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[Q] Massive Battery drain

Hello,
I've got a huge problem with my battery. I use the Android Revolution HD 3.6.11 with OC Daemon 1,5 GHZ. I've also installed the recommend radio and wiped my battery stats. CurrentWidget tells me that the average battery usage is about 53 mAh without Wi-Fi and 559 mAh with Wi-Fi. Also, the app "Wheres my Droid Power" tells me that 17,07 percent go to HTC Sense.
Do you have any tips how to fix this battery wasting ?
Thanks in Advance
Unlocer

I have the same problem, only the most usage of the battery is going to the Display and I don't know why. if someone could explain will be very helpfull.
I use the same rom and all.
my mobile HTC Sensation XE
Thanks

i have the same problem even though i'm still on 3.6.8 but i'm gonna flash 3/6/11 today

The best things I have found for battery drain is to make sure you do a full superwipe before every ROM flash, Lower the brightness of the screen (change from auto), disable tactile feedback, turn off BT, Wifi, GPS etc. when not in use (Tasker is very good), Also perhaps change your radio, if it's not for your area it could be sucking a lot of battery.
Hope this helps, but like i said this is what works for me, I also noticed that MIUI has great battery life and even now that im on ICS its great, Also just buy a bigger battery, I currently have 2 x 2450mAh, one in my cradle and one in the phone.

i have the battery drain problem alsao. i test with many different roms ,and Before install any rom, i always did wipe data/factory reset- cache- davik cache. Then format system. But it can't solve the problem. I monitor the battery with current widget app, and its log always show my battery drain from 60 mah to >200 mah (every 5 mins) when my phone in sleep mode (with : no auto-sync, wifi off, even data off, no gps, facebook, mail...is sync every 4 hours)...The lowest result i got is 9mah but it's not stable. I just don't know what is happening with my phone. Sorry for my english.

flash the bricked kernal thats the biggest battery saver tip.

What Radio Are You Running
I am having a problem and it started after I did the firmware flash upgrade and I was curious what radio you are running as stock. I am in Phx, az
gtrplr71 said:
flash the bricked kernal thats the biggest battery saver tip.
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tritran18518 said:
i have the battery drain problem alsao. i test with many different roms ,and Before install any rom, i always did wipe data/factory reset- cache- davik cache. Then format system. But it can't solve the problem. I monitor the battery with current widget app, and its log always show my battery drain from 60 mah to >200 mah (every 5 mins) when my phone in sleep mode (with : no auto-sync, wifi off, even data off, no gps, facebook, mail...is sync every 4 hours)...The lowest result i got is 9mah but it's not stable. I just don't know what is happening with my phone. Sorry for my english.
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I would download and flash the superwipe script before flashing any ROM rather than doing that stuff manually. Some users have reported that when they flashed the ROM again it sorted it out.
Deleting htc peep account in synchronization & accounts has also been reported to work in some cases.

Psychoticus said:
I would download and flash the superwipe script before flashing any ROM rather than doing that stuff manually. Some users have reported that when they flashed the ROM again it sorted it out.
Deleting htc peep account in synchronization & accounts has also been reported to work in some cases.
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1. i did flash super-wipe.zip before installed roms too.
2. i don't have HTC peep under synchronization, and never log in to HTC account
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FYI, i am currently running OneICS 1.04 senseles rom. After i installed this rom, i fully charged my phone . 19 hours later with very minimal usage, my phone have 30% left.(screen up time is about 2 hour only).

brobberson said:
I am having a problem and it started after I did the firmware flash upgrade and I was curious what radio you are running as stock. I am in Phx, az
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What firmware do you refer to.
Sent from HTC Sensation, Elegancia ROM Series....

I also used Super Wipe before installing the ROM. And I never activated a HTC Sense account, aswell.
I tried the Energy ROM now and I have to say, the battery life is much better than in Android Revolution.

Had the same problem myself, that's why I switched to MIUI.

I thought there is no MIUI Version for Sensa ?

Unlocer said:
I thought there is no MIUI Version for Sensa ?
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You mean no MIUI for Sensation? Maybe not for XE or XL but for Sensation (standard) there is one indeed! Take a look here: http://roms.miui.us/

Oh, I see. Thank you, I'll try that ROM aswell

Unlocer said:
Oh, I see. Thank you, I'll try that ROM aswell
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Anytime I'm pretty sure you'll love MIUI

Switched roms, poor battery life now

Hello everyone, I recently went from the Revolution HD rom to the ViperS rom. I had flashed the radio and firmware required (stated in the rom's thread) for the Revolution HD and didn't see anything stating I should flash a different firmware when changing to the ViperS rom.
Now I have noticed my battery life has been reduced tremendously, where on the old rom I could get a day of general use this struggles to last 5 hours now. I have changed the governors and settings for ViperS and reflashed it many times but nothing has changed. Am I missing something here?

You might have to re calibrate the battery.. this can be done by wiping battery stats after a full charge in 4ext touch, or using a battery calibration app from the play store.
Hope that helps
Sent from my Sensation using xda app-developers app

Wiping battery stats is actually useless, it auto wipes every time it hits 100% and doesn't actually offer better battery life. To calibrate, just charge all the way up and discharge all the way down two or three times.

fredcorp6 said:
You might have to re calibrate the battery.. this can be done by wiping battery stats after a full charge in 4ext touch, or using a battery calibration app from the play store.
Hope that helps
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If I see another misleading post about wiping battery stats I will bang my head against the wall in frustration. I dont know how many times Ive said it, IT DOESNT HELP. A google engineer even said as much and gave a full explanation on G+ (google it if you want more info).
Sense 4 ROMs naturally have more battery drain than Sense 3.6 for some reason. To calibrate the battery, charge it to 100% then let it discharge to 5% then repeat 2-3 times. For some reason ROMs need a "settle" period

This is interesting because this Rom has given me the BEST battery life I've ever had in a Rom. Have you tried disabling the logging feature in the settings? This might help a bit. Also perhaps it does need to settle a bit. I've been reading and it's about 50/50 some are getting great battery life like me, others are not....I'm not sure what the differences are that some will get great results and others not. Maybe it's in the settings.also I did not flash the new firmware...
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Okay I will give it more time to see if the battery just needs longer to adjust and I'll turn off logging.

High battery drain using JB ROM

Hai..
Im just switching to AOSP JB by AdamG Version 0.1.4.
No mod, stock AdamG ROM kernel, full wipe, just install few app such as whatsapp, cpuspy, medscape etc...this is not my daily phone..
the problem is very high battery drain..
in 4 hours battery drop from full charged to 69%..
Here the screenshot and BBS stats...Can somebody help me please to find the culprit??

Is Google Now on? it takes a ton of battery.

FirePoncho86 said:
Is <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">Google</a> Now on? it takes a ton of battery.
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How do I check whether Google now is enable??
How do I turn it off??
aku search for it..no found it...I thought AdamG already remove from his ROM...

I have the same problem which made me go back to cm9.
Sent from Failtrix.

al_madd said:
Hai..
Im just switching to AOSP JB by AdamG Version 0.1.4.
No mod, stock AdamG ROM kernel, full wipe, just install few app such as whatsapp, cpuspy, medscape etc...this is not my daily phone..
the problem is very high battery drain..
in 4 hours battery drop from full charged to 69%..
Here the screenshot and BBS stats...Can somebody help me please to find the culprit??
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You need to install a better app. The Android built in power usage thing is about as much use as a chocolate teapot, and better battery stats isn't much better.
Try system panel from Play, you will need the paid version from here. Put it in monitoring mode and leave it for a few hours.
You will be able to see what is chewing CPU then, and that is invariably the thing that is causing the drain. It very rarely fails to assist me with diagnosis of an obscure drain issue.

Ok..just bought system panel app.will update about this crazy battery drain later..
Thanks thalamus..
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al_madd said:
Ok..just bought system panel app.will update about this crazy battery drain later..
Thanks thalamus..
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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Cool, it's well worth the couple of dollars.
I've used it pretty much constantly in monitoring mode since they were in beta when I had my desire. So, probably not far off a couple of years usage with me.
It doesn't eat battery either, because it polls when the device wakes up for another reason.
And the thing which really makes it good for me, it records usage of the system tasks, such as kernel threads, which can be massively handy in diagnosing an issue.

Solved by flashing latest adamG ROM..
Thanks adam and thalamus..haha..enjoyed my nexus s back...:thumbup:
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[Q] Battery from 82% to 4% overnight

My phone drains my battery overnight, and I dont know why. I have Wifi and mobile network enabled, but the phone screen is switched off. Every night that I forget to charge the phone, it runs from almost full to almost empty. Here is a screenshot from BetterBattery. Any ideas?
Remarks:
* I have tried 3 different batteries
* My phone is rooted
* I am running Android Revolution HD 6.8.0 XE

I guess you'd need to find out what's draining the battery on a trial and error basis:
-> Turn off wi-fi and bluetooth at night and see if that makes any difference
-> Turn off the Auto sync another day and see if that's draining a lot
-> Also the Battery menu in Settings should give an idea of what's eating up your battery

norad73 said:
My phone drains my battery overnight, and I dont know why. I have Wifi and mobile network enabled, but the phone screen is switched off. Every night that I forget to charge the phone, it runs from almost full to almost empty. Here is a screenshot from BetterBattery. Any ideas?
Remarks:
* I have tried 3 different batteries
* My phone is rooted
* I am running Android Revolution HD 6.8.0 XE
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You clearly have a nasty wakelock.
BBS shoudl tell you exactly what it is. Look at the "Kernel wakelocks" and "Partial wakelocks" section from the drop down menu at the top of the BBS screen.
It should tell you exactly what's keeping the phone awake. Once you have that info report it back here if you need help fixing it. Though it may just be as simple as a rouge app that's running constantly that you can just uninstall.

Skipjacks said:
You clearly have a nasty wakelock.
BBS shoudl tell you exactly what it is. Look at the "Kernel wakelocks" and "Partial wakelocks" section from the drop down menu at the top of the BBS screen.
It should tell you exactly what's keeping the phone awake. Once you have that info report it back here if you need help fixing it. Though it may just be as simple as a rouge app that's running constantly that you can just uninstall.
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Thanks Skipjacks. Will try it tonight and report here.

OK so last night it went from 76% to 14%. I have attached screenshots from BBS in case someone can help me find the culprit.

oh, and partial wakelocks

Facebook and tweeter seems to be your problems, I think... Mine is whatsapp bit I can't stop using it for.my work, try using the facebook from the browser and uber Twitter for obviously tweeter
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Some ROMs just are not battery efficient. I have tried numerous ROMs and most of them do not give good battery life.
I would recommend you to install DarkSense which has excellent battery life.
Till now my phone has been on for 14 hours and it is has gone to 83%.

ARHD 6.8.0 has excellent battery life. Try reinstalling kernel and set governor to conservative and you'll have best battery life.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA Premium HD app

Thanks for the suggestion Alen. Is there a tutorial I could follow? Could you send me a link?

norad73 said:
Thanks for the suggestion Alen. Is there a tutorial I could follow? Could you send me a link?
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here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
nandroid backup first just in case

Thanks Alen, I know this thread, it's where I downloaded the ROM. However it is more that 1000+ pages long. Do you remember which specific post discusses your suggestion to "Try reinstalling kernel and set governor to conservative"?
Thanks again

norad73 said:
Thanks Alen, I know this thread, it's where I downloaded the ROM. However it is more that 1000+ pages long. Do you remember which specific post discusses your suggestion to "Try reinstalling kernel and set governor to conservative"?
Thanks again
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kernel is installing from recovery
it is a zip file
about governor choice probably the zip file may cmes with aroma installer
which has a lot of choices including the governor choice
at least as far as i know

norad73 said:
Thanks Alen, I know this thread, it's where I downloaded the ROM. However it is more that 1000+ pages long. Do you remember which specific post discusses your suggestion to "Try reinstalling kernel and set governor to conservative"?
Thanks again
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29072369&postcount=7579
In this thread search for latest kernel v010b7 by faux123 it comes with aroma installer and flash it from recovery. Then download System Tuner pro from google play and set CPU options as I advised you.
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showthread.php?t=null

I think that problem is related to superSU binary update regarding android mksh superuser permision that causes wakelock no mather you allow or deny SU perminssion.

Google service & android system
while we are on this topic,
i just want to ask gurus out there is it normal for google service n android system to use a a lot of batteries?
im using JB miui from stickman, hboot 1.27, fw 3.33, s-off
i think its causing a lot of wakelocks.
if BBS is needed, i will post later.
(my post is only 2, cant post in development thread)

norad73 said:
showthread.php?t=null
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Thx mate, I didn't noticed, xda app has some bugs
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA Premium HD app

Here is a link for kernel tuner http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719934 U can use it to change the governor. Just open it after installing and choose CPU tweaks. On the bottom u will find the option to change ur governor.

rebbots and battery stats
hello guy need some help if you can. been on venom 1.4.1 for a few weeks now and my phone keeps rebooting but when the phone reboots i have like 3% battery when it had 80% befor reboot. it does this a few times a day with crazy battery stats. eny help would be great thx

[Q] Battery life of One X AT&T

first i am sorry about my english is not good.
i have just flashed viperxl 3.2.6 rom and elementalx 5.3 kernel on my HTC One X AT&T 2 days. In conditions turn off all connections as wifi, data, gps... and turn off all aplication running in background. My phone lost 15% of battery capacity overnight (from 100% at 0h --> 85% at 7h AM).
So is this normal or not? Please help me

Does not seem normal to me. When I was on viper and elemental I only lost 3-4 % over night with data on
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I'm on the latest Viper (stock kernel) as well and last night I unplugged it at 100% before sleeping 7 hours and this morning it was 99%

ndn037 said:
first i am sorry about my english is not good.
i have just flashed viperxl 3.2.6 rom and elementalx 5.3 kernel on my HTC One X AT&T 2 days. In conditions turn off all connections as wifi, data, gps... and turn off all aplication running in background. My phone lost 15% of battery capacity overnight (from 100% at 0h --> 85% at 7h AM).
So is this normal or not? Please help me
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Sounds like you may have a rogue app that is draining the juice, I am on Viper 3.2.6 and get amazing battery life even with heavy usage

sionLiv century
ronnie498 said:
Sounds like you may have a rogue app that is draining the juice, I am on Viper 3.2.6 and get amazing battery life even with heavy usage
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Use betterbatterystats to monitor if there are any wakelocks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809

Try wiping everything and flashing viper again. Don't mess with it and you'll get good battery life.
Also let it settle for a few days
Sent from my One X using xda premium

If you're s-off, I'd suggest to try different radios. 3.18 radio drained my battery super quick but flashed 2.20 and my battery easily lasts all day.
Sent from my s-off HTC One XL running ViperXL 3.2.6 and ElementalX 5.3

cbatiste1993 said:
If you're s-off, I'd suggest to try different radios. 3.18 radio drained my battery super quick but flashed 2.20 and my battery easily lasts all day.
Sent from my s-off HTC One XL running ViperXL 3.2.6 and ElementalX 5.3
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How can i downgrade radio from 3.17 to 2.20? I am a newbie in Android, please help me. Thank alot

The_Zodiac said:
Try wiping everything and flashing viper again. Don't mess with it and you'll get good battery life.
Also let it settle for a few days
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Why do i need let phone settle for a few days? Please tell me, thanks

Kernel optimizes itself.
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ndn037 said:
Why do i need let phone settle for a few days? Please tell me, thanks
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The battery meter is not accurate whenever you flash a new ROM. You need to charge to full, and let it drain to 10-20% or so, and repeat a couple times before the battery meter can be trusted.

redpoint73 said:
The battery meter is not accurate whenever you flash a new ROM. You need to charge to full, and let it drain to 10-20% or so, and repeat a couple times before the battery meter can be trusted.
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interesting! I always do a battery re calibration after a fresh rom install.

each firmware has different advantages and disadvantages.But for those who are interested in battery life than the processing performance of the device, which firmware and kernel has the longest battery life?

ndn037 said:
each firmware has different advantages and disadvantages.But for those who are interested in battery life than the processing performance of the device, which firmware and kernel has the longest battery life?
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None of them; there is no answer to that. Too many variables to just say "so and so ROM and kernel give the best battery life". What apps you use, how you sync/push data, how you use your phone overall, and much more all come into play and mean that everyone is going to have different results with every ROM. Plus, your exact location versus radio probably has as much (if not more) to do with battery life than just the ROM and kernel.

i just lose 1% a night