is there any program that will show the battery percentage when charging? anyone?
homescreen++ ui is a really small today screen plugin that does it. afaik the taskbar icon cannot do it.
additionally, the measurement should be bull**** either way as long as the charging is active. while charging the value shown is normally far too much, when disconnecting the charger you can see a drop of more than 10% within 1 minute (due to bull**** readings while charging).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1409861&postcount=3
You can check out this (current/up-to-date page is HERE)
It is pretty customizable. I used it a lot on my 6800 and loved it. But I had some initial problems with my TP and switched to Jimm98y's GreenBatteryFIX which shows a % in the battery icon on the top instead of bars. When charging it just shows a plug icon though. (I think that is the current version)
You could try THIS out as well.
Thnx Pantaloonie and chrialex, I was lookin for such apps
IN the "about phone" battery use the "display" shows 53%, Voice calls show 36% android 5% Cell Standby $% Phone idle 3%, I made one call 3 hours ago and since then havent touched it...what the heck are these results telling me? IM so confused.
Pauper7 said:
IN the "about phone" battery use the "display" shows 53%, Voice calls show 36% android 5% Cell Standby $% Phone idle 3%, I made one call 3 hours ago and since then havent touched it...what the heck are these results telling me? IM so confused.
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Of the percentage of the battery thats been used, those percentages is what has used the batter thus far.
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Of the percentage of the battery thats been used, those percentages is what has used the batter thus far.
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thanks porkchop! That much I get I honeslty do, but if my phone is sleeping, and its been three hours since the call took place, why are those the hogs?
Your reading too much into it. It's a percent of a percent and even if your phone has been sleeping for hours it will still show those numbers because that's what had been using the battery the most.
The way its displayed is confusing. If your battery is at 50% and it says the display used 50%. The display has really only used 25% of the battery so far. It doesn't matter if your phone has been asleep after you used it.
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zenulator said:
Your reading too much into it. It's a percent of a percent and even if your phone has been sleeping for hours it will still show those numbers because that's what had been using the battery the most.
The way its displayed is confusing. If your battery is at 50% and it says the display used 50%. The display has really only used 25% of the battery so far. It doesn't matter if your phone has been asleep after you used it.
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And its since the phone has been last unplugged. They aren't really the hogs, its just what has been used in the last how ever long the battery has been off the charger. The display and the phone use way more battery than cell standby and phone idle. now say the battery was at 70% when you took these readings...and left it on sleep til it was 1%, cell standby and phone idle would then be the top percentages.
Deleting batterystats.bin from /data/system doesn't help
what else can I do?
sort of the same problem
even when the battery is down to like 20% it still shows 90% on status
i just ignore it completely and use a third party battery meter like Gauge Battery Widget
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8124361&postcount=46
it's simply the best!
@op, do you mean the battery indicator in the notification bar always shows full or when you check the status screen? there were quite a few times when i would delete the battery stats on my nexus one and the battery status would show 100% for 5 hrs or so, but eventually it would start to drop. once i fully charged it again it would work normally. one of the few things i hate about the galaxy s is that the battery meter in the notification bar is so out of whack. i hate having to check the settings page all the time and i stopped using battery apps due to battery drain
use the widget/status bar icon i recommended above
Allgamer:
Thank you but my problem was battery showing 100% all the time, it doesn't metter if I use widget or other method.
hondaguy:
Thank you
evantually it started dropping (after few hours)
now it's o.k.
The Galaxy S will show in the notification bar as '100%' untill the 75% mark is reached.
Hi guys, I'm worried about the battery life of my HTC One.
When the phone is on lock mode, meaning screen is off, within one hour battery can go down from 1-3%. Power saver is on, brightness is auto. And 4G/LTE is on.
Also, I only play around with my settings, checking out GSAM battery monitor, within 15 minutes battery can go down 1-2%.
Now it's been 6 hours 22 minutes since I unplugged from charger, battery level is 74%.
Is it normal?
Thanks.
Gsam should be able to tell you where your battery is being used and what app. Look at what the offending app is (most likely Google maps and Google+ or facebook) and use an app like greenify to hibernate them when not in use.
Sent from my HTC One
Check with betterbatterystats app to see if anything is keeping it awake at
Aetherion90 said:
Hi guys, I'm worried about the battery life of my HTC One.
When the phone is on lock mode, meaning screen is off, within one hour battery can go down from 1-3%. Power saver is on, brightness is auto. And 4G/LTE is on.
Also, I only play around with my settings, checking out GSAM battery monitor, within 15 minutes battery can go down 1-2%.
Now it's been 6 hours 22 minutes since I unplugged from charger, battery level is 74%.
Is it normal?
Thanks.
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You do realize that the phone is still doing stuff when the screen is off, yes? Syncing e-mails/facebook/news stories, communicating the the network, etc. Even if the phone were completely off, lithium-ion batteries will still deplete(albeit very, very slowly) over time. 1-3% loss in an hour is pretty normal in standby. If you're really concerned about it, you can check out an app called BetterBatteryStats and it'll show you what's waking your phone up from sleep and/or preventing it from sleeping to help identify apps whos sync settings are too aggressive.
Your battery has depleted 26% in 6hrs 22minutes... you're losing roughly 4.08% per hour, at that rate it would take you ~24.5hrs to deplete the battery. Battery depletion is, can be, and should be accelerated when you're using the phone, so 1-2% within 15minutes while looking at a battery monitor... yeah. The more stuff you do with your phone, the sooner the battery will run out.
TL;DR: your battery life is fine.
unremarked said:
You do realize that the phone is still doing stuff when the screen is off, yes? Syncing e-mails/facebook/news stories, communicating the the network, etc. Even if the phone were completely off, lithium-ion batteries will still deplete(albeit very, very slowly) over time. 1-3% loss in an hour is pretty normal in standby. If you're really concerned about it, you can check out an app called BetterBatteryStats and it'll show you what's waking your phone up from sleep and/or preventing it from sleeping to help identify apps whos sync settings are too aggressive.
Your battery has depleted 26% in 6hrs 22minutes... you're losing roughly 4.08% per hour, at that rate it would take you ~24.5hrs to deplete the battery. Battery depletion is, can be, and should be accelerated when you're using the phone, so 1-2% within 15minutes while looking at a battery monitor... yeah. The more stuff you do with your phone, the sooner the battery will run out.
TL;DR: your battery life is fine.
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Thanks for the info. However I noticed in some threads that for certain people, their HTC One can last for 1 days 9 hours. For example:
johnbrighton said:
I'm guessing you're a heavy user!
What apps to you have installed? how many apps to you have?
My phone lasted 1 day and 9hrs on one charge with moderate internet use, txt messaging, phone calls - and that was without power saving mode enabled.
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Thanks for the info. However I noticed in some threads that for certain people, their HTC One can last for 1 days 9 hours. For example:
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It's going to be very difficult for you to replicate the results of someone else(and we are lacking a ton of information from that post--is he running a custom rom, custom kernel, are screen off/on profiles being used, what apps are syncing, how often, how many, etc).
Beyond usage, phones can vary greatly from within the same model based on the manufacturing process/location/materials. For instance, there's a thread in the General Section exploring the differences in various HTC One's screen maximum screen brightness. Even down the chemistry of the batteries themselves. I know from personal experience that one of the biggest impacts on battery life can be how strong of a signal you're receiving from your carrier. If you life/work in a low signal area, the phone will increase power to the antennae to maintain the connection whereas if you're in a good signal area, it doesn't have to work as hard.
Anyone use GSAM Battery Monitor app? Why does the battery usage % doesn't add up to 100% when you add it with the remaining battery % sometime?
Yesterday it's still fine. But today my battery usage % + remaining battery % only add up to 93%.
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Anyone use GSAM Battery Monitor app? Why does the battery usage % doesn't add up to 100% when you add it with the remaining battery % sometime?
Yesterday it's still fine. But today my battery usage % + remaining battery % only add up to 93%.
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Most people use that app. I'm not sure why it isn't working 100%. Did you plug your phone in for a very short amount of time? That might make errors. After you charge it overnight everything should be fine. Try using it for another day.
Sent from my HTC One
In GSAM Battery Monitor, my App Usage is always the highest contributor to battery usage, usually around 85%-90%. Screen is only 10.8%.
When I dig deeper into the App Usage, Kernel (Android OS) 23.8%, and Android System 15.7% are the top 2.
Is it normal?
Do you have Auto Sync turned on?
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Do you have Auto Sync turned on?
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If you are referring to Facebook, email, and such, then yes Auto Sync is on. So Auto Sync is included in Kernel or Android System?
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If you are referring to Facebook, email, and such, then yes Auto Sync is on. So Auto Sync is included in Kernel or Android System?
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It's a standard Android feature. Auto Sync drains a ton of battery
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It's a standard Android feature. Auto Sync drains a ton of battery
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So for those who can get 5 hours+ screen on time, meaning auto sync is turned off?
Btw, do you know what is AsyncCollectorListener wakelocks that come from Maps? It also contributes to high partial wakelocks percentage most of the time.
Just wanted to query if my battery life is normal or not.
I charged it to 100% last night (phone turned off whilst charging) at around midnight then went to bed after turning it on.
This morning I spent 5 minutes on Twitter and checked my notifications which took me around 1 minute.
My battery is currently at 73%. Wondering if this is normal or not?
In regards to my settings:
My GPS is set to Battery Saver
Assist features are turned off apart from Sleeping Mode
Brightness is always at the lowest setting
Bluetooth, NFC, Data, etc all off as normal
WiFi and Sync are always on and never turned off unless I'm away from my access point.
All notifications are turned off apart from SMS & Email.
The only other app that is always running is Power Toggles which gives a battery percentage indicator in my status bar and a bunch of toggle options accessible from my notification bar. Could this be sapping my battery life?
Just noticed Google Location Reporting was turned on. I've turned it off to see if it helps give me better battery.
Also I installed QualComm Battery Guru a few days ago but it's not made much difference so far.
First, battery guru will waste more battery life than it saves. Trust me.
Second, we need meaningful screen shots to help....personally I think gsam is the easiest to use. Make sure you run a long discharge before doing screen shots....like 100% to like 10.
Third, you'll get more attention in this thread......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418077
Get those screen shots and post in the above thread. Lots of people active in it. Also, read through the thread a bit...start on last page and read backwards a bit. Tonnes of great info and tips in it.
Good luck!
Thanks I've now taken Battery Guru off.
Will get screenshots up once my battery hits around the 10% mark.
It's currently on 48% and I've not done much with it.
I think it may be good battery life..