baseband would work? Is that file even available? Input is greatly appreciated, cause I am envious of people that can make it a full day on a charge....
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not possible as far as i know... just try a factory reset, that is your best bet
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not possible as far as i know... just try a factory reset, that is your best bet
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Been there, done that. Flashed multiple roms also. Same issue
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have you tried getting a new sim card?
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Been there, done that. Flashed multiple roms also. Same issue
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"Flashed multiple roms" isn't helpful. Which roms did you flash? Have you tried CM7 or one based on CM?
Have you monitored your battery usage to figure out which apps are eating up your battery?
Do you turn GPS/bluetooth/wifi off when not in use?
Replaced battery (seems to help people who have over heating issues)?
The most common causes of the battery drain/overheating is a rouge app and/or just a bad battery. My battery never even gets warm. I've noticed that even after long periods of gaming or internet surfing that the phone is relatively cool, so it seems you definitely have a problem there. Finding that problem is key.
Before you jump the gun, my SETTINGS>ABOUT PHONE>BATTERY USE:
Cell Standby = 58%
Phone idle = 42%
Display = 2%
I don't know why that equals 102% but just roll with it. A good battery monitor app will tell you which specific application is eating battery. I don't use those as I don't have a need to since I don't have a problem, but check those out and report back.
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"Flashed multiple roms" isn't helpful. Which roms did you flash? Have you tried CM7 or one based on CM?
Have you monitored your battery usage to figure out which apps are eating up your battery?
Do you turn GPS/bluetooth/wifi off when not in use?
Replaced battery (seems to help people who have over heating issues)?
The most common causes of the battery drain/overheating is a rouge app and/or just a bad battery. My battery never even gets warm. I've noticed that even after long periods of gaming or internet surfing that the phone is relatively cool, so it seems you definitely have a problem there. Finding that problem is key.
Before you jump the gun, my SETTINGS>ABOUT PHONE>BATTERY USE:
Cell Standby = 58%
Phone idle = 42%
Display = 2%
I don't know why that equals 102% but just roll with it. A good battery monitor app will tell you which specific application is eating battery. I don't use those as I don't have a need to since I don't have a problem, but check those out and report back.
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I have a brand new sim card.
Yes I have tried cm 7
I haven't tried a new battery simply because its not the battery that gets really hot, its the phone, specifically the area around the camera lens.
Also it doesn't do this while on wifi.
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I think the processor is around the camera lens. I tried flashing a rom that would simply not boot. It would go from the LG screen to a black screen and hang. That is the only time my phone has been warm around the camera lens.
So try to figure out what is taxing your processor and stop it. What rom are you running? You still haven't provided enough details. What about a battery monitor? What apps do you have installed?
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I think the processor is around the camera lens. I tried flashing a rom that would simply not boot. It would go from the LG screen to a black screen and hang. That is the only time my phone has been warm around the camera lens.
So try to figure out what is taxing your processor and stop it. What rom are you running? You still haven't provided enough details. What about a battery monitor? What apps do you have installed?
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Nothing was taxing the processor. This has happened on the stock rom with no added apps. Surfing the internet is what made it warm. I used an app called watchdog to see the cpu usage and nothing even went above 40%
I have 6 (yes SIX) back up batteries for my G2X, because of the Miserable battery life this phone has. Well, I took my phone off the charger at 8am this morning and it's STILL going now at 11PM! Hell, it used to be at 65% at 11AM, this is amazing! I just turned off the vibration for the softkeys and swype, but would that alone return such awesome battery life? BTW, this has not seen the charger all day, that's all 1 battery. Now all I need is a faster GPS fix and working live backgrounds and I'll be happy.
Did u use the internet off wifi?
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Are you using stock ROM or custom? If custom what kernel? If custom kernel, OC'd? How about the apps frozen/uninstalled? How bout Root? Do you use 4g or WiFi mostly for data? How about your cell strength, more power required at low signal strength!
The point I am getting at is that many things can cause great or horrible battery life on modern phones. It seems that whatever the phone is, someone will complain about battery and say its horrible while others say its just fine.
I have CM7 installed with Faux's 1.5ghz underclocked kernel. I consistently get around 30 hours of battery life. But I also turn off things when I don't need them and don't install apps I don't need/use. I also have light useage compared to others I am sure.
Hi, my girlfriend have an HTC sensation, running stock rom, no root, not unlocked boot loader.
But the battery suddenly drain? I can not see why. The strange thing is that the battery gets even worse, when we travel out of the country? I have changed the battery, but that didn't help much. Do anyone experienced this issue? Or have a fix. It's running 4.0.x firmware
maybe some apps that are running in the background causes that.if some apps are unnecessary uninstall them(if you want)
also if the brightness is too high try to lower it
Also try turning off data when not in use
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I've noticed poor or no gsm signal destroys the battery life
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I've checked if there is any running apps, and we live in good gsm areas. She is not a heavy data user, and turn it off when she is not using it. The strange thing is that, when we go to sleep, she can have 80%, but in the morning it's dead. She don't wanna root, so I can not install juice defender.
any suggestions?
brushan said:
I've checked if there is any running apps, and we live in good gsm areas. She is not a heavy data user, and turn it off when she is not using it. The strange thing is that, when we go to sleep, she can have 80%, but in the morning it's dead. She don't wanna root, so I can not install juice defender.
any suggestions?
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how about the auto sync function? are there any apps that are syncing? (facebook, google, mail, htc sense, etc.) are you using a stock HTC battery or an aftermarket? you sure there arent any rogue apps running in the background? lol sorry for all the questions, just tryin to help out
brushan said:
I've checked if there is any running apps, and we live in good gsm areas. She is not a heavy data user, and turn it off when she is not using it. The strange thing is that, when we go to sleep, she can have 80%, but in the morning it's dead. She don't wanna root, so I can not install juice defender.
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Try a factory reset. Maybe you have to many apps installed that have auto-sync. If that doesn't help just buy a new battery
Hi there , I have a suggestion that does not require root . Purchase a extended life battery for her and get rid of the stock battery! I have done this and its made a huge difference in my battery life . My. Stock battery was so poor that I found myself having to recharge every three hours! I had enough! I broke down and purchased a extended life battery and it had made a world of difference to me! I use Anker battery but recently ordered a Mugen for even longer battery life. The Anker battery costs around 20 dollars and the mugen battery costs around 80 dollars. It just depends on what your wanting . The Anker had been a great battery but I'm looking to get a couple days without charging thus I bought the mugan for trips etc. In your case the Anker battery will serve your girlfriend well. Do all the tips given to you in above statements and purchase the Anker and she should not have any more trouble. You can purchase Anker on amazon.com. I really hope this helps and you won't regret buying it. It really works well. Best wishes to you both.
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brushan said:
I've checked if there is any running apps, and we live in good gsm areas. She is not a heavy data user, and turn it off when she is not using it. The strange thing is that, when we go to sleep, she can have 80%, but in the morning it's dead. She don't wanna root, so I can not install juice defender.
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Juice defender does not require root. Some functions of the app maybe, but the standard "data off while screen off" works just fine without it.
I have found poor signal areas are a killer for battery too. you may have constant reception but if it keeps switching from 3g to 2g, this also runs battery down as it's constantly switching signal towers, looking for the 3g reception. Try switching to 2g or 3g networks only. This helps conserve battery in good service areas (in my experience anyway) and may help.
I would seriously recommend rooting though. It allows for a wider range of diagnostic measures and possible fixes to her issues. Also a variety of ROMS out for our devices offer far better battery life than the stock ROM as standard.
After the Jelly Bean update I started to have some issues like bad performance, excessive battery drainage and started getting bad cellphone reception so I did a factory reset via GUI. It helped with performance that is way better now, however battery drainage and bad cellphone reception remains. I usually let HSDPA+ on when I'm not in home (where I use wifi instead) and that is draining battery much more than when I had ICS. Plus it's heating the phone a lot. GSam reports 41C. Is not that heavy using HSDPA+. Actually, just turning it on for a few minutes and little Whatsapp usage makes it goes to 41C degree.
I have the following accounts syncing: Facebook, Google, Last.fm, Whatsapp and Twitter. GPS is usually off.
Does anyone have an idea of what may be causing it? It's still under warranty, but Motorola needs to analyze it, and it implies at least 30 days without the phone plus risk of dents and more problems with the phone that is near to mint condition now.
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Sounds like your battery is shot.
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LG Optimus One P-504 (For Sale)
And holy sht actually battery % is the same... Akward....
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Google Now and Service Locations are active, don't know if it impacts enough to make me lose 1% of battery after 3 minutes.
There's something wrong with JB on the RAZR, it kills battery like crazy. I have a 3,300mAh battery in mine and it blows through 3%/hr when idle. It should be 0.6%/hr. There's a ridiculous amount of kernel wakelocks, but i don't know enough about android to analyze what they are.
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There's something wrong with JB on the RAZR, it kills battery like crazy. I have a 3,300mAh battery in mine and it blows through 3%/hr when idle. It should be 0.6%/hr. There's a ridiculous amount of kernel wakelocks, but i don't know enough about android to analyze what they are.
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Does it heat up with 3G/4G? Mine heats up even when playing Subway Surfers while connected to Wifi.
Disable Latitude functions in Maps (location reporting, etc.). You are showing lots of wake lock. If that doesn't help, use BetterBatteryStats to find the root cause of the wake lock. Had the same thing happen to me.
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Didn't helped much. Still heating up and lagging. When I had ICS I could play without lags and would heat up only when playing NFS Most Wanted.
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I have the same problem, only good and sometimes bad rececpcion the cell phone runs out of data and poor signal, this did not happen in the old version of android, they know how I can fix this?
Most of my wakelocks comes from SyncLoopWakelock. FDComplete shows up when 3G is on and the phone starts to enter deep sleep. Audio Out 2 happens when I change volumes. Read somewhere that if you go to settings/sounds/volumes and set all of them to the maximum it stops. Worked for me, but it's a bad solution.
Is it happening to anyone else or it's just me?