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[Q] [HELP] Battery Life

Hello. I have GSIII verizon running Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Rom PARANOIDANDROID . As of right now i love this rom . Only thing is my Battery or Charger is not doing its job in this rom or alot of them . Right now Im using 4200 Extended battery since my standard battery will not Charge unless Phone is Power Off . Now even when phone is Plugged in the battery stills drains .. So my question is do i need another Charge With more Power and if So whats the BEST choice or do i need a Battery MOD To fix this ..or just fresh out of Luck ??
Thanks Keep Up the Good Work Guys !! :good:
-Jermarcus

Jermarcus1987 said:
Hello. I have GSIII verizon running Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Rom PARANOIDANDROID . As of right now i love this rom . Only thing is my Battery or Charger is not doing its job in this rom or alot of them . Right now Im using 4200 Extended battery since my standard battery will not Charge unless Phone is Power Off . Now even when phone is Plugged in the battery stills drains .. So my question is do i need another Charge With more Power and if So whats the BEST choice or do i need a Battery MOD To fix this ..or just fresh out of Luck ??
Thanks Keep Up the Good Work Guys !! :good:
-Jermarcus
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Your charging port may be damaged.
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Chyrux said:
Your charging port may be damaged.
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So What do i do now .. New Phone or is there away this can be Fix
Maybe a Powerful Charger ?

First I doubt is the port since it will charge when off. So first, are you using the sick charger, are you plugged into the wall or a computer. Also are you bad battery drain when unplugged? I would think you should go back to stock and see of it fixes it
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kintwofan said:
First I doubt is the port since it will charge when off. So first, are you using the sick charger, are you plugged into the wall or a computer. Also are you bad battery drain when unplugged? I would think you should go back to stock and see of it fixes it
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As of Right now .. Im using Stock USB Cord and And Charging Block . I have it In my Wall .. But it only Charges in one Outlet in the House , Will Not Charge in some places . I might Just got to Switch Roms .. :crying:

Jermarcus1987 said:
As of Right now .. Im using Stock USB Cord and And Charging Block . I have it In my Wall .. But it only Charges in one Outlet in the House , Will Not Charge in some places . I might Just got to Switch Roms .. :crying:
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Sounds to me like you have a bad charger.

Whats a good charger you for a bigger Battery
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Jermarcus1987 said:
Whats a good charger you for a bigger Battery
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The stock one is plenty. What he is saying is that it went bad. Try another charger and see if it works. Any micro USB charger will work.
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Well I used a Different USB & Box .. Still Very slow .. with the phone turned on WiFi Off Brightness All the way Down ..After one Hr it went from 1% to 4% .. this morning I had 100% took 3 Pics .. 5 mins on this Website and I was at 82% ..
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Well I used a Different USB & Box .. Still Very slow .. with the phone turned on WiFi Off Brightness All the way Down ..After one Hr it went from 1% to 4% .. this morning I had 100% took 3 Pics .. 5 mins on this Website and I was at 82% ..<br />
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I'm guessing you have something draining your battery. Download better battery stats and see what is eating up your battery.
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I can live with the Charging part .. but what about the quick drain .. what I do to help this
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Jermarcus1987 said:
I can live with the Charging part .. but what about the quick drain .. what I do to help this
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You need to download better battery stats and find out what app is causing the battery drain and when you find it uninstall it
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Jermarcus1987 said:
I can live with the Charging part .. but what about the quick drain .. what I do to help this
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From your description it sounds like a rogue app causing a bad drain which is causing both the show charge and fast drain. So like I said get better battery stat and let's see what the app is.
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Okay . I found what's causing the Drain . But how do I stop it .. in 10 mins I went to 90%-85%
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Jermarcus1987 said:
Okay . I found what's causing the Drain . But how do I stop it .. in 10 mins I went to 90%-85%
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This seems to be a common problem. I think the consensus is a corrupt file in your SD card. So you need to backup your external SD card and format it.
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kintwofan said:
This seems to be a common problem. I think the consensus is a corrupt file in your SD card. So you need to backup your external SD card and format it.
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True story. It worked for me.

I know this sounds crazy but check and make sure usb debugging is off. If that doesn't work wipe ur battery stats.
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Also u may need to wipe internal memory to help with some media drain. Not external!!! I use twrp and it makes these things a lot easier.
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kintwofan said:
This seems to be a common problem. I think the consensus is a corrupt file in your SD card. So you need to backup your external SD card and format it.
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I agree had high media drain, backed up and reformatted external SD and poof problen solved.

Thanks you guys . I did so more research and I founded this little app Called ”Rescan Media Root" and it stop the Draining Right then and there . I'm still going to take your ideas and to see can I get more battery Life !
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Available at all SAMSUNG MOBILE SERVICE CENTERS across INDIA..
they will be packed in transparent plastic box...PRINTED MADE IN SEOUL, KOREA..
with a secure tape(dont buy if tampered)
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Original batteries last longer than fake ones.. :victory:
Samsung Galaxy Fit batteries cost rs.600 (DEC 2012)..

Charging ur battery
After draining ur battery for the first time charge it to 100% in off condition....
charging will take 5 hours to gain 100% battery status( it itself shows)....
then charging takes approx. 4 hours to reach 100%...
charge your smartphone in off condition .. it prolongs battery life....
try to charge from ~0 to !00% and not from 40,50, ..,70,or 80,
I hope this helps...
DONOT FALL FOR FAKE OR SCAMSTERS...AS FAKE ONE HV SHORT LIFE AND CAN BE DANGEROUS...

playing games
Java games will consume less power so you can play for a lng period of time....
mx player drains battery very fast instead use rockplayer...
disable gps or google verificatiion or ads to save battery....
opera mini fastest browser available for our device(G-fit)..will save time and energy over stock browers which take longer time to load a page....
live animations also drain battery .. so even if you wanna want a live wallpaper there are apps available which convert gifs to live wallpaper.. (tip: use gif of small resolution i personally made a gif of wwe raw old theme and it doesn't drain my battery)...:good:
active applications can be and should be stopped or killed ffrom time to time to save battery... u can stop by going into settings or u can install task manager... it is plain and simple app which will kill all the background running apps.. this will save batt....
hope this will help....

mni ANKIT said:
active applications can be and should be stopped or killed ffrom time to time to save battery... u can stop by going into settings or u can install task manager... it is plain and simple app which will kill all the background running apps.. this will save batt....
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Wrong
You usually won't have any active apps if you use back button (or in app exit buttons)
The rest of the applications usually will get auto started by service which require them for functioning. So stopping these apps will force them to restart the app services again, which WILL drain battery.
You'd be better off freezing/uninstalling such apps rather than killing them every 15 minutes.

background running apps?
so we should free all those installed apps which auto starts in background (eg: vplayer)..

mni ANKIT said:
so we should free all those installed apps which auto starts in background (eg: vplayer)..
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Free?
I don't get you

a.cid said:
Free?
I don't get you
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sorry......
it was not free but freeze

Hi. My Fit's battery charges frm ~20% to 100% under half n hr. & shows "fully charged" just 15-30 mins after that.
Pls. suggest:-
1. Should I wipe battery stats via recovery & it'll B fine..., OR
2. Get n org. battery by SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTRE (ultimately)??!!
Pls. Help ASAP...!!!:crying:
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
Hi. My Fit's battery charges frm ~20% to 100% under half n hr. & shows "fully charged" just 15-30 mins after that.
Pls. suggest:-
1. Should I wipe battery stats via recovery & it'll B fine..., OR
2. Get n org. battery by SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTRE (ultimately)??!!
Pls. Help ASAP...!!!:crying:
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Hey stop crying dude.. my fit is exactly as u said.it's not a problem
Press thnx button if it was helpful(plz)
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
Hi. My Fit's battery charges frm ~20% to 100% under half n hr. & shows "fully charged" just 15-30 mins after that.
Pls. suggest:-
1. Should I wipe battery stats via recovery & it'll B fine..., OR
2. Get n org. battery by SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTRE (ultimately)??!!
Pls. Help ASAP...!!!:crying:
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To know exact level of your battery you can wipe battery status and to properly charging to reach exact 100% charge your device in OFF condition...( while in ON condition it shows 100% but doesnt have reached there)....charge in cycles(0-100 or 10-100%)..........:fingers-crossed:

I fully charged it in OFF mode & when I switched it ON, battery level has gone down to 86%...what's wrong with it??
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
I fully charged it in OFF mode & when I switched it ON, battery level has gone down to 86%...what's wrong with it??
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You need to calibrate your bettery..
If that doens't work out then throw it and buy a new one!
And be careful while using it this time..

How do I caliberate it??
Is it safe...??
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
How do I caliberate it??
Is it safe...??
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calibrate - http://lmgtfy.com/?q=calibrate+battery+andorid
is it safe- http://lmgtfy.com/?q=is+battery+calibration+safe+
douche.

Harryhades said:
calibrate - http://lmgtfy.com/?q=calibrate+battery+andorid
is it safe- http://lmgtfy.com/?q=is+battery+calibration+safe+
douche.
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Pls. help if you've can.
I could also have done that(LMGTFY)
I wanna know it from our XDA members...!!!
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
How do I caliberate it??
Is it safe...??
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Through recovery (my preference).
It is safe.
Answered by XDA member.

a.cid said:
Through recovery (my preference).
It is safe.
Answered by XDA member.
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Would u pls. Xplain how?
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Galaxy_Rohit said:
Would u pls. Xplain how?
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U will have an option to delete battery stats in recovery..

Galaxy_Rohit said:
I fully charged it in OFF mode & when I switched it ON, battery level has gone down to 86%...what's wrong with it??
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you need to root your phn then install battery calibrator...full charge your phn then do battery calliberate

MajinSaiyan4 said:
U will have an option to delete battery stats in recovery..
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Already done!!!...
ajdroid001 said:
you need to root your phn then install battery calibrator...full charge your phn then do battery calliberate
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Will try for sure!!
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strange pob

wen i reboot my actual %of battery increase .., if i agin reboot den decrease.. but 3 or 4 % for previous.. but actual % didnt see

anshudas said:
wen i reboot my actual %of battery increase .., if i agin reboot den decrease.. but 3 or 4 % for previous.. but actual % didnt see
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HY,dont worry it is not a problem with your battery ,i hav the same problem on my rom,if you are not pleased try to install a battery apk from play store.PLEASE PRESS THANKS IF I HELPED.

I also get it all the time sometimes it doesn't occur on some roms and sometimes it does. I have noticed that you should let the rom settle in a for a while and after that it should be working properly. That's in my experience. Well that is my 2 cents.
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battery
okiee , well i thought my battery life end .. but for now.. i give sum to my battery , if problem again persisit den.. hav to replace , wat say

WildfireDEV said:
I also get it all the time sometimes it doesn't occur on some roms and sometimes it does. I have noticed that you should let the rom settle in a for a while and after that it should be working properly. That's in my experience. Well that is my 2 cents.
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i thought my battery lifes end but for now m waiting for setelment .. if its gain hapn den hav to cahnge , wat say ?

anshudas said:
i thought my battery lifes end but for now m waiting for setelment .. if its gain hapn den hav to cahnge , wat say ?
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How old is your battery anyway and how often do you charge it.
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WildfireDEV said:
How old is your battery anyway and how often do you charge it.
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well my battery is only 6 mnth old,n i charge regularly full charge den use ..

I think, that is because android is doing a battery level check during boot...
Charge to 100%, delete battery stats, drain down untill off and charge again to 100% and see improvement?
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[PROB] Battery always stays at 3mv

I tried every ROM but the battery just stays @3mv
Even tried battery calibration but it was of no avail
Battery discharges in 1hr of moderate usage on Stock ROM and almost every other ROM
Is the battery damaged ?
It has almost finished a year of use
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akiratoriyama said:
I tried every ROM but the battery just stays @3mv
Even tried battery calibration but it was of no avail
Battery discharges in 1hr of moderate usage on Stock ROM and almost every other ROM
Is the battery damaged ?
It has almost finished a year of use
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Wipe everything except battery st stats, flash ics, then discharge battery completely, charge it to full without pause, then report back
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Junior Einstein said:
Wipe everything except battery st stats, flash ics, then discharge battery completely, charge it to full without pause, then report back
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OK doing the procedure
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Junior Einstein said:
Wipe everything except battery st stats, flash ics, then discharge battery completely, charge it to full without pause, then report back
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An ultra thanks from me
This is the only method which actually worked for me
Phone charged till 100% then it again displayed 80% after an hour it displayed 99% and then after ½ an hour it finally charged to 100%
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akiratoriyama said:
An ultra thanks from me
This is the only method which actually worked for me
Phone charged till 100% then it again displayed 80% after an hour it displayed 99% and then after ½ an hour it finally charged to 100%
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Np, you're welcome
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Junior Einstein said:
Wipe everything except battery st stats, flash ics, then discharge battery completely, charge it to full without pause, then report back
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Hi, I'm bumping this one.
I have the same problem. Tried Battery Calibration but 100% shows 4mV and 5 mins later is 64% and 3mV.
Can you explain this solution in deep, please? When you say "wipe everything" you mean getting into Recovery Mode and wiping Dalvik and whatnot? I'm not sure what ICS is either.
Thanks a lot!

leandrox said:
Hi, I'm bumping this one.
I have the same problem. Tried Battery Calibration but 100% shows 4mV and 5 mins later is 64% and 3mV.
Can you explain this solution in deep, please? When you say "wipe everything" you mean getting into Recovery Mode and wiping Dalvik and whatnot? I'm not sure what ICS is either.
Thanks a lot!
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Well
The stock GB ROM always showed me 3mv/4mv in battery stats
Other ROMs viz. CM7/9/10 always showed me something on 3xxx/4xxx
Also try doing this
Discharge completely
(After phone auto-shutdowns keep switching it on until it refuses to boot)
*** Try only on ROMs with offline charging ***
Then charge it to 100% and use the NOBOL method by zepperlinox (No battery on logo method )
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Hi,
I'm having the same problem with a (new) battery that I've used for 3 months. Even tho it shows thats charged (sometimes as much as 90%), the phone will randomly turn off. Battery Calibration app reads only 3mv for some reason. With my other battery the phone runs perfectly normal (even tho with a big discharge rate since the battery is like over 3 years old).
To perform this, do i really need to install ICS? I'm currently using GingerBlurB V5 (CM7) and I don't want to backup/restore etc

[Q] Battery Sudden drop

From last two weeks i am facing sudden battery drop. When i charge my phone it charges upto 100% and then when i reboot it shows only 14-15% and also my battery work only for 1-2 hour.
I rooted my phone also because of this problem.And then used battery caliberation. But nothing helped. So after all this I come to xda forum again for helping me. Please help me.

hrharshrao said:
From last two weeks i am facing sudden battery drop. When i charge my phone it charges upto 100% and then when i reboot it shows only 14-15% and also my battery work only for 1-2 hour.
I rooted my phone also because of this problem.And then used battery caliberation. But nothing helped. So after all this I come to xda forum again for helping me. Please help me.
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did you install any battery saving apps before the drain ???

Sakthivel_Subbiah said:
did you install any battery saving apps before the drain ???
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Yes i used many apps like du battery saver,juice defender,battery doctor

hrharshrao said:
Yes i used many apps like du battery saver,juice defender,battery doctor
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last battery saving app you used before the drain?

Sakthivel_Subbiah said:
last battery saving app you used before the drain?
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Du battery saver. I used it last

Change your charger and see.. And uninstall du battery saver and see if it works... Beacause unsupported battery savers may cause calibration problems...
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Sakthivel_Subbiah said:
Change your charger and see.. And uninstall du battery saver and see if it works... Beacause unsupported battery savers may cause calibration problems...
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Thanks alot.
One more thing i want to tell you is that my battery is thickened from the middle. Can this be the reason of sudden drop.

hrharshrao said:
Thanks alot.
One more thing i want to tell you is that my battery is thickened from the middle. Can this be the reason of sudden drop.
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Ya .. It also a reason for the drain .. The thickening is due to overloading and overcharging... Only way is to replace your battery with a new one...
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Sakthivel_Subbiah said:
Ya .. It also a reason for the drain .. The thickening is due to overloading and overcharging... Only way is to replace your battery with a new one...
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Thanks buddy. Thats very kind of you.