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[Vibrant General] Exel:
BLN I don't think has ever had problems with not deep sleeping. I remember Eugene tested his kernel with and without BLN because he wanted to test battery life, hardly any change was noticeable. It's most likely an app that isn't letting the phone sleep.
[Vibrant General] geoffcorey:
Even the original creator of BLN has tested the code, and AT MOST it uses a total of 2% of your total battery with the lights on constantly. These are very low energy leds we're talking about here that use a minuscule amount of energy, not 4 hours worth of battery.

It's an app that keeps your phone from deep idle, not the bln.

If you realty want to test, set your phone on airplane mode over night and heck your deep sleep times, and even try it with bln on and then check in the btery to se if your phone reports sleeping (only in gb and above).

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[Vibrant General] sneakysnake16:
Alright thanks buddy I checked today at school and battery life is only affected by a small ammount when leds are on all day
[Vibrant General] shaolinx:
I upgraded the battery to the Galaxy S2 version of 1850mah. I get around 75% after a night's sleep.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willjeffery:
I have a NS i9020T which was running the latest MIUI ROM until I tried to update it to MIUI ICS. I had noticed, while running pre-ICS, that my computer wouldn't mount USB storage. As a working around (rather that trying to fix the issue) I just FTPed files. When I tried to install MIUI ICS something went wrong (probably corrupt ROM image) and now my NS won't boot.

If I go through Clockwork Recovery to mount USB mass storage, nothing happens. I'm running OS X, but I've tried mounting in Ubuntu 11 and Win7 -- Windows recognizes that there is a device there but the drivers won't recognize it (I think).

Finally, I've tried flashing a new recovery using fastboot but I get "<waiting for device>" in Terminal.

My best guess is that the USB connection is shot, which would probably require me ripping the NS open and tinkering around (which I have zero experience doing).

Does anyone have any ideas for fixing what is likely a permanent brick? I can boot into Win7, OS X, or Linux to troubleshoot. Also I'm on the XDA IRC as "threepape" right now trying to solve this issue.

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddrt:
I was working with threepape on IRC trying to narrow down the issue.

Basically he's had his phone rooted, tried flashing a rom and now it's stuck at the boot screen. He went to connect to his computer and it gave him an error. and wouldn't let him connect his phone to the os. This is a problem.

So he then downloaded kies to see if it would install drivers automatically, downloaded odin and then tried to see if odin would recognize the phone. It did not and his computer gave him the error "unknown USB device, error code 43"

So we reviewed what we could control: trying different cords, checking drivers, etc.

Now we are going to try booting into an osx platform, installing heimdall and seeing if "heimdall detect" prompt will detect the phone. If that doesn't work we're going to either need more help or rule it out as a hardware issue.

edit: device is not being detected on multiple os using different programs, device will not wipe fully when doing a factory restore through CWM. I am at a loss.
[HTC EVO 3D] birddog_61:
Ok I am on 2.08.651.2 and I want to flash 2.17.651.5 is it ok to flash that without flashing the updates in between?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1443592
[HTC EVO 3D] LfnsR:
First question, if you are stock unrooted then just update as normal. If rooted, do the all-in-one file on Freeza's thread through recovery - label it PG86IMG. Once complete delete the file. then you can flash the updated stock rooted ROM.
[HTC EVO 3D] birddog_61:
My only change is I'm running anthrax rls 9, I didn't do the update normally because I didn't want to loose root. So I will be fine skipping the .3 update? In that case thank you.
[HTC EVO 3D] LfnsR:
If you are on hboot 1.5 you can always unroot, take the update and re-root. Just make a nandroid first. You should be fine, but I am on 1.4 so I haven't taken any updates. Just wait for scott to update cleanrom based on an update and then flash it. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kingis23:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1322642&highlight=sms

When using this rom i cant get pictures.. it says it failed to download attachment, ive tried this over wifi and 4g please help :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _eroz:
Nevermind.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kingis23:
What?? So lost
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Branso07:
You can't send or receive MMS through Wifi Calling. It is a bug on Juggernaut
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kingis23:
Its not through wifi calling its just a normal picture message
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Branso07:
Yea, but is wifi calling on?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Drakeor:
I have about the same problem. I can send/receive Pics with my Data on but when I put on WiFi I can't send or receive pics.

This happens with Stock, CM7, GO Sms, Chomp, and Handcent, and yes I am making sure my WiFi calling is off. I have even tried going back to 3.7 and it does the same thing. Actually it does this with just about every Rom I have flashed.

This is my first android and smart phone and I would hate to have a bad experience my first time around lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docmjldds:
I am NOT a troll. For those that know me, it's an inside joke by now. ONLY because you state you tried every ROM. Guarantee you, this works 100% of the Time. Use the Zombie Rom. Install per OP and then install Handcent. Trust me, Handcent with Zombie ROM and wifi calling ENABLED works!!!! Takes maybe 5 seconds to send a test 700Kb pix to yourself with Handcent. No other third party app works. Stock messageing app will work, but it compresses down to 25Kb on average.

Edit: That's 700Kb or so of the received size. I will typically use my own camera shots that are maybe 1.5MB to 3Mb sized. The final file received is in the multiple 100's KB size. And no video arrow looking file either with Handcent.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] talltexan:
GO SMS Pro works for me but i keep wifi calling turned off as i have unlimited calling anyway. Decent cell coverage at the house but i use wifi for data at the house. to my knowledge MMS requires you to send over cell so it disconnects from the wifi to send then reconnects.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Drakeor:
Zombie and Bombard are 2 I haven't tried yet.

Would be nice if anyone could post or send me PM with which ROMs will send MMS with WiFi on. I don't need to use WiFi calling since I have unlimited minutes so 2.3.5 ROMs will work too.

Also thanks the Zombie ROM will send MMS with WiFi calling enabled would you happen to know any Themes (Flashable) that work with Zombie 3.1? If so could you please send the link in a PM please.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kingis23:
No wifi calling is off... so what do i do.. and i tried handecent sms still does not work... maybe i should just go back to stock
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Docmjldds:
I already stated an absolute bet my life and my first born guarantee that one ROM I know of will work and send MMS using WiFi calling enabled, and it DOES use wifi since an extremely large file that is compressed to around 750Kb in size will send successfully in around 3-5 seconds once you hit send. Yes it requi8res that said ROM. And yes, it absolutely requires Handcent. There are some themes becoming available or already are. Just look specifically in the themes threads. Please jsut look. No, I don't want to specifically name again here, since many users are convinced my sole purpose on XDA is to be a shill (poker term), aka Troll for said ROM. OK shoot,e. The ROM begins with the last letter of the Alphabet :eek:

---------- Post added at 01:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:07 AM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1420441 is specific for Zombie. Just look at the themes threads here. Already tested an earlier version, of this them on an earlier Z ROM and it worked fine. Downloading now and will confirm in a few minutes.

Edit: Installed by simply flashing with NO wiping anything. Just boot to clockwork recovery and flash the zip. Here'sd a screen shot. Also playing with the DX Home launcher which I have installed here using the IPhone4s theme. Lots of themes, BTW...just playing around. If one is familiar with MIUI, it's extremely close to that look, BTW.

Edit 2: Forgot the 14 toggle dropdown in notification has quick boot feature. Have to delete the app here and place something else on my desktop
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Ran across this battery on Amazon while shopping for some more accessories. Found it cheaper on OBOStore. I have read around the web/forums about Andida as a company having good reviews/feedback. The packaging reminds me of the Anker battery packaging.

Prieview of what their packaging looks like:

OBO Link---> $8.99 Free Shipping

http://www.obostore.com/2100mah-andida-spare-battery-for-samsung-galaxy-nexus-p-4407.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BuddyJoe83:
Nice find! Let's see if I can get a hold off that here in Dutchieland :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xXJay_RXx:
Is this for the GSM or LTE version? I'm giving some batteries a try before I try the new big Seidio extended battery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bigal77:
For gsm....just ordered on ebay few days ago,I'll report with a review
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blakestimac:
Looks like you'll be sacrificing NFC with this battery, yeah?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Thats a possibility. I find myself never really using NFC. I often have it checked off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blakestimac:
I hear that. Android Beam is actually really cool if you have two Galaxy Nexus' around, or even a Nexus S. Still, if this battery is legit, it may be worth losing NFC. For now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Just ordered mine from obo. Already received confirmation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fugisan:
Let us know how it goes! :) Keen to order but might hold-off for a review! :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Will do. :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
No NFC I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
I emailed customer service i will post the response when I get it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] catpunt:
i have had an andida battery before, they usually don't perform as well as the stock battery in actual testing. check out http://batteryboss.org/ and look at the andida results.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
Surprised no one called this "fake" yet considering its price is pretty suspicious for 2100 mAh.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
It's around the same price of a Anker battery. I'm willing to give it a try until Anker releases something for us.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Order status changed to Shipped. :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
At the worst, it's a $9 dollar spare battery ;) Keep us updated Charlie!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Will do. After reviews on the battery in just looking for something that will improve it plus having a good kernel+rom combo.

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zok-star:
I've order one too with a wall charger! A total of $14.. Has been shipped out
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skyhigh2004:
For what's available right now I would say aokp and imo's lean kernel. Amazing battery and performance.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
The battery is not nfc capable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subxero123:
can you please post the wall charger link, i need one too
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bigal77:
Well I got my Andida 2100mah battery....jsut testing it today so cant really post results

I will try to give it proper testing tomorrow, but apparently it takes 4 cycles to gt good life with it.

With my heavy usage, i get around 3hrs 50 minutes with stock battery of screen time (standby time is great)

If i can match battery life that for 29$ with a charger and shipping, Ill be happy

I wont use NFC until maybe next year anyway, so that wasnt an issue for me right now

The OEM battery is 50$ here in canada plus taxes plus would need a charger
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alvespt:
Does it fit the standard back cover?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zok-star:
here you go - http://www.obostore.com/dseven-dock-charger-for-samsung-nexus-prime-p-4016.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atticus182:
I have ordered one as well and the status already changed to Shipped so I'll report back when I have it and have the first test results!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
Instead of getting a charger for individual phone, just get a multi charge that works with all batteries, search for yoobao from the same site, this is a well known brand.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] demonte21:
I had this exact battery that I order from ebay about 1 week ago. I did a simple Test Yesterday.

I charge the battery completly. (the 2100 Mah) I lite the Flashlight, and wait for it to completly discharge. It took 4 hours 1 minutes to discharge until phone turn Off.

Then I completely charge the original battery, and Did the Same Thing. Now the phone exactly took 4 hours 19 minutes before turning off.

So I guess Yes, it's a rip off. Even in my regular use, I don't see better performance with this battery. But anyway... with the price paid, it's a good spare battery. but it's definatly not 2100 Mah.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
You only ran 1 test on it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] demonte21:
Yes, But I did 6 full cycle on the 2100 mah battery before doing the test.

Also, Forget to mention, The original battery weight 37 Grams. The 2100 Mah from andida weight 33 Grams. I know it doesn't have NFC in the Andida battery, but it's kinda strange that a supposed longer battery actually weight less... I just weighed them myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Well I will do a test of course when mine comes. Coming from standard/anker/chi chi batteries I've come to learn weight doesn't seem to matter somewhat. That was a big argument over in the sensation section. If it doesn't give the best performance its always a backup.

Thanks for your feedback.

:-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whereisit:
As the title said, it doesn't required extended back cover, that means it fits in the stock back cover? Just want to make sure before I order lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dinan:
I suggest you guys read this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=583927

Very rarely do 3rd party battery producers rate the capacity the same way that the OEM does and you usually end up with a battery that's worse than stock.

Edit: The table in the thread actually has a few Andida brand batteries put to the test... the actual capacity is somewhere around 50-60% of what they claim!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
This is what I got from Amazon:

Read technical details:

Obo told me the battery isn't nfc capable and it DOES need a extended back. I sent them the amazon link and am now awaiting a response from them.

Email response from 1/18:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bigal77:
Nope, standard back fits perfect I can confirm

Battery life? Not better then stock on my first charge, well judge after a few more days

Basically got 2hrs and 45 minutes screen time, when I get close to 4 on stock. Barely used wifi though, mainly mobile.will recharge and use heavily tonight at home
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
It says 5xs to condition. Please keep us updated. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] la7lou7a:
Any updates?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
Lithium Ion batteries cannot be conditioned in any way. The "best charge" (longest runtime) you will get from a LiIon is the first time you use it fully charged.

The fact that the seller tells you to do this also tells you everything you need to know about these batteries quality.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bigal77:
True, not good so far.can barely get to 3 hours screen time, but the stand by time is great, holds charge.im at 3 percent battery now, screen time 2 hours 56 minutes

Better than those 3 dollar ones on ebay, but stock still better
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] la7lou7a:
Reading the thread, some say say worse than stock, others say comparable to stock.

What's the final verdict?

I went ahead and bought 2 of thoses batteries with the wall charger for around 20$, which is still less than half the price of an OEM one you can buy from Bell.

Easily pocketable juice. With stock build and stock battery with normal use you get around 4h screen time of battery (right?). So with 2 additional ones, say they give around 3hs each, you end up with enough juice to not get bothered with battery life at the end of the day. And you get to keep the same back cover and case.

Oh and type in "obolunar" coupon and get something like 15% off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
It's sort of mixed reviews. Mine will be here Monday and I'm gonna run it through a couple times to get a real feel for it. I'll keep everyone posted.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bigal77:
Expect it to be less powerful than stock, but decent value for the price, and a good backup
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EP2008:
I'll have to agree only because my first full charge produced a battery time of over 24h with 2.5h screen time. Every day, the battery got worse after that :-(

I've had mixed results using third-party extended batteries with my phones. I had an HTC Touch (Windows Mobile 6.5) running a large extended battery and I couldn't kill it in a full day no matter what I did. Then I purchased an extended battery for my HTC Legend (Android) and it's worse than stock. Both were "brand name" Mugen and Sedio batteries too...

I'm hesitant in purchasing a cheap battery from eBay for this phone, even if it is a spare. I don't know if quality has increased or decreased for these li-ion units, but when we hear stories of iPhones exploding with stock batteries, it makes me wonder if cheap ones are any safer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
Everything can fail, but you can generally expect much better capacity and quality control in brand lithium ion batteries.

Many people underestimate the amount of (electro-chemical) energy stored in those batteries - I really don't want to be around when a LiIon / LiPoly decides to quit for good.

It's safe to assume that buying cheap batteries of dubious quality doesn't help with that at all.

Just for giggles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCWdnjLqVWw (and ignore the stupid humans)

Burns at >600°C and cannot be extinguished with water (water is in fact fuel to a lithium metal fire). :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] la7lou7a:
Please do so :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] la7lou7a:
updates updates? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leyvatron:
Need updates. :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
No nfc I bet. Why not go with the official 2000mah battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
I'm back with the T989 so there won't be a update. There were two other members who purchased the battery. I will find their postings and ask them to do a review.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Honestly I don't use nfc so I wouldn't see that as a loss and me personally I wouldn't spend $50+ on a battery that should have launched with a $650+ device. When the battery drain issue gets fixed with the Nexus ill be back. I went back to the Galaxy because I get 11+ hours with no tweaks etc. I'll be watching this section anyway because I did like the phone. It just isn't for me now. I'm on my phone constantly and the Nexus barely made it 5hrs with me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ianford10:
Just ordered one to see how it goes, would have ordered the official Samsung one but extended cover and unsure if it would fit in Otterbox defender case.

Oh well for £6 I can but try
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skyhigh2004:
Wow on stock 4.0.2 with my gnex I'm at 4hrs screen on time and 3.5 hrs talk time and its still not dead. Didn't know any android phone had better life than that..... sorry you had bad life but it sounds more like your set up than the phone. If you read the forums its pretty easy to get better life than you were stating.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Had 2 Nexus in a 2 month span tried every rom and kernel combo on here/rootzwiki and galaxy nexus forum. Followed steps, recommendations... Everything :-)

Just didn't cut it for me. I was on custom build 4.0.3 I never run stock on my phones. I guess that was my first mistake. Foxhound gave me the best life and that still wasn't good enough. By time the 32gb comes out it may be a better rom or support or I may just try stock for a change. I'm sure I'll be back. Might try the Samsung Blaze first. I'm not dishing out $50 for a battery that should have came with the device to get battery life i should already be getting.

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
If you have the gsm model the extended battery doesn't require a extended back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ianford10:
That's the news I was waiting for: )

Many thanks for that, going to get the official extended version from flee bay :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
It comes with one if I'm not mistaken. :-)

You just won't have that little dip that's in back. But it will still be flush.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skyhigh2004:
True enough about the OEM one and price. For me its the best battery life of any device I've had. I do wish I waited for the white one though lol.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Look around in the MP in like 2 weeks im sure someone will throw one up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
Did you flash your phone? Update your bootloader, update your baseband, use a good kernel? There is no battery drain issue at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CB620:
Used kl1, kk7, imo and Franco kernel. Same result.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alvespt:
Sorry I don't understand. Isn't the battery loss due to the screen being so big? Or is it a software failure?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ridel:
Whenever the display is on, it drains battery at an incredible pace. My typical battery usage over an 8 hour day is around 52% power consumption due to screen... and that's really only an hour or two of use. Frankly, everything else is minor, thus limiting the use of idle-power management utilities like JuiceDefender.

That said, I'm not sure whether or not software is also contributing during the points when the screen is on. At the very least, it's hardware.