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I know I know that disabling data can get me 24-30+ hours of battery life. However for my on the go lifestyle, that's just not possible. I depend on my phone to keep my email updated. I have four email accounts (two of which are exchange) that sync calendars and contacts as well as email. I was using push on my two exchange accounts, but I've changed that to do every hour for one and every 15 minutes for the other. my other emails are set to check every hour. I have craigslist notifications set to check a single time per day. I have a weather widget that is only supposed to check every 4 hours.
I am running Perception 10.2 with the latest firebird 2 kernel, but have also tried various versions of speedmod's kernel. I have tried the following modems
JL1, JL2, JL3, JK4, KP1.
No matter what I cannot seem to get more then about 10 hours of battery life on standby ONLY. no phone calls, no turning the display on, nothing. I consistently get around 1 hour of time per 10% drain on my battery. I'm not asking for miracles. I just want my phone to be able to last at least 12 hours (a full work day plus drive time.)
I've already set the programs with the most spartan settings I am willing to use. I'd rather have my phone pushing data to my much more often, but I understand that's not going to be possible unless I can find a drastic increase in my battery life. What else can I do?
I have 3 email push accounts, and google voice syncing all the time. Email includes emails with attachments too, and EDGE is pretty much sufficient for most of these things. Even for normal day to day activities like browsing XDA, EDGE is pretty much sufficient.
So I would advise u to switch from 3G to EDGE. U can turn on 3G when u need more bandwidth demanding apps. This would reduce some strain on ur battery.
Only downside would be that u can't browse n talk on phone at the same time. But its ok by me to get a few mails after the call I am on is over. I can live with this small inconvinience in leiu of the additional battery gain.
As of this minute, with the configuration I have in my signature (am using xcal kernel), I have like 63% battery left after ~7.15 hours standby, with 1h31m of display on and 40m of calls, alongside mails being pushed.
Edit: At the end of my 'normal' day with 'moderate' usage (1-1.5 hours calls and 1.5-2 hour display being on (not for games/movies, but with active data transfer on like texting), I reach home with ~50-60% battery left.
On a side note: I would recommend to turn off updates in weather widget, and use a manual refresh when needed.
how do you easily toggle between 2G/3G? it's my understanding you have to use service menus to access the change.
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how do you easily toggle between 2G/3G? it's my understanding you have to use service menus to access the change.
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If u r on the ROM I am using, u can get it in network settings.
Some 2.2.1 ROMs do not have it in network settings. If ur ROM doesn't have it, u would need to access through the service mode code "*#*#197328640#*#*.
When in service mode, here is the sequence to select in the options:
option 1
option 8
option 4
option 3
Note: Pressing 'back' key will NOT take u back. It will close the service menu. Press the 'menu' key, and select 'back' to go back.
Be warned, this would not stick on reboot. U would need to repeat these steps whenever u reboot.
Alternately, I would suggest u move to a ROM that supports EDGE/3G switch. If the ROM supports this option in network settings, it would stick on rebooting too.
Yeah, I just found that. Perception supports switching, but you have to go to the settings menu to do it. I found something called Juice defender, and will play around with that as well. Unfortunately we aren't on an ASOP build, so we can't auto toggle 2G/3G, have to do it from the menu. I will report and let you know what I find!
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Yeah, I just found that. Perception supports switching, but you have to go to the settings menu to do it. I found something called Juice defender, and will play around with that as well. Unfortunately we aren't on an ASOP build, so we can't auto toggle 2G/3G, have to do it from the menu. I will report and let you know what I find!
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Sure. By the way, I don't use any apps like juice defender. Realized that my battery is well off without them by taking care of little things like turning off wifi and bluetooth when not using them (well, these are the only two things I take care of manually).
I would normally agree with you, but as I was looking through the app I saw that it actually disables data while the phone is off, and only turns it on temporarily at intervals to allow application updates. If it truly works just like it states, I could have essentially a battery experience similar to turning off data while still enjoying my notifications. More experimentation is necessary.
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I would normally agree with you, but as I was looking through the app I saw that it actually disables data while the phone is off, and only turns it on temporarily at intervals to allow application updates. If it truly works just like it states, I could have essentially a battery experience similar to turning off data while still enjoying my notifications. More experimentation is necessary.
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Juice Defender gives me 60 to 70 % more battery life. I have it set to sync every 15min and wifi is location based.
Yeah, Juice Defender works absolute wonders! it gives me the same amount of battery savings that switching to 2G gave me, but automatically enables and disables itself when I need it. I'm on 70% battery left with over 7 hours off the charger, and that was taking voice calls and doing some light email checking!
Try a kernel that supports OC/UV. You don't have to overclock, but undervolting is what you want. Check out Suckerpunch kernel. Nice guide by shaolin. Can't argue against a black belt. lol.
xdahgary said:
Try a kernel that supports OC/UV. You don't have to overclock, but undervolting is what you want. Check out Suckerpunch kernel. Nice guide by shaolin. Can't argue against a black belt. lol.
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Unless I can only have it underclock while I'm not using it, I think I'll pass. I bought the Captivate for it's 1GHz proc, if I wanted something slower I would have gotten the aria.
You misunderstand. It's undervolt. That means use less power at different processing states.
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You misunderstand. It's undervolt. That means use less power at different processing states.
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you can undervolt a proc without underclocking it? How is this possible, unless they changed the FSB or timings on the chip?
I pretty sure you can use voltage control and set highest state at 1000mhz and set lower voltages for states below it. That's as techincal I'm going to get.
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you can undervolt a proc without underclocking it? How is this possible, unless they changed the FSB or timings on the chip?
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By running the chip slightly out of spec.
You can usually undervolt each cpu step by 50 to 150 mV. How to find the right point really does just take trial and error. And as with all overclocking/underclocking your mileage may vary. Some phones can really be pushed to the limits and run fine, others don't like even the slightest changes to the stock settings. All depends on how well your phone was put together, and from where in the wafer your CPU was taken from.
Undervolting can save you a fair bit of battery though. Won't help a whole lot when you're actually using the phone (since the screen and 3G/WiFi radios will suck way more power than the CPU), but it will help seriously increase your standby time.
PS While undervolting and overclocking capable kernels tend to be one and the same (since the underlying code is related) you DO NOT need to overclock your phone to undervolt the CPU. You can run your CPU at stock 1 GHz while still undervolting each frequency step. Course, with some tweaking and good luck, you can even get your phone to run at 1.2 or 1.3 GHz while still using no more power than a stock phone at 1 GHz.
How much battery gets used when the phone constantly switches between EDGE and 3G? I'm curious because my building has thick walls and my 3G signal constantly drops down to EDGE when I pick it up, then goes back to 3G when I leave it sitting out on my desk.
Shammyh said:
By running the chip slightly out of spec.
You can usually undervolt each cpu step by 50 to 150 mV. How to find the right point really does just take trial and error. And as with all overclocking/underclocking your mileage may vary. Some phones can really be pushed to the limits and run fine, others don't like even the slightest changes to the stock settings. All depends on how well your phone was put together, and from where in the wafer your CPU was taken from.
Undervolting can save you a fair bit of battery though. Won't help a whole lot when you're actually using the phone (since the screen and 3G/WiFi radios will suck way more power than the CPU), but it will help seriously increase your standby time.
PS While undervolting and overclocking capable kernels tend to be one and the same (since the underlying code is related) you DO NOT need to overclock your phone to undervolt the CPU. You can run your CPU at stock 1 GHz while still undervolting each frequency step. Course, with some tweaking and good luck, you can even get your phone to run at 1.2 or 1.3 GHz while still using no more power than a stock phone at 1 GHz.
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Thank you for being the geek.
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How much battery gets used when the phone constantly switches between EDGE and 3G? I'm curious because my building has thick walls and my 3G signal constantly drops down to EDGE when I pick it up, then goes back to 3G when I leave it sitting out on my desk.
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Any time your phone is forced to switch from 3G to Edge, or even from one band to another, it's not a good sign for your battery. Exactly how much power difference? Grab a multimeter and hook it up between your phone and battery. Record some data, and test for statistical significance. And let us all know.
Short of that, I'd say if you spend a lot of your day in an area with known bad coverage, I would hop into the engineering mode (*#*#0011#*#*), and lock your phone to a specific band and radio mode. Like 850 MHz EDGE, or 850 MHz W-CDMA. Or if you are in an 1900 area, then 1900 EDGE/W-CDMA. Not just EDGE or 3G mode, but a specific band AND radio mode. You need to be smart, and pick the band that has the best coverage so you don't make life even harder on your radio, but it can save some battery life over the phone jumping around ever time you walk from one side of the room to the other.
i running paragon 5.1 rom with the 1280mhz kernel overclocked to 1280 and undervolted. my phone has been unplugged since 7:30 am eastern time it is now 8:04 pm eastern and i have 73% battery left lol. i have done everything today on the web screwing around with my phone. the best rom so far and im even overclocked.
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i running paragon 5.1 rom with the 1280mhz kernel overclocked to 1280 and undervolted. my phone has been unplugged since 7:30 am eastern time it is now 8:04 pm eastern and i have 73% battery left lol. i have done everything today on the web screwing around with my phone. the best rom so far and im even overclocked.
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Post usage stats please, like how long display been on, time spent on calls, etc.
Btw, does this ROM allow switching between 2G and 3G in the mobile network settings menu.
Of course I've read dozens of individual's reports of their own personal battery experiences with their phones, but the basic conclusion I've come to is that I simply cannot run this device with LTE enabled at all times. I have great 4G coverage in my area and while speeds are fantastic, my phone is imperative for my push notifications so I have a corporate email client running using data constantly, and making it impossible for me to disable background data.
das BAMF Remix 1.6.3
Adrynalyne's cf_2.0, smartass, 1024000 max
245760: 775
368640: 825
768000: 900
1024000: 975
I went through the process of freezing EVERYTHING non-essential and removing all widgets except the Sense home clock. With LTE enabled I got 6 hours of battery life at best, with moderate usage; I would be at about 60% by the time I got to the office in the morning.
Under same conditions with only 3G enabled I can get 17 hours without much difficulty and that usually includes playing a few games during downtime.
Am I just doomed to use 3G-only in order to maintain data persistence? If Tasker had support for toggling 3G-only and 3G/4G-auto I would be such a happier boy as I could then only turn on 4G on-demand, but at this point it's too cumbersome.
spuniun said:
Of course I've read dozens of individual's reports of their own personal battery experiences with their phones, but the basic conclusion I've come to is that I simply cannot run this device with LTE enabled at all times. I have great 4G coverage in my area and while speeds are fantastic, my phone is imperative for my push notifications so I have a corporate email client running using data constantly, and making it impossible for me to disable background data.
das BAMF Remix 1.6.3
Adrynalyne's cf_2.0, smartass, 1024000 max
245760: 775
368640: 825
768000: 900
1024000: 975
I went through the process of freezing EVERYTHING non-essential and removing all widgets except the Sense home clock. With LTE enabled I got 6 hours of battery life at best, with moderate usage; I would be at about 60% by the time I got to the office in the morning.
Under same conditions with only 3G enabled I can get 17 hours without much difficulty and that usually includes playing a few games during downtime.
Am I just doomed to use 3G-only in order to maintain data persistence? If Tasker had support for toggling 3G-only and 3G/4G-auto I would be such a happier boy as I could then only turn on 4G on-demand, but at this point it's too cumbersome.
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Huge *NOTE!*
Go to settings, menu, wireless networks, mobile networks and uncheck the third box. No need to have mobile data always on for most peeps . You'll still have 4G n everything, but gain a good 1-2 maybe more hrs (depending on use, kernels, governor settings, and I/O scheduling. I personally am running BAMF 1.6.2 with adryns 4.4.7 kernel, no set CPU, using tool box for that at 245mhz min - 1.024GHz max with ondemand governor and most importantly SIO Scheduler. Try these n you will have amazing performance and better battery life. Let me know you opinions
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Did you try lte only? I get 10-16 hours depending on use.
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Huge *NOTE!*
Go to settings, menu, wireless networks, mobile networks and uncheck the third box. No need to have mobile data always on for most peeps . You'll still have 4G n everything, but gain a good 1-2 maybe more hrs (depending on use, kernels, governor settings, and I/O scheduling. I personally am running BAMF 1.6.2 with adryns 4.4.7 kernel, no set CPU, using tool box for that at 245mhz min - 1.024GHz max with ondemand governor and most importantly SIO Scheduler. Try these n you will have amazing performance and better battery life. Let me know you opinions
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Yeah, I've read your post on this elsewhere already... since you did not read my post I will repeat that I cannot disable data persistence as I rely on my push notifications for corporate email. Second, my CPU settings are already arguably the most efficient they can be for both performance and power consumption.
rizzomegav said:
Did you try lte only? I get 10-16 hours depending on use.
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Is that the last option? "LTE mode"
Won't this prevent 3G from working in non-4G areas? Also not an option, I need data service at all times.
I have it on 3g only and I use a radio switcher app. whenever i feel like browsin the web I just flip on LTE and turn it off when im done
Download LTE Switch to save your battery life
This free app LTE Switch was sent to me from a friend and it works great to toggle between 4G to 3G and saves my battery life everyday....
Google LTE Switch in and Android Market
LTE mode just drops it into roaming (turn roaming on under network connections) when it's out of range. You can always switch back to 3g if you know you need a faster connection after that.
Anyways, the saying goes "you cant always get what you want"
In my opinion its the search for 3g signal that is damning the battery life. I've always felt that the 1x to evdo transition was never fixed. Rather evdo coverage hid that problem.
If you set it to LTE only the transition to 1x from LTE is flawless and instantaneous when LTE signal is lost and vice versa. In addition, the battery life is much much better.
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Yeah, I've read your post on this elsewhere already... since you did not read my post I will repeat that I cannot disable data persistence as I rely on my push notifications for corporate email. Second, my CPU settings are already arguably the most efficient they can be for both performance and power consumption.
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I assume your corp doesn't use Exchange? I don't need mobile data persistence and I still receive push notification.
WillTheGreat said:
In my opinion its the search for 3g signal that is damning the battery life. I've always felt that the 1x to evdo transition was never fixed. Rather evdo coverage hid that problem.
If you set it to LTE only the transition to 1x from LTE is flawless and instantaneous when LTE signal is lost and vice versa. In addition, the battery life is much much better.
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Signal searching definitely wrecks batteries. At home with on very very light use, an hour of mostly idling takes maybe 1-2%. At work where signal is constantly at 0 to 1 bar (3g and 1x) it goes through 5-6%/hour just sitting there.
spuniun said:
Yeah, I've read your post on this elsewhere already... since you did not read my post I will repeat that I cannot disable data persistence as I rely on my push notifications for corporate email. Second, my CPU settings are already arguably the most efficient they can be for both performance and power consumption.
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you don't need data persistence for push email to work(exchange/gmail/hotmail). It pushes and enables data as needed.
I figure I would add some feedback...
My original TB got the worst battery life ever. Even with the extended battery, I wouldn't make it more than 6-7 hours most... on a good day. That was running stock software, then BAMF remixed (Froyo).
I ended up having an issue with the phone, so I had them send me another one. The new one, completely stock, w/ extended battery, has been able to make it through the whole day without a single charge. The only time it didn't, was yesterday. For some unknown reason, something was dragging down the battery to the point where it only made it 10 hours and was completely dead before I was able to charge it.
Fast forward to today, and I am 81% capacity after 6 hours and a few phones calls, both on the handset and the bluetooth hands free in my Acura.
FWIW: I leave on WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, have gmail checking mail all day, Exchange account for work (via Touchdown), auto-brightness, many updates throughout the day via Pulse newsreader, normal surfing using the Miran web browser.
I've run the following "tests" for my situation....
With 4G enabled, after an overnight charge, unplugging at 9am, my batter is down to 20% by 2pm. This is after using the phone for a few calls, some texts, heavy email, some internet browsing, youtube, and a little bit of friendstream usage.
Under the exact same usage, but only on 3G, at 2pm, I'm consistently around 65% battery remaining.
I've run this both ways (with 4G and without it) 3 times each now in the past week. Results are almost the same every day.
After this, I decided to put the LTE OnOff switch on my home page. I run through most of the day on 3G. I enable 4G only when needed (browsing internet, updating programs, watching youtube or other videos, etc).
It was a little annoying at first, but now its become routine habit and I dont even notice it anymore.
I live in a 4g area and I just have it set to just 4G and my battery lasts me long time.
After reading a lot of battery drain threads on this Samsung Galaxy I9003 subforum i have a doubt:
The recommended solution is to install a clean android 2.3.4 rom?
In my case the phone came with froyo and after a couple of months i decide to upgrade up to 2.3.5... anyway, about one week the phone starts to constantly heat up on stand by mode without 3g or wifi activated and off course the battery starts to drain :S on battery stats i can see the bigger consume (about 62%) is related to stand by mode :S
I try :
battery calibration
factory reset
wipe
reflash 2.3.5
flash 2.3.6
But sadly the problem persist :S
Todayi installed CPU spy and i got a big surprise when i saw the stats of CPU speed, most of the time turns to 1000mhz , like i said the phone it's ond stand by mode with no 3g, wifi connections activated :S
Also i rooted the phone and installed setCPU to limit the max speed up to 300mhz, with that i can see the phone doesnt heat that much (compared when it runs at constantly 1000mhz) but still works at constant 300mhz whatever i do...
I really hope that the solution is to reflash 2.3.4 (or maybe lower?) firmware
Thanks for share all your knowledge and help people like me
If that the case then its an APP. You surely have an app that avoids your phone to go to sleep.
Thanks for your attention and time, i hav running setCPU (at barely 300mhz) and now the CPU temp is always at 32°C also i installed Watchdog lite and doesnt show any program doing an excesive CPU usage :S
Really i have no more ideas of what to look at
Yesterday at night i was reading a lot of drain battery related post (all the threads i found basically) and do the following:
Enter to CWM recovery menu > Advanced > Wipe dalvik
Also i select the ondemand settings for setCPU
Now the phone it's all the time on stable 36°C but sadly my battery still is drained (probably on deep sleep) Most of the time the processor is only at 300mhz and looking the battery stats android system and screen use an average precent (42% for display 23% for android system)
From a full charge (over a powered off phone) after 4 hours the battery has only 40% of ramaining charge and the phone it's on deep sleep (this phone today it's used only for make and receive calls, so no internet connection is activated)
No other people are facing this issue?
I just got upgraded from CM 9 stable to CM 10 stable and I love it. Only problem is battery life. I feel about a 10-15% reduction with the new upgrade. I've had CM 10 for about 4 days now. I don't want to touch the performance settings without knowing what I'm doing. Is there a way to change my performance settings to extend the battery life? Also has anybody played with a different kernel with CM 10 stable? Thanks
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I just got upgraded from CM 9 stable to CM 10 stable and I love it. Only problem is battery life. I feel about a 10-15% reduction with the new upgrade. I've had CM 10 for about 4 days now. I don't want to touch the performance settings without knowing what I'm doing. Is there a way to change my performance settings to extend the battery life? Also has anybody played with a different kernel with CM 10 stable? Thanks
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Don't worry about changing the cpu and governor settings. There is an option to set at boot. Make sure that is disabled, so if you have any problems a reboot will go back to default settings. I use the conservative governor, and have my minimum cpu speed set to 192. I've read that that speed is not entirely stable for many people, but seems to be working fine for me. That has been pretty good for battery life for me. I believe the default governor is interactive now, and the minimum cpu speed is set to 384 by default.
Do you just "feel" a battery difference, or do you have any actual numbers to back up that assertion? Keep a close eye on Settings / Battery and use Better Battery Stats to record solid numbers and identify what's actually eating your battery.
Also turn off google now location settings if ur not using it. They are really hard on the battery.
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Disable Google now and battery should be back to normal here is some pics. Cm10 default kernel,stock clocks, no UV, on demand governed, and deadline as scheduler
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Thanks for the replies.
It seems to be my screen that is responsible for eating up my battery. Have had the phone disconnected from the charger for 4 hours now and all I've done is 20 min with screen time doing a little bit of texting and facebook and my charge is at 75. I have the automatic brightness setting off and put my setting at pretty low.
The cell stand-by battery usage is 8% during these 4 hours. Should I maybe try another radio or is this normal? It lost signal for about 10 min today.
Just turned off google now and selected the conservative governor. Let's see if this makes a difference.
I used to be able to go all day with my phone with CM 9 and I even have the nexus battery.
Thank you for all your help
That's most definitely not normal, at least in my experience. Are you using the vanilla CM10 or some variant?
Some things to try:
Install Better Battery Stats (find the free version on XDA via a search) to see if any apps are causing wakelocks. This is a must.
Use CPU Spy or something similar to see if your phone is entering Deep Sleep. This is a must.
Turn off Google Now unless you actually use it
Turn off all unnecessary radios (WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS) unless you're actually using them
Turn off all auto-refresh settings in every app you have -- all social apps and weather are the biggies
For me, turning off the default auto-refresh in Facebook, Google+ and Twitter are massive savings alone, then Settings / Battery & BBS will help you locate the remainder of the headaches quite easily.
You might want to consider swapping kernels too, or at the very least reconsider your CPU governor and scheduler settings.
I would stay away from conservative governor you won't get much performance out of that, stick with what comes stock and use on demand.... even the default interactive sucks my battery down
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Thanks for the replies.
It seems to be my screen that is responsible for eating up my battery. Have had the phone disconnected from the charger for 4 hours now and all I've done is 20 min with screen time doing a little bit of texting and facebook and my charge is at 75. I have the automatic brightness setting off and put my setting at pretty low.
The cell stand-by battery usage is 8% during these 4 hours. Should I maybe try another radio or is this normal? It lost signal for about 10 min today.
Just turned off google now and selected the conservative governor. Let's see if this makes a difference.
I used to be able to go all day with my phone with CM 9 and I even have the nexus battery.
Thank you for all your help
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Don't use conservative, your phone is gonna be very slow and suck
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I'm currently running the vanilla CM10
Turned off google now location access and set the govern to on demand early this morning and it is performing a little better most def.
I have noticed that my phone lost signal 4 times during the day for periods varying 5-10 min. I am currently on the I727UCLF6 radio. I'm thinking maybe I should try another one. Could that help with that battery maybe?
I have been thinking about switching kernels but I am a little doubtful because I don't want to mess up my phone too much since I so heavily depend on it. I loved the hotcakez kernel that came with AOCP, maybe i'll give it a shot this weekend.
Thanks for all the help people! Def the best forum by far on the web.
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I'm currently running the vanilla CM10
Turned off google now location access and set the govern to on demand early this morning and it is performing a little better most def.
I have noticed that my phone lost signal 4 times during the day for periods varying 5-10 min. I am currently on the I727UCLF6 radio. I'm thinking maybe I should try another one. Could that help with that battery maybe?
I have been thinking about switching kernels but I am a little doubtful because I don't want to mess up my phone too much since I so heavily depend on it. I loved the hotcakez kernel that came with AOCP, maybe i'll give it a shot this weekend.
Thanks for all the help people! Def the best forum by far on the web.
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Just do a nandroid backup of the entire phone first before installing a new kernel and your risk drops to zero. If you install it and it all goes to hell, just boot back into recovery and restore your backup.
As for radio ... if you drop signal that often and your phone is constantly searching for one, I suppose that could impact the battery, sure. Are you certain you're in an area with solid coverage, though?
Learn more about the different governors and schedulers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950084
Yea I might have to play around with some kernels this weekend. Luckily it is a long weekend so I'll have some time if I mess up
My phone will go from 4 bars and a good signal at -78 dBM in my apartment and then randomly I'll lose signal for abut 5-10 minutes. A restart usually does the trick or I can just wait until it regains the signal which can be frustrating. I never had any problems with my signal at home running CM 10 so that leads me to think that there might be some problems with the radio.
Just want to confirm that these are the 5 radios I can use for AT&T even though I'm running JB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754473
I've been using a UCLI3 modem I found on XDA a couple of weeks ago, it has been incredibly stable and strong for me. But as many people far wiser than me have said elsewhere, everyone's mileage with radios varies and it really just takes some testing to see what works best for you.
so I should be able to run the 5 ICS radios I found eventho im running jb right?
thanks for your help
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so I should be able to run the 5 ICS radios I found eventho im running jb right?
thanks for your help
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Yeah if they are for the skyrocket.
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Hi all,
I have been using the ONDEMAND CPU governor for quite a while on my SGS4G running CM9 (Team Acid's version, the final herring one), and I have just gotten used to the 12-14 hour battery life that I have had ever since I switched from GB back in August 2012. However, most of the frequent users here recommend the SMARTASSV2 governor, so I tried to use that yesterday to see if battery life was enhanced.
If anything it seems that my battery life got worse (see attached picture). I am a moderate phone user in general; I use my phone for texting mostly, and sometimes I'll look something up on the Internet, but no music, WiFi and GPS are always turned off, no overclocking/undervolting. I recently purchased a new battery as my old one died about two months ago.
I was wondering, is there any governor for the CM9 ROM that is particularly good with battery but doesn't completely drain performance?
(Also, I tried to use the LZ kernel before, but it seemed to cause many more problems than it fixed.)
You've got some pretty bad wakelocks going on there. See how your phone is awake even though your screen is off? That is an issue. Also how much screen on time did you have on that run? Get Better Battery Stats(free on XDA) then fully charge and look at what wakelocks are occurring. You might also want to consider UVing if you want better battery life.
Also, if you're a fan of ondemand, I highly suggest moving to ondemandX, which actually does deep sleep when the phone is off.
But that will only help if you fix the wakelocks first. So follow hechoen's advice and your phone should be way more awesome.
Downloaded BBS today, we'll see how it goes.
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