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I just wanted to start a thread where all members can give tips and tricks on how to make our battery last longer. I know there is a “How long does your battery last” thread but we can just post here to help all members alike. Please post if you are permarooted, type of ROM, type of Kernal you are running. Please post the apps and setups you are also running to achieve this type of battery life.
Here’s my setup
S=off (permarooted)
Iced Glacier v1.11
Gorilla v.05 kernal
Oc’ed @1.4ghz
Screen Brightness set to 40%
Data sync every 1 hour
WiFi on, GPS off
The ROM I am on came with all the bloatware erased, so it was perfect. If you are running a stock ROM, first thing you should do is remove them. I then installed a app called SuperPower (dev. By a XDA member) which really helped a lot. You can setup times where you can have data on, wifi on, sync, screen brightness. Next install setcpu, this will help you overclock your cpu but more importantly, underclock your cpu. Heres my cpu settings.
Running: 1401/368
Screen off: 368/368
Battery under 50% 768/368
I also stopped using Advanced Task killer as I read it does more harm then good. Hopefully this thread will help out all members with their battery life!
Some screen shots I took. It shows what speed I'm running and it also shows that I have been off the charger for 15 hours and still have 45% left.
how do you set up data to sync every hour? and what theme is that?
That's one of the features of SuperPower. It's a great app, even if you're not rooted.
Personally, I'm rooted but haven't installed any custom ROM or kernel; still, just having SetCPU underclock the phone when the screen's off is a huge savings, as well as SuperPower's ability to turn off wifi when it's not in use.
2012iawait said:
how do you set up data to sync every hour? and what theme is that?
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I set it up in SuperPower. I'm using the Ice Glacier Rom with Launcher Pro Custom Docks
Great thread ! I like the idea of under clocking with screen off. But doesn't your display account for the vast majority of your battery usage? It seems like lowering the brightness would be the absolute best bang for your buck. Further, until the other items become a significant percent of your battery usage, you might be splitting hairs. Anyway thanks for the info, ill be downloading that app
I'm running iced glacier. Rooted with gorillas v.05 kernel. My battery last about 8 to 10 hours with heavy use. 5 hours of continuous use. 12 plus light use.
Setcpu:
Performance governor
1.7max 245min
Temp over 104° F
806max 245min
Screen off
368max 245min
Autokiller
Ultimate preset
Screen
Brightness/Auto
Timeout/15seconds
No animations
No rotation
Sync/setup to my liking, no baterry savings here
6ps, wifi, bluetooth, location
All of unless needed
I charge my phone for 7 plus hours everyday. Since I can't shut it off without booting into recovery, I can't really charge it off, which is how most tutorials recommend you calibrate your battery.
I've noticed that wiping battery stats in clockworkmod recovery actually decreases battery life. I recommend simply charging the hell out of your phone when you can. I know I know its bad for the environment... SO IS PLASTIC! Lol
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crx4xharder said:
I'm running iced glacier. Rooted with gorillas v.05 kernel. My battery last about 8 to 10 hours with heavy use. 5 hours of continuous use. 12 plus light use.
Setcpu:
Performance governor
1.7max 245min
Temp over 104° F
806max 245min
Screen off
368max 245min
Autokiller
Ultimate preset
Screen
Brightness/Auto
Timeout/15seconds
No animations
No rotation
Sync/setup to my liking, no baterry savings here
6ps, wifi, bluetooth, location
All of unless needed
I charge my phone for 7 plus hours everyday. Since I can't shut it off without booting into recovery, I can't really charge it off, which is how most tutorials recommend you calibrate your battery.
I've noticed that wiping battery stats in clockworkmod recovery actually decreases battery life. I recommend simply charging the hell out of your phone when you can. I know I know its bad for the environment... SO IS PLASTIC! Lol
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When I first flashed clockwork everytime I rebooted while the phone was plugged in it booted into recovery, but not when it was unplugged.
I read somewhere that reflashing clockwork helped fixed this so I reflashed it in rom manager once with no result, reflashing it a second time fixed the issue and my phone hasn't rebooted into recovery since.
and does turning on the usb debugging also help, for real for real?
De-Sensed Iced Glacier 1.2
Gr8Gorilla OC/UV Kernel 1.02: 806/245 On Demand Scaling (Only turn it up to game/bench/show off )
LauncherPro Plus: 7 Screens, 10 Widgets (4 are full screen, 4 of them update every hour)
All apps and games (including the big ones like Angry Birds, Pocket Legends, etc) are moved onto the phone, instead of sd
No Live Wallpaper
Brightness at 30%
Auto-Sync every hour with Facebook, Twitter, Google
Wi-Fi Calling (If you don't use this, you should! A constant connection with a wi-fi network is better than constantly searching for signal with the radio. Great battery saver for home/school/work.)
With this setup I haven't had to put my phone on a charger until the end of the day. Ever. I use my phone for a music player when I deliver pizzas and when I get home I have at least 60%. That is with the music, phone, and gaming during down-time (if I'm lucky ). Then I can play away when I'm home with no worry of plugging it in until I go to bed.
^^ great tip IRIS! I'm gonna start using the wifi calling when I'm at home. I live in the crappy area where it's constantly switching from edge and 3g. I started using the phone with heavy usage and I'm getting around 15 hours. I have the settings, updates, sync to my liking. I'm with crx on this one, use the phone!! Just charge the help out of it when you can
Hey Lakeshow423,
Regarding the screenshot in your OP, is that power control widget from SuperPower, Iced Glacier, or some other 3rd party app?
Thanks, and sorry for posting off-topic.
-TH
tharptx said:
Hey Lakeshow423,
Regarding the screenshot in your OP, is that power control widget from SuperPower, Iced Glacier, or some other 3rd party app?
Thanks, and sorry for posting off-topic.
-TH
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TH... 3rd party app called switchpro.
My Success...
S=off (permarooted)
Auto Bright
STOCK Sense Froyo with a number of programs disabled including 80% of the bloatware.
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809231 FOR MORE INFO, why buy programs when you can do it yourself...)
USB DEBUGGING ON
Wi-Fi off
Locations Off
GSM/UTMA/HSPA Auto
Only FaceBook and Email update every 30 minutes (I only have like 30 friends on FB so it is a quick update)
All other updates are manual...
I get 30-36 hours on a full charge...
Not sure if anyone looks at this form anymore, but i'm running CM7 nightly build 23, i did a full charge and a battery wipe to see how long my battery lasts. I hammered it for a good 10 hours with OC with screen on (underclocked screen off) i played games, watched youtube videos and just about everything else and i was still at 20%
I once ran for 1 day and 9 hours with 45% left, and it was moderate use.. I was on nightly #19 for CM7.. it's not ever happening again for some reason.
heres mine from switching glacier to miui.
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My battery drained to 20% in like 5-6 hours while on glacier even while doing nothing
I found a link early on in my battery problem days.... And I think that this actually does help a lot when it comes to getting a battery that lasts longer. Given its hard to replicate the procedure, because of the CW bug that boots the phone into recovery..but I just charged it while it was in recovery(or I think if you turn fastboot on and charge it while its off, it doesn't boot into recovery.) and my battery life really has seen dramatic increase.... anyways here is the link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990&highlight=battery
Note: I do realize that its in the EVO 4G forum, etc...but the letter is from HTC, concerning HTC batteries...So I tried it anyways, and I can't say I haven't seen the effects.
Ill just be blunt...
Dumfuqs smartass kernal
Auto sync off
Background data off
Screen low
Market > my apps > menu > notifications > OFF
Either 4g only or 2g only
Only use 3 of the 5 screens
Minimal Widgets
Pick and choose which you like and/or want to utilize.
I usually leave background data on now so I can have cool green icons
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tonyriceroni said:
heres mine from switching glacier to miui.
My battery drained to 20% in like 5-6 hours while on glacier even while doing nothing
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Yeah I switched to CM7 from IG 1.1.6 and noticed a drastic change in battery life using the same settings on both ROMs. IG display killed my battery(usually around 80%) while the display usage on CM7 is only around 8-10%
clarknick27 said:
Yeah I switched to CM7 from IG 1.1.6 and noticed a drastic change in battery life using the same settings on both ROMs. IG display killed my battery(usually around 80%) while the display usage on CM7 is only around 8-10%
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I always wanted to know why this is the case? Roms don't control how much power a display is supposed to take, but why does IG show more than CM?
No one mentioned deleting the battery.sh and recalibrating their phones. It can be accessed via recovery or terminal
Su
Rm /data/system/battery.sh
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I would like to create a a definitive guide (best Practices) to get the maximum amount of battery out of the Sensation. Coming from a LG G2x I'm finding this battery is actually equal or worse and since rooting and removing bloatware currenty seems impossible, then customizing this phone has to be within the realm of stock apps and settings..
My Experience
Using Battery monitor widget, I'm typically getting -200 ~ -300 mAh usage whenever the phone is being used, it will drop down to -30 mAh at its lowest in idle, but no where like the G2x of 5-10 mAh or -2mAh for Vibrant (in idle)..
My goal is to have this phone last 24-36 hours regularly (if possible) ... Right now I'm getting 12-18 hours, with moderate use.. 20 ~30 minutes calls..
Here are the steps I've tried to improve life, in order or decreasing effect.
General Tips/Steps to imporve
Turn off All Syncing (use power widget to toggle as needed)
Check Settings >> Accounts & Sync >> [disable auto sync]
Set Screen timeout to 15sec
Set brightness to < 15%
Check Settings >> Power >> Turn on most or all the power saving features in this menu.
Remove (or reduce) number of widgets that need to poll data (includes clock/weather, stocks, social feeds, etc)
Turn off Bluetooth, GPS (when not needed, again use Power widget to toggle)
Enable Wifi calling (yes wifi calling saves battery especially in low 3/4G signal areas)
Use camera sparingly (by far biggest battery hog)
Useful apps or widgets
General apps / widgets and tips to have
Add Power widget to home page (for quick toggling)
Install Battery monitor widget for charting battery usage.
Juicedefender or Green Power from appstore and let them help manage power
Things to share
Please add your suggestions, and tell us your
max. battery time, between re-charges.
What are your battery usage stats , what is the biggest battery drain my in screen 60%
your best practices
Lets all share our best practices..
The best things I've found to improve battery life.. Use Juice Defender pro, and set schedules, let it turn off all the battery hogs...
Dam I wish I could remove the bloatware especially that Navigation package.
wow you are severely gimping your phone to get the most battery life. I'm happy with 12-14 hours with heavy usage
tbrandao said:
I would like to create a a definitive guide (best Practices) to get the maximum amount of battery out of the Sensation. Coming from a LG G2x I'm finding this battery is actually equal or worse and since rooting and removing bloatware currenty seems impossible, then customizing this phone has to be within the realm of stock apps and settings..
My Experience
Using Battery monitor widget, I'm typically getting -200 ~ -300 mAh usage whenever the phone is being used, it will drop down to -30 mAh at its lowest in idle, but no where like the G2x of 5-10 mAh or -2mAh for Vibrant (in idle)..
My goal is to have this phone last 24-36 hours regularly (if possible) ... Right now I'm getting 12-18 hours, with moderate use.. 20 ~30 minutes calls..
Here are the steps I've tried to improve life, in order or decreasing effect.
General Tips/Steps to imporve
Turn off All Syncing (use power widget to toggle as needed)
Check Settings >> Accounts & Sync >> [disable auto sync]
Set Screen timeout to 15sec
Set brightness to < 15%
Check Settings >> Power >> Turn on most or all the power saving features in this menu.
Remove (or reduce) number of widgets that need to poll data (includes clock/weather, stocks, social feeds, etc)
Turn off Bluetooth, GPS (when not needed, again use Power widget to toggle)
Enable Wifi calling (yes wifi calling saves battery especially in low 3/4G signal areas)
Use camera sparingly (by far biggest battery hog)
Useful apps or widgets
General apps / widgets and tips to have
Add Power widget to home page (for quick toggling)
Install Battery monitor widget for charting battery usage.
Juicedefender or Green Power from appstore and let them help manage power
Things to share
Please add your suggestions, and tell us your
max. battery time, between re-charges.
What are your battery usage stats , what is the biggest battery drain my in screen 60%
your best practices
Lets all share our best practices..
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Umm... Why exactly do you have a smartphone if you are disabling every single thing that makes it a smartphone? If you want great battery life return the Sensation and buy a phone that does nothing but call and text.
Without disabling anything I am able to get through a 13 hour shift at work with texting all through and internet, youtube, etc during my breaks (~1-1.5 hours) with around 60-70% battery left. Then last week I used GPS with Navigation and screen brightness at 100 for the hour and a half drive home and I still had around 30% battery when I got home. (I was trying to kill the battery on the drive btw). I think all that is pretty damn good for a phone as powerful and with a screen as big as the Sensation.
tbrandao said:
I would like to create a a definitive guide (best Practices) to get the maximum amount of battery out of the Sensation. Coming from a LG G2x I'm finding this battery is actually equal or worse and since rooting and removing bloatware currenty seems impossible, then customizing this phone has to be within the realm of stock apps and settings..
My Experience
Using Battery monitor widget, I'm typically getting -200 ~ -300 mAh usage whenever the phone is being used, it will drop down to -30 mAh at its lowest in idle, but no where like the G2x of 5-10 mAh or -2mAh for Vibrant (in idle)..
My goal is to have this phone last 24-36 hours regularly (if possible) ... Right now I'm getting 12-18 hours, with moderate use.. 20 ~30 minutes calls..
Here are the steps I've tried to improve life, in order or decreasing effect.
General Tips/Steps to imporve
Turn off All Syncing (use power widget to toggle as needed)
Check Settings >> Accounts & Sync >> [disable auto sync]
Set Screen timeout to 15sec
Set brightness to < 15%
Check Settings >> Power >> Turn on most or all the power saving features in this menu.
Remove (or reduce) number of widgets that need to poll data (includes clock/weather, stocks, social feeds, etc)
Turn off Bluetooth, GPS (when not needed, again use Power widget to toggle)
Enable Wifi calling (yes wifi calling saves battery especially in low 3/4G signal areas)
Use camera sparingly (by far biggest battery hog)
Useful apps or widgets
General apps / widgets and tips to have
Add Power widget to home page (for quick toggling)
Install Battery monitor widget for charting battery usage.
Juicedefender or Green Power from appstore and let them help manage power
Things to share
Please add your suggestions, and tell us your
max. battery time, between re-charges.
What are your battery usage stats , what is the biggest battery drain my in screen 60%
your best practices
Lets all share our best practices..
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Sorry but in all due respect this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Go buy a feature phone and it'll last as long as you need and do the same thing as your crippled Sensation.
I couldn't agree more. Why buy a smartphone if you are going to shut every single "smart" feature off. It isn't just the OP though. The manufacturers themselves recommend these kind of optimizations in their support pages.
Time to go shopping for a higher capacity battery...
Want the best battery life? Do all that you do... then turn it off for an hour, then on for an hour, then off for an hour, then on for an hour... just keep doing this and you'll DOUBLE your battery life
graffixnyc said:
Want the best battery life? Do all that you do... then turn it off for an hour, then on for an hour, then off for an hour, then on for an hour... just keep doing this and you'll DOUBLE your battery life
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GENIUS!!!! Or even 2 hours off and 1 hour on! Or 3 off! INFINITE POWER!!!
edit: wow those faces look funny with no spaces between them. I think I'll fix that
I'm just going to enjoy my device features and let the battery drain...
xnifex said:
wow you are severely gimping your phone to get the most battery life. I'm happy with 12-14 hours with heavy usage
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Why have this phone if your gonna cut off its balls. Plug it in when you go to bed....enjoy your Sensation the way it was meant to be enjoyed.....
I get 12-16 hours with fairly heavy use... Fantastic for a device like this.
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BOOM, just increased your battery life to 200%.
Keep one in your wallet, backpack, or wherever convenient.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Sensation-T-mobile-Capacity-REPLACEMENT/dp/B0055QKZBS
Seriously, why not just actually use your phone and get a spare battery?
Turning brightness to the lowest setting works wonders. That's about all I've done, and I get 14 hours on average ...sometimes north of 17 hours. In general, if I get more than 12 hours out of my smartphone without disabling anything, I'm satisfied with that. 14, and I'm quite happy.
I tried Green Power free and while it seemed to help a bit, the difference for me was just too negligible to bother.
Just enjoy your for for now til you get sick of messing with it. After your sick of it, then start messing with the battery life. That will give something to do.
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He's just wants to know all the tricks jeez is like a list as well
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When I bought Sensation I was simply conciliated with that I will charge battery every single day. That´s it. Don´t buy a smartphone if you want it to last more than 1,5 day. Let´s stop with this battery obsession and start enjoying this great phone.
I tend to use the smartphone on the go, you know like a cell phone, so I'm not always near a charger, and a cell phone (after all that's one of the things a smartphone should do) typically should last a day or two, and I think its possible... but like anything else this battery hungry device can be guided to being a little more miserly in its power consumption... ..
Just looking for advice.. but I'll take the snarky comments...
tbrandao said:
I tend to use the smartphone on the go, you know like a cell phone, so I'm not always near a charger, and a cell phone (after all that's one of the things a smartphone should do) typically should last a day or two, and I think its possible... but like anything else this battery hungry device can be guided to being a little more miserly in its power consumption... ..
Just looking for advice.. but I'll take the snarky comments...
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Honestly if you want a smartphone and good battery life get a BB. That's the only thing I miss about my BB is the 2 day battery life. Honestly these phones are getting more and more powerful by the day and battery technology needs to catch up. IMO I think they should stop cranking out new phones every month and focus on researching better battery technology then crank them out every month It just seems like phone hardware keeps getting more and more power hungry and batteries are staying the same. I carry a little tiny blade folding charger with me or an extra battery. I tried to find the smallest folding charger I could so I could just throw it in my jeans pocket and not even notice it.
to the OP
to the OP, I like you, have not had the initial good fortune of our Sensation-al brethren. 14-17 hours is a pipe dream cuz my phone, after 4 days, BARELY got me 5 hours of light use. Since you actually asked a question, and were trying to be helpful to others who were/are in your same boat, I will give you what I did. I went from 5 - 9 hours without cutting the mythical "balls" off the phone. lol. Use if you like. (taken from another post).
"unless i am misreading, there are a lot of people with great battery life, but there does not appear to be any serious use of the phone. checking fb twice, a few texts, in standby for several hours and two calls will not put any real stress on it IMO and from my experience. So I really don't know if I can use a lot of examples that I am readings as a true gauge.
I waited to get this phone to use it in its entirety. I got frustrated the other day with my first post in this thread because I got hammered on battery life this weekend and I did NOT do anything and I barely got five hours. So I made a few adjustments (detailed below) and i can say that I am on 9 hours/ 20 mins on one charge. I have 18% battery left. My stats:
display 80% (3 hours / 12 minutes time on)
cell standby 9%
calls 4%
phone idle 3%
maps 2%
I text, sent picture mail, used maps (with gps on), had pulse, fb, twitter, gmail and friendcaster sync'd in the background, took several pics and uploaded them, used tap-a-talk to read xda posts, and facebooked. From 5 hours to 9 - I'll take it. I am still not where i want to be, but this is the first day that i felt good about having this phone as my primary device. I hope to get to upwards of 14 hours like i see here in this thread. to get here today i had to do several things to improve my odds.
1. i did not want the signal jumping around so WCDMA only
2. installed advance task killer and set it to "when screen off" and "crazy."
3. installed ultimate juice defender.
4. dropped screen brightness to 80%
I will continue to drain the battery to almost nothing and let it fully charge. I will report back any positive or negative results."
EDIT: Last Update: 10th Sep 2011 with New INfo (trick no.7)
Advanced Tricks for Saving Battery
The following tweaks can greatly save battery if you done it right. But bear in mind that risk are relatively higher since its involve those deep system components.
If you know what you're doing, there is not much to worry about.
Note: I will not responsible for the any damage of your device
My Result:
Before: After moderate usage of 20 hours, Battery Left 30% - 35%
After : After moderate usage of 20 hours, Battery left 70% - 75%
Note: Battery Usage is very subjective matter. The numbers here is not trying to give you an exact calculation, it just trying to give you a feel of how the battery saving. But i have try my best to be consistent on the usage pattern, cpu loads and temperature to do this comparison. Of cause, you might discover different result on your device. With different ROM, kernel, radio, usage, screen brightness, all the other factors come into play, the result would varied.
Kindly please post a feedback on how it works on your device>
1. Use Undervolted Kernel / ROM
- Undervolted means that your device will use relatively less battery to give the same CPU frequency
- (e.g. normally CPU run at 1.61ghz @1350mv, after undervolted it may require only 1275mv at the same frequency)
- Tested on my device, it is the most effective tweak to increase battery life (I reduced -100mv at most of the CPU frequency (except 1), give me about 30-35% more battery)
- Because the undervolting value is varied depend on the ROM and kernel, so no point i post all the numbers here. (PM me if you need the list)
- Ask at your respective ROM thread for the availability of undervolted tweak
- If you wanted to try to change the undervolting value, i recommended to use OC/UV beater2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207546
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- Because the tool have ease-to-use interface (no need use terminal emulator), just few taps will do.
- Most importantly, we can test new UV value with "Temp Activate", if the device freeze, just restart and it will go back to the last good state (last best config for you, instead of kernel's default value), and no need to flash the vddreset.zip / other reset.zip
2. Use "GSM auto (PRL) to save more juice while still connecting through 3G
- in the phone setting>wireless and network>MobileNetwork>NetworkMode
we are only allow to choose GSM only/ WCDMA / Auto between two
- but if you use type "*#*#4636#*#*" to phone Information, you can choose more type of networkmode. It is claimed that choose "GSM auto (PRL)" allow you to save more battery (cell standby) while allow you to connect to 3G network.
- This might somehow depend on your carrier / provider
- Please provide feedback on this. THanks
3. Try out different CPU Governor
- nowadays a lot of ROM have advanced CPU governor like Smoothass, Smartass, Interactive, etc.
- Try different combination during wake up and screen off to look for the best setting that let u save more juice
- This are my settings:
Governor during awake = On Demand
Max Wake = 998mhz Min Wake = 122mhz Governor during Screenoff = PowerSave
Max Sleep = 307mhz Min Sleep = 122mhz - NOTE: if you put min sleep too low, there is a chance that you device might freeze and won't wake up!
- I personally recommended "DaemonController" from Sybregunne for controlling the CPU governors and frequencies. It is a ease-to-use, yet sophisticated enough for the purpose of OC/UC. It is my favourite OC/UC controller since it released.
- DaemonController is a smart tool that it will bypass virtous daemon, and use direct frequency if we choose governors that is incompatible with the virtuous o/c. Hence, only 1 deamon is run which is more efficiency.
- Refer to the original thread here for more details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16726715&postcount=2
- Quoted from original thread: "It is a Graphical tool that allows users to change andrev_oc/virtuous_oc frequencies and governors without having to reboot their device. Confirmed to work on Android Revolution HD 6.1.0 and a lot more ROMS.
4. Use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer
- This tool is different from other app killer
- It fine tunes android systems inner memory manager to keep your device fast over time.
- As a side effect it also lowers battery consumption.
- At certain free memory level (e.g. 250mb), the android os will automatically close those apps not in use (according to original android os logic)
- The lowMemoryKill level can be modified to suit your style of usage. It is to find a balance point between "not killing the apps you're need" and "sufficient free RAM to avoid sudden out of RAM / Laggy ".
- What i experience before is that these values are set to be too low. It keep most of the apps opened in background. So we can use the apps much faster and consump less cpu. Result: we have lower free RAM. The tradeoff: When I open heavy game, I experienced run out of RAM (it tell me not sufficient RAM to run).
- When the values set too high. It will kill the apps in background faster. So we will spend more cpu, and slower to reopen it. Tradeoff: you will have alot of free RAM back there. But for what?
- Therefore, it is to find the middle point that satisfy both ends. Generally, users with more apps better off with lower lowmemorykill value. Users with less apps (always switch between fews app only), are better off with higher lowmemorykill value.
- MY case: I only have 25+ apps installed. and Only use few apps (other rarely use). THis is my setting (in Pages): 3072, 8192, 16384, 50688, 58368, 76288. I have experimented with many values for 3 months. Just 1 month ago, i found these value suit me very much. It keep balance between the two tradeoff mentioned. Maybe you can try to figure out your own.
- Generally, we play with the last 3 numbers only. The first 3 numbers is related to:
(Foreground app)
(Visible app)
(Secondary server)
Which offer no significant benefits if we kill them.
5. Use Autostart
- Instead of closing them, it would be better if we don't let the app start from the begining
- You can choose to disable those app that u feel unnessary, so that they will not run during your phone startup
5. Check your Battery Consumption
- Download "Current Widget" or "battery monitoring widget" from market
- these apps will monitor your battery usage and recoded in a log file
- This is the normal consumption rate (varied across ROM, kernel and CPUI frequency and other factors)
Sleep/ScreenOff Consumption: 2mv - 8mv
WakeUp Consumption (no wifi, just use local apps, no gaming): 150mv - 250mv
Gaming consumption: about 300 - 400 mv (varied across diff games)
- To be comparable, it is suggest that you try to compare the consumption rate with your friends with same ROM, kernel, radio)
- With the monitoring log, you will able to notice adnormal peak / adnormal high drainage easily
6. Use "Battery History for GingerBreak" to check what running in background (Especially thanks for Saluco for this useful way to check battery drainage )
- this is a free tool can be download from xds forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13328125
- Go to "Partial Wake Usage" to see what apps running when your device is sleeping
- Please "thanks" the developers of the apps for creating and letting us use his useful tool
- Give the screenshot of "Battery History for Gingerbreak" to the community of your ROM, this will give them more clues for them to help you
- For consistency, please monitor your usage for at least 3 hours (@ frequency 1 - 5 minutes) in order to have sufficient data and reliable readings.
7. Disable "Receiver" of application using AutoRun Manager (Really for Advanced User ONLY)
- Receivers are the "condition" where if it is fulfilled, the app will be executed
- For stance, Google Map has 8 receivers. Either 1 of these 8 conditions is met, google map will be open and run automatically.
- Now we actually try to disable this autoRUN by disable the "receiver" = means that even if the condition is met, the app won't run
- TO do this we need donated version of AutoRun Manager (available in market) to do this, go setting enable advanced mode
- Go second tap of the menu (advanced menu) to disable the receiver of particular app
- It is HIGHLY recommended to disable 1 receiver at 1 time, so that you can know the impact and trace back to the receiver
- you might get confused if you disable too many receivers at 1 time
- WARNING: ONLY disable those receiver that you know. DIsable system's receiver will make your system instable. So better only disable the user app.
- WHY IT IS USEFUL? Example: i used "Battery History for Gingerbreak (tip 6) to found out that "Facebook for android" is locking my device from being deep sleep (as it shown as high minute usage in the "partial wake menu"). Then i wanted to disable the feature of the that keep my device awake. THen i disable the "awake service" receive of it. Then it will help to save more battery by preventing those app that run automatically when certain conditions are met (example: Wifi-on, location changed..etc_
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(The content is talking about HTC Desire HD, but the tricks can generally apply to any other smartphones, Hope it help you~)
Well it’s been 7½ days since I reviewed the Desire HD in which I said I didn’t want to comment on battery life until I’ve used it for 10 days. Tomorrow morning at 10am will be the 10th day, but I’m ready 14 hours early!
I’ve seen a lot of talk on the internet about terrible battery life, I’ve even experienced it myself (10% per hour on standby) but not wanting to give it a bad name without being sure, I’ve waited. I can now declare – the Desire HD does not have a battery life issue!
Read on after the break for how you can make yours last 24 hours on one charge!
Let me explain first of all, why I don’t think there is an issue. My Desire HD, last night and today, has shown better battery life than my Samsung Galaxy S and Nexus One ever did. It will probably continue to improve for the next week too.
Yesterday, after 10 hours of medium to light use (screen on was 40 minutes), I was still at 59% battery.
Today, I’ve been off for 12 hours and I’m still at 48%. The screen has been on for 50 minutes, 30 minutes of streaming music via bluetooth, 1 hour of podcasts playing through my earphones and a few text messages. Generally, on standby (and not being used) on 3G while at work, it was only using 2% an hour! I’m not [/B]sure any Android phone has ever managed that low consumption for me.
I don’t know how HTC have managed it from a 1230mAh battery, but if anyone manages to produce an ‘extended’ battery that fits, this thing could last a very long time. As for what the Desire Z might be able to do, wow!
So, what have I done to get this? As well as the usual tips I’ve given, here’s a few more for your Desire HD -
Remove apps you don’t use. You’ll need to root your device with VISIONary and then remove system apps like Flickr, Twitter, Stocks, Peep, Gmail and Friend Stream using Titanium Backup.
Syncing kills! Go to Settings -> Accounts & sync and see what apps are set to sync. For me, a big improvement came from turning off syncing my Facebook ‘Live Feed’ (this seems to turn back on at reboot). Also, only have one of the two Facebook apps syncing at all. For me, I stopped HTC Sense, News and Weather from syncing. If you really want these, maybe just drop their frequency an extra hour or two.
Lower e-mail checks. I have 4 e-mail accounts that K9 Mail checks for me. Like the other syncs, I dropped them from 15 minutes, to 1 or 2 hours, 4 for the less important one. Definitely don’t use the push e-mail setting on K9.
Try different connections. Go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks and change Network Mode. For me, for some reason on Orange in London ‘WCDMA only’ works the best for me.
Calibrate. After 7 to 10 days use, calibrate your battery and you should be good to go, simple as that!
**ADDITION** Once in a while (if not always) try charging via USB rather than mains. It has been reported this is better for the battery and will actually provide better life from one charge. I can’t necessarily say this claim is true, but I have often seemingly got better life from a USB charge. Try it!
Bear in mind, there are people reporting much better life than I get. Some say they can last over 40 hours on one charge.
Also, make use of the ‘Power Saver’ in Settings. I’ve put mine at 30%. When this kicks in I tend to find battery consumption might even drop to 1% per hour, which means it may be possible you could last for 3 days on one charge! I can’t wait to see what happens when we get proper root and can use custom ROM’s!
(source:http://hemorrdroids.net/htc-desire-hd-battery-life/)
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Looking for general guideline for your Lithium Ion Battery?
Have a look at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15631703#post15631703
i might have to try this on my fassy
Is it necessary to have one of these threads every other day?
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Turn off your phone. Battery life will be awesome.
Otherwise carry spare chargers and/or batteries. Simples.
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Turn off your phone. Battery life will be awesome.
Otherwise carry spare chargers and/or batteries. Simples.
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Lol. I have 3 spare batteries, girlfriend has 2. Still chew through em in a day
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Not really sure anything here is new information...
Cheers, I'll try a couple of these.
How about putting your phone into Flight mode while at work.
I, for my part, get my mails to my desktop machine anyways and i like the fact, no one can distract me while I'm hacking in a gazzillion lines of code.
If it's important my lazy colleagues can use their legs and walk into my office.
flight mode is as good as switching off your phone
My battery already goes down like 1% every hour when the screen is off. So it's fine to me. It's only when I'm actively using WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter that it goes down faster.
Main killer of the battery is the screen. The screen with high backlight burns through it. While idle it hardly drains.
thanks for this
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How about putting your phone into Flight mode while at work.
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I would get fired if I do that
I think you just made s regular phone from your smartphone
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Good reminders - thanks.
cooooll thanksss
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Turn off your phone. Battery life will be awesome.
Otherwise carry spare chargers and/or batteries. Simples.
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niceeeeeeeeeee
Thanks for the tips, although if Google just closed maps instead of having it open all the time!
Bet that would save some battery!
Good one to see... thanks for the post
I´ll try this...
Thanks!
I use Juice defender beta with ultimate features and i did calibrate my battery. It's 1:26 AM and through moderate to heavy usage i'm still at 41%. It still has a lot to do with your CPU speed (over/under clocked), ROM, Radio and kernel. I'm CM7 Lordmod's CFS kernel and the latest Radio from AT&T Stock (I have the Inspire the Desire HD's identical cousin.) and a RIL to match. Oh and I'm Overclocked to ~1.2 GHz using the ondemand governor.
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Share with others tricks used to extend battery life.
Tricks known to me:
1.Reduce your Screen Brightness
Display uses about 5-80% of battery usually. Reducing the brightness helps to increase the battery life a lot. To do so goto Settings->Display->Brightness
- Automatic brightness is good but lead to higher consumption of battery. Close brightness automatic and set brightness low.
2.Disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC
Even though Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth are designed for low-power consumption, they drain the battery. Most of the 2012 android devices have a unique feature known as NFC (Near Field Communion) such as i9070p. This feature enables a sensor field around the handset and is used for sharing. This also drains the battery unnecessarily. So it’s better to turn off the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFCs when it’s not in use.
- Deactivate Wi-Fi when not needed
- If you do not use the Bluetooth function, disable it.
- If you do not use the NFC function, disable it.
- If you do not surf the internet stop any data connection
- As long as you do not use GPS and/or location services, close them.
3. Prefer Wi-Fi rather than GPRS
It may be weird that the GPRS consumes more power when compared to Wi-Fi. For example, Wi-Fi consumes 5% charge; the GPRS connection consumes 15% charge. This may not be seen while viewing websites but in case of watching a video in YouTube or making a call in a VoIP service, it drains the battery at a rapid rate. So it’s better to use Wi-Fi to watch videos or making calls.
.- Wi-Fi network consumes less than 3G connection, it is recommended to use Wi-Fi
4. Avoid Live Wallpaper
The live wallpaper drains the battery to a considerable rate. So it’s better to use static wallpapers rather than the live wallpaper.Also use images which contain black color because the LED screens use less power to display black than displaying white. Doing this helps to increase the battery life up to 10%.
-Use a dark background, save battery. Light backgrounds need more battery.
5.Disable Data traffic
Many applications use data traffic in the background letting this phone to sleep. Some of the apps which use the background data traffic are GMail, Whatsapp, Facebook, Viber, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Play, etc. These apps checks for the updates and for incoming messages all time. So it’s better to disable the background data traffic.
- Network 2G network consumes less than , it is recommended to use 2G connection
- If you do not surf the internet stop any data connection.
6. Disable Auto-Sync
This option comes under the background data traffic. This feature checks for the mail all the time. Which means you will be able to get the mail in your handset as soon as the mail arrives. But this service uses a considerable amount of battery
- Upload and sync only on Wi-Fi. Or stop sync on all accounts.
7.Do not use more widgets
- The more the widgets, more the RAM, more the battery will be drained.
- Dump the widgets
8.Disable Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash enables to watch videos in websites but it drains the battery a lot. The main reason why adobe discontinued its service from android 4.1 is this battery problem.
9.Turn OFF vibrations
The smartphones makes use of some energy to make a vibration, but when “Vibration on Key press” is enabled, while typing a word the phone produces more number of vibrations. It consumes more battery. So it’s better to disable this feature in the keyboard settings.
- Vibration consume energy. A low intensity vibration or even disable as reduce battery consumption.
- Disable Haptic feedback.
10. Power saving mode
If you use your device constantly throughout the day, you may want to consider using your device’s power saving mode. In fact, many of the tips suggested in this post are implemented in most devices’ power saving mode. For instance, power saving mode usually limits CPU use, reduces screen brightness, deactivates haptic feedback, disables data network when the screen is asleep, and lowers the brightness level of the browser’s background color.
The generally recommended advice is to disable power saving mode when you intend to use your phone’s smartphone features; otherwise, turning power saving off can help you stretch your battery life further. So, for instance, you might want to disable power saving mode if you plan to play games on your phone, or else you could experience lag or jitter.
11. Do not try to overcharge
Normally the smartphone charges up in 1-2 hours. But if you charge it throughout the day, it lowers the life-time of the battery. Check the condition of the battery often to have a good battery life.
12.Reduce screen timeout
- Screen timeout should be as low as when not using this device to enter sleep mode. (15s)
- Sensitive buttons should be as little heated. (1,5s)
13. Uninstall unnecessary apps
You can never be too sure what's running itself in the background, what with all the multi-tasking, self-uploading, auto-replicating features in today's modern Android apps, so at least minimise the chances of something randomly hoovering up all your battery by constantly trying to connect to some non-existent server, by deleting any unused or old apps. Some apps are resource-intensive — either by nature (as in the case of games) or by developer incompetence or negligence (as in the case of poorly written apps).
14.Never leave applications open
- Never leave applications open in the background for long time. Set the limit to 1 or 2
15.To root or not
Rooting may have drawbacks but the benefits far outweigh them. One attractive advantage of rooting is that of possibly improving your device’s battery life.
16. Debloating
Rooting itself won’t lengthen your battery life. Rooting merely opens the gates to your device’s restricted partitions and directories. With such restriction gone, you can remove useless apps (e.g., bloatware from carriers or OEMs), especially those that run as background services, wasting away precious battery power.
17.CPU underclocking
With root access on your device, you can also install apps that can improve your system’s performance. A CPU controller app, for instance. Three names instantly spring to mind: SetCPU for Root Users, No-frills CPU Control, and CPU Tuner.
Apps like these essentially allow you to tweak the CPU settings on your device. You can set the CPU frequency to stay at the lowest (and, as a result, use up the least power but sacrifice device performance) or to stretch the CPU to its maximum limits (resulting in better and faster performance, but at the price of heat, quick battery drain, and potential system instability).
Be careful when using such apps. There are risks involved; for example, your device could behave erratically when its CPU clock is set higher than usual.
18. Custom kernels and ROMS
As we have an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery in the process of rooting. Many custom kernels and custom ROMs. Feel free to look around XDA for guides on how to flash custom kernels or custom ROMs to your particular device.
Battery life is one of the biggest issues in the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9070 Advance. Take your SIM card out, turn off Wi-Fi and never touch it and it'll sit there happily, lasting for a whole week on one charge. But try to use it for anything "smart" and, well, that's where the problems start.
...and keep it cool
Batteries work best in cooler temperatures, with prolonged warm periods gradually lowering their efficiency over time. Putting your phone in a looser pocket might help, or perhaps just gently fanning it while it charges. That might not be the best use of your working day, but at least you'll still be able to get on Twitter on the train home.
YouTube Video:
http://youtu.be/shApI37Tw3w
The two attached images show the effect of these methods.16 hours with only 2G/3G connection for 1 hour, listen to music 15 minutes, talking on the phone 12 minutes, 10 messages, 1 hour and 40 minutes gaming and others. I left with 22% battery. To me now is night, which means the phone will remain at rest for several hours, and the battery life will reach one day to several hours.
2g network consumes less than wifi ?
szzlgupta said:
2g network consumes less than wifi ?
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Without a data connection active, our devices are basically 2G network. 2G connectivity is needed for calls, messages, etc.. Theoretically should consume less than a Wi-Fi network.
I may be wrong, waiting for other opinions. Thanks!
You have got a few wrong..
I do not respond to tech support via PM
It is my understanding that:
- If you are downloading//uploading data, 3G consumes more battery than WIFI (upload also consumes more than download)
- Idle: WIFI consumes more battery than 3G
Always a good idea to disable Haptic feedback aswell.
Keeping the phone always on Power saving mode is a good idea ?
Coz without that my phone battery wont last any long! in power saving it goes approx 15 hours including around 7 hours of deep sleep!
szzlgupta said:
Keeping the phone always on Power saving mode is a good idea ?
Coz without that my phone battery wont last any long! in power saving it goes approx 15 hours including around 7 hours of deep sleep!
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Yeah, why not? Power saving mode do some of the things said by me above and in addition reduces the CPU frequency to 800Mhz.
Shaaan said:
You have got a few wrong..
I do not respond to tech support via PM
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Like what? Tell me that was correct.
Piachnp said:
It is my understanding that:
- If you are downloading//uploading data, 3G consumes more battery than WIFI (upload also consumes more than download)
- Idle: WIFI consumes more battery than 3G
Always a good idea to disable Haptic feedback aswell.
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Yes, significantly increase battery life.
I'm always with full brightness and vibration mode. And wifi after 3:00 pm and when i plug my phone at 9:00 pm the battery is at 50%
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Tutorial updated .. expect to see and tricks that you can use to extend battery life.
If my work has helped you, press THANKS button!
I found something. I don't know if it's generally or just my phone, but if i unplug the charger at about 80% the battery lasts longer.
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cougzys said:
I found something. I don't know if it's generally or just my phone, but if i unplug the charger at about 80% the battery lasts longer.
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Interesting.. I have to test it.
cougzys said:
I found something. I don't know if it's generally or just my phone, but if i unplug the charger at about 80% the battery lasts longer.
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Maybe you should calibrate your battery?
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Jeroenvk94 said:
Maybe you should calibrate your battery?
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Already done that.
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I'm sorry, but if this is the way you want to use a smart phone, why do you even have one?
Disabling all the connections makes the whole phone quite useless.
My opinion: grab your charger and enjoy or throw your phone out of the window and buy an old school Nokia.
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sandrin0 said:
I'm sorry, but if this is the way you want to use a smart phone, why do you even have one?
Disabling all the connections makes the whole phone quite useless.
My opinion: grab your charger and enjoy or throw your phone out of the window and buy an old school Nokia.
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Use functions of a smart phone only when you need, only when you need. You must be a cell phone, not a landline.
Grady22 said:
Use functions of a smart phone only when you need, only when you need. You must be a cell phone, not a landline.
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Okay maybe that differences per user. I hate it when I only receive messages when putting the screen on or so. I just like to stay in touch and that's the main reason I have a smartphone.
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sandrin0 said:
Okay maybe that differences per user. I hate it when I only receive messages when putting the screen on or so. I just like to stay in touch and that's the main reason I have a smartphone.
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I have to agree with you, disabling syncs or 3G connection absolutely defeats the purpose of having a smartphone. I do all the other stuff to preserve battery, i even have an all-black wallpaper.
You can space out some app syncing (facebook syncs for example and lots of apps can be configured to sync at specific intervals) to get a middle-ground solution.
good point/s to all.. nice guide too..
its a matter of choice..
lets leave it all out to the readers..
jaycm1130 said:
good point/s to all.. nice guide too..
its a matter of choice..
lets leave it all out to the readers..
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Thanks .. OP updated ..
I've disabled the following:
Bluetooth (if I need it I switch it on)
Haptic Feedback
GPS
Uninstalled bloatware with Titanium Backup (it helps, bc many unnecessary apps stay online and consumes both memory and power)
Installed Juice Defender Ultimate (auto disables Wi-Fi, BT, mobile data and enables sync at a certain time interval when you don't use the phone)
Use Mobile Data only when Wi-Fi is unavailable
Enable Power Save.
With this setup, I have all day power, and charge the device only when I get home.
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Firstly, I want to say that this thread is based on the Exynos Note 3, not because it will work only for that device, but because it is the device I own at the time of this OP. HOWEVER, I can assure you that the tips in the second part of this guide, tagged 'IMPORTANT TIPS', would go for just about ANY device running android as the effects are similar. Now... Read On!
Since the MJ7 update was released, some Note 3 users have been experiencing weird battery drain issues, the MK2 update was also released and it didn't seem to fix it either.
While some users say a factory reset did fix their battery drain issues, many still have it after doing the factory reset, Me being an example.
I think the main problem is that the phone doesn't go into deep sleep.
So, I took sometime to research a fix and couldn't find a really solid fix, so I decided to go for the Next Best Thing, tweaks/settings.
Tweaking the phone in such a way that you maximize your battery use is what I will write about in this thread.
After tweaking my phone, I was able to hit 9hrs 30mins screen time with a total time of just over 1 day (24hrs), WiFi on ALL through. Not much Voice call time however.
On Mobile data, the tweaks won't give you this much time but still expect about 5 to hrs screen time.
How did I achieve this? That's what I will share below. But before I do, I will like to say that I have the Exynos Note 3 and this might be somehow targetted to that device (mentioned this earlier). However, if you have a Snapdragon Note 3 or any other Android device for that matter, I'm sure one or two things from this post will be helpful to you.
I will also say that 'Root' is quite important for some of the tips. If you are not rooted, you can just apply the ones that don't need root.
And For Non-Root users, Freezing App in TB can also be done manually to some apps by going into Settings > General > Application manager > All. Then scroll to the app you want to disable say Maps which is a HUGE battery drainer as i will mention below, select it then click the button at the left top which says 'Disable', I think it says 'Turn Off' in KitKat.
1. Factory Reset: I think the first thing to do first is Factory reset your phone, just maybe! That might work for you. You can also skip this step as factory reset is alot of work and might not be worth the stress in the end. But, I think a fresh start is always good once in a while NOTE: Backup your Internal SD to your PC or another flash media device FIRST if you decide to factory reset!
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2. Kernel: Download a good Custom Kernel that also has the 'ondemand' governor. For Exynos Users, I recommend goodHanrry-kernel v2.0A (Used in first test)
Get it from his thread here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569056
NOTE that this is still a JellyBean 4.3 ONLY kernel till date
OR
halaszk-UNIVERSAL5420 v0.6A (used in Second Test)
Get it from his thread here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590320
I recommend v0.6A for Jelly Bean and v0.14B for KitKat or the latest Test for urself
Snapdragon users should try the ones they have too.. I'm sure they have some good kernels,like Perseus kernel but again i have Exynos Note 3 so try it for yourself.
3. Kernel Governor: Download SetCPU (paid) from here - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhuang.overclocking
Go into SetCPU and change the Governor at the bottom left of the page there to 'on demand', then tick the 'set on boot' option in the middle so it will be applied after everyboot.
What the Governor 'ondemand' does is the CPU ramps up only when you actually need it. Hence the name Which also means that 'even if' you don't get good deep sleep, your CPU will stay at the lowest frequency, Saving you battery!
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4. Greenify: EVERY rooted user must have Greenify! It's a fantastic app! It hibernates apps that you are not using so they never get to use your battery, yet the apps are available whenever you need them. No stress!
Download Greenify here - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify (I bought the paid version as it has more fuctions)
For those who don't know greenify or how to use it, it's simple! Only Greenify those apps you don't rely on for Push Notifications.
For example, don't greenify apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, Viber, Twitter, BBM if you expect to get notifications from them in the background.
Feel free to Greenify other apps like your games, adobe reader, dictionary, and the rest of them as you don't receive notifications from.
Starting from Greenify v2.0, even None Rooted users will be able to use Greenify Just without the option of Automatic hibernate, however.. It's still Great!
TIP: If you are a Non-Root Greenify user, I will highly recommend that you put the 'Hibernate Now' widget on ur homescreen so that you have one-touch hibernation. Just tap it before you lock ur screen or at anytime really. I'm a Rooted user and I made it a habit already! Tap then lock screen
Greenify is a FANTASTIC app!
5. Power Saving Mode: Use the Power Saving mode for as long as you can, I use Power Saving all the time. What this does is throttle ur CPU down to 1.4GHz (Exynos Note 3),
lower frequency naturally means more battery. The Note 3 is a pretty powerful device, so I even play games on Power Saving mode without issues. But if you feel you need that extra oomph!, then you can put it off before you play your games and turn back on later. For the more advanced users, you can make these more dynamic changes with apps like SetCPU or CPU Tuner.
6. Screen/Brightness: As we all know, normally the screen consumes the most power so if you can manage ur screen properly, u can get some extra juice. My advice on brightness is set to 'Auto -5'. However it is fine to use any other Value from -5 to 5 as you like it. Then you can set to a timeout range of 30s. Try to avoid using live wallpapers as it uses the GPU for the animations also AMOLED screens save more battery when you use dark wallpapers. Do that if you love dark wallpapers
7. GPS/Maps: Now, GPS is like the Number One drainer of battery and many many people don't know this. Here is what you do, pull down your notification bar, long press GPS there then make sure everything under GPS is turned off always! Leave turned off unless you need to use GPS.
Maps is also another app that drains battery in the background, I don't use maps at all, so I keep it frozen all the time using Titanium Backup.
But if you use maps, my advice is that you open up TitaniumBackup, look for maps on the list of apps, long press it and then convert to User app. Now u can Greenify it and it will still be available whenever you need it.
8. Google Now / Google+: Google now does drain battery, if you don't use Google Now, turn it off. Go into Google now, enter settings and turn off. I keep my Google now frozen as I never use it anyways. If I ever need to, I will unfreeze it. If you successfully handle numbers 7 and 8, you will not have issues with Google Services drain anymore! Unless you go traveling alot
Google+ is one app that drains alot of battery, if you do not use it much or don't need it at all, my advice is that you handle it. Greenify it or better still, Get rid of it.
9. Sounds/Vibration: Maybe not really a big deal, but those keypad/touch sounds do drain battery. It's fine to leave them on if you like em, but if you can do without, then do! Especially Haptic Feedback! Settings > Device > Sound. You will get the option there to turn them off. Including keyboard sounds and vibration
10. De-bloat: Samsung always loads alot of bloatware on their phones, the more the bloat, the more the apps running in the backgroud, the more the RAM consumed and in turn, the more the battery used! If you can, go into Titanium Backup and freeze as many bloatware as you are familiar with, don't touch anything you don't know. Lol. I always debloat any ROM I flash, so i'm quite familiar with the process. Anyways, just a heads up! If you freeze 'Magazines' for some reason your Stock Email app will crash whenever you try to open a new email or clear emails from the notification bar. Gmail app will work good, i decided to mention as my main email address is Yahoomail.
11. Reception: Believe it or not, reception is VERY IMPORTANT when it comes to battery life saving. If you have good reception, then it's smooth sailing and good battery, but if your reception isn't good then your phone is always always trying to reconnect your apps and services to the internet, over and over and over again! Trust me, this can take a serious Toll on your battery. If you notice my screenshots below, I have near 'PERFECT' reception. Notice the green Network mobile signal area in Graph. No blemish!
Here is how: Well, since i'm always on WiFi (have a pocket router).. I never need the '3G/HSPA' reception, so I set my phone to GSM/2G Only (Settings > More Networks > Mobile Networks then change Network mode to GSM Only). I'm using Exynos Note 3, so I don't have LTE, but if you are Snapdragon user with LTE, You can set to either just 3G Only as that should still be more stable than 4G/LTE, you can still set as above too, afterall you won't be needing the LTE connection when on WiFi.
All I said right now about Reception was complicated yes?
This App makes it simple - http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/themes-apps/app-intelli3g-2g-3g-4g-toggle-battery-t2580234
Haha!
Finally, I use Nova launcher now as I have frozen Touchwiz launcher. Nova launcher is fast, plus i LOVE me them Stock KitKat icons And I feel Touchwiz Launcher on MJ7 and MK2 does drain battery much.
(DO NOT FREEZE TOUCHWIZ LAUNCHER IF YOU DON'T HAVE A 3RD PARTY LAUNCHER INSTALLED! YOU WERE WARNED!) You will get Force Close unending
Having written all these, I know some of you will want to come on here and crucify me, because you disagree with one thing or another. But the thing is... I'm only trying to help, and this works for me! I only 'HOPE' it will help as many people as possible enjoy their phone even more
Here are screenshots of my Battery Stats, maybe they will convince you to try one or two things out You will notice that BBM still drains a chunk of my battery, but I can't do without BBM And Nova drains less than TW was.
CHEERS GUYS!
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Pretty good post OP. I have already given some of these a shot. I'm unrooted. Rooted my note 2. Still unsure about the 3 as there isn't as much information on it.
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I also think having perfect signal the entire time plays a large effect as well.
jaycb420 said:
Pretty good post OP. I have already given some of these a shot. I'm unrooted. Rooted my note 2. Still unsure about the 3 as there isn't as much information on it.
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I also think having perfect signal the entire time plays a large effect as well.
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Yes! Bad signal can actually drain more battery. As applications dat need internet keep trying to reconnect.
I averaged 9hrs 32mins screentime with stock phone Not rooted and no special apps. Wifi the entire time with a Sprint note 3. Its all about your signal. The better quality signal the better battery life you will get. You can flash the latest and greatest roms and kernels but if you have a poor signal you will have poor battery life.
mfknboss said:
I averaged 9hrs 32mins screentime with stock phone Not rooted and no special apps. Wifi the entire time with a Sprint note 3. Its all about your signal. The better quality signal the better battery life you will get. You can flash the latest and greatest roms and kernels but if you have a poor signal you will have poor battery life.
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Actually, battery life depends on sooooo many things, signal, ROM, kernel (in some cases), apps installed, apps running in background, GPS use, screen settings, even down to little details like wallpaper funny enough lol. I believe I can think of a lot of stuff, however! Very true! Poor signal will also drain battery, out of experience I speak.
Afterall, My battery has sat at 100% for 9 whole hours on Airplane mode!
Yes you are right Google now drains a lot..!! I thought it was only me he he.. Even in airplane mode it drains .. Unbelievable.. Last night I just put it on vibrate and it didn't drain anything... last three days it drained 3% in 5 hrs in airplane.
Thanks for your advices man..:thumbup:
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Lonzo_SGS2_506 said:
Yes you are right Google now drains a lot..!! I thought it was only me he he.. Even in airplane mode it drains .. Unbelievable.. Last night I just put it on vibrate and it didn't drain anything... last three days it drained 3% in 5 hrs in airplane.
Thanks for your advices man..:thumbup:
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Cheers mate!
Thanks for a great OP. I'm a battery obsessive so always trying these things out
How do I get the kitkat icons I'm also using nova prime?
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smeddy said:
Thanks for a great OP. I'm a battery obsessive so always trying these things out
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Lol. Thanks mate. I obviously am also!
craigels said:
How do I get the kitkat icons I'm also using nova prime?
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GO into Nova settings, then select Look and Feel. Then Icon Theme. Change from default to Google KitKat. Enjoy!
Why not just buy a new battery when it's wasted?
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Why not just buy a new battery when it's wasted?
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Battery is not bad, ROM bases are not too good. Mobile data drains A WHOLE lot than WiFi.
Snapdragon
Root
no tweaks / no kernel change
But only 3 hours screen on time
you can also buy yourself a Samsung Note 3 extra battery kit
you can charge that battery in the kit itself.. you'll have 2 batteries with 100%
it only costs 30euro / 41 dollar
Nice little post there!
Some obvious, but some pretty good tips. :good:
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Snapdragon
Root
no tweaks / no kernel change
But only 3 hours screen on time
you can also buy yourself a Samsung Note 3 extra battery kit
you can charge that battery in the kit itself.. you'll have 2 batteries with 100%
it only costs 30euro / 41 dollar
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It seems 'Google Play Services' owns your device and not you! Disable GPS, Google Now and Maps if you don't use it and see that you will get ALOT better battery life
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Nice little post there!
Some obvious, but some pretty good tips. :good:
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Lol. Yes. When I was writing it, i wanted everybody to understand it. Even someone who is using Android for the first time ever!
@stanley08 , I never did a factory reset on a droid b4, so how do I do it, what will I lose & how do I backup, though my concern with backup is I might reload some battery hogging data or settings which would result in waste of time & screwing around with a already set up phone.
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MJ7.
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AeonXS said:
@stanley08 , I never did a factory reset on a droid b4, so how do I do it, what will I lose & how do I backup, though my concern with backup is I might reload some battery hogging data or settings which would result in waste of time & screwing around with a already set up phone.
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This is the Wise thing to do. Do whatever backup you want to do, Titanium Backup, SMS backup, Call logs backup, Nandroid Backup, and any other backup you want to do. Then Create 2 folders on your PC. Name the first one Internal Sd and the Second one External SD.
Then connect phone to pc and open up ur internal sd, highlight all and copy to the folder on ur pc names Internal. Do the same for external sd, but this time... Copy your external sd contents to the other folder you named external sd. That is IF you have/use an external sd. For me, it is pretty convenient to backup my external sd as it is a 16GB one and only about half full at all times.
NOTE: Wipe data/Factory reset in Custom Recovery like CWM will NOT delete your files on the internal sd of your phone. It will only remove your installed apps and reset ur settings...
But wiping from STOCK SAMSUNG recovery will do the above and ALSO wipe your internal sd clean. And that is what is called hard format. Or hard reset or factory reset.
I advice that copying data to your pc should be the LAST thing you do before wiping anything. This way, you will be certain that everything you backed up is safe as they are either on ur Internal sd or external sd. CHEERS!
After reading all battery issues I have refrained from updating my phone. I am still on M900XXUBMI5 should I not update if the update has so much issues?
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Thanks let's see
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