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What is the Best battery saver kernel for HTC tbolt?

I just rooted my tbolt and I need help with the best battery saver kernel ......... And what is the best Rom ....
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I've been running the latest BAMF DESENSE . By going through the settings and setting up set CPU with some good profiles I've been able to push my TB through the day with battery to spare.
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Imoseyon's Battsaver leanKernel with TeslaCoil has served me well.
Today I had about 13 hours of uptime (with ~5 hours of being powered down,) and about 3 hours 50 minutes awake time. Pretty good, I think.

Thanks.... I think ill give teslacoil a try .... Any other ones ....
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The perfect storm has worked gray for me so far
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I've been running the new BAMF 1.6.3 remix with the new included kernel and its been about the best I've tried so far.
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My problem is that I work as a field engineer, so I spend a lot of time in plants using my phone as a tethered wifi internet connection (in fact, I'm posting from it right now). I have yet to find anything that lets my phone last more than an hour while connected to 4g and using Wireless Tether. I realize those are probably pretty extreme circumstances, and I get by since I bring a wall-charger with me to plug into whatever electrical panel I'm working at, but I can dream, can't I?
Running BAMF Remix 1.6.3 with built-in kernel.

TheStick13 said:
My problem is that I work as a field engineer, so I spend a lot of time in plants using my phone as a tethered wifi internet connection (in fact, I'm posting from it right now). I have yet to find anything that lets my phone last more than an hour while connected to 4g and using Wireless Tether. I realize those are probably pretty extreme circumstances, and I get by since I bring a wall-charger with me to plug into whatever electrical panel I'm working at, but I can dream, can't I?
Running BAMF Remix 1.6.3 with built-in kernel.
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the bigger question here is what kind of plant lets you take your cell phone out around the plant? Those are supposed to be no cell phone areas

jz9833 said:
the bigger question here is what kind of plant lets you take your cell phone out around the plant? Those are supposed to be no cell phone areas
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:rollseyes: you gonna go tell on us? I doubt he is actually using it much IN the plant but more AT the plant. Don't get the best reception with all that steel around.
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I cant see how all of you are getting such great battery life....i am losing 30% at least in the course of an hour and a half on a full charge i am down to 3 % in 5 hours with mild use 3 short calls and a few texts no music
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jz9833 said:
the bigger question here is what kind of plant lets you take your cell phone out around the plant? Those are supposed to be no cell phone areas
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Lots of plants...I too work in field service...

i am runnning bamf remix 1.6.3 with the included 4.4.7 kernel i had 63% battery left when i took this screen shot. I am using the stock HTC 1400mA battery that came with the phone.
take a look at my awake time.....

ncwildcat said:
Lots of plants...I too work in field service...
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Exactly. The majority of my work is in "big 3" automotive plants, and they have "no picture" rules, and "no walking and talking" rules, but cell phones aren't banned.

studiorat said:
I cant see how all of you are getting such great battery life....i am losing 30% at least in the course of an hour and a half on a full charge i am down to 3 % in 5 hours with mild use 3 short calls and a few texts no music
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Yeah, this sounds like me. Battery drains like crazy regardless of what roms/kernels i use. My radio, in CM7, is currently set to CDMA /EvDo Auto. Is there a more efficient one that wont put me down to 2g speeds?

racinwarrior said:
i am runnning bamf remix 1.6.3 with the included 4.4.7 kernel i had 63% battery left when i took this screen shot. I am using the stock HTC 1400mA battery that came with the phone.
take a look at my awake time.....
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Wait, does that awake time mean screen time? It only takes me 2 hours of screen time, at most, to get to 63%

racinwarrior said:
i am runnning bamf remix 1.6.3 with the included 4.4.7 kernel i had 63% battery left when i took this screen shot. I am using the stock HTC 1400mA battery that came with the phone.
take a look at my awake time.....
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Are you overclocking the bamf 4.4.7 kernel at all or running stock speed?

Strife21 said:
Are you overclocking the bamf 4.4.7 kernel at all or running stock speed?
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OC'ed to 1.2

I lasted 1d14hrs with the newest BAMF and imo's batsaver kernal. I have found juice defender pro to quadruple my battery life.
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smashingtool said:
Wait, does that awake time mean screen time? It only takes me 2 hours of screen time, at most, to get to 63%
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uptime: time the phone has been powered on
awake time: time the phone has been on without going into sleep mode (time it has been doing stuff)

Leankernel extreme with setcpu limiting to 1ghz. Also, screen off @ 245mhz. Runs great even when playing music. I set to 3g using lteonoff app but it doesn't make much difference if you're going to be leaving on an app such as skype that constantly uses data. I have set everything to sync manually except for email. At lest it runs all day with light to moderate use now instead of draining 5% per minute from just check my email. My backlight isn't set past 40% (can't see the screen if I'm outside otherwise.

Which kernel am I running?

Hey all, quick question hopefully you all can help me out with. I am currently having terrible battery issues ever since I flashed my phone initially. Terrible as in 6 hours stand-by my phone would be dead.
Anyhow, I am just trying to figure out who's (which) kernel I am running. The kernel version is 2.6.35.7-I997RUXKG3-CL366622 . I have done searches but biggest problem is, threads usually do not post the version number for me to check what I am running.
I am on Infused 2.1.0 (thx GTG!), but battery life has been garbage on all ROMs so I am certain that is not the issue. Can anyone let me know, me love you long time.

iConformed said:
Hey all, quick question hopefully you all can help me out with. I am currently having terrible battery issues ever since I flashed my phone initially. Terrible as in 6 hours stand-by my phone would be dead.
Anyhow, I am just trying to figure out who's (which) kernel I am running. The kernel version is 2.6.35.7-I997RUXKG3-CL366622 . I have done searches but biggest problem is, threads usually do not post the version number for me to check what I am running.
I am on Infused 2.1.0 (thx GTG!), but battery life has been garbage on all ROMs so I am certain that is not the issue. Can anyone let me know, me love you long time.
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Just the community kernel you can download CPU spy to help with that as well.
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Maybe u just have a bad battery 6 hours is horrible off stand by.
unless you have some other things running thats eating it up. when you check your battery stats whats eating the most power. Display? Android Proccess?
check that out.

tyshemi said:
Just the community kernel you can download CPU spy to help with that as well.
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Thanks for suggesting CPU Spy, looks like I am running Infusion-GB which is what I wanted. So something else is killing my battery

the2rrell said:
Maybe u just have a bad battery 6 hours is horrible off stand by.
unless you have some other things running thats eating it up. when you check your battery stats whats eating the most power. Display? Android Proccess?
check that out.
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Problem is I bought 2 extra batteries and get exact same life. When I initially bought the phone I would get a days use surprisingly. After that, I have had nothing but god awful drain. I have had almost a dozen android phones and have never encountered such terrible battery life.
I do not have fetch data enabled/gps/widget updates or anything that would normally keep the processor/data churning while in my pocket. Battery use is usually around 40-80% on display, all other categories being minimal (which seems correct).
I'm banging my head on this one, I appreciate you guys replying to my thread

iConformed said:
Thanks for suggesting CPU Spy, looks like I am running Infusion-GB which is what I wanted. So something else is killing my battery
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I'm running GB 1.0 Kernel and I loose 1% every 3 hrs. on standby.

iConformed said:
Problem is I bought 2 extra batteries and get exact same life. When I initially bought the phone I would get a days use surprisingly. After that, I have had nothing but god awful drain. I have had almost a dozen android phones and have never encountered such terrible battery life.
I do not have fetch data enabled/gps/widget updates or anything that would normally keep the processor/data churning while in my pocket. Battery use is usually around 40-80% on display, all other categories being minimal (which seems correct).
I'm banging my head on this one, I appreciate you guys replying to my thread
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Send me a pic of your battery screen I settings
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Ltilt2 said:
I'm running GB 1.0 Kernel and I loose 1% every 3 hrs. on standby.
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That's solid! I'll try flashing 1.0 then instead of the 1.1 I'm currently on. Are you using this with Infused 2.1.0?

iConformed said:
That's solid! I'll try flashing 1.0 then instead of the 1.1 I'm currently on. Are you using this with Infused 2.1.0?
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No, I'm running this with Apex 9.2 JVR

tyshemi said:
Send me a pic of your battery screen I settings
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Can't post outside links since I'm newer, sent PM with screen capture

1% per 3 hours standby is FREAKING AWESOME..!!!!
Maybe u have some stray app in the background that's using CPU/whatever it is that's eating up ur battery.
Some subtle things u cud try since u said display is taking up 40-80% of battery:
1. Turning off screen auto rotation, turning it on when needed
2. Turning off auto brightness, turning it on to auto when needed
Use SetCPU like people above pointed out and this would let u see what processor states ur phone is spending most time in.

It sounds like for some people, Infusion 1.1 really flakes out. No clue why. I don't overclock so I don't run it.
It's either Infusion 1.1 flaked out, or if you continue having problems with other kernels, you have a rogue app.
Kernels rarely make any significant difference in battery life unless they're broken.

Entropy512 said:
It sounds like for some people, Infusion 1.1 really flakes out. No clue why. I don't overclock so I don't run it.
It's either Infusion 1.1 flaked out, or if you continue having problems with other kernels, you have a rogue app.
Kernels rarely make any significant difference in battery life unless they're broken.
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Are there any apps I could get that could monitor packets in/out from what I have installed? I have a lot of apps but most are from trusted sources

Running Infusion-GB 1.1 and Infused 2.1.0: I get 1% drain every 3 hours on standby with radio on (reasonable H+ reception) and 1% every 6 hours on flight mode.
It's most likely a defect in your phone or a configuration issue. You really have to be using your phone for at least 4 or 5 hours (screen-on time) over those 6 hours to cut through battery that fast.

superweapons said:
Running Infusion-GB 1.1 and Infused 2.1.0: I get 1% drain every 3 hours on standby with radio on (reasonable H+ reception) and 1% every 6 hours on flight mode.
It's most likely a defect in your phone or a configuration issue. You really have to be using your phone for at least 4 or 5 hours (screen-on time) over those 6 hours to cut through battery that fast.
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Dang, I'd think it's a defective unit too except for when I first got it battery was fantastic. But I'm definitely not a heavy user, most my time is at work and I only occassionaly turn it on to check time/sms
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iConformed said:
Dang, I'd think it's a defective unit too except for when I first got it battery was fantastic. But I'm definitely not a heavy user, most my time is at work and I only occassionaly turn it on to check time/sms
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when you go to settings > applications > running services - is there anything there that looks like it shouldn't be there?
i know that there is a process that starts with an "o" that is tied into media hub's protected content (DRM) - eats a ton of battery, and isn't really necessary.
it's also possible that you have the SNS service going, but constantly in a restarting state. this seemed to eat a lot of battery also.
otherwise, i'd do what others have suggested and monitor with CPU spy, and i'd also suggest an app called Better Battery Stats (not available in the market - find it here on XDA by a developer named chamonix). this will let you know if you have any wakelocks that are preventing your phone from reaching deep sleep when it is idle.
definitely sounds like you could have a wakelock or 2 interfering with your phone trying to get into those lower frequencies.

wipe battery stats?
Did you try wiping battery stats?

iConformed said:
Are there any apps I could get that could monitor packets in/out from what I have installed? I have a lot of apps but most are from trusted sources
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Packets in/out isn't what you want unless you also have unusual data usage too. It's wakelock stats you want - look at the BetterBatteryStats app. It used to be only on XDA but apparently it's on the market now.
iphone4 said:
Did you try wiping battery stats?
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again - Wiping battery stats does NOTHING on our phone. Don't go blindly telling people to do something on our devices just because it worked on another device. The fuel gauge chip on GalaxyS series phones works in a very different way than HTC phones. (Exception: I think the GSII has a more traditional fuel gauge.)

How to save battery on nexus S

Hello there..
i just rooted my nexus S 9020T..i flashed CyanogenMod-7-08312011-NIGHTLY-NS,Build number GRJ90,Android version 2.3.5
my problem is the battery keep draining faster..
fully charged at 7.00AM..10% at 4.00PM
i using Juice defender ultimate (said longer my battery 1.5x)
please help me...

Juice defender is a waste IMO. You could try an undervolted kernel like matr1x or Trinity.
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I suggest teuv kernel by Trinity, best battery life I've seen.
The nexus is a battery hog, especially with all kinds of background apps people have like whatsapp and facebook. If you get Trinity, follow instructions and you wont news any outside monitoring app as the kernel is very good about ram and CPU allotment
sent from my nexus s on a kang from simms

Nexus S is hardly a battery hog.
al_madd said:
Hello there..
i just rooted my nexus S 9020T..i flashed CyanogenMod-7-08312011-NIGHTLY-NS,Build number GRJ90,Android version 2.3.5
my problem is the battery keep draining faster..
fully charged at 7.00AM..10% at 4.00PM
i using Juice defender ultimate (said longer my battery 1.5x)
please help me...
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There are numerous ways to increase battery life. Firstly, you(Android) do not need battery apps and task managers/killers.
Secondly, try this.

Rem3Dy said:
Juice defender is a waste IMO. You could try an undervolted kernel like matr1x or Trinity.
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how if i want to change my kernel??
flash new ROM??

al_madd said:
how if i want to change my kernel??
flash new ROM??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067813
try this for GSM
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yes...i just can see the link for download for the kernels..
but i cant guides how to change kernels..

al_madd said:
yes...i just can see the link for download for the kernels..
but i cant guides how to change kernels..
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Flash through recovery. Make a backup first. Choose the correct kernel for your device. Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for your flashing mistakes.
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any other tips how to save battery longer??

Any further tips after a new kernel and rom would be cutting on the use of the phone and are therefore meh. I want to use the phone, not use it less.

So Trinity is better than Netarchy???, what about Pete #5 which is built in Formels MIUI, so far this is the best Rom I have tried on my NS, stable and fast+good battery compared to the others, also I have my phone OC at 1.2G via Setcpu.

Set wifi sleep policy to never.
Turn off auto brightness
Turn off sync and just refresh your gmail manually when you need to and refresh your contacts from time to time. You still get app updates from the market with sync turned off.
Go through all your apps that update regularly (facespace, twitter etc.) and reduce the sync frequency to something that is acceptable for you. I don't need my twitter updating every 15 minutes and can just manually sync whenever I want.
EDIT: Turn off NFC.
... and buy one or two of these: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-1440m...TUEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316132022&sr=8-1
Make sure to condition them properly - it really makes a difference.

Wifi Sleep Policy to never fixed alot of my battery issues

Turning off NFC will do nothing as NFC does only consume power (like GPS) when used.

Uni7 said:
Wifi Sleep Policy to never fixed alot of my battery issues
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Issue #1
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PROTIP: Stop using the phone so much. None of these tips are going to do squat if you're using the screen and wifi/3G all day.
Trust me on this. I easily get 12+ hours of use with battery to spare (usually around 30-40%) with the following usage:
NOTE: Matr1x Kernel with the stock undervolting settings, and TSM Pool Party ROM running on top.
The screen is on (a little over 1/4 brightness) with wifi/3g blasting, surfing bright white web pages for about 2-3 hours total. I may play 30 minutes of Furious Neornithes D), screw around on the market for a few minutes, check FB updates, etc. I also probably take/make about 10 short phone calls and send/receive about 50 texts. The remaining time, the phone sits in standby.
Not bad, considering the phone is beefier than most home computers from 10 years ago. Also worth noting: The battery scale isn't the most accurate thing in the world. Battery percentage drops off sharply up until about 60%, where it seems to level off.

So what's the best kernel to use???, Trinity or Trinity UV?, Netarchy?, Matrix?, is not only about the battery but also stability, doesn't matter if u can make ur phone last forever if u can't use BT while browsing cause the thing crashes so u either have to use one or the other.

As this is the save battery thread, there's only one answer: lowest voltage trinity kernel.

method2madness said:
PROTIP: Stop using the phone so much. None of these tips are going to do squat if you're using the screen and wifi/3G all day.
Trust me on this. I easily get 12+ hours of use with battery to spare (usually around 30-40%) with the following usage:
NOTE: Matr1x Kernel with the stock undervolting settings, and TSM Pool Party ROM running on top.
The screen is on (a little over 1/4 brightness) with wifi/3g blasting, surfing bright white web pages for about 2-3 hours total. I may play 30 minutes of Furious Neornithes D), screw around on the market for a few minutes, check FB updates, etc. I also probably take/make about 10 short phone calls and send/receive about 50 texts. The remaining time, the phone sits in standby.
Not bad, considering the phone is beefier than most home computers from 10 years ago. Also worth noting: The battery scale isn't the most accurate thing in the world. Battery percentage drops off sharply up until about 60%, where it seems to level off.
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do you use juice defender???

al_madd said:
do you use juice defender???
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Don't.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G via XDA Premium

No more battery woes

One of my biggest woes ever since i switched to gb was battery. I have been tirelessly searching for the best performance +battery rom out there. While i do value battery life,i dont wanna compromise on perf! I have tried out almost all stock based,i9000 based roms,cm7,n many releases of miui.cm7 n miui are the best performers out there for obvious reasons.but I really like the customizations of miui, n so tend to stick with miui more. Battery life is pretty good on galnet miui stable editions, but nowhere as good as froyo! But galnet,combined with a battery saving app green power, just works wonders 4 me! This is not a flame thread,nor fanboyism,just some knowledge sharing.
check this out, my best battery setup yet.
daily use rom- galnet miui stable 2.9.23 +glitch 12b3 smartass gov. +kg3 modem. battery lasting for 21 hours.
cell standby- very poor,~15-18%no signal,inside factory. this accounts for 50%of my battery drain.
display- 1.5hrs,
no wifi,3g on the whole time,but data controlled by green power.
call around 20mins, gaming around 20 mins,online videos ~15-20 mins.
some texting
oc to 1.2g +heavy uv using glitch 12b3.
Screenshots below.
Ps-if instead of 3g,I switch to 2g the whole time,I still have ~30%left by now.
if I am in a good signal area, this rom will easily last me 1.5 days. kudos to both green power n galnet.
EDIT: Actually, screen on time may have been more along the lines of 2hrs, looking at the battery monitor graph. i cant read from miui standard battery history because i had 2 restart my phone once, so it doesnt show correct unplugged times.

wherecan I find this green power app you speak of?

MIUI 1.10.14, NEO 17r18 with v51 script set to smartass/powersave, OC to 1200 mhz. No apps that disable network connections (think Juice Defender).
Things turned off:
Auto rotate
Auto Brightness
Use wireless network(under location)
Auto sync
Proxy setup
Things left on
Data
Background data
Wifi and bt when not at work
Things deleted/ frozen
Telocation.apk
Live wallpaper apps
Market updater
Gallery (use QuicPic instead)
Messaging (use Hand cent instead)
Sidekick
Vpn
More i can't remember

In screenshot #2, what app is that showing your battery usage to such fine details?

liquidzyklon said:
In screenshot #2, what app is that showing your battery usage to such fine details?
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I thinks its miui's special battery stats
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b-eock said:
I thinks its miui's special battery stats
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Yes it is. Check out battery usage in ideal cell network conditions, not inside a factory!
Sent from my cell phone. DUH

mediumsteak said:
wherecan I find this green power app you speak of?
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Market. Or search in xda. It's made by a xda member.
Sent from my cell phone. DUH

That's not bad for light to moderate use. I think mines not bad for moderate to heavy use.

Im on andromeda 3 again after flashing nearly ever custom rom in the past months including gingerbread roms. I still think andromeda 3 has the best battery.
Edit: Just my opinion of course.
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Not bad
Froyo ftw

Wow, the battery usage varies greatly between different people and their respective usage.
I've only used 3 ROMs: stock Rogers 2.2, Firefly 3.0, and Apex 10.1. My best battery life was with Rogers 2.2 but the ROM was lacking such as no working BT dialing. Firefly 3.0 was great and then Gingerbread came out. Now on Apex 10.1, I am getting only mediocre battery life. I can last 24 hours after light to moderate use only, but the screen was on for about 3 hours.

BenKranged said:
Not bad
Froyo ftw
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yeah... definitely froyo ftw!! i used to get 5ma standby usage on froyo, i get 16-20ma on gingerebread best case scenario. that easily triples your standby time....!
wats your display time btw?
sent from my tablet,NOT AN IPAD!

I'm on miui, oc'd to 1400, small uv, I'm consistently 18+ hrs, screen time in the 2 1/2 hr range. More than enough to get me through a day. Not that I care, I've got a car adapter if I need it. I would never go back to a ****ty samsung rom after experiencing miui goodness. The ui is unsurpassed, and the speed is incredible. No more of this having to reboot and clear caches to prevent the lagging and overall crappiness from the other roms. Reflash the update once a week and good to go. Never been easier and I've never been happier. I'll look into this app tho as suggested.

tkjeeper said:
I'm on miui, oc'd to 1400, small uv, I'm consistently 18+ hrs, screen time in the 2 1/2 hr range. More than enough to get me through a day. Not that I care, I've got a car adapter if I need it. I would never go back to a ****ty samsung rom after experiencing miui goodness. The ui is unsurpassed, and the speed is incredible. No more of this having to reboot and clear caches to prevent the lagging and overall crappiness from the other roms. Reflash the update once a week and good to go. Never been easier and I've never been happier. I'll look into this app tho as suggested.
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Yeah I love miui too. I jumped in from 1.9.16 release. I was reluctant because some people get terrible battery life on CM7 and miui, but my battery life is better on miui than any other rom I have used.
Sent from my SGH-I896 running MIUI.

psycho2097 said:
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It was under 3 hours. Almost an hour a day.

Now we just need to combine this with the 1800 batteries mentioned in the other thread...

bveditz said:
Now we just need to combine this with the 1800 batteries mentioned in the other thread...
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already ordered.! m selling my cappy btw, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314890

mrhaley30705 said:
MIUI 1.10.14, NEO 17r18 with v51 script set to smartass/powersave, OC to 1200 mhz. No apps that disable network connections (think Juice Defender).
Things turned off:
Auto rotate
Auto Brightness
Use wireless network(under location)
Auto sync
Proxy setup
Things left on
Data
Background data
Wifi and bt when not at work
Things deleted/ frozen
Telocation.apk
Live wallpaper apps
Market updater
Gallery (use QuicPic instead)
Messaging (use Hand cent instead)
Sidekick
Vpn
More i can't remember
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What font is that? Love the setup btw. Sharp and clean very nice
Sent from my Apex Blue JVR Samsung Captivate.

The one included in the redarked theme (MIUI), status bar is NeonBT

[how to] get the most out of your battery

i've tried to find a solution to get the most battery life you can have with the sensation. i've tested a few things and most things are confirmed by me and a friend to work.
if you all ready know this then dont complain at this thread, some people dont know this and im just sharing my foundings on the battery life.
first thing to expand the life is simply:
flash a proper radio..
every radio works different for every country
for me the latest radio (10.58.9035.00U_10.15.9035.02_2) isnt stable..
im in the netherlands on vodafone and somehow it does have low signal strengt
this is affecting your battery alot since it have to search for signal alot..
it will also prefent your phone to go into deepsleep
the 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01 works for me the best.
second part is the kernel
the 2 most used kernels are Faux and bricked
personally im using brickeds latest 1.6b1 on MIUI 1.11.18 (yes i know its a sense and not an AOSP kernel but its giving me a good battery life)
this kernel does have an awesome good deepsleeping function and still its performing like a beast.
i dunno how the faux kernel is doing since i dont use it so its up to you to test whats the best kernel for you.
3rd is apps
download a battery useage monitor to see if apps are prefenting your phone to sleep well and download a CPU monitor to see what apps are using a lot of CPU
for me laditude was prefenting my phone to go to sleep and maps used most of the time 100% CPU usage.
i dunno yet how this is possible but if you dont use those delete them or make sure to forcestop then is system/apps
another thing thats proven on PC monitors..
black is using alot less power so if you can aply themes and you dont care about how the UI looks like,
then give a dark theme a shot
it can give you 5-10% more on the battery life
also some people uses task killers. they think it will expand there battery lifes with killing apps.
wrong. most TK are killing apps that are needed for the phone to function
if you kill those apps it will simply restart so its using more power the restart the apps.
you can use a task killer but only kill apps like games or apps that are not needed by the phone
example
you can kill angry birds but you cant kill maps
maps will simply restart thus your phone needs power to restart
and last but not least
it might sound strange to you but i've read somewhere that underclocking the cpu might be negative for the battery
for example..
HTC allready underclocked the sensation.. and people are underclocking it even more (stock is 1.5) (htc clocked it (1.2) and people are clocked at (1.0 or even lower)
i dont know yet if this is 100% true but whats the deal to clock the cpu back to 1.5ghz? if its not working for you clock it back.
my setup now is
bricked 1.6b1 with miui 1.11.18
clocked at 192-1.78 and screen of to 192 - 864
screen brightness in +_ 1/3 of the bar
wifi always on but when i go away i turn it off
using fauxclock 0.75
im getting.
slight usage 20-25h
moderate 10-13h
heavy usage 7-8h
slight usage is for me
checking mail a few times
make some calls
check XDA a few times
and texting like 20-40 times
mostly screen off
heavy usage is like
playing a lot of games (NOVA 2 and Worldwar)
lisening to music alot Like 2-3h
check XDA all the time
and call and text a lot
i hope you guys see something new in this thread
and if not BUT you got something else, tell me and i will test it and update the thread

Underclocking does not reduce battery life.
Set your screen-off to the same as your screen-on speeds and watch your standby times plummet.
This is not voodoo, it is physics.
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Catnap said:
Underclocking does not reduce battery life.
Set your screen-off to the same as your screen-on speeds and watch your standby times plummet.
This is not voodoo, it is physics.
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i know that..
but like i said.. its just something i heard somewhere in xda and trying doesnt kill you

stroobach said:
i know that..
but like i said.. its just something i heard somewhere in xda and trying doesnt kill you
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No it doesn't kill you, but it's complete nonsense.
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stroobach said:
if you all ready know this then dont complain at this thread, some people dont know this and im just sharing my foundings on the battery life.
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webstar1 said:
Underclocking for me reduces battery life. Im using stock kernel
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im just giving people info on the things ive read or tested to get most out of the battery..
if you going to be naive then just dont reply with your idea of nonsense..
if you think its bull**** then dont post it in here
its mend to help people and not something you can nag about

stroobach said:
2 things
im just giving people info on the things ive read or tested to get most out of the battery..
if you going to be naive then just dont reply with your idea of nonsense..
if you think its bull**** then dont post it in here
its mend to help people and not something you can nag about
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You've tested this and have conclusive repeatable results, do you?
Didn't think so. What it very much looks like is that you've seen someone go "hay guise if I spin around in circles three times chanting various incantations, my battery drains 2% slower olol' and because you don't understand this is ridiculous, you're going to post it, make other less-informed people believe it's real and generally reach inane and pointless witchcraft solutions that make the problem worse rather then better.
But hey, you carry on.
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updated it with 2 more things you can try out

There is no perfect radio lol. Its very location sensitive. If you are not even experiencing any problems with the current radio I dont think you should ever change it.
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Just get a Anker 1900 mAh Li-ion Bat to replace the OEM junk...

+1 For the Anker battery just swapping out the orginal battery for the Anker has solved my problem in having to charge the phone at work.

I think swapping out for a bigger batttery would be the best bet lol

+1 to the Anker battery.
I am running a stock 02 UK Sensation and was getting just about 1 full day ( approx 16 to 18 hours from Bed to Bed !) before the charge reached a critical level with the stock battery. So it always REALLY NEEDED an overnight charge.
Since changing to the Anker battery i can get from wake-up to about midday or beyond the NEXT day before it really NEEDS a charge.
I do realise this isnt very scientific, but it is an accurate guess-timate of the difference the Anker battery makes using same phone is same locations.
So the short answer is this: before you spend toooo much time tweaking things, get a better battery which will make more of a difference than any other factor.

I testes downclocking..
Conformed for me when I downclock it to 1026MHz it reduces battery life with 15%..
Tested against 1.78ghz
Underclocked 20h
Overclocked 23h
Both usage where almost the same
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