Hi,
Has anyone else had problems with the battery draining with the new 4.0.4 ? My GF Nexus S was still on 2.3.6 so I got the factory version of 4.0.4 and installed it. I obviously wiped the data/cache/etc. Also I rooted it with the latest superuser.
I'm running the latest nighly of CM9 and everything is perfect, so I thought it was time to give her the sweetness of ICS.
So with all that useless information, has anyone found a fix for the battery drain in 4.0.4?
Thank you,
WarpedMonkeys
Since I installed 4.0.4 my battery lasts up to 20 hours, no problem at all.
I'd suggest manual full wipe with fresh 4.0.3 stock rom and then manual ota update to 4.0.4.
I'm also using matr1x kernel, it's just awesome
Hope it helps
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Yeah, me too! Try another ROM. I am currently using CyberGR-MOD|NS.NGN ICS v10 HYBRID and getting superb battery life (and performance, mind you ).
Poriotis said:
Yeah, me too! Try another ROM. I am currently using CyberGR-MOD|NS.NGN ICS v10 HYBRID and getting superb battery life (and performance, mind you ).
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Stock rom is ok, but updating with ota from 2.3.6 to 4.0.4 may lead to bad battery behaviour. Someone says that battery stats wipe could lead to better battery performances, but I think fresh install could do the trick
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I used this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445621 and installed:
Android 4.0.4/IMM76D/UCKJ1 Radio/KL1 Bootloader
Official factory fastboot images, must be flashed using fastboot on an unlocked bootloader. Contains recovery, radio, and bootloader.
THESE IMAGES MUST BE FLASHED USING BOOTLOADER VERSION I9020XXKA3
I can't really be more fresh than this. I'll try messing around with her settings, but if it doesn't get better, I'll just flash her the latest CM9 nightly
Check your battery usage, if Android OS is using more than 8-9% after some regular usage, then that's the cause.
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Lazer Bear said:
Check your battery usage, if Android OS is using more than 8-9% after some regular usage, then that's the cause.
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Ehhhmmmm... My Android OS usage is always around ~20%, but my battery still lasts ~15 hours. Heavy usage. Are you telling me that it should last even longer?
Anyway, AMOLED screen or sLCD?
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Amoled
Her Android OS is normal...I really don't understand why it's that bad. I'll try doing a full battery cycle.
Updated form 2.3.6 stock to 4.0.4
OTA and battery usage is still OK. Lasts about 1-1.5 days. Permanent Wifi or 3g, internetusage and some gaming-No probs!!!
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Amoled
Her Android OS is normal...I really don't understand why it's that bad. I'll try doing a full battery cycle.
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A full battery cycle could do the trick. Don't let it die, anyway, because it can cause battery wear... Just take it to 10% and recharge it nighttime... You may also wipe battery data before, if you wish...
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Check apps like news and weather too. My news and weather app really acted up after my ics update and wouldn't stop pulling data. I had to shut off any automatic updating with that app and it fixed my issue. It might have been temporary but just check your apps.
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Check apps like news and weather too. My news and weather app really acted up after my ics update and wouldn't stop pulling data. I had to shut off any automatic updating with that app and it fixed my issue. It might have been temporary but just check your apps.
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Alright thank you I'll check those out.
Try Badass Battery monitor . it will give you some good info on whats using your battery. Gives you a % of app usage
Look in play store
Evo_Shift said:
Check apps like news and weather too. My news and weather app really acted up after my ics update and wouldn't stop pulling data. I had to shut off any automatic updating with that app and it fixed my issue. It might have been temporary but just check your apps.
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OMG thank you, I didn't notice that. Maybe I can get even better battery performance now it was set to update every 1 hour, so it may be not much, but even 1% is good for me!
Heavy battery drain ??? i don't have any issues with it, infact i have not touched my phone for 1 day 6 hours and 25 minutes and my battery dropped from 95% to 82%. My phone was fully charged (didn't go higher then 95%). I am very impressed by the results.
I changed 2 settings:
1. Automatic screen brightness.
2. Turn screen off after 30 seconds.
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Heavy battery drain ??? i don't have any issues with it, infact i have not touched my phone for 1 day 6 hours and 25 minutes and my battery dropped from 95% to 82%. My phone was fully charged (didn't go higher then 95%). I am very impressed by the results.
I changed 2 settings:
1. Automatic screen brightness.
2. Turn screen off after 30 seconds.
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Wait a sec... that's not normal for me
Do you use 3G to connect to the internet? Never got more than 20 hours on 3G/HSDPA... without even using the phone!
Hello,
my Nexus S was updated automatically to version 4.0.4. I will tell you. My problem is with data. Now I can not open any WWW page in default viewer,Opera sometimes opens some pages but quite rare. I can not get any email in K9 Mail. Update of Google maps took several hours, unfinished, eaten all my battery! Sometimes I am without signal or with bad signal.
It is for sure problem with 4.0.4 because I have unlimited data. So, no FUP in this case.
I was satisfied with 2.3.6. How can I do downgrade without rooting etc. my phone ?
vaclavpe said:
Hello,
my Nexus S was updated automatically to version 4.0.4. I will tell you. My problem is with data. Now I can not open any WWW page in default viewer,Opera sometimes opens some pages but quite rare. I can not get any email in K9 Mail. Update of Google maps took several hours, unfinished, eaten all my battery! Sometimes I am without signal or with bad signal.
It is for sure problem with 4.0.4 because I have unlimited data. So, no FUP in this case.
I was satisfied with 2.3.6. How can I do downgrade without rooting etc. my phone ?
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Check your APNs. But they should have come off the simcard when you updated.
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Check your APNs. But they should have come off the simcard when you updated.
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This is correct, in my case...
vaclavpe said:
This is correct, in my case...
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Try find out what is hogging your battery/cpu. Download os monitor.
Or just flash a new rom to see if that helps. make a backup first
I updated to ics and use ss launcher and noticed huge battery drain and couldn't figure it out. Well it turned out to be ss launcher.
Anyway just wanted to let fellow users know they released an update too ss launcher addressing the battery drain issue with ics.
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well, i cant agree to that. I use Stock ICS nor root or else and ssLauncher. My battery lasts forever. I had 76% Battery left after 13Hours of use. Facebook/Youtube/Whatsapp/SMS and sone small games played on this run!!!
I think something is wrong with your sslauncher!
Given they updated it to fix this issue, no, there's no problem with his system. It was a launcher problem.
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There is NO WAY anyone's phone lasts that long under normal use. No way. I get tired of seeing people post about how long their battery lasts and how its been used for 30 hours and still has 30% left. Bs.
Unless you have a 9000 mah battery it aint happening. Even the friggin razor maxx don't last that long.
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well, i cant agree to that. I use Stock ICS nor root or else and ssLauncher. My battery lasts forever. I had 76% Battery left after 13Hours of use. Facebook/Youtube/Whatsapp/SMS and sone small games played on this run!!!
I think something is wrong with your sslauncher!
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Yea I guess the developers were lying when they said there was a problem with battery drain on ics and released an update to fix it.
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I bought the lg g3 in india about 4 days ago and the battery life are realy realy bad! The battery runs out after 4 hours of heavy use and less than 8 hours of not-using someone have any suggestions ?
Root your phone, install exposed, then install the modules include greenify, boot manager to control the apps that can run in the background. It works well for me.
Or you can try those battery saver apps without root. Some got quite good reviews.
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Hi everybody !
I'm new on this forum, so please tell me if I do something wrong.
Since approximately one month I have problems with my Nexus 5's battery, and a poor screen-on time (+/- 45 min).
I run stock Lollipop 5.0, with ElementalX r70 kernel, and I have the MultiRom mod installed, which I use sometimes to try different ROMs.
I didn't notice differences between stock and custom ROMs, but I didn't try for a long time.
May someone be able to help me ?
My Nexus 5 is one year old, I hope I won't be obliged to change the battery.
Thank you.
The first way you need to do is checking your wakelock in detail by using some apps like GSam Battery Monitor, or Better Battery Stat, you can find them both in Play Store.
See the sticky, first four posts plus last few pages.
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Hello,
I flashed Slimsaber rom a couple days to try and enjoy Lolipop (battery life was horrible for me on stock cm 12.1).
All in all, it's a great tool and I get good battery life.
However I noted that overnight there is this unknown (to me) am that eats my battery while the phone is not in use.
Couldn't find info on it, I'm guessing dire the it's name that made it quite a pain to research.
Any clue, help appreciated.
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Edit: apparently can't add images, so in a bind here
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cyanogenmod.platform
/system/framework/org.cyanogenmod.platform-res.apk
version 5.1.1-4d2f613529
on a full cycle it uses up to 30% of the battery, more than the screen.
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