Launcher and Battery Life relation - HTC One S

Anyone have any idea or observation about relation between different launchers (with the same setup widgets etc.) and battery life. I used trebuchet, apex and active launcher. it seems to me that while I use trebuchet with the same widgets, my phone last longer approximately %10 more than it is with apex or active launcher. But since my observations are based on full day usage I can't be sure. Anyone else noticed or observed any difference?

I have not noticed any big difference on battery life while using a variety of launchers.
Are you sure the differences you are experiencing are not animation related?
That being said, 10% sounds like a plausible difference between moderate and optimized coding.

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Excellent Battery Life

Took a look at my battery just now and I'm at 70% and the phone has been unplugged for 15+ hrs (I'll include a screenshot). Because of this, I thought I'd share my setup just incase it could benefit someone. This isn't a fluke, I've been experiencing this with the rom/kernel/modem combination for over a week now and I'm hesitant to change roms .
I will say there is nothing different about my battery life while using the phone heavily and that's to be expected. Like yesterday I was on my phone ALL day and the battery lasted about 10hrs (few phone calls, gmail push, HEAVY data use, low reception area for a while, GPS Navigation multiple times). The biggest gain comes from idle time. I use my phone pretty much like everyone else, may take a few calls, normal gmail push, data for streaming vids, twitter, fb... things of that nature. With other roms I've had up to 40% of my battery drain overnight while doing nothing! But with my current setup, I've gone about 36hrs (once again with normal to light use) without plugging the phone up. My setup is as follows:
AT&T Samsung Captivate
ROM: Phoenix 1.0
Kernel: Supercurio's stock + voodoo captivate kernel (Voodoo disabled)
Modem: I897UCJJ4
Theme: Custom concoction put together by me
Now I say I'm hesitant to switch roms, but to tell you the truth I really have no choice lol. I have a release date model Captivate and any non Captivate modems cause me to loose signal randomly therefore I must stick with Captivate roms. As sucky as that may be, I must say I'm not disappointed in this roms performance.
O, one other big thing I've found is that your launcher plays a CRUCIAL role in battery consumption. I've gotten the best life using Zune Home. The dev of that has two programs, Zune Home and Faded home. Zune Home is the one I used. It's very basic and some may not like it. I currently am using Open Home as my launcher and the battery life with it is great as well.
Well I thought I'd share this info just incase it could benefit someone out there. If this is the wrong section please don't hesitate to move it.
That's a beautiful thing. I'm sure lots of people are jealous! Luckily, I haven't had to much of a battery issue. I'm on Serendipity 2.0 and with heavy usage I last HOURS.
Not a big fan of either launcher and that does play a huge role. My launcher usually usually runs about 23-28MBs in the task along with Widget Locker which is about 5-9MBs.

Go Launcher Battery Drain?

Hi,
I'm currently on the Deck RC7 ROM, and loving the 2.3.3 gingerbread. I'm getting pretty good battery life, at around 14-15 hours of usage before charge, using Tiamat 3.3.4. I like the Go Launcher but I noticed that when I use it, I get around 8-9 hours, so I think it's causing battery drain. Thing is I can't tell from Spare Parts of from the About Battery screen.
I just wanted to ask to see if any one of you are using Go Launcher and seeing similar battery drain issues also.
Thank you.
I love the go launcher however it does kill the battery very fast.
Go launcher drains the battery on my x10 like a constant slurp of a straw and find I show the go launcher to friends for the wow phone factor then secretly switch to ADW or launcher pro to double my spare battery time. I don't use many widgets in go launcher either but maybe someone has found a solution.
I'm not having any battery problems with the go launcher. I actually have the set CPU to overclock to 1.1ghz and then 700mhz after i turn off the screen. It has saved my battery after heavy use. I'm doing a 30-day battery screenshot challenge as we speak with my buddy and I'm getting 17-18 hours average on moderate use. So far i see no battery drop in neither launcher pro, launcher 7 nor go launcher.
By moderate i mean 2000+ text messages and about 1gb of data per month
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Juice Defender... search on market, thank me later! I get 16-24+ hrs from a stock battery!

SGS3 TouchWiz UX not battery friendly on our Note

I just realized that the SGS3 Touchwiz UX ported to our Notes is constantly running on background and eating the juices of our gadgets. When I returned back I've got considrably more power. So, for those of you that still running Touchwiz UX be prepared for shorter battery life.
true!
Only the dadelion LWP picked from TW UX had the same issue on mine, bringing lags and battery drain. When I went back to my classic picture wallpaper, I really felt the difference.
No such experience here. i was on kingdroid rom with tw5 ... battery was awesome.
There is some difference, may be placebo. I usually have 50% juice at eod but today i had over 60% using stock launcher.
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Most importantly..the Ram usage is much higher with touch wiz..compared to other launchers..
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If you actually check CPUSpy, it usually displays 1400Mhz & 200Mhz used when the phone is actually not touched. With APEX, it constantly shows Deep Sleep.
Somehow the Touchwix UX is waking the device up. It still goes to deep sleep, but it also does eat a bit more juice. That's my .2 cents.
maybe the "ripple" effect of the lwp is counted as a touch on the screen and keeps it up ?
I have noticed the problem too--battery life is taking a hit.Had 80% battery at 2am and when i woke up at 9:30-lo and behold-only a measly 20% remaining !
and that is w/o any kind of app running or wifi or BT or whatever
same problem
Friends!
I have also the same problem. After flashing SGS3 addons on kingdroid rom i have quick battery drain problem. How do i go back to old touchwiz from SGS3 Touchwiz UX ?
juliano76 said:
I just realized that the SGS3 Touchwiz UX ported to our Notes is constantly running on background and eating the juices of our gadgets. When I returned back I've got considrably more power. So, for those of you that still running Touchwiz UX be prepared for shorter battery life.
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i tried Touchwiz UX package had Days.apk in it too
Saw in battery stats it was using about 9% so removed it from /system/app
Had to uninstall for same reason.
Sandeepranade said:
Had to uninstall for same reason.
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Well i didnt experienced it much,you can remove days.apk, do make a backup of old stock one
OP, on the contrary! I've been getting better battery overall, even with Franco's #5 clocked at 1.6 Ghz! (using Alba's DDLP8 Full Repack V2 ROM)
I can go through the day without touching the AC charger and moderate use! (I m at 10 hours 5 minutes with a little over 30% charge left!)
I liked it so much that I even stopped using Nova Premium or any other launcher!
Cheers!

Which launcher better for battery life?

I'm using Nova prime(paid for it) but how about Apex, Trebuchet and Holo HD?
I don't really need any functions or speed. I just want to know which one use smaller battery.
TheEndHK said:
I'm using Nova prime(paid for it) but how about Apex, Trebuchet and Holo HD?
I don't really need any functions or speed. I just want to know which one use smaller battery.
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I recommend Apex launcher, I have used Go launcher EX all the time, and my battery drops 3-4 % over the night. With Apex it drops 0-1%.
I use launcher PRO on my Blade. Its a brilliant launcher imo.
In airplane mode the Blade drains around 1-2% a day(24h). And thats with a worn out battery and a device which isnt exactly famous for its battery life.
With wifi/radio on it drained ~10% a day.
On my TF101 Im using Nova launcher (free), and with wifi on + constant data traffic through it, it drains ~20% over night.
Goatshocker said:
I use launcher PRO on my Blade. Its a brilliant launcher imo.
In airplane mode the Blade drains around 1-2% a day(24h). And thats with a worn out battery and a device which isnt exactly famous for its battery life.
With wifi/radio on it drained ~10% a day.
On my TF101 Im using Nova launcher (free), and with wifi on + constant data traffic through it, it drains ~20% over night.
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I think it's not the Nova fault because I also have a TF101. The wifi in 4.0.3 does drains many battery even in standby mode, you are right but it will simply happens with all other launcher. It can be solved if you could flash back 3.x but the wifi signal will be weaker, not as strong as in 4.0.3.
I never said I was displeased with the battery drain on the TF101, quite the opposite actually.
The wireless is working(sending/receiving data) all the time, so it never goes into "deep sleep".
I was using nova...now switched to apex....really cool...not eating ram also....
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I prefer nova laucher! apex launcher is not perfect for me in the drawer! sometimes I have to scroll twice to scroll one page!

Greatly Higher Screen Battery Usage on AOSP ROMs and Worse Cell Reception

I absolutely love using AOSP ROMs. The experience is much smother, faster, and just plain prettier than the TouchWiz alternative. Unfortunately, when I use AOSP ROMs the screen battery usage is much much higher, and it absolutely destroys the battery. Normally, using TW, the battery usage sits around 30-35% depending on the day. For AOSP its almost always far over 50% regardless of usage. In both cases I have the phone set to auto brightness. The only real difference is that I use power saving mode on TW. I don't feel like there would be that large of a difference based just on that. On TW ROMs I'll get anywhere from 10-14 hours of battery life, but with AOSP I only get around 7-9. To add to the issue, the cell service and data speeds are noticeably worse on AOSP ROMs. I generally get 1 or 2 bars less of signal than on TW ROMs in any given area. I really want to switch to AOSP as my daily driver, but these issues just make it not all too possible. I don't have any specific data I've collected or screenshots to back it up, but I've flashed countless TW and AOSP ROMs on my phone, and it's always been the same. I'm 100% sure that it's not just all in my head or anything. If anyone could provide any help or at least say if they've had similar problems I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
SqueezeAndRun said:
I absolutely love using AOSP ROMs. The experience is much smother, faster, and just plain prettier than the TouchWiz alternative. Unfortunately, when I use AOSP ROMs the screen battery usage is much much higher, and it absolutely destroys the battery. Normally, using TW, the battery usage sits around 30-35% depending on the day. For AOSP its almost always far over 50% regardless of usage. In both cases I have the phone set to auto brightness. The only real difference is that I use power saving mode on TW. I don't feel like there would be that large of a difference based just on that. On TW ROMs I'll get anywhere from 10-14 hours of battery life, but with AOSP I only get around 7-9. To add to the issue, the cell service and data speeds are noticeably worse on AOSP ROMs. I generally get 1 or 2 bars less of signal than on TW ROMs in any given area. I really want to switch to AOSP as my daily driver, but these issues just make it not all too possible. I don't have any specific data I've collected or screenshots to back it up, but I've flashed countless TW and AOSP ROMs on my phone, and it's always been the same. I'm 100% sure that it's not just all in my head or anything. If anyone could provide any help or at least say if they've had similar problems I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Well I hate to break it to you but signal strength is an issue regardless of which AOSP rom you use. As for battery life there are apps for that like Lux for auto brightness and DS Battery Saver for increased battery life. There are others but I can't mention them all.
jmxc23 said:
Well I hate to break it to you but signal strength is an issue regardless of which AOSP rom you use. As for battery life there are apps for that like Lux for auto brightness and DS Battery Saver for increased battery life. There are others but I can't mention them all.
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Thanks man. So I guess it looks like I have to just make a choice between which things are more important.

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