How to calibrate an Android device battery with root access - Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps

1. Allow the phone to turn off.
2. Turn on and let it shut down again.
3. Connect it to the charger and charge up to 100% without switching on
4. Unplug your charger.
5. Turn on the phone if it does not show 100% so plug the charger back in (leave your phone on) and continue charging until it says 100 percent on the screen as well.
6. Now, install the
Advanced Battery Calibrator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newagetools.batcalibra&hl=en
7. Open advanced battery calibration make sure your battery is at 100 and calibrate the battery
8. Once you've calibrated your battery, discharge it all the way down to 0 percent and let your phone turn off again.
9. Re-charge without turning the phone on up to 100%
This time the battery calibration process has been completed

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Help! Battery won't charge past 70%

I didn't notice this problem until the day before. My battery status is displaying 70% when the phone consider it to be fully charged.
I've drain it to 5% before charging overnight, but the status still display 70%.
I am not sure if this is a problem with my phone or the battery. Any help would be nice.
Try this but you need a rooted phone for it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722862
it is just a status bar bug
the battery is probably fine
use Gauge Battery Widget instead to see the real stuff
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8124361&postcount=46
Thank you for the link!! I am trying that now.
This is not the status bar problem as I've test out some of the widget.
The phone would only charge up to 70% no matter how long it will remain on the charge.
Going into the battery info in setting also indicated it is at 70%.
At this moment I am draining my phone with max brightness and everything turn on.
Start off at 70% at 9:30am and now (2:00pm) is at 3%
So I guess I should try to charge it full with the phone off
Did you recently flash firmware to your phone? Make sure your battery is fully charged whenever you flash firmware because it will clear the battery data. It seems to me all you need is a battery calibration. There is a procedure posted somewhere. IIRC, you need charg up the battery to 100%, power down, charge 100%, power up again and repeat a few times.
I had the same problem.
After a day of charging the battery fully charged notification appears. As soon as I unplug it the battery immediatly jumps to 70%.
Is there a way to fix this? Perhaps reflashing when the phone is fully charged (which is currently 70%).
I tried the rm /system/data/batterystats.bin but did not remedy this problem.
Same problem here. It has been this way for a month. Tried calibration, different batteries, different ROMS....everything.
who can help?
using alternative battery widget is not an option if battery stats from settings also displays 70% max
this is very unusual problem - i would suggest:
1) install https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration (phone needs root)
2) drain battery to 0%
3) take out battery for 5-7 minutes
4) put it back and turn on and drain again
5) repeat untill phone will not turn on
6) while still off charge phone to 100%
7) disconnect charger power on the phone, let it boot and use the battery calibration app
8) now let the phone discharge with normal usage untill it powers off (do not reboot, power off during discharge)
9) put the phone to charger, turn it on and let it charge to 100% wo reboots/poweroffs
should be fine
let me try tomorrow..I have similar issue..
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Today, over night charge from 70% to 79%
have you followed my tutorial from this post -> LINK
also can you dial *#*#4636#*#* pick battery information and make a screenshot, then another after a minute or two ...
I made this thread over in the captivate forums, it explains the issues in detail
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279925
What rom/kernal are you guys using?...
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concentrate on points 2 to 5 of my 'tutorial' and for god sake use only original charger
and yes, what kernel
Hey Somator, I am trying your tutorial now. I drained my battery to 0% on my phone. I then would boot it up, it would register 1%, then turn off.
I then put my battery in a coworkers phone today and it read 40% when it previously read 0% on mine. So I depleted the battery on his phone, reinserted it into mine, and I am now currently charging it to 100% while it is off. I will let you know how the rest turns out.
I have tried calibration procedures on stock rom, MIUI, CM7, I9000, and I897 Roms.
drain the battery on his if you can and then charge on yours
after that wipe battery stats with https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
//edit: oh you did exact that - well should be fine from now - still wierd why it just 'decalibrated' by so much in the first place
the original charge has helped me, everything is fine
In case someone is looking for an answer here (considering this is the thread that comes at the top of Google's search results), this is what worked for me:
1. Take the battery out.
2. Plug phone into wall charger.
3. Put the battery back in the phone.
4. Let it charge for an hour. Mine said 5% the entire time it was plugged.
5. Remove phone from charge. Remove battery. Put them all together again.
I hope this works for others.
Verizon note 4
$omator said:
using alternative battery widget is not an option if battery stats from settings also displays 70% max
this is very unusual problem - i would suggest:
1) install https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration (phone needs root)
2) drain battery to 0%
3) take out battery for 5-7 minutes
4) put it back and turn on and drain again
5) repeat untill phone will not turn on
6) while still off charge phone to 100%
7) disconnect charger power on the phone, let it boot and use the battery calibration app
8) now let the phone discharge with normal usage untill it powers off (do not reboot, power off during discharge)
9) put the phone to charger, turn it on and let it charge to 100% wo reboots/poweroffs
should be fine
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I have Verizon note 4 that can not be rooted, any other options?

Please help with battery charge issues (differt issue than normal)

I just got my captivate and it is clean except from root and sideload and have lead to my first issue. I put my phone on charge over night and went to bed. Then after I woke up I unlocked the phone and saw the phone fully charged sign. I then checked my battery percentage which indicated 100, but when I pulled the charger out it shows 59! I rebooted but it still shows it and I pretty much am sure that it is really 59 and not a miss reading. But why did not fully charge? IS there a setting that I did wrong because my hunch is that when the fully charged sign comes, it stops charging (the zigzag on battery goes of) and the battery drains and the phone never charges again. This is really retarded implementation! Does anyone else have the same problem or any solutions?
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EDIT: PLEASE DON'T POST ANY RECALIBRATION THREADS IT IS NOT AN ISSUE ABOUT CALIBRATION (HENCE I HAVE DIFFERENT ISSUE ON THREAD TITLE) THE ISSUE IS FURTHER EXPLAINED THREE POSTS BELOW.
Have you tried any of these methods?
HOW TO: Reconfigure Battery Stats
When you flash a new ROM it may be necessary to reconfigure your battery stats.
Signs you may need to re configure:
1. . Using more then 10% battery in an hour or less
2. . While plugged into the charger you lock screen shows a different percentage charge then the battery icon
3. . After a full charge your battery icon only shows 99% and quickly drains.
4. . Any general weird battery activity
Step by step battery reconfigure process: (This is the process that has worked for me time and time again with ROM after ROM)
1. . Flash the Rom on a full battery. (skip to step 6)
2. . If you flashed on less then full plug into AC charger asap and charge to full while the phone is powered on
3. . Once the phone blinks full 2.1-battfull popup shows 2.2-battery sign shows on left of notification bar power off
4. . Charge till full while powered off. the phone will vibrate and the green battery will show 100% in white text
5. . Unplug phone and power on.
6. . Using Root Explorer or a comparable program navigate to (Mount R/W first): data>system> and delete file batterystats.bin
7. . Reboot
8. . While the phone reboots it will rebuild that file and the software and phone should now match.
9. . If any of the symptoms persist start at step 2 and repeat.
10. . As with any rechargeable battery fully discharging the battery once in a while isn't a bad idea
HOW TO: BATTERY Calibrate
1. Connect the phone to the charger with the phone powered on, and allow the phone to charge until it shows 100%
2. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off.
3. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the battery indicator shows 100% (you can use vol-up/vol-down to make the indicator come back up when the screen goes to sleep).
4. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on.
5. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger until the battery indicator shows 100%.
6. Disconnect the phone, power it on, and use it.
You should only need to use this sequence one time.
dfuse06 said:
Have you tried any of these methods?
HOW TO: Reconfigure Battery Stats
When you flash a new ROM it may be necessary to reconfigure your battery stats.
Signs you may need to re configure:
1. . Using more then 10% battery in an hour or less
2. . While plugged into the charger you lock screen shows a different percentage charge then the battery icon
3. . After a full charge your battery icon only shows 99% and quickly drains.
4. . Any general weird battery activity
Step by step battery reconfigure process: (This is the process that has worked for me time and time again with ROM after ROM)
1. . Flash the Rom on a full battery. (skip to step 6)
2. . If you flashed on less then full plug into AC charger asap and charge to full while the phone is powered on
3. . Once the phone blinks full 2.1-battfull popup shows 2.2-battery sign shows on left of notification bar power off
4. . Charge till full while powered off. the phone will vibrate and the green battery will show 100% in white text
5. . Unplug phone and power on.
6. . Using Root Explorer or a comparable program navigate to (Mount R/W first): data>system> and delete file batterystats.bin
7. . Reboot
8. . While the phone reboots it will rebuild that file and the software and phone should now match.
9. . If any of the symptoms persist start at step 2 and repeat.
10. . As with any rechargeable battery fully discharging the battery once in a while isn't a bad idea
HOW TO: BATTERY Calibrate
1. Connect the phone to the charger with the phone powered on, and allow the phone to charge until it shows 100%
2. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off.
3. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the battery indicator shows 100% (you can use vol-up/vol-down to make the indicator come back up when the screen goes to sleep).
4. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on.
5. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger until the battery indicator shows 100%.
6. Disconnect the phone, power it on, and use it.
You should only need to use this sequence one time.
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Ill try that but the thing is that I didny flash any roms so i don't know if it is a calibraion problem. Also can anyone confirm that the battery stops charging once full while connected into charger?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765656
PROBLEM
EDIT: I did some more searching and found that some people said they have this problem and some people don't?!? Pretty much what happens is that when it hits 100% it stops charging so then it drains over night without charging again. This is STUPID! But just to make sure this is a stock problem I want to test if this happens to people here. Can you please post if this happens to you or not? (also post if your on a custom rom)
joeshmoe08 said:
EDIT: I did some more searching and found that some people said they have this problem and some people don't?!? Pretty much what happens is that when it hits 100% it stops charging so then it drains over night without charging again. This is STUPID! But just to make sure this is a stock problem I want to test if this happens to people here. Can you please post if this happens to you or not? (also post if your on a custom rom)
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It's never happenned to me stock or custom ROMS, it really looks like you need to callibrate your battery. I've experienced a similar issue as you and a simple callibration fixed it. I've never had it stop charging when plugged in after a full charge.
Rhiannon224 said:
It's never happenned to me stock or custom ROMS, it really looks like you need to callibrate your battery. I've experienced a similar issue as you and a simple callibration fixed it. I've never had it stop charging when plugged in after a full charge.
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Really??? Ok I will try recalibrating, but I don't know how my calibration got messed up since I really didn't flash any roms.
I think ( dont know for sure) this happens when you first get the phone and do not charge it fully before first power on. I think android stores this half chrged battery as full and starts the cycle from their so it never actually charges.
i would use rom manager delete battery status pull battery for 5 min then put battery in and charge from the wall till it sais full and repeat this over once
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bwill87 said:
I think ( dont know for sure) this happens when you first get the phone and do not charge it fully before first power on. I think android stores this half chrged battery as full and starts the cycle from their so it never actually charges.
i would use rom manager delete battery status pull battery for 5 min then put battery in and charge from the wall till it sais full and repeat this over once
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Ya thats actually a likely explanation. Recalibrating now. Almost to the point to remove battery stats.

[Q] Battery problem?

A strange thing happened to me: last night I turned off the phone with about 60% of charge remaining, this morning I turn it on and I find 13%, after a reboot it gave me 50% ...
What can be the cause?
I found that here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755903&page=33
You can try it :
This is the procedure that works for me:
The following steps should significantly extend the battery life on your phone:
1. Let the battery drain close to empty (5% or less).
2. Connect the phone to the charger (AC or USB, USB is better) while powered on and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green, indicating the device is fully charged and untill the voltage is at least 4187mV. A higher voltage like 4192mV or more is even better. Use a tool like Overcharged or Battery Indicator to monitor this. Note that a green notification LED does not automatically mean that the voltage is good too.
A higher voltage means in practice that it will take longer to discharge, a lower voltage means that the battery will discharge a lot quicker! The difference can be quite significant!
3. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it off.
4. Reconnect the phone to the charger while powered off and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green. The notification LED may turn green immediately. Leave it on the charger for another hour.
5. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on.
6. Once the phone is powered on completely (has restarted fully) wait 2 minutes and power it off again.
7. Reconnect the phone to the charger while powered off and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green. The notification LED may turn green immediately. Leave it on the charger for another hour.
8. Leave the phone on the charger and reboot into the ClockWorkMod recovery menu and wipe the battery stats via -> Advanced -> Wipe battery stats.
9. Disconnect the phone from the charger, restart the phone and start using it as normal.
From then on always let the battery drain close to empty (5% or less) as often as possible and then charge untill the voltage is at least 4187mV. A higher voltage like 4192mV or more is even better.
Normally you will have to do this only once. However, on all Android ROMs, if you flash a ROM while charging or during the first boot screen on, first boot mucks up the levels Android thinks the phone is at, i.e. Android will think you’re at 100% when maybe you’re only 90% or whatever. So in theory you will need to repeat this every time you flash a ROM while charging!
Better is to make sure the battery is charged before you flash a ROM and just remove the USB/charge cable before you flash a ROM. Put it back in (if you must) after the first boot screen (when the custom screen or whatever shows).
Thank you, I'll try it

Battery change confusion

I have an extra battery that sits in a dock do that I can insert a fully charged battery when the need arises.
However, after switching the indicator isn't topped up, it is only on a half charge level, what do I need to do in order to have a correct indicator?
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WHEN MUST CALIBRATE OUR BATTERY?
1) Always after installing a cooked rom or after the flash of an unofficial firmware.
2) If, after uploading, maybe for a whole night (being disconnected from the charger) our device, we find ourselves with a & abnormal, such as just 99% or so ...
3) If you disconnect the charger from our% battery drops quickly even in standby mode (make sure however that this is due to other causes such .. so many app / widgets running in the background without stopping) ........ - Method 1 - 1. Take the phone to fully discharge. 2. Try to restart, if this happens, do it again to shut down for lack of battery. 3. Load the phone from off preferably a whole night or in any case a long period. 4. Turn on the phone with the charger plugged in and then peel it off. N.B.Non requires the Root. .. - METHOD 2 - 1. Completely drain the phone. 2. Get into recovery mode (if you can not do for lack of battery, connect the phone to the charger). 3. Follow the path to Advanced -> Wipe battery stats and confirm. 4. Go back and restart (or follow the path Go Back -> Reboot system now). 5. Allow to fully charge the phone up to 100% (preferably overnight or at least a long period) and then fully discharge it until it shuts off., Without connecting it to the PC to its charger during this period.NB.no requires ClockworkMod recovery & Root have installed.... METHOD-3-1. Charge the phone to 100% (with the phone turned on) preferably overnight or at least a long period. 2. Leave the phone connected to the charger and turn it off. 3. Let it load again for 10/15 minutes (again without disconnecting from the charger) in practice you will see the full charge or written% to 100%. 4. Entering Recovery Mode (always without disconnecting from the charger) and follow the path Advanced -> Wipe battery stats and confirm. 5. Restart (or follow the path Go Back -> Reboot system now). 6. Wait until the entire system is charged, then unplug it from the charger. NB ClockworkMod recovery & Root have installed.... - Method 4 - 1. Download the app from the market called Battery Calibration https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration 2. Charge your phone turned on preferably overnight or at least a long period. 3. When the phone is fully charged and then to 100%, unplug, open the program and click Battery Calibration. 4. Now you can disconnect the phone. 5. And 'suggested by the creator of the app (but not necessary) to leave the phone will download after recalibrating the battery, then just leave it off and recharge it fully up to 100% with no breaks ... N.B.tu ave permission to install Root.... - Method 5 to 1. Turn off the phone. 2. To fully charge the phone, preferably a whole night or in any case a long period. 3. When the battery is fully charged and scored 100% unplug your phone and remove the battery. 4. Wait for 90 seconds exactly (really must be precise, wait exactly 90 seconds.) 6. Replace the battery and turn the phone. NBNon are required they will ClockworkMod Root recovery..... - METHOD 6 - 1. Charge the phone from off to 100%. 2. When the display reads 100% off the plug and start it directly into recovery mode 3. In recovery mode follow the path Advanced -> Wipe battery stats and confirm. 4. Use the phone until it shut off by only 5. Restart (or follow the path Go Back -> Reboot system now). 6. Upload it altogether and just use NBBisogna ClockworkMod recovery & Root have installed.... IMPORTANT 'recommended (but not required) to run the Wipe Battery 2/3 times in a row, this is to ensure
perfect calibration and true ...
What do you do when you just want to switch from a depleted battery to one with a full charge? Why doesn't the Note recognize that there is a new battery with a full charge in it?
It turns out that this problem is caused by the phone not recognizing any battery present if the battery has too little of a charge left on it, so the phone doesn’t attempt to charge the battery (because it doesn’t think that there is a battery there) which means that the battery stays dead and the phone continues not recognizing it / not charging. There is actually nothing wrong with the battery – the problem is a poorly designed charging circuit inside the phone.
Does this mean that even if the newly inserted battery shows something like 15% it will in reality get usage like a fully charged battery?
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Sony z1 charge stop at 5%.

Problem started yesterday,phone charge till 5% and than stop,it still says charging but its not.
try to get some battery apps to fix it and try a new cable...
Battery Fix
This is an issue with battery calibration (or so I assume).
What you will need to do is:
Leave the phone for at least 36 hours. Make sure that you keep the phone turned on for as long as possible.
Once you have left it for 36 hours, connect the charger and charge for a whole 10 hours.
Then, turn on the phone and it will possibly show that the battery is at 100%. If not, you need to install an app called CurrentWidget: Battery Monitor. It is available here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget
This app will tell you the voltage/current stored in the battery. If the mAh of the battery is 3000 mAh when left charging for 10 hours, then you will need to do this:
Fully charge the battery with the phone for 5 hours and when the phone is fully charged, unplug the charger and turn it off.
When your phone is off, plug it into the charger and let it charge to 100% again. The green LED light will indicate when this is done.
Next unplug the charger, turn on your phone and set the option to ensure that your screen doesn’t turn off, if you have this option. Then reconnect to the charger and wait for it to charge again to 100%.
Once loaded to 100%, unplug the charger again and do not load until the smartphone turns itself off after reaching a 0% battery level. Once off, fully charge it again and it should work properly. The screen setting can put back to normal again (meaning turn off after a certain amount of time).
Hope this helped!

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