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[How To] Calibrate a Battery

I get asked all the time the proper way to calibrate a battery; so, here's a proper guide for you guys to use to do so and save some post space
How to: Calibrate a Battery correctly on the CDMA Hero.
Charge the phone to 100%
Boot the phone into recovery.
Wipe battery stats
Power phone on, and unplug your fully charged phone
Use your phone until the battery dies. Completly. You want to use it until the phone automaticaly powers off due to low battery
Recharge phone
Repeat the Charging/Killing proccess about 2-3 times
Your battery is callibrated!
Hope this helps cut some questions down!!!

Your picture is better than mine lol good write up bro. Helps limit questions that have been answered! Now if only we could have one for theming aosp ...I had hell learning lol
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abadasstanker69 said:
Your picture is better than mine lol good write up bro. Helps limit questions that have been answered! Now if only we could have one for theming aosp ...I had hell learning lol
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Lol, thanks man I get asked this so much, I figured, why not?

Afraid to let my phone die completely like that. 3x I've had my sdcard need a reformat after the battery died. Only have let the battery die about 5x.

aiwetir said:
Afraid to let my phone die completely like that. 3x I've had my sdcard need a reformat after the battery died. Only have let the battery die about 5x.
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Really?
I recalibrate after every new rom or update to base rom.
Not needed, but I'm weird.
Never hurt my sdcard. Had this phone over a year and a half now.
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aiwetir said:
Afraid to let my phone die completely like that. 3x I've had my sdcard need a reformat after the battery died. Only have let the battery die about 5x.
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I've never had that happen.... what sd card do you have?
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smoothtaste said:
Really?
I recalibrate after every new rom or update to base rom.
Not needed, but I'm weird.
Never hurt my sdcard. Had this phone over a year and a half now.
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Yeah, same here, but nothing hurt my card
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A Impaler sup man quick???? Due for an upgrade thinking of the epic my self how is it vs the evo????
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

laie1472 said:
A Impaler sup man quick???? Due for an upgrade thinking of the epic my self how is it vs the evo????
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
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I love it and think it's better Faster, better screen, keyboard

I've got a transcend 8g class 6 right now and it got messed up just this weekend letting the battery die. It did it the other 2 times on an old card then eventually went tits up not long after that. Needles to say 3 of 5 isn't a good ratio so I'll not be letting the batt die on my phone any time soon.

aiwetir said:
I've got a transcend 8g class 6 right now and it got messed up just this weekend letting the battery die. It did it the other 2 times on an old card then eventually went tits up not long after that. Needles to say 3 of 5 isn't a good ratio so I'll not be letting the batt die on my phone any time soon.
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That's odd... never had that issue with sandisk

I've actually had this problem with 2 8gb class 4 sandisk both died on me, one frozen... not sure if it was related to letting the phone die...
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igtheactt1 said:
I've actually had this problem with 2 8gb class 4 sandisk both died on me, one frozen... not sure if it was related to letting the phone die...
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Thats odd.....

you can always unmount the SD card when the batt gets low, so it would be harder for it to mess up

As many times as I've done this procedure, it's never helped in the least
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quietcblongs said:
you can always unmount the SD card when the batt gets low, so it would be harder for it to mess up
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Very true
brokentoaster24 said:
As many times as I've done this procedure, it's never helped in the least
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May be time for a new phone/battery then

quietcblongs said:
you can always unmount the SD card when the batt gets low, so it would be harder for it to mess up
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I suppose I could do that if I ever want to calibrate the battery.

As many times as I've done this procedure, it's never helped in the least
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yea never works for me either...
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igtheactt1 said:
yea never works for me either...
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Bummer.
I ALWAYS get 26-30 hours battery life. I would say medium use.
Maybe an hour talk time, lots of data, sms, mms.

smoothtaste said:
Bummer.
I ALWAYS get 26-30 hours battery life. I would say medium use.
Maybe an hour talk time, lots of data, sms, mms.
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Yeah on my hero I got from 15-20 easily

Battery drain after restarting note on 4.0.4

My battery has been sluggish right after updating 4.0.4. Right after restarting my device, i left only 20% of battery instead of 90% before restarting. Im getting sick n tired of samsung. Thers always a problem after software update. Im wondering wether they ever tested their software before releasing it to consumer. LOUSY
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safuan7822 said:
My battery has been sluggish right after updating 4.0.4. Right after restarting my device, i left only 20% of battery instead of 90% before restarting. Im getting sick n tired of samsung. Thers always a problem after software update. Im wondering wether they ever tested their software before releasing it to consumer. LOUSY
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Calibrate your battery.
Let it empty untill blackout. Take out battery for 2 min then put it back again, and charge it to full, do not push the on button while charging.

My suggestion is to install and SPYCPU podesiš processor clock so you would not spend the battery more than they need. We also have a large selection governo, naćićeš best balance of performance and battery life.

Thanks jonpaslim! i will try to do that and will update the results
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Battery life better
safuan7822 said:
My battery has been sluggish right after updating 4.0.4. Right after restarting my device, i left only 20% of battery instead of 90% before restarting. Im getting sick n tired of samsung. Thers always a problem after software update. Im wondering wether they ever tested their software before releasing it to consumer. LOUSY
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After i updated to 4.0.4 baterry life was significantly better. try using carat, it works

I found this on a site somewheres ......
1.turn on aeroplane mode
2.turn off device
3.take out battery for 10 seconds
4.turn on device
5.wait for everything to load
6.turn off aeroplane mode

Hi dickwyn, thanks for your reply.
Done with the installation. But it seems not doing anything.. As in 'nothing to report' is that normal?
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safuan7822 said:
Hi dickwyn, thanks for your reply.
Done with the installation. But it seems not doing anything.. As in 'nothing to report' is that normal?
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Install CpuSpy from playstore.
Check if ur device goes in deep sleep mode.. If not then follow these steps.. :-
1.turn on aeroplane mode
2.turn off device
3.take out battery for 10 seconds
4.turn on device
5.wait for everything to load
6.turn off aeroplane mode

Thanks.
Done everything. But it messed up with my time and date. It went all the way back to year 2000.. Is that normal?
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safuan7822 said:
Thanks.
Done everything. But it messed up with my time and date. It went all the way back to year 2000.. Is that normal?
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Settings>Time &Date>Use Network Provider Values..

which rom are you on?
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Baz77,
Im not sure which rom tho. Well i hv totally no idea. Its a stndard rom i guess. Im just a normal user that need to hv the phone working like it used to be. Lol
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The total of 1 week I was on both OS builds I had these issues that I identified to be the battery:
Facebook
GPSD
and then not going into deep sleep (the phone gets warm)
Badass Battery (now another name, but you can still search Badass battery) and BBS (Better Battery Stats) helped me.

Thanks zkye.
So far i hv been using pretty alot of apps. Been using carat,netqin and cpu spy. Well the batt is still i would say average.. Im wondering how to read this thing on cpu spy. Especially the deep sleep graph. Is it sufficient? Or am i doing the wrong thing or what?
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safuan7822 said:
Baz77,
Im not sure which rom tho. Well i hv totally no idea. Its a stndard rom i guess. Im just a normal user that need to hv the phone working like it used to be. Lol
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You can check version in settings, then about phone in bottom Guess you are on stock. Be carefull wiping, factory resetting and deleting large files as kernel can trigger a bug in emmc chip, corrupting partitions.
good you started analysing root causes. Always best case.
now if you dont care for warrantee you can follow directions from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29139461 to get back to starting point of install. Or to install the awesome speedmod kernel.
Alteratively you can add apps one by one and together with battery usage analysed you can fin culprits. With tools like betterbatterystats, cpu spy and badassbattery monitor
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did you try re-calibrating your battery?

Hi xfox,
Done with calibrating as in let it empty, take out the batt for a while then turn it on again. It seems okay for now. Is there any other way instead? Im sorry for asking this stupid question again and again. And thank to all of ya for replying my so called newby question. Lol.
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Thanks baz,
How i wish i could use those speedmod kernel and so on. Well im quite afraid to root it cuz im not too sure that im gonna use this phone for a long time. As the phone value will decrease if i void the warranty. But thx for replying my post tho. As for now im still monitoring my batt behaviour.
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jonpaslim said:
Calibrate your battery.
Let it empty untill blackout. Take out battery for 2 min then put it back again, and charge it to full, do not push the on button while charging.
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this done it for my brothers Note
thanks

Galaxy Note problem
When I got my Galaxy Note, the battery used to last for 10 hrs on GB. After upgrading to ICS, that time dropped to 8 hrs. And after ICS updates, it went down to less than 4 hrs since it was discharging much fatser than charging, and it was the same whether I used the original power charger or direct USB cable.
The original charger is an adapter + USB cable.
Everything went fine when i changed the USB and used the one originally used to charge the Sony 3D glasses.
Now it's charging normally and the discharge rate is around 8% /hr with WIFI and mobile data ON.
Hope it will work for you.

Hardware or software issue?

I've had the Note since February and its rooted but running stock. A couple days ago I took the phone off the charger and the notification of the battery saying it was charges was still showing. I have tried taking out the battery and rebooting but it's still there. Ever sense then my battery life hasn't been the greatest.I haven't tried a master reset though or getting a new battery. Any ideas what it could be? If this is the wrong section mods please move it. Thanks.

phoneman09 said:
I've had the Note since February and its rooted but running stock. A couple days ago I took the phone off the charger and the notification of the battery saying it was charges was still showing. I have tried taking out the battery and rebooting but it's still there. Ever sense then my battery life hasn't been the greatest.I haven't tried a master reset though or getting a new battery. Any ideas what it could be? If this is the wrong section mods please move it. Thanks.
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Sorry but it sounds to me like you need a new battery... You may even run the risk of damaging your phone, if you keep using the same battery...
Ps. thats a gut feeling only... I am not a engineer
- Bobo

phoneman09 said:
I've had the Note since February and its rooted but running stock. A couple days ago I took the phone off the charger and the notification of the battery saying it was charges was still showing. I have tried taking out the battery and rebooting but it's still there. Ever sense then my battery life hasn't been the greatest.I haven't tried a master reset though or getting a new battery. Any ideas what it could be? If this is the wrong section mods please move it. Thanks.
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Clean your usb port with some alcohol, take out your battrey for 5 minutes, insert your battrey and your note is good to go..Ifproblem comes back again try changing your charger
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Or probably try to wipe battery stats in the cwm recovery.
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phoneman09 said:
I've had the Note since February and its rooted but running stock. A couple days ago I took the phone off the charger and the notification of the battery saying it was charges was still showing. I have tried taking out the battery and rebooting but it's still there. Ever sense then my battery life hasn't been the greatest.I haven't tried a master reset though or getting a new battery. Any ideas what it could be? If this is the wrong section mods please move it. Thanks.
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typical symptom of a infected USB port. clean it as rishab_s said. use lil alcohol , cloth and toothpik.. it should be fine after a few wipes.. unless the pins are physically damaged

nokiamodeln91 said:
typical symptom of a infected USB port. clean it as rishab_s said. use lil alcohol , cloth and toothpik.. it should be fine after a few wipes.. unless the pins are physically damaged
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Alright I will try and clean it this afternoon. I sure hope its something small. I'm fine buying another battery if its that also. So some people have had this happen before? Could it be because I'm using a converter for the wall plug in?
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thehackersz said:
Or probably try to wipe battery stats in the cwm recovery.
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I will try wiping the stats, that's an option I've never heard of.
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no its because of moisture and dust collected on the usb connectors

Alright I'll try cleaning the port, and maybe changing the charger. I'll see what happens.
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My brother doesn't wanna clean he is afraid of water damage. So I just took out the battery and trying a different charger.
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phoneman09 said:
My brother doesn't wanna clean he is afraid of water damage. So I just took out the battery and trying a different charger.
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Just a little alchol two drops wont do any harm just make sure battrey is out and clean it with a soft cloth and after that wait 5 min then insert the battrey and try using a diff charger thats it
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u can also use a moderatly powerful airblower

nokiamodeln91 said:
u can also use a moderatly powerful airblower
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That's an idea, well the phone no longer is showing the 100% charged indicator. The phone was completely dead and its now showing 50% charged. I am using a new charger now. Do you think it could be the battery?
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so when u plug in the charger its showing charging and when u remove the charger?

It stops charging which is a good sign, I hope! But it stays at 50% so was it really dead to begin with?
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Use the phone till it goes till 5 %and then change again.

So don't charge up to 100% then drain?
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no for now.. drain and charge again

Alright I will do that. What if it dies or the battery decreases in an hour or so like its been doing? Is it the battery then?
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u will be using it for a while right.. keep a watch on the battery... if its reducing too rapidly.. then u will come to know..

[Q] Phone wont turn on

Hey guyz a month ago i changed my battery from samsung cuz of a factory error so todday i receieved a message i read and my phone turned off dont know why the battery was not fully charge but at the same thing i didnt get a baterry low icon now it wont turn on even on charger pllzz is it my phone or the battery

keep the phone plugged in for a while .. like couple of hours.. in off condition. then try again.

What battery did you replace it with, a link would be helpful. If it was an eBay knock off, there may be a chance its a dud.
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nokiamodeln91 said:
keep the phone plugged in for a while .. like couple of hours.. in off condition. then try again.
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I did and it worked thanks but my phone keeps shutting down every once in a while

SpyderTracks said:
What battery did you replace it with, a link would be helpful. If it was an eBay knock off, there may be a chance its a dud.
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Got it from samsung on warranty dude

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRUyIDMvCTA&feature=youtu.be
soo i uploaded this video so u can see my problem

Does the phone shutdown when you use some intense apps or just idle? Could be possible that the battery is not good

nokiamodeln91 said:
Does the phone shutdown when you use some intense apps or just idle? Could be possible that the battery is not good
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Not it just die all by it self

Does it even charge fine? I mean when you connect the charger does it properly charge?

you sure its the battery? What rom are your running?
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seems like d battery is loosing its charge very quickly .. or supply is inconsistent.. even small current drops can turn off ur note .. clean d contacts ..if u have a spare battery somewhere check with it ..if d problem persists .. take it to d service center .. unroot it first

nokiamodeln91 said:
Does it even charge fine? I mean when you connect the charger does it properly charge?
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yeah no problem with it

baz77 said:
you sure its the battery? What rom are your running?
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i'm running the alliance rom xxlsc beta 1.1 from the first day it was released and no problem with it

ani_k said:
seems like d battery is loosing its charge very quickly .. or supply is inconsistent.. even small current drops can turn off ur note .. clean d contacts ..if u have a spare battery somewhere check with it ..if d problem persists .. take it to d service center .. unroot it first
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lol dude i dont have an extra battery so im screwed at the service center cuz its rooted

Warnahly said:
i'm running the alliance rom xxlsc beta 1.1 from the first day it was released and no problem with it
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well there is your problem, is been reported many times...
lol good luck its a dump leak. Full of these issues. Cool to run though
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Android OS battery drain

This seems concerning. With 60% battery left and just an hour of screen time done. Is anyone else having this high android os usage?
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pulley06 said:
This seems concerning. With 60% battery left and just an hour of screen time done. Is anyone else having this high android os usage?
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I am. android OS and google play services are killing my battery.

Nope I have not this problem, even I'm heavy chat user.
I normally get 1.5 days battery backup.
I suggest you to factory data reset your phone from recovery mod.make sure you must so backup of your files.
May be some low quality and unknown app is killing battery.

I just got my phone a couple of days back so I am not sure the reset will help much.
P.S I am on stock , unrooted.

pulley06 said:
I just got my phone a couple of days back so I am not sure the reset will help much.
P.S I am on stock , unrooted.
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That doesn't matter,
May be a software quality issue or in while installing.
U have to try...
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same issue
I have the same issue. I just got my moto x yesterday. Today when I got to work, for about an hour unplugged, battery is down to 70%. Now I am on my laptop USB cable and battery still draining.

pulley06 said:
This seems concerning. With 60% battery left and just an hour of screen time done. Is anyone else having this high android os usage?
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I say thats AWESOME!!! Coming from another manufacture, Samsung, I can say that even when I pruned as much of the Samsung crap out as possible, my Android OS was always in the 15%-20% range..... I have my Note Edge with me right now and it has 57% battery left... Android OS is 13%. I think you're good bud.

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I say thats AWESOME!!! Coming from another manufacture, Samsung, I can say that even when I pruned as much of the Samsung crap out as possible, my Android OS was always in the 15%-20% range..... I have my Note Edge with me right now and it has 57% battery left... Android OS is 13%. I think you're good bud.
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I know that feel about Samsung bro. Had a galaxy r and a S3 before I got this device! And I agree with the amount of bloat they put in ?
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so factory reset did not help. any suggestions guys?