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Hi guys,
Has anyone else been experiencing less than satisfactory battery life upon installing the GB update? This morning after I took my unit off of its charging dock it was fine. An hour later in the office (with no incoming calls or other usage by me) and the damn thing dropped to 80%!! That has never happened before. Is there an add-in or something to counteract this drainage?
HELP.
TIA
The "Soak Testers" have been warned that there is a lot of syncing that goes on the first day of a build, and since these are all totally clean installs, the battery info could be off. Wait a couple days and see what happens.
I had the same issues. I calibrated the battery this morning on a full charge and it is much better.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&feature=search_result
Been on the stock release since Friday & my battery has steadily improved. Im going on 14hrs off the charger with 20% left. This is better than my fascinate on cm7.
Edit: sorry, just saw this was for the prerooted release.
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I have actually seen a boost in battery life. While i was on 2.2 I did all that i could to get through 3/4 of a day on a full charge. Now, with similar usage, I have been going to bed with 50% battery remaining.
On the topic of battery life, I have been playing around with Juice Defender Plus. Essentially it turns off my 3G and wifi radios when my screen is off. Does anyone know if that constant turning on and off of the radios uses more battery than if i just leave them on?
I bet I have at least 20 things I froze on titanium backup..
so sad all this **** is on this phone
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When i got the X2 I would get the low battery alarm between 4 and 5 pm under moderate use on average. I purchased the BH6X battery, which allowed me to get to the end of the day with 30 - 40 % usually. Since the update, I'm back to gettting the low battery notification by dinner time. I reset my battery stats yesterday, hopefully we'll see an improvement in the next couple days.
Usage: 40% screen, 30% phone idle, 7% cell standby...
I ordered that battery last night, should be interesting
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Edit: sorry, just saw this was for the prerooted release.
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P3 didn't modify how the phone handles battery life, people have this issue on both versions, I read another post that said if there is any remnants of 2.2.2 on the phone it may be causing this, I think that is why they recommend you sbf, factory reset, wipe all caches, then update, if you have the time/ energy try it and let us know how it works.
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P3 didn't modify how the phone handles battery life, people have this issue on both versions, I read another post that said if there is any remnants of 2.2.2 on the phone it may be causing this, I think that is why they recommend you sbf, factory reset, wipe all caches, then update, if you have the time/ energy try it and let us know how it works.
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I tried it, no fix. I had twice the battery life on froyo. I might go back
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rsswga said:
I ordered that battery last night, should be interesting
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I was thinking of ordering one. Do you need to buy a different back or does it fit?
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I'm currently running Kenneth's latest Alien ROM and I get a battery life of about 6 hours. I've tried letting the battery die out , fully charging, then doing a battery wipe. Also tried Jug's fix. All they seem to fix is a battery jump issue but I wish that was all it was. Any other things that might help? I really don't have the money for a new battery.
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+1 same issue here. All 2.3.4 roms. And cm7 2.3.5 now.
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Have you tried charging to 100% wipe battery stats in cwm then letting it run down till the phone dies and plugging it in without turning the phone on?give it a full charge from there should improve things some way.
Scotty, you win the award for clearly not reading the op. Congratulations on making yourself look like a retard.
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excuse me?Nowhere in the first post do I see mention of the phone being turned off while charging oh and -1 for the term you used its not good.
Your first post is the exact same result as the op. Therefore, spam.
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Easy, killer
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Your first post is the exact same result as the op. Therefore, spam.
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You are really mean dude; take it easy.
To the op:
I'm actually not having this problem... Getting great battery life. I get like 8 hours of talk time, 6+ hours of web browsing or days of standby. Have to charge like every other day. Running Alien 3. That's not too helpful I guess, but know that it may be some weird configuration you have.
Read and follow the instructions in this thread guys -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198333
Thanks xploited. I'll give that a shot. the weird thing now is that I get 100% and 4200mV in the battery calibration app. It doesn't make sense. It's apparently fully charged but as of now it's dropped about 10% in about 20 minutes.
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Confirmed that xploited's "fix" doesn't work.
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Sounds like your battery may just have a problem. Do you know anyone else w/an Atrix that you could swap batteries for like an hour and see if the problem follows the battery?
@epoh The only other person I know that has one lives about 2.5 hours away lol.
It kinda makes me curious if an SBF flash back to 1.83 would fix it. I only had this issue after flashing HKTW on a low battery.
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Have you tried AURA 1.1.1 ROM?
I don't know if you even want to give any other ROM a shot, but I have used Alien ROM # 2, too many issues and was not patient enough.
Flashed AURA 1.1.1, after that 2 issues with my battery are fixed, one is the battery life, I usually get around 15 hours from fully charged at 8 AM when I leave for work, so I usually charge just once a day. Second issue with Alien was my phone was overheating like a frying pan.
It just happened with any other ROMs I have tried so far but with AURA maximum temp I have seen on my phone is not more than 38 Degree C. With other ROMS it was just above 38 all the time.
If you don't mind flashing different ROM, try it.
Basically what I do is load into CMW
Wipe Battery Stats
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Wipe Cache
Wipe Data
Install ZIP
Reload Phone and use it for a bit
Process the battery stats wipe cycle twice
Battery is just normal now
Good Luck
It seems to me to be obvious issues with GB right now..which is disappointing because I was expecting it to get better. I went from 16+ hours of usage (with 2-4hrs of onscreen time) to about 8-10. I've went from Orange 2.3.4 to CherriPi now to Alien #3 with both the 1.1 o/c kernel as well as the stock kernel..with no improvements. I did notice a slight improvement when I turned the Social Applications from Push to 60mins..but still am nowhere near where I was with Froyo (yes..I've tried xploited's tips as well). I know its not my apps or configurations because none of that has changes since 2.2..
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Confirmed that xploited's "fix" doesn't work.
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If you want people to help, you need to be more specific.
What exactly have you tried and what results did you get?
I guess I'll give Aura a shot. KP has some great concepts but I only have the battery issues on his ROM.
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Can I ask real quick some questions? First off what do you have running as far as processes, cause for instance if Tune in Radio is left on running in background it KILLS my battery life. If I forget to exit it. Also, did you freeze any bloatware that alien didn't? example. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972459 Also, what kernel are you using? Are you overclocking? Over / undervolting? Just trying to get a better idea of what's up unless I missed it in a previous post. But I think I read em' all.
@phalanx I haven't frozen anything. I'm using the last Alien full build including kernel. The only apps I have installed are facebook, google+, and XDA premium app. The thing that is supposedly killing my battery is phone idle. It's doing slightly better today than it has been. It says it's got about 10 hours so far. But it's still nowhere near the 12-16 I used get.
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did you flash the GB radio as well?
it you're still using the froyo radio that is known to cause terrible battery if paired with GB ROM
Yes I do have the GB radio. I believe it's version. 1.77.15* don't know the whole number.
Edit: I meant to say 1.77.30
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I flashed the newest update (2.3.4) this last weekend and although its been great with battery life, I cant seem to get the actual reporting to settle in.
When I take it off the charger its reporting 100%, and throughout
the day it obviously drains the battery. The problem is when I reboot the phone, it starts back up reporting 10-20% higher battery life then when I shut it down. So in reality, I have more battery life left then whats being reported.
I charged to 100% and wiped battery stats using bootstrap. Then drained the battery all the way, and charged all the way back to a full charge.
Can you guys think of anything else that may fix this issue?
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I noticed this as well, I thought it was my Mugen Power battery giving false reports but it looks like it isn't the case..
I just don't reboot as often now, can't say I've noticed any problems other than that. My battery life has been excellent!
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I noticed this as well, I thought it was my Mugen Power battery giving false reports but it looks like it isn't the case..
I just don't reboot as often now, can't say I've noticed any problems other than that. My battery life has been excellent!
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I normally can go about 14 hours or so off the charger. This past cycle, I went 36 hours, with normal use
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Same thing here I had 80% rebooted and had 100 so I wiped battery stats this morning and I'm working on killing it now lol ......so far 8 hours and 70% left
X2gingerfuncked
ilovesoad said:
I normally can go about 14 hours or so off the charger. This past cycle, I went 36 hours, with normal use
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Standard battery? Wow
I have never seen a number higher than 14hrs for me. But then again I am CONSTANTLY on my phone.
I want an extended battery but I like my otterbox to much. So I just carry a spare in my wallet.
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Standard battery? Wow
I have never seen a number higher than 14hrs for me. But then again I am CONSTANTLY on my phone.
I want an extended battery but I like my otterbox to much. So I just carry a spare in my wallet.
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Must have been a fluke. Today isn't the same story.
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I've noticed the same thing, since flashing Eclipse v1.0
Seems to be a bug in the SBC file. Hopefully we have a fix after the soak test. Or maybe nitro will take a stab at it.
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Mine is doing it too.
This is a very annoying bug. I went back to 2.3.3 until it's fixed.
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X0dus said:
This is a very annoying bug. I went back to 2.3.3 until it's fixed.
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I'm thinking of doing the same
I also have this issue. roomer is the higher number is correct but who knows. this is going to get old fast. i wonder how and when this will be fixed.
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i wonder how and when this will be fixed.
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Probably when we get ICS for the x2. So.......never?
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Just an fyi, the issue persists with the .31 liberty test build.
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garywojdan81 said:
Just an fyi, the issue persists with the .31 liberty test build.
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Indeed it will, anything built from the 2.3.4 update will have the bug unless devs find a way to properly fix it.
i hope a fix comes soon but it pry won't be from motorola. i don't see them sending out an update just for one issue unless they have some other issues to fix that i haven't heard about yet. hopefully sooner than later
I have this also, as well as random reboots.
2.3.4 didn't really do much for me, the only real difference I notice were that random reboots now happen every 2 or 3 days instead of every day.
ya that's not good, the update was supposed to stop that. they've been doing these updates and creating the OS for all these devices for so long now id think they would have it pretty much down by now. maybe they need to do more testing before releases...idk...
Another battery thread.... really guys.. come on.
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Mr_GreenJeans said:
Another battery thread.... really guys.. come on.
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This is the original one I believe
Tonight, for the second time, My droid X2 has died to the point where it wont turn on at all, or charge. Without any warning at all it just dies wont turn on except for the motorola boot logo when plugged into the wall. RSD protocol support says battery is too low to flash. Im not a stranger to this at all, with my previous droid X I had to use a USB chord rigged between the battery and the phone to trick the phone into thinking the battery will charge so that it would SBF, but that method refuses to work with my X2. This is the second time it has died for no reason at all like this. Last time I left it plugged in at the boot screen over night and I assume it charged enough because I could SBF it, so Ill try that again tonight. But I am sick and tired of not being able to simply rely on a rom to not screw my phone up without warning. I could at least solve the problem with my droid X, but I fear Ill be forced to actually purchase a new battery this time just so my phone will turn on even though the battery in it works, but simply wont charge because its dead? Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Thanks
Wish I had an answer,,but I'm on board with ya..with this much support and updates on progress,,along with everything that dose not work properly..and then a donation as well??we probably should have stayed with blackberry it palms
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You should be able to sbf
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If you have an x charge the battery with that
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Maybe it's not the rom. Could be you have a bad battery. Try taking the battery out and check the contacts to see if they are dirty. You can use a pencil eraser to clean them off. Don't touch them with your fingers.
If you've had to do this before, it makes me think it could be your phone or the battery. Has it happened before under a different ROM? I've ran with cm7 for weeks and never had an issue. This is the first I've heard of this happening.
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Just connect to your charger, wait 30 mins and try to power on again that happened (srry bad english)
If you still have your X, use that battery. It's my understanding the X and X2 have an almost identical battery.
I've had my battery die twice since being on cm7 both times when I plug in to wall charger it boots to BSR, I select reboot now it boots to cm7 and charges. I'd have to agree with others comments that you my have a faulty battery. Sorry I don't have better info...
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Yes, my X battery and spare works fine in the X2. My X was replaced by Verizon with the X2, and I never recieved a battery with it.
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kenjesse said:
I've had my battery die twice since being on cm7 both times when I plug in to wall charger it boots to BSR, I select reboot now it boots to cm7 and charges. I'd have to agree with others comments that you my have a faulty battery. Sorry I don't have better info...
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Ur phone will also charge if it's on the bsr screen just fyi
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Why don't people realize that this is the "development" forum. You gotta post this kinda stuff in Q & A or General whichever you feel is appropriate.
Btw, how did BimmerM3 manage to post it here? He has just 1 post!
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Why don't people realize that this is the "development" forum. You gotta post this kinda stuff in Q & A or General whichever you feel is appropriate.
Btw, how did BimmerM3 manage to post it here? He has just 1 post!
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lol was just about to say that
Borrow someones battery...
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I did battery calibrations with two different apps, i even let the battery died from 100% this is my 3rd exchange Idk what do at this point, it seems like I'm not getting battery life like other droid maxx users, i looked under settings and battery and the screen is always 78% or higher any help is appreciated. I can't get any screen shots to upload here is a link to one from my Box account 'Screenshot_2012-04-20-05-29-22.png' has been shared with you through Box Check out this file on Box: https://www.box.com/shared/ba3e674bdc8203fffecc
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Okay got one posted
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And one more
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Get a MAXX. ICS leak on mine lasts longer than a day.
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I'm sorry what do you mean, this is a RAZR Maxx
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Tryin doin a factory restore. Dont install any apps
Try that for two days...bet one of ur apps is causing the problem
Do u have netflix installed??
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I have just the regular Razr and my battery life is significantly less than Gingerbread. When I check the settings it says that the major usage is screen, even though I have it down to 18% brightness level. As an official release is months off I kind of expected bugs to be worked out, but hopefully someone figures this out before then.
Nila
What is your screen on time and how long is your phone awake. Maybe an app is forcing your phone to awake instead of letting it idle/sleep even though the screen is off. Check the other graph with the bars on the bottom.
No I don't have Netflix install, i even set in developer options back round processes to only 1, i did a titanium back up restore for my apps
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Yes same here my screen is set to 18%
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It's set to 1 minute
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There's a wakelock keeping your phone from sleeping. I believe its in the android os grouped apps, probably means it bloatware.
Here's a bit more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Wakelocks
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It's set to 1 minute
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No wonder look at all that extra crap you have running.
False alarm folks..
I sort of made a fool of myself here but the info maybe helpful to you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1592584
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Right now the battery is at 70%. It's been on for 4.5 hours and only a few phone calls made really. Screen accounts for 35% and Voice calls 20%, Android OS 19%. There's a separate Android System that is 3%. Time on shows 26m42s. I'll keep an eye on the time on and see if it looks right to me later.
I got the same battery life on ics I get on gbread. 5 hrs screen on on 3g. Use battery indicator. Its free in the market and there is a checkbox that shows 1% increments. If you can't get 4+ hours screen on time something is running away and you should do a factory reset. Start over.
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Right now the battery is at 70%. It's been on for 4.5 hours and only a few phone calls made really. Screen accounts for 35% and Voice calls 20%, Android OS 19%. There's a separate Android System that is 3%. Time on shows 26m42s. I'll keep an eye on the time on and see if it looks right to me later.
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The reason i think its a wakelock is because of your screen shot, if your android os time on keeps pace with your phones time on, its most likely going to be an app in your /system/app folder keeping your phone from sleeping. I had the same problem, I found for me it was the Verizon backup apps I had initially set up then decided Verizon were evil bastards and removed my account, set my phone to stop syncing in settings, but the apps still held a wake lock and network connection that started at boot.
One thing i cant stress enough is to exit your apps with the back button, not the home button, the home button is for multi tasking between apps and keeps apps fully running in the back ground, that will help a little with all the apps eating small percentages that add up
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I got 3 hours and some change yesterday on my original RAZR. I dont think the battery stats are reading correctly because my phone lasted for a long time at 5%
Check the last link i posted, read the whole thread, it may help.
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