I have experienced nothing but terrible battery life on note 5 sprint,
it is rooted greenify installed also custom kernel is installed skyhigh tw 4
I am also always on UMTS which gives me 3g since is unlocked and used in Europe (which should be more power efficient than lte)
Baterry is nothing but awful gives me almost same time like my nexus 5 somewhat 8h with moderate use not gaming editing photos or video recording
also sync is off nfc off location off auto brightness
if anyone can instruct me or help me with this issue please do
thanks
siberian85 said:
I have experienced nothing but terrible battery life on note 5 sprint,
it is rooted greenify installed also custom kernel is installed skyhigh tw 4
I am also always on UMTS which gives me 3g since is unlocked and used in Europe (which should be more power efficient than lte)
Baterry is nothing but awful gives me almost same time like my nexus 5 somewhat 8h with moderate use not gaming editing photos or video recording
also sync is off nfc off location off auto brightness
if anyone can instruct me or help me with this issue please do
thanks
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Go back to a stock based kernel. That one sucks my battery down in no time.
Any other kernel ? Where can i find stock
siberian85 said:
I have experienced nothing but terrible battery life on note 5 sprint,
it is rooted greenify installed also custom kernel is installed skyhigh tw 4
I am also always on UMTS which gives me 3g since is unlocked and used in Europe (which should be more power efficient than lte)
Baterry is nothing but awful gives me almost same time like my nexus 5 somewhat 8h with moderate use not gaming editing photos or video recording
also sync is off nfc off location off auto brightness
if anyone can instruct me or help me with this issue please do
thanks
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Have you tried installing BetterBatteryStats to check on any apps that may be hogging your battery?
I run the SkyHigh kernel and after some tweaks have been pretty happy with battery life.
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weavr said:
Have you tried installing BetterBatteryStats to check on any apps that may be hogging your battery?
I run the SkyHigh kernel and after some tweaks have been pretty happy with battery life.
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somehow I feel mobile data sucks my battery do not know why
Here is some info from batterstats
Anyone with help on this issue i have tried another kernel but it is the same
siberian85 said:
Anyone with help on this issue i have tried another kernel but it is the same
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If it is doing the same on another kernel, then it must be something going on with an app that is hogging battery or poor signal quality.
weavr said:
If it is doing the same on another kernel, then it must be something going on with an app that is hogging battery or poor signal quality.
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it seem is signal related tried changing lte gsm wsdma umts nothing helps
siberian85 said:
it seem is signal related tried changing lte gsm wsdma umts nothing helps
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Poor signal = Poor battery
There is nothing we can do for you regarding this.
My signal bars are 4 out of 5 !
siberian85 said:
My signal bars are 4 out of 5 !
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I give up, all your posts are garbage and you never give any useful information when people try to help you
954wrecker said:
I give up, all your posts are garbage and you never give any useful information when people try to help you
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Your posts are worst dude, you are rude, impolite and uneducated
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siberian85 said:
Your posts are worst dude, you are rude, impolite and uneducated
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Best of luck with the moto maxx, I'm sorry to see you go
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Hi, I've searched the forums a bit and every thread I saw relating to this topic was a bit outdated so I've decided to create a new one.
I recently got the Nexus S 4G and rooted it, I've been using Slim ICS and it seems to give me issues and the battery life is horrid. I'm wondering if some people can give me their opinions on the Roms/Kernels and set ups that have yielded the best performance and battery life. I don't use my phone for much but music, surfing the internet (very seldom) and texting/making calls.
Thank you everyone in advance.
I'm finding bugless beast to pretty damn good atm
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I have had stability and battery issues with most ICS but AOKP and Matr1x are doing amazingly well on my device. Not one complaint since the switch.
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Thank you guys for the input, I will check those out when I get off of work. Anyone else have any suggestions? I'll probably spend the next few days flashing and testing them out.
Codename Android coupled with air kernel is extremely stable and quick as any other ROM and battery life is good. Also it has a good amount of launcher and status bar customization.
If your looking for speed though, Apex is undoubtedly the quickest in terms of windows opening and closing.
I'll check out Codename as well. As for kernels and things like that, what is the best governor and kernel, or is that all dependent upon which ROM I'm using?
In terms of speed, stability and battery life; I'd rather have stability and battery life over speed if that makes any different. All 3 would be lovely but I'm more concerned with stability and battery life. If the phone won't stay on or stay charged it won't matter how fast it is.
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I'll check out Codename as well. As for kernels and things like that, what is the best governor and kernel, or is that all dependent upon which ROM I'm using?
In terms of speed, stability and battery life; I'd rather have stability and battery life over speed if that makes any different. All 3 would be lovely but I'm more concerned with stability and battery life. If the phone won't stay on or stay charged it won't matter how fast it is.
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Kernels do their own thing as far I know. I usually use noop with smartassv2 or wheatley. And as I mentioned before air kernel is REALLY nice and stable.
I've been using the predecessor of Apex because of 1.0.2 issues on my phone and its really quick just like apex because its basically the same and it doesn't really sacrifice battery life at all either. I would give it a go. Its bigxie 3.5 on his "all crespo4g builds" link in the original post
couponfork said:
Hi, I've searched the forums a bit and every thread I saw relating to this topic was a bit outdated so I've decided to create a new one.
I recently got the Nexus S 4G and rooted it, I've been using Slim ICS and it seems to give me issues and the battery life is horrid. I'm wondering if some people can give me their opinions on the Roms/Kernels and set ups that have yielded the best performance and battery life. I don't use my phone for much but music, surfing the internet (very seldom) and texting/making calls.
Thank you everyone in advance.
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Hi,
I use the SLIM ICS Rom and Im getting awesome battery life....
Hmmm did you change anything on it?
Are you turning off the internet, wifi, gps and sync when not used?
Did you clear battery stats? This is normally best when you flash any ROM.
Or maybe a widget or app is doing the draining.
I would recommend reflashing it with the March 4th update just to make sure.
Good luck
SLIM ROM has great idle, and you can always use the battery saver mode... with this you can have the ROM turn off syn, wifi and data all by itself when screen is off... check it out
vidaljs said:
Hi,
I use the SLIM ICS Rom and Im getting awesome battery life....
Hmmm did you change anything on it?
Are you turning off the internet, wifi, gps and sync when not used?
Did you clear battery stats? This is normally best when you flash any ROM.
Or maybe a widget or app is doing the draining.
I would recommend reflashing it with the March 4th update just to make sure.
Good luck
SLIM ROM has great idle, and you can always use the battery saver mode... with this you can have the ROM turn off syn, wifi and data all by itself when screen is off... check it out
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Wow, I'm a moron. I remembered seeing the Power Saver and always thought I had checked yes, I hadn't just the individual settings. I've now updated to 2.8 ICS Slim and I'm going to see how that goes.
Wondering if anyone else has had this issue after root, I have the voicemail icon (which I hate) but when I click it, it dials *86 and I get a wrong code message. What exactly can I do for one to check my voicemail and second get rid of that annoying icon?
Thank you everyone for the input.
couponfork said:
Wondering if anyone else has had this issue after root, I have the voicemail icon (which I hate) but when I click it, it dials *86 and I get a wrong code message. What exactly can I do for one to check my voicemail and second get rid of that annoying icon?
Thank you everyone for the input.
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Go into your call settings ... voicemail settings ... and change the stock *86 to your own mobile number.
couponfork said:
Wow, I'm a moron. I remembered seeing the Power Saver and always thought I had checked yes, I hadn't just the individual settings. I've now updated to 2.8 ICS Slim and I'm going to see how that goes.
Wondering if anyone else has had this issue after root, I have the voicemail icon (which I hate) but when I click it, it dials *86 and I get a wrong code message. What exactly can I do for one to check my voicemail and second get rid of that annoying icon?
Thank you everyone for the input.
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Just make sure u tell the power saver mode what to do under the settings... the default may not be what u want....
RU using Google voice? If so the only reason u would change *86 to ur phone # would be to call sprint VM.... if ur using GV then it will automatically download to ur phone without using minutes to call regular voicemail
I was at 1st against GV but now it comes in quit handy like the original sprint VM ...
Go under GV settings and have the notifications set how u want them. U may have to go desktop version of GV to customize all the settings... just to make sure.
Vs Nexus S 4G
Thank you guys for all of the help.
vidaljs I was wondering if you use the kernel Slim ICS came with or a different one? Also wondering, I have Power Saver on and it seems to be turning my 3G on after I turn the screen back on even if I have it turned off before turning the screen off. Anyone know a way around this?
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Thank you guys for all of the help.
vidaljs I was wondering if you use the kernel Slim ICS came with or a different one? Also wondering, I have Power Saver on and it seems to be turning my 3G on after I turn the screen back on even if I have it turned off before turning the screen off. Anyone know a way around this?
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Repost that on the slim Rom thread so developer can help u....
And I'm using stock kernel that ROM came with.
Good luck
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Is there a way to limit contacts used by Whatsapp to a specific group only ?
When the app is using the entire address book (very large) it seems the battery is draining very fast and the phone gets
extremely hot.
i don't have this problem and i have 785 contacts in my phone book What phone do you use ? What Rom ?
IM+ as an alternative.
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cereal.killer said:
i don't have this problem and i have 785 contacts in my phone book What phone do you use ? What Rom ?
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Captivate with SLIM ICS version 4.1 and Semaphore Kernel. Over 2000 contacts.
Maybe I'll try a different kernel and upgrade to SLIM ICS 4.2 ?
The whatsapp had successfully drained my battery on all he platforms where I used it....
The application is really not good written...
maarawoe said:
The whatsapp had successfully drained my battery on all he platforms where I used it....
The application is really not good written...
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kalda01 said:
Captivate with SLIM ICS version 4.1 and Semaphore Kernel. Over 2000 contacts.
Maybe I'll try a different kernel and upgrade to SLIM ICS 4.2 ?
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I use this . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624514
cereal.killer said:
I use this . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624514
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Is there a performance advantage when using the PLUS version ?
Maybe just theme?
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kalda01 said:
Is there a performance advantage when using the PLUS version ?
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Just the ability to theming the whatsapp app
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Problem s not with the watsapp..try to use some battery saver apps then check it.
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The problem here is not the app, its not the rom or the device. The problem here is simply that using data drains the battery, speciall when on 3G. Battery drain is just one of those things we have to deal with when we have smart phones. They do more than ordinary dumb phones. Using the 3G radio will greatly decrease the charge because its constantly negotiating for signal and shunting data back and forth. If you want to decrease the drain, chat less, switch to 2G only, send less pics/vids/birthday cards from random website that looks cute.
cereal.killer said:
I use this . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624514
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Thanks for the Whatsapp Plus suggestion! Greatly improved my battery life with a simple dark theme change! Stock Whatsapp colours are waay too bright!
It's a bit strange, my battery drained a lot for the last few days after upgrading Whatsapp to the new version 2.9.4207. my battery drains faster than before, if i could have 1 day with 3G on, it is now only up to 3 hours maximum..
i hope it is not app that causes the problem since i relied on it too much to communicate with frenz..
i'm using An Xperia P btw
gdencio said:
It's a bit strange, my battery drained a lot for the last few days after upgrading Whatsapp to the new version 2.9.4207. my battery drains faster than before, if i could have 1 day with 3G on, it is now only up to 3 hours maximum..
i hope it is not app that causes the problem since i relied on it too much to communicate with frenz..
i'm using An Xperia P btw
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I also have been experiencing increased battery drain in the past few days. The only recent change I have made is installing Whatsapp.
The problem here is not that the app is not well written, but the fact that the app uses data. Any application that uses data constantly will drain your battery, a hot phone usually indicates 3G use, 3G radios tend to get hot when they are used for extended periods. The same thing happens to a USB 3G Modem. The only way to prevent your battery going flat so quick, would be to stop using the device. There is an application somewhere that actually disables your radio (wifi or 3G) for a period, puts the device into deep sleep and then wakes it up to check for notifications. This might help a bit with your problem.
OK so I've had this problem with ever ROM except original touchwiz ROMs. My 3g and 4g will random stop working and it reconnects maybe after a reboot or just whenever. This is quit frustrating and in tired of using my internet when something else wants me to.
If you know whats wrong and the solution that would be awesome if you don't. Then please don't respond.
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OK so I've had this problem with ever ROM except original touchwiz ROMs. My 3g and 4g will random stop working and it reconnects maybe after a reboot or just whenever. This is quit frustrating and in tired of using my internet when something else wants me to.
If you know whats wrong and the solution that would be awesome if you don't. Then please don't respond.
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Too general. If you want help you need to be specific. What is your current ROM? What is your baseband version? Saying "every ROM" tells us nothing.
phillytothemax said:
OK so I've had this problem with ever ROM except original touchwiz ROMs. My 3g and 4g will random stop working and it reconnects maybe after a reboot or just whenever. This is quit frustrating and in tired of using my internet when something else wants me to.
If you know whats wrong and the solution that would be awesome if you don't. Then please don't respond.
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How are you installing the roms? Do you wipe properly.? Etc... Need more info
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Okay so I all the basebands k3 k4 and uxm whatever. I wipe everything.I use cwm. And im telling every rom but the ones thqt are stock. As in miui cm 10 aokp asop pac man everything pretty much. Only oone that works is touch wiz roms. Like embryo
I think i have a similar problem. I was getting all sorts of weird reboots on stock so decided to try CM10 stable. Love everything about it but having issues with the signal. Have tried 4 or 5 different basebands - currently using i727UCLL3. when i have signal its great, but i have spotty reception at work. Once the phone looses the signal, about half the time it doesn't pick a signal back up unless i put it in airplane mode, then usually it refreshes and is ok for a while. however sometimes, even when it looks like i have signal, i have no internet connectivity and have to reboot the phone to get everything working again - this happens every 2-3 days usually on average. I'm in the philly area so based on the name of the original guy posting maybe its a more local issue but who knows. any help appreciated. thanks!
hey my name is philly lol. but i do live in VA so maybe its a region thing idk. still no fix. only thing that works which isnt worth it half the time, is embryo its CONSTANT 4g no problem. but for me that battery life is awfull.
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hey my name is philly lol. but i do live in VA so maybe its a region thing idk. still no fix. only thing that works which isnt worth it half the time, is embryo its CONSTANT 4g no problem. but for me that battery life is awfull.
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User error
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how is it user error? i do the same thing on miui as on embryo?? saying that is toooooooooooo general
phillytothemax said:
how is it user error? i do the same thing on miui as on embryo?? saying that is toooooooooooo general
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I think he was referring to the battery life issue. Battery life is extremely subjective and based on each user's habits and settings. Other Embryo users are able to get less "awful" battery life, hence "User error."
No one has the formula for best battery life because everyone's usage varies. There are all sorts of guides, tips and tricks on here to help extend your battery life. Mitigating wakelocks should always be the first place you look to extend your battery.
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I think he was referring to the battery life issue. Battery life is extremely subjective and based on each user's habits and settings. Other Embryo users are able to get less "awful" battery life, hence "User error."
No one has the formula for best battery life because everyone's usage varies. There are all sorts of guides, tips and tricks on here to help extend your battery life. Mitigating wakelocks should always be the first place you look to extend your battery.
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True this I can get great battery life on any rom
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Hi guys,
I know there's no such thing as the best ROM here, but I'm sure there's one with the best battery performance. I'm currently running the official nighlies, and I barely get 3 ½ ~ 4 hs of SoT.
What do you guys recommend?
Also, I'm experiencing some touchscreen issues. Typing is getting really hard because of the famous ghosting issue. Any tips for that?
Sorry for bothering, and thanks in advance!
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fedecape said:
Hi guys,
I know theres no such thing as the best ROM here, but Im sure theres one with the best battery performance. Im currently running the official nighlies, and I barely get 3 ½ ~ 4 hs of SoT.
What do you guys recommend?
Also, Im experiencing some touchscreen issues. Typing is getting really hard because of the famous ghosting issue. Any tips for that?
Sorry for bothering, and thanks in advance!
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Actually it depends upon your usage.
But as per my experience for OPO for LP based ROMs
I am pretty much satisfied with BlissPop with Franco kernel on it
I tried PA, CM12 and some more, but above combination I liked.
fedecape said:
Hi guys,
I know there's no such thing as the best ROM here, but I'm sure there's one with the best battery performance. I'm currently running the official nighlies, and I barely get 3 ½ ~ 4 hs of SoT.
What do you guys recommend?
Also, I'm experiencing some touchscreen issues. Typing is getting really hard because of the famous ghosting issue. Any tips for that?
Sorry for bothering, and thanks in advance!
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As @Mr hOaX said it depends on your usage, your apps, your signal strength, your WiFi router, and an endless amount of other variables. The only way to find out which one will be best for you is through your own testing.
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Mr hOaX said:
Actually it depends upon your usage.
But as per my experience for OPO for LP based ROMs
I am pretty much satisfied with BlissPop with Franco kernel on it
I tried PA, CM12 and some more, but above combination I liked.
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Thanks! I'll give BlissPop a try. With your usage/settings, how many hours of SoT are you getting?
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As @Mr hOaX said it depends on your usage, your apps, your signal strength, your WiFi router, and an endless amount of other variables. The only way to find out which one will be best for you is through your own testing.
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Really basic usage, social networks, email, chrome and a few photos.
Cellular signal is always decent, and my WiFi signal is always strong. I don't really think it gets more basic than that. Oh, I also have a moto 360 always connected.
I will try Blisspop. Thanks guys.
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Thanks! I'll give BlissPop a try. With your usage/settings, how many hours of SoT are you getting?
Really basic usage, social networks, email, chrome and a few photos.
Cellular signal is always decent, and my WiFi signal is always strong. I don't really think it gets more basic than that. Oh, I also have a moto 360 always connected.
I will try Blisspop. Thanks guys.
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The smart watch will have a huge impact on your battery life. Plus, even if you and another guy have the same phone, on the same network, with the exact same phone setup, you can have drastically different battery life if you're living just one house away from each other. And that's only taking into account one variable (signal strength).
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Thanks! Ill give BlissPop a try. With your usage/settings, how many hours of SoT are you getting?
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I get more than 7hrs SOT on each charge cycle.. @timmaaa is right.. Radio plays most important role..
You can underclock or undervolt to get some more juice from your battery..
If you don't customize the ROM and other apps, they'll unnecessary result in wakelocks and hence poor battery life..
Has anybody tried the new firmware update?
http://www.android.gs/ota-released-galaxy-s6-edge-nordic-countries-israel-volte-vowifi/
Firmware here :
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61178/G920FXXU3QOKD_G920FNEE3QOKD_NEE/
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I'm currently downloading it, but (as usual) the speed is horrendous. If anybody has a a link with proper speeds (mega, google drive etc) would be highly appreciated.
Installed, but no VoLTE on Telia. Device not rooted.
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I'm currently downloading it, but (as usual) the speed is horrendous. If anybody has a a link with proper speeds (mega, google drive etc) would be highly appreciated.
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Let us know how it performs.
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VoLTE will only work if your carrier supports it. Plus if your carrier supports it, the CSC has to match as well for the option to be there in the Phone settings.
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Let us know how it performs.
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I installed it. How it performs? Exactly the same as before. Nor better, nor worse.
Battery wise I cannot comment since the first thing I did was to root and install new kernel (the stock one in terms of battery is [email protected] af).
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I installed it. How it performs? Exactly the same as before. Nor better, nor worse.
Battery wise I cannot comment since the first thing I did was to root and install new kernel (the stock one in terms of battery is [email protected] af).
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How would you know the stock kernel is bad if you didn't give it a chance.
To be honest, the stock kernels are pretty good. My wife gets over 4 hours of SoT every day with about 20% to spare everyday on bone stock fw!
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How would you know the stock kernel is bad if you didn't give it a chance.
To be honest, the stock kernels are pretty good. My wife gets over 4 hours of SoT every day with about 20% to spare everyday on bone stock fw!
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Coming from the COI9 firmware, which had the worst battery life possible (when the phone was simply laying on the desk with 30 minutes of SoT I was at 40% battery. That is with power saving mode enabled FYI and no apps running in the background. Yes, hard resets were performed multiple times to try and fix the problem) I'm very skeptical about this firm's battery life. So I decided not to give it a chance
That sucks. my carrier supports wifi calling and volte and I don't have the choice to activate the settings. what a waste downloading this rom.