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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hakcenter:
A rom doesn't need to settle. The user needs to understand their actions dictate the phones response. It has no bearing whatsoever "each phone is different".

If the first day i flash a5 my battery lasts 28hrs and the next 2 days it lasts 13hrs is that settling? It would be user incompetence if they thought so.

Isn't the dalvik what is rebuilt during "Android is upgrading" anyhow... *rollseyes*
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ElephantKiller:
I've done this very thing, deleted everything in that folder in fact. MMS still takes an oddly long time to send, 10-20 minutes per message.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hiboi214:
you got nova 3 to run on a5. BTW i still it for nba jam. Im tired of playing snes version!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
You may just have crappy 3g my friend where you are located. If mms sends but it takes long that's different than it not working. Mine takes long but I put on 4g it speeds up. I have crappy data coverage... oh well
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
As you all know... I am the guy with terrible battery life... I get 5-7 hours on average... I was able to squeeze 8 hours (with no use) using Kobridge's 3.3.1 (I think?) tweaks... I am posting screenshots of my battery stats to see if anyone can help me narrow this down. It has been like this for months and i've tried so many things... All I know is that GB roms give me great life. I recently had my battery checked out at Sprint and they said it was just fine.

As for my setup I am running a pre alpha 5 build (not THE pre alpha 5 build.. but one in between the OFFICIAL pre alpha 5 and alpha 5). I am using Kobridge's Agressive tweak 3.3.1 if I remember correctly. I've disabled Facebook syncing, but not Gmail (I rely on it for business). I've tried turning off notification lights, brightness settings, etc (followed the user guide for batter life) to no avail previously.

Today, I got about 6.5 hours with only 36 minutes of screen on time. I had very light use. While driving today I lost 10% battery in TEN MINUTES while listening to Spotify (screen off, no navigation, and the songs were downloaded to my device, no streaming. Anyways, here are my screenshots I took a couple hours before the phone died.. I left WiFi on for a little bit (normally I have it off all day):

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gt3w2h5s2rk28mu/E5l4WsL8jy#/

No matter what the conditions.. I can not get more than 8 hours on this ROM...

What do you guys think?

EDIT:

I'm not sure why "Wimax Driver" is a wake lock.. I did not have it on today aside from when I was on the charger this morning... Lastly, I very rarely ever got "deep sleep" before applying Kobridge's tweaks..

EDIT AGAIN:

I added more screen shots from the end of the day right before the battery died.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
I'm not an expert but a couple of things I should ask.

1. What do you have running in the background?

2. Once you use an app, are you killing the process (hold down back button for 2 secs)

3. Is wifi or gps constantly on?

4. Do you use any other social apps that require syncing?

I've read that when your phone is in standby, it usually searches for a 3g/4g signal, which is why I use Juice Defender, turns all that off when device is in standby but still allows me receive text and phone calls over a 2g connection.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
1. As far as background apps I just use my Google Accounts (they are on push syncing). Not really sure what else is eating at it.

2. I do not specifically kill each process as I thought Android was a great background app manager by itself... On the occasions where I have forced closed apps though, the situation was still the same.

3. Wifi or GPS is on very, very seldomly. I actually turned WiFi on today for the first time in ages and accidentally left it on for a bit. However, I get awful life every day.

4. No other social apps that have syncing turned on.

Also, I've used juice defender before... Did not really make much of an improvement.. Maybe 30 mins or so? Nothing noticeable because as I said... It never lasts longer than 7-8 hours :/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
Just a screenshot of how JD extends my battery life by 2x
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hiboi214:
Still needing a link to cm9 alpha 3 download. Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
Found this on the CM9 website concerning battery drain. Scroll down until you see "Known Causes of Battery Drain"

http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/customization-guide.html
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
I've tried all of that on various builds to no avail... It's just like the battery drops unnaturally even in deep sleep o_O
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
And you said you've had the battery tested. Sounds as if it "created a memory" and is not charging all the way even tho the device saying it is fully charged. I know this isn't supposed to happen with the newer Lith-Ion batteries, but it is a possibility. When I first got my phone i let the battery die all the way then charged it full...let it die all the way again and charged it...just in case it did create a memory.

Totally off subject..my wife's droid x used to do the same thing almost..bought her a new battery and let it die all the way, turned it off and let in charge fully. She was in love with her phone again...til I got my E4GT..then she just had to have one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
tonight while you're sleeping, put it into airplane mode, disable wifi, disable gps, disable 4g, disable sync, and for good measure disable data (menu>system settings> wireless & networks>more> mobile networks> uncheck ALL THE THINGS). see how much it drains while you're sleeping with all the radios turned off.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Lol nice. The only peculiarity i notice is that it stays at 99% for awhile after i unplug it.. Longer than any other percentage. Not sure if that is normal. Also takes a fair amount of time to charge.. Sprint said it is in good health though. Bah i dunno
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
I would probably invest in a new battery. Worst case scenario will be you'd have an extra battery handy in case this doesn't fix your issue. But I doubt this is a ROM related issue. Sounds more to me like your battery is acting up.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hiboi214:
cm9 alpha 3 help

Asking for cm9 a3 again. I have been looking for the past two hours, me and a friend with no luck. If anyone has would be kind to pm me link or the file itself would be great. Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
It works great on gb though
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Thanks man will try! I just hope it doesn't die (don't wanna miss my alarm... Rofl)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qfnol31:
Download this and see if you can get a little bit more information: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5nc2FtbGFicy5iYm0iXQ..

Also, if you don't want to turn the phone off overnight, download Bad A battery, (turn on airplane mode,) and then go to CPU Spy. Reset the history. Turn off your phone screen for five-ten minutes and don't touch the phone. Then come back and see what CPU spy says.

For good battery life, your phone should be in deep idle for 80-95% of the time with the screen off (even with WiFi on). I had a hard time getting this to work with airplane mode on, but with WiFi on you should still see numbers over 90% in deep idle.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8566596/update-cm-9-20120416-SNAPSHOT-epic4gtouch-alpha3-signed.zip
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
www.shabbypenguin.com/Darchstar/CM9...120416-SNAPSHOT-epic4gtouch-alpha3-signed.zip

alpha 3 :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
I'd like to see some nightlies!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
so go to the site?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hiboi214:
thanks a thousand times!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
What site?

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
well the nightlies ive been building for about a week are on two sites (well 1 site and 1 app :) ) >.>

also on a completely unrelated note

you guys should read this and help the goo guys out :) http://goo.im/blog/27 if you donate make sure to send the guys an email or hop in irc they will give you sponsor login info so you can skip the 10 second wait on gapps/roms etc whatever you may download >.>
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Why youze haz to be so vague?:cool:

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] criccio:
I'm having trouble finding the thread for the ROM that you flash into the SD card temporarily so you can update profile/prl. Anyone know what i'm referring to?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ScubaSteev:
so i'm currently using team venums roms but wanna try CM9.......is it worth it?

whats it got worth the bad battery life
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazyflipj:
Here are the directions:

http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/2012/05/temporary-stock-e4gt-from-emmc.html?m=1
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] glmooreky:
When you flashed the from did you wipe everything
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] makaveli0622:
This is a badass ROM! It's fast, smooth & very stable.....very happy with it. I've been running this for the past 3 days. I'm averaging so far 3.5hrs-4hrs screen time on a 12hrs-13hrs Use.....without any battery tweaks & wifi on for the most part. Prior to CM9 I was running BOA & wicked sensation. Those are nice ROMs but battery life was horrible for me. I only average about 2 hrs screen time on 8hrs use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] makaveli0622:
Does anyone know if HDMI will ever work on this ROM? I searched but couldn't find what I was looking for.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Oh yes... Many, many, many times. I've been dealing with this for months. It drives me up the freakin' wall!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qfnol31:
I remember suggesting that you wipe everything at one point, but I was just thinking...have you ever been able to completely wipe the internal SD Card? I can't do it any more and it might have to be done from a Gingerbread ROM before flashing anything else.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Yes, i've wiped internal and external completely more than once... I believe I just cut and pasted to my pc, then formatted, got rid of everything except pictures, then moved back to the card. I even tried not moving the pictures back one time... Never did it while on GB, only CM9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] acme64:
what tool?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] by4x5:
is there a lockscreen gesture for this like there was on cyanogen 7? I really miss that feature.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qfnol31:
That's what I figured. Did you try the app I posted? I have found it really helpful for different things keeping the phone up.

Sent from my GSIIE4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Everything nice and smooooooth on the 6/12 nightlie!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] csmall:
Where are the nightlies?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] csmall:
Can CM9 be flashed using twirp/goo manager?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nibrwr:
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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gatesmarch123:
You should always install following the instructions. But if you want to be a tester feel free and let us know!

Movie of the Week:

Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarrantino
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gatesmarch123:
EmporerX check your inbox.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RainMotorsports:
Its not actually a nightly, but as close as it gets at this point. Hang out in IRC links will pop up.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jbuggydroid:
I'm also having trouble with NBA jam and sonic 4 ep 1 on alpha 5. jam just closes after checking for updates and sonic just flashes a white screen. Cleared data and even uninstalled both games and reinstalled. Still no luck
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Foggie is so Epic:
I thought that the visual voicemail was up and running for cm9 alpha 5
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SantinoInc:
I realize that this really isn't a CM9 question but since I'm currently running this rom it may relevant.

I'm trying to install an APK file (not from market) and I keep getting the message that there is not enough space. There is a button to CANCEL or MANAGE (to create space) There is a ton of space available on the internal and external storage. I have no clue what the issue is. Any ideas?

BTW, I have tried installing other APK files and they go through just fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kdelinux:
did you try looking at your cache
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] csmall:
Works great! It offers cm9 Lang nightlies , not e4gtcm alpha builds. But you may be able to flash e4gtcm alpha builds using it, I haven't tried.

I really like goo manager! Touch screen recovery via twrp!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kdelinux:
might try google voice
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
I had this issue with TB.

If you are reinstalling an app, you likely have a residual file in System/Apps.

I would have to delete .com.kermaids.titanium..... I delete from the folder and then it would install.

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kiekan:
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/customization-guide.html

See the section for Sprint Visual Voicemail.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chaos2137:
This Rom is awesome and the roll out of the updates are right on time, my battery is really starting to increase. This is just the second power cycle and I'm seeing better results by the hour, thanks for the info guys!!

My awesome E4GT using xda premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
here is how i keep up on all the cool things goin into the newest builds http://changelog.bbqdroid.org/#
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
Our phone isnt listed?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
its for official devices only, you can see the commits to main cm9 via this (which makes it a bit easier than reading gerrit for most everyone;) )

for device specifics youll need to read these two

https://github.com/darchstar/e4gttools/commits/ics

https://github.com/darchstar/android_device_samsung_epic4gtouch/commits/ics

its those two repos i pull from and merge into mainline cm9 and build from there :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Custodian:
Which kernel can I use with this that has init.d support?

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Foggie is so Epic:
I read the instructions and it said use cwm5 . How would I get cwm5? Would I use the regular el26? And if so then what? Use cwm to install the zip then the cm9 again? Will all my information be the same? Or should I use the temporary el29 ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
This is the latest and greatest CM9 kernel with working recovery.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] justin24:
Will the FF11 Modem and FF11 Kernel with CWM work with this rom?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
(Insert major sarcasm)

Nope......

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wiicked26:
I installed alpha 5 last night for the first time and today I notice that when the screen goes to sleep the mobile data stops working I have to put the phone in airplane mode or turn off/ turn on mobile data in order to work again. The 3G icon is there but theres is like no conectivity. Please help. Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rwilco12:
FYI - FF11 for CM9 (both TWRP and non-recovery) are now up on the Kernel Repo!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26295021#post26295021

Enjoy!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
Sounds like the "Loss of Signal" issue some have experienced.

If I were you I would flash back to the EL29 mutliboot ROM and update your PRL and Profile each time you change your modem.

If you use Mobile Odin, you can do everything from your phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gatesmarch123:
Wow dude you're right. Goo rox. Finds nightlies right off the bat. Good find.

Movie of the Week:

Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarrantino
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mazostyle:
so just to be safe: I can flash "twrp-2.1.8-epic4gtouch-cm9-FF11.tar.md5" in the pda slot in PC odin, and i will NOT brick my device? I currently am on CM( alpha5 with stock ff02 kernel.

I will be safe?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
Correct.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mazostyle:
not that this is a huge deal, but any reason my emmc and sdcard are swapped? in root explorer, opening the folder /emmc shows my EXT sd card, and opening the /sdcard folder, shows the internal one? Any ideas?

again, im on cm9 alpha5 with TWR_ff11 kernel....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t0mmyr:
something's not letting my phone go into deep sleep, i know its not the rom but under battery the only thing hogging most battery is Android OS, what tools can i use to narrow down the culprit?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mad82109:
Its a mistake they made when they made the rom. It will be fixed when the official ics kernel is released. Expect that kernel to be released soon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mazostyle:
cool, thanks for the quick response
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_hubbard:
Go Menu->Settings->Storage. Menu->Storage Configuration and uncheck Use internal storage. This will set /emmc as internal and /sdcard as your external sdcard
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
glad your enjoyin it :) i had em setup on my site but wanted to make it a bit nicer/easier
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] makaveli0622:
Even after clearing my pull down notifications.....they always seem to come back. Any ideas on how to fix this issue of mine?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bsxed:
I Flashed last night using TWRP and have not had any issues.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
Not having this issue but try to go into the notification settings for the app and set to "notify once"

Also, if you're running Super Manager, it will duplicate notifications.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] akamara13:
Hey Guys,

I'm in some need of some help. I'm trying to push an app into my phone, but it won't take. I took another member's advice and used Chainfire's abdb insecure to help with the process and it still wouldn't take. It's the Voice Recorder from the stock Epic 4G Touch ROM. Regardless of the permissions (rw-r--r--) it won't install. Could anybody try and see if it's just me or am I doing something wrong?

http://www.filefactory.com/file/2yzyhrmkr5kx/n/VoiceRecorder_apk

Here's a link to the file... I just don't get it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Impius:
It's the LED Notification. Turn it to off in Settings and your phone will deep sleep again.

Sent from Epic Touch ICS
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Impius:
I was having the same issue. I did what you suggested and haven't had any problems since. It was bugging me because I use wifi tether all day and my other devices were constantly saying no connection even though it shows connected. Thanks for the info.

Sent from Epic Touch ICS
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bruce Inman:
I can't access filefactory from work but the only other thing I can think of that would cause this would be if you are trying to push an odexed .apk to a deodexed ROM.

Try this deodexed one, the .apk is zipped.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] t0mmyr:
duhhh, thanks i think that did it, i was enjoying my LED lights though, wish that bug could get worked out
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] makaveli0622:
Thanks for the suggestion. Easy downloader was the app causing my issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
My phone is dying fast as **** now as well. Androidos Suckin juice! What's the true fix? Disable the notification light? Dam it man back to the nexus days but without bln!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
disable wifi for an entire day and see if battery improves.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
I'll try but thing about that is I have absolutely horrible 3g at home!

On a side note.... fresh bacon up on goo manager!:thumbup:

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shabbypenguin:
yup and should stop that annoying goo update notification since i derped on the goo stuff :P

good news is so long as i remember to do it properly every night before i build shouldnt have any repeats ;P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Yea I noticed that earlier today lol. Its all gravy baby

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thac23:
So far I've had my phone off the charger for 8 hours, with 3g on and music playing for about an hour or so. I'm at 87% battery. :thumbsup:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
Gonna have to call bull**** on this one..

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] interhawk1:
When playing music does your battery drop steadily? I'm running alpha 4 and i used Apollo and power amp both have same negative effects.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] langdoy:
so on the battery performance again...

i a previous post, I mentioned that on a full charge with moderate use, I got just over 6 hours. After applying the Kobridge tweaks, I was able to get 16 hours, but wasn't a true measurement since 7 of those hours was completely idle and in those 7, it dropped 16% with it doing nothing. On the next run, I had a bit heavier usage, unplugged it from work at 85% and by 10PM (5 hours later), I was at 8%.

It does seem like Facebook and Wifi are major issues with battery. I've even tried almost all the battery tweaks on the CM9 info page. Some people are saying to turn off Wifi or disable this and don't do this. Well...I hate having to settle. I'd like to use the phone the way it was meant to be used. There must be some other things we can do without compromising.

on another note, I make sure I have a cable in the car, next to the couch, next to the bed, and at work. Seems just a bit extreme. I just want to get through the day with 1 charge, not 2.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qfnol31:
WiFi shouldn't be an issue. It's possible that WiFi is interfering with Google Location services or something like that. Sometimes disabling WiFi temporarily, going into Google Maps and finding location, backing out of Google Maps, then reestablishing WiFi will give you better life.

I am currently at 12% after 16.5 hours, 2.5 hours screen time, 30 minutes on the phone, 16 hours on WiFi, and two Google+ freezes (preventing the phone from sleeping).

I've connected to WiFi both at home and at Starbucks today with no problems.

Facebook, however, is terrible with this ROM. Don't use it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thac23:
Granted, it's been completely idle since this post, so there's no drain at all hardly.

I didn't check what it was before playing the music, but it was noticeably lower before and after playing, probably 7-8%?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ScubaSteev:
Currently running cm9

I like how many different themes you can download......very nice.

But the secret menu don't work when you type ##3283#.....are the proxy's auto set to 0.0.0.0?

Edit:I had cm7 on my vibrant and downloaded like 10 themes a day:p
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dj21o:
So I've owned an Android phone for about three years and I just decided to switch to iOS recently. I jail broke the phone and loved the app quality, the battery life and stability. BUT, I miss this community and trying out different ROMs you guys put out. Definitely not turning back ever again. Thanks devs this ROM is amazing.

Sent from my GSII.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Why does it sometimes take like an hour to twice the text messages ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dj21o:
Mine send immediately. I'd try a reflash man.

Sent from my GSII.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
wifi could be an issue. some phones, including mine, are experiencing a bug where pppd and wifi are conflicting with eachother. pppd is trying to authenticate and establish a connection when there's already a strong wifi connection, thus keeping the phone from sleeping when it should be. with wifi turned off, i can easily get over 20 hours of battery with 3 hours of screen time. but with wifi turned on, that **** drops to barely 12 hours with less than an hour of screen time use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] qfnol31:
I've had my wifi do that to me a couple times now, especially at home. I disable it and play around with stuff early in the morning and it tends to go away.

I've noticed that charging and unplugging my phone seems to cause it in the first place.

Sent from my GSIIE4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cknuth:
Which app is that?