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Sensation Flash on low battery at 29%!!

my sensation rooted and s-off is at 29% and it says flash cant be used cuz battery is low!? is there something wrong? or is my battery not calibrated yet?

No, it's that way for me too. It's dumb but yeah.

Damn. That suks. Any way to change that?
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g1user101 said:
Damn. That suks. Any way to change that?
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I don't think so unless a custom ROM has changed the setting.

Misread it
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How do u change it?
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Don't honestly think u can..
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It would be a value somewhere that could be changed but will require some digging around and probably root access.
Perhaps the limitation is built into the camera app itself. Does this limitation occur with any 3rd party camera app?
This limitation has been the same for all HTC phones released in the last 12 months or so. My old Desire HD used to do the same thing when the battery was "low".

it is pretty annoying, im sure a developer will find it soon, just needs a little digging around like jivemaster said.

Yeah, it is annoying. Gotta have your battery charged in case you go out at night I guess.

oh alright then

It is very annoying for me also. I usually go out for half hour and have 30-40% battery charged so mostly it goes below 30% and not having falsh enabled is a big mess. Since I am a photography lover & I love to capture precious moments. Someone should come up with with a way around.
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Any Solutions Yet

Have you tried disabling power saver?

i always have it disabled

I had same problem. Solution for me was upgrading to latest ROM (2.3.4 ->1.45.401.2 ) ofcourse original, HTC ROM, because I bought this phone for sense 3.0 (i don't know why people write new ROM without sense and say ... My ROM is better... There is something wrong with them...I think.. ...
huh..
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it would be great if someone can build an apk or a patch for it to force the flash to work when the battery is low

alireza_simkesh said:
it would be great if someone can build an apk or a patch for it to force the flash to work when the battery is low
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Flash a custom kernel. I know faux's kernel's have lowered the limit to 10%.

Controlled by the kernel.
Some custom kernels lower the threshold (as long as power saver is off).
Check the Sensation Development section and read up on kernels.
Faux and Bricked both offer lower thresholds, I believe. Check Unity as well.
The features and changelogs will be in first or second post of Kernel thread.
P.

I think it is great idea! What if you got ALOT of stuff to backup, and flash at the same time, and suddenly the battery runs out.. Think about that.

4G and battery drain

I'm currently running CM7 nightly, LordMod UE, radio 26.06.06.30_M, and Ril 2.2.0018G.
I'm losing 5% battery every 5 min while using 3G/4G for Google Music with the screen off. On wifi it's tons better but on data this is awful.
Is this standard or is there something I can do? I don't have access to wifi except at home.
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Lordmod UE 7 and above were having battery drain issues. Not to downplay the Lordmod kernel because I used it for months and liked it. But try TalonACE kernel and see if the drain persists. Or downgrade the Lordmod kernel. TalonACE is made for the Inspire. Lordmod is made for the Desire HD and works on the Inspire. I've become a TalonACE fan.

I switched to the Virtuous Unity rom, and I LOVE the battery life, I run juice defender too, which helps.

I'm having trouble on MIUI while using GPS but its to be expected
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There is a page towards the end of development section where the guy shows you how to do a clean install of your ROM and battery calibration. I'm on CoreDroid and my battery life was at 50% by 9:30 am when I had a full 100% charge at 7: am. After doing this guys method I had 100% charge at 6: am here it is 4:15 pm and I'm at 72%. I'm also using juicedefender.
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There is a page towards the end of development section where the guy shows you how to do a clean install of your ROM and battery calibration. I'm on CoreDroid and my battery life was at 50% by 9:30 am when I had a full 100% charge at 7: am. After doing this guys method I had 100% charge at 6: am here it is 4:15 pm and I'm at 72%. I'm also using juicedefender.
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Not to highjack the thread but I saw you posted earlier int he CD q & a, I'm having the same problem and can't seem to locate the thread you used..can you send the link as I'm sure anyone that would be checking this thread out wouldn't mind having it, thanks in advance!

MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Not to highjack the thread but I saw you posted earlier int he CD q & a, I'm having the same problem and can't seem to locate the thread you used..can you send the link as I'm sure anyone that would be checking this thread out wouldn't mind having it, thanks in advance!
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Here is the link for the battery help. Hope it works for you guys as it did for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937080

I'm trying TalonACE since yesterday. So far the wifi battery usage is good, we'll see how it goes later on data. It seems like lowering the hsdpa voltages would be helpful.
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Has anybody paid for the juice defender ultimate? What's your opinion on it. Was it well worth the money?
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codyperez86 said:
Has anybody paid for the juice defender ultimate? What's your opinion on it. Was it well worth the money?
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I've paid for it and is well worth the money.
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TalonACE uses 3% every 5 min with a peak of -430mA while LordMod used 5% and peaked over -700mA.
Not great but better
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Elbob10s said:
TalonACE uses 3% every 5 min with a peak of -430mA while LordMod used 5% and peaked over -700mA.
Not great but better
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There is something going on like a stray program or service. What are your top programs in Spare Parts or running diagnostic *#*#4636#*#* on dialer. Look for Partial Wake usage on battery and also look at total usage.
You're draining 3-4 times faster than you should.

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Reinaldo33897 said:
I found a websight I got juice defender ultimate apk from. It where I get all my apk's from. I'll post the link tomorrow has a lot of good free apps that you would usually pay for in market. There are apps that don't work on the inspire but you learn as you install and uninstall. Usually I read the reviews on them before installing but most have been great. I use easy installer from mrket to load them just create a folder called download on root of SD place apk there and easy installer will find them after install delete apk from folder. Only issue do not put new apk's in folder if there are still some there not installed yet, easy will not see them till old ones gone.
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Stop pirating apps dude. They are like $1 or $2 and if you can afford a phone, you can afford a few apps. Stop cheating the developers and don't post the link!

Reinaldo33897 said:
I found a websight I got juice defender ultimate apk from. It where I get all my apk's from. I'll post the link tomorrow has a lot of good free apps that you would usually pay for in market. There are apps that don't work on the inspire but you learn as you install and uninstall. Usually I read the reviews on them before installing but most have been great. I use easy installer from mrket to load them just create a folder called download on root of SD place apk there and easy installer will find them after install delete apk from folder. Only issue do not put new apk's in folder if there are still some there not installed yet, easy will not see them till old ones gone.
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Only one warning. Xda does not condone the use of pirated apps. Nor are you allowed to post how to get them.or where.

zelendel said:
Only one warning. Xda does not condone the use of pirated apps. Nor are you allowed to post how to get them.or where.
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No problem sorry for the comment here.

jsm7483 said:
There is something going on like a stray program or service. What are your top programs in Spare Parts or running diagnostic *#*#4636#*#* on dialer. Look for Partial Wake usage on battery and also look at total usage.
You're draining 3-4 times faster than you should.
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Like I said I'm using Google Music or iheartradio
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I use MIUI with
Radio: 12.39a.60.19x_26.06.06.30_M and
Ril: HTC-RIL 2.2.0079HM.... kernel
and the battery drain is 40% less, works perfect for me

Settings to use to avoid lag and battery drains when installing viperS Rom

Hi guys what settings should I use when installing viperS Rom in order to avoid lags and battery quick drainage. Please I need help I have installed this Rom twice now and I experience lag and my battery drains quick.

The best solution for me was flashing Faux123 Kernel

I flashed sebastian kernel with the mod. So far it seems to help.
I asked this same question on viper site and this was many people's suggestion. Look on viper site a few pages back and the links are posted for the kernel. Then look for the mod in android themes and apps. I've had pretty decent battery so far.. best wishes
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I forgot to say in tweaks in advanced settings, disable log cat for better battery life. You won't have logging, but most of us don't use the logging anyway.if you have problems and need logging just turn back on. But I keep mine off to save battery.
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Or under volt
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asad510 said:
Or under volt
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I have been searching around and can't seem to find a kernal setting to change my mhz. Are people using a specific apk installed with the rom to kermod after a flash to adjust mhz and ondemand and badass for instance?

Thanks guys I just reflashed the Rom now choosed lag free and is working like charm. So am going to disable ligcat now. Reporting later.
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Gold standard current draw on one x/xl

Folks,
On my desire running oxygen I worked out my standard current draw objective, 6-10mA in standby with about 40mA playing mp3s. All readings with battery monitor widget.
With the one XL it seems to pull about 40-50mA in standby and about 60mA when playing mp3s on stock with apex launcher.
Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on their best battery use in standby with either a stock or custom ROM.
Cheers.
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nitens said:
Folks,
On my desire running oxygen I worked out my standard current draw objective, 6-10mA in standby with about 40mA playing mp3s. All readings with battery monitor widget.
With the one XL it seems to pull about 40-50mA in standby and about 60mA when playing mp3s on stock with apex launcher.
Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on their best battery use in standby with either a stock or custom ROM.
Cheers.
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I used to wonder the same thing. I've found Viper to be the best for standby time. I'm in class from 8:15 to 4:10 and only lose 9% battery on average during that time. Keep in mind, this is very light usage.
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Tanner,
Mate that sounds pretty good. Do you have any idea on the mA draw when you've got it in standby over that period?
I probably won't match your idle time, but it'd be a good benchmark.
Forgot to ask if you're sitting on 4G for that time.
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Best thing I have ever realized. Undervolting. Right now with viper and beast mode kernel (Supporting Undervolting) I am able to make it through the whole day as a extremely heavy user at full brightness.
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Yeah undervolting is the way to go. Who needs full clock speed at idle.
Is the beast mode kernel the only undervolt supporting kernel?
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nitens said:
Yeah undervolting is the way to go. Who needs full clock speed at idle.
Is the beast mode kernel the only undervolt supporting kernel?
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At this point, yes
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Battery Saver App

Hi, All with my brand new, rooted, unlocked bootloader, and new kernel, HTC ONE S CS (S3) I've noticed poor battery performance.
So is there any app that could help? Of course they are many, but actually is one of them work good on HTC ONE S? Thanks.

There isn't really an app that can save you battery. It depends on what ROM your on. You should around and see which works best
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I'm using battery guru. Just started using it so I'm not really sure how well its working. I have found that the kernel can really affect battery life, try flashing to another kernel and give it a couple of days to see if its better.

darrin976 said:
I'm using battery guru. Just started using it so I'm not really sure how well its working. I have found that the kernel can really affect battery life, try flashing to another kernel and give it a couple of days to see if its better.
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Kernel is the main contributor to battery life as it is mainly what controls everything behind behind the scenes
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I there! I use greenify and I Luke it, incresed My one s battery life
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I advice you to use green power premium
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Snapdragon battery guru is a really good app for battery saving
Hope I have been helpful.
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arnaldus said:
Snapdragon battery guru is a really good app for battery saving
Hope I have been helpful.
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It's a placebo..