Amazing battery life all of a sudden? - HTC Sensation

Not sure what I could have done but since yesterday my battery life has been nuts. I installed and am using a livewallpaper but that's it. Phone has been on for 5 days and it just got better yesterday. Is it even possible that lwp could help battery life?
Doing well today too will post screenshot later on. I've been using it as normal so its not due to change in usage at all. Again the only link I can find is the lwp!!
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Wow. That's amazing! Wish I got that kind of usage!!
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I'm pretty sure live wallpaper won't be saving you battery, having a constant animation on your background is only going to increase your CPU load and RAM usage, which will surely impact on your battery life.
What ROM/ kernal are you using?
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I wish my phone would do that too, I need to charged it everyday.
I knew it was going to be like this before i got it, but sometimes is just annoying.
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Since i have my acer iconia a500 my sensation lasts 2 days with 1 charge
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One of the most effective things I have ever done for battery life is, after the first full drain/charge Calibration I did four more full drain/full charges before using normally. Then I remained patient with imperfect battery life until those steps were done.
Battery life is great.
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Jealous!
Wish I got those kind of results. After the update to 2.3.4 my battery life has been terrible and nothing I seem to do is helping

It simply looks like you've been on wifi a lot. It's known that being on wifi puts A LOT LESS strain on your battery than does using the network.

Same here battery life is not as good as expected but I guess there's not much we can do, either buy a much bigger capacity battery or be contended with what the stock could offer.
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How much screen in time? It can last forever on stand by.
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This is what I have now. With just casual texting and facebook, auto sync is off on all accounts except weather for the widget , no games. So I'm sure by the end of the day ill only get atleast 8hrs on my battery if I get lucky. From 100% to 65% in 3hrs I don't know if its good or not but oh well what can we do.
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Yeah wifi and wifi calling help a ton. This is today with hardly any wifi and a little more usage. Still it gets me through most days from waking up to sleeping.
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me too have a great battery life
since rooted and using leedroid ROM, my phone could last 12 hours with casual fb, sms, and calling. with some note-taking.

Got the Anker, and haven't really been following their recommended instructions. I guess I'll suck it up for the next week and just do it.

I'm 100% stock and unrooted but using LPP instead of Sense. That's it.

azwan92 said:
me too have a great battery life
since rooted and using leedroid ROM, my phone could last 12 hours with casual fb, sms, and calling. with some note-taking.
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Mine gives me double that, also using Leedroid's rom and also same usage pattern.
All in all very happy with my Sensation

What's LLP? Sorry for the question I'm a noob just got ny first android so I'm pure stock.
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What's LLP? Sorry for the question I'm a noob just got ny first android so I'm pure stock.
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Launcher Pro Plus!
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Good battery life here, 18 hours use with ~25% left when i plugged in last night. Rooted running Revolution HD ROM over clocked at 1.56GHz

Using Leedroid and a 7 quid 1900mA battery off Amazon. Auto sync off a few phone calls moderate to high texting and tweeting. A little gaming.
I can easily get over 2 days on 1 charge

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Battery problem on desire s

Guys
Pls am new here, any tup on how to stop this battery drainage?
since we can't root for now, what can I do to stop this drainage?
Battery doesn't least half a day even after doing all the necessary things eg reduced display to 15%, disabled always data, mainly on gsm etc
PLS I need your help ASAP
Thanks
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lynxnoon said:
Guys
Pls am new here, any tup on how to stop this battery drainage?
since we can't root for now, what can I do to stop this drainage?
Battery doesn't least half a day even after doing all the necessary things eg reduced display to 15%, disabled always data, mainly on gsm etc
PLS I need your help ASAP
Thanks
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Who said you can't root?
Ginger break v1.2 after alpharevx s-off
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Settings> Audio> pocket mode off, vibration feedback off, other stuff that might use the proximity and the G sensor off.
Also check your installed apps some of them tend to stay active even after you "quit" them (you can't actualy quit). Download "system panel" for that, and you will see in te left of an app if it uses the cpu Even if an app is there is not actualy draining battery, only if it uses the cpu.
So don't use task killers, they will only drain you more battery.
I keep my screen on auto brightness, and i still get 2 days.
Hope i helped you.
Though I just S-off and rooted but will still try out what you guys say
Thanks
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lynxnoon said:
Though I just S-off and rooted but will still try out what you guys say
Thanks
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Make sure that in
Settings>wireless network> mobile networks> always on mobile data = off
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Once I set the wifi policy to off when the screen goes off and installed JuiceDefender I got battery drain down to about 30% per day
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Once I set the wifi policy to off when the screen goes off and installed JuiceDefender I got battery drain down to about 30% per day
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On my system (stock, stock rooted and 1.47 rooted ) Juice Defender 3.5.6 many times fail to resume mobile data on screen unlock
I don't have a problem with my Desire S regarding the battery, i mainly use it for sms and few calls disabled wifi, bluetooth, brightness very low, disabled key tones, and vibrate. For 12hrs i still have 94% batt life left..
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Leedroid ROM, and unity kernel = awesome combination.
I get really really good battery life
At least much better than stock!
I'm using LBC mod, the newest released version works wonders for the battery!
the max have gotten so far with all the tweaking n stuff is like about 12hrs . . . .is there something wrong with the battery or am i missing something?
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the max have gotten so far with all the tweaking n stuff is like about 12hrs . . . .is there something wrong with the battery or am i missing something?
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I used to have this problem constantly. I'm not lucky when it comes to battery life.
Could be the battery. Try LBC v0.6 and get setcpu. See if that helps if you haven't done so already.
Unity kernel sucked my battery dry.
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Am on miui rite now with cm7 kernel ....I used the unity kernel b4 and no improvement on battery life
LBC rom have also tried and that also zaps battery
Kinda surprised how people get to use their desire s for.up to 2 days
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lynxnoon said:
Am on miui rite now with cm7 kernel ....I used the unity kernel b4 and no improvement on battery life
LBC rom have also tried and that also zaps battery
Kinda surprised how people get to use their desire s for.up to 2 days
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Have you tried the tiamat kernel? Also, I recommend investing in Tasker to squeeze the most out of your battery. Simply having it automatically go into airplane mode when you sleep helps. Get it (like me) turning auto-sync on for 2 minutes every 15 minutes aswell, and you get over 24 hours battery with heavy use.
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lynxnoon said:
Am on miui rite now with cm7 kernel ....I used the unity kernel b4 and no improvement on battery life
LBC rom have also tried and that also zaps battery
Kinda surprised how people get to use their desire s for.up to 2 days
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On second inspection. Yes LBC is still draining my battery dry. You're not alone. It's beautiful when screen off, but as soon as the screen is on, and its like 1% per minute. Scary.
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decoyknox said:
On second inspection. Yes LBC is still draining my battery dry. You're not alone. It's beautiful when screen off, but as soon as the screen is on, and its like 1% per minute. Scary.
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With the stock kernel?
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With the stock kernel?
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You are correct, sir.
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I had this problem when still on stock ROM and had a few widgets collecting data in the background. It wasn't all that severe though; I had to charge the phone once a day. Since I installed LBC mod, I only have to charge the phone every two days
Use this to track down the battery drain...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats
And/or this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1031124
If it's data traffic related this'll point you at which specific app is using it...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.radioopt.widget&feature=search_result
Then either un-install the culprit, or try different kernel, or freeze the sucka using Titanium Backup. See if that helps. Either way, would be interested to know what you discover.
1% per minute is scary drain I agree. Something not quite right there. You're not OC to silly levels are you?
Yes, the new lbc ROM gas a drainage problem... Mine was dropping very fast. Switched back to leedroid, great battery life again! (Stock kernel) I also use setcpu
I reckon it could last me 2 days moderate usage, and 3 light usage!
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Battery :(

I'm at 6% after only being on for 3:56 right before that I went to recovery and wiped the battery stats and then the battery calibration blah I just got this battery brand new like maybe a week ago its an HTC stock battery at 4200-4300mV
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Try putting the phone down for at least a lil while.
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lol, 4 hours of constant use with screen on. I would say that battery is working well.
Ok good just making sure its not messed up and Idk why but to me the whole 4200mV when fully charged seemed high I mean its at 3900 when charging Idk lol but thanks guys
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I usually top it about 4213mv when I'm fully charged.
Mine jumps back and fourth between 4200 and 3900 also.
Okay good I never took notice with my other battery and Idk just thought it could be a high number xD
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May I ask what app(s) you're using to generate your battery data (graph and calibration)?
Battery calibration app and the stock setting battery information on abso 3.2
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Using the phone with screen on for 4 hours and whatever apps or games you're playing + wifi or GPS or data can definitely kill your battery in 4 hours. You can do the while calibration method but if you've already done that then nevermind. If you're not using your phone for the 4 hours and it died that fast then yes something is wrong.
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Yea I was doing it as a self test and just wanted to see if that were a good amount of time I bought the battery from new egg for 15 and it was a stock HTC battery
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toxicpaulution said:
I'm at 6% after only being on for 3:56 right before that I went to recovery and wiped the battery stats and then the battery calibration blah I just got this battery brand new like maybe a week ago its an HTC stock battery at 4200-4300mV
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Wow that's crazy! It seems that the phone is in almost constant use for 4 hours straight! Wifi was always on, screen is almost always on, and it's awake almost all the time. I think the battery is doing well then. Just don't go crazy with it too much.

Battery life question

Thinking of getting a Sensation, but I want to know what the average battery life for a rooted, custom ROM with me being a light to medium user. Will it get me through a whole day of use without recharging?
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I get 10 hours medium use, 13 hours light use. Don't let that put you off, I have problems with my battery.. most people usually get more than me! You can also get extra batteries which can last you two whole days.
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Yea battery life is ok. Its really good on cm7 & miui. More so on miui. Love this phone though. You gotta pay to play.
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I'm able to last till 8-9pm in the noon with Wifi - Data On and my Email Synchronising every 30 minutes. Of course I'm on the ArHD rom,
If you are really keen on battery life, you can always try replacement batteries.
One of such that achieved some fame is the Anker Battery.
Proven by various XDA users that it's working.
You can give it a try

Thunderbolt has come a long way

I've been on stock unrooted latest update for a couple of weeks, and even with 4G on the battery life is fantastic, I'm at 40% after 1d 11h! Thanks HTC for all your hard work, now hurry up and give me some ICS!
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Wow that is pretty cool.
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daggy1985 said:
I've been on stock unrooted latest update for a couple of weeks, and even with 4G on the battery life is fantastic, I'm at 40% after 1d 11h! Thanks HTC for all your hard work, now hurry up and give me some ICS!
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Thats pretty amazing. Are you using the stock battery? How much did you actually use your phone during that time?
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Thats pretty amazing. Are you using the stock battery? How much did you actually use your phone during that time?
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Stock battery moderate use, check email, played some games, browsed web xda, texted etc. I just recall in the past my battery would die on 4g super quick after a few hours even when barely using it. So its a fantastic improvement.
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That is certainly better than what I can report running Thundershed 1.2. For me, it is down to 40 - 50% in 24 hours (I charge it once per day) , mostly on 3G and on Rezound battery with moderate use. What about anyone running sense roms?
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I've seen similar results to the OP on the stock rom. I have the Rezound battery as well, but after the last couple official updates, battery life seemed much improved, even with the stock battery. I forgot to post screenshots, but at one point I was at over 24 hours w/o charging and like 45% battery life left (with minimal usage and constant 4G).
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I've been on stock unrooted latest update for a couple of weeks, and even with 4G on the battery life is fantastic, I'm at 40% after 1d 11h! Thanks HTC for all your hard work, now hurry up and give me some ICS!
Sorry I just don't believe it. Not with stock battery.
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Wow that is pretty cool. I can not really get a good assessment of my phone battery life. It is a 30-45 minute commute to work so my phone is in the cradle running 4G and Google Music. Then at work it is trying to ping services hard because of a secured area. So generally I leave work and it is struggling on 40% after sitting in a cubby for 12 hours. And my phone is all stock baby.
It really depends on where you are as well. When I am outdoors close to a cell tower with excellent signal strength, I can go a whole day and barely move the battery meter. However if I travel or am inside with a poor/decent signal, the battery dies much faster.
I also get really good battery life on my thunderbolt. Heavy usage, music, games, browsing on some wifi but mostly 3g (no 4g in my area yet), and I get about 15 to 17 hours on a single charge. Definitely lasts all day for me.
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Not bad battery life for me lol

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It kinda looks like that you did not use the phone at all!
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Nice wait but that jump upward toward the end, were you charging it there, send a screen of the graph with the usage pattern under it
And you recharged it abit
Hehe. But seriously I get around 17 hours of pretty good life. Moderate to heavy use with still about 30% remaining
Just sick and tired of these people complain about horrible battery life
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Post the screen usage!
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devgee said:
Post the screen usage!
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If thats directed at me obviously I did if you look up
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If thats directed at me obviously I did if you look up
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Haha nope not quite we mean like tap the "screen" entry so we can see how many hours of screen-on time you've had, and also possibly tap the usage graph then it shows when your phone was awake, when WiFi was on/off, when it was charging etc.
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Hehe. But seriously I get around 17 hours of pretty good life. Moderate to heavy use with still about 30% remaining
Just sick and tired of these people complain about horrible battery life
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As much as I do like the phone. I'm quite annoyed at the battery life and am thinking of ways to improve it and etc. but it doesn't seem to be working. I get like 8 hours and by then it's at 30% MAX. Usually around like 20 or so. 10 hours and it's pretty much dead. Am I doing something wrong? my screen is only on for about an hour and a half or so, maybe 2 hours. Lowest brightness setting, 4g off, 2g on, wifi on.. that's about it. I mean as much as I love HTC, I can't love this battery life...
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As much as I do like the phone. I'm quite annoyed at the battery life and am thinking of ways to improve it and etc. but it doesn't seem to be working. I get like 8 hours and by then it's at 30% MAX. Usually around like 20 or so. 10 hours and it's pretty much dead. Am I doing something wrong? my screen is only on for about an hour and a half or so, maybe 2 hours. Lowest brightness setting, 4g off, 2g on, wifi on.. that's about it. I mean as much as I love HTC, I can't love this battery life...
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Yes you're doing something wrong or have a faulty unit. Make sure you flash a good ROM (I'm using aokp) and that's it. I have my screen at about 25% brightness and here are my stats which is quite acceptable.
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I have freezed so much default htc and adroid crapp apps with Titanium backup. It differs a lot! Also a lot of system apps i dont use.
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I have freezed so much default htc and adroid crapp apps with Titanium backup. It differs a lot! Also a lot of system apps i dont use.
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Yeah, Freezing apps helps a lot!
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@devgee Lol wow 5hr37min screen and almost 10hrs thats quite impressive, all things considered hang on how is your phone still ON at 1% not charging? Mine shuts down at 4% generally...unless I charge it till 7% and unplug, then it runs to 0% before powering down?
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@devgee Lol wow 5hr37min screen and almost 10hrs thats quite impressive, all things considered hang on how is your phone still ON at 1% not charging? Mine shuts down at 4% generally...unless I charge it till 7% and unplug, then it runs to 0% before powering down?
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Might be the 1% battery mod which has been added to the viper Rom (Don't know really)
I was too surprised when it was 1%
Usually it shuts down at 3% or 4%!
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Yes you're doing something wrong or have a faulty unit. Make sure you flash a good ROM (I'm using aokp) and that's it. I have my screen at about 25% brightness and here are my stats which is quite acceptable.
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Well this is what I got.
This was back on CM. That rom game amazing batt life.
I don't have the screen time pic but it was just over 4 hours. Still had 1/5 of the battery left too! With this phone I just leave gps, wifi, antenna and sync on. It's so rare for me to NOT last a full day that I see no point in being conservative about use anymore.
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GlueEats said:
This was back on CM. That rom game amazing batt life.
I don't have the screen time pic but it was just over 4 hours. Still had 1/5 of the battery left too! With this phone I just leave gps, wifi, antenna and sync on. It's so rare for me to NOT last a full day that I see no point in being conservative about use anymore.
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Nice... CM 10?
Yup. Before the problems that nightlies started having a couple of weeks ago.
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Yup. Before the problems that nightlies started having a couple of weeks ago.
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Do you still have the build you were using? Id like to try it out
I believe it was just the Oct 10 CM nightly on goomanager.
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