Related
I need help my battery life is terrible and I don't know how to fix. I have a battery information app and the battery chart drops.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App
We're going to need more information than that to help you out.
ROM?
Kernel?
Name of "Battery Monitoring" App?
Current Data use?
Signal strength in your area?
All of these will be very helpful in figuring out what your issue is.
Try to be patient, I'm a little new. But here's what I know.
Froyo 2.2
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Battery Monitor Widget App
Data usage isn't high.
I don't know how to find ROM
My display takes 93% but my brightness is all the way down and my signal is always pretty strong.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App
Im guessing your one the stock at&t froyo. Think about going into the captivate android development section and flash a custom rom. They seem to provide better battery life and are much better than what came with this phone.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
You can also disable wifi, bluetooth, and GPS when not in use - that should help.
In my experience the fastest way to better battery life is flash a new kernel. speedmod-kernel-i897-k13e is very stable. Also turn off auto-rotate and auto brightness.
A big battery killer for me is background data and auto sync, I leave it all off, along with the stuff every one else said.
Also, try calibrating your battery.
The only thing I've done to my phone is root. And I've turned off all the auto stuff, I have no idea how to "flash the rom" or anything else.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App
If your display takes up 93% of battery that's usually a good sign, it means that there's probably nothing in the background sucking up all the juice. Have you tried "bump charging" or replacing the battery? They do tend to go bad or lose calibration if you've overheated them one too many times.
Whenever I charge my phone it seems to get extremely hot. The battery app said like 115° to 120°
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App
color0 said:
If your display takes up 93% of battery that's usually a good sign, it means that there's probably nothing in the background sucking up all the juice. Have you tried "bump charging" or replacing the battery? They do tend to go bad or lose calibration if you've overheated them one too many times.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What exactly is bump charging?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App
Is that f or c? My battery temp is 33 degrees c.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
In my experience, the jk4 modem has the best battery life.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Try Juice Defender in the Android Market, made a big different for me.
In my experience Froyo roms have all been garbage battery life *first leak, stock, Perception, Cognition, SuperNova, Phoenix Unleashed* I could never get more then 10 hours on the battery and less with wifi on. Now with GB *perception 2 beta 3*, I get 18 hours with Bluetooth on, Background Sync On, under H *3G*, and the original battery that came with the phone. I am putting up with some of the issues that 2.3.3 has but to me I cannot go back to froyo as my battery life has never been this good Including with jf6 2.1 that originally shipped with my phone.
HTH,
Charlie
I put it on the charger. Only went up to 35c (95f)
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
jbo12 said:
Is that f or c? My battery temp is 33 degrees c.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For F.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA Premium App
ameedi600 said:
In my experience, the jk4 modem has the best battery life.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
While that may be the case, it doesn't always provide for the best signal. You have to test each one and see what works best for your area/situation.
Your battery temp seems very high. You may want to swap the battery before trying other things. Is the phone new? If so, At&t store should agree to swap it out for you.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
I've used every rom on XDA and they're all great in their own way. I'm currently running the latest miui by whitehawkx. At first it was great but now I'm getting slow down and random loss of signal that only returns with a restart. I also have problems with the screen not turning back on properly. I press the lock button and the screen will light up like its about to turn on or it will flash the lockscreen for a second then go blank. Only fix is to relock then unlock again, quite a pain.
I'm looking for a daily rom that will get me at least 9 hours of battery life, is fast and responsive. Like I said, I've used all of the roms here but I don't want to go through the hassle of setting everything up for each rom and testing for multiple days to make a choice. Personal choices are welcome but please say why you like it.
On a side note, does anyone know why updates have pretty much stopped for all the roms our phone can use?
Thank you!
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
wgrant said:
I've used every rom on XDA and they're all great in their own way. I'm currently running the latest miui by whitehawkx. At first it was great but now I'm getting slow down and random loss of signal that only returns with a restart. I also have problems with the screen not turning back on properly. I press the lock button and the screen will light up like its about to turn on or it will flash the lockscreen for a second then go blank. Only fix is to relock then unlock again, quite a pain.
I'm looking for a daily rom that will get me at least 9 hours of battery life, is fast and responsive. Like I said, I've used all of the roms here but I don't want to go through the hassle of setting everything up for each rom and testing for multiple days to make a choice. Personal choices are welcome but please say why you like it.
On a side note, does anyone know why updates have pretty much stopped for all the roms our phone can use?
Thank you!
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try Weapon 3. I have been using it for a few weeks without any problems. Better battery life is accomplished with turning off GPS, Bluetooth and data when you're not using them. As well, don't run unnecessary apps and don't overclock.
Core Memory said:
Try Weapon 3. I have been using it for a few weeks without any problems. Better battery life is accomplished with turning off GPS, Bluetooth and data when you're not using them. As well, don't run unnecessary apps and don't overclock.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Was actually in the process of downloading weapon. I can't shut data off since I need constant access to my email but otherwise I already do the other things. I've only been able to get about 10 max on my phone regardless of the rom, might have a bad battery.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
wgrant said:
Was actually in the process of downloading weapon. I can't shut data off since I need constant access to my email but otherwise I already do the other things. I've only been able to get about 10 max on my phone regardless of the rom, might have a bad battery.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I used GiggleBread with Trinity kernel and got over 25 hours as a max. On average I'd be around 16-18 hours with that combo. Try that. And this is with moderate use.
Wtf is gigglebread? If its on xda then I stand corrected in my statement that Ive used all the roms.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
wgrant said:
Wtf is gigglebread? If its on xda then I stand corrected in my statement that Ive used all the roms.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haha I think he ment to say GingerLaugh but idk for sure... hmmm
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Wtf is gingerlaugh? Ok now I'm sure my previous statement was wrong....
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
wgrant said:
Wtf is gigglebread? If its on xda then I stand corrected in my statement that Ive used all the roms.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/6291-gig...-a-cylon-device/page__pid__151937#entry151937
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Latest cm7 nightly using faux .45 kernel is a winner, long battery life and stability.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
mackster248 said:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/6291-gig...-a-cylon-device/page__pid__151937#entry151937
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks I saw that but hadn't used it, perhaps its time to give it a whirl.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Just passed 48 hrs on single charge. Zeus rom, Infusion kernel, new B1 modem. Fixed wakelocks with Better Battery Stats.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
seano666 said:
Just passed 48 hrs on single charge. Zeus rom, Infusion kernel, new B1 modem. Fixed wakelocks with Better Battery Stats.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Qkster! Post your pic.. That's not even close to the best.. Just wait til you see that one.. But PR congrats.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
Erik_T said:
Qkster! Post your pic.. That's not even close to the best.. Just wait til you see that one.. But PR congrats.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol..no, Sean has me beat, Erik.
How you do that? Perhaps It's no record but it's good...
Some questions I have:
Did you use data?
It's true that using an app killer so often, it's no good for battery b/c, of the open and closing of apps...?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
ntorresla said:
It's true that using an app killer so often, it's no good for battery b/c, of the open and closing of apps...?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No. That is not true. BUT you are right. Task killers like ATK and others do nothing for battery. All that they do is screw up the way that gb handles your ram. Do not use. Period. They DO NOT help you.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk
Thanks! That's the opinion I wanted to hear..
But how yu can get the crazy battery life?
I use ki3 modem (mi 2g and 3g data are slow here) with entropy kernel, and almighty Zeus rom
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Erik_T said:
No. That is not true. BUT you are right. Task killers like ATK and others do nothing for battery. All that they do is screw up the way that gb handles your ram. Do not use. Period. They DO NOT help you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 I never use aftermarket task killers, the built in one is way better. I have a shortcut on the home screen that I use often. Usually I kill all tasks and clean RAM when shutting off the phone (If I have been using apps). Yes I use Data and Wifi. Over half of the time on the screenshot was with both on. The new modem has made a pretty good difference as far as I can tell. Some of them are really bad on battery, I've noticed L2 is one of the worst. Probably the biggest factor is uninstalling a few apps that were keeping my phone from going into deep sleep. An Alarm app was the worst culprit, and a couple of others with automatic notifications that I disabled. I hate automatic notifications.
Can anyone look at these screenshots and advise me on how I can get better performance from my battery? I just flashed SkyICS (latest version) hoping to get better performance from my battery, but it doesn't seem to help. This is with what I would consider medium to heavy usage. I used my phone most of the day to browse the web and check facebook.
Any ideas?
Yeah a bigger battery and some fairy dust
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
That's with an extended battery....
Bro heavy users like you and me can only get by by keeping a charger on hand undervolting underclocking
Edit: but 4.0 rom's don't have custom kernels yet
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
Looks like the screen has been on for at least 4 hours. All you can really do is underclock it and freeze all the stuff you don't use.
Guess I will research how to underclock.... any good starting points?
You can't if your on ics
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
nrm5110 said:
You can't if your on ics
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But what if I told you that I do
xcrazydx said:
But what if I told you that I do
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would ask you how?
X you really are crazy but your right
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2
benstudley said:
I would ask you how?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I prefer no frills cpu. It will report the wrong settings when the toast pops up, but if you check cpu spy you will see it's working
Here's a couple basic and obvious tips and you might already know this, but no one has mentioned it yet in this thread so...
Turn wifi off when there are no wifi networks to join, but I've heard not to let it sleep when you are wifi connected.
Leave bluetooth and gps off when not using it. I don't let allow any of google's location services to run in the background myself. Not sure how well that helps the battery though.
Some people say leaving off autobrightness turned off will help battery life and some say leaving it turned on is better for battery performance. I'm not sure who is right but you might try it both ways and see if one is better for you.
I've tried most of those things and they don't seem to help.
I'm in an area with lte but coverage is spotty at work. Could that be what is mainly killing the battery?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
benstudley said:
I've tried most of those things and they don't seem to help.
I'm in an area with lte but coverage is spotty at work. Could that be what is mainly killing the battery?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Crappy signal is a huge drain
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
I am using sky ics rom from Sean with base z3 and the latest update... love the performance ....
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
here are the screenshots
Here are my screenshots
Edit 1: the screen on time is 2h 12 min and the phone calls are nearly 2 hours
fpshah said:
Here are my screenshots
Edit 1: the screen on time is 2h 12 min and the phone calls are nearly 2 hours
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is impressive battery life, if I may ask, what ROM are you using?
88% after 41 minutes of checking facebook and Google Reader? Is that normal? On wifi I should add...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
benstudley said:
88% after 41 minutes of checking facebook and Google Reader? Is that normal? On wifi I should add...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is no normal, everyone has different setups, different apps, and different lifestyles. If you're saying the screen has been on for 41 minutes, that seems ok.
Thanks for the help everyone. I guess I'll just keep chargers handy
I was very skeptical as to how much this would work but damn, my net browsing flies now!
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App
What exactly is this power?
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
Apex_Strider said:
What exactly is this power?
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not even sure but its an option in the spare parts app, says it may increase wifi/data speed.....cant confirm data just yet but it surely increased wifi speed!
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App
916x10 said:
Not even sure but its an option in the spare parts app, says it may increase wifi/data speed.....cant confirm data just yet but it surely increased wifi speed!
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
what rom are you on? Spare parts never seems to wok in scv6.
lkrasner said:
what rom are you on? Spare parts never seems to wok in scv6.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im on scv6....the phone and contacts mod didnt seem to work but i dug deeper and found this radio mod and its a noticeable difference indeed!
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App
Checking it out now...I haven't noticed much of a difference. Hardly any of the other settings in the first menu of Spare Parts on SCv6 work, the regular Spare parts stuff works as normal. I've been playing around with it since installing SCv6, I got excited with all of the options in there but the excitement died when I could get almost nothing to work.
This sounds cool, but surely there is a catch if it randomly improves speeds so dramatically, right? Does it shorten the lifespan of your phone or something (lol)? And what exactly does it modify to achieve this speed boost?
My downloads are faster, net based apps like xda, engadget and sac bee load up faster, even gmail loads and syncs faster. This is how it should be!
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App
I tried it......seems to speed up both wifi and 4g connections. Not sure on battery life tho.....only did it yesterday. Thanks for the heads up.
I'm on SCv6
Sent from my ATRIX 2 using my toes
Can the "spare parts" be pulled/pushed from one rom to another?
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
Apex_Strider said:
Can the "spare parts" be pulled/pushed from one rom to another?
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No idea. But if you can, make sure to enable this radio mod!
oops
I would like to know where I can get this. There's a lot of talk of how great it is, but no talk of where to get it. I know there is a spare parts app on the store.
Or is this something that is a mod on the ROM you're using?
Fall of Enosis said:
I would like to know where I can get this. There's a lot of talk of how great it is, but no talk of where to get it. I know there is a spare parts app on the store.
Or is this something that is a mod on the ROM you're using?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, its included in the scv6 rom
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App
Spare parts doesn't really work right most of the time with our phone. It is in a few roms, but most options don't work.
Can someone upload screenshots?
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
Here is a screenshot for you. It's in the Miscellaneous Options on Spare Parts in Scv6 rom.
Sent from my MB865 using XDA
I need to figure out how to use the netspeed and ram tweaks in Bullet (I think that's the one) into other roms. I travel a lot for work, and noticed on Bullet I had better radio connectivity. Maybe some porting since its coming from the Indian based rom? Hmm...
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
DusThis said:
Here is a screenshot for you. It's in the Miscellaneous Options on Spare Parts in Scv6 rom.
Sent from my MB865 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Took the .apk and incorporated into another. Hit 10520kbps without Hotweiss' Radio mod, and after enabling the mod I hit 106960kbps on data speed test. So far, so good... I'll keep playing with it, but seems to be a winner as far as I can tell!
I've noticed some minor improvement, but I seem to have a less reliable connection.
Sent from my MB865 using XDA