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[Nexus S General] yfan:
For me, battery life is actually a bit better than with ICS. That holds for idle time, doing low-bandwidth stuff like texting, reading things on a news app, etc. Battery dies faster (but still less quickly than ICS) when I'm streaming audio, and about the exact same rate as ICS when I'm streaming video (4G).
[Nexus S General] rodem77:
ROM/Kernel/Governor: stock 4.1.1 (no root), OTA update without any kind of cache cleaning (for now).

General usage: calls, short messages, e-mails, soft internet browsing (I use it only to search information that I may need), soft google play use, data connection ON during day, WiFi ON if I'm at home during the evening, GPS/bluetooth ON only if I need, games few times in a week, I take photo few times in a week, airplanemode during the night. I've about 100 apps installed and I prefer to use and keep only apps that during phone stand-by have a low activity and low battery drain. I didn't use any battery saving app. Google Now ON.

Conclusion: I started with android 2.3, upgrade to 4.0 in my opinion give a better battery life. Now from 4.0 to 4.1 I found almost the same battery life. In my opinion the most important thing is to take a look on active apps and on their battery usage.
[Nexus S General] insane youth:
after disabling auto sync for a couple of days i switched it back on and so far it has been 4 days with it enabled and my battery drain issue seems to have gone away, android os was the big culprit as it was keeping my phone awake for almost all of my up time now it has gone back to where it was with ics
[Nexus S General] chronophase1:
Lol. Seriously?
[Nexus S General] zeiroe:
I get terrific battery life on my phone. I can easily get over a days worth on one charge. Nothing is disabled. Maps and gps are always on (latitude for the wife's tracking purposes). I play music for about an hour every day on the train to work. Troll facebook and respond to gtalk messages throughout the day. I even have bad signal at work, but I never put it on airplane mode. Brightness is set to auto, and all my google services are "on" and syncing when ever it needs to.

Stock 4.1.1 (loaded from factory restore ... rooted)

Simple Kernel 1.3.2
[Nexus S General] switchfo0t:
Ahah yeah lot better :P
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
Now check this out.

I wanted to test this **** again, with flashing STOCK JB image again and not doing anything with the phone beside the first setup guide. That means no syncing to Google, no restoring apps, not even changing settings.

I've put the phone to airplane mode at first, to see if it does the same. It didn't. With the radio down and phone in the airplane mode, there was no wakelocks for the Phone process, also no high Android System. Then I've put the phone back again and after couple hours bam, both wakelocks (see attached pics). What I assume ? The not updated radio for JB for NS. Why ? Lets see some facts:

- I've seen this on 3 different NS devices, with 3 different SIM cards on 3 different mobile providers and 3 different ROM/kernel combos (2 friends and me). What we have in common ? The ****ing radio.

- we could say the issue is somewhere in the code of JB. Well yea, could be. But it doesn't show up on Galaxy Nexus phones, which run the same code. I have 2 friends with GN's and none of them has this, one is on stock unlocked OTA, one is running a deodexed OTA I installed, both are on latest radio Google pushed out for JB for GN

Don't post "yeah but radio doesn't have to do anything with Phone or PowerManager wakelocks", post some constructive thinking otherwise, because I don't really have something else to conclude after all this phasing out stuff.
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
I've posted this on Android bug tracker, people with same issues star it : http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=35856

Note: commenting helps, but starring the issue brings it up more, so make sure you star it.
[Nexus S General] nwbee:
i dont know this is the right place or not

i'm using jelly bean custom rom and custom kernel

battery life is great (deep idle on), however when i'm playing music with any players

mediaserver is eating my battery (15-20% /h) and processor clock always at 1000mhz. (i'm using cpu spy)

i have been testing many roms (jellybelly, jellybro, etc) and kernels (matr1x, airkernel, bedalus, thalamus) but no luck

this never happen when i'm on ics or stock jellybean
[Nexus S General] chronophase1:
Mine is never stuck at max CPU. Have you tried it with DIDLE off? I would think if d idle was working properly, it would be a much lower frequency. Media server will be there when you play anything media related. The media scanner may be acting wonky. Perhaps there is something on your external storage making it work overtime.

Regarding Phone wakelock. Weird how we didn't get a radio update. Hopefully Google looks into the issue. Glad you pinpointed the problem(hopefully). But why would the radio affect the application?
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
No idea, might be somehow how phone interacts with the radio and it might doesn't close the wakelock on time/does them too many. I'm not stating that my theory is the correct one, but regarding the tested combinations (and how this doesn't occur on GN which uses the same codebase), this seems like a plausable cause.
[Nexus S General] Cephalus:
I'm assuming you're still using JellyBelly?

The friend's Nexus S which I was setting up and using as a test-bed for JellyBean in general and JellyBelly in particular, came through with flying colours - with an unused by activated SIM (meaning it's a working SIM, but no calls were made or received) it sat happily dormant for well over three days and was still at over 20% battery when I looked at it.

Putting my own SIM in it and putting it through "normal" use (about a dozen 'phone calls ranging from 3 minutes to almost an hour, as well as listening to music for about half an hour and watching a few YouTube clips), I got through 16 hours and still had 53% battery left.

The only thing I'm suspecting might be a problem for those who're experiencing a lot of drain, is people have restored applications and/or settings using Titanium. I've (1) only allowed applications to be restored by Google and (2) done a complete wipe of everything before installing the ROM.

FWIW, the radio's KI1 on both the NS's I've got in my possession.

I'll be putting JellyBelly on my own NS over the weekend, and will report back if I find battery usage on that to be any different to what I've seen on the friend's NS.
[Nexus S General] nwbee:
i removed everything on external storage and copy some music for testing purpose, the i set max freq at 800mhz and still my phone clock stuck at 800mhz while playing music...weird :confused:

i dont want back to stock jb because i need volume music control so bad

update : i back to airkernel #130 and everything back to normal.. i think there is a bug in newest kernel (air kernel, thalamus, bedalus)
[Nexus S General] chronophase1:
I've done this on stock as well and the problem still appeared. We both tested on stock Roms and the problem is still there. I restore data for 2 apps, but I never had this issue on previous OS builds. I don't see how restoring data to an application would cause the dialer to stay awake. Maybe some instability, but nothing like this.
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
No I'm not. If you read the post above, those tests were done also on a clean install of stock JB, just to exclude possible ROM issues. Same happened on JellyBelly anyway.

I thought about TB restore, thats why I tested the stock without any data, not even Google account.
[Nexus S General] jeremy112683:
Crappy crap
[Nexus S General] sdhanjal15:
My phone has never gotten the phone wake lock??

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] chronophase1:
Maddog and I must be the lucky ones. :D. :( . Haha.
[Nexus S General] sdhanjal15:
Are you using a custom ROM????

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
Seriously, have you even ****ing read my post ? You even put "thanks" on it.

chrono tested it on stock too.
[Nexus S General] sdhanjal15:
Hahah sorry. Ive learned that in the tapatalk app, that when you press thanks you can see the images. So I end up giving people random thanks. Sorry man.

In ever custom ROM I've never gotten an unusual wakelocks. I don't use Google now and the phone doesn't show in stats.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
Just searched for rild and looks like this issue aint new:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17383
[Nexus S General] Etyl:
Changing the governor seems to have solved most my battery problems.

I have flashed Air Kernel (#153 weekly) to stock and switched governor to SmartassV2 - result: marginally more responsive phone and after exactly 24h I'm at 44% charge, also CRT animation is back :).

During those 24h:

- phone was on wifi all the time

- gmail sync enabled, another email account with 30 min checks in k9

- about 30 minutes voice

- about 1h playing robo defense

- about 45 minutes browsing web

- google now was off

If after all that I'm close to half of the charge IMHO I have nothing to complain.

By comparison similar usage with stock kernel/default governor made my phone demand charger after 18-20h.

Give that kernel a try (just don't use highbigmem version as while it gives you more memory it also screws up hardware video decoding)

edit: as pointed out by madd0g: What I meant by the last part above: give SmartassV2 governor a try. If just changing governor doesn't help try using Air kernel with it, as this is the configuration I had good results with and there is a small chance that that one of the fixes/changes in Air kernel contributed to my improved battery time.
[Nexus S General] madd0g:
Except that the kernel has nothing to do with the Phone part.
[Nexus S General] Etyl:
Well, I was comparing battery time with SmartassV2 governor versus the default Ondemand. As for the kernel itself it may or may not contain (even accidental) fix to whatever is increasing the battery drain - Air does have some backports from 3.2 and 3.5 kernel trees for example - and on that off chance I have decided to include what kernel exactly I have flashed.

Granted, I should have ended my last post recommending SmartassV2, possibly using that kernel, not the kernel itself.
[Nexus S General] digital_belac:
Got a new Nexus S for free after my Nexus one charging port broke.I was only getting about 8 hours when I first updated to JB but after playing with the settings, draining my battery completely and resetting my phone, I'm getting pretty decent battery life. I can't really compare to ICS because I only had it for a few hours before updating to JB.

Stock, No Root, Google Now enabled.
[Nexus S General] chronophase1:
That's actually really good considering you have GN enabled :).

What's with the one reboot though? :p
[Nexus S General] digital_belac:
I went outside and my autobrightness wasn't changing the brightness so I just rebooted my phone. :D
[Nexus S General] itline:
On Stock JB rom and kernel.
[Nexus S General] p.pavljasevic:
Would you share your settings please?

I can't get past 2.5 hours. I also disabled some apps but that didn't help. Phone is awake a lot.
[Nexus S General] unlinker:
Very nice.. have you upgraded OTA or flashed some ROM?

Have you restored something from ICS with Titanium Backup?
[Nexus S General] Haizum74:
Battery on mine is terrible, way worse than ICS.

Im on Jellybelly with thalmus's kernel. If anyone has other suggestions then please shout up
[Nexus S General] :
ROM: ParanoidAndroid 1.9.2

Listening to music most of the day straight and had mobile data enabled the whole way. Screenshot is battery on 19%

Q: Should I be getting more out of this than 7-8 hours? If so, how can I manage that?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] rrohanjs:
guys i had to post this, after using jb since it came out im frustrated, so i flashed black ice rom again

and

and and ....

its a bloody awesome feeling seeing your phone running so well

my jb dies in 10 hrs, n now after 10 hrs my phone is still not touched 50 % :)
[Nexus S General] tchaari:
That's what I noticed too. Battery life is almost the half of ICS. I found JB battery drain not really justified. I remember the changes between GingerBread and ICS. We lost almost 30 to 40% of battery life but it was justified by the heavy changes that ICS brought to android. With JB, I don't understand this drain. I think that they have something wiered in it. I want to find out what's causing this battery drain. I tried Better Battery Stats but it didn't gave me enough info. Any further suggestions?
[Nexus S General] migueldbr:
i dont get how you guys are getting such bad battery life with JB..With stock rom(the DoubleX one) and thalamus test kernel i get like 3 hours screen time and like 30 hours with the phone powered on. kinda like the same that i got with ICS
[Nexus S General] 1970mueller:
Thal Kernel

Can the Thalimus kernel be used on the spring 4g version?

---------- Post added at 04:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:09 PM ----------

Can the Thalimus kernel be used on the spring 4g version?
[Nexus S General] chronophase1:
Lol. Yeah. We're just as confused as you are. My setup has not changed much since my G1 days and even as terrible as the battery was on that thing, this is just ridiculous. Once I get my new earpiece though, I'm going to start tweaking some stuff(hopefully) and do some test with it.

Thalamus' response kernel for the NS4G:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29743950&postcount=862
[Nexus S General] ka'cipeder:
Today I switched to euroskank CM10 from stock JB and battery seems to be better, also it seems to be a tiny bit faster in some ocasions
[Nexus S General] noizy1234:
I can confirm that thalamus' kernel works on the ns4g.. As a matter of fact, it's the smoothest kernel I've tried so far & I've tried most of them..
[Nexus S General] rrohanjs:
after turning google now off, location services off, all apps like facebook weather etc off i got 4hrs screen time on jelly belly and phone died in 10hrs, no other rom did better for me and my kind of usage

i get 6 hours screen time easily with ics and it lasts the whole day for me, and i have to charge only overnite, whers as in jb by evening i have to plug it in
[Nexus S General] shahkam:
Blame project butter at touch it clocks the cpu to the max

Sent From My Sexy Sensation.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lilxdavidx:
i got some earphone with control i can't use the volume up and down button please help
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Spyderekz:
if you are using a headset that works with iphone then it wont work. reason why is there is a chip in those that sends the commands somehow to the iphone, and it isnt compatible with android. I wish it was.. most headsets that work with android are 1 button only.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
These work with android but again are only one button.....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cvpi:
Hey I was just wondering if there was some way to switch back to the stock android launcher. I know it got removed but was wondering if i could redownload it somewhere. Then again if I can't I was considering making my own rom anyway.

Thanks for all the help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soap:
Define "stock launcher"? Sense, gingerbread,etc..?

The Creator of Suds N' Bubbles
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cvpi:
The stock gingerbread launcher sorry should've put that in the original post.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soap:
I actually might have the launcher lying around. I'll search through my files.

The Creator of Suds N' Bubbles
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quinny899:
Try the Play Store, there's stock gingerbread launchers on it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soap:
I believe this is the stock Gingerbread launcher. I might be wrong though.

http://db.tt/zFt1OQyd

The Creator of Suds N' Bubbles
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cvpi:
Thanks for that I'll try it out.

Edit: It worked thanks alot!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soap:
Anytime sir.

The Creator of Suds N' Bubbles
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[Android Apps and Games] MemoryController:
Can you provide Cortex A9 optimized builds?

Sent from my GT-I9100 running CM10
[Android Apps and Games] SimranSingh:
Sorry, i had never updated the thread here on xda. Added NEON support, so it will be a lot faster. I also added a chart with the speeds of devices. I'll update soon with a few more devices soon! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Archer:
Development forums are for ongoing development discussion and support. If you're not supporting the app here then this should be in the Android Apps and Games forum.

Thread moved.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dakota0206:
I haven't seen this addressed anywhere, and I searched!

How come when I log into wallet.google.com my prepaid card I have on the google wallet app doesn't appear? The only payment method I have is the card I use to purchase apps.

I don't bank with citibank so I can't have my card on the wallet app. but I cant access the funds I placed on the prepaid card from my computer or to purchase apps.

They have the same Google Wallet name and logo, but dont appear to be related.

I guess my complaint is if I put funds on the Google prepaid in the Google Wallet app, then later I come accross something I want to waste a few dollars on and it accepts Google checkout, why can't I access the funds I already budgeted for "play" ?

Anyone know why?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
The balance in the Google Wallet app is only for usage as a PayPass card, it cannot be accessed online.
[Nexus 7 General] drvsbsm:
If I hold the tablet from the side - opposite side to where it squeaks then try to make it replicate the squeaking sound, on my tablet it wont make the squeaking sound at least when I do this from the opposite side, or bottom and top. Only if I press it right at the point where it squeaks against the back, then it will squeak. So if it don't squeak when I hold it on the opposite side then push on the glass this makes me think its because something to do with the back cover that is making this squeaking sound. I tried holding it from a lot of different points on the tab and it wont squeak unless I press it exactly right against the back at the point where it will then make this sound. I tried to listed really close and it also sounds somewhat like its coming from the back, I could be wrong though, it wont be the first time. :confused:
[Nexus 7 General] Nexcellent:
I thought that it was that black band right above the battery at first but after turning some of the screws a quarter and a half a turn i no longer hear any squeaks so it's really difficult to say what it really is.
[Nexus 7 General] NoobStick:
I strongly believe the squeaky sound comes from the back plate, well for my one anyway. Initially my left hand side was squeaky so I opened up the case and realized all my screws were tight (no protruding scree by the way). After closing the back, my left hand side was completely squeaky free, but now my right hand side is! I think it's the quality of the back plate but like what others have said, it really depends on your particular unit.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Lttlwing16:
Anyone using it?

For me it usually just shows the weather. I also noticed that it does not do a local search on the tablet, a possible fallout from the samsung galaxy nexus / apple injunction? . When I go into the settings it also won't let me designate my teams under the sports card. If I do a google search for say chicago cubs scores, it shows the scores in google search, but does not show a card in google now? What are other people's experiences ?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jozymozy:
Ha, fellow Cubs fan here. I've just gotten the weather as well...but I only turned it on today. I keep asking it all sorts of questions about things I want updates on- the Cubs, Mark Webber, etc. hoping it will get the hint. I guess only time will tell.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] floateruk:
In regards to my nexus phone; I only seem to get the route home traffic and map when I'm on wifi which is pretty redundant.

I've sort of given up using it. Does anyone love it for any great reason? Not even opened it on N7
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] johnmcdnl:
I've been trying to get it to work for the past few days but no luck at all yet..... Don't even get the weather..... I'll give it another few days days anyways but finding it a bit crap so far tbh..
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] tpsantu:
Have u activated Google now or not? Even I didn't get even the weather card for the first two days... Then I saw that it needs to be turned ON in the settings... Even after I did I get only the weather card..
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] frogskins:
I get all kinds of info from mine. It tells me when I have to leave tone on time for appointments. It tells me traffic to and from work. It keeps me informed on weather. Even keeps me up to date on sports scores.

The trick is you have to turn on web search history on your Google Dashboard.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] floateruk:
I think I'm being blind. Where is web search history?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] vap1d:
I have had pretty good luck with it as well. Weather, sports scores during and after games for both my AL and NL teams - previews showing matchups before games start, even so much so that if I use maps on my phone it'll show me traffic / estimated travel time there on my tablet.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Lttlwing16:
So I was able to get my sports teams to finally show up. To do this I first went to google dashboard and enabled web search to a more liberal setting. I then had to go into Google Now settings and disable or turn off the sports card. I then went to settings and cleared the data for google search, then relaunched Google Now. It reprompted me to allow things, and when I navigated back to settings in Google Now, I reenabled the sports card , and when I did, the Cubs where pulled up and I could edit my teams.

A process you might want to try if it is being flaky..