Yellow triangle battery?! - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've just went to charge my device and got hit with this, Any ideas?
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Charge it more, your battery is low.
Am I missing something here?
Trolling?

I always charge my battery from dead flat, and this is the first time I have seen this happen, Which is why I was confussed...

are you charging with the computer? of so then do you usualy? or it could just be (like many phones) the charging state
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Bouncer5 said:
I always charge my battery from dead flat, and this is the first time I have seen this happen, Which is why I was confussed...
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You know that isn't good for Li-Ion batteries...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Prolonging_battery_pack_life

Charging via plug yellow triangle seems to be coming and going.

Is it your first time get a thing like that? If its your first, then I think something wrong with your battery.
Low battery shows red indicator, it shouldnt be green just like the picture.
Correct me if im wrong
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ctomgee said:
You know that isn't good for Li-Ion batteries...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Prolonging_battery_pack_life
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Its not like im letting get flat on purpose, if I can avoid it I do, but sadly the battery just won't last the full day like my HTC Desire did.

Bouncer5 said:
Its not like im letting get flat on purpose, if I can avoid it I do, but sadly the battery just won't last the full day like my HTC Desire did.
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Hmm. You said you "always charge your battery from dead flat" before. That made it sound like you were doing it on purpose. But I digress.
Also, you should have no problems having the battery go the full day, (I can go the full day no problem - unless I'm constantly using the phone) unless you have something holding a wake lock. Have you installed BetterBatteryStats and monitored your wake locks to see if something is misbehaving?

Yes I have wakelock issues, But last time I tried to give starts thier was an issue with how I submitted it from the phone.
Anyway I sleep very little, and my phone is almost ALWAYS on the lack of a "proper job" means I don't have an 8 hour period of time where my phone isn't getting much use.

Do NOT worry its normal the triangle appeared because your battery has totally finished just Wait for 2 minutes and the triangle will disappear
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Bouncer5 said:
Yes I have wakelock issues, But last time I tried to give starts thier was an issue with how I submitted it from the phone.
Anyway I sleep very little, and my phone is almost ALWAYS on the lack of a "proper job" means I don't have an 8 hour period of time where my phone isn't getting much use.
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Well, you should focus on solving those, and your battery life will improve.
Otherwise, my only other advice is to simply have more chargers readily available. I keep one at my office, a car charger each in my car and my girlfriend's car, and a couple at home.

ctomgee said:
Well, you should focus on solving those, and your battery life will improve.
Otherwise, my only other advice is to simply have more chargers readily available. I keep one at my office, a car charger each in my car and my girlfriend's car, and a couple at home.
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lol.. talk abt redundancy

I suppose I really should get it sorted.
This is an average day for me.
I use buses alot (So no charging port)
I normally have to share a charger with 3/4 devices during the day, so I can't take the it with me.

Xxxdevilxxx said:
lol.. talk abt redundancy
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Better to have one around and not need it, than to need one and not have.
My job sometimes requires me to be on call, so I need to make sure my phone has juice.
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Bouncer5 said:
I suppose I really should get it sorted.
This is an average day for me.
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That does look pretty bad. What is your details under display? (screen on time)
EDIT to add: actually, your screen looks like it might be on for a long time? (solid blue line under battery graph, starting under the "m" in 4h 56m 15s on battery text) If your screen on time is around 3.75 - 4 hours, this is normal.
To get a better gauge, post screenshots after you click both the battery graph above, (which will show signal, wifi, screen on, awake, and charging graphs as well) and the Screen entry. (to show screen on time)

Yea that screen shot is a week old, I will keep and eye on it.
This is what I had posted about batterystats http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22651431&postcount=3361
and this is the reply I got.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22673060&postcount=3365
As I said I managed to bugger it up, If you know what I did wrong feel free to chime in.

Bouncer5 said:
Yea that screen shot is a week old, I will keep and eye on it.
This is what I had posted about batterystats http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22651431&postcount=3361
and this is the reply I got.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22673060&postcount=3365
As I said I managed to bugger it up, If you know what I did wrong feel free to chime in.
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chamonix's reply suggests you try a different modem, essentially. He's saying that in the dump you posted, RILJ held a 3.5 hour wake lock, which is unusually long. Could be that the modem you have flashed right now was struggling to find signal, so it was holding a wake lock.
Have you tried flashing a different modem yet?

Yea i've changed kernel/modems since then, Should I be selecting Other Partial Wakelocks Kernel wakelocks Alarms or Process?

Bouncer5 said:
Yea i've changed kernel/modems since then, Should I be selecting Other Partial Wakelocks Kernel wakelocks Alarms or Process?
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Depends on what you want to look at.
But you're saying the screenshot above is a week old, and the BBS dump you linked to is clearly months old (from Feb 17), so maybe it's worth it to post more recent screen shots and dumps? Otherwise, can you honestly say you've not changed ANYTHING on your phone since either the screenshot or dumps were taken?
No one can tell you anything about how your phone is behaving today using information that is outdated.

The screenshot nothing has changed since then, I have changed things since the dump.
Well I want to kind out why my phone is awake when my it should be sleeping I supppose.
That screenshot their was a day when I woke up and used the device for an hour or so, and then I hadn't used the phone till about 12 hours later.
As you can see the phone kept waking up most of the day.
The info on Android OS for that screen shot was CPU Total 1h 6m, Kept Awake 4H 9m

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Battery Dips Quickly When Indicator Turns Yellow

So, I noticed that when my battery gets to the yellow color on the indicator, it stays there only for a couple minutes, then it's immediately red. Here's what I mean. Does this look normal???:
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Happens to me to.
xBryan said:
Happens to me to.
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Have you contacted Sprint about it or brought it into the store? If so, what'd they say?
I experienced this today and wasn't sure about it thought it was a.glitch or something. But I will see if it will happen again
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james873 said:
I experienced this today and wasn't sure about it thought it was a.glitch or something. But I will see if it will happen again
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I've seen this every single time it gets to that point. I'll try and take it to the Sprint store tomorrow when I get a chance and will let you know what they say.
If anyone gets a chance to call Sprint about this in the meantime, please post details. I'm curious to see what they say.
eXplicit815 said:
I've seen this every single time it gets to that point. I'll try and take it to the Sprint store tomorrow when I get a chance and will let you know what they say.
If anyone gets a chance to call Sprint about this in the meantime, please post details. I'm curious to see what they say.
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Sprint isn't going to be able to tell you anything. Most of the people there barely know anything about the phone itself. Get a task manager that tracks your usage and figures out what exactly is using your battery at what times and you can figure it out for yourself. Try SystemPanel.
I had this problem on the og EVO as well as the 3d I wouldn't call it a bug it just is what it is
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Wow ive managed to make it happen everytime. When the battery gets to about 23 % it falls to 14 and really puzzled by this. Is it a major problem or does the battery need calibration
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It's gonna be a calibration/software issue. Either your phone is reading the battery wrong, or the battery is sending the wrong signal.
If it was actually dropping that fast, your battery would explode.
I'm dead serious too.
Try this: When it does the drop thing, reset your phone, and see what % the battery shows when it comes back on. It should jump back up to around your original % (23 you said?). Maybe a middle ground of around 20.
If it doesn't right itself in a week, swap it out.
I waited for mine to discharged till 9% and it didn't happen at all here is a pic I took
I have noticed this as well.
eXplicit815 said:
I've seen this every single time it gets to that point. I'll try and take it to the Sprint store tomorrow when I get a chance and will let you know what they say.
If anyone gets a chance to call Sprint about this in the meantime, please post details. I'm curious to see what they say.
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same here the battery turns yellow then almost instant its read !
I had the same issue, kind of ignored it. The drop seemed instant but then my phone would hang out on 14% for a long ass time.
One day I had around 35% and did a data reset (not for the battery issue), just to see if my 3g speeds increase. After the reboot my phone came back up said I had less then 2% battery left, it shut off on me, I turned it back on, and it stated I had 30ish % left. Ever since then my battery hasn't done that drop.
Here's a link to the thread, try it, can't hurt anything I guess. I still don't know if maybe the data reset, reset my battery stats, or maybe the restart did something, who knows. All I know is I had the same issue and don't anymore
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153371
Chuki82 said:
I had the same issue, kind of ignored it. The drop seemed instant but then my phone would hang out on 14% for a long ass time.
One day I had around 35% and did a data reset (not for the battery issue), just to see if my 3g speeds increase. After the reboot my phone came back up said I had less then 2% battery left, it shut off on me, I turned it back on, and it stated I had 30ish % left. Ever since then my battery hasn't done that drop.
Here's a link to the thread, try it, can't hurt anything I guess. I still don't know if maybe the data reset, reset my battery stats, or maybe the restart did something, who knows. All I know is I had the same issue and don't anymore
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153371
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I saw this issues with battery on my thunderbolt but i haven't been seen them on my evo yet
If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d

[Q] MIUI and SGS2

Right i know youve had a million people ask what the best rom/kernel/modem is best for battery life and i also know their is no actual answer for this.
Im not askin that question... basically..
My girlfriends phone battery life is terrible no matter which miui rom/kernel/modem she is using she never really gets more than 10-12 hours battery life and this is with basically no usage whatsoever - litterally 2-3 15 minute phone calls, a half hour of music a few texts throughout the day and then intermittent facebook usage, no gaming no videos no long calls nothing else...
at night if she doesnt charge her phone it will go from 95% battery to 50-60% by the morning (6-8 hours later).
She doesnt have any background apps (i dont think - pretty sure) nothing intensive is ever running on the phone, and shes a very light user...
Basically i want to know WTF is goin on because she keeps moaning to me about it being a **** phone that she cant use for more than half a day without it dying.
She is runnin the latest MIUI 2.1.20 (5 or 6th version ive flashed over the past 6 months) with MIUI kernel and the ke3 modem i recently wiped the phone/cache/dalvik/internal storage.. EVERYTHING and then did a fresh install of everything to see if she would get a better battery - but no difference...
is there anything i can do to test if something is wrong? test background apps? test deep sleep mode?
i know battery life isnt spectacular on these phones but this definitely isnt as its supposed to be - 10-12 hours!!
Ive tried the siyah kernel with no difference, and there just isnt any apps or anything intensive running that i can stop to reduce the battery drain.
What can i do to solve this frustrating problem and stop her naggin me about it?
ANY help/pointers/advice/jokes would be greatly appreciated anything at all
Wakelocks, wakelocks and wakelocks. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Oh i just remembered she did ONCE have an awesome version of MIUI that gave her 1-2 days of battery life with regular usage, but after about a month of using it she started gettin force closing on EVERYTHING, so i just updated it and it seemed fixed...
I dont know which version of MIUI it was but i know it was the last version before the *no service glitch* version of MIUI was released (something is telling me V1.9.16???) if somebody knows that would be a great help because i could re-flash that version back on and see if the battery starts working like it should
oinkylicious said:
Wakelocks, wakelocks and wakelocks. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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Ok oinkylicious thanks for some info but what exactly do i do with that app?
mindyabiznis said:
thanks for some info but what exactly do i do with that app?
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You start off by reading.
just found this...
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...3271-gpslocationprovider-wakelock-95-7-a.html
Could this really be whats killing her phone in a matter of hours?
mindyabiznis said:
just found this...
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...3271-gpslocationprovider-wakelock-95-7-a.html
Could this really be whats killing her phone in a matter of hours?
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Stop posting for 10 minutes and do some reading. I don't know if that is what's wrong, because you haven't looked at the wakelocks yet.
i have read it all... and from what i gather this will tell me exactly what is destroying the battery? (causing wakelocks)
and then i can stop/removce/BURN the app thats doing it... thus solving the issue?
Right well the betterbatterystats app is installed, i guess i'll get her to leave it running for a day and post my findings...
i have found out she doesnt use an app for facebook, just the web browser, so basically nothing staring me in the face that could be causing the crap battery.
right well "mediascannerservice" is coming up at at 95.4% on partial wakelocks....
And in the battery usage settings folder its floating around 60%
So im thinking that this is whats killing the battery, so how do i go about fixing this problem?
mindyabiznis said:
right well "mediascannerservice" is coming up at at 95.4% on partial wakelocks....
And in the battery usage settings folder its floating around 60%
So im thinking that this is whats killing the battery, so how do i go about fixing this problem?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18496120#post18496120
Or in the CM9 discussion thread there was some people recommending installing Rescan Media ROOT from the market to help
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.addz.mediascannerroot&hl=en
mindyabiznis said:
right well "mediascannerservice" is coming up at at 95.4% on partial wakelocks....
And in the battery usage settings folder its floating around 60%
So im thinking that this is whats killing the battery, so how do i go about fixing this problem?
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Could be some dodgey media on her SD card keeping the media scanner running, best bet is to remove all media, videos, pics, etc, and see what happens.
Take a screenshot of the wake lock part of the screen.
Also use os monitor to see if anything is using a lot of CPU.
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right thanks for the help so far guys, in her gallery she had a folder of "downloaded" pics which was 160 odd pictures of funny images she decided to download and keep in her gallery... i dont know why - but they have been deleted now
will post an update
EDIT** in the battery monitor settings she has "android OS" at 43% is this normal?
mindyabiznis said:
right thanks for the help so far guys, in her gallery she had a folder of "downloaded" pics which was 160 odd pictures of funny images she decided to download and keep in her gallery... i dont know why - but they have been deleted now
will post an update
EDIT** in the battery monitor settings she has "android OS" at 43% is this normal?
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Depends what else is going on, but if she's not using the screen much and the media scanner is going nuts then yes, as I think that falls under Android os.
Would still be good to get that screenshot.
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ok will set about gettin you a screen shot, after deleting that picture folder the % on mediascanner has gone RIGHT down to 6%...
i'll get a screen for you though
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Bearing in mind these are taken after deleting that folder and also after only about half hour uplugged from charger
Oh and "screen on" is at 28.5% whereas awake is on 74.4% after about 40 minutes unplugged
any thoughts guys?
Was it the media scanner goin crazy and i/she should now expect a half decent battery?
From what you've said it seems it was a media scanner issue. Try it for a day & see how it goes. That's the only way you're going to find out.
mindyabiznis said:
any thoughts guys?
Was it the media scanner goin crazy and i/she should now expect a half decent battery?
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Sudden battery drop in SGS2 after reboot

I've been noticing sudden abnormal battery drops in my phone after a restart. Any clue what could be causing this? Screenshots attached...
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You may need to calibrate the battery as this really should not be happening, it will always drop a bit after rebooting but not too much.
jonny68 said:
You may need to calibrate the battery as this really should not be happening, it will always drop a bit after rebooting but not too much.
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You can safely ignore this incorrect advice.
If you notice a sudden drop like that, just forget about it and carry on enjoying your phone. You'll then notice a gradual increase in reported battery level.
Just switch off your mobile...and take off the battery for 5 min and put it back...and reboot...this is what i have done...when it has sleep issues...and...the problems gone...
Same problem with me
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oinkylicious said:
You can safely ignore this incorrect advice.
If you notice a sudden drop like that, just forget about it and carry on enjoying your phone. You'll then notice a gradual increase in reported battery level.
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will you ever go and **** off and stop trolling what i am saying is correct, i had the same issue and after calibrating my battery the problem was resolved.
jonny68 said:
will you ever go and **** off and stop trolling what i am saying is correct, i had the same issue and after calibrating my battery the problem was resolved.
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I'd just like to say you're both right. Calibrating your battery will help, but if this does happen again just ignore it. Your battery level will go back up. Just find the nearest iFan and tell them your phone charges itself
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jonny68 said:
will you ever go and **** off and stop trolling what i am saying is correct, i had the same issue and after calibrating my battery the problem was resolved.
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I'd love to hear how you calibrated your battery, considering such a thing is not possible on this phone.
Oh, and so you know, if you're going to post incorrect information, of course I'm going to correct you (that's not trolling btw). So what if we've bumped into each other twice in two days, if you're going to post nonsense like this, of course I'm going to respond
jonny68 said:
my phone was on standby at 97% deep sleep @ 200MHZ
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jonny68 said:
will you ever go and **** off and stop trolling what i am saying is correct, i had the same issue and after calibrating my battery the problem was resolved.
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No, what you are saying is not correct. If you think you are correct, please show me the interface in the fuel gauge driver that is used to load history data into the fuel gauge chip.
I guarantee you that you will not find any such interface.
Our fuel gauge (MAX17042) does NOT need calibration - see the datasheet for its predecessor, the MAX17040. While the 17042 has some features that, if enabled, could require calibration cycles, these features are NOT enabled in any Gingerbread kernel, and at least one person received correspondence from Samsung that the GS2 does not even have the required hardware support for these extended features.
http://www.maxim-ic.com/datasheet/index.mvp/id/6621
"Unlike traditional fuel gauges, the ModelGauge algorithm eliminates the need for battery relearn cycles and an external current-sense resistor"
There is no need to EVER perform any sort of battery calibration technique on our fuel gauge, other than this simple technique:
WAIT - your state of charge estimate will converge towards truth over time if anything throws it off. Rebooting on low battery is one of the few known cases where the estimate gets thrown off temporarily, and the tradeoff for having this one corner case is that we never need to calibrate our fuel gauge.
Edit: FYI, if you want to be pedantic - I am fully aware that the MAX17042 functionality is built into the MAX8997, just like the MAX17040 functionality of the Galaxy S series was built into the MAX8998. However it's well documented that this built-in function is identical to standalone 17040/17042 ICs.
bad news i'm affraid..
Hello chiefs,
I'm affraid i have some bad news for the OP and others who are facing this issue.
I had it as well (and still do from what the looks of it) and it got so bad eventually that i had to send it to the shop. they replaced the headset (donno what that has to do with anything) and it has worked for a while, until tonight. i have no clue what's going on but if this keeps up i'm gonna see if i can replace this for another phone. it's getting really annoying up in hea'..
Just my two cents..
This is another bothering issue that I find with GS2.
I would rather have a phone that needs callibration instead of a phone that doesn't but that shows "false" information regarding the battery charge.
greatly improved battery life with ICS
I updated to the leaked Samsung ICS LPH ROM and got as much as 21 hours of battery life! So give it a try or wait till Samsung officially releases ICS on 15the March.
I've searched everywhere and it seems there is no real fix for this. WTF.
And the most annoying thing is that when I'm below 15% (which I'm NOT), it won't let me use the stock camera app. Ugh.
ThaiM said:
I've searched everywhere and it seems there is no real fix for this. WTF.
And the most annoying thing is that when I'm below 15% (which I'm NOT), it won't let me use the stock camera app. Ugh.
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Get on to a custom ROM mate
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What's the best general radio for power usage? [Added betterbatterystats+ dumps.]

I'm currently using CM 10.1.3 STABLE with the radio included in the latest JB update for the UK. However, with this, battery usage when using mobile data is terribly high (I've tried two different batteries) and is eating about 1% per minute, even I know that's ridiculous.
Are there any suggestions?
Thanks.
Yeah, you need to use the one which gives you the best signal. That'll then be the one with the lowest battery drain as your phone isn't searching for a signal constantly.
To do that, test the modems released by your carrier for your region /country. If you still don't find one that works for you, flash whichever one takes your fancy. Don't flash modem +RIL as you're on custom rom, you want modem only.
The other thing is, have you installed betterbatterystats? My guess is that it's something eating your battery, not the phone searching for signal. Find the xda thread for it and follow the instructions in the OP to figure out what's causing the drain.
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Hopper8 said:
Yeah, you need to use the one which gives you the best signal. That'll then be the one with the lowest battery drain as your phone isn't searching for a signal constantly.
To do that, test the modems released by your carrier for your region /country. If you still don't find one that works for you, flash whichever one takes your fancy. Don't flash modem +RIL as you're on custom rom, you want modem only.
The other thing is, have you installed betterbatterystats? My guess is that it's something eating your battery, not the phone searching for signal. Find the xda thread for it and follow the instructions in the OP to figure out what's causing the drain.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
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I've had BetterBatteryStats running all day. Here's what it reported:
Kernel Wakelocks
- PowerManagerService
- Multipdp
- secril_fd-interface
Partial Wakelocks
- Event Log Handoff
Other
- Awake
- Screen On
- Good signal
abtekk said:
I've had BetterBatteryStats running all day. Here's what it reported:
Kernel Wakelocks
- PowerManagerService
- Multipdp
- secril_fd-interface
Partial Wakelocks
- Event Log Handoff
Other
- Awake
- Screen On
- Good signal
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It's no use to rely on BBS whilst you're using the phone. You need to look at the stats after you have left it idle for 4 hours or so. It's also not very useful to post the stats only, post the dumpfile after it's been idle for 4 hours. If you post the dump in the BBS thread the guys there are kind enough to analyze the dump.
Hopper8 said:
It's no use to rely on BBS whilst you're using the phone. You need to look at the stats after you have left it idle for 4 hours or so. It's also not very useful to post the stats only, post the dumpfile after it's been idle for 4 hours. If you post the dump in the BBS thread the guys there are kind enough to analyze the dump.
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Ah I see. Okay I'll leave her running until around midday today (I'm in GMT-0), and I'll pm you the dump if that's okay.
abtekk said:
Ah I see. Okay I'll leave her running until around midday today (I'm in GMT-0), and I'll pm you the dump if that's okay.
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I'd prefer not to analyse dumps from a PM sorry. Nothing personal, but your best bet is to post your dump in the BBS thread itself. The guys there will analyse your dump and give advice how to proceed from there.
Hopper8 said:
I'd prefer not to analyse dumps from a PM sorry. Nothing personal, but your best bet is to post your dump in the BBS thread itself. The guys there will analyse your dump and give advice how to proceed from there.
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That's alright, I understand.
EDIT: Attached the dump.
abtekk said:
I'm currently using CM 10.1.3 STABLE with the radio included in the latest JB update for the UK. However, with this, battery usage when using mobile data is terribly high (I've tried two different batteries) and is eating about 1% per minute, even I know that's ridiculous.
Are there any suggestions?
Thanks.
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Did you try and delete the batterystats.bin in /data/system. ?
And try recalibrating your battery:
-Recharge your phone,
-Use the phone as you normally do and let it Discharge,
-When it Discharges and Turns off, Recharge it again,
-Do that for 2 days.
Maybe it will work, im not sure try it. But as i see i think that the batteries are weak or something. You know the batteries have some sort of a self remembering method that remembers the usage and Discharging of a battery.
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Spotting a weak battery
I found it here.
Cell phone shuts off
If the battery’s capacity has shrunk, it will still read "full" even if there is very little power in it, and the phone will quickly run out of energy and turn off. Or, the phone could be at fault. Borrow a battery from another phone of the same type; if the phone works with the other battery, it’s time for a new battery.
Charge does not last
A cell phone battery should be good for around 24 hours between charges. Dramatically decreasing battery life is a sign of a dying battery.
Swollen battery
Sometimes swelling is visible even with the battery in place. To test for swelling, remove the battery and place it phone side down on a level surface. If it can wobble or spin, it must be replaced or it could begin to leak and damage the phone.
Hard spot
Squeeze a battery along its phone-side edge; if it has a hard spot, replace it.
Visible corrosion
Check the contacts for corrosion or other damage. If this could be a result of water damage, the battery should be replaced as further damage may be hidden inside the battery.
Water damage indicated
Cell phone batteries often have an indicator strip that changes color if water damage has occurred. Some cell phones also have such a strip inside the battery area; know what color the strip should be and what changes indicate damage. Damaged batteries should be replaced.
Excessive heat
If a lithium ion battery gets unusually hot during use or charging, it is getting worn out and should be replaced. Nickel-based batteries normally get hot during charging, so this is not a trouble sign for them.
Hope i helped you.

Zerolemon : Finally got it

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looking massive! do u like it?
Holy brick
Definitely, massive and brick like . Adds mass and size, feels almost uncomfortable in the hand. But I guess that's the trade- off for infinite battery.
brownmc77 said:
Definitely, massive and brick like . Adds mass and size, feels almost uncomfortable in the hand. But I guess that's the trade- off for infinite battery.
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I guess size does matter..... :highfive:
WOW!
Nice! Really does look like a brick. I had order mine yesterday, should be arriving next week Thursday latest.
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how long does battery last though?
oneandroidnut said:
how long does battery last though?
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Still waiting, going on 24hr. 30 min and Still at 86% with light useage, but batt stats shows inconsistency, it seems like when ever I use the phone then put it down for a little bit, it shows that it's charging and goes back up maybe? Weird...anyways won't charge till it dies
brownmc77 said:
Still waiting, going on 24hr. 30 min and Still at 86% with light useage, but batt stats shows inconsistency, it seems like when ever I use the phone then put it down for a little bit, it shows that it's charging and goes back up maybe? Weird...anyways won't charge till it dies
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hmm that is odd but really good so far!!
brownmc77 said:
Still waiting, going on 24hr. 30 min and Still at 86% with light useage, but batt stats shows inconsistency, it seems like when ever I use the phone then put it down for a little bit, it shows that it's charging and goes back up maybe? Weird...anyways won't charge till it dies
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I've had a lot of extended batteries and zerolemon's, the phone can't calculate the percentage of these triple cell batteries that well. It will fluctuate up and down slightly. It's gotten better though. I remember back on the note 2 that the zerolemon would get down to 5% and then last for ages.
joshm.1219 said:
I've had a lot of extended batteries and zerolemon's, the phone can't calculate the percentage of these triple cell batteries that well. It will fluctuate up and down slightly. It's gotten better though. I remember back on the note 2 that the zerolemon would get down to 5% and then last for ages.
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Yah that's what the booklet says. Except it says it should hang at around 3% for a while. I am going at 56% with 50 hr 49 min usage with 5hr 5min screen on time. Moderate useage today
brownmc77 said:
Yah that's what the booklet says. Except it says it should hang at around 3% for a while. I am going at 56% with 50 hr 49 min usage with 5hr 5min screen on time. Moderate useage today
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Three percent could get annoying because the phone starts automatically disabling things below 5% whether you have battery saving mode enabled or not...
phobos512 said:
Three percent could get annoying because the phone starts automatically disabling things below 5% whether you have battery saving mode enabled or not...
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Yah, at 30% it's been giving me the low battery warning. Then I left the phone alone and it went back up to 45% haha..
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Three percent could get annoying because the phone starts automatically disabling things below 5% whether you have battery saving mode enabled or not...
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Yeah that's gonna be a problem too if you don't have a way to disable it. I know you G3 guys got root and tweaksbox or whatever, are there options to disable the power saving measures?
joshm.1219 said:
Yeah that's gonna be a problem too if you don't have a way to disable it. I know you G3 guys got root and tweaksbox or whatever, are there options to disable the power saving measures?
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Might be, but I don't use Xposed so I'm not sure.
How is the loud speaker output? Is the volume or tone affected by the rerouting of the location of the holes to the bottom of the case? Is the case a little better build quality than previous Z.L. cases?
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How is the loud speaker output? Is the volume or tone affected by the rerouting of the location of the holes to the bottom of the case? Is the case a little better build quality than previous Z.L. cases?
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I just got mine today. Its much nicer than the one i had on my note 2. But more of a pain to get on/off. The sound is actually great. I swear it actually helped it. I was really worried about the sound the most, but it has to be at least as loud as before.
Also, it has a much more square shape, where as my note 2 kind of tapered in toward the rear, so handling the note seemed a little more natural. Overall they did great considering they had to work around the buttons and speaker on the back.
Video review please!!!
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jfriend33 said:
Video review please!!!
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Flossy Carter has one up on YouTube
I have a question for whoever can help me. I received my zero lemon battery today, but after I put it in my phone says invalid battery and shuts down. Any help is greatly appreciated
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