[Q] Battery Drained 99% Overnight?!! - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi! Last night, I charged my battery to 100% then left it on overnight, turning everything off (wifi, bluetooth, notifications) and made sure to clear all running applications. Usually, my battery only drains about 5-10% during the 8 or so hours that I sleep, which is what I expect. But all of sudden, last night it drained ALL THE WAY. When I woke up, it was at 1%!! Does anybody know why this happened? I know that the reception at my house sucks (dropped calls, failure to send texts sometimes, etc.), but that never really hurt my phone that much overnight. I'll upload some pics of my battery stats. I appreciate any help!

Your phone didn't go into deep sleep more than likely.

Was your battery old???....it might have lost its power to charge
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How do I know or make it go to deep sleep?
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lilaznandyx said:
How do I know or make it go to deep sleep?
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This app could help.

It has to be a rogue app. I would fix permissions, wipe caches, and reboot. That should fix the problem, if not, you will probably have to reflash your Rom.
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You are the 1%.
But no seriously. It's probably a rogue app.
By any chance do you live in the Fort Wayne area? This happened and no signal will quickly kill a battery.

HHF2 said:
It has to be a rogue app. I would fix permissions, wipe caches, and reboot. That should fix the problem, if not, you will probably have to reflash your Rom.
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What is a rogue app? I don't remember downloading any new apps, and I'm running stock right now, so is necessary to reflash?
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Did you try the other things first?
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I decided to look at your pictures, and sure enough, you have 0 signal for pretty much the entire night (red bar) which kept your phone awake the whole night. At the end you have so-so signal (mustard color). 92% cell standby power usage. Yup.
So this can be chalked up to signal issue.

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I decided to look at your pictures, and sure enough, you have 0 signal for pretty much the entire night (red bar) which kept your phone awake the whole night. At the end you have so-so signal (mustard color). 92% cell standby power usage. Yup.
So this can be chalked up to signal issue.
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Good call, didn't even notice the colored signal bar.

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Did you try the other things first?
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No not yet. I don't think I need to, because I didn't change anything to my phone except reinstall AVAST? And I'm not exactly sure how to do all of your suggestions because I'm still kind of new to rooting....
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grin0048 said:
Good call, didn't even notice the colored signal bar.
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Oh. So it is really just because of my crappy signal? This has never happened before though. Maybe my signal was just more terrible that night?
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lilaznandyx said:
Oh. So it is really just because of my crappy signal? This has never happened before though. Maybe my signal was just more terrible that night?
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If your phone wasn't in a different spot than normal, then perhaps there was a network outage in your area overnight.

I had cell standby at 90 or so % one night too and it drained me down to 40% batt over night. It only happened once tho
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You can put it in airplane mode if the bad signal keeps draining it. I have to do that when I'm at work. Used to be I would get to work with about 85-90% and 7 hours later with almost no use it would be down to 20%. I switched it to airplane mode at work and only lose about 2% over the 7 hours now. (imoseyon's lean kernel with a cpu screen off profile also helps)

coolprateek.kumar said:
Was your battery old???....it might have lost its power to charge
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How does anyone here have an old battery? The first wave of SIII's hit stores not even three months ago lol.

Maybe he wanted to ask if the battery was faulty?
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ahhh, good call on the signal. He could enable wifi if there is an AP handy. Wouldn't that help?

grin0048 said:
If your phone wasn't in a different spot than normal, then perhaps there was a network outage in your area overnight.
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My phone did the same thing again. It went from 60% right down to powering off. I don't get why this has never happened before... Maybe I'll just leave it in airplane mode....
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Battery drain -help

I turn my g2x off when I go to bed, the battery is fully charged and 8 hours later when I turn it back on the battery is allmost empty !what is wrong here?
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klauspabst said:
I turn my g2x off when I go to bed, the battery is fully charged and 8 hours later when I turn it back on the battery is allmost empty !what is wrong here?
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Need more info.
Rooted?
ROM?
Proper wipes?
Sorry your right!
Not rooted
2.3.3
ADW launcher ex
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what kernel u running on?
Quite possibly a bad battery. Your battery shouldn't drain when the phone is off.
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Does it drain when the battery is removed from the phone?
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you should download a cm7 nightly my battery lasted from 10pm - 9am with 30% than i put it to charge
You can either do a factory reset or NVFlash CWM and flash a ROM to see if that fixes things. If not, then defective battery.
What these guys are saying is most likely, especially with that kind of drain. But also make sure you don't have any crummy apps, it apps that run when your phones off. Ex. Some weather apps run in the background and draindrain
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You guys. He said that his phone was OFF while the battery lost its juice. It has NOTHING to do with what ROM, KERNEL etc etc he is using. Now for the op; simply just get a new battery and check if the problem persists.
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Haha, yea. Read to fast, selective reader I guess. Thought I saw 'screen off' =)
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Try the same test with the battery completely removed.
If it doesn't drain that fast - Then the phone is not shutting down properly, and most likely is the result of a nasty app.
If it does still drain that fast - Then the battery is probably faulty.
barqers said:
Try the same test with the battery completely removed.
If it doesn't drain that fast - Then the phone is not shutting down properly, and most likely is the result of a nasty app.
If it does still drain that fast - Then the battery is probably faulty.
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What could be a bad app?
I read above a wheather app, any other idea what I can.look at? Had the battery out over night and no drain!
Oh and thank you guys for all your help!
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klauspabst said:
What could be a bad app?
I read above a wheather app, any other idea what I can.look at? Had the battery out over night and no drain!
Oh and thank you guys for all your help!
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In your original post when you said you turn the phone off at night, you do mean actually turning it off right? Like shutting it down and not just turning the screen off, right? Just making sure we're all on the same page. If the phone is powered down then it can't be an app because apps can only run when you're booted into Android.
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Yes I am powering it down!
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klauspabst said:
What could be a bad app?
I read above a wheather app, any other idea what I can.look at? Had the battery out over night and no drain!
Oh and thank you guys for all your help!
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I would try to eliminate apps one by one. Freezing them with titanium backup or using better battery stats to see which apps have a lot of wakelocks. I had the same issue before.
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Yes I am powering it down!
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Then its the battery. I had the problem with my g1. I would load the maps and use gps. It would say my battery is around 70% then after like 5mins the phone would get hot and then it would say i was at 30% or lower. Swap out for a new battery and it didnt do that anymore.
My g2x is kinda doing the same thing. But its a little slower. I turn the phone on in the morning 100% battery. Then use it for about an hr. (95-80%battery) put it in my pocket. Then about 2hrs later it at 40-35%. And the phone feels warm.
Also check your battery to see if it had a lump on it. If so then its a bad battery and needs to be replaced asap.
I ordered a replacement on ebay should be here by next weekend. Only $4
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Then its the battery. I had the problem with my g1. I would load the maps and use gps. It would say my battery is around 70% then after like 5mins the phone would get hot and then it would say i was at 30% or lower. Swap out for a new battery and it didnt do that anymore.
My g2x is kinda doing the same thing. But its a little slower. I turn the phone on in the morning 100% battery. Then use it for about an hr. (95-80%battery) put it in my pocket. Then about 2hrs later it at 40-35%. And the phone feels warm.
Also check your battery to see if it had a lump on it. If so then its a bad battery and needs to be replaced asap.
I ordered a replacement on ebay should be here by next weekend. Only $4
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I don't think its the battery in this case.
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I had a problem like this and still do at times. Part of it was the stock kernel I was running and the other part was the fact that the phone was not fully going into the low power state it was supposed to. I now only loose about 5 to 7% in the worst cases. That is better than the 20 to 30% I was loosing before.

[Q] Display using battery [solved?]

Has anyone ever heard of an instance where the display drains the battery while off? 4 hrs on battery, display using 54%, all others using 4% or less, and display off 85% of the time. 20% remaining.
Just curious. Probably gonna GR then reflash
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Your display is always going to use a large portion of battery. Being on battery for only 4 hours may be misleading. Let your phone run through most of the charge and check again.
As you continue to use it, other apps and services will contribute to battery drainage, in turn lowering the percentage of juice shown used by your display.
Im not trying to imply you are wrong. You may have an issue, and I could be way off base. Just something to think about.
Edit: I re-read your post. It ran through 80% of your battery in 4 hours with minimal use?
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Biohazard0289 said:
Your display is always going to use a large portion of battery. Being on battery for only 4 hours may be misleading. Let your phone run through most of the charge and check again.
As you continue to use it, other apps and services will contribute to battery drainage, in turn lowering the percentage of juice shown used by your display.
Im not trying to imply you are wrong. You may have an issue, and I could be way off base. Just something to think about.
Edit: I re-read your post. It ran through 80% of your battery in 4 hours with minimal use?
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Thanks. I was actually just seeing if this has ever happened to anyone before. There has to be something wrong. Just a one day fluke I guess cause today it seems to be going ok so far. I'm just gonna start from scratch and try again.
Tried to thank you for responding, but alas, I am limited to 8 per day. I'll get you tomorrow.
My display also drains a large portion of my battery, but never THAT much. Is your brightness really high at all times? If so, turn it down.
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This happens to me too
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Zombie138 said:
This happens to me too
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Your battery dies really fast while display is off?
The day I posted it was dying super fast. I have not changed anything and it seems to be better but still draining pretty fast. Running better batt stats app for a few days to see if I can catch what's doing it.
Someone in anton's kernel thread said that the first few charges went great but all of a sudden it's draining fast. This is what happened to me. I'll report back what I find out with the app.
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sunsurfer42 said:
Your battery dies really fast while display is off?
The day I posted it was dying super fast. I have not changed anything and it seems to be better but still draining pretty fast. Running better batt stats app for a few days to see if I can catch what's doing it.
Someone in anton's kernel thread said that the first few charges went great but all of a sudden it's draining fast. This is what happened to me. I'll report back what I find out with the app.
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Yup, it'll show that it's using 50% of display, even on days I don't really use my phone. I have better batt but can't seem to find out what's using it
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Zombie138 said:
Yup, it'll show that it's using 50% of display, even on days I don't really use my phone. I have better batt but can't seem to find out what's using it
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Seems to me that the phone is having a hard time going to sleep soon after use, wifi may be keeping it awake. i have wifi on all day while im at work and the awake time seems to be higher right when i get into work. doesnt sleep for the first few hours.
sunsurfer42 said:
Seems to me that the phone is having a hard time going to sleep soon after use, wifi may be keeping it awake. i have wifi on all day while im at work and the awake time seems to be higher right when i get into work. doesnt sleep for the first few hours.
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I don't use wifi and my brightness is low. It is a mystery lol
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Skyrocket randomly shuts down and vibrates.

For the past 24 hours my Skyrocket has started randomly shutting itself off every hour or so and then beginning to just slightly vibrate (like haptic feedback). Holding down the power button will start it back up, but obviously this is pretty terrible.
Does anyone have any ideas about what could be causing this? I'm using an older NexusMod (ICS) and had no issues with it for the first 6 weeks or so. People have suggested the charger might be messing it up, but it continues to happen after using both my Skyrocket charger and my Nexus 7 charger.
Power button may be screwed
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Another thing to try.... Check /clean battery connectors on phone and battery
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Illnevertell said:
Power button may be screwed
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It's happening when it's just sitting idle on my desk. Could that still be the case?
DoctorQMM said:
Another thing to try.... Check /clean battery connectors on phone and battery
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I've done that, testing now.
Thanks.
Clear cache and dalvik cache. Did you restore any data from a different from to this one ?
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I think your battery might be overheating. Have you noticed a heavy battery drain? Try using Bettery Battery Stats to see whats eating it up if you have.
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i cleaned my battery contacts and the problem went away for me FYI
Happened to me also. Found out my phone was hot to the touch, so I removed my case, and let the battery cool down. Now I don't use a case, and it doesn't happen anymore.

It's nice to wake up to this.

Stock kernel synergy rom 1.3
Jeeebus! That's awesome
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Get the cell standby fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810382
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SightSeeker said:
Stock kernel synergy rom 1.3
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amazing!
my razrmaxx is nowhere near as good!
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Get the cell standby fix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810382
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Has anybody actually tried this?
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Stock kernel synergy rom 1.3
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I woke up to the exact same thing this morning. Awesome!
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Am I the only one who charges my phone overnight?
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TheBiles said:
Am I the only one who charges my phone overnight?
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Not only that but i usually doze off streaming youtube or a podcast. So going to bed with my phone not charging is not an option.
VERIZON GALAXY S 3
I thought you were going to post a pic of some hottie you found at a bar. Damn its only a pic of your battery discharging, what a geek
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Am I the only one who charges my phone overnight?
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Typically, I do but last night I wanted to see what it would do unplugged.
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I find that when I have my phone unplugged for like 3-4 hours it drains very quickly once I start using it. For example I'll unplug at like 7 or 8 and go back to sleep, wake up 3 hours later or something. When I start to use my phone it seems to drain a lot quicker. Is this normal for you guys?
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I find that when I have my phone unplugged for like 3-4 hours it drains very quickly once I start using it. For example I'll unplug at like 7 or 8 and go back to sleep, wake up 3 hours later or something. When I start to use my phone it seems to drain a lot quicker. Is this normal for you guys?
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Does it drain much during that 3 hour interval? You could try using an app like CPU Sleeper or SetCPU that allows you to turn off a core when the screen is off.
I love the battery life on Synergy 1.3! I haven't flashed to 1.4 yet, kinda liking where my set-up is right now. I'll probably wait until there's a few of the kinks worked out yet.
But yeah, I charge my phone overnight too...It usually comes off the charger about 8am, and at midnight I still have 50-60%, depending on how my day went...Some days, I only have to charge every other...
Looks like you're using about 12-13mA while idling, I am assuming you had mobile network and wifi off? I'm typically at around 24mA with wifi idling
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Looks like you're using about 12-13mA while idling, I am assuming you had mobile network and wifi off? I'm typically at around 24mA with wifi idling
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Nope. Data and wifi on although I have sleep set to never when plugged in. I don't think I have anything set to auto update besides push mail though so it probably slept all night with me
This is standard battery as well. I just added the lean kernel and I am getting even better battery life. This is with mild screen time and 2 hours of pandora. You can see in the screen shot that it was only really awake when I had the pandora running.
Crazy battery life.....anyone have comparisons between this and 1.4? Would be interesting to see if the claims by some is true about the additional drain.....
Battery Life
That's some really smoking battery life! Congratulations, are you using any app or tweak for that?
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That's some really smoking battery life! Congratulations, are you using any app or tweak for that?
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It's lack of apps honestly. I have nothing auto syncing. I'll sync it when I get in the app. Also using better battery stats showed me an app that was wake locking. The lean kernel and battery saver script I'm sure are helping. No need for an extended battery on this baby.

Battery life on LTE

Hey so I know I'll get crap for another battery post but I just wanted to post this because I'm amazed whenever someone on Any rom gets a full day or more of battery. It's ridiculous how much mobile data drains on ANY rom for me. I'm running aokp 9/9 right now but I've been through cm9, cm10, vincoms rom, sky ics, paranoid. No differences really it's just data that drains. Here is today's battery, and this is normal when it's mobile data the whole way through. Mostly H, H+, and 4g. As you can see, u have pretty good reception, and screen on for only 2 HOURS. that's why it amazes me when people get 5-7 hrs screen and like a day+ of battery.
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Also if anyone got the new aokp rom before R4ins got pissed, I'd love to get a link. Thanks!
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2 hours screen time sounds about right for me til the battery runs down. But I tend to only use that much in a whole day, so it lasts me to the next day... even on LTE. I'm using SkyICS.
You sure you don't have any funky wakelocks or anything? Your phone was awake for pretty much the whole time It should be sleeping most of the times that you're not using it.
there are days where i can get 16 hours with an hour or 2 of screen time, but i also have the Gnex extended batter (2100 mah) so that helps. But ive come to realize that on most days, i will never ever see the stellar results that some people get, becasue i use my phone... a lot... im talking twitter constantly, hundreds of texts every day, and the occasional phone call. But it is fine for me, ive never had my phone die on me while im out, and im almost always near a charger so it is never a problem. If i feel like i might be away from a charger for a while, i turn off sync, turn brightness down, etc to prolong my battery life and im good to go.
Download better battery stats and find out what is keeping your phone awake,it looks like its staying awake for long periods of time
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Download better battery stats and find out what is keeping your phone awake,it looks like its staying awake for long periods of time
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This. You have a truly massive wakelock.
kchen96 said:
Also if anyone got the new aokp rom before R4ins got pissed, I'd love to get a link. Thanks!
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R4INS is over on rootzwiki. You can grab his builds there or on his goo.im site. Check out boobah's post in the general section.
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Download better battery stats and find out what is keeping your phone awake,it looks like its staying awake for long periods of time
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I have the app.don't know how to use it literally the most confusing app ever
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Most def a wake lock. I can get upwards of 20 hours with regular usage. aokp cm10 and superlite cm 10. Sometimes less sometimes more. I also don't pick up lte here either. Just H+
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akwhite23 said:
Most def a wake lock. I can get upwards of 20 hours with regular usage. aokp cm10 and superlite cm 10. Sometimes less sometimes more. I also don't pick up lte here either. Just H+
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How...when I have data on and using it,it drains a percent every 2 minutes. Can anyone tell me what to loom for on better battery stats and where?
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Hwres an update. On this is with data off almost all day you can see the screen off and awake matches up pretty nicely.(at the end I'm listening to music so that's why its awake) is it possibly just straight up the data connection that keeps my phone awake?
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kchen96 said:
How...when I have data on and using it,it drains a percent every 2 minutes. Can anyone tell me what to loom for on better battery stats and where?
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There's an entire thread on it here maintained by TJ above. And several tutorials in other forums on xda. It's really not that hard. Just do some research.
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What I don't get is why WiFi causes a wake lock.
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specter07 said:
What I don't get is why WiFi causes a wake lock.
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That image doesn't show wifi causing a wakelock? Unless you actually didn't have wifi turned on for the past 4 hours. I see it's not turned on in that image, but maybe you just turned if off. Which I'm betting you did about 2 minutes before taking that picture, and then turned data back on?
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