[Q] Battery drain - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Last night I charged my phone and unplugged it around 6:30 am, but used it for maybe 10-15 minutes total for some calling and light apps like iGag, but as you can see, Android OS drained almost 30% of the battery while the phone was idling.
What exactly is Android OS, because I can't find the exact apps which drained the battery so badly. Any apps or advices for detecting the troubled apps or an advice? Thanks guys. :good:

Try battery stats plus from Google Play.run it for while, it will calculate which apps are draining your battery most.
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Calculating Infinity said:
Last night I charged my phone and unplugged it around 6:30 am, but used it for maybe 10-15 minutes total for some calling and light apps like iGag, but as you can see, Android OS drained almost 30% of the battery while the phone was idling.
What exactly is Android OS, because I can't find the exact apps which drained the battery so badly. Any apps or advices for detecting the troubled apps or an advice? Thanks guys. :good:
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I had same problem ,I installed another rom and my battery life was about 6-7hours terrible
And than I installed battery calibration and now my battery life is good ,today was 9-10h with heavy usage
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kicker63 said:
Try battery stats plus from Google Play.run it for while, it will calculate which apps are draining your battery most.
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Will do, thank you!
detexr said:
I had same problem ,I installed another rom and my battery life was about 6-7hours terrible
And than I installed battery calibration and now my battery life is good ,today was 9-10h with heavy usage
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I recently rooted my phone so I'll give it a try. :good:

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Will do, thank you!
I recently rooted my phone so I'll give it a try. :good:
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Okay ,let me know if it helped.
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Calibrating helped alot, compared to the 2-3 screen time I was getting, now I have almost 4-5 hours of screen time. Thanks alot!
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Calculating Infinity said:
Calibrating helped alot, compared to the 2-3 screen time I was getting, now I have almost 4-5 hours of screen time. Thanks alot!
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is 4-5 hrs of screen time the average usage for the phone? hrmm...quite good compared to my old htc desire s up to 3 hrs max....does anyone know the std voltage if charged full? mine got 4345mV.....

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Battery

I some up this morning and saw my battery was at 88%, it has bin on charge all night how can I fox this so it charges to 100%?
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"some up"? Ok... go to CWM->Advanced->Wipe Battery Stats ... if doesn't work, do a full wipe or reflash ROM, you are using...
Woke* auto correct lol, and o do this after every ROM flash and this wouldn't affect that anyway, its not done it before, only to 98% or something but I read that it does this it will reach 100% the stop charging to preserve the battery, but dropping to 88% is a bit extreme I think I'm losing like an hour of battery life
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calum96 said:
Woke* auto correct lol, and o do this after every ROM flash and this wouldn't affect that anyway, its not done it before, only to 98% or something but I read that it does this it will reach 100% the stop charging to preserve the battery, but dropping to 88% is a bit extreme I think I'm losing like an hour of battery life
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This is a calibration problem caused exactly by you wiping your battery stats, you need to leave them alone and after each flash do a full empty to full charge cycle so the stats can provide proper calibration statistics, I have never wiped battery stats in 2 years of owning my phone
I always do this after a wipe, wait till fully charged>wipe stats>discharge fully>recharge fully
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Ok, I know the point you are making but I personally think it does more harm than good.... Does it drop straight down the moment you remove the charger?
I don't know if it might be a battery problem, or if the CM9 Nightly build I'm currently on holds a charge really well, but sometimes I charge my phone up to 100%, then after about 30 minutes of continuous, non-stop usage, the battery is still at 99%.
Is this odd behaviour or is it normal?
slaphead20 said:
Ok, I know the point you are making but I personally think it does more harm than good.... Does it drop straight down the moment you remove the charger?
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No it only charges to 88% unless I remove charger then plug it back in again then it will charge to 100%, I think its because the phone charges to 100% then drains then charges, but I think its failing to start charging once it drops to a certain limit (say 10%) so normally it would charge to 100% drop to 90% then charge to 100% so it doesn't damage the battery, but as I said I think its failing to start charging again so it just keeps falling... I need a fix for this? And yes it is a cm9 base
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Try battery calibration from the play store
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amerkiller1995 said:
Try battery calibration from the play store
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28544220
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slaphead20 said:
This is a calibration problem caused exactly by you wiping your battery stats, you need to leave them alone and after each flash do a full empty to full charge cycle so the stats can provide proper calibration statistics, I have never wiped battery stats in 2 years of owning my phone
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I've always been wondering: is it possible to "damage" the battery or lose some of it's juice by doing wipe battery stats to many times?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28544220
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ooooh thanks that worked for me:laugh:
battery quick use up
my battery up to 1850 map... y the battery still quick use up while i ady is ICS...

Battery Drain

What did u guys do to make your battery last so long. I have battery drain even on stock. I tried all roms. Stock even custom. Still same. All draining fast. My phone is 3 mos old. Since the day i buy this it has big battery drain. Any help?
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b2dj said:
What did u guys do to make your battery last so long. I have battery drain even on stock. I tried all roms. Stock even custom. Still same. All draining fast. My phone is 3 mos old. Since the day i buy this it has big battery drain. Any help?
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I think the best start point is to root your phone and then you're be able to do a lot stuff to your phone like flashing some good mod and/or installing any app like greenify or something like that. disable or remove any app/ process you dont need, change cpu govenor. disable wifi, bluetooth, gps when you're not need them.
and this last one is the best possible way....do not touch your phone.
b2dj said:
What did u guys do to make your battery last so long. I have battery drain even on stock. I tried all roms. Stock even custom. Still same. All draining fast. My phone is 3 mos old. Since the day i buy this it has big battery drain. Any help?
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Dint i look at your BBS and said your battery might be defective since the BBS report is normal or was it another guy
The same guy bro. But actually since i bought this i already have battery drain. But maybe ur right i guess its the battery. Im gonna buy brand new. Thanks for the info bro.
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b2dj said:
What did u guys do to make your battery last so long. I have battery drain even on stock. I tried all roms. Stock even custom. Still same. All draining fast. My phone is 3 mos old. Since the day i buy this it has big battery drain. Any help?
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I have same problem, at night the phone did not enter mode deep sleep, I use app Battery Stats Plus, and I know that app drain battery, was a media server, I disable media server and no drain battery..
I recommend you use Battery Stats Plus, and find what app drain your battery
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Weird battery problem...

My butterfly s has been fantastic in almost every aspects..
But i ve found a weird problem regarding the battery..
It can normally last for a whole day, which is really pleasing me. But if i drain it to below 15%, it drains much faster. What i mean is it can be 10% after 2min and 1% after another 2min...
Is it a software problem or a hardware one
Thanks in advance!
Edit: one thing i have missed, when i connect it to a charger, it jumps to 10% after seconds...
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Same here
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thyau said:
My butterfly s has been fantastic in almost every aspects..
But i ve found a weird problem regarding the battery..
It can normally last for a whole day, which is really pleasing me. But if i drain it to below 15%, it drains much faster. What i mean is it can be 10% after 2min and 1% after another 2min...
Is it a software problem or a hardware one
Thanks in advance!
Edit: one thing i have missed, when i connect it to a charger, it jumps to 10% after seconds...
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It's normal for Li-Pol batteries - same issue with my 901s phone. Also don't use the phone with less than 20% battery unless you really need to, as that's the critical point for the battery and if you go below that level, it shortens battery life and can degrade the battery capacity.

Battery Life !

Hey everyone, I had this idea, why not post our battery stats at the end of a full charge, telling everyone what kernel and rom we are using what we used the cell phone for, so we can compare some good stats and reach conclusions ?
Here are mine, after 2 days of use ( turned off at night)
I'm currently at Slim Bean 4.3 build 1.2 with it's kernel . used mostly for twitting and texting, and some light gaming .
my lg
i use carbon rom with optimusplay with game , internet .calls ---> rest 40% battery 1d 8h
greece-for-ever said:
i use carbon rom with optimusplay with game , internet .calls ---> rest 40% battery 1d 8h
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Maybe some printscreens?
Battery life
Stock rom,rooted,bootloader unlocked.
What nuclear batteries do you guys use? 2 days is uncommon for me lol.
@OP, I guess turning it off at night does make a huge difference, impressive screen on time nonetheless.
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Add Your battery in a Frigo (very cold room)
And See what Happen Iam not responsibel :%
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MidnightDevil said:
What nuclear batteries do you guys use? 2 days is uncommon for me lol.
@OP, I guess turning it off at night does make a huge difference, impressive screen on time nonetheless.
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I am not turning my phone off at night,just Wi-fi.Sync is on,using Greenify on some Gapps,making calls and stuff.And that's all.
Nice thread. It will be cool to have some comparison. I'll post some screenies later tonight when I manage to kill my battery with some heavy gamming
Impressive screen on Time @ OP with heavy usage I can barely past the 3h mark.
zambo72 said:
I am not turning my phone off at night,just Wi-fi.Sync is on,using Greenify on some Gapps,making calls and stuff.And that's all.
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Oh... so when you said "turned off at night" you were referring to what?
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MidnightDevil said:
Oh... so when you said "turned off at night" you were referring to what?
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I mean,my phone is on all the time,even during the night.I only turn off Wifi from midnight untill 6 am.
zambo72 said:
Stock rom,rooted,bootloader unlocked.
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Do you use data?
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screenies with my working day usage. Only turn 3g data or WiFi when I need it. About an hour of gamming and the rest is regular stuff like listening to music or browsing Facebook. I can probably squeeze another 20/30 minutes on Facebook. Screen brightness all day at 40%
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MidnightDevil said:
What nuclear batteries do you guys use? 2 days is uncommon for me lol.
@OP, I guess turning it off at night does make a huge difference, impressive screen on time nonetheless.
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Well as you can see at their stats, 3g or H is not on, im guessing they switch on ans off their data plan. I use mine with data on 24/7 im getting around 16 hrs of battery life.
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soudy1994 said:
Do you use data?
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I use data when I am not at home or some place where Wifi is available.
5h on Screen B*tches !
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Oh really? Battery was dead u recharged dude
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GalaxyVolvoZ said:
5h on Screen B*tches !
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Nice try :cyclops:
I'm on Liquid Smooth v2.9 with Werewolf JB kernel v08b and Operation Killjoy scripts. In flight mode with screen turned off, my 4X HD loses only 1% battery in 7 hours.
@GalaxyVolvoZ Five hours with two charges without games on that list is a big lol
Here's today's screenies with my regular work day. I even kept it on overnight. Switched to iodaks kernel and I'm pretty happy with this results. Running @1500/484 interactive/row with brightness about 35%
Cmon guys share those scores so we can get some honest comparisons
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OMG I HAD AWESOME SCREEN ON AND DEEP SLEEP TIME
Even though I only used it something more than half a day, still is awesome screen on time I think, never had it as good as today!
It would reach 6h screen time or close, but I had to charge it to the next day :b

Battery trouble

Hey I hve been using xperia zr for 3 weeks now but I dunno why does the battery drains very fast any tips?
(wifi is on almost 5-6hrs)
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Y_2_J said:
Hey I hve been using xperia zr for 3 weeks now but I dunno why does the battery drains very fast any tips?
(wifi is on almost 5-6hrs)
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Normal
Btw how much it drops & what to what time ?
It drops 2% evry 5 mins
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Y_2_J said:
It drops 2% evry 5 mins
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Due to battery trouble I m unable 2 enjoy it 2 the fullest
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Y_2_J said:
It drops 2% evry 5 mins
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This 2% per 5 mins is when the phone is in standby mode ?
then there is some crap that is eating all your battery.
have a look at the battery usage and see what is using the battery most, in my case it's exchange service -- i cant do anything there because i use email app to get my office emails.
please reply with the app that is using most battery.
ajeesh.m said:
This 2% per 5 mins is when the phone is in standby mode ?
then there is some crap that is eating all your battery.
have a look at the battery usage and see what is using the battery most, in my case it's exchange service -- i cant do anything there because i use email app to get my office emails.
please reply with the app that is using most battery.
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It stays on standby most of the day I use it for like 2-3hrs after full charge but its battery drain faster than galaxy ace
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Y_2_J said:
It stays on standby most of the day I use it for like 2-3hrs after full charge but its battery drain faster than galaxy ace
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I m running on 4.2.2 shud I update to 4.3 for better battry?
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I don't think it'll matter.
Looks like your battery is dead. This phone is the most power-effective phone I owned since Motorola Defy+, it can hold any abuse and still has juice at the end of the day.
Jack_R1 said:
I don't think it'll matter.
Looks like your battery is dead. This phone is the most power-effective phone I owned since Motorola Defy+, it can hold any abuse and still has juice at the end of the day.
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Bro I bought this fobe last month
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And then you've either installed some app that keeps your phone constantly awake, or killed the battery immediately by discharging it to 0. That's the only 2 explanations.
Right now I'm 17h on battery at 50% remaining, and screen as the top discharge reason with 32%. My father, who doesn't use the same phone extensively, routinely charges it once in 2 days. You should have screwed up something really bad to cause this phone not to hold charge.
Jack_R1 said:
And then you've either installed some app that keeps your phone constantly awake, or killed the battery immediately by discharging it to 0. That's the only 2 explanations.
Right now I'm 17h on battery at 50% remaining, and screen as the top discharge reason with 32%. My father, who doesn't use the same phone extensively, routinely charges it once in 2 days. You should have screwed up something really bad to cause this phone not to hold charge.
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I just instaled drastic ds emulator
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Could be killed battery. This app won't do anything bad, I believe.
Might also be something reception-related, but I'm not sure if the reception is good/bad or if your carrier does/doesn't support fast dormancy and to what degree does it affect the phone.
Jack_R1 said:
Could be killed battery. This app won't do anything bad, I believe.
Might also be something reception-related, but I'm not sure if the reception is good/bad or if your carrier does/doesn't support fast dormancy and to what degree does it affect the phone.
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Wat do u mean by killed battery
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I mean this:
Jack_R1 said:
... or killed the battery immediately by discharging it to 0.
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Jack_R1 said:
I mean this:
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Didnt get u lol
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