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[Q] 6hrs and the battery is dead

hi!
im on ARHD 3.6.4 , my phone battery used to drain more then usual but still i managed to work with it.
this morning i think i broke a record while my battery last only 6hrs!!!
i changed only two things this morning.
1. i installed battery calibration app and when my battery was on 100% i ran the program to wipe my battery stats file.
2. i installed mighty text to text sms from my computer and not my phone..
any chance doing one of these two caused the prob?
any help will be great!
thanks!

after calibration it takes a few days for the battery to settle. So wait a few days and battery will be better

BshadoW1 said:
hi!
im on ARHD 3.6.4 , my phone battery used to drain more then usual but still i managed to work with it.
this morning i think i broke a record while my battery last only 6hrs!!!
i changed only two things this morning.
1. i installed battery calibration app and when my battery was on 100% i ran the program to wipe my battery stats file.
2. i installed mighty text to text sms from my computer and not my phone..
any chance doing one of these two caused the prob?
any help will be great!
thanks!
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I think it's a kernel problem, I switched to the Bricked kernel and back to normal now. There was a problem with the phone staying awake. I killed my first battery in six hours too and that was using Juice Defender also!

Yep kernel problem. Mentioned a million times on the arhd thread. Best bet is bricked kernel for now. No more issues since

i restored 6.3.3 and resolve this issue until confirmed new and good version of a ARHD

I was also using ARHD with Faux kernel.
The battery was really back and would be under 80% after a couple of hours of doing nothing!
Flashed the Bricked kernel and no problems now. Battery is great!

i understand but as much as i saw from other posts around the forum is that
faux kernel is something which is working better with ARHD , it uses all it tweaked and stuff..
is bricked kernel will work good with ARHD? if so why mike doesnt post his rom with bricked also?
there must be a reason

yea i was also in the 5 hour battery life boatt. but im using coredroid 2.5 and was using fauxs kernell. Faux definatly knows what hes doin and is a very respectable dev, he helped my g2x feel like i didnt get soo ripped off by buying itt lol butt yea i listened to everyones advice and switched to bricked and so far my battery is alot better, i fell asleep with out plugging it in to charge and i woke up with 75 percent, i fell asleep with it at 78..... fauxz kernel is great but it does hav some battery guzzling bug

Check out guide in my singature.. It will solve your battery problems in no worires

well i just installed the new ARHD with the new faux kernel and the battery is back to normal.
still getting dead fast but not in 6 hrs
so i guess it was rom / kernel issue and not something from my phone.
im 4 hrs without a charger and im on 80 percent so i think im good.

well , sorry to update that my phone battery keep getting drained fast.
i cant finish a working day.

BshadoW1 said:
well , sorry to update that my phone battery keep getting drained fast.
i cant finish a working day.
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what kernel? rom? light moderate heavy use? is mobile network, sync, wifi, bluetooth on?

BshadoW1 said:
well , sorry to update that my phone battery keep getting drained fast.
i cant finish a working day.
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What is installed kernel wise? What kind of usage do you do in a day? Could be sync settings as well.

arhd rom
faux kernel
medium use even towards light use.

Battery Dies Quick, WHY??

my NS4G with MIUI 2.6.1 and Matrix 20.0 Kernal goes to 98% as soon as i pull off the charger. if i use it for 45 minutes unplugged its dead. if i use it while its plugged in, it will die!
should i get a new battery?

Yeah that doesn't happen to me... I would try a full wipe and reflash the same ROM (or a different one) and reflash kernel.
If that doesn't work then I would try another battery because that drain seems abnormal

I just wanted to say that I have been having similar battery problems. Using the exact same ROM and Kernel as the OP, today my phone died within 6 hours of use, with the screen having been on for no more than 50 minutes. I also turned off data, and sync during this time, and had my screen's brightness at the minimum.
I've wiped and flashed AOKP b-38 today, and the consumption seems to be much better.
Any thing to help?

thought i was the only one.
is it the kernal?
or is it because its time for a new battery?
How could I test to find out which it is...

Swap kernels. Probably easiest way to test.
Very possible its just an old worn out battery.
Sent by pocket technology.

hoping its just an old battery.
ive switched to CM9 / TouchWiz mod thinking it might be the ROM
im going to use the stock kernal from CM9 for a day to see if i could tell a difference.
ordered a new battery anyways.
saw on a forum somewhere a guy complaining about this problem since he switched to ICS ROMs .. hopefully thats not the case because i LOVE 4.0.X

mathkid95 said:
Yeah that doesn't happen to me... I would try a full wipe and reflash the same ROM (or a different one) and reflash kernel.
If that doesn't work then I would try another battery because that drain seems abnormal
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same problem, switched from MIUI to CM9 ... still using Matrix 20.0

Try wiping battery stats
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If it were processes/functionality causing your battery drain, that quick, the phone would be piping hot at the same time!

superng888 said:
Try wiping battery stats
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No. Why would that have any effect on anything?
Sent by pocket technology.

JiminyCricket64 said:
If it were processes/functionality causing your battery drain, that quick, the phone would be piping hot at the same time!
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yes, the screen also gets EXTREMELY hot!

Well in that case, what have you got installed? If you have apps constantly syncing, that could be part of the problem. What are your battery stats saying is using the most battery? My phone gets warm, but as expected since its being used. If its not being used,it could be a rogue app or the phone could be constantly searching for a good signal.
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i have barely any apps.
i only have facebook, xda, sportscenter and instagram installed besides GApps.
i have the problem even before i download apps as i just flashed CM9
also its so bad, that if i start using my battery when its @ 10% PLUGGED IN, it will eventually die on me. even though its charging..

[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] Is it battery or ROM or Kernel issue ?

Hi,
My phone is almost not charging full or it doesn't show as such.
This is detailed breakup of my issue :
I put phone at charging exactly at 2pm at 2%
3pm it was at 36%
4pm it was 54%
5pm it was at 64%
6pm it was at 73%
7pm it was at 82%
7:30pm it was at 84%
after this I removed phone from charging and rebooted it. Surprisingly it showed 100%.
Battery doesn't last more than 12hrs no matter what I do. I am using Greenify too.
BT, GPS, Auto-Sync, 3G, etc all are off. WiFi On 24hrs.
Screen-off battery drain is also around 8-9% per hour.
Can I do/try something on software side before I order a new battery ?
Right now I am on Carbon ROM (20131008) with stock kernel, 1512, Ondemand, SIO, No OC. Its same on every ROM I tried except seemingly on ARHD 7.3 (used it less than 24hrs. Its rock solid and smooth.)
I would greatly appreciate any help/advice !

I also has this issue still looking for the solution
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the battery misreading while charging is a common htc's fault after rooting and there is no solution yet
i have the same thing while charging my device
but the difference is i don't have that fast drain
how old is your battery?
did you try a different battery?
make sure it fits correctly to the pins

Battery is just 1yr old. Yup I checked the pins. They are correctly fit.

silentvisitor said:
Battery is just 1yr old. Yup I checked the pins. They are correctly fit.
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this is a rom issue i think as this has also happened to many people and and this happens after many days on a single rom (and u make the rom unstable)
the solution is simple just backup ur data and full wipe and flash rom again and u will be good to do for next many days (if u keep the rom stable)

I flash ROM almost every alternative day and I always do Full-Wipe

silentvisitor said:
I flash ROM almost every alternative day and I always do Full-Wipe
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then its a battery or charger fault

Harbir said:
then its a battery or charger fault
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How to decide which one
Are there any Battery benchmarking app that could tell me if I need a new one ?

silentvisitor said:
How to decide which one
Are there any Battery benchmarking app that could tell me if I need a new one ?
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first try to change the charger and try it with same present battery ,then after a while if the result is same then u have no choice to replace battery and yes there r many battery apps in play store u have to find then

Harbir said:
first try to change the charger and try it with same present battery ,then after a while if the result is same then u have no choice to replace battery and yes there r many battery apps in play store u have to find then
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Thanks and no I meant Benchmarking app Never saw any

Battery Kernel issue
I am new to xda. I actually flashed a new rom after that phone doesn't charge after switching off. Could it be a kernel issue or the rom's issue. I have a Canvas HD. And sorry if this is not the place to ask the question. I couldn't find any other thread related to this. Please help.

Similar issue here. My charging often stops at about 80%, but after a reboot the battery's full charged.
My battery also gets drained very fast, but it's about 2,5 years old so that's probably the problem.
With the CPU clock speed @1,5GHz and the GPU @266MHz i get about 15h +/-2h of battery life.
I keep battery saving ON most of the time. Bluetooth, GPS, 3G etc all OFF. WiFi ON for about 1-2h per day (if i would keep it on longer, my phone would be dead in 4-5h).
I'm using ViperS 5.2.1 right now (full wiped before install). I got the same experience on ARHD and previous ViperS versions.
Tested the charger - it's fine.
I was wondering if anybody else got an old battery like mine and how long does it last on full charge

Hi guys,
I have a HTC Sensation XE that i bought three days ago (second hand) and i have the same problem with the battery % not reading correctly.
Now this is what i observed:
- the charging is very slow - from 20% to 40% in 2-3 hours
- after 2-3 hours of charging if i reboot the phone the charging LED turns green and the battery reading says 100%.
(i tested to see if actually it got charged to 100% and it did, i turned everything on, watched a HD movie, played some games and after 5-6 hours of playing with it i still had 50%)
- tested the battery to see how fast it drains from 10% to shut down and it went on at full brightness and everything on for about an hour and something so this means there might not be any problems with the battery
- so the reading is wrong because the battery is charged after a few hours.
- i did a test to see if the same thing happens when the phone is off and i left it to charge for 2-3 hours and when i got back the charging LED was still orange. When i started the phone the LED went off and back on as green. The battery was 100% charged.
- If the same behavior happens in off mode it means it's not a ROM problem (by the way from what i know the phone is stock, the guy never did the rooting.....that's what he told me - can't know for sure).
- from my electronics background it seems the phone updates the battery information sometime at boottime. When charging, the software keeps the charging LED on because it's supposed to charge due to incorrect data but the hardware charging controller drops the charge current because the the battery is full. So this can be an incorrect sensor reading by the software or an incorrect feedback given by the hardware controller.
So what do you think, what can cause this.
Should i try rooting the device?
And i tried factory reset from android and factory reset from bootloader and the problem is still there.

Ok so i did the following:
- unlock the bootloader
- flashed CWM
- installed superuser
- wipe battery stats
- wipe device
- calibrate battery with an application from market
The problem is still there.
I figured that when in bootloader first thing you can read is the S-ON/S-OFF. Before doing the unlock it was "LOCKED" and after "UNLOCKED".
I did a relock and the status changed to "RELOCKED" so this means the guy that had the phone before me didn't root which again means the theory that says this problem occurs when the user tries to root the device is not true because it seems the behavior is observed on an unrooted device.
I will dig deeper maybe i find more ideas on what i can do.
I'm running out of software options so this is pointing at something hardware.
I'll get back with updates when i find something else.

rickarrp said:
Ok so i did the following:
- unlock the bootloader
- flashed CWM
- installed superuser
- wipe battery stats
- wipe device
- calibrate battery with an application from market
The problem is still there.
I figured that when in bootloader first thing you can read is the S-ON/S-OFF. Before doing the unlock it was "LOCKED" and after "UNLOCKED".
I did a relock and the status changed to "RELOCKED" so this means the guy that had the phone before me didn't root which again means the theory that says this problem occurs when the user tries to root the device is not true because it seems the behavior is observed on an unrooted device.
I will dig deeper maybe i find more ideas on what i can do.
I'm running out of software options so this is pointing at something hardware.
I'll get back with updates when i find something else.
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probably it is htc's bug
the same happened to me after rooting the device

For now I will try to make some full cycles of the battery and see if anything changes. I usually use the phone at work and by the time I get home it's almost empty. Plug to charger and till morning it's full with a green light. I will have to monitor the charging times and get back with results.
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Well i did some full charging cycles and nothing changed, still the same long charge time(read by the phone) and with restart it bounces to 100%.
I had the original Android 4.0.3 with Htc Sense 3.6 at the time. Got 4EXT recovery and an 4.0.4 rom with Htc Sense 4.1. Did a full wipe and battery stats , installed the new 4.0.4 rom but the problem persists.
At this point i think the battery is the problem so the next thing to do is to change it. I will get back after i change it, hopefully sometime in november.

After a long time I managed to change the battery and after a few tests it seems the problem is still there. The time on battery improved as I expected but everything else is the same which means it's something hardware defective in the phone. Also did some tests with android 5.1 and the same results. Meantime I sold the phone and got a Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo. Hope this research gives some answers to someone at some point. Cheers.

[Q] charging problem

Hey everyone!
I need some help
I'm on ultimate nexus rom(4.2.2)
And I'm using xtreme rejoice kernel
Yesterday i flashed bindass boost kernel for testing purposes
And the phone started to behave abnormally
(The kernel is really good and smooth, the developer has done a great job)
But in my case, i ran into a little problems
Now my phone's battery isn't charging
Or if charging then it's not showing the increase in charge
I flashed back the xtreme rejoice kernel
But the problem still persists
I've tried using different chargers
My phone is now plugged in from 1.5 hrs
And the charge is the same
But if i restart my phone the charge increases after reboot
I've tried reflashing my kernel and rom
Even a clean install
What might it be?
Is it a damaged battery?
Or a software bug i'm experiencing
And also the colour of led till yesterday was lighter
And today it's darker
Somebody help please!
Thanks in advance!

Restarted and I'm dowm to 24%
Please somebody help!

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[QUOT52813918]Hey everyone!
I need some help
I'm on ultimate nexus rom(4.2.2)
And I'm using xtreme rejoice kernel
Yesterday i flashed bindass boost kernel for testing purposes
And the phone started to behave abnormally
(The kernel is really good and smooth, the developer has done a great job)
But in my case, i ran into a little problems
Now my phone's battery isn't charging
Or if charging then it's not showing the increase in charge
I flashed back the xtreme rejoice kernel
But the problem still persists
I've tried using different chargers
My phone is now plugged in from 1.5 hrs
And the charge is the same
But if i restart my phone the charge increases after reboot
I've tried reflashing my kernel and rom
Even a clean install
What might it be?
Is it a damaged battery?
Or a software bug i'm experiencing
And also the colour of led till yesterday was lighter
And today it's darker
Somebody help please!
Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]
I had faced the same problem last 2months ago. Whenever I restarted my phone it will either increase or decrease.
What I had done is in that bad condition I charged whole night and the next day I flashed back the ROM properly.
Whatever battery % was left I ended up to 0 and then tried charging and it took to 100% then I calibrated it. Its working fine for me till date
Check if it helps you and if it does hit thanks

bmp1993 said:
[QUOT52813918]Hey everyone!
I need some help
I'm on ultimate nexus rom(4.2.2)
And I'm using xtreme rejoice kernel
Yesterday i flashed bindass boost kernel for testing purposes
And the phone started to behave abnormally
(The kernel is really good and smooth, the developer has done a great job)
But in my case, i ran into a little problems
Now my phone's battery isn't charging
Or if charging then it's not showing the increase in charge
I flashed back the xtreme rejoice kernel
But the problem still persists
I've tried using different chargers
My phone is now plugged in from 1.5 hrs
And the charge is the same
But if i restart my phone the charge increases after reboot
I've tried reflashing my kernel and rom
Even a clean install
What might it be?
Is it a damaged battery?
Or a software bug i'm experiencing
And also the colour of led till yesterday was lighter
And today it's darker
Somebody help please!
Thanks in advance!
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I had faced the same problem last 2months ago. Whenever I restarted my phone it will either increase or decrease.
What I had done is in that bad condition I charged whole night and the next day I flashed back the ROM properly.
Whatever battery % was left I ended up to 0 and then tried charging and it took to 100% then I calibrated it. Its working fine for me till date
Check if it helps you and if it does hit thanks [/QUOTE]
Which rom did u flashed? N now it dosent show different battery % on reboot at any time? & which callibratiin app did u used?

i think the problem was my battery
i took my gf's phone's battery and the problem is somewhat solved!
so I'll buy a new battery
thanks everyone!

rohan2395 said:
i think the problem was my battery
i took my gf's phone's battery and the problem is somewhat solved!
so I'll buy a new battery
thanks everyone!
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she has the same phone?

Go Playstore
Search for Battery Calibration by Igni Software OR Easy Battery Calibration.

bmp1993 said:
Search for Battery Calibration by Igni Software OR Easy Battery Calibration.
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Brother i have asked u two more ques? Which rom r u on n is it showing same battery % after every reboot?

rohit83 said:
Brother i have asked u two more ques? Which rom r u on n is it showing same battery % after every reboot?
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I am on Tsunami Techvanced and yes its showing same else 1% drop in reboot.
Check by calibrating else your battery might be the culprit.

rohit83 said:
she has the same phone?
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ya she's having a canvas 2 plus
different in hardware
but the battery is same 2000mah
and now i don't have any problem
even when i restart there is no battery drop
now I'm just looking for a good kernel for battery life
I've tried a few
and will keep trying until i find one
btw thanks everyone for your suggestions
have a great time!

Ok guys sorry to revive such an old thread
But i gave my canvas 2 to my mom
And now again some problem is there
The battery is only 5-6 months old and is in good condition.
But it's giving very low battery backup.
It takes forever to charge
But after charging it for sometime if i restart the phone the battery level rises.
So would caliberation help?
sent from my lg optimus g pro running kitkat 4.4.2