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Best Battery Settings NOVA

Hey guys
Recently just got a optimus black and started playing games more, before i had a HTC dream and Magic was able to get 2 days of battery but atm, I'm getting like 4 hours battery playing **** what are the best settings on nova to get the most battery.
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+ are there any apps that really help?, using juice defender just with the balanced setting any advanced settings that improve this?

Mainly 2 things consume battery:
a) CPU ~ 15%
b) Screen ~ 80%
For a) you can decrease it by using a good governor for battery, ex: InteractiveX.
For b) it's a matter of having it on the lowest possible brightness you can handle. *
* For example, automatic brightness indoors (low) != minimum brightness, it actually consumes twice the power. Twice.

knzo said:
Mainly 2 things consume battery:
a) CPU ~ 15%
b) Screen ~ 80%
For a) you can decrease it by using a good governor for battery, ex: InteractiveX.
For b) it's a matter of having it on the lowest possible brightness you can handle. *
* For example, automatic brightness indoors (low) != minimum brightness, it actually consumes twice the power. Twice.
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Thanks for the reply, yeah don't really change brightness so i will do that from now on, also auto uv and underclocking i am going to have a play around with.

Our SoC is already underclocked with SmartReflex.
Further UV won't do much difference.

Oh to easy then.

I bought this phone bcoz of LG advertisment :"NOVA Display automatically adjusts its brightness sensing the amount of light needed, and saves 50% energy under regular settings." (compared to regular LCD). What is the selling point for tat? LG Optimus Black eating battery damn horrible. We like LG Optimus Black including the super-bright NOVA display (LG so proud of it), then why should i need to adjust the bright to lower to save my battery? What's the point???

The point is:
- If you want the brightest screen, and to use a lot the phone with the screen on, it will drain your battery a lot.
Regards.

With CM it's possible to calibrate the auto-brightness values.
I'll try to come up with a good configuration.

Let's list some battery tips

Hey! I've just bought S5 yesterday and I know it's still premature to evaluate my phone's performance. I've made my first 100% to 16% with the phone and my stats were.
Phone on: 18h
Screen: 3h
Bright auto -5, wifi on, 3g on all time.
I find it is not as much as I expected but I must admit there was an update in between of the OS, and many updates in the play store which probably drained my battery higher than normally. Then I've checked tips for reducing consumption and that what I made:
- install battery guru
- disable syncs in google account
- disable updates in play store (notifications and so)
- disable some samsung apps
- disable gestures and movements
- location on power saving mode
However, my intention in this post is to gather more tips you are using with samsung rom (no root). Disable accounts or whatever you do...
Anyway, I guess I should expect an improvement in the battery life in coming charges...right?
Thanks!

Battery guru even sucks more battery than its saves, because it needs google service -.-'
I use:
Faux kernel - with my own tweaks, for hopefull best performance and battery life. OC 2.7
Greenify - to Slumber apps / System apps (Paid)
Unbounce - to lower the wake ups etc. (Paid)
BootManager - For faster start up / Battery saving
Stop Log - Turning off trash for speed up and battery life
Everything is turned off except:
Wifi - When home and somewere were its not locked.
Mobile data - Always on
Removed:
Idunno what its called but it has a blue icon and beammode?
Turned off:
Svoice
Samsung Link and that other samsung like app
Samsung push
Software update
Phone Screen:
Depends on were im at:
Home: 50%
School: 30 - 50
Work: 50%
Gaming: 50 - 100%
Movie: 50 - 100%
Background:
Black saves more battery and mine looks cool ^_^
Faux Settings for me, higest what ive got so far using it is 17 hours phone use, with 4:35 screen time on and it was still on 24% had to charge it because of my date
CPU Clocks:
Max: 2726400
Min: 300000
Gov: Intelliactive
Cpu hotplug:
intelliplug
Touchboost turned on
Screen off Frequency: 729600
intelliplug = Balanced (4)
Thermal Manager:
Chosen everything that was recommended
GPU Manager:
msm-andreno-tz
CPU clock control: 578
rest is stock
I/O Scheduler: both row - 1024
Same Page Merge:
Iltelli-KSM Enabled - left the rest stock of it
Miscellaneous:
Power suspend modes: Userspace
Power suspend turned on
tcp congestion: westwood
Rest is stock
I would love to change the black/gray to Pure black, to save more battery life, Gravity box could do this trick, but the app froze my phone somehow, now that its gone it works fine like before. so if you can change it do it.

Thanks! I've removed battery guru. I know that without rooting phone I may not be able to disable many things but I guess I can avoid some wakelocks coming from the pre installed software. Right? Which of them could be? Should I disable Samsung account? Any app that replaces S health in using the heart rate sensor? I think this is the only functionality I would have to keep which needs a Samsung account
Summing up , things that could make android os and system android reduce

paco_ramirez said:
Thanks! I've removed battery guru. I know that without rooting phone I may not be able to disable many things but I guess I can avoid some wakelocks coming from the pre installed software. Right? Which of them could be? Should I disable Samsung account? Any app that replaces S health in using the heart rate sensor? I think this is the only functionality I would have to keep which needs a Samsung account
Summing up , things that could make android os and system android reduce
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Well the apps that push notification these use too much battery, like samsung push, just disable the apps you dont use at all
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G900F met Tapatalk

Thanks!, I've just disabled it. More things?

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Thanks!, I've just disabled it. More things?
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Do you have root and recovery?
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G900F met Tapatalk

My #1 tip would be before you look at how bad ur battery is. realise these are smartphones. and we buy them because of connectivity. why buy a smartphone if you keep turning of its ability to be smart
these phones run HD displays constant internet connectivity and all sorts of sync options

Sock12345 - I don't have it rooted yet. I'm thinking about it because I don't want to have the warranty avoided. I don't know how is the law concerning this in Spain. However, I would like to root it so that I can find out thexactly drainers and get rid of them. I will check this possibility
-PiLoT- you're totally right. Maybe I am asking too much to the phone which works incredibly well. But I have the feeling that some pre installed apps maybe battery drainers. Maybe they do not drain as much as I think...

CPU throttle

So I've gotten my standby time to be pretty good but under moderate use, the device is getting warm and chewing through battery. I.e 4hrs off charger, 40 minutes of screen and only 71% left. I'm stock rooted and removed bloat. Even had stuff greenified (just uninstalled to test now). Is there anything I can do without tripping Knox to slow down the CPU a little? The native power save mode is all or nothing now - they used to let you control which features were enabled on older devices

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So I've gotten my standby time to be pretty good but under moderate use, the device is getting warm and chewing through battery. I.e 4hrs off charger, 40 minutes of screen and only 71% left. I'm stock rooted and removed bloat. Even had stuff greenified (just uninstalled to test now). Is there anything I can do without tripping Knox to slow down the CPU a little? The native power save mode is all or nothing now - they used to let you control which features were enabled on older devices
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If your rooted, download a program called Trickster Mod. (All credit to the dev) It allows you to underclock the CPU. Stock value is set at 1.5Ghz. WIthout an overclocked kernel, that value cannot change. However, underclocking is available. And since this device is a true octa-core dropping it to 1.2 Ghz shouldn't be a problem. Also you can change your governor to a conservative one. Stock is ondemand. Conservative and Performance are able to be selected. Changing your TCP congestion to cubic instead of the stock bic, in my experience, gives you a bit better battery life as well. Hope this helps.

Thanks!

The app doesn't say it supports s6, does it definitely work?

You can try kernel tweaker which is also availble on the play store. By the way we do have a Q&A forum so your questions would be better suited over there.

I can't find anything called "kernel tweaker" exactly... Also my question was about apps and this is app subforum. Sorry if that isn't correct

Note 5 fast battery drain

Hello everyone!
Usually I am not active on forums because usually most answers are somewhere in the vast internet. But this time I gave up.
I have a problem with my Note 5's (SM-N920L) fast battery drain. Now it even goes 20% per hour when I use it.
My phone is already about 1,5 year old and I use it a lot, so I read that might be a battery problem so I tried booting it into safe mode and it solved the problem so it seems there is a problem with some app or other functionality, not a battery. So I have factory reset my phone and it was working fine for maybe 3 days, then afternight it drained batterry ultra fast again.
I tried uninstalling any apps that I had installed the day before it broke again, but it didn't help
I have also rooted my phone previously to try to find the reason for fast drain with Gsam stats and WakeLock but I still couldn't find out what's the cause of the problem.
I've seen some posts about deep sleep issue, but my battery drain is qute ok when I'm not using it.
Did anyone have a similar problem? Do you have an idea what can I do to repair it?
Greetings,
Paweł (Paul) Sawicki

Recently I've been trying a different set of tweaks and have the best battery life I've ever had with this device.
DO NOT USE GREENIFY. As it drains the battery a lot these days.
-Rom: PixelRom v6 (Samsung based, all other roms suck for our device, this is odexed and the fastest)
-Kernel: Fuel kernel.
-Cpu governor:
Big: zzmove
Small: interactive
-Flash the lastest Magisk 13 beta.
-Download - then install the following magisk zip plugins through the magisk app:
-(Deleted crossbreeder, as it causes system hangs)
-DozeGMS
-https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk
Then install busybox (use one which installs successfully). Then hebf from the play store, don't apply any profiles. Disable the extra logging and kernel panics - set it to stay on boot.
-Battery tab - Enable improve battery, low ram device, instant doze.
And I do recommend making your wifi turn off when the screen goes off.
Welcome to three days of battery with frequent usage.
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Thank you
Turbine1991 said:
Recently I've been trying a different set of tweaks and have the best battery life I've ever had with this device.
DO NOT USE GREENIFY. As it drains the battery a lot these days.
-Rom: PixelRom v6 (Samsung based, all other roms suck for our device, this is odexed and the fastest)
-Kernel: Fuel kernel.
-Cpu governor:
Big: zzmove
Small: interactive
-Flash the lastest Magisk 13 beta.
-Download - then install the following magisk zip plugins through the magisk app:
-CrossBreeder Lite Edition
-DozeGMS
-https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk
Then install busybox (use one which installs successfully). Then hebf from the play store, don't apply any profiles. Disable the extra logging and kernel panics - set it to stay on boot.
-Battery tab - Enable improve battery, low ram device, instant doze.
And I do recommend making your wifi turn off when the screen goes off.
Welcome to three days of battery with frequent usage.
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Thank you for your detailed reply! :highfive:
I'll try to install the set you've mentioned and will get back soon with results. I hope this will be the solution.
Have a nice day!
Greetings,
Paweł (Paul) Sawicki

Also got the best battery life with Pixelrom 6

Turbine1991 said:
Recently I've been trying a different set of tweaks and have the best battery life I've ever had with this device.
DO NOT USE GREENIFY. As it drains the battery a lot these days.
-Rom: PixelRom v6 (Samsung based, all other roms suck for our device, this is odexed and the fastest)
-Kernel: Fuel kernel.
-Cpu governor:
Big: zzmove
Small: interactive
-Flash the lastest Magisk 13 beta.
-Download - then install the following magisk zip plugins through the magisk app:
-CrossBreeder Lite Edition
-DozeGMS
-https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk
Then install busybox (use one which installs successfully). Then hebf from the play store, don't apply any profiles. Disable the extra logging and kernel panics - set it to stay on boot.
-Battery tab - Enable improve battery, low ram device, instant doze.
And I do recommend making your wifi turn off when the screen goes off.
Welcome to three days of battery with frequent usage.
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I can only find Crossbreeder Ultra Lite. The Crossbreeder Lite thread says it's for 5.1 and below. What one is right to use?

Check system processes. I found out recently that com.android.systemui uses 15% cpu even on empty home screen and heats up my device without any reason. It was definately the cause of my battery drain. I've been trying disabling apps and unnececery options, and suddenly ui stoped draining and went down to normal 0.5% cpu consuimption. But I don't know exactly what I changed. My latest action was to update all Galaxy Apps.

Actually - don't use that Crossbreeder plugin, it seems to cause system hangs. Everything else though is fine - it'll make the battery life sing!
I also accepted this device just had bad battery life. But now it's never been so good.
IMO Samsung should have used a single processor and use a bigger battery.

Turbine1991 said:
Recently I've been trying a different set of tweaks and have the best battery life I've ever had with this device.
DO NOT USE GREENIFY. As it drains the battery a lot these days.
-Rom: PixelRom v6 (Samsung based, all other roms suck for our device, this is odexed and the fastest)
-Kernel: Fuel kernel.
-Cpu governor:
Big: zzmove
Small: interactive
-Flash the lastest Magisk 13 beta.
-Download - then install the following magisk zip plugins through the magisk app:
-(Deleted crossbreeder, as it causes system hangs)
-DozeGMS
-https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk
Then install busybox (use one which installs successfully). Then hebf from the play store, don't apply any profiles. Disable the extra logging and kernel panics - set it to stay on boot.
-Battery tab - Enable improve battery, low ram device, instant doze.
And I do recommend making your wifi turn off when the screen goes off.
Welcome to three days of battery with frequent usage.
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Ok I did most of these, except zzmoove thing which I dont know how to do... But my battery is still draining like crazy... almost more than 5% idle...
Can any body help?

Is there any way to improve the battery management on mi a2?

Anything is valid. Preferentially without root.

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wquayson said:
Anything is valid. Preferentially without root.
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What is your current battery performance? Is your device affected with the fingerprint sensor bug that locks the CPU at highest frequency?

kandarpjha said:
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What is your current battery performance? Is your device affected with the fingerprint sensor bug that locks the CPU at highest frequency?
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About 6-8 hours in moderate-high use, I guess. I don't think it is, how can i know?

wquayson said:
About 6-8 hours in moderate-high use, I guess. I don't think it is, how can i know?
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Install a hardware monitor app like CPU-z or DevCheck. If you CPU frequency is not coming down from the highest value (for 4 small cores: 1843 MHz and for 4 big cores: 2208 MHz), you are most probably affected by the bug. You can disable fingerprint sensor to conserve battery in that case.

wquayson said:
About 6-8 hours in moderate-high use, I guess. I don't think it is, how can i know?
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If you are talking about SOT, it's quite normal.
You can't really improve SOT.
It depends mainly on two things : Brightness and Kernel settings. Kernel you cant tamper with without rooting/unlockin your phone, so the best improvement can be achieved via auto brighness.
If you are losing too much battery while phone is idle/screen locked, here are some steps you can follow:
Limit background use of an application from Settings/Battery (Even google play services, notifications still come through)
Disable background data use of apps from Data Usage (Especially facebook/messenger ones, notifications still come through via GCM - use to your own likings though)
Clear Google Play Services cache, as it somehows causes battery drain
Disable location and google location tracking
Disable "Data always on" at developer settings. No point of keeping an active connection while on WiFi
Change network to 3G Only, if your 4G coverage sucks, so it drains all your battery

kandarpjha said:
Install a hardware monitor app like CPU-z or DevCheck. If you CPU frequency is not coming down from the highest value (for 4 small cores: 1843 MHz and for 4 big cores: 2208 MHz), you are most probably affected by the bug. You can disable fingerprint sensor to conserve battery in that case.
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When i quit the app and come back, the frequencys are at the maximum value for a milisecond then goes to 1401MHz(CPU 0-3) and 1113MHz(CPU 4-7). So, I don't think I have that bug. What do you say?
Reptant said:
If you are talking about SOT, it's quite normal.
You can't really improve SOT.
It depends mainly on two things : Brightness and Kernel settings. Kernel you cant tamper with without rooting/unlockin your phone, so the best improvement can be achieved via auto brighness.
If you are losing too much battery while phone is idle/screen locked, here are some steps you can follow:
Limit background use of an application from Settings/Battery (Even google play services, notifications still come through)
Disable background data use of apps from Data Usage (Especially facebook/messenger ones, notifications still come through via GCM - use to your own likings though)
Clear Google Play Services cache, as it somehows causes battery drain
Disable location and google location tracking
Disable "Data always on" at developer settings. No point of keeping an active connection while on WiFi
Change network to 3G Only, if your 4G coverage sucks, so it drains all your battery
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Auto brightness? Really? I thought that was a battery killer. My brightness is in about 25% most of the time, so, I don't think that is the bigger problem, do you?
Well, thanks both of you guys for the help, and I will follow your instructions(but not the auto brightness one, I don't really like it), Reptant. I will try to remember and report the results at the end of the day.

wquayson said:
Auto brightness? Really? I thought that was a battery killer. My brightness is in about 25% most of the time, so, I don't think that is the bigger problem, do you?
Well, thanks both of you guys for the help, and I will follow your instructions(but not the auto brightness one, I don't really like it), Reptant. I will try to remember and report the results at the end of the day.
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Yes, that's right. Disable auto brightness, and keep the brightness at around 10%. It is more than sufficient in indoor conditions. Further, disable high accuracy location settings and set it to battery saving or off. You should also turn off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning in location settings.
I personally use a rather far reaching way of force stopping every social media and other news apps after using them (I have never observed any 'misbehavior' as they warn, but it saves a great deal of battery life.). As you can see in the screenshot the battery has lost 7% of charge in 2 hours and it still expects to last for 1 full day.

wquayson said:
When i quit the app and come back, the frequencys are at the maximum value for a milisecond then goes to 1401MHz(CPU 0-3) and 1113MHz(CPU 4-7). So, I don't think I have that bug. What do you say?
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Min freq should be 633 MHz for the little cluster,it a bug with the 2nd October update, many users are affected,and so i!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2/help/frequency-sd660-stuck-maximum-t3832366

Hello, any better result if phone is rooted ? Or any other solution? Thanks a lot.

buythismobile said:
Hello, any better result if phone is rooted ? Or any other solution? Thanks a lot.
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The suggestions from Reptant above are still valid.
Other than that:
1. Greenify. Set non system apps to shallow hibernation. Try Amplify if you dare.
2. Disable ads. The image/video ads may not occupy a lot of your screen, but they use much more data than text. disabling those ads will reduce the amount of data that the modem needs to download, hence reduce battery consumption. this will have big impact if you surf the web a lot using phone.
3. Change CPU governor to powersave and/or disable some CPUs, reduce GPU max clock speed (you may not like this since it will make the phone laggy)