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What's up with the battery?

How aam I loosing so much battery life? I tried different kernals, roms, and modems but nothing is fixing g this battery drain. Serendipity was the best for me but then when I came back from apex it killed my battery just as bad as apex did. Now I'm on cm7 and same thing is happening. What's going on? It's bull****.
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I just lost 7% in 10 minutes.
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goob1284 said:
I just lost 7% in 10 minutes.
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You might just need a new battery man. Im OC'd to 1440 and im still getting a good 12 hours with heavy use.

I've been finding that it takes me 3 or 4 full cycles for me to get my battery life back after switching kernels or roms. Out has been the same with my wife.
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Make sure you are killing your apps and run less widgets. Like said before it takes a few days for your battery to work properly, you can also look in to recalibrating your battery as well.

prbassplayer said:
Make sure you are killing your apps and run less widgets. Like said before it takes a few days for your battery to work properly, you can also look in to recalibrating your battery as well.
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Alright. Thanks for the other replys too. Ill see that
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you may also want to try doing a master clear if you haven't done that in between switching ROMs. sometimes that will help with random battery drain.

If your really that worried find an AT&T device support center and tell them you would like a new battery because you do not believe this one is holding a charge like it should. I've done that and gotten a couple new ones no problem. Or you could try calling 611 and have one sent to you. Of course dont say anything about your rom switching.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143594
Give that a try. I dunno if it's true or not as I never realized that the different charging speeds has an effect on battery life.

alexige said:
If your really that worried find an AT&T device support center and tell them you would like a new battery because you do not believe this one is holding a charge like it should. I've done that and gotten a couple new ones no problem. Or you could try calling 611 and have one sent to you. Of course dont say anything about your rom switching.
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I would, but I left my phone in my pocket one day when I ran. The heat from my body caused the liquid indicator red. and I know what they are gonna say cause att is a bunch of aholes. And I'm gonna try that different charging thing. I also ordered new batteries off eBay. I kinda wish I double checked them cause they aren't OEM. Has anyone ever tried a battery that isn't OEM?
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goob1284 said:
I would, but I left my phone in my pocket one day when I ran. The heat from my body caused the liquid indicator red. and I know what they are gonna say cause att is a bunch of aholes. And I'm gonna try that different charging thing. I also ordered new batteries off eBay. I kinda wish I double checked them cause they aren't OEM. Has anyone ever tried a battery that isn't OEM?
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When I've asked for a battery they've never even asked to look at my phone. Just call 611 and ask for a new one through there.
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Did you try Cognition rom ? 10 hours of standby only loosing 6% battery. Its based on Samsung captivate rom , i always have bad battery with other rom ports like CM and global galaxy s.

Did you happen to read Altered water damage indicators?
Interesting read!

Apply chlorine to the water alert... it will make it white again
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goob1284 said:
I would, but I left my phone in my pocket one day when I ran. The heat from my body caused the liquid indicator red. and I know what they are gonna say cause att is a bunch of aholes. And I'm gonna try that different charging thing. I also ordered new batteries off eBay. I kinda wish I double checked them cause they aren't OEM. Has anyone ever tried a battery that isn't OEM?
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Look in the accessories section on the Captivate forum...

goob1284 said:
How aam I loosing so much battery life? I tried different kernals, roms, and modems but nothing is fixing g this battery drain. Serendipity was the best for me but then when I came back from apex it killed my battery just as bad as apex did. Now I'm on cm7 and same thing is happening. What's going on? It's bull****.
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Try continuum's 6.1. Its a jvq base 2.4. Sence I switched to them I've had no battery bug. It also uses the talon kernel that's designed for just that rom. Its a great combo.

I had a bad week with Continuum, though I think it was the I9000 bootloaders or just a bad flash. When i say bad poor battery life (8 hours with network and wifi off and most of the time on standby) and general lagg all around.

When you're switching ROMs and kernels, you're supposed to re-calibrate your battery.
Try this method here. If you're on a 2.3.3 ROM, it probably won't let you clear your battery stats file, so you can download the "Battery Calibration" app from the market.

goob1284 said:
I would, but I left my phone in my pocket one day when I ran. The heat from my body caused the liquid indicator red. and I know what they are gonna say cause att is a bunch of aholes. And I'm gonna try that different charging thing. I also ordered new batteries off eBay. I kinda wish I double checked them cause they aren't OEM. Has anyone ever tried a battery that isn't OEM?
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IMHO, I would NOT use a NON-OEM battery. Stick with OEM and make sure to fully discharge your battery ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 0%. I have consistently had battery issues... poor life, not charging up to 100% or if it does charge to 100% once I unplug the charger it would immediately drop to 98% or 96% - all due to constantly charging the battery. I also read on these forums that when changing roms to wipe your cache & battery stats via CWM. Also, turning off background sync and stopping your email and apps from constantly syncing all day REALLY makes a difference in battery life too along with obviously not using 300 widgets at once, etc. Even the old 'recalibration' technique suggested on every Android forum didn't really work for me either. I recently bought myself another new OEM Samsung battery and fully discharged it by running it all the way down to 0% and that has greatly improved my overall battery life.

jferg5 said:
I've been finding that it takes me 3 or 4 full cycles for me to get my battery life back after switching kernels or roms. Out has been the same with my wife.
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Same for me. I'm on my fourth after flashing cm7 nightly 48. I've been charging to full before each flash, and that helps a bit.
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[Q] Dead Battery?

I'm pretty sure my stock battery has died after just over a year of usage. However I just wanted to check with you guys whether it's actually flat or if my phone is faulty. The battery will last about a day with minimum usage, but if I turn on wifi or data it will literally die in a matter of minutes? This is the same with every rom and I wipe battery stats. So would buying a new battery solve the problem?

RobertsAccount said:
I'm pretty sure my stock battery has died after just over a year of usage. However I just wanted to check with you guys whether it's actually flat or if my phone is faulty. The battery will last about a day with minimum usage, but if I turn on wifi or data it will literally die in a matter of minutes? This is the same with every rom and I wipe battery stats. So would buying a new battery solve the problem?
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Is the shape of your battery regular??
If not, change your battery not rom.
Note:due to overcharging, shape of battery may change, happened with me.
Minimum usage would drain battery so fast to 0%.

TheBlackWolf said:
Is the shape of your battery regular??
If not, change your battery not rom.
Note:due to overcharging, shape of battery may change, happened with me.
Minimum usage would drain battery so fast to 0%.
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Sorry, shape of my battery? What do you mean by that?

Your battery has been heavily used. It's life is over. These are the symptoms of a nearly-dying battery. When you replace with a new battery your phone will function like normal again.

itismeonline said:
Your battery has been heavily used. It's life is over. These are the symptoms of a nearly-dying battery. When you replace with a new battery your phone will function like normal again.
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Thank you! These are the words I wanted to hear haha XD Just ordered a new stock battery as after a lot of research, that seems like the best option.

Shape means... Shape of my Battery transformed into irregular one... Was unable to close backcover... Like balloon instead of battery..
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TheBlackWolf said:
Shape means... Shape of my Battery transformed into irregular one... Was unable to close backcover... Like balloon instead of battery..
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Oh my mistake, I thought it was some kind of battery performance terminology :silly:

RobertsAccount said:
Oh my mistake, I thought it was some kind of battery performance terminology :silly:
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I think you probably study engineering. Don't dig into it ! Sometimes everything has a straight meaning, not always enigmatic !
" Perfection is never flawless without control. "
- VVIP 119
( Stumbled & ready to attack...!)

U can test the phone if is he draining power too much whitout buying a new Sga battery. If you can find some battery like Nokia bl-5c(i use it sommetimes) or some battery similar pins (+//-) to fit it in and try it on.
Test old sga battery.
Try to charge your old Sga baterry in a univerzal charger,do not worry abouth overcharging beacuse it got to protect it.
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Discharging whole charge in matter of minutes - no more tests please its 100% battery dead in all probability
Replace it and don't overuse like you did with this one
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[Q] time reset after battery dies too soon

i recently bought my Samsung galaxy s3 mini and i loved it instantly but i quickly noticed that my battery discharges way too soon even without using it(on screen lock) and on top of that if the battery dies before i get the chance to charge it the time resets to January 2012. i have tried all the different apps out there to help with the battery like deep sleep battery saver, battery guard or smth also a bunch of task killers but no luck so far. please if anyone has a more permanent solution other than carrying a spare battery HELP!! i'm desperate. :crying:
P.S i have a couple of screen shots of the discharge graph thingy if necessary

mercygw said:
i recently bought my Samsung galaxy s3 mini and i loved it instantly but i quickly noticed that my battery discharges way too soon even without using it(on screen lock) and on top of that if the battery dies before i get the chance to charge it the time resets to January 2012. i have tried all the different apps out there to help with the battery like deep sleep battery saver, battery guard or smth also a bunch of task killers but no luck so far. please if anyone has a more permanent solution other than carrying a spare battery HELP!! i'm desperate. :crying:
P.S i have a couple of screen shots of the discharge graph thingy if necessary
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download BBS and check what is draining your battery
btw, task killers drain more battery than not using one

Mine will be stuck at bootanime when my battetry dies. So i dont let it die.
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AssToast said:
download BBS and check what is draining your battery
btw, task killers drain more battery than not using one
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my battery life is getting so much worst now it's down to 4hrs with moderate use(no wifi and no gps). even my laptop stays longer. so i downloaded BBS from ur xda page. i tried it but i can't make sense of it all. i was hoping u could take a look at the dump file.
i also uploaded some screen shots...please help

mercygw said:
my battery life is getting so much worst now it's down to 4hrs with moderate use(no wifi and no gps). even my laptop stays longer. so i downloaded BBS from ur xda page. i tried it but i can't make sense of it all. i was hoping u could take a look at the dump file.
i also uploaded some screen shots...please help
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I think your battery is defective because there is nothing wrong with the BBS stats

AssToast said:
I think your battery is defective because there is nothing wrong with the BBS stats
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so after a few weeks of posting that my battery has now expanded. it kinda looks pregnant n i'm lucky if i get two hrs out of it. do u have any suggestions on where to buy original Samsung batteries online.

mercygw said:
so after a few weeks of posting that my battery has now expanded. it kinda looks pregnant n i'm lucky if i get two hrs out of it. do u have any suggestions on where to buy original Samsung batteries online.
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Not sure if batteries are included in warranty claims but did you try taking it back to the shop?
you can google around, not sure where you live
https://www.google.com/search?newwi...3.0....0...1c.1.26.serp..4.12.925.3S0AW_MsvxY

Ravpower extended batteries

Hi guys..wanted to know if anyone of u uses ravpower extended battery? Its 6200mah and is only $20 on amazon. I wanted to know what kind of battery life ur getting with it. From my side I get pretty good battery life. I am using for like 4days. Charged it only twice. But my problem is that its not that well calibrated. Sometimes on one percent it stays like for 10mins or more and sometime on a certain percent it stays less while doing the same thing. I already calibrated it with battery calibration app found on playstore. But I dont think it really calibrated it. So can anyone who uses this battery tell me if its the same for them. And can anyone tell me a good calibration app. Here are some screenshots of my battery life it. Thanks for reading and hope someone can enlighten me on this.
Btw..with the 3% that remained in the screenshots..it could last like 40mins or more. Thats wat getting me crazy! oh and am using phantom v4 rom.
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General rule of thumb with batteries is you get what you pay for. $20 isn't much...
The erratic percentage you're seeing is due to inconsistent voltage output from the cells - a classic telltale sign from low-quality batteries.
Best case it is just gets worse and worse till it dies.
Worst case is you have a cell short and the battery catches fire. No, I'm not exxagerating, I lost a dslr to a cheapo ebay battery that did this.
Honestly, I'd ditch it entirely and fork out for a seido or something.

I re calibrated it..and it seems a bit better now. But all the comments on amazon are so good. Duno..maybe ill use it till I sees it starts to get bad. Then ill ditch it before it burns everything.
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Thanks for sharing

Battery Life

So I've been pretty unimpressed by battery life so far. Barely getting 3.5 hours
Anyone else getting better?

brushrop03 said:
So I've been pretty unimpressed by battery life so far. Barely getting 3.5 hours
Anyone else getting better?
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Gonna need more info than that. You talking screen on time? or total? under what settings? full screen brightness?

Yeah screen on time with auto screen brightness. Pretty much on LTE all day. Only disabled bloat apps.

Full day with it, unplugged at 3am and at 8:38pm cst, I am still at 48%. Now I don't use facebook or Tweeter so that helps my battery life. Wifi at work weak and slow so I am on LTE most of the time.
Ian B

Same here. Only around 4 hrs with regular use. This device needs root.

Easily getting through a day with the phone. Most of the bloat disabled, moderate usage, Bluetooth/NFC/Wi-Fi always on, though mostly on LTE. I certainly don't expect this thing to last like my Note 4, but I'm pleased with the battery life. I get home with time to spare, and plug it in every night like any other phone, so its all good.

calientecafe2001 said:
Same here. Only around 4 hrs with regular use. This device needs root.
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Root doesn't mean better battery life. My nexus 5 had about the same battery and got about the same battery life as my s6. And that's rooted, stock, slimrom, and cataclysm. My G3 has about 500 more mAh than the s6 and I get about 5 hours of screen time. Stock battery was better than cyanogen battery.
It's not 2012 anymore. Root is almost obsolete. It's good for app removal, rooted app functionality, and customization. Even if underclocked and undervolted it doesn't change dramatically. If u want a better battery, buy a phone with a bigger battery. MOST people don't look at their phone for 25% of their awake hours (if avg sleep is 8 hrs.) The s6 will give u 3.5-4hrs of screen time on 14-15 hours of use. That is plenty for MOST users

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Easily getting through a day with the phone. Most of the bloat disabled, moderate usage, Bluetooth/NFC/Wi-Fi always on, though mostly on LTE. I certainly don't expect this thing to last like my Note 4, but I'm pleased with the battery life. I get home with time to spare, and plug it in every night like any other phone, so its all good.
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Same here!
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We badly need root. Rooting my phone has always improved the battery life and performance of your phone.

Battery life today was better I think. Screen-on time didn't even show up in the battery usage list, so i'm not sure how much it used. 20.5hrs since unplugging with 14% left.
This will definitely be a phone I'll have to get rid of after a year. With constant charging and a sealed battery, this device really doesn't have a long life. That's my main concern.

Someone in another thread turned off Enhanced LTE (Voice over LTE) under network settings and saw a much better battery life (or lack of drain).

I am experiencing insane WiFi battery drain. I am foregoing the use of WiFi in the mean time. Seems to help.

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I am experiencing insane WiFi battery drain. I am foregoing the use of WiFi in the mean time. Seems to help.
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Same. I tested mine and the drain is far less with WiFi off all together. No WiFi and I can get 6-7+ sot.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3yfqsTbo3GY
dont know how true this is. i updated mine and going to see if it does indeed improve battery life.

Pure+ said:
Same. I tested mine and the drain is far less with WiFi off all together. No WiFi and I can get 6-7+ sot.
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freebee269 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3yfqsTbo3GY
dont know how true this is. i updated mine and going to see if it does indeed improve battery life.
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I updated the Samsung push service and it seems to have improved battery life for me. I will also try turning off the HD Voice and see how it performs..

iceman4357 said:
I updated the Samsung push service and it seems to have improved battery life for me. I will also try turning off the HD Voice and see how it performs..
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I updated mine plus turned off Wi-Fi and the hotspots setting in advanced Wi-Fi and battery life has improved. I still see screen as being one of the lowest factors for battery consumption. Our gs6 must have a very battery efficient display. Android os is now my top battery drain. I'm hoping an update to android 5.1 improves the system battery usage. I know it did on my nexus 6.
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if you heavily use it well.. thats pretty normal.. mine can last a day if i don't use it for browsing just sms.. but for calling it would mean smaller life

brushrop03 said:
So I've been pretty unimpressed by battery life so far. Barely getting 3.5 hours
Anyone else getting better?
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I was getting horrible battery life like you because of cell standby but I disabled enhanced lte and did a cache delete in recovery and now I'm getting almost 5.5 hours of screen on time with brightness set at 25%-50% on WiFi/lte. If you want I have screenshot.

vontokkerths said:
I was getting horrible battery life like you because of cell standby but I disabled enhanced lte and did a cache delete in recovery and now I'm getting almost 5.5 hours of screen on time with brightness set at 25%-50% on WiFi/lte. If you want I have screenshot.
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I can vouch for this myself. I was getting pretty bad drain to the point where I was about to return the phone.
The cache wipe seemed to work wonders. Along with deleting and reinstalling google play services (I searched google play services in chrome, clicked the link and jninstalled reinstalled uodates , then did cache wipe)
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Battery life seems great to me.