Hello,
it's been two years where I used my HTC Sensation the last time (I'm on M7 now) and now my mother want to use it.
Because I have absolutely no idea which ROM I should use for her I'm asking here.
At the moment ViperS 5.3.0 is installed, but my mother complains about the bad battery life.
So I'm searching for a ROM with the best battery life.
She is just using a weather app and whatsapp sometimes + telephone app, so no performance is needed and I think a ROM with Sense and a lot of customization like ViperS isn't needed ^^.
Which ROM/kernel would you recommened?
She did not use it very often, most of the time the display is turned off (for days), but the battery is still empty after 1-2 days.
Android 4.x or 5.x? CM or Sense?
Thanks in advance.
~Maik
If ya want it simple and bulletproof
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
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If ya want it simple and bulletproof
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
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Okay, thanks for your answer.
I thought Cyanogenmod is easier to use and more battery friendly than a Sense ROM?
ViperS will give you the best battery life. Check if there is any application eating the battery. If the phone has been without use for long time also the battery may be damaged.
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ypsmav said:
ViperS will give you the best battery life. Check if there is any application eating the battery. If the phone has been without use for long time also the battery may be damaged.
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Okay, that was unexpected.
I thought a ROM without Sense is more battery friendly.
I will have a look at this when I have time.
Thanks for your answers!
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Hi i'd like to know how battery compares on the DS.
I hear many ppl say that on custom ROMs the battery is better, but by what margin?
There is a person saying he had his DS approxiametly in standby for 200hrs (stock)
then with a custom ROM 400hrs...
is that an accurate prediction... do the custom ROMs increase battery by that large margin?
i would have thought that having all the newer sense 3.0 , overclocked ROMs etc, would make the phones battery life worse than stock, but it seems not so....
Anyone can share their expierences please?
i dont know about stand by but if u ask about usage stock rom battery life sux.I'm on cm7 (right now) and must say that this rom is the best one for battery life...tried miui,lbc,virtuous and now cm7 so far and in cm7 is no drain at all...7-9mA on idle ..all roms drain fast if u use wifi ..if u really use ur phone whatever u use stock or custom rom u will must charge every day thats for sure
in some lines, when screen off i get use of:
Stock: 14-15ma
Custom 6-8ma
Meaning that custom rom uses half of current... means better battery life
yeah just like that
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Hi i'd like to know how battery compares on the DS.
I hear many ppl say that on custom ROMs the battery is better, but by what margin?
There is a person saying he had his DS approxiametly in standby for 200hrs (stock)
then with a custom ROM 400hrs...
is that an accurate prediction... do the custom ROMs increase battery by that large margin?
i would have thought that having all the newer sense 3.0 , overclocked ROMs etc, would make the phones battery life worse than stock, but it seems not so....
Anyone can share their expierences please?
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on standby you can see a huge increase in battery life if you use a custom ROM
but when you are actually using the device the battery life isn't changed that much as the display causes most of the battery drain & so reduction in battery consumption of most other processes does not affect the battery life much,but it definitely is a lot better
& also most custom ROMs underclock the device when the device is sleeping so that also helps the battery life
AOSP roms had battery drain issues,but the devs are working on it & it should be fixed soon(im not sure if its fixed yet)
Thanks everyone for your input!
Will be considering rooting my phone and installing a custom ROM , once i'm fully settled in with it
olyloh6696 said:
Thanks everyone for your input!
Will be considering rooting my phone and installing a custom ROM , once i'm fully settled in with it
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would just agree with what @kartkk said above.
Would also say that you are correct to delay, as there are a decent number of guides and weeks worth of reading material here in the forum to keep you busy and help you along the way.plus lots of us here willing to answer any questions you may have as you should be fairly confident what you are up to before you start flashing.
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ben_pyett said:
Would also say that you are correct to delay, as there are a decent number of guides and weeks worth of reading material here in the forum to keep you busy and help you along the way.plus lots of us here willing to answer any questions you may have as you should be fairly confident what you are up to before you start flashing.
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yeah,i agree dont root your device for the first week or two till you can get all the info about rooting & also get to know the problems in stock so that you can choose the best custom ROM for you
olyloh6696 said:
Hi i'd like to know how battery compares on the DS.
I hear many ppl say that on custom ROMs the battery is better, but by what margin?
There is a person saying he had his DS approxiametly in standby for 200hrs (stock)
then with a custom ROM 400hrs...
is that an accurate prediction... do the custom ROMs increase battery by that large margin?
i would have thought that having all the newer sense 3.0 , overclocked ROMs etc, would make the phones battery life worse than stock, but it seems not so....
Anyone can share their expierences please?
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with Virtuous Unity my device lasts two days instead of one day (with stock rom)
Compared with stock rom im getting around 8 hours more on the miui 1.7.29 rom by superkid. I can easily get over 2 days of moderate to heavy usage
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Thanks for answers everyone! Recieved my phone yesterday.. really impressed with battery life on first charge out of box on stock! Can't imagine it could be even better on custom roms!
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I want to get long battery life anyone help me how to do this?
htcdesires said:
I want to get long battery life anyone help me how to do this?
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Well based on the votes in the thread, custom roms offer better battery life.. so try a custom ROM
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htcdesires said:
I want to get long battery life anyone help me how to do this?
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READ and Google......what went for DESIRE goes for this phone
vote for custom rom my battery life longer 1 day with wifi and gsm
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poppy8x said:
vote for custom rom my battery life longer 1 day with wifi and gsm
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I haven't noticed a difference really, but then again I am over clocking now by about 400Mhz. Custom roms are just better all round.
Do custom roms without HTC sense last longer?
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what is the best coustom rom for battery life
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Do custom roms without HTC sense last longer?
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interesting question, since sense is quite often blamed for its exessive battery drain.
Miui rom 1.7.29 by superkid right now with the stock kerel is amazing I can easily get over 2 days of moderate to heavy usage
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Hi,
As subject.. Which ROM provide the greatest battery usage??
for Sense ROM..
no way to tell for you boss. battery life depends on amount usage and type of usage. my signature right now is great for me. My usage i would say is above average, and so far im going on 15 hours and im at 40%.
so try out a few things, different kernel and rom combos and see which is best for you.
try InsertCoin...its masterpiece specially with battery life
Android Revolution HD 3.6.8 XE version!
Greatttt GREAT baterylife!
imkr1 said:
Hi,
As subject.. Which ROM provide the greatest battery usage??
for Sense ROM..
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Lol you'll get a thousand different answers.
I'll try one by one and give back the answer ..
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Hello,
at the moment i am using Jellytime. For now i am happy with this, but i think the battery life could be just better. So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?
im using pacman.. the battery life is good.. i can use the phone the whole day(surfing, internet, texting, music...).. i always plug my phone in before going to bed, and i still have around 10% left
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ddd- said:
Hello,
at the moment i am using Jellytime. For now i am happy with this, but i think the battery life could be just better. So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?
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Using Pacman v18.0 at the moment and the battery life is not very good. Its usually dead by evening.
nikhilmulay said:
Using Pacman v18.0 at the moment and the battery life is not very good. Its usually dead by evening.
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Me too. Battery life is very short using Pacman v18.0, at most 5 hours. The screen is the process that consumes more battery. Maybe it is only a my problem, but with Fallout v.5 I didn't have this problem (but others :laugh.
Well I find the battery life good on pure CM10.
If it wasnt for the graphics glitches when browsing, it'd be a really good ROM!
I have installed Pacman v18.0 about 3 days ago and am very impressed with the ROM. No problem with battery life but one major problem with the phone randomly going into Sim Lock mode. Could be after 5 minutes, could be after 5 hours and sometimes while just using it.
PACman, way to go.
I'm using Andromadus CM10.1 and battery is good...Overall is good except Bluetooth that doesn't work yet...
nikhilmulay said:
Using Pacman v18.0 at the moment and the battery life is not very good. Its usually dead by evening.
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Mine has about an hours worth of battery...
For now I'm switching to my sense rom
On the latest build (build 10) of Andromadus 10.1 I found that the bluetooth was fixed!
Overall, at this time, I believe that the 3 andromadus ROMs are by far the best Jellybean effords!
Thank GOD I got here...
Could someone help me with rom that includes these features?
1. The official ics look (nexus ics)
2. That includes all apps like the sensed ics got. (fM radio,voice recorder,youtube etc)
3. My wifi doesnt turn on when i use any custom rom It just says "Turning on wifi" for the whole day.
4. The settings tab normal (not the tablet type like pacman got)
....
Thanks
battery life when using pacman is sucks, only 7 hours with minimal usage, texting, phone with 3g/hsdpa signal
gunn46 said:
battery life when using pacman is sucks, only 7 hours with minimal usage, texting, phone with 3g/hsdpa signal
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Can someone recommend ROM with good battery life indead of lamenting on PACMAN ?
badmanPL said:
Can someone recommend ROM with good battery life indead of lamenting on PACMAN ?
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why not try the ROMS yourself and find which one is suitable for u. Everyone has a different preference and taste.
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hisname said:
why not try the ROMS yourself and find which one is suitable for u. Everyone has a different preference and taste.
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I'am trying different roms all the time... right now I'm using FullySamsung-1.0.1 since couple of days... battery life sucks on this rom...
I do not see the connection between battery life and "preferences and taste"...
From my experiences all JB roms for DS are draining battery very fast...
badmanPL said:
I'am trying different roms all the time... right now I'm using FullySamsung-1.0.1 since couple of days... battery life sucks on this rom...
I do not see the connection between battery life and "preferences and taste"...
From my experiences all JB roms for DS are draining battery very fast...
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some people prefer to UV their kernels. Some people don't prefer. Some kernels allow UV, some don't. see it all comes down to preference,of course UV also may cause performance to decrease. so it stills come down to preference.
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hisname said:
some people prefer to UV their kernels. Some people don't prefer. Some kernels allow UV, some don't. see it all comes down to preference,of course UV also may cause performance to decrease. so it stills come down to preference.
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That still isn't answer for a question from first topic... "So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?".
It's just general deviation about the opportunities offered by kernels...
badmanPL said:
That still isn't answer for a question from first topic... "So which rom from above offers you the best battery lifetime?".
It's just general deviation about the opportunities offered by kernels...
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Hmm, when ppl say try it yourself, it simply means that u would have to flash the rom to know what's best for u.
Everyone uses his/her phone differently, so basicly there is no ideal rom that pleases everyone.
Everyone will you give a different opinion in terms of battery/speed/etc. That's why it is a bit pointless in asking what's the "best rom" for the other person when the usage is different.
So no point having second doubt and just flash the phone, try every single rom, i have flash from sense to cm to ics and now back to gb.
Go ahead and experiment the roms for yourself. Today someone might give u a suggestion, the next day a another. that's why it is consider pointless in asking such question as 'which is the best can u recommend me' and much better to try it for yourself instead of being shortchange in case there is another better than that is being suggested.
Camera Issue
Does any one facing camera issue?
I tried installing many JB roms but camera lags in all while video recording.
Is there any work around for this??
Thanks..
Bluetooth an Andromadus CM10.1
Can someone help me wh my bluetooth isn't working on Build 12?
I can't receive any incoming file etc.
-permissions are fixed
-wiped everything!
THANKS in ADVANCE Folks!!!
Hey Guys,
I didn't know where to ask this question so I made a new thread here.
My question is that which ROM should I use for best battery life??
I have tried most of the ROM in the two sections. But all ROMS drain battery so much. I have tried different Kernels as well. Nothing improved.
Please let me know if you have any in mind. I'll give it a try. Most of the roms work 9 hours max. I'm looking for more than that.
saagar_mistry said:
Hey Guys,
I didn't know where to ask this question so I made a new thread here.
My question is that which ROM should I use for best battery life??
I have tried most of the ROM in the two sections. But all ROMS drain battery so much. I have tried different Kernels as well. Nothing improved.
Please let me know if you have any in mind. I'll give it a try. Most of the roms work 9 hours max. I'm looking for more than that.
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Screen on time/Radio on time are the killers if you use your radios and/or keep the screen on a lot, that makes sense.
With Viper and bulletproof give me an average of about 14 hours with about 2 hours of screen on time and 3 hours of Bluetooth headphones + Tune in Radio.
If you're using your phone a lot then no rom will help you. AOSP roms will not have as good battery as Sense but still pretty decent.
Invest in a pocket charger or one of those extended battery cases.
exad said:
Screen on time/Radio on time are the killers if you use your radios and/or keep the screen on a lot, that makes sense.
With Viper and bulletproof give me an average of about 14 hours with about 2 hours of screen on time and 3 hours of Bluetooth headphones + Tune in Radio.
If you're using your phone a lot then no rom will help you. AOSP roms will not have as good battery as Sense but still pretty decent.
Invest in a pocket charger or one of those extended battery cases.
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So if I use sense roms it will give me better than 9 hours?? Even with screen on time??
I dont use radio or anything else. Only thing i use is texting or calling. or some times games.
Screen uses the most battery.
Will the HTC ONE rom help?? Sense 5?
saagar_mistry said:
Hey Guys,
I didn't know where to ask this question so I made a new thread here.
My question is that which ROM should I use for best battery life??
I have tried most of the ROM in the two sections. But all ROMS drain battery so much. I have tried different Kernels as well. Nothing improved.
Please let me know if you have any in mind. I'll give it a try. Most of the roms work 9 hours max. I'm looking for more than that.
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Stock rom+ElementalX kernel
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There's been more then one brick flashing elemental kernel.
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exad said:
There's been more then one brick flashing elemental kernel.
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Yeah I know, every time I flash it, I freak out in those few seconds it takes for my phone to boot
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Holy**** I didn't know we can brick phone by flashing Kenels as well.
OMG i've been changing kernels everyday to get better battery. I'll give stock Rom a try but now i'm scared of flashing kernel on it.
Thug_4_Life said:
Stock rom+ElementalX kernel
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How long of battery life do u get?
saagar_mistry said:
How long of battery life do u get?
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Around 14h
3h screen on time. 50% brightness.
However, if I play game, the battery life decreases significantly(around 2 hour screen on time).
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Hi All
I have updated my HTC Desire S to JB 4.3.1 Carbon Firmware
Ever since the upgrade my battery life has decreased substantially.
Suggestions please?
Thanks in advance
Install a Sense ROM
Aquous said:
Install a Sense ROM
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SVHD 2.1.0 gives you best battery life
rkumbhar said:
SVHD 2.1.0 gives you best battery life
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Battery life varies from devise to devise and is as per usage... its better to try different roms and see which ROM is giving best battery life,for some its SVHD for some its fallout.
zeus.lny said:
Battery life varies from devise to devise and is as per usage... its better to try different roms and see which ROM is giving best battery life,for some its SVHD for some its fallout.
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Thanks for this, will investigate
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zeus.lny is right
Battery life varies from devise to devise and is as per usage... its better to try different roms and see which ROM is giving best battery life,for some its SVHD for some its fallout.
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But for better battery life it's recommended Stock Sense ROM.
It's just my advise
DragonFatura said:
zeus.lny is right
But for better battery life it's recommended Stock Sense ROM.
It's just my advise
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I got a decent battery life out of an old CoreDroid ROM but that decreased over time to a point where the phone was not usable further away from a charging point so I switched to Cyanogenmod and have a decent battery life again.
Question
OK then.
I've got a question: How long you own Desire S?
Maybe, you've an old battery which have worse battery life...
Use a sense ROM usually you will get better battery life, also check your battery if it has started to phisically change (in the middle of battery you may have a discrete bump) if this is the situation than don't use that battery because that may physically damage your phone,sorry for my bad English
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