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Hi all.
Since today the battery conditions of my i9000 are very bad. It lost 19% in 35 min without doing anything special.
It has 63% only for the screen and I think that´s not normal.. The phone runs with automatic screen brightness, but the screen was on lowest brightness during this time.
I can remember that normally the screen had about 35%
I hope you understand what I mean, it is a little bit hard to explain
My i9000 runs on aokp-b34-anarkia-0.1.1.
What can I do? Or what did I do wrong?
Greetings,
lurchi17
Get rid of facebook app and install Friendcaster..... A great alternative that is faster and won't eat ur battery alive...
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But facebook seems not to be the main problem, does it? Because the screen brightness has such a big percantage... More than normally.
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After using friendcaster for 10 minutes it seems to have the same battery usage... So this might not be the main problem.
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screen time on?
tap screen and check for how long the screen was active .
that should answer your question . I think a reflash of your from would solve the issue
welcome to hit thanks if I helped you out
got ns tools ?
the problem for both u and me ( I assume ) is ns tools if you have it .
you can freeze it or get rid of it . it solved it for me
seems to be prob in most rooms with ns tools
Download an app called battery calibration from market.Charge your battery to 100% open app and press calibrate and remove the cord.now use your phone until the shuts down (0%battery) charge your phone to 100% WITHOUT turning it on,when finish changing boot it up.
now your battery is normal.
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But facebook seems not to be the main problem, does it? Because the screen brightness has such a big percantage... More than normally.
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Facebook is the problem
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Facebook is the problem
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Yep. Worst app ever.
Try "Friendcaster" instead. U still get notifications too..
I use 2 methods to reduce battery drain
First , Turn off screen animations & live wall paper , use a dark or black wallpaper it would have a magic effect in reducing the battery .
Second , use a task killer program , for example I use "Advanced Task killer Manager" , then I set it to autokilling all programs when I turn screen off , of course you can set an ignore list to ignore your favorite programs .
So yes this Phone's battery unfortuanatly is not well at all.. but here is how i managed mine to last a day without charging. Let me also say im a heavy user also. I text A LOT and always pull out my phone in class play a few games to pass the time or just browse my phone. So this does work for heavy / light users.
Go to Wifi/ menu / advanced and click never on Keep wifi on during sleep.
Go to settings/ Location access - Switch to off
For your brightness it will be on Auto switch that off and put it almost to the lowest as you dont really need it high just kills the battery.
- Go to the App store and download Easy Battery savor. When you access the app choose intiligent mode. It really helps !
-Dont ever use live wallpaper it just drains it so fast.
- DOwnload Faux App It really helps (Faux kernel Enhancement Project) Once downloaded go to CPU and set max clock to 1.35 instead of 1.5. it will still be buttery smooth and it will drain the battery less.
Also I am using the Franco Kernel - nightly #53 which in my opinion really helps !
- Try to turn off the WiFi usage as much as possible and you will see a huge difference.
That's all from me guys. By doing all this my battery significantly improved and lasts about a day now.
Anyways if you have better solutionson how you manage your battery and how you extend its life.
- post pictures
- post the apps you use
- post everything !
Thank you !
I use harsh. Whenever I don't game, I lower the max freq to just 810mhz, ondemand, row, mpdecision on (as harsh recommended) and it's still buttery smooth, and of course battery life is incredible, and I also do check the Disable HW Overlays and Force GPU in 2d rendering. And since no kernel controlling apps are needed, my phone feels cleaner too I can't upload battery stats yet as I'm in an area with only edge connectiom and I hate using slow internet connections
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Hi.
I think that autobrigthness it's very hard in all phones. It would be an app Download the brightness.
Bye.
In my testing having wifi connected(like ay home and not going saves more battery, this been texted in several android devices including gs3,note 2 and iOS like 4S and iPads, just giving some info
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Why dont you buy an old nokia since you almost get rid of all the cool stuff this phone offers? Brightness to lowest level...that cracked me up lol
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A couple of things I noticed with this. The first thing I notice is, in two of your screenshots, you appear to have mobile data disabled completely. The second thing I noticed is that your final screenshot shows 24hr 52 min on battery, yet according to your clock, a it should really be a total of 33hr 6 min since unplugged. Your first screenshot shows 88% battery remaining with it already having been unplugged for 7hr 35 min. With that screenshot showing a time of 3:11pm, that would mean your phone was unplugged at 7:36am. If the phone was unplugged at 7:36am, then how is it only showing a total of 24hr 52min at 4:42pm the next day? It should be showing 33hr 6min. That's an odd inconsistency there. All in all, even with the data that is showed in your screenshot, it shows very little use as phone idle and cell standby are both in your top 5. Your screen was your highest drain, yet there isn't anything else there accompanying it. I could be wrong, but it seems to me that all you did was keep the data turned off on your phone, and connect to wifi where available. You turned your screen on, but didn't really do anything with the phone besides having the screen just on. That said, even stock with no changes, a person can get 24 hours on a charge if they're disabling their phone and not using it.
Interesting tips however I have a few points:
Your first tip suggests having WiFi to Never stay connected during sleep. I am part of another Android forum which deals with tablets. We tested this feature as with a tablet, you are likely to leave it for hours on end before using it again. It was excellent if the tablet was not touched, however we noticed that it significantly increased the battery drain if you were regularly switching between sleep and using it.
Agree with the second but don't throw away practicality, use Location settings when they need to be use, not just turn them off and don't use them.
Leave it on auto-brightness dude, why ruin the nice visuals of a fantastic screen by having it so dark you can't see it? I only ever use lowest brightness when its dark or the battery is nearly dead.
No idea about the battery saver.
I definitely disagree with this. If you use 3G permanently, like I do, then turning on WiFi definitely reduces battery drain. I don't turn off data ever, so switching WiFi where possible is quite a useful battery saving technique.
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Interesting tips however I have a few points:
Your first tip suggests having WiFi to Never stay connected during sleep. I am part of another Android forum which deals with tablets. We tested this feature as with a tablet, you are likely to leave it for hours on end before using it again. It was excellent if the tablet was not touched, however we noticed that it significantly increased the battery drain if you were regularly switching between sleep and using it.
Agree with the second but don't throw away practicality, use Location settings when they need to be use, not just turn them off and don't use them.
Leave it on auto-brightness dude, why ruin the nice visuals of a fantastic screen by having it so dark you can't see it? I only ever use lowest brightness when its dark or the battery is nearly dead.
No idea about the battery saver.
I definitely disagree with this. If you use 3G permanently, like I do, then turning on WiFi definitely reduces battery drain. I don't turn off data ever, so switching WiFi where possible is quite a useful battery saving technique.
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His solution is to turn off connectivity and functionality on the phone. That defeats the purpose of even having the phone at all.
That said, I think a safe UC of maybe 200MHz can have a difference, but to me, it's all about enjoying the phone and the phone experience. No need to screw with it
Don't do the wifi feature. It will use more battery because it will constantly have to reconnect to the wifi connection every time your phone comes out of sleep mode and that will consume more battery.
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Crisisx1 said:
Don't do the wifi feature. It will use more battery because it will constantly have to reconnect to the wifi connection every time your phone comes out of sleep mode and that will consume more battery.
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Crisis, I pointed that out above...
Someone tell me how I can go all day AND listen to 8 hours of Bluetooth audio and I will be impressed.
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So yes this phone battery unfortunately is not well at all.
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Just curious, why did you buy it then? Personally, I'm leaving everything on because I bought the phone for the looks and usability.
And yes, the phone lasts me all day while using it for everything including emails, conference calls, web browsing etc.
I've set up profiles using the Smart Profiles app to quickly turn things on and off at will - hit CAR and bluetooth/GPS turn on, Wifi turns off. Hit HOME and the reverse happens, etc.
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chrisrozon said:
I've set up profiles using the Smart Profiles app to quickly turn things on and off at will - hit CAR and bluetooth/GPS turn on, Wifi turns off. Hit HOME and the reverse happens, etc.
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Same thing here..but I use scripts When I'm in school and all I need my phone for is some tethering and music, I activate my script that sets the max freq to just 810mhz and I undervolt an extra -50mv from the stock undervoltages of harsh, but when I'm out and away, I enjoy the full 1.5ghz quadcore beast trapped inside my pocket
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Don't get me wrong, it's useful to have a decent battery life, but I really don't see the need to turn the device into an expensive brick. My suggestions, which may or may not be better than the ones in the OP, but they seem to work for me on every Android I've come across without screwing with undervolting etc:
1. Turn Auto-Sync off, or increase the duration between each sync. On my old phone, the phone would use Auto-Sync every hour or so which totally killed the battery over the course of day. I turned it off and would sync it manually (taking all of 15 seconds) on a Friday. Made a huge difference, although simply increasing the time between syncs is just as effective if not more so as you still save a bit of time (might opt for that myself :good
2. Use Inverted Apps on SAMOLED, Don't use Inverted Apps on IPS, white colour uses more battery on SAMOLED, but a lot less on IPS :fingers-crossed:
3. Get yourself a Toggle-based Notification bar, you will remember to switch off your WiFi when walking around in public. To that end, switch your WiFi off unless you are connected to a hotspot, the constant scanning will drain your battery and depending on the interval may take quite a large hit over the course of a day. If you rely on WiFi then maybe increase the scan interval time.
4. Turn off all mobile networking services when in a known signal blackspot. e.g. When work pays for us to go to a hotel on the Welsh border in Cheshire, there is absolutely no signal guaranteed unless you go to the end of the driveway, so I turn off all phone services unless I am there. Your phone will drink your battery very quickly otherwise, guaranteed. The easy solution is to use WhatsApp, switch your phone onto Airplane mode then turn on WiFi and connect to a hotspot (if they have one available, hotels usually do). This is surprisingly low on battery consumption.
So basically, just leave my phone in my pocket and not use it. Okay. Gotcha.
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chancy319 said:
So basically, just leave my phone in my pocket and not use it. Okay. Gotcha.
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My battery life is amazing. I guess it just depends on what you compare it to. I had an evo 3d before, and my 3d would be dead by noon without even turning on the screen. My work blackberry lasts 5 days with fairly heavy email usage.
My N4 though, I use it fairly often for browsing, occasional calls throughout the day, streaming audio, this and that. After 12 hours of use I am still at 60% usually. From 7am to 5:30 (typically when i get out of work) I will be at 70%+
Not sure why people are so bent out of shape about it...
On my 3d if I ran facebook app or any stupid **** like that it would kill my battery like i didnt even have one.
Here's another idea get a job or pay attention in school. That will save battery life as well. I have literally seen people stare at a screen without doing anything with the phone, just because they are so obsessed with it being in their hand
Oh and my Sig does not represent the nexus in the mail
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What about those external battery things? Does anyone know where I can find some decent ones online?
I am running ARHD 7.3 currently and right now these are the apps I have running in the background :
Adblock
SetCPU : When I turn my screen off, it will lower my CPU to the lowest.
Go power Master : Turns off my Wifi and Data when my screen is off ( currently not using this feature )
Those are the apps I have running in the background to try and save some energy.
What other settings or apps could you guys recommend?
I feel like my phone is losing battery too quick. I would have my phone out and going through the settings and learn more about the phone (Im new to Android the battery would go down 1% every 2 minute or so.
My iPhone 4S seems to last longer. But then again, my iPhone 4s is only on 3G while my HTC1 is on 4G.
there is the HTC power saver... it does his job well
NoWayIn said:
I am running ARHD 7.3 currently and right now these are the apps I have running in the background :
Adblock
SetCPU : When I turn my screen off, it will lower my CPU to the lowest.
Go power Master : Turns off my Wifi and Data when my screen is off ( currently not using this feature )
Those are the apps I have running in the background to try and save some energy.
What other settings or apps could you guys recommend?
I feel like my phone is losing battery too quick. I would have my phone out and going through the settings and learn more about the phone (Im new to Android the battery would go down 1% every 2 minute or so.
My iPhone 4S seems to last longer. But then again, my iPhone 4s is only on 3G while my HTC1 is on 4G.
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I am having the same problem with my "One" (AT&T Version), but only after I restored a Dev Edition Nandroid backup.
Can you verify if your LED turns green after a full charge?
Mine just goes dim red after full charge instead of green?
matt95 said:
there is the HTC power saver... it does his job well
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I don't remember where I heard this from but, someone said that it's not good to use HTC power saver along with other power saver apps?
Is that correct?
Can HTC power saver alone be good enough to save battery?
NoWayIn said:
I don't remember where I heard this from but, someone said that it's not good to use HTC power saver along with other power saver apps?
Is that correct?
Can HTC power saver alone be good enough to save battery?
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it could, but i don't know exactly cause i never use it
nasvi said:
I am having the same problem with my "One" (AT&T Version), but only after I restored a Dev Edition Nandroid backup.
Can you verify if your LED turns green after a full charge?
Mine just goes dim red after full charge instead of green?
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Yes my LED turns green when its full.
I have a T-mobile HTC1
How about when the phone is off or booted into recovery?
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nasvi said:
How about when the phone is off or booted into recovery?
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Well when the phone is off the LED can't be on....
But when I'm in recovery, there is no LED
I have problem with my s3 mini.
I used stock ROM. it's still official without any root or something.
My baseband is DXAMB1.
My problem is, when I start my phone, the battery life up to 18 hours. But after 70-80 hours up time, the battery suddenly really sucks.
it just about 9-10 hours a day. For example (I forgot to screen capture), I charged my phone and full at 11 pm and then in the morning (6 am) it says my battery 50%. When I look at the battery status it says Android OS stay awakes for 6 hours.
After I restart my phone, it back to normal. When I woke up, it says 80% battery and Android OS stay awakes for 1 hours.
Everytime my battery life become sucks, I need to restart the phone.
Is anybody have the some problem with me? And how to fix this?
It just sucks that I have to restart my phone every 3 days.
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I have problem with my s3 mini.
I used stock ROM. it's still official without any root or something.
My baseband is DXAMB1.
My problem is, when I start my phone, the battery life up to 18 hours. But after 70-80 hours up time, the battery suddenly really sucks.
it just about 9-10 hours a day. For example (I forgot to screen capture), I charged my phone and full at 11 pm and then in the morning (6 am) it says my battery 50%. When I look at the battery status it says Android OS stay awakes for 6 hours.
After I restart my phone, it back to normal. When I woke up, it says 80% battery and Android OS stay awakes for 1 hours.
Everytime my battery life become sucks, I need to restart the phone.
Is anybody have the some problem with me? And how to fix this?
It just sucks that I have to restart my phone every 3 days.
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Are you rooted, if yes try using Better Battery Stats from xda and find out whats draining your battery
I'm not rooted yet.
But Du Battery Saver said Android OS is draining my batteries.
Even in battery saver mode.
I will give screen shot after if it happening again.
Do you know why Android OS consumed much power?
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indralang said:
I'm not rooted yet.
But Du Battery Saver said Android OS is draining my batteries.
Even in battery saver mode.
I will give screen shot after if it happening again.
Do you know why Android OS consumed much power?
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Blootware.
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Benz rom, golden kernel and setcpu.When you install the first two, set the minimum cpu clock to 200 mhz and max to 1000.Select pegasus governour and check "set on boot" option.I had poor battery life, but now it can last 24 hours with medium usage.
Aport said:
Benz rom, golden kernel and setcpu.When you install the first two, set the minimum cpu clock to 200 mhz and max to 1000.Select pegasus governour and check "set on boot" option.I had poor battery life, but now it can last 24 hours with medium usage.
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Kinda not relevant since he is on stock rom
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Aport said:
Benz rom, golden kernel and setcpu.When you install the first two, set the minimum cpu clock to 200 mhz and max to 1000.Select pegasus governour and check "set on boot" option.I had poor battery life, but now it can last 24 hours with medium usage.
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I checked another thread and I found the answer without using any custom ROM.
He answered = "Developer option, background process up to 4 process" and it works! :fingers-crossed:
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I checked another thread and I found the answer without using any custom ROM.
He answered = "Developer option, background process up to 4 process" and it works! :fingers-crossed:
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But can u tell me what is 4 limit? Is it all your app like fb working well after that?
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encik_racun said:
But can u tell me what is 4 limit? Is it all your app like fb working well after that?
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I was pretty curious about this option too, some time ago, so I googled it and finally came to the opinion that it is like using a task manager, = useless on Android, because it has its own RAM manager.
This option to limit process is what it is: for developers, to test how their eventual app handle once it goes in background, and what if once killed. (read http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112013-how-multitasking-works-on-android-and-ios/2)
My personal advice/choice for a longer life for your battery:
1 - root your device and freeze/delete bloatware (system apps: first freeze them, see how it goes, then, delete them (after making a backup)
2 - use
A) Juice Defender (balanced or aggressive), set 2g connection when the device is in your pocket,
B) Use Wakelock Detector to check what most consumes your battery (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en)
3 - use wifi and 3g only when needed, - don't count on the smartness of automatic mode 2g/3g under data
4 - switch off syncronization if you don't need it 24h (whatsapp / viber will work anyway)
5 - settings / display /
A) Auto adjust display tone ON
B) Turn off softkeys (I know exactly where 'back' and 'option' keys are..)
6 - Power saving mode ON for screen and cpu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTLTBo2DRQA)
7 - Disable double tap on home button for S-Voice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmU8hXUXNFE)
8 - Keep normally a mid-low brightness level, you can adjust it quickly if needed, can't you?
9 - Disable Auto-update in Google Play (you can update manually)
10 - How To Disable Samsung Push Service and Samsung Ad Utility Services (http://www.eyes4tech.com/2013/03/ho...e-samsung-push-service-and-samsung-ad-utility)
11 - Turn OFF vibration (actually, I like it and I use it for SMS and incoming phone calls)
12 - Set airplane mode when you go to sleep (or just switch it off if you don't count on it for morning alarm or to use it as an eventual light)
13 - Never use a Task manager
Assuming you're enough smart for keeping Bluetooth OFF if you don't need it, by this way, according to my daily use (phone calls, texting, internet, no gaming), I recharge it each 1d 15/22 hrs.
Hopefully this helps. :cyclops:
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But can u tell me what is 4 limit? Is it all your app like fb working well after that?
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working as usual.
I'm using fb, twit, whatsapp and line as 4 background process and working as usual.
Here is my RAM Usage and my battery up to 18-20 hours with 3G connection always ON.
oldslowdiver said:
I was pretty curious about this option too, some time ago, so I googled it and finally came to the opinion that it is like using a task manager, = useless on Android, because it has its own RAM manager.
This option to limit process is what it is: for developers, to test how their eventual app handle once it goes in background, and what if once killed. (read http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112013-how-multitasking-works-on-android-and-ios/2)
My personal advice/choice for a longer life for your battery:
1 - root your device and freeze/delete bloatware (system apps: first freeze them, see how it goes, then, delete them (after making a backup)
2 - use
A) Juice Defender (balanced or aggressive), set 2g connection when the device is in your pocket,
B) Use Wakelock Detector to check what most consume your battery (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en)
3 - use wifi and 3g only when needed, - don't count on the smartness of automatic mode 2g/3g under data
4 - switch off syncronization if you don't need it 24h (whatsapp / viber will work anyway)
5 - settings / display /
A) Auto adjust display tone ON
B) Turn off softkeys (I know exactly where 'back' and 'option' keys are..)
6 - Power saving mode ON for screen and cpu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTLTBo2DRQA)
7 - Disable double tap on home button for S-Voice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmU8hXUXNFE)
8 - Keep normally a mid-low brightness level, you can adjust it quickly if needed, can't you?
9 - Disable Auto-update in Google Play (you can update manually)
10 - How To Disable Samsung Push Service and Samsung Ad Utility Services (http://www.eyes4tech.com/2013/03/ho...e-samsung-push-service-and-samsung-ad-utility)
11 - Turn OFF vibration (actually, I like it and I use it for SMS and incoming phone calls)
12 - Set airplane mode when you go to sleep (or just switch it off if you don't count on it for morning alarm or to use it as an eventual light)
13 - Never use a Task manager
Assuming you're enough smart for keeping Bluetooth OFF if you don't need it, by this way, according to my daily use (phone calls, texting, internet, no gaming), I recharge it each 1d 15/22 hrs.
Hopefully this helps. :cyclops:
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thanks, but i need my 3G connection always ON and you don't need to root to freeze bloatware. application - force stop - disable.
indralang said:
working as usual.
I'm using fb, twit, whatsapp and line as 4 background process and working as usual.
Here is my RAM Usage and my battery up to 18-20 hours with 3G connection always ON.
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U using one power guard right?
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U using one power guard right?
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Just for batterry status. I'm not activating any power saver.
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I have Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 running on 4.3 android stock rom right from the box.
And I would like a bit better battery life
What can I do to improve battery life???
Cheers guys!!!
Maasster said:
I have Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9305 running on 4.3 android stock rom right from the box.
And I would like a bit better battery life
What can I do to improve battery life???
Cheers guys!!!
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Go to settings / data usage/ , tick restrict background data
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Turn off GPS, data when not needed, brightness at a low state, not, Bluetooth etc only on when needed.
Disable push notifications like email or Facebook, because in background it syncs all the time.
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Turn off GPS, data when not needed, brightness at a low state, not, Bluetooth etc only on when needed.
Disable push notifications like email or Facebook, because in background it syncs all the time.
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yep...those notifications from facebook have a service that runs all the time in background...
use 2G instead of 3G/4G.... RIL is the biggest power consumer....enable airplane mode when you want more battery life...
spiderman07 said:
yep...those notifications from facebook have a service that runs all the time in background...
use 2G instead of 3G/4G.... RIL is the biggest power consumer....enable airplane mode when you want more battery life...
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Airplane mode is very good. With this my battery endure a hole day with only 5 per cent decrease a day