[APP] ICS Hidden Power Saver menu - HTC Rezound

thanks to myn, we've got an app that's a simple shortcut to get to that hidden power saver menu! i turned almost everything off in it, as i'm trying to see if that's what causes the 24% to 14% instantaneous drop...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logicvoid.powersaversettings&feature=search_result
check it out!

Is it the same menu as the one in the pokemon tweaks?
Edit: from the look of the screen shots in the play store it is. But that's good to know its available on any ics Rom... Good find!
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Oddly enough this just helped me fix my lag problem turned off the reduce fps and everything is smooooth
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So how does this actually help us? It seems like it's set up pretty conservatively right now to maximize battery life, so if peoples' main complaint is battery life this is already helping, no?
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superchilpil said:
Oddly enough this just helped me fix my lag problem turned off the reduce fps and everything is smooooth
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But isn't that going to be drawing more processing power?

tekhna said:
So how does this actually help us? It seems like it's set up pretty conservatively right now to maximize battery life, so if peoples' main complaint is battery life this is already helping, no?
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But isn't that going to be drawing more processing power?
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Its like asking if running at a higher clockspeed uses more power. At it's base, yes, but if you finish a task faster (is this case a graphical render), then you can return to idle faster, and thus conserve more energy.
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LunaticSerenade said:
Its like asking if running at a higher clockspeed uses more power. At it's base, yes, but if you finish a task faster (is this case a graphical render), then you can return to idle faster, and thus conserve more energy.
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Yeah, the theory makes sense, but I wonder if a task is actually finishing faster or if it looks like it's finishing faster because you're forcing the processor to work at greater then 30fps. Which shouldn't really be visible anyway..

tekhna said:
Yeah, the theory makes sense, but I wonder if a task is actually finishing faster or if it looks like it's finishing faster because you're forcing the processor to work at greater then 30fps. Which shouldn't really be visible anyway..
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Guinea pigs! We need guinea pigs! And empirical data!
Alas, I'm still on GB, or I'd be testing away.
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No one is really going to notice much of a difference, it just helped mostly with tapatalk and scrolling lag
Then again it might be my mind tho
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tekhna said:
So how does this actually help us? It seems like it's set up pretty conservatively right now to maximize battery life, so if peoples' main complaint is battery life this is already helping, no?
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But isn't that going to be drawing more processing power?
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because people like me, who NEVER USE power settings or any of that stupid crap, can finally turn it off.
Especially since there's no threshhold of what battery % it starts doing this garbage at. I want to be in control of my phone, but HTC clearly thinks we're all idiots and they need to baby us like Apple.
hint: they don't. my battery life isn't good, but when am i not near a charger? i work at a damn phone store all day lol and if i really wanted to, i'd call and complain and get an extended battery..i just don't want the bulk yet. i've never been in a situation where my phone died and i was all OMG WHAT DO I DO, so i'm not too worried.

maybe these don't do anything.. i just checked stuff and I'm at 9% battery and my frame rate didn't reduce, and my animations didn't go away? hmm
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this app isnt doing anything on my phone either. im using cleamRom with the latest firmware leak. checked off turn off mobile data when screen is off... yet i still received messages on gtalk and gmails. also checked the CPU clock speed limit option, but the CPU still scaled up to 1.5Ghz.
anyone able to get these settings to work?

yes this dosent works........ no use...... am usin ARHD 6.6.4 rom... sensation xe

hmm maybe that's the reason why it's hidden?? hahaha
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Is my rezound just defective?

So I've been struggling with battery life on this rezound since I purchased it. It does get hot every now and then sometimes for no reason. I was waiting for aosp to come along to determine if it was just sense or the phone itself but since its not fully operational and makes my rezound hot as hell, I've stuck with sense roms for my day to day. The following screen shots are venom Rom desensed by me, including no weather, or facebook. The only thing syncing manually is gmail. That's it. No gaming here either. Downloaded a 7mb song, listened to mp3s with headphones and cruised the web a bunch.
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That's about what I had using viperrez, although it seems your phone is discharging quickly when screen is off. I'd recommend under clocking when screen off to about 500mhz that works for me. Doesn't help with the screen on time though
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So I've been struggling with battery life on this rezound since I purchased it. It does get hot every now and then sometimes for no reason. I was waiting for aosp to come along to determine if it was just sense or the phone itself but since its not fully operational and makes my rezound hot as hell, I've stuck with sense roms for my day to day. The following screen shots are venom Rom desensed by me, including no weather, or facebook. The only thing syncing manually is gmail. That's it. No gaming here either. Downloaded a 7mb song, listened to mp3s with headphones and cruised the web a bunch.
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1.) sense 4 is a MAJOR battery hog. id advise not to use ut unless your showing off
2.) i usually get 2hrs screen on, so id say NOT defective
3.) if you want like an extra 30-60 mins, try aosp. its fast and good on battery
hope this helps
Thanks for the replies guys I appreciate it. I did forget to mention something though... This is with the extended battery I know 2 hours would be about right on standard but I would think the extended should yield more no?
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metalmike6 said:
Thanks for the replies guys I appreciate it. I did forget to mention something though... This is with the extended battery I know 2 hours would be about right on standard but I would think the extended should yield more no?
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Most likely yes, isn't the extended battery 1.5x? Either way, battery consumption is hard to perfect. Like I said maybe underclock or find a battery saving build. Prop script to try I know system tuner pro has one built in.
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I thought we shouldn't underlock yet because of the perflock bug? Or did that get fixed?
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I thought we shouldn't underlock yet because of the perflock bug? Or did that get fixed?
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Some people experience overheating, I personally have never experienced negative effects from using a cpu governor
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Phone gets really hot while playing Nova 3

So my phone is getting really how while playing Nova 3. So hot that the CPU has to throttle (downclock in order to keep the temperature down). This also makes my game lag and when I quit the game the phone is pretty slow too till it cools down again.
Should my phone even get so hot that it has to throttle without even having it overclocked?
I have noticed that other games, like Dead Trigger which is just as advanced graphically (altough I'm aware it might have to do more with the CPU usage), don't make the phone this hot.
This behaviour was on one of the latest stock ICS roms for the S3. I´m on jelly bean now but I don´t have a feeling it has changed.
Edit: Okay guys I really appreciate all the feedback but my question is whether other people's phone get so hot too. I am not going to root or downclock anything. I just want to know if this is normal.
Power saving on? Stock kernel?
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Power saving on? Stock kernel?
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No and yes? Don't see what is matters though.
Power saving downclocks the cpu so it should get even less hot. So that logic doesn't really make sense.
fenjen said:
No and yes? Don't see what is matters though.
Power saving downclocks the cpu so it should get even less hot. So that logic doesn't really make sense.
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Underclock the gpu also. Turn off power saving when playing the game, if you have it on the game is trying to run difficult process with less power which makes the phone work extra harder than it would when power saving is off.
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Ps: do you play online? If so what's your username?
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My phone always gets hot just above the home button in that region
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tonyt3rry said:
My phone always gets hot just above the home button in that region
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Mine also, and everyone else. I think that's where the processor may be. Not sure though.
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I thought it '' was the way I was holding it'' as Steve Jobs said doesn't bug me but I don't want to shorten my cpu so I put it down
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Yeah, that's where the Exynos is located.
You could try using a custom kernel (Siyah) and undervolt CPU + GPU. If your CPU is able to run stable at -50mV or even -100mV you'll significantly reduce the heat production. Mine unfortunately only stays stable at -25, otherwise I'll experience random reboots.
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Yeah, that's where the Exynos is located.
You could try using a custom kernel (Siyah) and undervolt CPU + GPU. If your CPU is able to run stable at -50mV or even -100mV you'll significantly reduce the heat production. Mine unfortunately only stays stable at -25, otherwise I'll experience random reboots.
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Yeah underclocking will help a lot. But try to reduce your gaming sessions also.
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Are you charging while playing? If you are, don't. It causes overheating. Play without the charger plugged in and charge only after you are done playing.
That is normal operations for a phone. It will get hot because circuits are being supplied with electricity.
Nova 3 working???? I m not able to continue. Getting device not supported error. You have good luck
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Nova 3 working???? I m not able to continue. Getting device not supported error. You have good luck
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you like me are probaly on jellybean? am i not right? this game works on ics only as far as i know. Along that line has anyone on jellybean got it to work?.
Back to the topic what are u playing mp? or single player? multiplayer is more cpu intensive than sp, also are you on MAX BRIGHTNESS? if so lower it you will see a difference . Flash a custom kernel and underclock the cpu/gpu .
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Underclock the gpu also. Turn off power saving when playing the game, if you have it on the game is trying to run difficult process with less power which makes the phone work extra harder than it would when power saving is off.
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Ps: do you play online? If so what's your username?
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I'm not rooted.. Also I don't think the gpu is even the one producing all the head as the CPU throttles.
Sleepycat3 said:
Are you charging while playing? If you are, don't. It causes overheating. Play without the charger plugged in and charge only after you are done playing.
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I don't play while charging, but still it gets so hot that it has to throttle.
jbluzb said:
That is normal operations for a phone. It will get hot because circuits are being supplied with electricity.
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Yeah well ofcourse it's supposed to get hot, but what I'm asking is whether it is normal that it gets So damn hot that the CPU has to throttle.
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Yeah well ofcourse it's supposed to get hot, but what I'm asking is whether it is normal that it gets So damn hot that the CPU has to throttle.
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how long are you playing for? longest i can play for is about 20-30min before i get tired of the controls. my phone is always burning hot afterwards, but i dont really experience slow downs. im on ICS, rooted, and yes the game is paid for
fenjen said:
So my phone is getting really how while playing Nova 3. So hot that the CPU has to throttle (downclock in order to keep the temperature down). This also makes my game lag and when I quit the game the phone is pretty slow too till it cools down again.
Should my phone even get so hot that it has to throttle without even having it overclocked?
I have noticed that other games, like Dead Trigger which is just as advanced graphically (altough I'm aware it might have to do more with the CPU usage), don't make the phone this hot.
This behaviour was on one of the latest stock ICS roms for the S3. I´m on jelly bean now but I don´t have a feeling it has changed.
Edit: Okay guys I really appreciate all the feedback but my question is whether other people's phone get so hot too. I am not going to root or downclock anything. I just want to know if this is normal.
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Normal, if you are on stock, not overclocked, then you have nothing to worry about.
ExTREmE99 said:
how long are you playing for? longest i can play for is about 20-30min before i get tired of the controls. my phone is always burning hot afterwards, but i dont really experience slow downs. im on ICS, rooted, and yes the game is paid for
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Well after 10 minutes it's pretty damn hot. The framerate is ok but not nearly as good when it just booted.
Mine gets hot in nova 3 but it remains warm not hot in Shadow gun and uses very less battery...
I think thats because nova is not optimized for quad core . So it uses one core at full frequency producing heat and draining battery faster than shadow gun.
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[Q] From 100% to 46% in 30 minutes?

Hello all,
This morning, I woke up at 6, as usual, for work. I removed my phone from the charger around 6:30. It was at 100%. I turned off WiFi and put the phone in my pocket. Got in the car and went to work. I look at my phone when I get to work and it's at 46%. I didn't use it for anything in the 15 minutes it takes to get to work. I actually didn't even turn the screen on until I sat down at my desk at 7:00.
Any idea what would cause this? On normal standby with average use yesterday, it didn't get to 46% until 7 pm last night.
I have attached screens. Thanks for all of your help.
Wow... You should get a medal for this record.
Install Better Battery Stats and leave it run few minutes/hours, then post the logs/screenshots here
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demlasjr said:
Wow... You should get a medal for this record.
Install Better Battery Stats and leave it run few minutes/hours, then post the logs/screenshots here
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Thanks for the response!
I will reinstall that shortly. Screenshots of BBS or of the battery screen?
this problem is cause by 4G LTE, i read some of it somewhere. just do a search here in XDA and you'll find some fixes about your problem
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this problem is cause by 4G LTE, i read some of it somewhere. just do a search here in XDA and you'll find some fixes about your problem
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As far as I know, T-Mobile doesn't have 4G LTE in my area. I appreciate the reply, though.
oh yeah not LTE but still a 4G signal.
and the top of the list is Cell Standby, as far as I know that is your Mobile Signal/Data battery drain
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oh yeah not LTE but still a 4G signal.
and the top of the list is Cell Standby, as far as I know that is your Mobile Signal/Data battery drain
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Would it have drained doing nothing? I didn't receive any text or email in that 30 minute span. I have nothing set to constant sync.
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demlasjr said:
Wow... You should get a medal for this record.
Install Better Battery Stats and leave it run few minutes/hours, then post the logs/screenshots here
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Here you go. I also attached my app drawer, incase you see anything I shouldn't have.
I really appreciate the responses, guys.
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read about "Fast Dormancy".
If your carrier don't support it, you need to disable it because it will drain your battery in standby mode.
here's one thread about Fast Dormancy -> LINK
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also you need to plug/unplug charger (just a quick one) for the BBS to make a reference.
Also, zero widgets on my home screens. Factory reset on Tuesday night. It was great yesterday (Wednesday). Just got the phone last Friday after having 6 G2x's and an Exhibit 4G (after getting the run around from Tmo about the awful G2x).
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you are in the wrong forum, don't flash anything from here
bordikun said:
read about "Fast Dormancy".
If your carrier don't support it, you need to disable it because it will drain your battery in standby mode.
here's one thread about Fast Dormancy -> LINK
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also you need to plug/unplug charger (just a quick one) for the BBS to make a reference.
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Well, crap. I won't be able to get to a charger until I'm home. I'll post new screens when I can. Tmo supports 4G, it's just HSPA+, not LTE.
slaphead20 said:
you are in the wrong forum, don't flash anything from here
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I am? Sorry, I'm fairly new here. Just had a question about my S3 that I needed assistance with.
Can you point me in the right direction?
yeah he is right! your device model is SGH-T999
this section is for i9300
it's fine asking question here though but don't use ANYTHING here and put it in your phone. you will brick it!
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Here you go. I also attached my app drawer, incase you see anything I shouldn't have.
I really appreciate the responses, guys.
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People said that's because of the 4G. Looks a bit stupid to use so much battery in so mess time. You should still check BBS later. As I see in your screens, the phone had no time to collect enough data. Leave the app started during 1-2 hours and check it after. If possible, don't use the phone during this time. Btw, welcome to xda and a pleasure to try help you.
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bordikun said:
yeah he is right! your device model is SGH-T999
this section is for i9300
it's fine asking question here though but don't use ANYTHING here and put it in your phone. you will brick it!
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My mistake! I just clicked on Galaxy S3. Didn't even think about the model. Crap. lol. By the way, what's the difference?
demlasjr said:
People said that's because of the 4G. Looks a bit stupid to use so much battery in so mess time. You should still check BBS later. As I see in your screens, the phone had no time to collect enough data. Leave the app started during 1-2 hours and check it after. If possible, don't use the phone during this time. Btw, welcome to xda and a pleasure to try help you.
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Ah, alright. So I just didn't leave it on long enough? I'll leave it on the rest of the day and report back around 5 pm CST. Thanks for your help.
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My mistake! I just clicked on Galaxy S3. Didn't even think about the model. Crap. lol. By the way, what's the difference?
Ah, alright. So I just didn't leave it on long enough? I'll leave it on the rest of the day and report back around 5 pm CST. Thanks for your help.
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Exactly, you need to leave it few hours in the same way you left it when spent all the battery.
The differences between the S3 I9300 and SGH-T999 are that your phone is dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon with 2 gigs of RAM while our phone (GT-I9300) is quad-core 1.4 GHz Exynos 4412 Quad with 1 gigs of RAM and the firmware isn't compatible one with the other. You can see the diference here: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4804&idPhone2=4238
Alright. Here are some updated shots.
Forgive the duplicates, if there are any.
Thanks
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Alright. Here are some updated shots.
Forgive the duplicates, if there are any.
Thanks
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Damn mate, everything looks okay. Also, looks like your battery is decreasing normal now. You had 30% and now you have 17%. Did you had something opened before? Any background process was running before and now is stopped? If you restart the phone, the battery is still showing you 17% now?
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demlasjr said:
Damn mate, everything looks okay. Also, looks like your battery is decreasing normal now. You had 30% and now you have 17%. Did you had something opened before? Any background process was running before and now is stopped? If you restart the phone, the battery is still showing you 17% now?
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Nope. Just woke up. Had nothing going on. Think it was just a fluke?
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Eco Mode

I noticed we don't have any threads about Eco Mode. I would like to hear other users feedback / experiences?
My experience:
I turned on Eco Mode earlier this morning and haven't notice any difference performance wise. Battery wise I have seen about a 10% difference to what I would be about now. (10 hours and down to 65%, whereas I probably would be down to ~55%). From what I understand Eco Mode shuts down 2 cores, essentially making it a dual-core. I ran two quadrants (Not that these matter) with Eco Mode off 7500, and with Eco Mode on 5500 (2000 difference). I also played some games and couldn't notice anything. Honestly, I wouldn't even be able to tell if it was on or off without doing a quadrant.
Based on my experience with Eco Mode I would recommend it be turned on. At the end of a charge cycle there is potential to save 20% battery life at no cost to performance (visually). As always YMMV.
For the most part I don't see much difference. I know the phone runs cooler most of the time and a tad bit more battery life. A little bit if screen lag sometimes with it on. Most of what you will ever do with this phone won't need 4 cores so it's a nice addition.
whiteguypl said:
For the most part I don't see much difference. I know the phone runs cooler most of the time and a tad bit more battery life. A little bit if screen lag sometimes with it on. Most of what you will ever do with this phone won't need 4 cores so it's a nice addition.
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Agreed. Its very nice its there. Hopefully kernels/roms will incorporate it on aosp.
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Joecascio2000 said:
Agreed. Its very nice its there. Hopefully kernels/roms will incorporate it on aosp.
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The thing is, they need the source code for that. Don't think LG has given up the source code for their kernel yet.
Joecascio2000 said:
Agreed. Its very nice its there. Hopefully kernels/roms will incorporate it on aosp.
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I hope we see this as well. I read a review of the Nexus 4 a bit ago over at Ars Technica, at one point they compared the performance of it to our LGOG and found the Nexus 4 faster "out the gate" but would stutter after being under load for a while (think playing a somewhat graphically intensive game). The reviewer concluded the kernels used in the Nexus 4 allowed the processor to run full boar without much of a governor so it would start to approach the thermal barrier and subsequently hindering performance. The LGOG kernels, however, were more restricted and allowed for more substantiated performance, resulting in better battery life and a cooler phone.
See review here:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/nexus-4-two-thirds-of-a-great-phone/
I remember reading that article, too. I don't think LG gets enough credit for their Android "skin" and the thought they put into this phone. It's not perfect, but they did a really good job in my opinion.
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I really do believe that Google rushed android 4.2. They should have added some kind of power management to the Nexus 4...
that which the hardware people giveth...the software people taketh away.
or...
you may not need all four cores today, but before end of life i'll bet you're glad you have em. i remember folks saying "what on earth would you need 512K of RAM for?" and "Why did you get a 100GB Hard Drive, you'll never need all that space."
Will Eco Mode keep your phone in dual-core mode no matter what, or does it dynamically turn cores on/off based on what you're doing?
It's dynamic AFAIK.
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It's dynamic AFAIK.
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In that case, there seems like there is no reason NOT to have this enabled.
Just plugged in. With eco mode I got 1 day 45 minutes, with 3 hours 35 minutes screen on time. Much better than what I normally get.
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Joecascio2000 said:
Just plugged in. With eco mode I got 1 day 45 minutes, with 3 hours 35 minutes screen on time. Much better than what I normally get.
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That still sucks IMO. There still need to be major optimizations to AndroidOS. No way it should be my biggest battery user every day.
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Jank4AU said:
That still sucks IMO. There still need to be major optimizations to AndroidOS. No way it should be my biggest battery user every day.
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Me thinks there is no way to make you happy.
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Jank4AU said:
That still sucks IMO. There still need to be major optimizations to AndroidOS. No way it should be my biggest battery user every day.
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The os is the biggest battery user only because the screen is using very little power by comparison, skewing percentages.
chrisphoenix7 said:
The os is the biggest battery user only because the screen is using very little power by comparison, skewing percentages.
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It's not deep sleeping the way it should...If you use 3.5 hours of screen time, that should be your highest consumer of battery power, by far.
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DraginMagik said:
Me thinks there is no way to make you happy.
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Perhaps I doth protest too much? :angel:
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Jank4AU said:
It's not deep sleeping the way it should...If you use 3.5 hours of screen time, that should be your highest consumer of battery power, by far.
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Perhaps I doth protest too much? :angel:
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I don't see where he showed the battery stats during that day of activity. So how do you know it's not the biggest source of power drain? Am I missing something here?
IrateCustomer said:
I don't see where he showed the battery stats during that day of activity. So how do you know it's not the biggest source of power drain? Am I missing something here?
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I would be guessing as many people have complained about AndroidOS being out of control. However, what I was referencing was my post just above that where I said AOS should never be "MY" biggest source of battery consumption. If I get 3.5 hours of screen-on time, the battery would necessarily use more power than anything else unless there is an issue. No matter when I measure the battery stats, android os is the biggest consumer of battery. Right now I have 5hrs 35mins of charger. 23% screen power consumption with 2hrs 5 mins on time. However, I've 41% android battery consumption with on time of 3hrs 43 mins. It's a ROM or kernel thing. Not blaming our devs, they're doing the best with what they have released to them. However, there is something wrong as we should all be getting better battery life than we are with this size battery.
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After having several android devices, I know that if screen on time is over 2.5 hours it should always be the highest battery usage. Also, Android OS should never be above 20%. If it is, there is a problem.
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If you look at battery posts from nexus 4 users. You will see their android os % at about 6 where ours is usually 40%. Its definitely a software issue.
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Time for a new battery?

So what s up with this? My battery seems to be getting worse all the time. I have screen brightness on the lowest setting. How can I fix the horrendous battery life. I've been running this rom a few weeks now. Is it time for a new battery?
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Try a new rom, and/or recalibrate your battery. There is some apps on the market that can help with recalibration. If that doesnt work then maybe you do need a new battery or your rezound is defective.
Quit leaving it on the charger all night
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cslingerland said:
Quit leaving it on the charger all night
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I leave my phone on the charger all night and it works fine.
cslingerland said:
Quit leaving it on the charger all night
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Can you elaborate? When would you like me to charge it. It will be almost dead by morning if I don't charge it all night. I'm not around a charger much during the day and I keep autosync and lte off to reduce power consumption.
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I'd just replace the battery or take advantage of getting an extended one if you don't run a case.
From what I've read before, the placement of the CPU in this phone directly heats up the battery and these batteries don't like heat, it shortens their life.
jon7701 said:
I leave my phone on the charger all night and it works fine.
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Me too.
whats the typical life span of a battery? Ive used the extended battery since I got my rezound a year ago and i also noticed that lately it was draining faster on stock ics. and now that im on mean horsey face its really dropping quickly, even underclocked...
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whats the typical life span of a battery? Ive used the extended battery since I got my rezound a year ago and i also noticed that lately it was draining faster on stock ics. and now that im on mean horsey face its really dropping quickly, even underclocked...
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Normal use, at least over a year.
What I do to save battery is very simple. During the day when I am away from a charger I drop minimum CPU freq all the way down to 192mhz. I put max freq at 540mhz and I set scaling to battery saver. Try this and see if you get a difference. Of course it will lag just a little bit but its worth it to save battery. And its not to hard to just go turn CPU up for just a moment if you really need to and then turn it back down when done.
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GrayTheWolf said:
Normal use, at least over a year.
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well maybe its time for a new one then.....makes me question if id ever buy a phone without a removable battery...thx gray wolf..... haven't seen you over at DFs in a while....cant say I blame you though....
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well maybe its time for a new one then.....makes me question if id ever buy a phone without a removable battery...thx gray wolf..... haven't seen you over at DFs in a while....cant say I blame you though....
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That place is a ghost town.
GrayTheWolf said:
That place is a ghost town.
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I agree........... I posted about the JB releases and pretty much no one cared....
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I agree........... I posted about the JB releases and pretty much no one cared....
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Same thing when I posted my CM9 kang.
I really expected this place to explode after jb release but I guess most people moved to DNA or something else already
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I really expected this place to explode after jb release but I guess most people moved to DNA or something else already
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maybe if there was a fully functional jb release but too many broken things on the ROMs I've looked at.
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texascfdad said:
So what s up with this? My battery seems to be getting worse all the time. I have screen brightness on the lowest setting. How can I fix the horrendous battery life. I've been running this rom a few weeks now. Is it time for a new battery?
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Did you ever get a new battery? Did it improve your battery life? I'm thinking of getting a new battery and want to know what your screen on time is on the new battery?
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Trick to tell if your battery is going bad:
Take it out. Lay it on a FLAT surface. Try to spin the battery. If it doesn't spin the battery is fine and it's a phone or ROM issue. If it spins easily and like a toy then your battery is bad. Over time the battery will bubble out due to being charged too much and result in an oblong shape that spins.
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Trick to tell if your battery is going bad:
Take it out. Lay it on a FLAT surface. Try to spin the battery. If it doesn't spin the battery is fine and it's a phone or ROM issue. If it spins easily and like a toy then your battery is bad. Over time the battery will bubble out due to being charged too much and result in an oblong shape that spins.
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Not always true. I've seen some batteries that can go bad without starting to swell.Samsung batteries are really bad about swelling. HTC not so much. They just start losing their capacity levels. After 2 years it is good to get a new battery anyways for a cell phone.

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