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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mehran_o0o:
Close maps, then go to running apps in the settings, see whats there, close whatever third party app is there... Use your phone and checkbthe battery... Next day restart the phone then go to settings and find what apps are running, then close third parties again... Do it some days and notice the battery and the running programs you'll get an idea what apps are draining your battery

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cg9916:
I'd been having some battery issues, this thing sipping my milkshake like no tomorrow, so I decided to take some forum advice and run it from 100 til the Grim Reaper cometh to cycle the battery.

And it just will not die. Everything on, all services running, HD (doubt that matters, but whatever) movies running til they stop on max brightness, I'm sitting on nearly 8 hours off charger and 5+ hours screen time, 90% of which is video. Right now Battery Widget Reborn has it at 1%, but it's been hanging there awhile.

(I have screenie proof, but I am unworthy, so says XDA.)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] paul-c:
Yeah, I ran into that when I tried to drain the battery awhile back. Figures, when you want it to die, it won't. When you don't, it does.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Hmm. For my battery, it seems to be doing pretty good with Wifi on once a while and LTE off unless I need to use it. The usage is close to normal usage for me. Text here and there as well as phone calls. Still 100% after 7-8 hours of charging. Right now I have my Ion with Wifi on with the same amount of usage. Seems to be lasting almost 2 days with a bit of LTE usage.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] drogers81:
Which battery app are you using?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] killerskincanoe:
this doesn't make any sense to me...? why would u say ur battery is doing great and post a picture of it sitting on the charger for 7-8 hours.... i'm very confused as to what it is you are trying to convey with this post...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Battery Widget.

It's not sitting on the charger. You are confused yourself. That's my actual battery % with how many hours it went by since unplugging it from the charger & a full recharge. I screenshotted this at work when I noticed my battery % was still the same. I'm also trying to convey is that the battery life gets better after full recharge.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] killerskincanoe:
I dont believe that time at all
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
No one said you have to. According to the Sony site, standby time is up to 400 hours(approx 16-17 days. Not sure what this include and not includes having on and off). So if you can configure your phone to work properly with you(I.E. turning on Wifi/LTE/Bravia Engine whenever you need it instead of having it on all the time, etc), it can actually give you pretty good battery life. On the other hand, if you are a heavy user, of course you won't get that kind of battery life. I'm just a light user. Sometimes I do text constant but it still last me about a day or two.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lars23:
after updated to ICS hongkong rom, the battery life is much better than GB I think. About 10hours sleep mode, it discharged only 2% XP
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] clavecinist:
I agree with lars23. My battery life has dramatically improved after moving to ICS. Even with a SmartWatch paired I'm easily making it through a full work-day.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] killerskincanoe:
I can also agree and say my batt life has improved after making the switch to ics. I've noticed a huge drop in cell standby percent under batt usage as well.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KEB64:
It was the same way with my Atrix 2 after I installed the ICS leak. Android 4.0 has made significant improvements accross the board.

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ericsome:
Now i am eager for upgrading my ion, but where is the official version？
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] killerskincanoe:
View attachment 1245760

Proof, notice the average batt life in lower right corner this is the average this app calculated with my ion running GB for a month. .. this average remained when i flashed ICS because i didn't wipe cache or data this average remained. Now look at the top for batt left remaining....HUGE IMPROVEMENT!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Good to hear that your battery has improved. Mine has improved too on ICS but one thing that bothered me was that it was stuck at 1% for 3-5 hours on semi standby (was only texting every few minutes nothing else for a good 30 minutes).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jammol:
Dude that's nothing. I had 1% at 4:30 today while using the phone to.install my apps from playstore and got off work at 5pm, on way home blasting music in my Ranger, got home at about 5:15, recorded a video of my wife and daughter making dinner and them browsed the forum until about 5:45 or so and then as soon as I hook the Damon thing up and turn on my comp to charge it died. That's freaking badges. Reminds me of my iPhone 3g sitting at 2% for 2hrs once while I was on the road.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mehran_o0o:
Notice the most isage is cell usage,,, for me too, it says time without signal 100% or 80% or so... Wgile om in dallas metroplex..

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Lol. That's like the opposite of my Ion being on GB. It was stuck at 100% as you see on last page(at least it dies in 5-10 minutes after being at 1%). Now it's stuck at 1% which makes it harder for me to decide whether or not to use my phone when I'm not at home.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mitut:
I charged it for the first time today. I switched off data connection + WiFi, disable background data and decrease brightness to 30% but it drops from 100% to 85% for just 2 hours :-/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] killerskincanoe:
Check battery usage and click k on the graph at the top and then find out what's using ur batt so much. Sounds like I've got an app trying to use background data and can't Bc its all disabled
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mitut:
I saw cell standby cost me 40%, display 39, phone idle 14%. As I said I didn't start any service after full charge for the second time. Oh I used HTC CHARGER to charge my ION in this case
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Since flashing ICS the battery life for me is much much better. Go through a normal day and still have about 50% left over where as before I would be at 20% or less.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dizarmstrong:
i agree. i don't have any concrete numbers, but it does seem that ics is more efficient (and possibly runs cooler?)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mroach:
Agreed. My battery life is significantly better with ICS. I use a battery logger so I can see te stark differences in the graphs. I'm so happy with the battery life improvements in ICS. I was getting really annoyed with the appalling battery life in GB. I had to always carry a charge pack...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mitut:
What is your normal day usage ?

Mine was upgraded to ICS yesterday. Now i'm using Go Launcher EX + Go Power Master and the battery drops 1% for every 35 minutes in the super save mode (no data connection, brightness is at 30% ...). If i enable data connection/wifi for browsing web, it usually drop 1% for every 1.5 to 2 minutes --> web browsing time should be around 150 - 200 minutes which are much lower than test provided by GSMARENA in which Ion can last more than 300 minutes with web browsing.

Are those normal like you guys? :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pamaguin:
I'm still on GB and after 4 charges since getting the phone on Sunday the battery seems to be getting better.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jammol:
Go launcher and the power widget are killing your battery.

I recommend you guys get voltage control or setcpu and set it to powersave. I get 12hrs out of mind while at work. But I still use it when I get home. So technically 15-17hrs out of it. I listen to music and download service manuals throughout the day.

Sent from my bad-ass Motherflippin' LT28JT Xperia ION...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Corbanski:
This is my battery life since ICS
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
+1

Go launcher looks good but eats up lot of battery. For me default launcher is ok. No folders inside the drawer is the only letdown, but can live with it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
The slower the charge the better for your battery... Better for longevity, how long it holds a charge, better for overall life span.

I recommend the standard charger that came with the phone, only for your normal daily use. When the phone is going to be on the charger until it's FULLY charged, I recommend a charger witha lower amperage. Preferably anywhere between 0.7 Amps and 1 Amp.

Think of it in terms of pouring soda into a glass... We have the standard "speed" charger... That's like pouring your drink fast... The cup still fills up to the top, but it's mostly foam... That foam burns away quickly, then leaves the rest of the soda behind in the cup...not totally full.

Now...pour that soda slowly, same as charging slowly, so to speak... You get more soda, and less foam. So that quick burn off either doesn't happen, or you don't lose as much up front. This means a better charge on the phone. And "should", once you do this a few times, warrant a little longer battery life.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
I was wondering if I flash a non-LTE baseband on my at&t ion does the LTE radio still turn on? I am in Toledo OH and no LTE is available. Would running a non-LTE Rom save battery?

Am I correct in thinking that the LTE radio is constantly searching for service.

Also would H+ be effected?

Thanks

~Jaramie

from my XPERIA ION LT28at, debranded & rooted
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Not quite sure I buy that analogy. I've been using the quick charger ever since I got the phone. There is no quick burn off I have noticed and I don't think batteries work that way where they discharge faster initially base on how fast they are charged.

I do think people need to do full drains and complete recharges a couple times when they ge their phone and again if the flash a new OS.

Sent from my Lumia 900
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Lazarus65:
Adding my input: Since I got my phone my battery life has vastly improved. Mainly thanks to responsible charging and an app. DX batteryboost is a great app..If you pay for it. I'm using a modded version and it comes with this one-click clean-up method to stop unused processes and free memory. The great thing about this app is that when plugged into a charger it has 3 different charging methods depending on what percentage your battery is at.

On the normal wall charger it charges in about 2-3 hours when under 10%. On the USB charger, which is connected to my laptop, it takes about 2-4 hours under 20%. And when connected to my Xbox 360 it goes into trickle charge mode which can take up to 20 hours to fully charge. It even has a a function to change your settings when under a certain percentage. I get about a full day of normal use with this app. I have my brightness at 30%, my data enabled and GPS. I disabled wifi since I have the unlimited LTE data plan. Also, the battery doesn't heat up like it normally does when charging. But it does get pretty hot when using my LTE for too long.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ahijada:
I've finally got my 32GB class 10 sdcard a few days ago and immediately formatted it, etc etc.

I've been used to using my android phone(s) as a mass storage device when connecting to my laptop/computers before, but now, with the S3, I notice its not technically a mass storage device, but MTP.

My problem is, after transferring over some of my movies in HD, mostly mp4 formats, I can't seem to do so anymore with the other movies I want to transfer. I've gotten 6 movies; which is a total of 11gb worth... But everytime I try to transfer another movie file, I get an error message saying MTP application has stopped working / responding [WAIT] or [CLOSE].

Does anyone know what could be the problem? Is there other ways of transferring my movies into my sd card? I've tried a card reader, but it seems that it just shows up as a dead file in my card after placing in my phone.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Epix4G:
Did you buy it off Ebay? Very well possible you have a counterfeit card if so.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ahijada:
It's not the card. I'm able to transfer my high res photos into my phone (4,xxx X 3,xxx res photos) no problem, as well as other files. It's the fact that if the file is larger than, say, 600-900MB, MTP goes wacky and ends up not responding, thus, not being able to transfer.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JayFReaZy:
Doing some research and I read how mass storage usb has been removed. I was unaware of this and am trying to transfer music files from my computer to my phone. Is there anyway I can accomplish this; besides removing my SD card and putting it in my old galaxy 1 which had mass storage? Also, how are people able to transfer all their pictures and vids from phone to pc?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Tryptonite:
I don't know about the problem with MTP crashing on you but for your problem with dead files showing up on your phone, myself and another user here had the same problem and it was solved by formatting the card to FAT32.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
Is anyone working on a SDK port for the Gnex?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] geoffcorey:
Why? There's the official attendee ota linked in this section.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leelaa:
Takju only.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] hayabusa1300cc:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WWG7MCQUhE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I think this is impressive. Current gen graphics on mobile.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
I keep getting some weird error like "server not available" and then I have to wait 24 hours to try again and then get an error. I know there's probably not an update but want to make sure there's not anything wrong with the phone. Anybody getting an error when checking for software update on AT&T GS3?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Yea me to
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Any ideas people
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tiisai44:
My phone says it is up to date when I try the software update, no server found on kies from my phone. I downloaded kies on my computer and when I tried to download the update, it says I can't.

Sent from my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 16gb Pebble Blue running Stock ROM
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
This is what I get. Anybody on AT&T NOT getting this screen?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Thats still what I get
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lopezpm:
you guys rooted?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bec48:
I'm getting the same thing on my AT&t when rooted and not rooted.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
No bone stock. Maybe the server its looking for isn't up yet. Strange though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
I'm getting the same thing on mine. Was starting to worry a little but it looks like the problem might be on ATT's end.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Yea I'm bone stock as well
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
I'm still getting this error message. Anyone else?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
Yup. As long as everybody gets the error then we're fine. Issue would be if only some of us were getting it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cgardnervt:
I have an ATT S3 and it says mine is up to date! If you guys continue to have an issue I would try a hard reset. You can dot his from your phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
How do we do hard reset
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Mine still has the error even after hard reset
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Jarredw:
Maybe AT&T has multiple update servers and only certain geographic areas has theirs up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Could be I'm in Iowa
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
Thanks for being the Guinea pig. I'm just going to wait it out. I think their systems are probably not fully up. The phone isn't even sold in stores yet.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
I've been talking with Samsung they said it needs sent in . But AT&T hasn't even released the phone officially in stores so I dunno what to do
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Confirmed AT&T is sending me a new galaxy
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Zacisblack:
Why? All of them are doing that because the phone isn't even released officially yet.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
Because of the software update thing?? :confused:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Samsung confirmed to me this is a software issue and nonfixable without 'reflashing software here's one part of our conversation

you've already done a soft reset and a factory reset, and AT&T won't reflash your device, then unfortunately there is no other choice. However, I highly recommend reaching out to our chat support: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/ or dial 1-888-987-4357 to see if they can set you up with a repair ticket.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
When you get your new phone can you try the software update and post the results here?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
I'll wait for the first update and then figure it out. Maybe Kies can do the update. Might end up rooting it anyway.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Sure will . I have a friend at work who has a pebble blue one and it had no issue checking for updates
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hanfordrob:
I was also getting this same message.....until this morning! Now when I check it says my software is up to date. I believe AT&T finally opened up there servers since they will be selling the phone in retail stores on the 6th!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
Hrmm...I just tried it and am still getting the server is unavailable.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
It doesn't matter until theres an update so enjoy the phone.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hanfordrob:
Maybe location has something to do with it. I'm located in central California. Maybe it's a process that will be finished by the 6th. Not sure.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
Very true but if there really is a problem with my phone itself I'd like to find out while I'm still within my return/exchange period. I have roughly 2 1/2 weeks left.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
I can keep posting emails Samsung told me it its a software issue for some. We shall see if my new one works
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] rthamilton:
if it helps any i only get the error when im connected to wifi. if im not on wifi and using att ,it says upto date.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Yea I've tried both ways I wish it was an easy fix but Sammy even said it was borked lol hope everyone else's gets working I'll report Friday when new one gets here
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] morechoff:
Software Update - communication failed. the server is currently unavailable

I too get the error (communication failed. the server is currently unavailable) on my ATT Samsung Galaxy S3. I did a Samsung Chat and they said it was normal since there was no update. Not sure I believe them. Did not try talking to ATT. Could it be an issue with 4G? I tried the update using 4G so maybe you cannot do an update that way. Tomorrow I will try using Wifi connection.

Has anyone found the key to this yet?

Doesnt the iphone have issues with 4G Updates?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Got my new phone today and Walla I can check with no issues glad I got it resolved and good luck to those with the issue :thumbup:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] morechoff:
Update issue

Were you connected to Wifi, 3g, or 4g? Wondering if it makes a difference.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
I tried them all. I've never seen that problem and am tech savvy so I tried all the stuff I knew how. That is when I contacted Samsung and they said it was a software issue and AT&T agreed and two days later new phone
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] faulkton:
sometimes i get the error and sometimes it says it is up to date.

I doubt there was anything wrong with your phone.. unless you were having other problems too.. i wouldnt put too much faith in what low level techs at ATT or Sansung say on such a new device.. or old device for that matter.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cyberguycpt:
I was getting the error up until today. Now it says software up to date.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Yea me either but it's more than a coincidence that this phone is just fine and displays no errors . So I think I made a good choice and the tech I talked to wasn't low level per say I know a few on the inside :) and he called AT&T for me as well but to each their own and good luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
Still getting a communication failed error, I wonder if it's because I've disabled some apps. In any case I think I'm going to hold tight until there's an update available and then look into it. My phone is running perfect except for this update notification and there are no hardware issues either. I believe if ota doesn't work most times you can update via Kies too
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cgardnervt:
After turning in my phone for another one I still did not see this issue.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
Anybody else left with this issue?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
Yeah, still having it. I'm trying very hard to work through the issues my phone is having instead of exchanging it because I hate returning and exchanging stuff, especially after the time I've spent getting this phone set up. This issue has me a little worried though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BakaNeko59:
Yes, I still have the problem as well. I've tried on both wifi and 4G (H+ and LTE) with no difference. I'm concerned it may be a hardware fault with the phone as some others have indicated.

Looking for advice - Should I be exchanging the phone for this one single problem?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AnarchoXen:
On ATT here, bone stock, East Coast, USA. Server not communicating.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
BTW, does anyone know how to bypass the 48 hour wait before you can check again? Makes it kind of hard to troubleshoot when you can only check it once every 24 or 48 hours.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyshemi:
Yes set the date ahead a day or two. Fyi I knew there would be more people out there .
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
Bump...

anyone fixed this yet?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
There's now an update, I still get an error message going to try using Kies tonight
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BonesHopkins:
There's an update on ATT? I thought I had read that there was one on Verizon or Sprint or one of those carriers but not on ATT yet.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
Yes but so far all it seems to do is disable local search so you may be happy your update doesn't work :D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bfaber:
Kies doesn't show an update for me, but I still get the error message on mine.