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CyanogenMod battery life

hey guys. I just bought an Nexus5(well...like 1 motnh ago actually) and I realized that I think I like CyanogemMod better then the default android(used cyanogen mod on my Galaxy S1 for 3 years).
My question is, how is the battery life on CyanogenMod compared to the stock default android 4.4.2 rom that nexus comes with?
Thnx in advance.

Rat2000 said:
hey guys. I just bought an Nexus5(well...like 1 motnh ago actually) and I realized that I think I like CyanogemMod better then the default android(used cyanogen mod on my Galaxy S1 for 3 years).
My question is, how is the battery life on CyanogenMod compared to the stock default android 4.4.2 rom that nexus comes with?
Thnx in advance.
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There's no good answer to your request imo.
You should check this out to have an idea of the average battery life. (or have a look at CM11's thread)
For instance you can install more apps thanks to root permissions so you will be able to install more apps and use more battery but it doesn't mean that the battery life is worse.
One advantage is that you can try different kernels and settings to find the best configuration as per your needs.

Rat2000 said:
My question is, how is the battery life on CyanogenMod compared to the stock default android 4.4.2 rom that nexus comes with?
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As with any battery life comparison, it's almost impossible to answer properly because there are far too many variables.
You'll get various answers saying it's much better / worse / the same. Ultimately the responses will be of limited value to you, because everyone's usage is different.
Thankfully you can always backup and try something out. Revert if if makes things worse.
Find out what's best for YOUR usage and preference, not someone else's...
And repeat this for every device / ROM / kernel combination

Battery life is what you make of it. I can make my phone last 8 hours or around a day and a half.
to prolong battery life I recommend turning off mobile data and sync when not in use. You can look into tasker (I think) to turn it on at specific times. Quick tiles help out or the app "power toggles" which I use

Ok, thnx guys. I think I will make an nanDroid backup and install cyanogen mod and see what happens.

Rat2000 said:
Ok, thnx guys. I think I will make an nanDroid backup and install cyanogen mod and see what happens.
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Cyanogen is well known but don't forget that we have other awesome roms
Flashing and testing is the solution.

Primokorn said:
Cyanogen is well known but don't forget that we have other awesome roms
Flashing and testing is the solution.
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This can't be stressed enough....
Not that I don't like CM work but there are other Devs who work just as hard to bring some awesome stuff to us.

Best rom for the S6? (From a battery perspective)

Hi
What is the best rom from a battery perspective right now and how much will it increase battery life? Right now I get 3-4 hours on 4g and 5-7 hours on Wifi on stock, rooted with greenify. Will a lite rom help even more on battery? Also, which would you say is the best right now and why?
Thanks in advance

Questions like these(best rom bla bla) are not tolerated every rom here is a result of hardwork and efforts from devs which are all unique in their own ways, would suggest you to try and use what you like.
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Why aren't questions like this "tolerated"?

Faspaiso said:
Hi
What is the best rom from a battery perspective right now and how much will it increase battery life? Right now I get 3-4 hours on 4g and 5-7 hours on Wifi on stock, rooted with greenify. Will a lite rom help even more on battery? Also, which would you say is the best right now and why?
Thanks in advance
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You won't notice a difference in battery life from Stock to custom, except maybe a decrease due to wake bugs maybe.
Your battery life is pretty good.
Rule of thumb, ROM's might allude to having better battery life than others, but they almost certainly do not.

Japultra said:
Why aren't questions like this "tolerated"?
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Well no idea either. I asked what the best rom was from a BATTERY perspective. Some are for speed, others battery and some features.
I fully understand they're all hard work.

king_below_my_lord said:
Questions like these(best rom bla bla) are not tolerated every rom here is a result of hardwork and efforts from devs which are all unique in their own ways, would suggest you to try and use what you like.
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Not tolerated by who exactly?
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kroonys3 said:
Not tolerated by who exactly?
Sent from my S6 Edge
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Uhmm... The community? Well as far as I see now there is no such issue's in the Galaxy S6 forums, I come from the Galaxy S2 community where any similar questions(literally anything that started with BEST ROM...) are flamed by other members and occasionally outright locked or removed by the moderator's.
I myself never had an issue with those kind off question though.
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The question is pretty much not answerable for a number of reasons.
People get different results due to how they use their phones and what software the load and run on the same ROM, and to answer your question someone would have had tried all the available roms for enough time to form an opinion.
Lastly, this is a general S6 forum so people here are using all kinds of different variants of the S6 making the comparison even less likey.
I have a stock rooted ROM and am quite pleased with the battery usage on it, YMMV.

Latest stock 5.1.1 ROM specific for your country.

roydok said:
Latest stock 5.1.1 ROM specific for your country.
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Based on what? Reaching 8+ hours SOT? If no, then the answer for now is XtreStoLite.

In theory, the lightest ROM with the least amount of bloatware may extend your battery life. But in reality, phone usage is the main culprit of battery life. I have tried different ROMs with my old S3 trying to extend its battery life. But in the end my efforts are in vain as I put too much work for a very little gain of less than 30 mins. This also applies to the S6. Modifying usage (i.e. turning wifi/bluetooth when not in use, working with dimmer screen, etc...), buying extra battery or powerbanks and chargers for charging on the go and anywhere all did the trick of preventing phone usage interruption due to a drained battery.

Best way to squeeze battery out of this thing?

The nexus 5 is currently on stock and I haven't rooted it yet but I was wondering if I could partially or significantly increase battery life by rooting it. If I could what suggestions do you guys have? What works well for you?

l_4Fhit_l said:
The nexus 5 is currently on stock and I haven't rooted it yet but I was wondering if I could partially or significantly increase battery life by rooting it. If I could what suggestions do you guys have? What works well for you?
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best way to increase battery on stock 6.0.1 is to switch off wifi/bluetooth scanning in location settings, or buy a new battery like i just have

Root and custom ROM/kernel or not!?

Hey i got the Pixel 3 and now i'm thinking about rooting my Pixel 3. If there are some ROMs or kernels that maybe are better for battery life than stock android 9?
Guys can you recommend some ROMs or kernels?
Thank you!

As will always be the case, no one can really answer as your usage situation will be different. Run stock at first, with root, and use better battery stats to see what your usage is. I am on DU rom and battery is ok, but I have one social media app that is always running. I can make it though the day though, so not bothered.

ROM recommendation

I'm looking for a rom for the Galaxy S6 (SM-G920I) that dosent has to have lots of costumization options, rather it has to be stable and preferrably priorizing performance over battery life. I dont care if the rom is on an old android version. My idea is to use this phone as a car head unit, so I need good gps performance and maximum performance from the cpu and gpu. The phone is going to be constantly charghing, so no problem with battery life.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!

ffpp.2003 said:
I'm looking for a rom for the Galaxy S6 (SM-G920I) that dosent has to have lots of costumization options, rather it has to be stable and preferrably priorizing performance over battery life. I dont care if the rom is on an old android version. My idea is to use this phone as a car head unit, so I need good gps performance and maximum performance from the cpu and gpu. The phone is going to be constantly charghing, so no problem with battery life.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
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ExolutionX - Android 10 is your best bet

ArmashOnXDA said:
ExolutionX - Android 10 is your best bet
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Thanks for the recommendation! I'm testing lineageos 17 frpm joshuadoes. It seems pretty good. As soon as i finish testing it, i'll sure go with evoX. Only one question, is this the evoX you say? Do you have any list of bugs?

ffpp.2003 said:
Thanks for the recommendation! I'm testing lineageos 17 frpm joshuadoes. It seems pretty good. As soon as i finish testing it, i'll sure go with evoX. Only one question, is this the evoX you say? Do you have any list of bugs?
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Yeah, That's the one I am referring to and afaik the only major bug that I have found during my usage is that it struggles to play videos that have been recorded in @60 FPS (It doesn't occur in YouTube though, it only happens in apps like Google Photos, Gallery, etc).

LOS 17 is a great option as well. It's one of the best ROM's for the S6 out there. Tbh almost all the Custom ROM's based on Android 10 work really good for the S6.