Bad battery or just a ROM issue? - Motorola Atrix 2

So my battery life has always been... Iffy at best but usually pretty consistent until about three days ago now from about 7 am till noon I'm loosing 50% or more of battery life on standby, completely dead by 2 or 3 with little use. I've cleared battery stats and flashed the latest mokee open source. Just trying to figure out if I should go ahead and buy a new battery, any help is greatly appreciated

thelogman said:
So my battery life has always been... Iffy at best but usually pretty consistent until about three days ago now from about 7 am till noon I'm loosing 50% or more of battery life on standby, completely dead by 2 or 3 with little use. I've cleared battery stats and flashed the latest mokee open source. Just trying to figure out if I should go ahead and buy a new battery, any help is greatly appreciated
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A new battery would help but kexec is the cause of all the battery drain.

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how much battery back-up do you get?

how much battery life do you get? I seemed to have very less battery life. Just wanted to know if there is some problem with my battery
Wow. Two battery threads from you. That really makes us want to help you. Not to mention all the details you provide if somebody did want to help you.
ajmal92 said:
how much battery life do you get? I seemed to have very less battery life. Just wanted to know if there is some problem with my battery
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With the overwhelming wealth of information you give us to help you diagnose... Yes, yes there is definitely a problem with your battery. Buy a new battery. It's what I just did.
Theraze said:
With the overwhelming wealth of information you give us to help you diagnose... Yes, yes there is definitely a problem with your battery. Buy a new battery. It's what I just did.
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ROM: ICS( MIUI ROM). Within 2 hours and 33 minuts the battery level has dropped to 78%. Is it because of the ROM I am using? I have also experienced sudden variations in battery level. When the battery level is somewhere around 60s when i reboot to recovery the battery suddenly drops to below 20s .
ajmal92 said:
ROM: ICS( MIUI ROM). Within 2 hours and 33 minuts the battery level has dropped to 78%. Is it because of the ROM I am using? I have also experienced sudden variations in battery level. When the battery level is somewhere around 60s when i reboot to recovery the battery suddenly drops to below 20s .
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That's about right for ics roms and moderate use. I consistently get about 10-12 hours with 1-2 hours of screen on time. Rebooting to recovery screws up the battery readings but you should see it creep up and come back to normal eventually.
TwitchyEye said:
That's about right for ics roms and moderate use. I consistently get about 10-12 hours with 1-2 hours of screen on time. Rebooting to recovery screws up the battery readings but you should see it creep up and come back to normal eventually.
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Try the Proton kernel if you haven't. I used to get 10-12 hours similar to what you said. Proton improved that for me. Also use Autostarts app or Gemini App Manager to stop apps you don't need from automatically starting.
TwitchyEye said:
That's about right for ics roms and moderate use. I consistently get about 10-12 hours with 1-2 hours of screen on time. Rebooting to recovery screws up the battery readings but you should see it creep up and come back to normal eventually.
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From what other people have said, inconsistent battery levels on reboot generally means that your battery is on its way out. You can see by using Battery Stats Pro or something similar that the voltage will sometimes drop by 200ma (at least, mine does) on a reboot. Which is why I ordered a new battery... which would have been here last week if it hadn't gotten lost a state away. Stupid Fedex.
I'm running pacman for now and using greenify to keep maps and google services from killing the battery in 5 hours. It went 15 hours the other day but I hardly used it at all. I have another battery but I hardly use it, it's a 1500mah and it doesn't last nearly as long as my good old stock battery which is in fact a bit swollen and slowly dying. I guess that recovery battery thing is like the distant early warning of impending battery death.

[Q]Battery Problem

Recently i bought a new battery for my ace plus as the old one overcharged while using usb tethering stuck at 100 for hours and then turned off my phone. After recharging it normaly the battery life was reduced greatly.
The problem with the new one is that when it completes charging after 2 hours which is normal it stays at 99% for quite a time while using it and after that it drops 1% every 2-3 minutes if im using it to browse or play games. It takes 1.5 to 2 hours gaming to turn off a fully charged battery now. The 99 stuck thing is normal ?
Calibrating and deleting battery stats didnt help.
jesterw said:
Recently i bought a new battery for my ace plus as the old one overcharged while using usb tethering stuck at 100 for hours and then turned off my phone. After recharging it normaly the battery life was reduced greatly.
The problem with the new one is that when it completes charging after 2 hours which is normal it stays at 99% for quite a time while using it and after that it drops 1% every 2-3 minutes if im using it to browse or play games. It takes 1.5 to 2 hours gaming to turn off a fully charged battery now. The 99 stuck thing is normal ?
Calibrating and deleting battery stats didnt help.
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Discharge it completely and then charge it when phone is switchoff
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vickyg, I've also experiencing the same issues,
I have done battery calibration several times and tried juice defender, from 5-8 hours of battery life with average usage, my battery only improved to 12-13 hour battery life,
I've figured out that, the problems wasn't with the custom ROM or stock ROM. :silly:
I've dig some research and found that it may* due certain hardware problems, not sure
(going to sent my ace plus to samsung center soon)
kazuna69 said:
vickyg, I've also experiencing the same issues,
I have done battery calibration several times and tried juice defender, from 5-8 hours of battery life with average usage, my battery only improved to 12-13 hour battery life,
I've figured out that, the problems wasn't with the custom ROM or stock ROM. :silly:
I've dig some research and found that it may* due certain hardware problems, not sure
(going to sent my ace plus to samsung center soon)
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if you are on cm 10.1 then you have good battery life
and if you are on stock then you must change your battery
vickyg.coolest said:
if you are on cm 10.1 then you have good battery life
and if you are on stock then you must change your battery
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I must agree, I've been using Inspiration and cm10.1,
cm10.1 had proved longer battery life (with average usage)
=)
kazuna69 said:
I must agree, I've been using Inspiration and cm10.1,
cm10.1 had proved longer battery life (with average usage)
=)
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cm 10.1.2 have less battery backup as compared to stock rom
vickyg.coolest said:
cm 10.1.2 have less battery backup as compared to stock rom
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that's the problem, I've reverted safely to the stock rom (month ago), found that the battery problem is still there,
I when to samsung and they said, my battery are just fine, however that time I refused to let samsung to keep my phone for further diagnose,
that's why i've been experiemental with either inspiration and cm10.1, and found that in cm10.1, I have at least 3hour+ more
well, If I've not mistaken, I still under warranty,
vickyg, do you think I should sent my phone to samsung?
kazuna69 said:
that's the problem, I've reverted safely to the stock rom (month ago), found that the battery problem is still there,
I when to samsung and they said, my battery are just fine, however that time I refused to let samsung to keep my phone for further diagnose,
that's why i've been experiemental with either inspiration and cm10.1, and found that in cm10.1, I have at least 3hour+ more
well, If I've not mistaken, I still under warranty,
vickyg, do you think I should sent my phone to samsung?
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yes you must
they have to resolve that issue otherwise will give you new motherboard
and remember to use triangle away app before going to service center :good:
vickyg.coolest said:
yes you must
they have to resolve that issue otherwise will give you new motherboard
and remember to use triangle away app before going to service center :good:
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owh owkay, thanks vickyg
thanks again for reminding about the triangle away, almost forgot bout' that one, hehe :silly:
kazuna69 said:
owh owkay, thanks vickyg
thanks again for reminding about the triangle away, almost forgot bout' that one, hehe :silly:
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[Q] Heavy battery drain issue - help troubleshoot

Of late, I have been having heavy drain of battery on my Atrix 2. I am running JB 4.1.2 (672.300.404.ME865.Retail.en.05). Trying to troubleshoot it (including recalibration) since the last few days without luck.
The symptoms...
- Sudden shut down - Have had 50%+ charge levels. Goes down to 5% and shuts down within minutes. (You can see the random drops in the charge levels in the pic)
- Completely drained out battery charges from above 40% when plugged in & charges to 100% in no time. (that 67% charge in the attachment is within 5 mimutes of power plug in)
Does the battery need a replacement?
ravi-atrix2 said:
Of late, I have been having heavy drain of battery on my Atrix 2. I am running JB 4.1.2 (672.300.404.ME865.Retail.en.05). Trying to troubleshoot it (including recalibration) since the last few days without luck.
The symptoms...
- Sudden shut down - Have had 50%+ charge levels. Goes down to 5% and shuts down within minutes. (You can see the random drops in the charge levels in the pic)
- Completely drained out battery charges from above 40% when plugged in & charges to 100% in no time. (that 67% charge in the attachment is within 5 mimutes of power plug in)
Does the battery need a replacement?
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Try changing battery... even i had same problem with Custom rom. Battery used to last only for 10 to 12 hours but now its more than 17 hours on JB 4.1.2 leak,,,,...Use stock rom. and remove any unncessesary apps and installl ROM again if u want :good:
How old is your Atrix 2? If over a year then battery surely begins to give lesser performance. Disable any other task killer / memory manager & just let OS do its thing. See if installing Media Scan disable from play helps & do not keep using random chargers, make use of original charger as received with phone. Finally see Better Battery Stats. It is said battery stats should never be wiped but see if it helps you and finally search for Apex's better battery life guide for many handy tips.
I disabled notifications, sync, froze higher wakelock apps & my battery life improved a bit but then it is no fun existing in a bare bones environment.
RAD7 said:
How old is your Atrix 2? If over a year then battery surely begins to give lesser performance. Disable any other task killer / memory manager & just let OS do its thing. See if installing Media Scan disable from play helps & do not keep using random chargers, make use of original charger as received with phone. Finally see Better Battery Stats. It is said battery stats should never be wiped but see if it helps you and finally search for Apex's better battery life guide for many handy tips.
I disabled notifications, sync, froze higher wakelock apps & my battery life improved a bit but then it is no fun existing in a bare bones environment.
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The phone is just about a year and half old. The drop in battery performance is just too drastic, sometimes it doesn't even last an hour after the charge. Will try to go back to original ROM and see if it improves else will probably have to go for a new battery pack.
ravi-atrix2 said:
The phone is just about a year and half old. The drop in battery performance is just too drastic, sometimes it doesn't even last an hour after the charge. Will try to go back to original ROM and see if it improves else will probably have to go for a new battery pack.
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Look like a battery problem to me its not the ROM but anyways turn off location services and wifi they are a big battery drainer
Use 2G when u dont need high speed.......
Try this app called Greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify
(it helps to reduce wakelocks and improves your battery life)
:laugh: Let me know if it helped (btw chck your battery and see if its defected they are amny ways to chck it read up the forums )
i have the same problem whit any rom of 4.2. when the custom rom shows 5% i change to stock ics rom an that show me 45%
aspc2 said:
i have the same problem whit any rom of 4.2. when the custom rom shows 5% i change to stock ics rom an that show me 45%
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Think mine is clearly a battery issue. Replaced the battery with a new one yesterday and now the phone lasts 6 hrs at least on a single charge.
CM 10.1.3
I couldn't write to developer's forum so I'm asking here.
I've recently firmwared my AT&T A2 CM 10.1.3 and battery drains really fast! The previous build was CM 10.1 (25th of June). I wiped cache and dalvik cache and firmwared CM 10.1.3. At least 3 people report that thie batteries on this ROM drain slow.
What did I do wrong???
danger86 said:
I couldn't write to developer's forum so I'm asking here.
I've recently firmwared my AT&T A2 CM 10.1.3 and battery drains really fast! The previous build was CM 10.1 (25th of June). I wiped cache and dalvik cache and firmwared CM 10.1.3. At least 3 people report that thie batteries on this ROM drain slow.
What did I do wrong???
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Battery life varies so much from user to user that it is impossible to answer your question without A LOT more information.
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Download the app and follow the directions in the op. That and reading through that thread itself should tell you everything you need to know about what is using up your battery.
That being said, everyone has different habits and expectations when it comes to their battery. What one person says is good battery life, another will likely say is bad. So just keep in mind that there is not a right or wrong, just what is right or wrong for you.
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.
Thank you fro your answer. When I used previous version of CM the battery lasted 3 days with minimal using and turning the flight mode at night on.
As long as I installed newer version with JBX kernel the battery lasts 20 hrs max.
Power Tutor says that the most hungry apps are Android System and Kernel

[Q] Change the battery ? How to know ?

Hello there community. After owning the Nexus 5 for about 1 year and 3 months. My battery life has gone really bad in the last few weeks. I have tried calibrating it through sucking out the whole juice and bring it up to 100 % and such tricks, but the battery is still the same, draining a little faster than before. Im even underclocked and undervolted with Codeblue trying to save some juice, but is still is in a bad situation. So the question is, is it time to send it to service and change the internal battery ? Or most people are suffering after Lollipop ? etc... Any reply would be appreciated
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Ensifolk said:
Hello there community. After owning the Nexus 5 for about 1 year and 3 months. My battery life has gone really bad in the last few weeks. I have tried calibrating it through sucking out the whole juice and bring it up to 100 % and such tricks, but the battery is still the same, draining a little faster than before. Im even underclocked and undervolted with Codeblue trying to save some juice, but is still is in a bad situation. So the question is, is it time to send it to service and change the internal battery ? Or most people are suffering after Lollipop ? etc... Any reply would be appreciated
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https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+5+Battery+Replacement/26009
My battery life is better on Lollipop. Some people say it's worse so...
Have you posted in the battery life sticky?

Having headaches with my battery life

So I'm getting pretty bad battery life on my Spring Galaxy S6 Edge. I got the S6 last week and I can still return it to Sprint and get a different phone. (I'm looking at the G4 right now). I've been reading almost every battery thread on XDA and reddit and I just can't figure out how to get better battery life. I'm running the latest stock software. I am not rooted. I've already tried a factory reset and disabled all unnecessary apps.
Right to the point, I get around 2~2.5 SOT on my phone usually with only Wifi on, low brightness, and location set to battery saving. Now, I'm happy with how the phone drains when I'm actively using it. I got about 50 minutes SOT of reddit, instagram, facebook, etc and it drained about 15%.
What I'm not happy about is the idle battery drain/screen off drain. On multiple occasions, I charged my phone to 100% and let it sit over night. I would almost always wake up around 90 or 91% with around 8-10 hours of sleep. Other times, the battery just drains at a crazy 5%/hour. How do I minimize idle battery drain? It's driving me crazy. I don't think this is a problem with the S6 specifically, as I had this problem with my M8 running lollipop before.
I look at CPUspy and it looks like my phone is going to deep sleep around 60% of the time. I'm would like that number to be higher, but I'm entirely sure if 60% is good or not.
On GSam, I always notice that Android System and Kernel are top of the list. Not sure how to tame those. Other apps seem to be doing okay.
So I'm looking for tips and advice on how to make sure I'm getting the best idle drain without going into airplane mode. I know that if I get get idle drain down, then this phone or really any phone can last me all day and get 5-6 SOT. I also read somewhere that reflashing the firmware might help, but I'm trying to see all of my available options before I do so.
Thanks everyone!
EDIT: I'll also try to add screen shots after using it for a few hours!
You may have a defective battery. Return your S6 back to Samsung for warranty replacement.
dannyyang524 said:
So I'm getting pretty bad battery life on my Spring Galaxy S6 Edge. I got the S6 last week and I can still return it to Sprint and get a different phone. (I'm looking at the G4 right now). I've been reading almost every battery thread on XDA and reddit and I just can't figure out how to get better battery life. I'm running the latest stock software. I am not rooted. I've already tried a factory reset and disabled all unnecessary apps.
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http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-7-5-73-1976294-440-android-apk-download/
Disable Location service when you don't need it, it drained lots of battery and install the above ver of Google Services will help battery. A new battery will take at least two weeks to completely optimize the battery.
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http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-7-5-73-1976294-440-android-apk-download/
Disable Location service when you don't need it, it drained lots of battery and install the above ver of Google Services will help battery. A new battery will take at least two weeks to completely optimize the battery.
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Sorry, I don't buy that it takes two weeks to fully optimize the battery. I'm not going to take the chance and wait it up and hope it gets better when I can go back to the store and get a new phone.

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