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Which apps help with battery life the best?

Looking for some app to help with battery life?
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Please note that I'm new to this forum, but my suggestion is worth checking out nonetheless.
If your phone is rooted, you could use the app SetCPU to modify the CPU's behaviour. This app will run in the background, and depending on certain parameters set by you (screen on/off, battery below x %, etc.), it can modify the CPU's minimum and maximum clock speeds. You're in control of all the parameters and how the CPU responds to them.
To give a simple example, you can make the CPU run at just 128MHz while the screen is turned off. This will save battery, without affecting performance. You could even overclock the CPU, depending on the ROM you're using and the kernel that's based on - making your phone perform even better when active, while still saving battery when inactive!
You can find the app here. Note that it's downloadable for free from that thread, but there's also a "donate" version in the Android Market, so get that if you want to support the developer.
Hope that helps!

The best app is no app at all. even if you're rooted, most chefs have a custom kernel with all the battery parameter build in where you don't even need setCPU. seriously, what's the logic in increasing battery life when you have supposed "battery saving" running in the background sucking the juice away? be smart with your phone settings because that's ultimately what most battery apps do...with the exception of setCPU, of course.

thunderbread said:
Looking for some app to help with battery life?
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Juice defender is reported to work if setup correctly
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If ive helped hit thanks button

Use logcat to see whats really going on and sucking out the juice.

I have heard a lot too about Juice Defender. I'm going to buy the plus version to see if it works,

It's kinda hard to talk about "battery life app" when you're using dual core, 4,3" beast. logcat+juice is a very good choice but in my opinion best way is to switch from stock rom to something with custom kernel

You may try another ROM. There are lots of custom ROMs which have better battery life but still use sense.
Have a look in "Android Developement" forum...
BTW: what "life" period are you talking about? What is your usage all over about? Battery life depends on many different settings (update intervals, animated widgets or backgrounds, display light, ringtone volume, pocket mode .....)

It's not an app, but your fingers.
I don't think a single app can save your battery life.
I recently installed a custom Gingerbread for my Dell Streak5. (Thanks to DjSteve)
Gingerbread seems a little bit slower than Froyo.
But battery life was extended 10~20%.
You have to check the running services and apps and kill unnecessary apps.
Don't forget to turn off the GPS and location services.
It drains a lot of juice.

CPU apps And underclocking - batter life?

I have a couple of question/advices I want to receive an answer for about CPU.
So I am struggling to get better battery life without hurting performance.
1) Can CPU apps hurt battery life by themselfs. I mean could only using an app not regarding the settings damage the battery life. Is it better to let the cpu work by itself and not any apps managing it?
2) Which is the best CPU control app?
3) Will Underclocking improve my battery life a lot and will it make performance worse. What are the best settings to keep battery life and performance optimized at the same time. If I want to play heavy games I will overclock for the time I play the game. But I don't want my cpu to be working at 1600ghz for instance when I am not doing gaming or similar heavy processes. What are the best settings to improve battery life but not hurt performance?

If you use an app like SetCPU, you can have profiles. I used to have it so that the phone would underclock when the battery reached a certain % or was too hot.
If you're S-Off and rooted, you can get way better battery life if you flash a new kernel. I'm using Faux v004, I've set SetCPU off and just let the kernel do its thing, and my battery life is at 1 day and almost 15 hours.
(I also play a lot of games and the Faux kernel is very resposnive. My games load much faster that they did on stock kernel)

Thanks! I am using this Kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216197 and I find it good. I am rooted and used SetCPU in the past so I know all about profiles and etc. But my questions were. Do programs like SetCPU drain battery? And which best CPU program? And what about undervolting?

SsBloodY said:
Thanks! I am using this Kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216197 and I find it good. I am rooted and used SetCPU in the past so I know all about profiles and etc. But my questions were. Do programs like SetCPU drain battery? And which best CPU program? And what about undervolting?
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Apps like that don't really have any more of a drain than checking your email or receiving a text. If using Faux Kernel, there's an app out there designed for it that helps with clocking and undervolting it, made by the man himself. If not, AnTuTu has one on the market, I think.

sshede said:
Apps like that don't really have any more of a drain than checking your email or receiving a text. If using Faux Kernel, there's an app out there designed for it that helps with clocking and undervolting it, made by the man himself. If not, AnTuTu has one on the market, I think.
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Fauxclock hasn't been updated in ages and it's by Romanbb, not faux, afaik.
As for the OP's questions:
1. Not really. I haven't noticed any extra battery drain with CPU apps so it's probably not significant.
2. I don't think there's a 'best' CPU app. I used to use SystemTuner, which worked fine for me, but I switched to SetCPU because I wanted to underclock the intellidemand governor on faux's latest beta.
3. Underclocking will lead to some improvement in battery life. As for undervolting, some people say it helps, others say it's a placebo; personally I've never bothered with it. You could try using faux's kernel with the intellidemand governor, which sets the clock speed (and whether the second core is online/offline) depending on the CPU load. As for best settings, it depends on each individual kernel and your own personal needs, so you might want to try flashing a few custom kernels to decide which one is for you.

hunter890 said:
Fauxclock hasn't been updated in ages and it's by Romanbb, not faux, afaik.
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Ah, learn something everyday. Whenever I sideloaded the apk on CM7, the author was listed as "faux123".

sshede said:
Ah, learn something everyday. Whenever I sideloaded the apk on CM7, the author was listed as "faux123".
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I know. I used to get confused too, especially since the app is called fauxclock! But faux mentions it's made by Romanbb on his kernel thread so... yea.
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[Q] How to improve battery life

Maybe someone could hand me some useful ways to improve the battery life of my phone?
My BetterBatteryStats http://pastebin.com/qjRLnpa3

Our screen is amoled this means black backgrounds can save battery or dark wallpapers
Find alternative apps if apps does not let your phone go into deep sleep
A big one install a custom rom and kernal.. Huge battery savers
I recommend trick droid or venom
For kernal I recommend bulletproof or elemental

stock kernel or dark wallpaper or kill the useless process and a software named qualcomm battery gruu can improve a little

AW: [Q] How to improve battery life
If you are rooted, remove all the bloatware like twitter, flickr, skydrive, dropbox, friendstream etc.
It will save a bit battery to because there are less apps which use cpu / ram then. And your phone should a be faster/smoother.
In addition to that I recommend to flash the latest bulletproof kernel
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hwddj20 said:
stock kernel or dark wallpaper or kill the useless process and a software named qualcomm battery gruu can improve a little
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That app is useless it's a gimmick and you shouldn't kill apps with task manager etc android does it automatically... Stock kernal is crap too compared to elemental

k1llacanon said:
I recommend trick droid or venom
For kernal I recommend bulletproof or elemental
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I'm already on Venom and Elemental, see my Signage

k1llacanon said:
That app is useless it's a gimmick and you shouldn't kill apps with task manager etc android does it automatically... Stock kernal is crap too compared to elemental
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……I know a little about linux memory management it will kill it when necessary but when I don't kill them tonight the battery will lose 7% however when I kill them it will lose 2% even 0% so I am suffering from compulsive

That's alot of time without a signal.. Maybe try airplane mode?

Standby battery life

Hello i think my battery life it's not so good as the other's people. In standby (screen off) i see consumption around 1% per hour with 2g network and closed data.
Also, i have the greenify and i sleeping all applications except go sms pro, SwiftKey, and alarm clock.
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After update to 4.4.2 kitkat i have did factory reset in settings.

They use custom kernel to save battery life
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all people in this topic using custom kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52055705#post52055705

giorgos3924 said:
Hello i think my battery life it's not so good as the other's people. In standby (screen off) i see consumption around 1% per hour with 2g network and closed data.
Also, i have the greenify and i sleeping all applications except go sms pro, SwiftKey, and alarm clock.
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After update to 4.4.2 kitkat i have did factory reset in settings.
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Same problem here, let me know if you get any solutions?

buntysatya said:
Same problem here, let me know if you get any solutions?
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i am waiting for answers...
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no custom kernel, all stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52035812&postcount=589

I'm no expert in battery life of the moto g, i'm still trying to get used to the phone but for me having spent 1% per hour in a day with no use and those settings is pretty good, i mean if i go to sleep with 70%+ battery left, i don't even bother to charge the phone.
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yes, <1,5% is good in idle but it can be better because for me, its 0,3-0,5%/h, sometimes only 0,1%/h (it means 0,6-3% max. for my 6 hour night)

Geenify
Maybe the apps which you didnt greenify cause this battery drain ( not sure if this is a high drain as im using tweaky one Rom with faux kernel.. Maybe try to greenify those apps which you dont habe greenified now one after the other and tell us if it made a difference.. Also look in your settings if you disabled all things you dont need like print GPS etc.. Hopefully this helps

ItzzAce said:
Maybe the apps which you didnt greenify cause this battery drain ( not sure if this is a high drain as im using tweaky one Rom with faux kernel.. Maybe try to greenify those apps which you dont habe greenified now one after the other and tell us if it made a difference.. Also look in your settings if you disabled all things you dont need like print GPS etc.. Hopefully this helps
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Would you recommend to greenify motorola services? I did once and couldn't check for updates and get it back working was a pain in the arse. I am currently having around 1% drain with wifi on 24/7 but once I had around 0.4 to 0.6%/h. Can't find wakelocks aswell, currently on stock kernel and rom.

I dont think that Motorola services darin mich battery..

I want the moderator to ban me.

downgrade your OS to make it work again.

Bad battery life

Hello,
I have a question, am I the only one having SoT this bad? I'm on the EMUI 8.0. WiFi and Mobile data always on, auto brightness. I mostly stream music through Spotify and use social media apps like Instagram. Is there any possible way to improve the battery life?

For starters turn off mobile data when you dont need it, also check if some rogue app is draining battery.

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I don't know if this would help, but if your bootloader is unlocked you can try the chihayafuru kernel. Extended my battery life significantly.

ahadshah said:
I don't know if this would help, but if your bootloader is unlocked you can try the chihayafuru kernel. Extended my battery life significantly.
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What settings do you use? I'll flash that kernel during the weekend.

zinko_pt said:
What settings do you use? I'll flash that kernel during the weekend.
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I didn't alter anything. I just flashed the kernel, that's it. Although i'm running RRos with it.

ahadshah said:
I didn't alter anything. I just flashed the kernel, that's it. Although i'm running RRos with it.
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Lowered minimum frequency to 408mhz and still works fine.
Would like to put to sleep some cores, tough.