Hi everyone. I'm a bit of a noob but anyway I wanted to buy the following battery from eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230803704348?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
I was wondering if anyone has a similar battery and if they noticed any improvements over the stock 1450mAh battery
Thanks
To be honest they could write 2500mAh and atill it can be worse than the stock one. For me it looks like a risky business.
amdr said:
To be honest they could write 2500mAh and atill it can be worse than the stock one. For me it looks like a risky business.
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Hmmm...
I think you could be right but I've ordered it now. £5 isn't a lot of money but the seller accepts returns luckily.
ifti786 said:
Hmmm...
I think you could be right but I've ordered it now. £5 isn't a lot of money but the seller accepts returns luckily.
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Hey mate,
Could you let us now if the battery is good or not?
Yeah sure no problem
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Right. I've got a problem. The extended battery won't charge and I get a warning message saying the battery is using more power than the charger can provide, I've tried with 4 different chargers and it won't charge but the stock battery is fine. If it's on it just stops charging and when it's off, I just get an orange flashing light. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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Right. I've got a problem. The extended battery won't charge and I get a warning message saying the battery is using more power than the charger can provide, I've tried with 4 different chargers and it won't charge but the stock battery is fine. If it's on it just stops charging and when it's off, I just get an orange flashing light. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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Hi, I found your post simply because I ran across the exact same battery and just as you was thinking of buying it.
I was wondering if you had any luck resolving your issues with charging the battery? And if not, did you also remove the yellow tape near the electrode, as they write in the ebay add? Because to me that sounds like the kind of thing that might screw up the charging otherwise...
Cheers.
// bc
ifti786 said:
Right. I've got a problem. The extended battery won't charge and I get a warning message saying the battery is using more power than the charger can provide, I've tried with 4 different chargers and it won't charge but the stock battery is fine. If it's on it just stops charging and when it's off, I just get an orange flashing light. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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Try turning the phone off while charging fit the initial charge
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I returned the battery to the seller who was happy to refund me and then he told me the battery was faulty. I tried all of the techniques you all suggested. I am now using an Anker 1600mAh battery which works well
ifti786 said:
I returned the battery to the seller who was happy to refund me and then he told me the battery was faulty. I tried all of the techniques you all suggested. I am now using an Anker 1600mAh battery which works well
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How much did you pay for the Anker? Is it good?
totalnoob34 said:
How much did you pay for the Anker? Is it good?
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I can't remember how much I paid but it's excellent. Check the Accessories section, I made a thread there
I bought a "Polarcell" battery on ebay and have a real good experience with it. It says 1600mAh. With Jelly Bean (MIUIzero) and the new battery my phone now always runs for a whole day sometimes 1.5 days. This really surprised me because on some early JB roms and with the old battery the phone was always dead in the evening.
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Had a chat with T-Mobile about getting a replacement battery due to the one I have possibly causing freezing or reboots. After a bit if annoying troubleshooting crap they ordered a warranty replacement for the battery. Only problem? They're back ordered with no eta! Perhaps they're fixing them? Will post when I get it and results.
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mobilehavoc said:
Had a chat with T-Mobile about getting a replacement battery due to the one I have possibly causing freezing or reboots. After a bit if annoying troubleshooting crap they ordered a warranty replacement for the battery. Only problem? They're back ordered with no eta! Perhaps they're fixing them? Will post when I get it and results.
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Based on the transitive property of association and parallel anomalies your deductions are as fundamentally sound as mine...
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mobilehavoc said:
Had a chat with T-Mobile about getting a replacement battery due to the one I have possibly causing freezing or reboots. After a bit if annoying troubleshooting crap they ordered a warranty replacement for the battery. Only problem? They're back ordered with no eta! Perhaps they're fixing them? Will post when I get it and results.
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I wouldn't worry too much about the back order. They told me the same thing and the next day I got a text saying it was shipped, I got it yesterday. They said my battery life was bad, it's still the same but at lest I've got a spare now.
Sk8trfred said:
I wouldn't worry too much about the back order. They told me the same thing and the next day I got a text saying it was shipped, I got it yesterday. They said my battery life was bad, it's still the same but at lest I've got a spare now.
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Hmmm excellent thought process
/me thinks
I can't seem to think that batteries are at fault. I think it is just the wonky stock kernel. Have you guys tried CM7 and its default kernel?
Sk8trfred said:
I wouldn't worry too much about the back order. They told me the same thing and the next day I got a text saying it was shipped, I got it yesterday. They said my battery life was bad, it's still the same but at lest I've got a spare now.
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You sir are right. Mine just shipped today - 24 hours after ordering. Why they are telling people they are on backorder makes no sense. Will post results soon.
are they just simply sending you a new battery? I would love a free extra battery since mine is always causing mine to reboot and freeze and die after 2 hours of use :eyeroll:
JHaste said:
are they just simply sending you a new battery? I would love a free extra battery since mine is always causing mine to reboot and freeze and die after 2 hours of use :eyeroll:
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Yes just the battery. Not sure what they'd charge if I don't send one back and keep both.
JHaste said:
are they just simply sending you a new battery? I would love a free extra battery since mine is always causing mine to reboot and freeze and die after 2 hours of use :eyeroll:
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yep....got two extra batteries yesterday. I have two g2x's. No issue at all getting them. My wife's phone is running much cooler now and I have an extra for mine now!
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Hmmm excellent thought process
/me thinks
I can't seem to think that batteries are at fault. I think it is just the wonky stock kernel. Have you guys tried CM7 and its default kernel?
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I did this as a last resort. So far so good.
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Yes just the battery. Not sure what they'd charge if I don't send one back and keep both.
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Shouldnt be a problem. I went ahead and ordered a new battery this morning for the hell of it. Dude told me I didnt have to send the old one back or anything.
I called up for a new battery because mine is going nuts. Sitting idle with everything shut off and lost 25% in 1 hour and half. I told t-mobile that and complained that I was a loyal customer. They're sending me a new battery and letting me keep this one.
Anyone know where I can get a external charger than can charge this battery that comes with the phone? i'd buy one considering i can use both
The chargers that come with the knock off ebay batteries would prolly work.
I bought mine on ebay, just search for g2x charger...you can find two batteries and a charger for around $12.00 and they work great for me.
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I have one of those chargers with those 2 batteries.
I'm a bit worried about using those 2 batteries though.... afraid to ruin my phone or I don't really want to get 4 hours use of those batteries. But the charger should definitely work then regp? Wouldn't damage my battery would it?
I cant promise it wont ruin your battery but my logic says if the battery is a clone of the original they should work in the same charger.. Check the voltage output on the battery and the charger just to make sure. I used the knock off charger for my real vibrant battery as well as the fake batteries and never had a problem.
Okay, so if the knock off charger has the same voltage and stuff, I can use it? Sounds good I guess!
I use and charge with the external charger the two knockoffs and the OEM batteries and they all work fine...
when charging batteries on the phone the knockoffs seem to run cooler...with the lg battery the phone gets hot, freezes and reboots while charging...but when charging the phone with the knockoffs it has never rebooted or frozen yet...
Edit: just jinx myself! G2x froze just now while charging with knockoff battery also...
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Really? I guess I can try it out on Monday when I get the battery, I think the facebook app was the one that was screwing up my battery because it's working better without it. Not sure
If you don't explicitly sign out of chat in Facebook it will keep your phone awake. Otherwise it shouldn't hurt your battery
Mikeglongo said:
Really? I guess I can try it out on Monday when I get the battery, I think the facebook app was the one that was screwing up my battery because it's working better without it. Not sure
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Still waiting for my exchange battery to arrive. The more I read the forums I have hope that's what is the cause. People are getting freezes even with cm7 which is a separate kernel. It would explain why for some people swapping out the phone worked because they got a different battery too. Lets hope I get a better battery.
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1980mah Andida battery it says it's for the 2x but it should work on the LG Optimus 3D too http://www.obostore.com/1980mah-andida-spare-battery-for-lg-optimus-2x-p-1305.html?t=10304
ik911 said:
1980mah Andida battery it says it's for the 2x but it should work on the LG Optimus 3D too http://www.obostore.com/1980mah-andida-spare-battery-for-lg-optimus-2x-p-1305.html?t=10304
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I had one with same sticker on (so I assume same people made it) for my Desire.
The battery stopped working after a few weeks and the charger sends my wifes phone mental!
mmace said:
I had one with same sticker on (so I assume same people made it) for my Desire.
The battery stopped working after a few weeks and the charger sends my wifes phone mental!
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LOL, the phone is actually going crazy
mmace said:
I had one with same sticker on (so I assume same people made it) for my Desire.
The battery stopped working after a few weeks and the charger sends my wifes phone mental!
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The first bit in the video
it's got good reviews from the 2x users
ik911 said:
The first bit in the video
it's got good reviews from the 2x users
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the one I got would have got good reviews from me for the 1st month or 2, then it just died
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got the battery on saturday been using it instead of the LG battery much better just hope it lasts long
ik911 said:
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got the battery on saturday been using it instead of the LG battery much better just hope it lasts long
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By how much it is better than the stock battery? After how much you need to recharge it in both moderate and heavy usage?
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the one I got would have got good reviews from me for the 1st month or 2, then it just died
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Doesnt mean they are all like that,i have bought plenty of cheap batteries and they are still working.
3 hours i got extra not bad
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Do you think this extra power is what killed your phone?
Pete
bolinao said:
Doesnt mean they are all like that,i have bought plenty of cheap batteries and they are still working.
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Yep, me too. One thing I have noticed about batteries (cheap extra ones or the originals) is that if they give any kind problem I clean the contacts. I use the pointy end of a penknife or similar to carefully scrape the surface clean. same goes for both the phone and charger contacts.
Pete
Anyone got more info? Just bought this battery for thr o3x.
Use this battery now for weeks and it seems as it is a lil improved battery life wise. From a 10 hour use I could squeeze with those battery pack 12 to 15 hours. Still not acceptable but hey 2hours more is 2 hours more
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Is this battery safe for the phone
Is this battery safe for the phone circuit? I mean damage caused by over current or over voltage? Does the battery comes with any warranty? Definitely the battery warranty should not cover damage caused by battery to the phone? I do not want to put my phone in risk for just some extra time.
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Is this battery safe for the phone circuit? I mean damage caused by over current or over voltage? Does the battery comes with any warranty? Definitely the battery warranty should not cover damage caused by battery to the phone? I do not want to put my phone in risk for just some extra time.
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perfect no problems
ik911 said:
perfect no problems
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bro, where you got it from? obostore.com also?
works fine for me.
ngyingcong said:
bro, where you got it from? obostore.com also?
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http://www.obostore.com/1980mah-andida-spare-battery-for-lg-optimus-2x-p-1305.html?t=10304
Don't know if I just got a bad battery or what, but I bought one of these and the battery life is aboslutely terrible. I put it in the phone, left it switched off and charging for a solid 8 hours, then tried to use it. With Bluetooth on, WiFi off and the phone just sitting in standby it barely lasted 6-7 hours before I was getting battery warnings. I let it charge up again, thinking it might take a few charges/discharges for the battery to work correctly, but the next discharge was even shorter!
Did you wipe your battery stats when you changed for different sized batteries ?
I got my anker battery two months ago and now its starting to drain fast my stock battery last longer so should I buy another or see if anker would replace it for me
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Charge your battery over night, then let it charge mabey 3 hours after it says it at 100%. Then recalibrate your battery.
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wiswis said:
I got my anker battery two months ago and now its starting to drain fast my stock battery last longer so should I buy another or see if anker would replace it for me
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Anker will replace it for you. They're very good about that, as far as I've heard.
It is possible that you could've gotten a bad battery...
Make sure to check it's not your rom or any app you've recently installed.
Case in point, I installed Pulse reader on my phone and have it refresh every hour. Battery life plummeted from 20hrs to about 12hrs
gtmaster303 said:
Anker will replace it for you. They're very good about that, as far as I've heard.
It is possible that you could've gotten a bad battery...
Make sure to check it's not your rom or any app you've recently installed.
Case in point, I installed Pulse reader on my phone and have it refresh every hour. Battery life plummeted from 20hrs to about 12hrs
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No I think I gt a bad battery
How should I go about replacing it
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I'd contact the vendor and see if they'll take a return.
If not, buy a Mugen.
Now I calibrated it and I think it stuck at 100
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Weren't you having this problem a while ago, but with the stock battery instead of the anker?
Maybe something is wrong with your actual device itself?
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Now I calibrated it and I think it stuck at 100
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Or 100% can be held for a while. I could be at 100% for about an hour, no use.
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Buy a Mugen. I use the Anker batteries as spares and my Mugen as my regular battery. I don't even touch my OEM battery anymore.
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Buy a Mugen. I use the Anker batteries as spares and my Mugen as my regular battery. I don't even touch my OEM battery anymore.
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Lol, want to give me your OEM battery then? That should suit me just fine
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Lol, want to give me your OEM battery then? That should suit me just fine
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You're better off buying the Anker two-pack. It's so bad I won't even burden anyone else with it.
Use the ankers by charging them in the standalone wall charger, never plug in your phone except for emergencies.
Make sure you are fully charging the batteries and then fully draining them. I get 30+ hours on each battery. If you repeatedly charge your phone for an extra 10% at a time(like when you use a car charger for the ride to your destination), you ruin the battery.
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I just plug my phone in @ night when I go to sleep. I am usually at about 15-30% left by then. I think you Probably need to recalibrate you battery. Oh and if you change roms a bunch make sure you are fully charged before you change. It helps.
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leoilios said:
Use the ankers by charging them in the standalone wall charger, never plug in your phone except for emergencies.
Make sure you are fully charging the batteries and then fully draining them. I get 30+ hours on each battery. If you repeatedly charge your phone for an extra 10% at a time(like when you use a car charger for the ride to your destination), you ruin the battery.
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Not so- I don't have the link handy now, but you can find it in the contents post of my dev reference - everything you ever wanted to know about batteries...
I'll link it here when I get home in the afternoon.
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blackknightavalon said:
You're better off buying the Anker two-pack. It's so bad I won't even burden anyone else with it.
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Sadly I don't have a job . Still in school, so I make the most of whatever is given to me
gtmaster303 said:
Lol, want to give me your OEM battery then? That should suit me just fine
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I would be happy to send you mine, it is sitting there gathering dust since I got the Anker 2 pack. P.M. me an address and I will mail it to you. FWIW the anker batteries are really a lot better than the stock one.
cyberstoic said:
I would be happy to send you mine, it is sitting there gathering dust since I got the Anker 2 pack. P.M. me an address and I will mail it to you. FWIW the anker batteries are really a lot better than the stock one.
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thanks a lot! Just PMed my address to you.
I'm sure the anker battery is a lot better than the stock battery. The general consensus says so as well. Not exactly something I can justify purchasing right now though...
leoilios said:
Use the ankers by charging them in the standalone wall charger, never plug in your phone except for emergencies.
Make sure you are fully charging the batteries and then fully draining them. I get 30+ hours on each battery. If you repeatedly charge your phone for an extra 10% at a time(like when you use a car charger for the ride to your destination), you ruin the battery.
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Quite the contrary actually. Li-ion batteries can be charged for any periods of time. Charge cycles depend on how many times they go through 100% collectively (i.e. 50% today + 50% tomorrow = 1 cycle)
Although I will admit, rapidly charging the battery for short amounts of time successively (car charger) has thrown off the calibration for me. The 75% I have when I get to my destination isn't really the 75% I would get charging from home. A simple reboot corrects the discrepancy.
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I'll link it here when I get home in the afternoon.
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Everything you wanted to know about Li-Ion batteries but were afraid to ask!
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Everything you wanted to know about Li-Ion batteries but were afraid to ask!
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You do know you could've just edited your post?
lol quoting yourself...
Love the guide, by the way
Also the reason why i never leave my phone charging overnight
I usually just put it on charge for an hour or so in the morning while getting ready for the day. Works great
I keep having the phone turn off when I unplug it from my charger or if I don't hold the cord the right way it powers off. Now I checked the cable and the phone, the connector is fine. The other problem is I check the power level and the battery is at 100% but the moment it's unplugged it powers off again. So I replaced the battery and checked the contact pins to the battery and it's both good also.....so I am not sure what the next step is?
Can anyone please help? Also the phones never been dropped or gotten wet.
I know they keep saying that it shouldn't matter, but... might want to grab a battery calibration app or delete the battery info yourself. Alternatively, with the phone off, try to charge the battery.
Could be that the phone believes the battery is full when it's actually bone dry, and because it's disabled the charging, you're stuck whenever you aren't plugged in.
Bad battery? Is it swollen and puffy?
Theraze said:
I know they keep saying that it shouldn't matter, but... might want to grab a battery calibration app or delete the battery info yourself. Alternatively, with the phone off, try to charge the battery.
Could be that the phone believes the battery is full when it's actually bone dry, and because it's disabled the charging, you're stuck whenever you aren't plugged in.
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What app would I use for this? The phone isn't rooted so I don't think I can delete the battery data on the phone.
champ1919 said:
Bad battery? Is it swollen and puffy?
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No, battery is good. I think the person above maybe right, if the battery is not charging because the phone is saying it's full when it's empty.
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What app would I use for this? The phone isn't rooted so I don't think I can delete the battery data on the phone.
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This one works if your not rooted.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=proffesionals.battery.callibration.paid&hl=en
I suspect battery is bad. I just got my new OEM one from eBay for 8$.
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You should try to wipe youre battery with some app, just google it, ive seen much of them.
I would suggest something like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
Especially since it's free. Which beats any app with 'paid' in the internal name. But hey, if you have money to throw around, the other app does claim it knows what the real level is even without wiping it.
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I would suggest something like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
Especially since it's free. Which beats any app with 'paid' in the internal name. But hey, if you have money to throw around, the other app does claim it knows what the real level is even without wiping it.
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His phones not rooted. Hence the link I gave him.
Okay. Here's one that says it works without root and is free. Ad supported, but how long after it's done are you going to keep the calibration app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.battery.repair.calibrator
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Bad battery? Is it swollen and puffy?
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hey my battery happens to be swollen and puffy..is that the reason for the random reboots and super fast drains?
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Yep
lonoguge said:
hey my battery happens to be swollen and puffy..is that the reason for the random reboots and super fast drains?
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That is exactly the cause. On my stock battery, it got all puffy and I kept getting random reboots and extremely fast battery drains. It definately is the battery and you should get it replaced. Try out this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KVTNYE/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00. Its really good
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That is exactly the cause. On my stock battery, it got all puffy and I kept getting random reboots and extremely fast battery drains. It definately is the battery and you should get it replaced. Try out this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KVTNYE/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00. Its really good
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Thanks! That's kind of a relief, I thought it was a problem with the software. Hey would the battery you're suggesting need an extended cover to accommodate the size because I believe our native battery capacity is 1600 mAh.
Our native OEM battery came with 1650 mah. I recommend buying the same (just did in eBay for 8$) instead of some untrusted manufacturer sh$t.
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I have had great results with the Epic 4G 1800 mah battery from Samsung. Fits with original back and works well.
Hey all,
recently I have encountered a rather big and annoying problem on my phone. It has to do with my battery. I've looked it up on xda, but nothing was really exactly like my problem.
The problem is that my battery level has gone absolutely crazy.
First, charging my phone takes many many hours. After around 5 hours it still wasn't fully charged.
Then when rebooting the phone, it magically said 100%. However, after this the phone drained extremely fast. Think around 20 percent per hour, while using it normally!
Secondly, around 40 percent the phone automatically turned off, without the usual HTC logo. When I turn it on again the battery level is suddenly 2 %. After a few times turning off and on the battery level goes up to 30 percent. This can be seen very well on the pictures.
The phone is 1,5 years old and I haven't installed a custom ROM.
Am I dealing with a broken battery or is the problem in the software?
Hi,
I'm not an expert, but I think your battery is exhausted.
But before you run buying another battery...
What charger are you using? Stock HTC or custom? If custom, what are the Voltage/Current output values?
probably your battery is dying as the above user said
or the battery it doesn't connect properly
check it
Kalashnikov94 said:
Then when rebooting the phone, it magically said 100%.
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about this it is a htc's common issue
try this https://dl.dropbox.com/u/47039397/MODs/Battery Auto-calibration Script.zip
TheWall-[ITA] said:
Hi,
I'm not an expert, but I think your battery is exhausted.
But before you run buying another battery...
What charger are you using? Stock HTC or custom? If custom, what are the Voltage/Current output values?
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It's HTC stock.
rzr86 said:
probably your battery is dying as the above user said
or the battery it doesn't connect properly
check it
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Okay, thanks a lot! I was planning anyway to buy an Anker battery.
Kalashnikov94 said:
Okay, thanks a lot! I was planning anyway to buy an Anker battery.
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Nice
Sorry for off topic: do you think it's better Anker or Mugen battery?
I had a similar problem. and my phone turns itself off.
i send phone to repair and he change display, battery and headphone
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Nice
Sorry for off topic: do you think it's better Anker or Mugen battery?
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While reading on some forums about a better battery for the Sensation I haven't encountered Mugen, only Anker, which has some good reviews.