Battery draining fast - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey everybody!
I've been using pac 4.4.4 for a while now and I've noticed (how couldn't I) that my battery is draining super fast. For example: I have 70%, I'll go out for a hour and leave my phone home. When I come back, the battery percistance is about 55%. It drains even faster when I'm using my phone active. Any solutions? I'm running PAC 4.4.4 with it's own kernel and L_Speed Mod 1.2 from xda ( can't remember devs name and too lazy to add a link, you might know it).
Thanks in advance.
-Joni

same, i have bad battery drain(not as bad as yours though) on AOSP based roms. Right now i switched to dmodv6 which is touchwiz based rom and im having way bettery battery life. You could try out dmodv6 and see if you have bettery battery life.

Xeftyop said:
same, i have bad battery drain(not as bad as yours though) on AOSP based roms. Right now i switched to dmodv6 which is touchwiz based rom and im having way bettery battery life. You could try out dmodv6 and see if you have bettery battery life.
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I have tried dmod too but I dont like jb since I can't get emojis

Same i like stock android but since I want more battery life I have to ditch it. Oh and is there any type of wakelocks draining your battery?

Xeftyop said:
Same i like stock android but since I want more battery life I have to ditch it. Oh and is there any type of wakelocks draining your battery?
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No, not really.

I just tried this app called battery doctor and I must say that it is a life saver. You can get it for free on google play. It's awesome

did it help ur battery drain?

some roms have 1 GHz bug that drain a lot of battery. Download CPU spy plus app from playsotre and check if it always stay at 1000 MHz (1 GHZ) or not. if it happens, reboot your phone with wifi off

Xeftyop said:
did it help ur battery drain?
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It did for a while, now it's no use

evildog1 said:
some roms have 1 GHz bug that drain a lot of battery. Download CPU spy plus app from playsotre and check if it always stay at 1000 MHz (1 GHZ) or not. if it happens, reboot your phone with wifi off
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So.. I installed this cpu spy app, it does show that my cpy has been most of the time at 1000mhz, but not all the time. Screenshot below. I'll try rebooting with wifi off now
Edit: it had no effect

JoniSerenius said:
So.. I installed this cpu spy app, it does show that my cpy has been most of the time at 1000mhz, but not all the time. Screenshot below. I'll try rebooting with wifi off now
Edit: it had no effect
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ok so no 1 GHz bug. how old is your battery?
If your battery is 1 year old, the battery will have problems...

evildog1 said:
ok so no 1 GHz bug. how old is your battery?
If your battery is 1 year old, the battery will have problems...
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It's the phones original battery. Got this device on july 2014

omni 4.4.4 / fred kernel
gov: zmove / zen
app: inteli 3g / greenify pro / pixel battery saver
really good battery. About 1.5 days usage.
1% during screen off in the night.

JoniSerenius said:
It's the phones original battery. Got this device on july 2014
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ok. how long is your battery life?

Maybe try a different rom, like cm 11 or carbon. They might give you different results. If you really dont want to switch you could try out this mod call L Speed http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/tweak-l-speed-v1-0-02-02-2015-t3020138 I use it and it kinda improved my battery life and performance.

Equals_Android said:
Maybe try a different rom, like cm 11 or carbon. They might give you different results. If you really dont want to switch you could try out this mod call L Speed http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/tweak-l-speed-v1-0-02-02-2015-t3020138 I use it and it kinda improved my battery life and performance.
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Did u read the op? I was using l speed, anyways I switched to cm11 and battery life got way better

JoniSerenius said:
Did u read the op? I was using l speed, anyways I switched to cm11 and battery life got way better
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sorry, i didnt read of all it, but how much did your battery life improve by?

My battery life on CM12. )

bejunk said:
My battery life on CM12. )
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wow nice, almost 6 hours screen on time. How do you do that? greenify?

Related

[Q] battery life of CM7, Bumblebee and mokee

can anybody who used all three of the roms comment on the battery life of these ROMS? how do they compare against each other?
whyzee said:
can anybody who used all three of the roms comment on the battery life of these ROMS? how do they compare against each other?
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im not one to say I have used all 3, ive only used CM7. it was good. actually even MIUI is good but u gotta know how to find your wakelocks with betterbatterystats. that way you can optimize battery life regardless of whatever rom you're on.
I could go 1-2 days on my MIUI currently FR rom, moderate usage, all my syncs are off, i manually refresh for notifications.
cheezzzz said:
im not one to say I have used all 3, ive only used CM7. it was good. actually even MIUI is good but u gotta know how to find your wakelocks with betterbatterystats. that way you can optimize battery life regardless of whatever rom you're on.
I could go 1-2 days on my MIUI currently FR rom, moderate usage, all my syncs are off, i manually refresh for notifications.
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What do you mean "but u gotta know how to find your wakelocks with better batterystats" ? I usually dont have anything running in the background...
I have used CM 7, all MIUI, Lewa, and Mokee, and Ice BlacK too
In my view
1. CM7 have better battery life (but as I use to play 3 D games I won't prefer)
2. Second is Galnet MIUI, built by elol, decent battery life with good performance.
3. Third is Mokee, It is the best ROM for gamer and for others too who don't use to play game. It almost serve me for whole day with games, music and all mail, FB, Linkedin sync on for 24 hrs.
For me best choice is "Bumblebee" it's really a stable ROM and give's really great battery life, Best in which i have used.
In term's of Gaming this ROM is really great, it give's games extra smoothness to Game's by increasing FPS with help of it's new GPU derive.
This all make this ROM as my daily use ROM.
whyzee said:
What do you mean "but u gotta know how to find your wakelocks with better batterystats" ? I usually dont have anything running in the background...
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google xda betterbatterystats. download the app and follow the thread, those are uber battery sensitive people in the community.
so you manually sync all your apps as well? even calendar? and leave gtalk signed out?
wakelocks are what keeps the phone away from entering deep sleep. from the betterbatterystats app, if u see ur device entering 96% and above Deep Sleep after a night's full charge and allowed to idle, then good job, no matter what rom ur running u should be doing it right.
wakelocks are what cause a battery drain even when your phone is off idle while u sleep. it isnt only about background apps.
Yes,,I was use betterbatterystats,,I have managed all wakelocks and partial too,,it's give me battery life more time
But battery use info from setting doesn't change,,still give me "Android System" for highest % deal,,
Sent from my CSL-MI410 using Tapatalk 2
Arya_3RDNumber said:
Yes,,I was use betterbatterystats,,I have managed all wakelocks and partial too,,it's give me battery life more time
But battery use info from setting doesn't change,,still give me "Android System" for highest % deal,,
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flash stock rom and see if the problem persists. If it does return your phone and get a new one. You've got no other go!!!
Arya_3RDNumber said:
Yes,,I was use betterbatterystats,,I have managed all wakelocks and partial too,,it's give me battery life more time
But battery use info from setting doesn't change,,still give me "Android System" for highest % deal,,
Sent from my CSL-MI410 using Tapatalk 2
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post your dump here. and also at the BBS thread where u got the app.
so unless you are getting 96% and above deep sleep, id say you have not completely managed your wakelocks yet. also what are your governor and i/o scheduler settings? OC'ed at? do you have a screen off profile to lower clock speed when screen off?
battery use info may show that, but most important is u charge your phone to full, let it discharge while u sleep and wake up next day, OBTAIN 96% DEEP SLEEP OR HIGHER. figure out what are the wakelocks in BBS. if BBS is managed correctly, even if your android system is using highest %, no big deal, more importantly your battery isn't draining like mad.
whyzee said:
can anybody who used all three of the roms comment on the battery life of these ROMS? how do they compare against each other?
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I still don't have raw stats. Can anyone who has used all phones comment?
Sent from my CSL-MI410 using XDA

[Q] Ace Problems Battery and ROM

hi there,
i have some problems with my phone. the battery drains very fast. like i receive a sms and leave it there untouched for 2 hours and the battery drains from 100% to about 60%
Another problem is that i get force close on almost every app. facebook, go sms and so on. and the respond time is very slow. like SLOW
Thank for reading. i hope that there will be replies
Samsung Galaxy Ace - CM7 by FAT
Use zimage 1.5 kernel did u wipe before flashing?
the Mafia aka KASE ARe For TroLLing
zaqwankira said:
Use zimage 1.5 kernel did u wipe before flashing?
the Mafia aka KASE ARe For TroLLing
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ya, will try it
Have you applied any patches ??
maybe i think you should flash back your rom again..
sax0406 said:
Have you applied any patches ??
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i dont think so but anyway, i am now using Apocalypse ROM by itasoulas
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. I've manage to figure out (not really figure, more like a hunch/guess) what went wrong. its the kernel.
now im using Apocalypse ROM [Firekernel OC] by itasoulas
Im really sorry but I dont understand any of the tech stuff posted here, but what I do know is that my 1 yr old battery on my Ace is like worth 3 minutes of calls now (only)!!!
Pls help. Should I get a new battery instead?
Thanks!
DCTopTeam said:
Im really sorry but I dont understand any of the tech stuff posted here, but what I do know is that my 1 yr old battery on my Ace is like worth 3 minutes of calls now (only)!!!
Pls help. Should I get a new battery instead?
Thanks!
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Obviously, yes!
~~~when I say,'HENSHIN',u better run~~~
Hey,Check how much you have clocked your phone at and the governer
Settings>CyanogenModSettings>Performance(press OK for the warning)>CPU Settings;If the governor is ONDEMAND, change it to Smartassv2 and increase Min value to 245. I use Apocalypse and my battery life is awesome(check the attachments).
Second lower your screen brightness simple yet effective. also increase the Max value in the CPU settings to 902 for zero lag.Also set the network to only 2G if you dont want your 3G on all the time.This saves lot of battery life too.
Press Thanks If I helped
GabanBajaHitam said:
Obviously, yes!
~~~when I say,'HENSHIN',u better run~~~
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DCTopTeam said:
Im really sorry but I dont understand any of the tech stuff posted here, but what I do know is that my 1 yr old battery on my Ace is like worth 3 minutes of calls now (only)!!!
Pls help. Should I get a new battery instead?
Thanks!
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DCTopTeam - u can check the physical battery condition whether is bloated (feels expanded), this is an indicator that the battery is about to die
Flash a kernel, i recommend The ace kernel beta 4, it is discontinued, but has no bugs, a long battery life included
TJ_Ahluwalia said:
Hey,Check how much you have clocked your phone at and the governer
Settings>CyanogenModSettings>Performance(press OK for the warning)>CPU Settings;If the governor is ONDEMAND, change it to Smartassv2 and increase Min value to 245. I use Apocalypse and my battery life is awesome(check the attachments).
Second lower your screen brightness simple yet effective. also increase the Max value in the CPU settings to 902 for zero lag.Also set the network to only 2G if you dont want your 3G on all the time.This saves lot of battery life too.
Press Thanks If I helped
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902 seems high... that might drain the battery faster. i don't go higher than 825.
DuckyDawn said:
hi there,
i have some problems with my phone. the battery drains very fast. like i receive a sms and leave it there untouched for 2 hours and the battery drains from 100% to about 60%
Another problem is that i get force close on almost every app. facebook, go sms and so on. and the respond time is very slow. like SLOW
Thank for reading. i hope that there will be replies
Samsung Galaxy Ace - CM7 by FAT
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I used a small trick to disable fast dormancy and it increased my battery life considerably. Check this link here Disable Fast Dormancy to increase battery life

[Q] Best rom for battery life

What is the best rom for battery life ?
Reyko97 said:
What is the best rom for battery life ?
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STOCK ROM
Reyko97 said:
What is the best rom for battery life ?
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Stocklite V7.1, V8
Reyko97 said:
What is the best rom for battery life ?
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I completely agree with respected @Viper The Ripper but you can also try blade eagle rom battery life of it is also good
she onfomor
Reyko97 said:
What is the best rom for battery life ?
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Hi,
If you want battery u need to choose stock with root and install set CPU with one profile "turn off" with 122mhz-340mhz(i think its 340)
Best Battery Life
Reyko97 said:
What is the best rom for battery life ?
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I use spleef's Carbon 4.3, and have Battery Doctor for my saver app (customized settings) and I've gotten 54 hours active use with that combo!
Usually it runs between 36-48 based on the amount of time I have WiFi on, and game playing cuts a few hours off. Battery Doctor, regardless of ROM, has consistently DOUBLED my battery life... honest, I love it. :victory:
EuphoricFuzion said:
I use spleef's Carbon 4.3, and have Battery Doctor for my saver app (customized settings) and I've gotten 54 hours active use with that combo!
Usually it runs between 36-48 based on the amount of time I have WiFi on, and game playing cuts a few hours off. Battery Doctor, regardless of ROM, has consistently DOUBLED my battery life... honest, I love it. :victory:
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LOL you aren't using a galaxy ace so, I think It won't hlep...

Question about battery life on custom roms.

Hey s3 mini users, i just want to ask a quick question about battery life. So recently i have tried many custom roms (CM11, CM12, vanirAOSP,Dmodv6 and alot more) but i have a problem with my battery life. Roms that are AOSP based like CM11 has horrible battery life (2h screen on time with 10% left). However if i used samsung stock rom based custom rom, the battery is a lot better, i get 3h+ screen on time with 20% left over. So my question is, is this normal for my phone to have bad battery life on AOSP roms?
Xeftyop said:
Hey s3 mini users, i just want to ask a quick question about battery life. So recently i have tried many custom roms (CM11, CM12, vanirAOSP,Dmodv6 and alot more) but i have a problem with my battery life. Roms that are AOSP based like CM11 has horrible battery life (2h screen on time with 10% left). However if i used samsung stock rom based custom rom, the battery is a lot better, i get 3h+ screen on time with 20% left over. So my question is, is this normal for my phone to have bad battery life on AOSP roms?
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im on New Maclaws CM12 & get about 4h dcreen on time. if i do nothing with the phone the battery stays aboz 2-3 days.
also may u try greenify?
bejunk said:
im on New Maclaws CM12 & get about 4h dcreen on time. if i do nothing with the phone the battery stays aboz 2-3 days.
also may u try greenify?
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wow, how do you get 4 hours screen on time? i used greenify b4 but doesnt do much.
Xeftyop said:
wow, how do you get 4 hours screen on time? i used greenify b4 but doesnt do much.
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sorry i missclicked. i get about 2,5-3,5h screen on time. depends on task what i do. if i read much in dark i sometimes get like 4h.
im just using a clean setup, maclaws CM12, with not much apps (i dont need much) & all is grennified which has the blue cloud. only whatsapp runs in background, no mods/tweaks.
Have you tried cm 11 before? If you have, is the battery life on cm 12 significantly better?
Xeftyop said:
Have you tried cm 11 before? If you have, is the battery life on cm 12 significantly better?
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i dont tried cm11 because of lack of time. cm12 is enough for me. stays a day or 1.5 up for me depending on usage.. i attached screen of heavy use on day, see screen on time. im on newest cm12 from maclaw
bejunk said:
i dont tried cm11 because of lack of time. cm12 is enough for me. stays a day or 1.5 up for me depending on usage.. i attached screen of heavy use on day, see screen on time. im on newest cm12 from maclaw
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what, thats amazing battery life. I tried both cm 11 and cm 12 but my battery life just sucks. Theres no wakelocks draining battery but the only thing i noticed is that when i download stuff (play store or on internet) my cpu just clocks to max ghz (1ghz) and stays there until download is over. Is this normal or what? cause this is the only thing i can think of that could drain my battery. So confusion

What's the best setup for optimal battery life?

I only really use my z1 for Spotify, LINE, reddit and Facebook. Currently the battery life isn't so great as it needs charged during the day..
What's the best rom/firmware etc to flash which will give me the best battery performance?
I've not been on xda for quite some time so I'm a bit out of the loop,I did some looking but couldn't find a definitive answer.
Cheers!
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I'm on stock but rooted lollipop, with Stamina mode and Greenify helping each other out. Also I underclock down to 1GHz but I'm not quite sure if it helps.
On all my past devices running the stock firmware almost always makes the most out of your battery.
kpbotbot said:
I'm on stock but rooted lollipop, with Stamina mode and Greenify helping each other out. Also I underclock down to 1GHz but I'm not quite sure if it helps.
On all my past devices running the stock firmware almost always makes the most out of your battery.
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I am on stock firmware already, I got greenify an the donate version but after testing it yesterday it didn't seem to make much difference.
Perhaps this battery is just dying cheers for the advice though
:cyclops:
Just power off your phone. Best battery life
fingerprinted said:
Just power off your phone. Best battery life
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Yeah but then it doesn't work
Do you have a screenshot of your battery stat?
TFutoMaki said:
Do you have a screenshot of your battery stat?
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Sorry for late reply, didn't get notified.
I think that's normal pretty normal battery if you use Spotify+LINE+reddit+Facebook with 2 out of 4 signal o__o
Well the thing is that when you play music on spotify, your phone cannot sleep.
You should try to get a better signal/reception of wi-fi and cellular. I have read that these without good signal could cause battery drain, as you see, cell standby at 9%. Sorry I don't know how to improve those but :/ yeah..
Maybe try "Stamina Mode" if you didn't activate it (It should have a + logo next to the battery when activated)?
Lower your brightness if you can, that's the biggest drain!
At last, for a rom suggestion,I don't have because I'm stuck on stock roms ._. , maybe try some custom roms when you have free time
TFutoMaki said:
I think that's normal pretty normal battery if you use Spotify+LINE+reddit+Facebook with 2 out of 4 signal o__o
Well the thing is that when you play music on spotify, your phone cannot sleep.
You should try to get a better signal/reception of wi-fi and cellular. I have read that these without good signal could cause battery drain, as you see, cell standby at 9%. Sorry I don't know how to improve those but :/ yeah..
Maybe try "Stamina Mode" if you didn't activate it (It should have a + logo next to the battery when activated)?
Lower your brightness if you can, that's the biggest drain!
At last, for a rom suggestion,I don't have because I'm stuck on stock roms ._. , maybe try some custom roms when you have free time
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Yeah it's not too bad I guess, I just use it more than I realise. Already running mxrom, I've found stamina mode doesn't make much difference.
Thanks for the tips!

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