Have a peculiar problem, The phone drains off faster than usual for last few days. In couple of instances it showed 40% battery and suddenly the phone got switched off. When i switch on it showed 0% battery and again got switched off. When i put on charger it was back to 40%.
Also full charged battery drained to 25% in 5 hours, earlier it used to come atleast a day. Battery also looking a bit fatty in its surface. Any pointers if this is the battery problem or any calibration issues? I use the stock kernel - 2.3.6 and this is there since few months. The problem started only few days back.
This happened to me too and it turned out it's a battery problem.
When I changed my battery, everything went back to normal.
If you know somebody who owns a similar battery, you can test it on your phone.
I updated my HTC One 32GB US Unlocked edition from Android 4.1 to 4.3 using the OTA update on 27th Sept 2013.
I was more than happy to receive the update as it came along with UI improvements. But since then the battery % level has been really erratic.
I usually charge my phone when it comes down to 15% or so and unplug it till it gets completely charged to 100% with a Green LED notification.
Now as soon as I unplug the charger once I see the Green LED with 100% level the battery % falls to 98% instantly and then to 93% in the next couple of seconds and stays there. Then the phone discharges as expected after this according to my usage.
I have emailed HTC also, waiting for the response.
I don't understand this at all, is there anyone else who's facing this Battery issue as well ?
anksh08 said:
I updated my HTC One 32GB US Unlocked edition from Android 4.1 to 4.3 using the OTA update on 27th Sept 2013.
I was more than happy to receive the update as it came along with UI improvements. But since then the battery % level has been really erratic.
I usually charge my phone when it comes down to 15% or so and unplug it till it gets completely charged to 100% with a Green LED notification.
Now as soon as I unplug the charger once I see the Green LED with 100% level the battery % falls to 98% instantly and then to 93% in the next couple of seconds and stays there. Then the phone discharges as expected after this according to my usage.
I have emailed HTC also, waiting for the response.
I don't understand this at all, is there anyone else who's facing this Battery issue as well ?
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This is good - you don't want to be charging the battery constantly from 90-100%. The reason it (falsely) shows 100% instead of the real level is because people don't understand this and they will call and complain about their battery not charging to 100%.
I'm actually trying to find a way to set the target charge percentage to 85 or 75 unless otherwise specified. Most days, the phone lives on the charger most times, and is unplugged and used actively only when I'm not at home or work. This will help prolong the number of charge-discharge cycles and, more importantly, help maintain its capacity as near peak for as long as possible.
Hi guys
My Redmi has experiencing a bit odd behaviour every time I charge his battery
I always do full charging cycles, from 0 to 100%, and than use it till it full drains.
I usually charge it with the phone off
The last couple of times a strange thing happened: I fully charge it from 0, with the phone off, but when I turn the phone on the battery level shows something in the 70% level, the last time it was 77% only., This time I connected it back to the charger, and it went to 100%
I already installed a battery calibrator, but this keeps happening now
I use the original Xiaomi charger, or a Sony charger.
My Redmi is running the stock Marshmallow ROM - that's another funny thing, my phone simply has no updates to Noughat or ahead, I'm in Portugal those updates should have already arrived
So, any suggestion from you?
Regards
Antonio
Most probably your device has fake MIUI vendor ROM. I am guessing this because there's no update you got on your phone.
Redmi 4X has been updated already to MIUI 10 based on nougat 7.1.2.
I would recommend you to backup your all data on phone and clean flash latest stable update and restore back everything.
metelhammer said:
Most probably your device has fake MIUI vendor ROM. I am guessing this because there's no update you got on your phone.
Redmi 4X has been updated already to MIUI 10 based on nougat 7.1.2.
I would recommend you to backup your all data on phone and clean flash latest stable update and restore back everything.
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Thanks
I'm not very worried about using latest ROM's on my phone, the charging issue is the the thing that annoys me the most, I'll think about updating my phone if and when the other problem gets a solution.
Does anybody has a say on this matter?
You should try to keep your battery level above 50%. Lithium batteries need charge to keep their effectiveness.
Only do 0-100% maybe once a month. When you do, charge the phone when off to 100%. Boot phone, if it is below 100% at startup charge more until it reaches 100%, then restart. Continue this until you get stable 100% or consistently close to it.
Battery calibration apps are trash, don't even bother with it.
antonioduarte said:
Thanks
I'm not very worried about using latest ROM's on my phone, the charging issue is the the thing that annoys me the most, I'll think about updating my phone if and when the other problem gets a solution.
Does anybody has a say on this matter?
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Okay here is my thought on your situation.
I charge my phone upto or around 90% to 95% and recharge it when it falls down to around 20% to 25%, due to my daily routine and usage i do get around 20% battery remaining almost everyday and in very rae case it goes below 10% till now for me it never went shutdown due to battery gone full zero.
I have Redmi 1S and i charge like this and i still do get around 2.5 hours of screen on time on it which is great considering it is 4 years old device. and i am still using same original battery came in the box which now shows some ageing signs since it has little bulge on it and sometimes phone shuts downs it self and after turning on it looses 10% to 15% of its charge.
it is recommended to keep some battery % left in phone for good battery health.
over time battery does loose its capacity.
you should consider changing how you charge your phone dont let it charge fully or let it drain fully. when battery drained out completely it does takes some time to hold some charge and when you charge you phone fully the battery does goes back to 99% and goes again to 100% since it is already on charge, this keep happening until stop charging which affects battery capacity and the charge it can hold.
i think in you case this issue happening due to the how you charge your phone.
metelhammer said:
Okay here is my thought on your situation.
I charge my phone upto or around 90% to 95% and recharge it when it falls down to around 20% to 25%, due to my daily routine and usage i do get around 20% battery remaining almost everyday and in very rae case it goes below 10% till now for me it never went shutdown due to battery gone full zero.
I have Redmi 1S and i charge like this and i still do get around 2.5 hours of screen on time on it which is great considering it is 4 years old device. and i am still using same original battery came in the box which now shows some ageing signs since it has little bulge on it and sometimes phone shuts downs it self and after turning on it looses 10% to 15% of its charge.
it is recommended to keep some battery % left in phone for good battery health.
over time battery does loose its capacity.
you should consider changing how you charge your phone dont let it charge fully or let it drain fully. when battery drained out completely it does takes some time to hold some charge and when you charge you phone fully the battery does goes back to 99% and goes again to 100% since it is already on charge, this keep happening until stop charging which affects battery capacity and the charge it can hold.
i think in you case this issue happening due to the how you charge your phone.
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Thanks for your input
That doesn't make much sense to me since I charge it almost every time with the phone off, so once its 100% the charging process stops, and there's no way the battery should start draining because the phone is off - and even if it was on, it shouldn't loose 25% at once . If it was hardware problem, with the battery getting worn, I would never have the chance to drain it to zero slowly (it would shut down at 10% or so) or get an 100% charge level - and once I turn the phone on, he does go to 100% without any problem, so the battery seems to be ok
I do the same process with my 5 years old Sony Z1, once I charge it 100% I turn it off, and once I turn the phone on again, the battery charging level shows 100%, even If I do it a month after last charging. This old guy's battery is showing first signs of age, nowadays I get half the time I used to, but not that dramatic thing of not be able to do a phone call with 10% battery level.
So, same charger, same process, why my Xiaomi is behaving differently than he used to?
Why the charge level indicates 100% and once I turn the phone on, it shows 70 something %, and than charges without any hesitation to 100% ?
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Thanks for your input
That doesn't make much sense to me since I charge it almost every time with the phone off, so once its 100% the charging process stops, and there's no way the battery should start draining because the phone is off - and even if it was on, it shouldn't loose 25% at once . If it was hardware problem, with the battery getting worn, I would never have the chance to drain it to zero slowly (it would shut down at 10% or so) or get an 100% charge level - and once I turn the phone on, he does go to 100% without any problem, so the battery seems to be ok
I do the same process with my 5 years old Sony Z1, once I charge it 100% I turn it off, and once I turn the phone on again, the battery charging level shows 100%, even If I do it a month after last charging. This old guy's battery is showing first signs of age, nowadays I get half the time I used to, but not that dramatic thing of not be able to do a phone call with 10% battery level.
So, same charger, same process, why my Xiaomi is behaving differently than he used to?
Why the charge level indicates 100% and once I turn the phone on, it shows 70 something %, and than charges without any hesitation to 100% ?
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The I am not sure why is that happening suddenly using same process.
I know you've said not interested in flashing ROM just yet but maybe consider changing ROM to official Global/china stable MIUI 8 or latest MIUI 10.
Possible reason for this hardware/battery or software issue.
Maybe get device checked at official xiaomi service center or contact them on customer care support. They should help you the best.
I'm trying to do the update route, but I'm not very confident on my tech skills - and the downloads are failing all the time.
What's the best/easiest way to update my 4x?
antonioduarte said:
I'm trying to do the update route, but I'm not very confident on my tech skills - and the downloads are failing all the time.
What's the best/easiest way to update my 4x?
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This post should help...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78915706&postcount=2156
Xiaomi Warrior said:
This post should help...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78915706&postcount=2156
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Hi
Thanks for your reply, I ended up finding there's a MIUI tool available on playstore with ready updates for most phones, so I just downloaded the updated ROM directly to my phone and installed it.
It even kept all my apps and files, I did some backups in the process but never had to use them
Thank you all guys
have you tried
1) power off the phone and then after few seconds power on
2) charge using a different charger + different cable when your battery level drops below 50%, just to check if the phone still charges to 76-77% or if it charges to 100%.
3) if the above fails you need try factory reset or flash latest MIUI rom
Hello! just got the phone. Last night i charged it 100%. In the morning, i saw that the battery had 98%. I only had the internet on, all aps were closed. So overnight it lost 2%? Really? With that battery and the phone being brand new?
I still have the 9 EMUI, didnt update to 10
During the day, for about 2hrs i never touched the phone, and it simply lost 3% of the battery
When i use it on insta, browser, fb it loses about 1% every 8, 10, or 13 minutes.
also, basically, the phone also loses battery while being idle.
Is it normally? The phone is brand new, bought it from an authorised dealer.
thank you
Wait for battery calibration. In second day when I bought P30Pro i lost 30% in less than hour of idle, when everything was off. If will not be better, try to wipe cache (not full wipe).
KantmiS said:
Wait for battery calibration. In second day when I bought P30Pro i lost 30% in less than hour of idle, when everything was off. If will not be better, try to wipe cache (not full wipe).
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Thanks for the info. So after aprox a week your battery started to work fine? I also wiped the cache and didnt saw any difference.
afrelt said:
Hello! just got the phone. Last night i charged it 100%. In the morning, i saw that the battery had 98%. I only had the internet on, all aps were closed. So overnight it lost 2%? Really? With that battery and the phone being brand new?
I still have the 9 EMUI, didnt update to 10
During the day, for about 2hrs i never touched the phone, and it simply lost 3% of the battery
When i use it on insta, browser, fb it loses about 1% every 8, 10, or 13 minutes.
also, basically, the phone also loses battery while being idle.
Is it normally? The phone is brand new, bought it from an authorised dealer.
thank you
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My P30 Pro still does this now and I've had it since launch. Think it's fair to say a 2% drop from night till morning is pretty good. The fact mine still does it now after a year of use shows how decent the battery life is. Two days use with ease.
afrelt said:
Hello! just got the phone. Last night i charged it 100%. In the morning, i saw that the battery had 98%. I only had the internet on, all aps were closed. So overnight it lost 2%? Really? With that battery and the phone being brand new?
I still have the 9 EMUI, didnt update to 10
During the day, for about 2hrs i never touched the phone, and it simply lost 3% of the battery
When i use it on insta, browser, fb it loses about 1% every 8, 10, or 13 minutes.
also, basically, the phone also loses battery while being idle.
Is it normally? The phone is brand new, bought it from an authorised dealer.
thank you
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That's amazing. The P30 Pro really does have fantastic battery life.
Hi,
For a few days Cell standby has been using quite a lot of battery even though. It started when I got VoLTE and VoWIFI, but I turned them off because of the high battery usage from cell standby. No change, it's still high (around 20% in a day).
Also when I check for updates, it says "no updates available", even though a week ago I had some notifications regarding a system update, but when I tapped there was no update. I'm on 11.5.1.0 global version.
Does anyone have any idea? It's such a waste to have a big battery and to get only 3 hours screen on time all day long.
Thanks!
Raito Wolf said:
Hi,
For a few days Cell standby has been using quite a lot of battery even though. It started when I got VoLTE and VoWIFI, but I turned them off because of the high battery usage from cell standby. No change, it's still high (around 20% in a day).
Also when I check for updates, it says "no updates available", even though a week ago I had some notifications regarding a system update, but when I tapped there was no update. I'm on 11.5.1.0 global version.
Does anyone have any idea? It's such a waste to have a big battery and to get only 3 hours screen on time all day long.
Thanks!
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I would do a factory reset and miui firmware update or flash a custom rom eg coltos