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[Q] Battery drain on Galaxy 3 when on voice call & other battery problems

hello,
i have I5801 galaxy 3..
currently on kies Froyo firmware..
from since flashing to froyo ..
1) whenever i talk on phone (ie do voice call) battery drains out in even less then a hour when fully charged..
2) when kept for charging.. even if battery shows like 10% remaining .. within like a min or two.. battery indicator shows an 100% charged status.
and it drains out in like 10 mins if removed from charging
what i think is somehow froyo is assuming it's charged and is stopping the charging process.
i've rooted it, and tried calibration.. still no luck.. I've deleted batterystats.bin regularly, still a new file is created and no change in battery condition is seen
plz help.. too much frustrated
PS: i am not a pro.. so help plz

satishynd said:
hello,
i have I5801 galaxy 3..
currently on kies Froyo firmware..
from since flashing to froyo ..
1) whenever i talk on phone (ie do voice call) battery drains out in even less then a hour when fully charged..
2) when kept for charging.. even if battery shows like 10% remaining .. within like a min or two.. battery indicator shows an 100% charged status.
and it drains out in like 10 mins if removed from charging
what i think is somehow froyo is assuming it's charged and is stopping the charging process.
i've rooted it, and tried calibration.. still no luck.. I've deleted batterystats.bin regularly, still a new file is created and no change in battery condition is seen
plz help.. too much frustrated
PS: i am not a pro.. so help plz
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don't delete batterystats.bin do some full charge discharge then report.

tried that.. still no change
battery drained off in 30-40 mins..
does ATK make battery drain? somewhere along on some phone someone said that draining battery to nil and charging back cycle makes battery life even shorter.. dunno what to do..

satishynd said:
tried that.. still no change
battery drained off in 30-40 mins..
does ATK make battery drain? somewhere along on some phone someone said that draining battery to nil and charging back cycle makes battery life even shorter.. dunno what to do..
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Calibrate your battery after doing a full charge. And use as "normal" for few normal cycles, just like you usually did.
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satishynd said:
hello,
i have I5801 galaxy 3..
currently on kies Froyo firmware..
from since flashing to froyo ..
1) whenever i talk on phone (ie do voice call) battery drains out in even less then a hour when fully charged..
2) when kept for charging.. even if battery shows like 10% remaining .. within like a min or two.. battery indicator shows an 100% charged status.
and it drains out in like 10 mins if removed from charging
what i think is somehow froyo is assuming it's charged and is stopping the charging process.
i've rooted it, and tried calibration.. still no luck.. I've deleted batterystats.bin regularly, still a new file is created and no change in battery condition is seen
plz help.. too much frustrated
PS: i am not a pro.. so help plz
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Hi
Try using light version of g3mod kernel instead of oc based.
You can flash your phone with my Rom and test after full battery charge. note some apps are battery drainer like tweetcaster etc due to continuous sync.
Try to stop those services and test your phone thereafter..it will show improvement. .and dont delete any battery calibration seetting once done after you flash thats all.
Do let me know if it not happens.
Cheers.
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it's been almost one year from purchase ryt?? Its time for a new battery..
PS: I had d exact prob.. I replaced the battery , prob solved.
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@vivekmishra: did that performed two drain/full charge cycles.. still same condition
vivekchamoli said:
Hi
Try using light version of g3mod kernel instead of oc based.
You can flash your phone with my Rom and test after full battery charge. note some apps are battery drainer like tweetcaster etc due to continuous sync.
Try to stop those services and test your phone thereafter..it will show improvement. .and dont delete any battery calibration seetting once done after you flash thats all.
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i flashed g3mod-2.0-nonoc
still when i try to put it to charge..
say currently it shows like 40% charge.. but as soon as i put it on charging (via AC) .. it shoots up directly to 90-100 in two minutes.... this should be wrong, right?
darin rate is also bad
it showed 100% charged and a 3 min call .. made battery level goto 45%
ranadip.bswas said:
it's been almost one year from purchase ryt?? Its time for a new battery..
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yea it's been a year well exactly a year
but i dont think it's battery prob coz i tried battery of other I5801 same thing happens.. (

satishynd said:
@vivekmishra: did that performed two drain/full charge cycles.. still same condition
i flashed g3mod-2.0-nonoc
still when i try to put it to charge..
say currently it shows like 40% charge.. but as soon as i put it on charging (via AC) .. it shoots up directly to 90-100 in two minutes.... this should be wrong, right?
darin rate is also bad
it showed 100% charged and a 3 min call .. made battery level goto 45%
yea it's been a year well exactly a year
but i dont think it's battery prob coz i tried battery of other I5801 same thing happens.. (
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Humm.. Strange..! U sure the other battery dsnt got any prob??
Ok try this .. convert all partition to rfs & flash any stock ROM with stock kernel.. Use Ur phone like that 2-3days.. See if any improvement..
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err STOCK kernel means official right?
also how to convert parition to rfs.. is this about partitioning SDcard? coz if it is i've tried using without any card insert .. still same
i was thinking about G3mod 2.0 Beta2 kernel .. heard it uses very less battery..
but i've got a question ( and i can't ask in development forum as per post limitation) that does the 2.0 Beta2 uses less battery than the official samsung jp6 kernel? or should i try flashing that?
(now i may look like stupid asking these question)

first of all, sorry for bumping this after a month..
actually G3 wasnt with me from then, now it's back and problem persists
what i notice is that
1) phone when put to charge, shoots up to 100% in 5-10 mins, even when off
2) and same with the drain, it goes to 1% in 5-10mins
i checked out with battery, and it is fine they(samsung service center) say,..
plz help, i am at question as to what is the reason for this sudden rise and fall of battery level.

if u got a costum rom use battery calibration from the market its free it fix the drains happend whit me to
greets Mathias
samsung galaxy 3 GT-I5800 running indroid v6 @1.3 Ghz

mathias1xxX said:
if u got a costum rom use battery calibration from the market its free it fix the drains happend whit me to
greets Mathias
samsung galaxy 3 GT-I5800 running indroid v6 @1.3 Ghz
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nope... i had used it before but now i am currently on I5801DDJP6 updated from 2.1 eclair via kies
its stock,unrooted, no modifications..
i'd calibrate battery, but the fact that it shoots up t0 100% in 10 mins
and what i guess is when phone detects 100% battery, it pretty much stops charging after that, thus battery starves ..
can something be done so that it actually gets accurate reading on battery status ?

Switch off your cell...let it full charge....
Then switch on the device and flash the cyanogen mod...
Its fast,stable and also increases the battery power...
had the exact same problem...did that and now works for almost two days...

satishynd said:
first of all, sorry for bumping this after a month..
actually G3 wasnt with me from then, now it's back and problem persists
what i notice is that
1) phone when put to charge, shoots up to 100% in 5-10 mins, even when off
2) and same with the drain, it goes to 1% in 5-10mins
i checked out with battery, and it is fine they(samsung service center) say,..
plz help, i am at question as to what is the reason for this sudden rise and fall of battery level.
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It may be possible that your battery may have gone bad and you need to replace it
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porwaldivyam said:
Switch off your cell...let it full charge....
Then switch on the device and flash the cyanogen mod...
Its fast,stable and also increases the battery power...
had the exact same problem...did that and now works for almost two days...
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cyanogenMod site doesnt show Galaxy 3 support...
btw u are saying ROM or kernel?? coz i like stock ROM of samsung as it's easy to use
@bscraze i contacted service center.. they say battery's good and doesn't need replacement...

hey i discharged until phone switched itself off couple of times
and charged it back to 100% while phone was off and then again when ON..
then, i increased brightness,turned on wifi,bluetooh,gps,etc and it dropped to 90% ..
as it is stock rom i think it was between 90-100% (coz with 1% mod)
but as soon as a call came, which was of 2:38 seconds, my phone battery dropped off to 3%
any guesses, why this is happening?

satishynd said:
cyanogenMod site doesnt show Galaxy 3 support...
btw u are saying ROM or kernel?? coz i like stock ROM of samsung as it's easy to use
@bscraze i contacted service center.. they say battery's good and doesn't need replacement...
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Cm7 is being ported by marcel and still has a few minor bugs and isnt fully working i think thats wjy the cm site doesnt show it. I have about the same problem as you im waiting to get my batt replaced. If it works i suggest you get one too. I'll probably get it nxt wk and I'll report here if theres any difference
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what i have been able to detect from last two days is,
that battery fall is severe only when on voice call,
i have been playing music,games without much battery drain
but a mere voice call with everything off (GPS,bluetooh,dataconntection) for not more than 10 mins, drains battery by 20-30%
any ideas about it's reason??

satishynd said:
what i have been able to detect from last two days is,
that battery fall is severe only when on voice call,
i have been playing music,games without much battery drain
but a mere voice call with everything off (GPS,bluetooh,dataconntection) for not more than 10 mins, drains battery by 20-30%
any ideas about it's reason??
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Check out which app uses more battery in battery - settings - usage. That particular process may use more battery than others.
I have a similar problem with my G3 - I'm running CM 6.2
While I checked the OS takes 76% of the battery. I found CM6.2 better in handling FC than 7.1..Or should i just go back to Cm 7.1??
Experts, please advice

Hello everyone. its long since i posted here and thats bcoz of only one reason .. battery problem with my phone. i really was getting pissed off by the issue that i stopped posting here .. cursing my bad old phone.. my battery was lasting near abt 6-10 hrs lately .. finally i decided to..
1. flash eclair (stock) JG6 which came along at the time of my purchase and had reasonable to good batt back up. flashed that and i was like 18-24hrs of batt backup. Used it for almost one week. and as i was surfing thru our threads.. saw some really encouraging post abt Kyrillos 9.3 and its battery backup. so..
2. I flashed kyrillos 9.3 for last 3 days .. and did the calibration on my very first charging after flashing 9.3.. yesterday got almost 36 hrs of batt backup .. right now m on 84%.. unplugged @ 8pm yesterday .. it 10:15am right now in india. so its around 14 hrs .. which i feel is quite good considering my past exp with my battery ..
I dont know what actually has done the trick or its illusion to me . but after flashing eclair my phone performance has gone up smartly.
Using 9.3 NON-OC. with a2sd enabled.
i hope it can help ppl abt our all confusing battery issue .. if not .. at least it can throw some light ...
Press the thanks button if u find it helpful. Hve a gr8 day.

Huge Battery Drain

Hi,
I am on a rooted stock rom DDLF2. Couple of weeks i am observing high battery drain though none of the apps are running. I dont put any fancy live wall papers or widgets. I have stopped all the background apps like google play, maps etc and Background data unchecked. I always us GSM only and do not use any wifi or data network. Screen brightness is at around 15%. I use the phone very less hardly get around 5 to 6 calls in a day lasting 1 or 2 mins per call. If i charge the phone fully to 100%, after 8 to 9 hours the battery is coming down to 30%. After it comes down to 15% the lock screen shows it is charging with the percent symbol even though it is not connected to the charger.
I tried resetting the phone, cleared the dalvik cache and the cache partition but no use. I suspect this is a software bug.
Has anybody faced similar problem? Any solution would be much helpful.

I am also facing the same problem.. can anybody plz help??
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user28 said:
Hi,
I am on a rooted stock rom DDLF2. Couple of weeks i am observing high battery drain though none of the apps are running. I dont put any fancy live wall papers or widgets. I have stopped all the background apps like google play, maps etc and Background data unchecked. I always us GSM only and do not use any wifi or data network. Screen brightness is at around 15%. I use the phone very less hardly get around 5 to 6 calls in a day lasting 1 or 2 mins per call. If i charge the phone fully to 100%, after 8 to 9 hours the battery is coming down to 30%. After it comes down to 15% the lock screen shows it is charging with the percent symbol even though it is not connected to the charger.
I tried resetting the phone, cleared the dalvik cache and the cache partition but no use. I suspect this is a software bug.
Has anybody faced similar problem? Any solution would be much helpful.
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Have u tried clearing battery stats..?
Do it once. then charge your phone to 100%.. allow it to discharge it to 20%..
Again repeat the cycle for 3-4 times..
this should solve the problem hopefully..

kishankpadiyar said:
Have u tried clearing battery stats..?
Do it once. then charge your phone to 100%.. allow it to discharge it to 20%..
Again repeat the cycle for 3-4 times..
this should solve the problem hopefully..
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Yes i already tried it. Cleared the battery stats. But did not solve the problem. Surprisingly the moment battery charge drops to 15% it starts showing the line "Charging (15%)" on the lock screen even the charger is not connected to the phone. Not sure what is wrong.
So i am thinking of downgrading the version. Can anybody suggest me any good stable stock rom which can be used for India (since i am in India) particularly with good battery life.

user28 said:
Yes i already tried it. Cleared the battery stats. But did not solve the problem. Surprisingly the moment battery charge drops to 15% it starts showing the line "Charging (15%)" on the lock screen even the charger is not connected to the phone. Not sure what is wrong.
So i am thinking of downgrading the version. Can anybody suggest me any good stable stock rom which can be used for India (since i am in India) particularly with good battery life.
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Kpu? It is quite stable.

try putting some other Kernel, may be BAM kernel it might help!

U might want to check if your battery is dead.
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loneagl said:
U might want to check if your battery is dead.
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Even i was feeling that phone's battery is dead, but trust me, I reverted back to DDKP3, and installed BAM kernel .. I find battery backup much improved, I have kept GPRS on for 5 hours now ..11% battery drained. On the LF2 ( for india without BAM ) and on the ICS drain was huge.. like in 6 hours i have seen drain more than 45%
I have even bought new battery also.. but testing on Old battery only.. You can try combo of DDKP3+ BAM or DDKP3+titanium!.
Update
It's 8 hours 11 mins, GPRS on since phone was charged to 100%, battery is drained to 86% ( 14% drained) Display On for 7 mins 21 seconds!
It seems like my old battery is still well and can work!

+1
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Thanks for all your responses.
@emptyragnarok -- DDKP3, do u mean the Build Number: Gingerebread.DDKP3 or the Baseband version -I9003DDKP3 ? Can u please clarify?
Also i need two things for the downgrade;
1) Any posts or links which describes the procedure of downgrading in detail
2) Links on how to flash the other kernels like BAM etc and reverting back to stock if needed.
Thanks.
All your responses proved that i am not alone. All your responses made me feel confident that I can still use the device and solve the problem.

here is the procedure to flash BAM custom kernel...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355675

holy crappp! i lost again! where as I! :silly::silly:

[Q] Battery Charging quickly than usual and discharging quickly

If i charge the battery when the phone is on it charges quickly like 5% to 100% in about 45 mins ...this quickly charged battery drains in just half a day. Now if i charge the battery when the phone is off it takes regular time to charge fully and lasts 2 days!! Its not convinient to turn off the phone and charge!! help???

t4nchan said:
If i charge the battery when the phone is on it charges quickly like 5% to 100% in about 45 mins ...this quickly charged battery drains in just half a day. Now if i charge the battery when the phone is off it takes regular time to charge fully and lasts 2 days!! Its not convinient to turn off the phone and charge!! help???
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If your using marcel kernel for cm7 then there is battery bug,it shows full battery when you plug to the charger but remove plug then reconnect it.it will show correct battery percentage.it is safe to charge phone when it is switch off.
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I am on purumod v3 .....when I was on stock this problem was critical. Like even if I charge when the phone is off the battery drained quickly. It is better in purumod. But a problem is problem and it has to be stopped! !

have you tried to calibrate the battery?
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simbawimba said:
have you tried to calibrate the battery?
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I have a same problem, tried to calibrate the battery !

How calibrate the battery? Sorry for the noob question
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sgDivin said:
How calibrate the battery? Sorry for the noob question
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there's apps to do it or the better option in my opinion is to use zeppelinrox's script to do it. just Google search for it there's a thread on xda with all his scripts.
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simbawimba said:
there's apps to do it or the better option in my opinion is to use zeppelinrox's script to do it. just Google search for it there's a thread on xda with all his scripts.
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Thanks Mate :good:

I have a severe battery problem. The phone automatically turn off itself when there is still 4000mV left
(this is the voltage the battery calibration app says, i've confirmed it with an actual voltage-meter)
Wipeing batterystats.bin (calibrate the battery), doing a factory reset or switching back to cm7 does not help
Battery usage screenshot

samsung galaxy fit
hi
my battery is empty soon when i charge it charge quick so pls help me,
witch software i will download and internet speed is verry slove how can i boost it currnt spped 3 or 9 kpbs only
regrds

Battery
I got a battery from Samsung with my new phone that wouldn't hold a charge. I phoned them up, they asked me some questions, were happy that I wasn't trying to scam them, and they sent me a new battery. It wouldn't solve your problem, but at least you could have a spare!

Get an app from market called CurrentWidget, after installing plug in charger and check amps, it Must be 999 mA not higher nor lower. If it is higher then get other charger.
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d0hn said:
Get an app from market called CurrentWidget, after installing plug in charger and check amps, it Must be 999 mA not higher nor lower. If it is higher then get other charger.
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Are u talking about s3 or galaxy 3

it's error in CM7.2: P
how to overcome...???: Rolleyes:

Unusual battery drain issue
t4nchan said:
If i charge the battery when the phone is on it charges quickly like 5% to 100% in about 45 mins ...this quickly charged battery drains in just half a day. Now if i charge the battery when the phone is off it takes regular time to charge fully and lasts 2 days!! Its not convinient to turn off the phone and charge!! help???
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Facing same problem,but phone discharges quickly even when charged while the power is off,got myself a new battery,same problem :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

nukeGuy said:
Facing same problem,but phone discharges quickly even when charged while the power is off,got myself a new battery,same problem :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Go to CWM Recovery..
Wipe Cache Partition
Then
Wipe Dalvik Cache.
Reboot
Open LINK2SD or S2E if u hav an sd-ext partition, Choose relink Dalvik files

How to calibrate the battery ?!

Hello Developers ,
When i Charge my Phone to 100 % ( or even any number ) sometimes i want to restart my phone and then the battery become 40 % or less !!
How i repair this problem ?!
any help ?!
Thanks ,,

By the way , my phone working on Android 4.4.2 CM 11
There's No Help ??

dr_amjad said:
By the way , my phone working on Android 4.4.2 CM 11
There's No Help ??
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In most cases it's a batterie's hardware problem. Simply speaking it's time to buy a new one.
Modern batterys doesn't need any calibration.
You may do a couple of full charge - recharge cycles but probably it will not help (according to my expirience)

Try Battery Doctor to charge it. Check if the battery is pregnant (!).
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You reduce your startups apps using Autostarts..

Battery of SONY C C2035

Sorry for ability English of me is bad.
Battery of Sony Xperia C from 33% ~> 13% is very fast. Why and why not?
How fix it? Plz!

yes mine also battery drain fast to 35 to 13??any body help thank u...

its a bug
may be that will be fixed by sony in next relies of software update

If sony release new update
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I think because of some strange and crippling signal issues with my Nexus 5 within the 14 day T-Mobile return window, I returned the phone and decided to purchase the Z1s after reading the phenomenal review Android Central. The Nexus 5 was a great device, and I do miss certain things about it (the simplicity of stock Android, the OIS, the Wireless Charging). One thing I didn't like, however, was the battery. I was getting about 10-11 hours of moderate usage, with 2 hours screen one time. So, fast-forward to the Z1s. Today was my first day out and about with the phone. I charged it yesterday (to 96%, not a full charge), and used it since then. I have never done any power cycles, never charged the phone to full, and did not activate any power saving features.

Steps to avoid battery drain :
1) First root your phone
2) Download any battery calibration app
3) Now charge your phone to 100% without any interruption in the middle. ( Charging should continue without any pulling up of mobile in the middle )
4) Now run battery calibration app & calibrate your app.
Do this and battery should be giving u a good backup

Captain sparrow said:
Steps to avoid battery drain :
1) First root your phone
2) Download any battery calibration app
3) Now charge your phone to 100% without any interruption in the middle. ( Charging should continue without any pulling up of mobile in the middle )
4) Now run battery calibration app & calibrate your app.
Do this and battery should be giving u a good backup
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Just update to the latest firmware will fix all the problem

Update to 16.0.B.2.16 firmware its good and also you can use the Power Management option to boost your battery, the Stamina Mode is great.