T959V shutting down randomly... - Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)

Seems like my phone shuts off every time I turn off the screen. Doesn't shut down when plugged in or when I'm using the phone... I'm using Domination ROM 100% supercharged. Any input on the cause would be greatly appreciated! I have a log cat but I don't seem to see a attachment button!!
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Snowrdr said:
Seems like my phone shuts off every time I turn off the screen. Doesn't shut down when plugged in or when I'm using the phone... I'm using Domination ROM 100% supercharged. Any input on the cause would be greatly appreciated! I have a log cat but I don't seem to see a attachment button!!
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I recently had an issue like this. My phone would randomly shut down. I found it persisted across ROMs so I knew it wasn't that. It ended up being my battery. Bought one off of Amazon and it has been like new ever since.
So my answer .. check the battery if you can. I was lucky enough to know some one with the same phone and was able to swap batteries for a bit to confirm it.

Take the battery and place it on something flat. If it spins easily (swollen). That's a good sign that it is on the way out.

Yeah... the battery seems a tad swollen! Thank you!!
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Snowrdr said:
Yeah... the battery seems a tad swollen! Thank you!!
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Buy these as replacements, you will not be sorry. They are 1800mah, stock is 1650
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HBH1R2/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is anybody else scared to buy new batteries after that guys sgs3 exploded due to using a non stock battery?

pisherthefisher said:
Is anybody else scared to buy new batteries after that guys sgs3 exploded due to using a non stock battery?
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Even the best batteries can go bad. I've even seen the iPhone split apart from a bad battery swelling up inside.
I've been using an Andida(?) 2300 mAh battery in my GS4G without issue. My HTC G1 has pretty much only been used with random eBay batteries (as the original HTC battery swelled up and stopped working years ago).
I've had some cheap batteries last a long time, and I've had OEM batteries crap out on me.
It's all kinda random.

So... About six and a half hours ago decide to check out that Xylon Ultimatum ROM (still haven't bought a new battery) was runnin P.A.C. All In One, and my phone has not shut off once. over 6 hours now! Could that have been a ROM issue? i thought for sure it was battery cause i been using that P.A.C. ROM for awhile now. and it just started this shutting off thing. i havn't seen anyone post anything with this issue running PAC All In One.

I'm thinking my battery is all good! It's been over 24 hours now and the battery is holding a great charge! Could the pac rom have that issue?
i messed with my voltages with SETCPU app the same way i did with the PAC ROM, and my phone shut off the first time i shut off screen! i subtracted 25 to 50 on all MHz levels. i changed them back and everything seems proper! could this be the cause of my shut down issue???
Thank you!!
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is my phone or battery broken?

This is my second captivate that I got to replace my other one. The other one had amazing battery life and now that I have the new one, it" sucks".
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Yes definitely broken, burn it
Right. Someone who owns half a brain please respond.
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Guy, how about some details? Your sig says gti900 so your not on stock. How can any one help you with what you posted. Are you using the exact same configuration that you had on your last phone?
oh.... You hurt my feelings by the way
Same setup, actually with out the iverclock too. Im running phoenix now percison.
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You are killing me
When did you flash
Have you calibrated your battery
Are you using the same kernel, modem
what have you tried to improve battery
How long does your phone last on full charge
Some details
mcord11758 said:
You are killing me
When did you flash
Have you calibrated your battery
Are you using the same kernel, modem
what have you tried to improve battery
How long does your phone last on full charge
Some details
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Yes. Same everything. Tried calibrating battery. Everything that drains is off. Is it a faulty unit?
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There its always a chance
If your phone last 8-10 hrs then no you can improve by playing around. If it last like 5 hrs and you have calibrated and have gone through a couple bat cycles then maybe there is an issue.
Chances are, you need to play around
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There its always a chance
If your phone last 8-10 hrs then no you can improve by playing around. If it last like 5 hrs and you have calibrated and have gone through a couple bat cycles then maybe there is an issue.
Chances are, you need to play around
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I know, im working on it, but I don't think it will do anythong
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Thunderbolt not displaying battery

Hey guys I'm on the newest version of virus rom and my battery will just stay at,say,89% unless a reboot is performed. Any way to fix this?
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I had that problem with the standard debloat Rom. New rom seems to update all the time.
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Try this for a fix https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
Thanks ima try it.
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Grr not working
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Anyone?
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I really believe the battery display is an os issue. That's why I'm waiting to root.
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Ugh whatever I guess ill know when to charge it when my battery dies.....
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Same thing here... only happens when I use the extended battery.
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Same thing here... only happens when I use the extended battery.
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same problem as it only happens when i use the extended battery. i am trying out battery left widget no clue if it will help or calculate a good reading for me but its calibrating as i just tried it out today.
all the battery wipes in the world will not reset it and help
I get inaccurate info. Seems when i reboot my phone i loose 10-15% charge and it happens all the time. - Extended battery
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I was having the same issue with my battery meter sticking. The same time this happens, my Setcpu app also was sticking and would full throttle the cpu. Im running the VirusRom right now, but have experienced this problem on a few of the other Roms also. My usual fix was just wipe everything and go with new install. It started happening again last night and I followed some posters advice to let the battery totally drain and then shutoff. I then recharged to full and everything seems to be fine again.
The first time it ever started happening was right after I had wiped the battery cache and rebooted. Ive stopped doing that now, but it still happens. I notice now that I usuallly experience this after a series of reboots. Not sure whats up, but draining the battery to zero helped out last night. We'll see in a day or two if it starts happening again.
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I was having the same issue with my battery meter sticking. The same time this happens, my Setcpu app also was sticking and would full throttle the cpu. Im running the VirusRom right now, but have experienced this problem on a few of the other Roms also. My usual fix was just wipe everything and go with new install. It started happening again last night and I followed some posters advice to let the battery totally drain and then shutoff. I then recharged to full and everything seems to be fine again.
The first time it ever started happening was right after I had wiped the battery cache and rebooted. Ive stopped doing that now, but it still happens. I notice now that I usuallly experience this after a series of reboots. Not sure whats up, but draining the battery to zero helped out last night. We'll see in a day or two if it starts happening again.
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Im actually done with ROMs until CM7 is ready. Im just going with a base rooted system and Ill use a custom kernel. Kernel is 99% of the improvement anyway.
Draining works for a day or so, then it does the same thing. I'm stock and it does it. It also does it with the stock battery. Hope they get it fixed with an update.
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Mine actually just stopped working... was working for a week or so and today its just stuck on the same number until i reboot. Pretty annoying.
Bump - anyone find a solution to this? I tried running my extended battery to 0% last night and fully charging it... guess ill see if its fixed today. Pulling it off the charger, it already dropped to 95% lol...
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Bump - anyone find a solution to this? I tried running my extended battery to 0% last night and fully charging it... guess ill see if its fixed today. Pulling it off the charger, it already dropped to 95% lol...
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That's because of how it charges not foot into details but that will always happen up to a 10% drop.
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miketoasty said:
That's because of how it charges not foot into details but that will always happen up to a 10% drop.
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Right but my problem was/is the meter never changing. I think I fixed it by completely draining the battery and charging to full. Maybe the phone didnt know how much juice it had because of the different size battery.
yeah i changed to the stock battery last night and it would read fine but i really need this extended
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Bump - anyone find a solution to this? I tried running my extended battery to 0% last night and fully charging it... guess ill see if its fixed today. Pulling it off the charger, it already dropped to 95% lol...
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I cant even get the battery to drop without rebooting....weird
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Just want to make sure we are all on the same page here.

so this wonderful phone we all have is a little... Buggy... I was one of those lucky people who wasn't having any issues with their phones now all of a sudden it gets a little laggy and the screen well shut off and not come back on (sometimes if I hit the power button repeatedly it will come back)... It kinda upsets me because I thought I had a good one... It was running fine after root, and after NVflash... It was after I started different kernels and roms that I had issues... Now I am running rooted stock with no other add ons and I am still having issues...
Question time.
Sounds like I am having the same issues as a lot of other people. True?
Should I get a replacement (sounds like a lot of the replacements are duds too) or just wait to see what the update brings?
I love this phone... I don't need perfect, just stable...
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BobbyDukes707 said:
so this wonderful phone we all have is a little... Buggy... I was one of those lucky people who wasn't having any issues with their phones now all of a sudden it gets a little laggy and the screen well shut off and not come back on (sometimes if I hit the power button repeatedly it will come back)... It kinda upsets me because I thought I had a good one... It was running fine after root, and after NVflash... It was after I started different kernels and roms that I had issues... Now I am running rooted stock with no other add ons and I am still having issues...
Question time.
Sounds like I am having the same issues as a lot of other people. True?
Should I get a replacement (sounds like a lot of the replacements are duds too) or just wait to see what the update brings?
I love this phone... I don't need perfect, just stable...
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Check my thread here, will give you an idea of how widespread the problems are: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107660
Same exact thing happened to me. One minute it was a perfect little baby, and next thing you know the booger starts acting up.
I was happy in the beginning when it gave me an awesome experience and was wondering why people are complaining about such an awesome device, then it struck me out of nowhere and began rebooting like crazy.
I want to ride this beast to the bitter end... I am hoping that the end is MUCH further down the road... so as far as we know, the "update" will be fixing most o these issues... i guess I am going to hold off on the replacement... seems like those have the same issues too...
And now the battery is heating up like crazy... I don't like this! Why it's this happening?
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Man this things idle battery is horrible also. I'm on my second unit..and this one is brand new. I pretty much know for a fact that anybody that says that they get good battery life with the internet still connected is plain lying. The only time this phone has good life is when on wifi. Smh
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I was just checking my facebook and the temp of the battery shot up to 100 degrees... Wtf?
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That happened on my old G2x, the new one doesn't heat up abnormally, but it does have more light leakage that is obviously noticeable. Gonna get another one when they receive the old one.
I have had a few random reboots, but thats about it. I think it was my fault for screwing around with faux's undervolt kernel lol.
I get good battery life .. on Edge.
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I get good battery life .. on Edge.
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That is my main gripe. Seriously this is worse than the HD2 I had, and that thing sucked.
greengoldmello said:
Man this things idle battery is horrible also. I'm on my second unit..and this one is brand new. I pretty much know for a fact that anybody that says that they get good battery life with the internet still connected is plain lying. The only time this phone has good life is when on wifi. Smh
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Ill leave my WiFi off all day tomorrow, then post a screenshot of my battery statistics (not the ones provided by Android) but more accurate ones from a app called "Battery Monitor" that gives a break down of use and what you had enabled. I don't want you to think I'm a liar or anything. I guess you could call me lucky but I have had nothing but good experiences so far. I haven't had any reboots, no lag, no freezing and great battery life. Probably better battery life than any other Android device Iv'e ever used. I take my phone off the charger at 7AM and don't return it until 9PM. Throughout the day I am making phone calls, sending texts, surfing the web, reading news from 4 different apps and playing some games. I don't know why anyone would lie about there battery life but maybe some people who say they only get 5 hours of battery life are just plain lying? See what I did there?
But does anyone else have a battery that is heating up for no reason? Should I look into a new battery or possibly a new phone?
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But does anyone else have a battery that is heating up for no reason? Should I look into a new battery or possibly a new phone?
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Nah, the only time my battery heats up is when I am charging the phone and at the same time playing a graphically intensive game. Even then it doesn't heat up to the point of being uncomfortable.
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Ill leave my WiFi off all day tomorrow, then post a screenshot of my battery statistics (not the ones provided by Android) but more accurate ones from a app called "Battery Monitor" that gives a break down of use and what you had enabled. I don't want you to think I'm a liar or anything. I guess you could call me lucky but I have had nothing but good experiences so far. I haven't had any reboots, no lag, no freezing and great battery life. Probably better battery life than any other Android device Iv'e ever used. I take my phone off the charger at 7AM and don't return it until 9PM. Throughout the day I am making phone calls, sending texts, surfing the web, reading news from 4 different apps and playing some games. I don't know why anyone would lie about there battery life but maybe some people who say they only get 5 hours of battery life are just plain lying? See what I did there?
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Yeah I see..but I'm not lying. I simply cannot believe that people actually get good battery life because I've had more than one phone and it exhibits the battery characteristics as the last ones. I wish I could experience what some people say, but it simply does not happen unless I'm on wifi. If only the phone didn't eat percents while screen off...
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Yeah I see..but I'm not lying. I simply cannot believe that people actually get good battery life because I've had more than one phone and it exhibits the battery characteristics as the last ones. I wish I could experience what some people say, but it simply does not happen unless I'm on wifi. If only the phone didn't eat percents while screen off...
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It also depends on how much your 4G signal fluctuates so it depends on your area. If your constantly going from edge to 4G then that is using up more battery than me if I am always getting a good 4G signal. The more work your radio has to do the more battery it will use. The phone is going to eat up percentages when the display is off but if it's eating up "Display" percentage then I would say you have a problem. If your device is in standby most ofthe day then "Cell Standby" will be at the top on the percentage list. It's doing what it's supposed to do. If there was something wrong, then display would be at the top of the list. Next time you take your phone off of the charger, play a game for 20 minutes right away then make a 10 minute phone call. At this point you should see "Display" and "Voice Calls" at the top and "Cell Standby" the bottom. If not then something is wrong. I know there are many people with bad battery's and ones who have had problems with multiple units. I am just not one of them.
I just plugged it in to charge and it is at 103 degrees!
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I just plugged it in to charge and it is at 103 degrees!
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I hope that's Fahrenheit! I'll let you know what mine is plugged in. What temp does yours run after being on idle for 10 minutes unplugged?
Charging on a non OEM charger but sitting idle overnight it was around 68 degrees...
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Charging on a non OEM charger but sitting idle overnight it was around 68 degrees...
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What are the specs on that charger? How many volts and milliamps is it supplying to your phone?
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Dunno it's at home right now... I will check when I get home... But I was using the stock charger at work last night and it was heating up like crazy...
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Phone shutting off when using camera flash

Hey guys, long time follower if these forums. I have an unlocked inspire that keeps shutting the phone off everytime the flash is used on the camera. Has anyone else experienced this, if so is there any sort of fix for this?
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Probably a bad battery. The flash LEDs use a ton of current. If you've got a weak cell, it might be manifesting itself during high current draw, but seem otherwise OK. How's battery life overall?
My wife's phone's battery had a similar issue, but hers would just die when the level got down to about 75% indicated. Got a $12 ebay replacement (genuine HTC) and fixed it right up.
Well it is actually my girlfriends. She actually has no other issue with it other than that. I don't think the battery life is that bad to be honest. I think ill go with the replacement battery and see how that works out. I appreciate the help man.
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At&t should give you a free one. That's what they did for me.
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Battery drain -help

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

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