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Battery Problem?

So I was charging my Sensation and 4 hours later it was on 72% and noticed in the battery log the line was starting to dip. So I then took the battery out of the phone and put it back in only to find its now fully charged.
Defective battery or is my phone reading the battery stats wrong?
Battery life has been lasting 8 hours with normal use which is terrible.
Any ideas?
Thanks
G
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Weird Anker battery issue

Second day with the battery. I ran it down today to the point where it shut off and wouldn't turn on. I charged it with the phone off for about 30 minutes and turned it back on. The charge was 54%. Did it really charge that fast?
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I just checked mine and it shows that over the last 20 minutes mine has gone from 1-99% & that's just ridiculous.
Also it seems that even after 2.5 hours of charging with the phone off (first two times with the anker) it still doesn't turn the led to green
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Same issue..
I have the same issue...ran Anker battery down and recharged for 5 minutes, battery widget showed 54% charge, the System Returned charge was like 5% so there is an obvious disconnect there. I get a green light if I charge for 3+ hours, just left it charging at work. Until we get the Sensation rooted and can reset the battery stats, this probably will remain an issue.
I guess you can temp root it and reset the battery stats but I'll wait for perm root.

I read somewhere in this forum that you have to configure the phone to somedegree to show the correct battery status, no idea how though

unixman2000 said:
I have the same issue...ran Anker battery down and recharged for 5 minutes, battery widget showed 54% charge, the System Returned charge was like 5% so there is an obvious disconnect there. I get a green light if I charge for 3+ hours, just left it charging at work. Until we get the Sensation rooted and can reset the battery stats, this probably will remain an issue.
I guess you can temp root it and reset the battery stats but I'll wait for perm root.
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My Anker should be here in a few days. As you suggested, you guys just might need to reset the battery stats. So you'll know, I used a battery calibration tool and it worked great under temp root. With stock battery, my % would spike pretty quick one way or another....it did help give me more steady readings. No worries there....

I have a similar issue with the stock battery, if I'm charging and I restart it the battery % jumps.

Just charged up my new anker yesterday for about 9 hours. Popped it in this morning. I will do three full overnight charges and full dicharges and report back. My chichitec got the same conditioning and its lasting about 25 hours for me. We will see. Got this thing for 9.50 so it won't be the end of the world. Seems good so far. At 99% and had it off the charger for three hours. Phone call and some email and xda.
Once we get root ill be wiping the battery stats for sure though.
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unixman2000 said:
I have the same issue...ran Anker battery down and recharged for 5 minutes, battery widget showed 54% charge, the System Returned charge was like 5% so there is an obvious disconnect there. I get a green light if I charge for 3+ hours, just left it charging at work. Until we get the Sensation rooted and can reset the battery stats, this probably will remain an issue.
I guess you can temp root it and reset the battery stats but I'll wait for perm root.
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Use battery calibration app it wipes stats.
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Hoggles said:
My Anker should be here in a few days. As you suggested, you guys just might need to reset the battery stats. So you'll know, I used a battery calibration tool and it worked great under temp root. With stock battery, my % would spike pretty quick one way or another....it did help give me more steady readings. No worries there....
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care to walk me through how to do this (not the temp root) so I can reset my battery stats?

I'm having this issue with my Chichitech battery. There's no damn way it's at 99% after letting it charge from 0% 3 hours ago.

[Q] Anker 1900mAh battery - Full cycles

Hey guys I just got my Anker Battery 2 days ago and it says to let it charge and discharge about 5 times before getting better results. So far so good and its getting better. I'm on my 2nd charge but just so im clear on something here...
By charge to discharge does it mean to charge to 100% (turning the phone off) then discharge to 0% ( phone shuts off) and charge to 100% again 5 times? Been doing that and im not charging in between so it's a mess when it runs out while I'm not home (happened today!)
Also: any suggestions or opinions on the product so far?
Ps:was in supposed to clear the battery stats or something?
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I only do it 3 times.
As soon as I get the battery I turn it on & run it into the ground. After it's shut off from a dead battery I plug it in & let it charge with the device still off. When the charging light turns green I turn the phone on & run it into the ground again. Rinse & repeat for 3 cycles.
I love my Anker battery. I get way better battery life with it versus stock & it doesn't overheat like it the stock one does. I use one, my buddy with another Sensation does as well, & my mom with her MyTouch 4G has one too. All are outstanding!

Sounds good...i should try it too
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just ordered my anker yesterday - i think the 5 times advise is the same like deleting the battery stats - more a software then hardware related thing

Sounds like your training your phone to establish effective range. Personally I would run it into the ground five times, but some people say It's okay to charge when It's under 10%. Better safe than sorry is what i think. U only have two more cycles to go, suck it up.
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I have had mine for a few weeks now and it is getting me at least an extra 20% with heavy usage...
Even the new Sensation XE only gets a 1750mAh battery I have read today...still under powered imo
The XE proves that the base Sensation we all have is definately underclocked and that running at 1.5GHz is quite safe...

Is this really as good as my battery life can get?

I recently got a Sensation, flashed Inquisition, Sense Faux Kernel, undervolted about -50 to -75, and bought an 1900mA Anker battery, and after a few days my battery life can last almost the entire day. For example, yesterday it lasted 13 and a half hours with 2 hours and 30 mins display on (which was about 70% of total battery usage. I have brightness at about 40%. What really gets to me is how the battery drains really fast once it hits 20% or so.
I've attached my battery usage from being unplugged for a few hours.

try bricked kernel. it using 25mA when in sleeping mode no need of any apps
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legato89 said:
I recently got a Sensation, flashed Inquisition, Sense Faux Kernel, undervolted about -50 to -75, and bought an 1900mA Anker battery, and after a few days my battery life can last almost the entire day. For example, yesterday it lasted 13 and a half hours with 2 hours and 30 mins display on (which was about 70% of total battery usage. I have brightness at about 40%. What really gets to me is how the battery drains really fast once it hits 20% or so.
I've attached my battery usage from being unplugged for a few hours.
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I used to have the same issues earlier.
The fast draining from 20% is because of
Improper battery calibration which needs some time to asjust(it took 6 cycles for me).this I can confirm you because once my phone switches off because of no power left and when I plug on the charger the battery percentage goes upto 15% in just 1 min also this fast 20% drain is always attributed with last longing 100% change ( I mean battery stays at 100% even you've used your phone like for 30min with screen on all the time)
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I flashed Bricked kernel last night and unplugged my phone at 4am. Currently, after being on battery for 6 hours 48 mins my battery is down to 57% with only 15mins of actual use/display on...I have system tuner and battery widget and can provide logs if anyone would like to further assist me in pinpointing why my battery sucks.

Is there an app or process keeping your phone awake or using CPU in the background? System Tuner Pro can help you diagnose this.
Also, try a clean install of your rom, stick with stock kernel and check. Re-download your apps one by one from market, checking for a few hours after each.
It should be possible to get standby drain of 1-2% ans 1.5-2 days battery with moderate use I do.
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More info. I streamed music for maybe 30 mins.

Do a battery calibration like Mike's 1986 thread in ARHD 6.2.2
it will calibrate ur battery like u will some improvement like I did 2 days ago
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check mine
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Looks like attachment uploading is broken. Anyway, A few changes I've done have improved sleep time, but my phone still looks sad compared to my girlfriends iPhone 4s battery life (17 hours on, 2 hour usage, at 62%).

Battery reduces 20% in standby overnight, is this normal?

My phone was reduced from 100 to 82 in just around 6 hours. I had data/wifi turned off as well. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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teobeo94 said:
My phone was reduced from 100 to 82 in just around 6 hours. I had data/wifi turned off as well. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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Nope. With data/wifi turned on (data auto-off since Wifi is active), I lose at most 2% overnight. With airplane mode on OR data/wifi off, you should be seeing practically 0% loss.
Check your battery usage and see what's eating up the battery. Sounds like an rogue app/process that's wasting cycles or is out of control.
One of the best things about this phone is its standby life, as it seems to sip battery juice very lightly.

My battery was still 100% after I woke up today.
Nevertheless it dropped very quickly after using the phone, about 11% in 10-15 min but I assume that's completely normal after 8 hours standby.

I have a live wallpaper but it shouldn't work when is screen off. I also have setcpu set so that is practically doing nothing when the screen is off. The live wallpaper cost only 2% of my battery but standby showed 20%. I have no idea why it uses much in standby...
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teobeo94 said:
I have a live wallpaper but it shouldn't work when is screen off. I also have setcpu set so that is practically doing nothing when the screen is off. The live wallpaper cost only 2% of my battery but standby showed 20%. I have no idea why it uses much in standby...
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That means that of the whatever % battery (out of 100%) that you've used, 20% of that drain was due to standby. That's not necessarily bad. So if you have 50% charge left, then it means that (50% x .2)% of your drain was from standby. My cell standby has currently used 23% of my current drain percentage. Since your phone is often left in the sleep/not-active state, then a large % of battery drain happens in standby.
Battery usage on Android is frequently misunderstood. And keep in mind that the 2% from the LWP you used is because it's only displayed when you're on the home screen. Otherwise, it remains dormant/paused.

that's strange that you are having that much usage in standby.. i have been getting a solid day and a half out of my battery and it doesnt really use any battery in standby.. there has to be an app of some sort that is sucking the battery or still running.. i always at bedtime though clear the cache thru storage in the settings menu and end all tasks in the task manager and close all the windows/programs with the far right virtual button on the bottom of the screen.. I am a bit OCD but heck if its working why stop..lol

Area with poor cell reception? If you were in plane mode it is an app for sure.
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My battery stayed the same overnight. That is with a x2 battery saver which switches off data when the phone is not used and only allows it as special intervals. I have set at 10mins intervals though which is not a huge saver.
I'm doing a test from yesterday to see how long the phone will last with my use. So far from last night im at 39% and when I first turned the phone on it was at 47% from yesterday.
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I would have to agree with everyone else. I only experience 1% loss at most times overnight. Best standby battery life i've ever gotten on a HTC phone.

I actually have full bars at home so I don't think that's why. Maybe it's because it's a new battery so I'll try charging it a couple more cycles.

Lost 8% tonight (86/78). Saw this morning that the signal was not perfect. But wifi went off during the night. That should not happen. Maybe my custom rom is switching off wifi on sleep...
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teobeo94 said:
I actually have full bars at home so I don't think that's why. Maybe it's because it's a new battery so I'll try charging it a couple more cycles.
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It's either a faulty battery or a rogue app. Shouldn't happen to a new battery either.
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Use better battery stats to diagnose rogue apps.

vasp3690 said:
My battery stayed the same overnight. That is with a x2 battery saver which switches off data when the phone is not used and only allows it as special intervals. I have set at 10mins intervals though which is not a huge saver.
I'm doing a test from yesterday to see how long the phone will last with my use. So far from last night im at 39% and when I first turned the phone on it was at 47% from yesterday.
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Right.
Battery lasted up to 2:30pm being off the plug from 7 am the previous morning. So a total of 31hours.
That is with tapatalk, a bit of web browsing, a bit of WiFi and google store updating, 2 short phone calls.
The app. 2x was running on mild battery saving,mainly by cutting the data periodically when the phone is idling.
I must say that this is really good and the phone took quite a while to go from 15% to 4% after which it switched off before I noticed it again.
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