I just recently rooted my DROID CHARGE with the Infinity ROM and I like alot of the features but the main reason I wanted to root was I was told my battery life would triple and it hasn't improved at all in my opinion. I downloaded Battery Calibration and JuiceDefender (free version). Is there a better ROM out there for battery life or a better app to try to help with my battery life?
Also another thing I cannot find which I miss is the Verizon VISUAL VOICEMAIL. Does anyone know where I can find that app to put back on my phone?
Thanks,
Mixin313
A minimal ROM (few and/or dark colors) will most likely give you the best battery life since most of the battery life goes to the display. But i would look at other ways to maximize battery life and run the ROM you like.
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What is the best ROM for Desire S in terms of battery.
I used virtuous unity 1.29.0 and it's battery backup was quite good then my original ROM.
But after updating to new virtuous unity 1.31.0 the battery backup goes quite bad.
Anyone know a good battery backup ROM for desire s?
Calibrate your battery, really works!
Instructions:
1. Turn your phone on and charge it for 8 hours our more
2. Deplug charger, turn your phone off And charger it fit one hour
3. Turn your phone on, wait 2 minutes,turn your phone off and charge it for one hour
4. Turn phone on and your battery life should be much better now
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Don't forget to sacrifice a virgin and hire a shaman.
Cmon ppl! Li-Ion and Li-Poli batteries do not require forming (yeah its forming not formatting). Ni-Cd and Ni-MH were the types that required this.
In extreme situations (charging over 20hrs) you can even damage/reduce capacity of your phone's Li-Ion battery.
ptenteges said:
Don't forget to sacrifice a virgin and hire a shaman.
Cmon ppl! Li-Ion and Li-Poli batteries do not require forming (yeah its forming not formatting). Ni-Cd and Ni-MH were the types that required this.
In extreme situations (charging over 20hrs) you can even damage/reduce capacity of your phone's Li-Ion battery.
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So are you saying NOT to calibrate your battery that way?
Yeah.. is that really works?
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try miui rom.......... my battery life is superb.. i tried every custom rom in my point of view miui is perfect... try it once......
olyloh6696 said:
So are you saying NOT to calibrate your battery that way?
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I'm saying that the type of the battery used in Desire S is not formable. Additionally in extreme situations you can damage it by overcharging it. This is more complicated, because it also depends on the type of charger, and charging hardware in the phone.
What DesisreS says looks exactly like forming process, hence my response.
What you (possibly) can do, is calibrate your device/os to properly read battery status and use it more efficiently. But this is done through some software tricks I don't know.
Our battery is smart.
Overcharging it won't do anything. It just cuts off the electricity when reaching 100%. Full voltage is around 4.2V. If you look at your voltage while charging, it's already at 4.2V at around 70%. I have no idea why it does that.
And at 0% it's not really empty. It still has around 3.5V. It gets dangerous at 3V where it won't be able to charge again.
Just clear your battery stats in recovery or use an app from the market and see what happens.
Read and search around the forum for more info.
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I'm saying that the type of the battery used in Desire S is not formable. Additionally in extreme situations you can damage it by overcharging it. This is more complicated, because it also depends on the type of charger, and charging hardware in the phone.
What DesisreS says looks exactly like forming process, hence my response.
What you (possibly) can do, is calibrate your device/os to properly read battery status and use it more efficiently. But this is done through some software tricks I don't know.
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You can use the app called battery calibration from the market for the calibration
Charge battery to 100% & run the app
This does not increase battery life but helps the OS read the battery more accurately & this needs to be done after installing a new ROM
kartkk said:
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You can use the app called battery calibration from the market for the calibration
Charge battery to 100% & run the app
This does not increase battery life but helps the OS read the battery more accurately & this needs to be done after installing a new ROM
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Uhuh, this is what I mean. But lets go back to the original question, what are your experiences with different ROMs and battery life? I'm going to be Desire S user soon so I'm curious too.
ptenteges said:
Uhuh, this is what I mean. But lets go back to the original question, what are your experiences with different ROMs and battery life? I'm going to be Desire S user soon so I'm curious too.
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LeeDroid ROM. Offers great battery life and very close to stock ROM. I got 1/2 day use on stock ROM with heavy use when I first got it, then put leedroid on, now I'm having 1 full day heavy use before I have to charge my phone (15%)
(Includes a lot of syncing, WiFi, web browsing, music,games etc the whole day)
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Thanks guys.
I decided to go with virtuous rom. it's new version is coming out with very good battery life.
vishalduggal said:
Thanks guys.
I decided to go with virtuous rom. it's new version is coming out with very good battery life.
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not just good battery life but many more awesome features
@olyloh6696 i think you should also try the vu beta im impressed by it
i really hope the next version of miui for desire s will have better battery life, i think it's the best looking rom and i will definitely keep it when battery is improved!
Back in June 2011 i purchased my first 4.3inch device, the HD2. I instantly fell in love with the huge screen and how open the comunity made this phone. but sadly i had to part ways with it because of a missing volume rocker, broken camera & screen. Now to the point.
Is the Inspire 4G worth the upgrade despite both phones having almost the same GPU and CPU?
That depends on how you will use it and how you are looking to acquire it. What network do you plan to use? Will it be an everything device or just a phone? Are you looking to keep it awhile or is it just until the next phone you really want comes out?
We've got a great community with some phenomenal devs and great moderators. With ICS due soon for the DHD, support should be great through the end of the world (12/21/12).
If I had to get a phone to last me until my next upgrade, I would have no problem laying down the money used Inspires are selling for right now. I'm even thinking about getting one to replace the wife's xperia which is due for an upgrade even sooner than my Inspire.
It is still a very capable phone and looks like it will get better over the coming months.
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I switched from an iphone to the Inspire, I like the Inspire way better, but
the battery life seems pretty bad, and there are no "real" extended batteries,
and the ones you find on eday and amazon are all over rated and a lot of them have
even less capacity than the stock battery.
I would say expect to get, about 3 to 4 hours web surfing, or, 7 to 8 hours talk time,
or, 3+ hours of local video, on a "good" battery. -- That was from battery estimates
on my Inspire using Battery Monitor Widget, most of the time using a little bit of
everything I get a little over 5 hours of use.
The Inspire's camera is the best I have ever seen on a phone, and it records pretty
good video, the screen is also very good, and the hardware seem every bis as good if
not better than the iphone, I like this phone a lot.
Actually, if you're rooted and flash a different kernel and rom you could get 16hours on a full charge. Stock rom has too much bloatware along with the horrible battery life.
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lay012 said:
Actually, if you're rooted and flash a different kernel and rom you could get 16hours on a full charge. Stock rom has too much bloatware along with the horrible battery life.
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I did root, and installed Android Revolution HD, and its recommended radio,
then No-Sense++, removed Facebook and Friendstream, did the whole
calibrating the battery bit, V6 SuperCharger, juice defender, autorun manager
to disable stuff, also a new battery.
The battery estimates I gave from Battery Monitor Widget are from my
inspire after a 3 near full discharges, as I was breaking in a new battery.
About the only thing left for me to try is under clocking the CPU,
or trying another rom.
My battery life depends on my location. At work, the signal is terrible and I am usually on the charger after lunch. At home, I can leave it on battery from Friday morning until Sunday night.
It is true that I have other options for everything other than phone calls while at home but I'm not usually using my phone much while I'm at work because I'm at work.
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will1384 said:
I did root, and installed Android Revolution HD, and its recommended radio,
then No-Sense++, removed Facebook and Friendstream, did the whole
calibrating the battery bit, V6 SuperCharger, juice defender, autorun manager
to disable stuff, also a new battery.
The battery estimates I gave from Battery Monitor Widget are from my
inspire after a 3 near full discharges, as I was breaking in a new battery.
About the only thing left for me to try is under clocking the CPU,
or trying another rom.
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The battery life is not the worst I have ever had on a device like this, but
it's much like the old days of PDAs, and just like my old PDA back in the day
I am going to have to get an external battery pack, or keep a charger handy.
I got looking up different kernels for battery life, and CoreDroid seems to have
the LordMod kernel, and from what I understand that kernel is good for battery
life, I will give it a try.
Rom you flash has alot to do with the battery life.
Check my signature, the one Im using now is unbeatable.
I was really pleased with Hyper NonSense but there were a couple bugs I couldn't tolerate anymore. I'm on XenonHD now and the battery life is horrendous. What ROM seems to work best for everyone?
For starters, get an anker. After a few cycles you will notice a huge difference in battery life.
All ROMs are going to be very similar in battery life. There's not a "super" ROM that can last all day and one that can last 3 hours.
My point is, all ROMs are about the same in battery life. An anker will greatly increase the battery life, no matter what ROM.
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AndroidSupporter318 said:
For starters, get an anker. After a few cycles you will notice a huge difference in battery life.
All ROMs are going to be very similar in battery life. There's not a "super" ROM that can last all day and one that can last 3 hours.
My point is, all ROMs are about the same in battery life. An anker will greatly increase the battery life, no matter what ROM.
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I actually do have an anker already. The hyper nonsense would last me more than a day sometimes and easily about 16 hours with moderate use but this rom so far cant last 8 hours with use.
Well, 16 hours of use is not bad. What about your on screen time?
I would also try albino's ROM. it doesn't get extreme battery life, but it is decent.
Inspiration ROM also is battery friendly.
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For me, the best battery life came from Cyanogenmod 10.1 with stock clock speeds.
ARHD on stock kernel is good for buttery.
INSPIRATION not looks good, but now I am testing it with Badass governor. will report back if good.
Don't forget that you need a few full charge cycles to be accurate. What first can look like a crappy battery life, after a day or two can last a LOT longer.
Usually kernels based of the official htc tend to last longer, like SebastianFM kernel, Bricked kernel, and BanB has also a stock one with overclock.
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Teambridge rom is the best. Fast smooth and best batterylife i had*(have?) ever seen
I think Android Revolution HD is one of the best ROM. With stock kernel you have a good battery-saving. By the way I think that stock kernel is a little laggy for my taste, so I use custom kernels (like Sultan or Faux) that drain more battery but sure speed my phone!
I have used VIPERS 1.6.3 for a while now but with Sultans 17.5 kernel. With the help of greenify I have managed to get the battery to last for 1d16h with around 2-3hrs of screen-on.
I also use an ANKER battery and not the stock as the stock one died on me!
I have been told that NON-SENSE ROMs have better battery life, but this VIPERS 1.6.3 and SULTAN kernel seems to be a homerun for me!
OK first it's impossible for all rooms to take the same battery life they all use different default kernels and tweaks which are aimed at performance vs battery vs looks. I found inspiration to be the best so far darksense is great too
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Hiya,
Just a quick ask around about battery life. Simply based on stats and usage by all of you, which ROM for our One S gives the most battery life.
I'm asking this as I'm going to Global Gathering, and would love for my phone to stay alive for more than a few hours, so that I can take photos/video's while I'm at the festival each day.
For example is 4.1.2 have a better battery life compared to 4.2.2 and I'm also interested in performance between the various ROMs that are out there. Kernel settings would be lovely as well.
Try latest liquidrom, downclock to 1,1ghz and buy a battery pack for 30 € With 10.000mah, you can charge your phone 4times With this pack.
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I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 with a ZeroLemon extended battery (which I highly recommend), and I'm looking for something to track my battery life thats a bit better than the stock battery monitor. I don't care about or need anything to optimize my battery life (between Pimp My ROM tweaks and the extended battery it doesn't matter), but I want to get a good idea of what is draining my battery and things like that.
I'm going to look in the play store, but I want some recommendations from XDA.