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I have installed Infused ROM, still the charging time is same as before. Is there a way to decrease my charging time?
TIA
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NO there is no way to do this
iphone4 said:
NO there is no way to do this
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So I have to handle with this 4.5 hrs of charging time
4.5? damn you must run your battery down to 5%.
Entropy's kernel uses alternative charging logic that supposedly charges faster at low battery. I don't know how effective it is, but you could give it a shot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1234673
Are you USB charging or something? No way should it take you that long.
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4.5? damn you must run your battery down to 5%.
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Yes, I am charging from 5%, Even if I charge from 50 to 100 it will take more than 2 hours.
the phone is charging 22 to 25% per hour. I dont think a phone should to such a long time.
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teiglin said:
Entropy's kernel uses alternative charging logic that supposedly charges faster at low battery. I don't know how effective it is, but you could give it a shot.
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can you tell me how can I update the kernel. I am new to android, so I am not sure with my Infused RAM, can I do this or not.
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Are you USB charging or something? No way should it take you that long.
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I am using the wall charger that I got from my phone.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1234673
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I didn't understand anything in this..
Try deleting the battery stats when you are at 100%... you can do this manually or with apps like " battery calibration" free on market, or go to system and delete batterystats.bin manually, try everything i guess.
I was having same trouble when i used to change between ROMS a lot now i decided to stick with Infused 1.6 Froyo did the "recalibration" with battery calibration app, and takes a few days for the battery stats to rebuild correctly again.
But now it hardly takes my Infuse 3 hours to FULLY charge.
And you can recharge at any point even if its on 80% or 95% if you have a power aroudn charge while not using... this batteries dont get "used" for recharging them before "time" they dont do memory you can recharge at any time.. there was a whole thread about that somewhere here on XDA sorry i cant post the link just maybe try the simple way.... recalibrate on battery calibraiton and give it a couple days to generate an accurate stats.
Also recharge while not using (working....eating...sleeping...)
If nothing works maybe... get a new battery? may be faulty i guess.
Hope it helps
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Try deleting the battery stats when you are at 100%... you can do this manually or with apps like " battery calibration" free on market, or go to system and delete batterystats.bin manually, try everything i guess.
I was having same trouble when i used to change between ROMS a lot now i decided to stick with Infused 1.6 Froyo did the "recalibration" with battery calibration app, and takes a few days for the battery stats to rebuild correctly again.
But now it hardly takes my Infuse 3 hours to FULLY charge.
And you can recharge at any point even if its on 80% or 95% if you have a power aroudn charge while not using... this batteries dont get "used" for recharging them before "time" they dont do memory you can recharge at any time.. there was a whole thread about that somewhere here on XDA sorry i cant post the link just maybe try the simple way.... recalibrate on battery calibraiton and give it a couple days to generate an accurate stats.
Also recharge while not using (working....eating...sleeping...)
If nothing works maybe... get a new battery? may be faulty i guess.
Hope it helps
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Clearing battery stats does NOTHING on the Infuse, or any of the first-gen GalaxyS devices, or any other Samsung phone with the MAX8998 PMIC for that matter.
koriotto said:
Also recharge while not using (working....eating...sleeping...)
If nothing works maybe... get a new battery? may be faulty i guess.
Hope it helps
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Mostly i am charging when I am sleeping, still it charges @ 23% to 25% per hour. I already tried 3 different batteries and 2 phones.
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Clearing battery stats does NOTHING on the Infuse, or any of the first-gen GalaxyS devices, or any other Samsung phone with the MAX8998 PMIC for that matter.
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it's funny (sad?) that you need to say this over and over again every single day. you'd think people would come across another one of your posts, which are everywhere, where you said this exact same thing.
Then you need to figure out the common denominator because either your cable, charger, or you aren't doing something right.
That amount of time to charge isn't normal.
Have you also tried pulling the battery for a few minutes then charging it yourself full? Don't power down, just pull the battery.
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maybe try draining the battery all the way to 0. Recharging over night interrupted. And doing it once more. Not sure it will help, but I'd try anything.
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Then you need to figure out the common denominator because either your cable, charger, or you aren't doing something right.
That amount of time to charge isn't normal.
Have you also tried pulling the battery for a few minutes then charging it yourself full? Don't power down, just pull the battery.
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I tried 3 different cables and a wall charger, all of them are behaving same. what could be i am doing wrong?
I will try pulling the battery in my next charging.
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TheCajun said:
maybe try draining the battery all the way to 0. Recharging over night interrupted. And doing it once more. Not sure it will help, but I'd try anything.
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I already tried this couple of times...
Install CurrentWidget.
In the settings, near the bottom, there are settings for "operator on value" - Set it to divide by 1.83.
Then plug in your device when it's discharged below 80%.
Currentwidget should report 600 mA if you applied the correction factor above. If it reports 1100, you forgot the "operator on value" settings.
If it reports 475 mA, your device thinks it's connected to a USB charger for some reason.
it's funny (sad?) that you need to say this over and over again every single day. you'd think people would come across another one of your posts, which are everywhere, where you said this exact same thing.
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The problem is people keep on coming from other devices, and they've been trained so long by HTC devices (most of which use coulomb counter fuel gauges) that they need to "recalibrate" their battery and let it "settle in".
Note that the GSII may also require battery calibration - it does have an updated fuel gauge chipset. But ours does not.
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Install CurrentWidget.
In the settings, near the bottom, there are settings for "operator on value" - Set it to divide by 1.83.
Then plug in your device when it's discharged below 80%.
Currentwidget should report 600 mA if you applied the correction factor above. If it reports 1100, you forgot the "operator on value" settings.
If it reports 475 mA, your device thinks it's connected to a USB charger for some reason.
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I just installe it, I will test this, once my battery is below 80%.
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I just installed it, I will test this, once my battery is below 80%.
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current wideget is showing around 600mA. So I hope its fine.
Currently i am at 78% @ 2.06 PM est. Lets see when it will be 100%
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atrix4nag said:
current wideget is showing around 600mA. So I hope its fine.
Currently i am at 78% @ 2.06 PM est. Lets see when it will be 100%
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89% at 2.33
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atrix4nag said:
current wideget is showing around 600mA. So I hope its fine.
Currently i am at 78% @ 2.06 PM est. Lets see when it will be 100%
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89% at 2.33
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12 to 13 % in 30 mins, ie 4 hours to full charge, that is the problem...
Is it the same with phone off and charging as with phone on
and charging
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Phone asleep and charging and phone completely off should be fine. Phone in use will take longer.
Also, the reason I said to measure at less than 80% is because as you reach 85-90%, you hit 4.2 volts and the charge circuit goes into constant-voltage mode - in this region, charging takes longer.
Measuring time to go 10-15% is WAY too inaccurate for any remotely decent estimate of total recharge time. ESPECIALLY if that 10-15% is near the top of the battery. Our fuel gauge probably has on the order of +- 3-4% error. For example, once I saw it drop 10% in 30 minutes, but then it recharged 10% in only 5 minutes. The 10% "drop" wasn't real.
Hi I have HTC Sensation, and 1,5 ghz kernel, dar forest rom. And I calibrate battery, and I am after few cycles, becouse some says that after flashing new rom, u must wait a couple o cycle to battery to be good. And my battery last about 19 hour with about 3,5 hour screen on. Is it good or bad, and what can I do if its bad
Hi,
If you are using a data plan and sync data, try increasing the frequency interval or use manual sync. Saves Battery.
Good or bad?
But, how do you guys think is it good battery life, medium or bad?
Its average
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But, how do you guys think is it good battery life, medium or bad?
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I'd agree with average. One thing you can do is install 'CurrentWidget' from the Android market and place the widget on your homescreen. Change the refresh interval to 10 seconds, turn the screen off and then wait around a minute for the phone to settle. After a while, turn the screen on again and look at the reading the widget gives. It should be around 3-5mA (that's what I get on my HD2). If it isn't you may want to try turning off different wireless things and anything you think may cause high battery drain. Turning off background data is a MUST, you have to turn it back on to use the market but with background data off I get 3-5mA whilst with it on I get around 20mA. It doesn't stop you using data, just turns off some unnecessary syncing. Despite the pathetic 1230 mah battery in my HD2, I can easily use it for a whole school day (including music on the way to school and gaming for about 20 mins before registration) and have around 40% left by the end of the day. I charge it every night anyway but it's reassuring to know it can last me that extra day if I need it. Hope this helps
if somtimes play games, music... it's normal but if you sometimes call or sms it's not good
ok
Than what is good?
Rolex81 said:
Its average
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average like other said..if you dont do nothing but calls and sms and it lasts like that..that would be bad..more use=more battery drain.
Try using wifi as often as possible. Also 3g is a much better battery saver than using WiMAX. Also the Tiamat SBC 4.1.0 kernerl is amazing on saving battery life! And it even works with the ICS roms.
19 hours of battery life sounds reasonable to me considering that the sensation is a dual core phone.
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Oh and by the way I've recently come across articles that actually say recalibrating (wiping battery stats) your battery doesn't actually do much.
I'd rather try to avoid over charging to prolong your battery life (pull out the charger as soon as it touches 100%) and try to use it til you're out of juice instead of constantly charging.
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19 hours of battery life sounds reasonable to me considering that the sensation is a dual core phone.
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Oh and by the way I've recently come across articles that actually say recalibrating (wiping battery stats) your battery doesn't actually do much.
I'd rather try to avoid over charging to prolong your battery life (pull out the charger as soon as it touches 100%) and try to use it til you're out of juice instead of constantly charging.
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I read somewhere, that for Li-Ion battery is no difference, that u charge it when its empty or little bit at the time.
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Try using wifi as often as possible. Also 3g is a much better battery saver than using WiMAX. Also the Tiamat SBC 4.1.0 kernerl is amazing on saving battery life! And it even works with the ICS roms.
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Yes, but with Tiamat SBC 4.1.0 kernerl i dont have 1,5 ghz. And also I never flashing kernel alone. Always it goes with roms. Can I change kernel without reinstaling rom?
Battery drains has many situation, as little information you provide, it's hard to figure out how and what makes this happened.
Maybe you can check how many apps running on the background, or services still running while shouldn't run.
Or, tell you what, you also can flash your ROM to a stable one like ARHD's rom.
my 2 cents
hashkiki said:
Battery drains has many situation, as little information you provide, it's hard to figure out how and what makes this happened.
Maybe you can check how many apps running on the background, or services still running while shouldn't run.
Or, tell you what, you also can flash your ROM to a stable one like ARHD's rom.
my 2 cents
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I am using darkforest rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423684 tell me why ARHD is better rom, I had it for 5 minutes, but shame that this rom dontt have such simple stuff as Stock % Battery, and advanced power menu and quick settings. Ho do you think why ARHD is better than dark forrest, what are the main differences?
Hi. I had installed several ICS roms, mostly different versions and variations of CM9. Since I only got a battery life of 12 hours I'm wondering if anyone found a significantly better performance on their rom. Thanks.
Or tell me that all the ics roms are hungry for battery.
Everyone is different depending on their settings and/or usage. I normally get a full day to a day and a half off of AOKPCB and AOKP ROM. Do some research to change the settings and undervolt if you have to... Battery life all depends on how the user has the ROM setup.
This is the best I have gotten, this was running NunHugger's UniPorn build 37 I believe. I have enjoyed his ROM.. good battery life, good stability.
This was with light to moderate use, no wifi, sync set for max interval, no gps.
But I got almost THREE DAYS!!! On average I get about a day out of it with moderate to heavy use.
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This is the best I have gotten, this was running NunHugger's UniPorn build 37 I believe. I have enjoyed his ROM.. good battery life, good stability.
This was with light to moderate use, no wifi, sync set for max interval, no gps.
But I got almost THREE DAYS!!! On average I get about a day out of it with moderate to heavy use.
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That looks more like Emancipation than uniporn.
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Use better battery stats to track down battery hogs.
It allowed me to "fine tune" my battery and i saw immediate improved results.
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skyliner33v said:
Use better battery stats to track down battery hogs.
It allowed me to "fine tune" my battery and i saw immediate improved results.
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I started using Better Battery stats from today.
How can I fine tune, my battery using this. What I need to check in this app, and what should I do later. Please guide me.
TIA.
atrix4nag said:
I started using Better Battery stats from today.
How can I fine tune, my battery using this. What I need to check in this app, and what should I do later. Please guide me.
TIA.
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Read the following thread for more info about Better Battery Stats:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
It gives a pretty good breakdown of what you are looking at, and looking for.
Basically it will show you all your wakelocks, which would prevent your phone from going into deep sleep. Some are easy to track down, others are a little more difficult. The dev of the app is also really helpful with looking over logs and helping track down unnecessary wakelocks.
For me, hotmail, weather widgets, facebook, use network for location and my data usage tracking app were the biggest battery hogs. I've since set up my email to sync only when i tell it, instead of auto-sync. Set the weather widgets to update at the max interval. Uninstalled facebook app, cause i don't have a facebook. and turned off use network for location .
But my data usage tracker (my data manager app) has a feature of "persistant notification". It is to keep a more accurate record of my data usage, but the tradeoff is that my number of wakelocks come mostly from this app. I'm currently looking for a data usage app that doesn't cause so many wakelocks.
If I know I'm not going to use my phone for a bit, I will turn data off. I also have my phone set to turn off wifi when locked. I have to wait for a few seconds for it to connect again, but it's not a big deal. I also turn off the phone's auto sync and background data, in the settings menu. I usually sync them about once a week or so.
So, the app doesn't do any "fine tuning". It just tells you what's keeping your phone up, using battery. The "fine tuning" comes from you.
I hope that helps
Thanks skyliner33v , for detailed explanation.
I will check my wakelocks.
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I am just checking the stats on the better battery stats app
unplugged since - 2h 14m 39s
Awake - 46m 55s
screen on 41m 20s
KWL - n/a
IS these stats are fine??
deep sleep it shows as 0s.
As of now, I am charging my phone, I will fully charge and then check the stats again. roughly how much time i should wait to see the stats?
atrix4nag said:
Thanks skyliner33v , for detailed explanation.
I will check my wakelocks.
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I am just checking the stats on the better battery stats app
unplugged since - 2h 14m 39s
Awake - 46m 55s
screen on 41m 20s
KWL - n/a
IS these stats are fine??
deep sleep it shows as 0s.
As of now, I am charging my phone, I will fully charge and then check the stats again. roughly how much time i should wait to see the stats?
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PM sent to keep the thread clean.
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PM sent to keep the thread clean.
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Thanks and sorry to divert the thread.
RemICS-UX is the best
I installed RemICS ROM and believe me with all the apps I have installed I find the battery life awesome with high quality graphics....
Dark Knight Rom ICS . since its black and white it saves up a lot of battery
I have try around 5 roms and Emacipation has the best battery life imo.
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emancipation is a GB rom, not ICS.
so far all ICS roms have been brutal, especially for standby usage.
My phone just died with under 30 mins of screen on time because of standby drain. No rogue apps, no wakelocks, no poor reception, nothing.
proof: http://threi.minus.com/mK6uGpPek/1g
threi_ said:
emancipation is a GB rom, not ICS.
so far all ICS roms have been brutal, especially for standby usage.
My phone just died with under 30 mins of screen on time because of standby drain. No rogue apps, no wakelocks, no poor reception, nothing.
proof: http://threi.minus.com/mK6uGpPek/1g
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Whoops didn't read thread title too carefully.
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UniPorn build 40, running black and white theme
8 hours with almost 60% battery left!
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I find joy in Paranoid-Android rom, its worked great for me. I get all day battery life and very few fc's!
JB's kernel with OC/UV has given me good battery life.
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JB's rom used to be perfect in battery life, until my installing apps the battery life drained to 12h, it's pretty awkward that I need to swap the battery at least sometime a day since my up time is about 17 hours.
It does not make a significant difference between standby and usage. The 100% battery before I sleep usually drop to 70-80% when I wake up.
i have the dual sim version. both 2g. NO WI-FI AT ALL.
I usually get 3- 4 hours of screen on time. then im under 14% i just use whatsapp, a little gaming,opera mini browser. with this usage i get total 14-18 hours of battery. is this normal? my previous phone was nokua 5230 with inane battery life.
not sure..
My battery life is better i think but cant say if yours is normal ... Screenshot of battery stats would be helpful
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My battery life is better i think but cant say if yours is normal ... Screenshot of battery stats would be helpful
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I charged in the middle upto 80. Screen on time at that time was 3.5 hours
Hmm..your battery life doesnt seem Bad to me, but I cant tell you if its actually a normal or a Bad battery life as i have the single sim Version with tweaky one Rom and faux kernel... Sorry, that i cant tell you more, but i saw some battery threads here at xda already, maybe you should ask there. Good Luck.
1. From screenshot it says 3G.. You sure you are on 2G all the time or this was just rare case?
2.From graph it seems like you charged phone in between from pretty low to quite respectable 70 - 80%.
3. I get this kind of battery on medium usage with single charge. So if you charged in between then your battery seems poor.
4. Do check background services running and disable what you can.. From usage you specified, you should not require many running things. Use greenify to automate this things.
He says he uses WhatsApp as well? Does it work on 2G connection too?. Thought I'd point out.
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1. From screenshot it says 3G.. You sure you are on 2G all the time or this was just rare case?
2.From graph it seems like you charged phone in between from pretty low to quite respectable 70 - 80%.
3. I get this kind of battery on medium usage with single charge. So if you charged in between then your battery seems poor.
4. Do check background services running and disable what you can.. From usage you specified, you should not require many running things. Use greenify to automate this things.
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i didn't charge in between. i was just not able to fully charge my phone as i was in a hurry. before that i got my specified usage. and 3g is a rare case. i get very weak signal. so i use 2g network all the time
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He says he uses WhatsApp as well? Does it work on 2G connection too?. Thought I'd point out.
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Well yes. It works on any kind of connection.
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sbs205 said:
i didn't charge in between. i was just not able to fully charge my phone as i was in a hurry. before that i got my specified usage. and 3g is a rare case. i get very weak signal. so i use 2g network all the time
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If that is the case then you are definitely having less battery life buddy..
What else is running in background?
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Well yes. It works on any kind of connection.
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If that is the case then you are definitely having less battery life buddy..
What else is running in background?
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i had acdisplay but i dont use it now because i think it's eating up my battery. i have avast free, messenger, WhatsApp, clean master, dashclock widget and battery extenson . camera 360 is a bit nuisance. i close it but it starts again. also u should know that my phone was fully discharged two times when it was new
due to my carelessness. but i immediately charged it.
edit: also chrome on 2g takes up 1 or 2% every 3 or 4 minutes. it takes 3 or more hours to completely charge it with Motorola charger. I'm on GEL. got it from android police.
So, I'm pretty sure I've damaged my battery. I've constantly let it get down to 0%, let it sit there way longer than I should, etc. Basically, I've just treated it poorly and have been experiencing relatively poor battery life (relative to the first month or two owning the device) despite greenifying, having low brightness, using Franco's kernel, checking BBS/Gsam, etc.
My question is, is there a way to determine the actual wear on our device's battery? If it's significant, I plan to replace it. If not, I'll just deal and look into anything else that might be causing it.
Thanks in advance!
Just as a disclaimer:
I am NOT saying my battery is not calibrated or any of that already disproven/discussed nonsense
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Running it dead won't hurt it. At all.
You're fine. ?
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You probably just have an issue. See first 4 posts in the battery help link in my signature.
KJ said:
Running it dead won't hurt it. At all.
You're fine. ��
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You probably just have an issue. See first 4 posts in the battery help link in my signature.
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The Nexus 5 has a Lithium-Polymer battery, if you discharge one of those COMPLETELY it'll end up dead/damaged. Probably what the OP is worried about.
The battery percentage is a calculation based on usage over time / system set battery capacity, not real capacity. When it shows 1% in Android, realistically it probably has 5-10% left. System will shut itself off before battery is harmed from excessive discharge in most cases. There are ways to disable the shutdown when it hits the calculated 0%, but obviously, such a thing is stupid and rarely done.
I'd say your battery is fine, OP.
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The Nexus 5 has a Lithium-Polymer battery, if you discharge one of those COMPLETELY it'll end up dead/damaged. Probably what the OP is worried about.
The battery percentage is a calculation based on usage over time / system set battery capacity, not real capacity. When it shows 1% in Android, realistically it probably has 5-10% left. System will shut itself off before battery is harmed from excessive discharge in most cases. There are ways to disable the shutdown when it hits the calculated 0%, but obviously, such a thing is stupid and rarely done.
I'd say your battery is fine, OP.
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Yeah, that's what I was worried about.
Sweet, thanks for clearing that up!
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Yeah, that's what I was worried about.
Sweet, thanks for clearing that up!
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Just don't repetitively attempt to turn the phone on again and again when it shuts itself off at calculated 0%.. that would be another way to hit actual 0% and damage the battery. (not sure if there's any protection against this, obviously not a good idea to try anyways)
But really, don't worry about damaging the battery by "draining" it to calculated 0%.