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Hello there!
I want to ask you to write -how many time does your battery work until the phone asks to charge it?? And can you add, do you keep your wifi, gps, bluetooth, auto rotation,3g,background data,auto-sync on? What programs do have running in the background?:}
You see, the problem is that i have my mini for about a week now, and i'm a bit dizzy about the fact, that my battery stands for ~9 to 14 hours, AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT, i have everything what i have mentioned above TURNED OFF. I use only wifi for about ~30 minutes a day and listen to music while i'm traveling somewhere..
My mini has android v2.2.1 Maybe newer versions can extend the battery life?
Cheers!)
Hi letmepass,
I understand your problems with battery life as I'm sure a lot of others here can sympathize. I am running android 2.3.7 and my experience is that even from 2.3.4 onwards the battery life is significantly improved.
Currently I run wifi constantly and sometimes gps when I'm outside. Gps doesn't seem to pose a huge threat running in the background although WILL drain your battery if in constant heavy use (maps/navigational applications etc). I suggest upgrading your firmware version of android to at least 2.3.4.
Also theres a quick check to see whats hogging all your resources which I always find to come in handy. Go into settings, then application settings and choose running services. Press your info button on the mini and touch show cached processes (press again to switch back to running processes) From there you can get a pretty good idea of what is using your system resources and you can pretty much guarantee thats a huge drain on battery also.
Hope that helps.
Thanks a lot Fraser1978 ! I'm thinking about upgrading my android, the only thing stops me is warranty, i don't want to loose it yet. And of course the risk to brake my phone.. Am. Can you tell me please how often do you charge your mini?
I sometimes only charge once a day but it depends on how heavily I use the phone. In general my phone is charged twice a day. How often do you have to charge your mini?
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I sometimes only charge once a day but it depends on how heavily I use the phone. In general my phone is charged twice a day. How often do you have to charge your mini?
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Once or twice a day.. Uh, I thought.. I've read somewhere, that mini can stay alive up to 2-3 days.. You know, it's my first smartphone, so didn't know the battery behaves this way ;D before i had Samsung s5230, and it worked for 3-4days, so it's a big difference
One day i downloaded avg antivirus for mini and ran it. Can you imagine, it discharged the full battery in about 3-4hours ;D ...
Thank you anyway!
Did not use rooted 2.2.1 for long.
2.3.3 and 2.3.4 (stock rom), rooted, with CPU tuner installed helped getting 40+ hours of battery life - no wifi; GPRS on full time, 1hr + talk time. 15 to 45 minutes browsing. This meant charging alternate days.
With CM 7.1, it charge alternate days, but if first charge is today morning, next charge is tomorrow evening.
Edit:- This also a bit operator / location dependent. If you travel a lot, phone will obvious discharge fast. Try using a different operator (if possible), or using in a different location.
Changing operator selection to "manual" might help.
I really feel your pain! It's the main drawback for me with this phone. Its my third smartphone and second touch smart phone. My last 2 were both symbian. It's a great phone but the battery life is really disappointing!
Mine can survive up to 2 days...I'm running CM7.1 with governor interactive x and scheduler sio(using no frills).
I use my phone in two ways: one as a simple phone, with just 15 minutes of 3g, about an hour of call, and a lot of SMS...and it stands up two days...the other way is about an hour of 3g and a bit of gaming, over the phone using...and I can get a whole day
I keep everything disabled when not using, and (the most important thing) I use "battery calibration" every time I flash a new ROM
Try my suggestions and let me know ;-)
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Thank you guys for your replies!!)
For me it survives in a normal day (with travel, in Froyo 2.2.1 with 3G and tweeting every 30 mins) from 7AM to 8/9PM, If I stay at home with the wifi always on and a few calls 1 day and 12 hours...
I wish they had thought about the battery life before finishing the product!
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And you're welcome letmepass
Max 7 hours if full network
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I wish they had thought about the battery life before finishing the product!
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And you're welcome letmepass
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That's a problem with all smartphones, have you seen the battery stats for the HTC Titan.....3 to 4 freaking HOURS before charge....I think that's just irresponsible!!!
OK I have one more question, is it ok to leave mini charging over night? I mean, doesn't it have bad effect on the battery life?
Hello friends!
I have good news:} I think I've found the solution for my situation:} In my case, the "Use packet data" was on, which means that phone was always using/reconnecting to the EDGE:} I turned it off and battery works just fine!!:} Now there is only one thing to look for is for how many time will my battery survive!;D
Just in case anyone find it useful;}
Cheers!
hmmm , im using wifi up to 8 hours but only sms my phone up to 48hours !
Hi, what would you say for that? The phone is being charged, let's say it's in 40% of charge, than I slightly (really very slightly) punch one of its corner in the table or just put the phone on the table and the percent value of charge jumps at once to 100%. Very strange and annoying. The same thing is happening on old and new bought battery, so it's not a problem with battery I think. What do you think?
That's strange. Is it actually on 40% then? What does it show when you disconnect from charger?
The battery is now on 85%. At first I had 95% . Then after 3 unexpected turn off's of the phone the battery dropped to 62% . After 4th turn off it had 78% . In front of my eyes I saw jump from 78% to 79% . Then in may hand the phone had turned off another 3 times. The battery has 85%. The phone now turns off straight after I enter PIN, then I see the main menu for few seconds and phone turns off consistantly. It happens on my ol battery 1500 mAh and the new one 1650 mAh.
Are you on stock fw or did you flash any ROM?
I have stock ROM, with NO root
Below are my parameters:
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
Android: 2.3.6 Gingerbread
PDA: I9000XWJVZ
PHONE: I9000XXJVT
CSC: I9000OXXJV9
Build Info : Fri Nov 25 2011
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For now I was able to turn on the phone and see 90% battery level, so it moved from 85% to this 90% .
As you didn't root it, you can send it to Samsung and they'll repair whatever doesn't work.
Now the phone had turned off yet another time - it's 8th or more turn off - and after that i cannot turn on the phone. The one way is to wait for few minutes, then turning it on is possible or reinsert the battery which also makes it possible to turn on. But after entering the PIN, few seconds in the manu the phone turns off and the situation repeats what I had written before. Plus these strange behavior of the battery - once it is at full level and after turn off it may drop to 0% or 60% but now I observe that after these turn off's the battery remains at almost full power (90%)
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It was a purchase from second had store unfortunetly. The seller tried to fix the phone three times with no result according to my ealier posts/descriptions. He doesn't want to repair, he doesn't want to give the money back. He is deaf for any complaints which I direct to him. It's difficult and quite hopeless now.
Well, you could look what happens if you flash a custom ROM, and if it doesn't help, you can still pay for the repair if the warranty is lost.
Am loving the battery on my Xperia ZR. Am on 4.1.2 now, haven't got the update to 4.2.2 yet.
Wow..
Thats amazing dude. Can you post the screen on time screen shot pls?? Am planning to buy one soon and this would help me.. Thanks :good:
here is the stats for today.. :cyclops:
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here is the stats for today.. :cyclops:
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Lucky .... guy. It's hard for me to believe this 2 days and 3 hours screen time??? wow.
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here is the stats for today.. :cyclops:
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wow you seriously get that backup???
do you have mobile data on all time or just when you need???
Me too. Never thought i would get battery backup like this. I got only a day and a half of battery backup max on my old Galaxy Nexus.
Mobile data always ON now, but also have STAMINA mode activated which cuts off mobile data while screen is off. Also Wifi is automatically deactivated when i leave home and turns on when am back!
Here's my battery backup. Heavy day and I was on the road from morning to evening.
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Standby Loss?
My experience with the battery has been mixed.
The standby time is great. But sometimes i experience abrupt drop in battery level (about 4%) while idling and no background apps, data,bluetooth, wifi all off.
Also, can someone please tell the standard battery loss for following scenarios (in % loss per hour or other time intervals)
1. While using Mobile Data (not WiFi) and browsing on Chrome ( I lose 17-20% battery per hour)
2. Sleeping with STAMINA MODE on. (i lose 3-4% in 6-8 hours overnight)
Any replies or help is appreciated.
What kind of sorcery is this??!! :silly:
GREAT!! :good:
Thought I should update once more.. This time I have more voice calls than screen on time.
Using Opera instead of Chrome, I have seen far less battery usage and also memory usage.
It's better battery life than GNexus for sure. but playing game really drain up the juice
Usually using Calls, SMS, Internet (Jasmine, Twitter, YouTube, Opera) via 3G and Wi-Fi, listening music via BT PowerAmp -
Gaming RealRacing 3 from 96% to 28% -
Good Battery i think.
St_Ranger said:
Usually using Calls, SMS, Internet (Jasmine, Twitter, YouTube, Opera) via 3G and Wi-Fi, listening music via BT PowerAmp -
Gaming RealRacing 3 from 96% to 28% -
Good Battery i think.
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l love my new phone. l`m just loveit. He have a verry good baterry life comparated whith my old HTC Sensation, doble l can say or more.
Ciao
I just bought the xperia ZR. I haad sgs2 and I was very please with that phone. Recived OTA 4.2.2 as I turned on the phone. Updated.
Screen, design and UI responsivness is just top of the notch.
Camera in low light envirioments is poor, pics are full of noise... You have to play a lot with the settings to get a decent pics. I heard that is a software problem... Well... I hope they fix it soon cause is worst than sgs2 pics which has less MPixl.
Question about stamina mode. I turned on but I do not see it working... Please spare me lessons on how it supposed to work. I do know that. When I turn on the display the H o 3G icon is there as the networks never been shutted. I still receving FB whatssapp notification, and i didn't put any app in the allowed list.
I read that many other guys experienced this sort of problem after updating to 4.2.2
Any suggestions? Is yours working well? So u have always the network logo?
By the way yesterday was first day without stamina the battery hit 13 hrs with 1hrs call and 3hrs screen on. Not bad I might say. But I cant get 1 or 2 days as guys with stamina did....
has anyone tried the mugen power batteries yet? I watched the video showcasing the 4600mah battery and it kinda looks like they doubled the thickness with the new case? I don't think i would want my phone to be that thick so can anyone who has it post comparison pictures, or at least testimonials about the 4600mah and 2500mah ones.
Glitches in Battery Status
After 10.3.1.A.2.67 Update (jellybean 4.2.2), there's been glitch in battery status, sudden drops in battery level. Anybody else experiencing the same?
And Take Screenshot option removed from power option menu? I don't see it after update.
so far didnt experience any battery problem. but screenshot option is no more there. liking this update
Problem in 4.1 too!
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After 10.3.1.A.2.67 Update (jellybean 4.2.2), there's been glitch in battery status, sudden drops in battery level. Anybody else experiencing the same?
And Take Screenshot option removed from power option menu? I don't see it after update.
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I haven't updated to 4.2.2 yet, but I have sudden battery drops (4-8%) with 4.1 JB on C5502. It usually happens when battery is below 40%.
These drops have happened more than 20 times in last 2 months.
I was hoping that this issue will be fixed in 4.2 update?
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You have updated to 4.2.2
Could you please tell me the size of the update by PC companion? Is it like the FTF( 700MB) or OTA update (200MB).
I have limited data for my connection.
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Does the screenshot shortcut i.e. pressing power button and volume down together, work on the 4.2.2 update?
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I haven't updated to 4.2.2 yet, but I have sudden battery drops (4-8%) with 4.1 JB on C5502. It usually happens when battery is below 40%.
These drops have happened more than 20 times in last 2 months.
I was hoping that this issue will be fixed in 4.2 update?
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You have updated to 4.2.2
Could you please tell me the size of the update by PC companion? Is it like the FTF( 700MB) or OTA update (200MB).
I have limited data for my connection.
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Does the screenshot shortcut i.e. pressing power button and volume down together, work on the 4.2.2 update?
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1.) I dont see any battery drops in 4.1.2 or 4.2.2
2.) I didn't received any OTA updates. So updated using PC companion(700+ MB)
3.) Screenshot using hardware keys working fine
I am loving this update:victory::laugh:
been having some issues with my n6 lately including poor battery life and sms/mms issues. for the battery life issue im hoping updating to 5.1.1 will help a little but my current setup doesnt seem to bad. ive been using greenify and getting no abnormal wakelocks as well as screen on cpu only active 3/4 cores and screen off 2/4 with some underclocking. with that im averaging around 3.5-4 hours sot. im hoping you all can point me in the direction of a good rom thats optimized for battery life.
the other half of my issue includes a randomly not being able to send or receive texts (carrier - sprint us using hangouts). the problem is more frequent with mms including not being able to send or getting mms that says, new mms message to download: size is x, expires x/x/ @ x:x. (message not downloaded, touch to retry) this message will notify like this when it first arrives and if i try to download does nothing. about almost 12 hours later it self downloads and shows me the actual message. any ideas?
edit: i also need a way to back up clash of clans data before moving to a new rom. google+ wont install for some reason so i currently cant do it that way
thanks in advance!
first off.. undervolting DOES NOT improve battery life. secondly, ROMs DO NOT help with battery life. battery life is determined by your personal use, your personal setup, what apps you install, and the phone/signal quality. I use terminus, because its a well put together ROM, and I see from 5.5-6.5h sot daily(while others running terminus will see much less battery life). I set up my CPU my own way, regardless what kernel I'm using, and I run over clocked at 3032mhz/35mhz every day. oh, but I don't underclock, because it saves you so little battery, that you'd never notice a saving. plus, your CPU does not run in maximum efficiency that way(possibly draining more battery).
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what I'm trying to say, you're looking for the wrong thing..
I agree with simms all the way. I am currently on Light Rom and Lean kernel and I'm happy. So many things have to do with battery life: Signal, screen brightness, how many apps your running, wake locks, what you keep on, double tap to wake, ambient display... etc etc.... Lots of great things to choose from that's good on battery..
sounds good. +thanks. ill start looking for a new rom. my question is is there any roms with known issues running on sprint? also any ideas for the sms/mms issue?
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Hi all.
I buy the Galaxy S9 Plus, received two days ago.
Currently i have the January Firmware, no update here in Italy, that seems unstable right now.
Compared to my Oneplus 5t, sorry to say, but it is a bit laggier.
In those days, 2 times / 10 some application (Google maps - Twitter) have crashes or made the phone unusable (i have to force close Google maps three times yesterday).
Also, the battery is draining really fast, battery today drops with a medium usage to 10% after 2h of screen.
Hoping that the situation will be better with the new firmware.
2 days for testing battery life not enough the device still learning how u use it
for crashing and unstable for sure updates will solve that
The device isn't even officially released yet. Give them time to release the update that we already know is being released (already has been in Germany).
Allow more time for battery. A new phone has to learn your usage patterns before the battery is properly optimised.
If you're getting a lot of app crashes there's something wrong. Try a factory reset. If that doesn't work, return it as its faulty.
battery indeed drain very fast. I own a regular UK dual sim s9. compared to S8 which I previously own, sot is up to 1.5 hours shorter. basic operation heats up phone fast too.
I have none of such problems. No crashes so far. Battery life is great. Maybe faulty unit?
These are my battery figures so far.
I have had no crashes just yet. I managed about 4 hours SoT over an 18 hour day yesterday. Not amazing but better than my old 6P.
The device is lightning fast and keeps quite a bit in memory too!
Got the plus and had an ota yesterday. 1 fc of something I can't quite remember prior to update.
Been rock stable and battery excellent since then
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These are my battery figures so far.
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Something wrong with your apps/configuration. Android system can't be the top drainer....
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Hi all.
I buy the Galaxy S9 Plus, received two days ago.
Currently i have the January Firmware, no update here in Italy, that seems unstable right now.
Compared to my Oneplus 5t, sorry to say, but it is a bit laggier.
In those days, 2 times / 10 some application (Google maps - Twitter) have crashes or made the phone unusable (i have to force close Google maps three times yesterday).
Also, the battery is draining really fast, battery today drops with a medium usage to 10% after 2h of screen.
Hoping that the situation will be better with the new firmware.
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I can tell you one thing when users report 5-7hrs sot and you just get 2, you can't blame the phone something is wrong with the apps you have or with some syncing issue
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Something wrong with your apps/configuration. Android system can't be the top drainer....
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I can tell you one thing when users report 5-7hrs sot and you just get 2, you can't blame the phone something is wrong with the apps you have or with some syncing issue
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I will post in those days, some screenshot about my battery usage, so you can understand.
However, i will reset the phone tonight, so we can check if it's something wrong with my apps.
It is the usage pattern that counts as well as the apps, theme and so on. Some might not use Facebook for ex that is known to heavily drain battery. Others might have dark/black themes that helps, or medium batery saving mode...there are hundreds of scenarios. One user that has his phone set on FHD+ resolution wil have the battery lasts longer than one that has it at WQHD. Some might have smartwatches and devices that require permanent BT on or high location settings. All these consume battery so just saying mine has that much SOT or it lasts that much time, means nothing.
For ex, in the print screens above mix197 had 13 hrs of standby with 2 hrs SOT...2 hrs of doing what? Cause there is no voice call (and he has VoLTE active that sucks battery), no navigation, no nothing. Read the Bible for 9 mins and browsed the internet for 20...and having 13 hrs of IDLE. That's a graphic showing night usage...probably lasted like this since he was sleeping and the phone too.
What I want to say is that don't bother to compare your new devices with others....eventualy compare it with your old devices since those had the same apps and usage pattern (mostly). And read how to improve on battery: use a dark theme, disable un-needed packages/bloatware...including but not limited to Gear VR, Gear S, Facebook, Bixby if you don;t use, ANT+ and so on...deactivate BT, or set the mobile data to turn off when on WiFi (is in dev settings as I recall and it's on by default to switch quicker from wifi to mobile data). All these will help you get some more battery
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It is the usage pattern that counts as well as the apps, theme and so on. Some might not use Facebook for ex that is known to heavily drain battery. Others might have dark/black themes that helps, or medium batery saving mode...there are hundreds of scenarios. One user that has his phone set on FHD+ resolution wil have the battery lasts longer than one that has it at WQHD. Some might have smartwatches and devices that require permanent BT on or high location settings. All these consume battery so just saying mine has that much SOT or it lasts that much time, means nothing.
For ex, in the print screens above mix197 had 13 hrs of standby with 2 hrs SOT...2 hrs of doing what? Cause there is no voice call (and he has VoLTE active that sucks battery), no navigation, no nothing. Read the Bible for 9 mins and browsed the internet for 20...and having 13 hrs of IDLE. That's a graphic showing night usage...probably lasted like this since he was sleeping and the phone too.
What I want to say is that don't bother to compare your new devices with others....eventualy compare it with your old devices since those had the same apps and usage pattern (mostly). And read how to improve on battery: use a dark theme, disable un-needed packages/bloatware...including but not limited to Gear VR, Gear S, Facebook, Bixby if you don;t use, ANT+ and so on...deactivate BT, or set the mobile data to turn off when on WiFi (is in dev settings as I recall and it's on by default to switch quicker from wifi to mobile data). All these will help you get some more battery
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The only reason people try to compare is to know if theres a problem with their device. For the s9+ it is the case as some are reporting 6-7Hrs sot while others are reporting 2-3hrs
I still believe that usage pattern and applications makes the difference. Such comparison should reflect something if same person was doing the tests. As this is not the case, results may vary by a large margin as I said. Besides that, the difference in hardware might be the binning (as it was the case with Note 8 or S8/S8+ devices). Could be that devices with higher SOT have higher values for nAsv too so that would mean they're much more power efficient and have higher performance too.
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I still believe that usage pattern and applications makes the difference. Such comparison should reflect something if same person was doing the tests. As this is not the case, results may vary by a large margin as I said. Besides that, the difference in hardware might be the binning (as it was the case with Note 8 or S8/S8+ devices). Could be that devices with higher SOT have higher values for nAsv too so that would mean they're much more power efficient and have higher performance too.
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That's why i started a thread called chip bin and benchmarks
Ok, i think that maybe there are some serious problem.
Only 1h and 30 of screen on, and already at 57% of battery.
Something goes wrong.
See screenshot attached
Yes android system is an aggregate of many things you need to install BBS or gsam
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Got the plus and had an ota yesterday. 1 fc of something I can't quite remember prior to update.
Been rock stable and battery excellent since then
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How do you get such good battery life. I bearly get 3-4 SOT
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Something wrong with your apps/configuration. Android system can't be the top drainer....
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I can tell you one thing when users report 5-7hrs sot and you just get 2, you can't blame the phone something is wrong with the apps you have or with some syncing issue
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My screen is usually on top then it's Android System. How do I figure out what's causing my bad battery life?
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How do you get such good battery life. I bearly get 3-4 SOT
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My screen is usually on top then it's Android System. How do I figure out what's causing my bad battery life?
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Install betterbatteystats and grant it the permissions via adb
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Install betterbatteystats and grant it the permissions via adb
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I just did that with gsam. Now what?
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I just did that with gsam. Now what?
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Now you leave your phone for an hour or 2 untouched and see how it behaves. Look for partial wakelocks and alarms