I know I am OLD.... But my question on battery life is. When you install a CUSTOM ROM that says they have awesome battery life. Should I see the increased battery life right away or does it take a while for the rom to break in? I feel I may not be waiting long enough to see any improvements in battery life. Please be genital.
hey say you are gonna see it after a while but i don't think that is the way it works. for example last night i installed miui just because i've missed it, and its batterly life was awful. months ago when i flashed it last time, i just factory reset in twrp but yesterday i did a full wipe with internal storage(dev says i should so) and it turns out that nothing's changed about battery life.
for my devices some ROM's like cm11s http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-cyanogenmod-11s-4-4-4-int-l-att-t-t2822636 and Eragon and LiquidSmooth v3.2 have had great battery life and you could say it just after couple of hours. btw i've never used apps like battery doctor, greenify, clean master or whatever like those.
so what i'm saying is it can really take time for better battery life but as i tested it's not working like that.
cemadamgibiadam said:
hey say you are gonna see it after a while but i don't think that is the way it works. for example last night i installed miui just because i've missed it, and its batterly life was awful. months ago when i flashed it last time, i just factory reset in twrp but yesterday i did a full wipe with internal storage(dev says i should so) and it turns out that nothing's changed about battery life.
for my devices some ROM's like cm11s http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/development/rom-cyanogenmod-11s-4-4-4-int-l-att-t-t2822636 and Eragon and LiquidSmooth v3.2 have had great battery life and you could say it just after couple of hours. btw i've never used apps like battery doctor, greenify, clean master or whatever like those.
so what i'm saying is it can really take time for better battery life but as i tested it's not working like that.
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I guess what I am asking is should I give a custom rom a few days, or should it be instant?
mrandygets said:
I guess what I am asking is should I give a custom rom a few days, or should it be instant?
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i think you should not. many people say you should but after looong time i won't be doing it again
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Since I rooted I've been getting horrid battery life. I used my phone for 10 minutes today texting and the battery life's consumed 7%. This is not good.
Check in your sync to make sure your calendar or contacts ect. aren't stuck trying to sync. This happened to me, and phone was dying in a matter of a few hours.
Mine is like that too I was thinking about switching to Another since I hear that Rom gets better battery life.
There are several existing battery threads. You should ask questions in there.
Hardly used my phone for 40 minutes today and down to half battery life. Can't somebody throw me a bone here?
You could try flashing one of the undervolted kernels from IntersectR or Diet. I noticed it helped a fair bit on the Cyanogen rom. Another option could be to switch to the Enom 1.8.1 rom. I'm currently running the Enom rom with IntersectR hybrid kernel and get fairly good battery life.
I had this too, flash any other kernel and it seems to fix itself. Intersects is a good call.
2000impreza said:
You could try flashing one of the undervolted kernels from IntersectR or Diet. I noticed it helped a fair bit on the Cyanogen rom. Another option could be to switch to the Enom 1.8.1 rom. I'm currently running the Enom rom with IntersectR hybrid kernel and get fairly good battery life.
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Same here, man
I flashed this kernel:
OC/UV kernel + HTC_Camera Addon for 1.8.1
and this rom:
TheOfficial_Nexus1_v1.8.1_update.zip
from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614427
Is that the kernel that's being praised for having good battery life?
Macmee said:
I flashed this kernel:
OC/UV kernel + HTC_Camera Addon for 1.8.1
and this rom:
TheOfficial_Nexus1_v1.8.1_update.zip
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Is that the kernel that's being praised for having good battery life?
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I'm running this combo, and I get 10x better battery life than on Cyanogen's!
Good to hear. Ill report back with my findings after a few days useage!
I was having battery troubles, but I just charged my phone fully then wiped the battery stats in recovery and have had great improvement.
Is there such thing as a desire ROM that has good battery life for the N1?
sorry, Cyano506 has great battery live... you must be doing something wrong..
yeah I must of installed a cyanogen from a different person...
....hey--wait a minute...
Battery CM 506
..this is not too bad for 506...
Thats what I am using now with the addition of juice defender free which gave me a small but noticeable boost in battery life. These things together gave me the juice to make it through the day without scrimping on my usage, before I had to either scrimp or charge during the day to make it.
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..this is not too bad for 506...
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well damn. I am currently looking for a new kernel. What are u running? I have a kernel from late January. From what I hear there are several good ones out there with better battery life. I am running 5.0.6 also
I don't understand. Look:
I've hardly even used it :S
since I posted that picture I haven't touched my phone, and here's the difference:
Hey guys,
I've been wondering around for a while, and I've pretty much read every single FAQ and major ROM development threads...
But I was wondering if anybody found a "best" ROM for battery!
I've tried a few, and found that Cognition seems to drain the battery pretty quickly... Phoenix 4.5 seemed to last quite a while, but the new 5.2 seems to drain it quite quick now again!
I don't really care if my phone's slow in some parts, but I'd really like it if I could extend the battery even by a little bit... I work 8 hours a day, and my phone has no battery after I finish work (which seems extremely absurd).
I've also tried to do the battery hints and tips in: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=806211 with no luck...
If anybody can give me a yell on the ROM they found which lasts the longest... It would be pretty awesome!
TIA!
P.S. Also, if somebody can just give me a quick run down on the difference between ROMs/Kernels/Modems? I'm just curious, and would like to know more!
Im using ParagonRC6.0 And Im getting great battery life and i use my phone alot. I get a day and half off a full charge with a lot of use. If i use it moderate then i can get 2 full days. Just let your battery recalibrate for a couple of days to improve battery life
Ive been on Cog4 (didnt change anything) and under normal use (maybe 1-2 phone calls a day, no more than 5 mins long, 15-30 txts, and iMobster stuff) i get around 24-36 hours. Overnite while sleeping (7-8 hours) i lose about 5-10%.
While on Serendipity 5.7 (with suckerpunch kernel and jk4 modem) i get 20-30hours. And overnite i lose 10-15%.
Precision 3.5 gave me the best battery life I have ever had. I was able to go over 25 hours on a single charge with heavy use nearly all day.
Edit: I haven't used Torch yet for a full day, but I will be testing the single charge on this ROM as well and posting my results once my Captivate get's to a about %5 battery.
The ROMs that have best battery life are precision 3.5 or Merx rom (which is based off Precision)...the slim ROMs usually run very low memory which is a lot less stressful on your battery...Right now I'm running Supernova 2.3 and I can go 12-15 hours before my battery is completely dead and I'm a moderate to heavy user (facebook, XDA, youtube, etc.)
Thanks a lot guys, I'll try Paragon first... And also Precision! So many ROMs to try :3
Does Kernels/Modems do anything for battery life? I have no idea how these work though... If someone can explain it, that'd be rad!
venomio said:
Thanks a lot guys, I'll try Paragon first... And also Precision! So many ROMs to try :3
Does Kernels/Modems do anything for battery life? I have no idea how these work though... If someone can explain it, that'd be rad!
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If anything, I believe that the kernel and modem are the most important aspect of battery life. I wouldn't know too much about it, so maybe someone else can elaborate.
a few weeks ago I flashed cog 4 and the battery life sucked for me. I had forced closes and bad gps. I flash a lot and always flash stock on a full battery and wipe first. So on a hunch I reflashed the same rom with the same method. Then it worked amazing.
I flashed Phoenix 6 and had great results. Played with overclocking, didn't like it and wanted 6 back. Reflashed, had bad battery life (really bad). Reflashed 6 and back to perfect again.
Im on Phoenix 7 now. And honestly at over 40 hours with pretty minimal use and 30 percent left. I keep reading that some people thing it sucks because of battery life. I don't get it. I see it with every rom out there. I don't think the phones are all that different. My guess is that the flash either works, or for some reason that flash doesn't quite take. Combine that with a lot of rom users probably flash something else before they have even had one or two cycles through the phone. So I guess if the battery life sucks, id recommend reflashing and living with it for a few days first before you blame the rom and kernel.
I don't know If this thread has already been created if so please direct me to that thread.
So I used to think CM6 had the best battery life so I flashed 6.1.0 but not much battery life change so im starting to think that maybe it was actually cm 6.0.0 that had best battery life but im unable to find it so I can test it. So im here asking you all what Rom has brought you the best battery life to your cdma hero no matter if its 2.2 or 2.3
CM + AOSP = DABIZZNIZ
I would like to know what's your measure of "best" battery life?
try using aosp - jaybob's rom, best rom with battery life, used it pretty heavily and got 15 hours
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I would like to know what's your measure of "best" battery life?
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My measure of best battery life is not losing 10% of my batery life doing nothing. I remember when my battery would be be at 40% I go to sleep wake up and its about 30%, now its dead by the time I wake up
CM + AOSP = DABIZZNIZ
Majin101 said:
try using aosp - jaybob's rom, best rom with battery life, used it pretty heavily and got 15 hours
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Do you mind posting the link for that, thanks in advance
CM + AOSP = DABIZZNIZ
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090234
don't need to flash the kernel since it's already in the rom. Just do a full wipe and bam ! I'm actually trying the latest one (june-08) but the june 4 version gave me that 15 hour
personally i have found that the rom you choose itself doesnt really matter, its more about your personal usage, i.e what apps u have running, cpu settings, etc. i usually get around 15-20 hours battery life with pretty heavy mp3 use, lots of texting, and about two hours or so actually on the phone. but i make sure i leave data/wifi/gps etc. off unless i need it. also, its a good idea to check and stop apps that automatically load with the phone that you dont need. imho the only roms that seem to drain the battery quicker are the sense based ones, at least from my own experience.
*using aosp - jaybob's rom 06/08
Majin101 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090234
don't need to flash the kernel since it's already in the rom. Just do a full wipe and bam ! I'm actually trying the latest one (june-08) but the june 4 version gave me that 15 hour
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Much thanks man im going to check it out and flash tonight
xfrobex said:
personally i have found that the rom you choose itself doesnt really matter, its more about your personal usage, i.e what apps u have running, cpu settings, etc. i usually get around 15-20 hours battery life with pretty heavy mp3 use, lots of texting, and about two hours or so actually on the phone. but i make sure i leave data/wifi/gps etc. off unless i need it. also, its a good idea to check and stop apps that automatically load with the phone that you dont need. imho the only roms that seem to drain the battery quicker are the sense based ones, at least from my own experience.
*using aosp - jaybob's rom 06/08
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>> i basically do the same you are talking about but my battery only last about 6hrs for the day, i leave all those stuff off wifi gps etc. but only get 6hrs which suck
aosp-cmod-heroc-20110523
been using aosp-cmod-heroc-20110523,,,works pretty good for me. been getting about 10 hrs. with normal use. you can get it from rom managers downloads. just a thought
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been using aosp-cmod-heroc-20110523,,,works pretty good for me. been getting about 10 hrs. with normal use. you can get it from rom managers downloads. just a thought
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Is that the 2.3.4 aosp rom that recently release? Because im trying it, its really smooth I like it
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jamega2f said:
>> i basically do the same you are talking about but my battery only last about 6hrs for the day, i leave all those stuff off wifi gps etc. but only get 6hrs which suck
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I was thinking about starting a new thread about this, but you are explaining EXACTLY what I am going through. I wake up today (after leaving my phone charging at night) and turn on my phone, and first thing I see is an 80% battery (this is a normal occurance). After literally doing NOTHING on it all day (except for a 30 minute call) it turns off by itself at 20%.... after 8 hours. So while I got 2 hours better than you, keep in mind that I did virtually nothing. What is worse about it is i'm supposedly using the "best rom" for battery life (AOSP 2.2. + battery tweak).
I've wiped battery stats (after reading the correct way to do it) and checked the health of my batter (reads as "good") and i'm still clueless. I'm wondering if I should even waste my money on a battery and hope that's it? I've only had the phone exactly a year and about a week so I'de be disappointed to know the battery lasts this short. I remember being on another froyo ROM (with the battery tweak) using it more than I am now going to bed anywhere between 30 and 50% which is about where it's at at lunch time now! I can't believe that i'm actually ok with the performance of my hero, it's just the battery that's killing me now !
And I plan on staying away from the GB ROMS until they get the GPS issue resolved. Let's just say that I was in Colorado a couple of weeks ago and my phone failed when I need it to work.... flashed froyo almost immediately when I got back (that's another topic)
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And I plan on staying away from the GB ROMS until they get the GPS issue resolved. Let's just say that I was in Colorado a couple of weeks ago and my phone failed when I need it to work.... flashed froyo almost immediately when I got back (that's another topic)
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What froyo Rom is your Rom of preference ?
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tannerw_2010 said:
I was thinking about starting a new thread about this, but you are explaining EXACTLY what I am going through. I wake up today (after leaving my phone charging at night) and turn on my phone, and first thing I see is an 80% battery (this is a normal occurance). After literally doing NOTHING on it all day (except for a 30 minute call) it turns off by itself at 20%.... after 8 hours. So while I got 2 hours better than you, keep in mind that I did virtually nothing. What is worse about it is i'm supposedly using the "best rom" for battery life (AOSP 2.2. + battery tweak).
I've wiped battery stats (after reading the correct way to do it) and checked the health of my batter (reads as "good") and i'm still clueless. I'm wondering if I should even waste my money on a battery and hope that's it? I've only had the phone exactly a year and about a week so I'de be disappointed to know the battery lasts this short. I remember being on another froyo ROM (with the battery tweak) using it more than I am now going to bed anywhere between 30 and 50% which is about where it's at at lunch time now! I can't believe that i'm actually ok with the performance of my hero, it's just the battery that's killing me now !
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I really had my best battery life on CM 6.0.0 froyo rom, So im seeing a trend that froyo roms has the best battery life
Hungry Hero Eating Gingerbread Cookies
i believe you are correct, if you got it from the download section of rom manager, its the same one, ben using for a while now, no FCs no issues. smooth and pretty fast too
Hey!
I flashed Lacoste 4.2.2 ROM for my brother, but he is not happy with the battery life (1.5 days).
I am sorry if this question is being asked again, but I am not familiar with Incredible S.
I am looking for a ROM that is Android 4.0 or above. It can be a Sense ROM, but it doesn't have to be.
Thanks for your help
rqmok said:
Hey!
I flashed Lacoste 4.2.2 ROM for my brother, but he is not happy with the battery life (1.5 days).
I am sorry if this question is being asked again, but I am not familiar with Incredible S.
I am looking for a ROM that is Android 4.0 or above. It can be a Sense ROM, but it doesn't have to be.
Thanks for your help
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1.5 days is already pretty good... what does he do on the phone...
For battery life, I'd recommend Blackout. Its old but everything works and ive never got more battery life. (My average use is a few games here and there, WiFi on for an hour or so, messages, phone calls and it lasts me like 2 or so days.)
You have to keep in mind that ure bound to loose battery life even from doing nothing (1% per hour or so?? Depends on ROM.) So 2 days is already like 48% or so. Of course these are just rough estimates but there are a lot of other things to factor in too like overclocking, governors, usage etc.
Or try CM7