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Hey guys, I have a problem with my Sensation. Whenever I fully charge it and then remove it from the charger, use it for like an hour or two, the phone still thinks the battery is 100% charged. When looking inside the battery usage, it shows the graph with 0s underneath it, while in the previous screen where you see the apps battery usage it says 2h 5m 13s or something like that.
This wouldn't really be a problem, but when I started up Maps Navigation and plugged the charger in the car, it wouldn't charge because it still assumed the battery was 100% charged!
Any of you also having this problem? Thanks in advance!
atticus182 said:
Hey guys, I have a problem with my Sensation. Whenever I fully charge it and then remove it from the charger, use it for like an hour or two, the phone still thinks the battery is 100% charged. When looking inside the battery usage, it shows the graph with 0s underneath it, while in the previous screen where you see the apps battery usage it says 2h 5m 13s or something like that.
This wouldn't really be a problem, but when I started up Maps Navigation and plugged the charger in the car, it wouldn't charge because it still assumed the battery was 100% charged!
Any of you also having this problem? Thanks in advance!
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Does it stay 100% forever? Then you may have the inexhaustible battery... (not sure if this is grammaticaly correct )
I wouldn't consider this a problem. You can download a battery monitoring app from the market and see what's going on with your phone and if the 100% that it's rerporting is correct. Also, check that the battery contacts are clean.
Not sure my phone does that but it can be on half charge then when I reset phone it's gone up a notch. This morning it didn't look like it had charged although it had been plugged in. When I switched it was on orange then it did the charging animation for a few seconds without charger plugged in then stopped on full. Odd.
Mine stays on 100% for a couple of hours too, has done since I got it.
I think perhaps HTC are "cheating" (or using "creative coding", whichever expression you prefer) in the way they report the battery percentage. Make the battery appear better than it is. Just a theory, of course.
This morning it didn't look likeit had charged although it had been plugged in. When I switched it was on orange then it did the charging animation for a few seconds without charger plugged in then stopped on full. Odd
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That happens to me a lot too. Woke up this morning, phone had been charging for nearly 5 hours, but was only on 82%. After a couple of minutes of the screen being on, it had leapt to 100% and stopped charging.
Also, once the battery is below about 20%, it will sometimes drop 2-3% at a time. Odd.
Looks like they totally screwed the battery meter hardware or something in the software. Remembers me of my iPod touch
Experienced the say.. hopefully either it will auto be fine due to charge cycle or via updates
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The Battery driver that LG used for the G2X has the same problem,a simple reboot fixes it,hope this helps "temporarily" that is.Cheers
Not just the sensation - my wildfire does the same yet my galaxy tab doesnt
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sjgore said:
Mine stays on 100% for a couple of hours too, has done since I got it.
I think perhaps HTC are "cheating" (or using "creative coding", whichever expression you prefer) in the way they report the battery percentage. Make the battery appear better than it is. Just a theory, of course..
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Thanks for your answer, so it's probably a general problem that may be fixed by either HTC or the Cooks that make ROM's for our beautiful new phones
Can you tell me how long it takes for your phone to fully charge?My phone needs 3-4 hours to fully charge..is this normal?!
Hmm mine doesn`t lag but it takes times to charge. Usually with my hd2 take around less than 2 hours to fully charge now with sensation around 3 hours
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Using it almost half an hour,battery felt from 100% to 99%...And I checked the battery useage,it isn't wrong..
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Although it is dual core,I think the battery life is much better than DHD..
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I received my phone yesterday and charged it for 4-5 hours throughout the day. Last night it was close to 100% while I was playing with it (off the charger). I then charged it over night for 9 hours. This morning the battery says it's at 50% but has 15 hours left.
Weird :\
Charge the battery with the power turned off overnight, in the morning unplug the charger, turn the phone on, and shutdown again, and plug the charger back for 30
mins phone still turned off. After that start using the phone normally, this way you calibrate the phones battery meter properly.
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Charge the battery with the power turned off overnight, in the morning unplug the charger, turn the phone on, and shutdown again, and plug the charger back for 30
mins phone still turned off. After that start using the phone normally, this way you calibrate the phones battery meter properly.
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Thanks mate! I'll do that tonight
When I'm charging the banker battery, the notification will go green so I think its fully charged. But I've noticed that when I unhook the cable and use the phone for a while, then plug it back in, the notification light lights green. So I'm wondering, does the light turn green for the banker battery at a certain level even though its not fully charged?
Should I let it sit on the charger a couple more hours after the light turns green?
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Charge it til it turns green, then turn the device off and charge it for another hour with it being off and it will be fully charged. This is known as bump charging, but does decrease the long-term life of your battery if it is done too often.
durps said:
charge it til it turns green, then turn the device off and charge it for another hour with it being off and it will be fully charged. This is known as bump charging, but does decrease the long-term life of your battery if it is down too often.
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+1 to that!
try this: charge battery until the LED turns green. Unplug & then wait until your battery is no longer showing 100% before you try to plug it back in. Mine will show 100% for a while before going down in percentage.
I thought android phones showed green at some point in the 90 percentile range? So if your at 98% it will still be green.
From what I understand because of the old battery the phone thinks that the capacity of current battery is the same. So unless you rooted your phone and wiped battery stats, you are not reaching the full potential of your battery. Unless you turn off your phone and let the hardware judge when the battery is full.
I have long suspected something was wrong here. So last night, I charged my G2X to 100%, then turned the phone completely OFF!
Nine hours later I turned my phone back on, saw the nice Trinity animation, and saw that my battery was now at 89%!!!
WTF? Can anyone tell me what's going on here? My battery is only 7 months old! How does the battery drain so much with the phone off???
It could be that the battery is lying when it's at 100%... but I have read that the g2x drains while shut off.
Next time charge to 100, reboot phone, see what % it's at, then shut off the phone and test.
When I had charged the battery to 100%, I had left it connected to the charger for about five hours at 100%.
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When I had charged the battery to 100%, I had left it connected to the charger for about five hours at 100%.
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Still doesn't change the fact that it could be lying.
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Mine does this along with a few others, there is a thread on the subject already.
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mt3g said:
Mine does this along with a few others, there is a thread on the subject already.
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Some say it could be the kernel, but there doesn't seem to be any resolution.
As to battery gauge accuracy, I have Battery Monitor Widget Pro installed and it verifies the sensor accuracy.
Charged to 100%, pulled the battery & let it sit for 8 hours. Just put the battery back in and the fuel gauge and Battery Widget Pro both say 100%.
With the way virtually every rechargable battery works this is pretty normal. When you charge a phone battery or anything really overnight it doesn't actually take the whole time to reach 100%. Most phones only require a few hours and after it hits the 100% mark it actually starts draining a little (as you have it plugged in) to about 95% or a little lower (your phone however is programmed to still display 100% to reduce user anxiety and will slowly adjust to the actual battery percentage as time goes on) And as someone already said, leaving the battery in the phone (even while it is off) will drain the battery too. This can be fixed by simply removing the battery until you want to use it.
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With the way virtually every rechargable battery works this is pretty normal. When you charge a phone battery or anything really overnight it doesn't actually take the whole time to reach 100%. Most phones only require a few hours and after it hits the 100% mark it actually starts draining a little (as you have it plugged in) to about 95% or a little lower (your phone however is programmed to still display 100% to reduce user anxiety and will slowly adjust to the actual battery percentage as time goes on)
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This is false and contradicts my measurements. BTW, the Android battery API shows the real percentage of the battery and doesn't "display 100% to reduce user anxiety". A battery meter that lied about its charge would INCREASE user anxiety.
it is well known that modern Android phones, including iPhones, have sneak circuits that still operate when the phone is switched off, including the GPS. It's a big privacy issue.
Then why doesn't it happen all the time on all phones and roms? I can confirm while using hfp 2.1 it drained with phone off and battery inside, but on cm7 nightly latest and stock kernel it hasn't done it to me yet.
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Because it's up to the kernel. Different kernels behave differently when the phone is off.
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Prob Has to do with Kernel. Maybe its the battery driver your using.
For example I'm using Hellfire phoenix Rom with this Kernel > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073626
I can use the one with DebouchedSloth's Battery Driver "(funky readings, but great battery performance)" or with the Official CM7 Battery Driver "(smooth readings, but battery life is slightly less than DebouchedSloth's driver)"
I think it's because the phone isn't actually off when you "power it off." I say this because when it's "off" and you plug in a power source the screen shows a charging graphic almost immediately, so it must still be on in order to detect the charger and show something on screen that quickly.
I had mine charged to 100%, turned it "off", came back 3 weeks later and it was dead.
Not sure why they'd design it like that. I guess the phone needs to be "on" in some sense to be able to charge while "powered off." I assume other phones can charge the battery while the phone is actually completely off.
O.K., just lost 10% battery overnight when powered off.
I've read that a draining battery when off is caused by the Fast Boot setting. When powered off some things are still running so the phone boots up faster.
In OEM Android there is a "Setting > Power > Fast Boot" that I can uncheck, but on CM7 I can't find that setting. Any ideas?
Is it safe to charge the battery overnight?
I mean, charging more than 100%, charging over the 3-4 hours needed, charging for 7-8 hours..
I think it won't effect it cuz i charge my phone from overnight too.nothing happens.
when battery gets full it stops charging after that
Of course
I've been doing that for a year.
Usually my battery reaches 10% at the end of the day, then I just leave it charging over night.
Thanks, i've been doing it since I bought the phone but I've never really cared until now..
Do you guys turn off the phone before charging overnight?
No. I don't know how does it affect the quality/capacity of battery though!
I remember as a kid I had those RC-cars and there were always warnings about how it will 'destroy' the battery if it is charged for too long. lol.
I don't have any battery problems.
Just make sure your LED isn't turned on!
I once forgot it on overnight...
It's a little dimmer now. :c
They said once it reachs 100% to stop charging. It can have an negative impact on your battery. Lithium technology or not. But I do it too. I think it just shorten the life span on a slow scale.
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info[]box1 said:
They said once it reachs 100% to stop charging. It can have an negative impact on your battery. Lithium technology or not. But I do it too. I think it just shorten the life span on a slow scale.
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Here is the thing...
Yes the phone has a voltage shut off when it reached 100%.
However, it will start to drain battery immediately once it cuts off charging. Even when idle with teh screen off it uses some power. And once it drops to 99% it will start charging again until it reached 100%.
Depending on your set up and how much the phone runs when idle it would keep 'topping off' the battery several times overnight. This is harsh on the battery.
So it's not like once it cuts off charging it stays off until it's unplugged and replugged in. It'll keep charging everytime it drops to 99%
Read this.
http://www.strumerjohn.com/apps/blog/show/32094931-how-your-smartphone-battery-works
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Hey guys! I've been having this problem since I charged the phone (N5) for the first time. Whenever I unplug the charger after getting to 100% the battery drains pretty fast, if I go to the battery section in the phone right after unplugging it cell standby or phone idle or google services go up to 50%. I'm thinking that maybe this has to do with the tension when the phone is unplugged. If I use the phone for about 10 or 20 minutes after unplugging it from full-charge it goes to normal, these draining apps decrease in percentage and everything goes to normal.
Do you guys have any idea what could cause that problem?
Thanks.
Crazy thought... It's a percentage....
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