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Hey guys,
Since changing firmwares and kernels etc; my battery has been going flat even quicker then at stock. I can understand this seeing as I have my device overclocked to 1.2GHz; but the thing is that it's draining WHILE THE DEVICES IS NOT IN USE. EG. While it's sitting idle with the screen off.
Now, I do have facebook/twitter/weather/news set up to refresh, but only every hour and on Twitter ever 3 hrs, so I don't think this is the case. I also have a profile set up on SetCPU which when the screen turns off, it sets the CPU to Min: 100MHz & Max 100MHz.
On the Battery usage screen it looks as if the screen is using up ~70% of the battery.
Here's my setup:
Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
I9000XWJM8
SamSet 1.9f
1.2Ghz OC /w Voodoo 4 & BLN
Hey
I had the same issue with my SGS. My setup was stock JF3 plus voodoo lagfix 3.0. Phone was fast but battery drained very quickly, and didn't stop when it was on standby. I suspected the custom kernel that was included in the voodoo lagfix.
I have since flashed JM8 to my phone and used the lagfix found on xda under
[Voodoo Lagfix] : Play Voodoo with STOCK ECLAIR kernels! - FINAL
which is like voodoo lagfix but with JM8 kernel instead. I'm now enjoying a fast SGS with very good battery life.
Cheers
Thanks for the reply.
It could quite possibly be SamSet 1.9f doing the draining; but I'm not sure.
I don't think I could go back to stock after using SamSet anyway; that thing is just incredible
I might have to give it a try. Although I still stand by voodoo giving you the battery issues.
They say it was Version 3 of Voodoo which was giving the battery problems - wait, that was the OC kernel wasn't it?
Not sure; it should be fairly noticeable to everyone when the screen off function is not putting the phone in stand-by mode!
When I had the issues I used Voodoo lagfix 3.0 which is a part of Voodoo beta 4. They said there were battery issues in Voodoo beta 3 (this contained Voodoo lagfix 2.1). I have read a lot of reports of people winding back to Voodoo beta 2 and not having battery issues.
I think all the Voodoo versions have all used OC kernel.
JM8 and voodoo combined cause battery drain. Use other lag fix or firmware...
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Yeah, I noticed a significant increase in battery drain after installing JM8 + Tayutama's 1.1 ROM w/ Voodoo.
Although I really like the increased speed and Tayutama's add ons, the battery drains almost twice as fast compared to the average during my previous month using the phone with stock I9000DTJG4 firmware, which to me is pretty awful.
there is a very big difference in battery life time. my setup us also JM8+Voodoo4.. I charge my foon every night. and when i'am eating dinner the battery is bleeping.. and there is actualy no active use..
I like the combination of JM8+voodoo.. it really feels great.. so what can we do..?
Well, I use JM8 with RyanZa 2.3 Lagfix and I don't have any problem with battery life.
Using mails (push), Games and MP3 about 2 or 3 hours per day, and battery is at 60% at the and of the day.
Not bad isn't it ?
Same problem here , i have JM8 with Tayutama & Voodoo lagfix , my battery drains like hell ^^
hmmm i noticed yall talked about a fast battery drain using the voodoo lagfix
could it by any way be the latest 1 (V4 beta) ? coz on the website and i quote
" Bugfixes :
The battery life issue introduced in beta3 is resolved. CPU was locked at 1GHz, which some people saw as a feature (snappier Phone!) but in reality this was a bug, sorry guys "
so V4 beta should be a fix and not suck up much battery like V3 beta
as for myself my phone was a First Gen i9000 international version and ever since i got my phone it never lasted a full day of use....
except for when i changed 3g to 2g , disabled the internet apn , disabled the auto sync , pretty much disabled everything and went very low on the screen light and yet ended @ 10-11 pm with 2% battery life with a max talktime of an hour thruout the day and screen was off almost all of the time except when viewing sms's , yes it lasted a full day to me but i sure hate using my phone that way, pretty useless T_T
mazroui said:
hmmm i noticed yall talked about a fast battery drain using the voodoo lagfix
could it by any way be the latest 1 (V4 beta) ? coz on the website and i quote
" Bugfixes :
The battery life issue introduced in beta3 is resolved. CPU was locked at 1GHz, which some people saw as a feature (snappier Phone!) but in reality this was a bug, sorry guys "
so V4 beta should be a fix and not suck up much battery like V3 beta
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Thanks for the suggestion, but Tayutama's 1.1 ROM is supposed to include beta 4.
I've got the international version as well and usually got 2, sometimes 3 full days usage with the stock firmware (with about 2 hours of browsing, 2-3 SMS's, 1-2 phone calls and 1 hr of music a day). I did my best to maximise battery life by switching my background wallpaper to be mostly black, and the phone set to minimum brightness
Ordinarily I'd be down to about 60-65% battery life after a day of usage. Using JM8 and Tayutama's ROM I'm down to 22% after 1 day...
It's really weird. Just a day or two ago, I reported having battery issues with the combination of JM8 + Tayutama + Voodoo b3 lagfix only.
Today, I unplugged my phone in the morning (approx 08:30) after an overnight charge, rebooted it just in case, and have been using it quite heavily. Lots of 3G data and Wi-Fi (I hear Wi-Fi is a culprit in some cases), a few phone calls, SMS, and music. I have brightness set to low, and black backgrounds where possible.
It's now been more than 12 hours of operation, and not once have I had the rapid battery drain and excess heat that I had complained about. Or wakelocks, now that I think about it. Remaining charge is roughly a third. I actually don't mind; I'm of the belief that smartphones need a daily charge anyway.
But the heat problem. It didn't happen today. I don't know why. In fact, I don't even know what caused it. I'm glad it didn't happen, and hope it doesn't again, but it's just very very weird. :?
With JM8 (Tayutama Edition v1.1) voodoo + OC my battery draining very very quik.
I have applied update.zip "[Voodoo Lagfix] : Play Voodoo with STOCK ECLAIR kernels!" and now batery life is very good.
P.S. = to applay update from Tayutama voodoo to STOCK kernel + voodoo LagFix i don't disable lag fix before or other ... just update kernel over it ... of course i lose OC but now my SGS work like a charm and batery life is very very good
I just flashed back to stock from Voodoo 3.0. If you go to the dedicated Voodoo thread, you'll have people complaining about the battery life while others try to dispel the rumor that Voodoo is the cause. I fully believe it's Voodoo. Since flashing back, I have the exact same setup I had before {done from scratch} while using OCLF instead. Battery is fine now.
mazroui said:
as for myself my phone was a First Gen i9000 international version and ever since i got my phone it never lasted a full day of use....
except for when i changed 3g to 2g , disabled the internet apn , disabled the auto sync , pretty much disabled everything and went very low on the screen light and yet ended @ 10-11 pm with 2% battery life with a max talktime of an hour thruout the day and screen was off almost all of the time except when viewing sms's , yes it lasted a full day to me but i sure hate using my phone that way, pretty useless T_T
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man this is almost the same behavior i have with my phone. It can last one day (around 25-26 hours) only when i disable everything, put the brightness to the lowest level and pay attention to the apps running in background, this with low/moderate usage (2-3 hours display on, few calls or sms). My phone drains battery as hell.
I guess there is some Calibration Problem when you are flashing a new firmware. Try to flash a new firmware with full battery.
Just went and disabled my current Voodoo b3 and installed the Stock Kernel Voodoo... (Checking each way with a Quadrant bench.)
My battery suddenly went from 26% (curio's Voodoo) to 65% (stock Voodoo). wtf. :s
I totally need to refresh battery stats...
I've noticed a couple of times that my battery is around 40% and I restart my phone and it jumps to 75% w/c I find strange, also 100 to 70% seems to to drop so fast and it stabilizes at ~60%
I'm not searching for fastest rom, i don't need high processor speed, i just want more battery life. Which rom do you think have longest battery life, and how many hours approximately?
(currently please answer for latest roms, for now JVP based)
You can suggest battery life helper apps also.
It depends on how many widgets you have, how you set your phone up, how you use it, what you have turned on etc etc etc, start with juice defender too tweak your battery life then reassess
Insanity cm 012/glitch
I had 4 days with Ficeto 2.3.4 v4 with moderate use.
That's great. I couldn't use any rom more than two days.
To be more specific here is my approx use:
calls,sms,gsm only, wifi when needed, sync off - manuall, always lowers brightens, angry birds and alchemy sometimes...
I'm using the latest Simply Honey 3.8 ROM with juice defender, I found it lasted me over a day by using just over 50%. But mostly it depends how much and what your using on the day.
F1 SGS V3.0 does it very well. I can use my phone for almost 2 days.
When i busy on the internet and play music, it takes 1 day.
Can anyone tell me what is the best ROM for battery life? Or best Kernal/Modem combo?
I dont mind a stripped down ROM.. dont use many features!
I've tried many ROMs life Darky Resurrection 10.2/Simplicity 0.31/Surface 3.1 & 3.2/Juicy 3.0 etc etc. but cant settle on one...
Battery lasts 18hours max.. (some calls/wifi use/fruit ninja for max 30 mins~1 hr)
Have tried recalibrating my battery too..
Currently on Surface 3.2 with Speedmod T24 kernal
thanks
hdaackda said:
Can anyone tell me what is the best ROM for battery life? Or best Kernal/Modem combo?
I dont mind a stripped down ROM.. dont use many features!
I've tried many ROMs life Darky Resurrection 10.2/Simplicity 0.31/Surface 3.1 & 3.2/Juicy 3.0 etc etc. but cant settle on one...
Battery lasts 18hours max.. (some calls/wifi use/fruit ninja for max 30 mins~1 hr)
Have tried recalibrating my battery too..
Currently on Surface 3.2 with Speedmod T24 kernal
thanks
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If you prefer Samsung roms, try Milkeys, very good battery life.
CM/Miui , actual Twooey III (Galnet) ist good, pure english actual version also really good battery life.
karbid
These threads are worthless. Each users battery usage is going to be COMPLETELY different. It all boils down to your configuration,personal usage, Wi-Fi usage, GPS usage, apps installed, Your settings,what you allow to run in the background, and hundreds of other variables. Plus there are about 62 threads in the forums asking this same exact question with at least 5xs as many different answers.
Anyways. Cm7 is what I use and get about a day and a half if I need to.
Bottom line, no 1 rom is any more spectacular over another one when it comes to battery. Find one you like and take steps to get your battery and usage in sync.
mrrick said:
These threads are worthless. Each users battery usage is going to be COMPLETELY different. It all boils down to your configuration,personal usage, Wi-Fi usage, GPS usage, apps installed, Your settings,what you allow to run in the background, and hundreds of other variables. Plus there are about 62 threads in the forums asking this same exact question with at least 5xs as many different answers.
Anyways. Cm7 is what I use and get about a day and a half if I need to.
Bottom line, no 1 rom is any more spectacular over another one when it comes to battery. Find one you like and take steps to get your battery and usage in sync.
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I have tried many many ROMs and cant figure it out.. sometimes suggestions help
My Wi-Fi usage is more, but dont use GPS much, No autosync or Data.. No autobrightness (keep it to a minimum), I try and disable autostarts of almost all apps
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Insanity cm032/platypus neo9 redux 5
My Bad.. someone pls move the thread to Q/A
Darky 10.1 + Semaphore 1.4.2 kernel are the best combination I've had so far.
also remember to do "Clear data" of "Media Storage" from "Settings->Applications->Manage Applications" after flashing any kernel or ROM. (to avoid system_server bug that waste CPU)
Surface JVQ
I have observed Surface JVQ goes well for battery life, try that.
Lets say battery life with just wifi always on and which rom last longer? 2days or more??
Best Battery life .. I'd Say FROYO. !
dont wana move back to Froyo.... let stick to Gingerbread
Darky's 10.2 RE here on JVQ, try replacing XXJVO modem with ZSJPG modem, I flashed it a week or so ago after awful battery life & I'm getting easily 2-3 days on same usage as you, you'll want to keep an eye on your 3G, coverage & GPS if you use it just to make sure signal strength in your location is as good as before though.
J 3 M said:
Darky's 10.2 RE here on JVQ, try replacing XXJVO modem with ZSJPG modem, I flashed it a week or so ago after awful battery life & I'm getting easily 2-3 days on same usage as you, you'll want to keep an eye on your 3G, coverage & GPS if you use it just to make sure signal strength in your location is as good as before though.
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I don't use 3g at all. Very very less gps.. Will try that, thank u
Also, can you give me a link to the zsjpg modem and howto install/flash. Hav installed darky resurrection..
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No worries, find it HERE & makes sure you read as much as you can.
My way to best batteries life is Juwe 5.1 jvq rom + Galaxian Kernel EE. Normal using ( callin, summary more than 3 hours, gaming 3-4 hours, sms, www 2-3 h) on one charging. Finnaly phone was active more than 40h.
The best solution:
1.Rom with dark colours theme, less colours less battery drain.
2.Proper kernel like Galaxian or Talon
3.Proper charging , bumpy charging method.
that's all
Moved to the ZSJPG modem, SpeedMod t24 kernal, a lighter ROM (Surface 3.2).. can already feel the difference!!!
Galaxian kernel seems to be juicing less batt source as compare to semaphore
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Best ROM for battery life?
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every rom off
Juwe's Smart Edition v5.3 XXJVR best battery life for me so far.
75% of Battery free after 18+ hours of use [10-12 calls/books 20+mins/wifi full time/video15+mins]
JUWE"S 5.2 JVQ + Talon 4.4.20-1200 + RFS + 119 sys apps + 60 user apps
I have a pic attached. Check this link
Hello,
I'm currently running:
Slick2x-F V4.5 (android 2.2.2)
+
HTC Sense 3.0 theme
I'm not sure about my kernel, I haven't flashed it but one of the roms I used might have flashed it, not sure.
I'm looking for a good rom/kernel/theme combination which looks good, performs well and maybe the most important thing, gives a good battery life. A good battery life is about 15-20 hours with about 2-4 hours of heavy usage in those hours. I currently get around 14 hours using the phone heavily for around 3 hours a day.
The current combination I was looking at:
ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254359
Kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295486
Theme: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178640
Will this get me good performance + battery life?
I can tell you one thing for sure: any GB based ROM will be less easy on your battery life, it seems like Froyo releases are better are that, ATM.
I am currently using Topogigi's ROM, with SP 1+2+3 applied, and have just flashed HP kernel SR1 so it is too early for me to say anything on battery life; beware, though, that the latest HP kernel has a very strong vibration even in haptic feedaback and this in my case messed with the 'tap side' gesture to move in between your text... I had to disable this feature or the cursor would keep randomly jumping to the left.
If you are looking for best battery life, stick with Froyo: using stock v10d I managed to use my phone for two entire days with light usage.
rototrol said:
I can tell you one thing for sure: any GB based ROM will be less easy on your battery life, it seems like Froyo releases are better are that, ATM.
I am currently using Topogigi's ROM, with SP 1+2+3 applied, and have just flashed HP kernel SR1 so it is too early for me to say anything on battery life; beware, though, that the latest HP kernel has a very strong vibration even in haptic feedaback and this in my case messed with the 'tap side' gesture to move in between your text... I had to disable this feature or the cursor would keep randomly jumping to the left.
If you are looking for best battery life, stick with Froyo: using stock v10d I managed to use my phone for two entire days with light usage.
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind
for me, i use GR4 modaco(v20j) 2.3.4
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181407
and the kernel i use neoblaze
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1200726
the combination is good, i get 6452 score on antutubenchmark(oc 1,4GHZ), and it's still using ext3
you can use horsepower kernel from spica check the development section. i think it's pretty fast support ext4 (haven't tried to flash it) and it's already stable release
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295486
or you can use CM7.1 it's 2.3.7 and the function like bluetooth audio & fm radio already functioned
or miui or any other rom in the dev section. have fun flashing
I'd say that the most stable rom is topogogi 2.0 + all the 3 sp's.
Combined with the sr6 kernel from spica it is very battery efficient (About 1 day
and 14 hours with light usage).
If you want to get a lot of juice out of your phone then get a froyo ROM.
Just wait a few days untill v20l roms start popping up, they probably have increased stability + battery life
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Just wait a few days untill v20l roms start popping up, they probably have increased stability + battery life
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They don't... They only updated the ROM not the kernel so the kernel should drain the same amount as it did before (and from my experience that kernel drains a lot!).
I vote for MIUI 1.10.28+Owains tweak pack (with swiftextreme)
Currently using the lastest CM7 kang + Etana kernel. While i am pleased with the performance i'm not pleased with the batterylife.
I've been updating Kang and using custum kernels but my batterylife seems to keep descreasing every time i change something. Probably because of the multiple roms version/kernel tweaks which do not always like eachother.
I'd like to start over but before i do i'd like to know which rom/kernel combo is considered to be the best for batterylife + smoothness! Any recommandations?
Second question - i've read several threads about 3thparty batteries but none seem to be conclusive - is there a battery which beats the stock battery?
Did you calibrate battery after flashing ROM?
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I use Owain's CM9 with Harsh Kernel and the battery life is amazing!
I got the best battery performance if i am using 313 baseband with 725 10d RIL. I also use WIUI 2.3.30 as a Custom ROM with ETANA - Kernel with LOC - DS -OTF flag ;-)
it happened to me when i first install cm9, even use match ril&bb , the battery die quickly even i do nothing . but after i install harsh' kernel,battery be normal .
so,i suggests you use another kernel for cm7, from top topic in android development forum. hope this can help
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I am finding my X2 only lasts about 4-6 hours. i take a couple of fotos/video, use wifi etc and its dead so quick. i read about reseting battery and filling the cells with the OFF charge on Charge method. so far i have charged full while on. restart charge while off. its on what looks like about 95% and has been on 1 extra hour still not full. is it a bug?
ok so next i disabled alot of stuff uninstalled car home etc and run on 2g etc,
is there anything else i need to know for battery life.
i read a tutorial on this site had a huge list of things. ive done those so far.
just cant get the battery to charge full while off charging.
ok did a few of the battery mods used "juice defender" uninstalled car home etc.
on standby with "wireless left on" and sync left on. 10 hours 40 minutes..
is that bad. I THINK THATS REALLY BAD. right?