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[LG Optimus G (International)] derrickonline:
Battery Fix - Get back to your roots!!!

So I wasn't very happy with my battery life. Then I remembered all the great tools I used to use, and wow, my battery life has been doing GRRRREAT.

- Root (duh)!

- Get SETCPU (knock down your processor when screen is off).

Mine = Screen off 702MAX 384MIN

- Titanium Backup. Freeze all the crapware installed by AT&T especially the unnecessary crap that autostarts.

Here's what I have frozen:

-AT&T Address Book, AT&T Code Scanner, AT&T Family Map, AT&T Locker, AT&T Messages, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Ready2Go, CityID, Facebook (I don't use Facebook), LiveTV, Twitter (I use Slices for Twitter, not the official Twitter app),

- Taskkiller - yeah yeah don't start with that "you don't need a task killer" maybe we do, maybe we don't but I kill tasks when I'm done after ignoring once that I know are important to the system or once I want running in the background.

- Autostarts app - Download Autostarts (I've used this with EVERY phone I've ever owned that's Android. Disable the startup of all that software that you don't need to autostart unless YOU start it. It takes forever because there are so many categories/triggers that can autostart apps and then there are so many apps that autostart for silly reasons. But take your time, go through the list, disable items from autostarting (unless you need a specific app to autostart).

Major improvement in battery life. When I owned the HTC One X it handled background apps so well (too well in my opinion) that I didn't use the aforementioned apps on that phone. But now that I'm back to a TRUE multitasking Android phone it's time to get back to our roots.

Of course battery power goes back down the tubes once you click that button to turn the screen on and start actually using the phone again but any power we can save when the screen is OFF gets us more life when the screen is ON. Now I feel like I can safely make it through the entire day with moderate use.

Today will be the closest to my average use so I'll post a screenshot tonight or tmrw.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Alpione:
Thanks Derrick. The vast majority of my battery life is consumed by "Android OS" and not the screen, so anything I can do to reduce that will be a huge help.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Mantu13:
Yesterday I did the following and my battery life appears to have gotten way better. I did it around 3PM and then spent the rest of the day trying to kill my phone because it was lasting forever. I'm running it fully today and will post to say whether it definitely is better on a full day test. So far it appears to be way better than before though.

I finally rooted my phone and froze all the AT&T apps, twitter, yellowpages. (not required. Just saying that I did it)

I then saw an app in the market in the trending section called One-Click Signal Booster Free that has a bunch of good reviews. Even though I was getting an excellent signal I thought "why not?" and downloaded and ran it. After I ran it, I was surprised to see that my battery life was actually way better. One warning though, it looks like my GPS is now a little worse. Before I was getting a lock immediately and it was within 10 feet of accuracy. Now it takes a few seconds and is within 100 feet.

I'm going to continue watching my battery for today but I just wanted to throw it out in case somebody else wanted to try it.

Edit: it also looks like my phone uses more battery when on Wi-Fi than on lte. Maybe there's a bug in Wi-Fi?
[LG Optimus G (International)] cloudraker:
I was under the impression setCPU didn't work without a kernel that supports it, or is that only on the overclocking?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Alpione:
Looks like it works as I was able to control the minimum speed with no issue.

It does appear that the phone throttles down to 384hz when the screen is off by default. In Better Battery Stats, I see that vast majority of my time overnight being at 384 with only a small percentage being at 1.5ghz.
[LG Optimus G (International)] linkin2010:
Here is an update on my phone, today I used power control for the cores. I did notice that I was able to use the phone a lot today and my battery served me okay. Here are the screen shots.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ilkinansr92:
Under backup & reset disable sync my data

Sent from my LG Optimus G
[LG Optimus G (International)] chevro1et:
Just to clarify you mean the "backup my data" check box?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Alpione:
Grrr. Tried shutting down the Backup service to no avail.

Charged to 100% last night, played with it until about 93% and then went to bed. Got up and it was at 65% with zero time spent in Deep Sleep. Not sure what's going on here, but it's annoying me.

BetterBattery reports gobs of wakes for com.android.phone now, just like someone mentioned above. Everything else looks pretty normal.

A
[LG Optimus G (International)] n1mr0d:
The com.android.phone wakeups seem to be happening when the mobile data connection is 3g (umts or hspap). My workaround when WiFi is available is to turn off mobile data and toggle airplane mode.

So far this morning I've been playing music using a regular set of earbuds (no Bluetooth or internet streaming) for about 2 hours and I've only dropped 3%.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Alpione:
That sounds right. I switched to hspa last night and suddenly got the wakes. Weird.

Sent from my LG Optimus G.
[LG Optimus G (International)] chevro1et:
Not bad... all 4G all the time. Used Titanium to stick some chit in the freezer and SetCPU to downclock while screen is off. Helped alot.
[LG Optimus G (International)] livethatlife108:
Love this phone and the battery life

Ballin!!!!!
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ilkinansr92:
Awsome battery life

Sent from my LG Optimus G
[LG Optimus G (International)] pfoxdizzle:
What are yalls setups?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Scripted:
Would you all care to explain how you're getting percentage to show in the battery bar? Mine just shows the regular battery
[LG Optimus G (International)] benseoul:
Hello,

In setting/power saver, and check battery percentage ;)

Envoyé depuis mon LG-F180K avec Tapatalk
[LG Optimus G (International)] Scripted:
You sir. Are my hero
[LG Optimus G (International)] Tim4:
I will describe the battery live of my phone only by 2 words: Just terrible
[LG Optimus G (International)] n1mr0d:
There have been several people who have noticed that when the mobile data connection is 3g, the battery drain is very high. I have been following up with AT&T so they can escalate to LG for a fix. I believe this is a software issue as the precise symptoms have been identified by more than one user and I have seen it on two different handsets.

I encourage everyone who cam confirm battery drain on 3g connections to report this to AT&T so it becomes a documented issue. Do not let them read from their script that says this is due to background data transfers or some app you may have installed.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Tim4:
Actually i believe its not the 3G, but rom itself - Android OS eats up 60% of battery. I cant even imagine what the phone doing at background that much.
[LG Optimus G (International)] necrodiety:
I use mine pretty extensively. I have an app that checks email every 60 seconds in addition to all the other apps that get data. I find it keeps it's charge about 12 hours or so. This weekend, I went to a very very crowded area where people were using their phones extensively. I was having trouble getting data which is to be expected. The phone became very warm, almost hot just sitting in my pocket. I checked it every 10-15 minutes for a while and each time the battery went down 10%. Data coverage was listed as 4G with almost full signal strength. No wifi running, no GPS, no Bluetooth.

I do have some concerns over battery life and it seems to get pretty warm when using it.
[LG Optimus G (International)] n1mr0d:
I agree that it is the Rom. There appears to be a process that runs constantly and prevents the phone from sleeping when the connection is 3g. It is not a problem if the connection is lte.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Zackhery:
It seems to be pulling a lot of data in the background. Idk if this effects it but I'd figure it would.
[LG Optimus G (International)] cedex:
So far I'm loving it. Picked up the Sprint version yesterday morning and charged it full a couple hours later, but I haven't put it on the charger since. Not too many calls yet so can't comment on its impact, but I have been showing it off a lot (ie: HD Youtube videos compared to my S2, how quick it is, and generally just letting people play with it). I also streamed a solid 4 hours of XM Radio through Bluetooth this morning.

Not using Power Saver or Eco Mode and since I don't have LTE in my area I turned it off. I have the screen brightness set to auto with a base level of 60%.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Tim4:
This is my one. Bad :(
[LG Optimus G (International)] cpus456:
:S

Full charge last night

unplugged at 7:30AM

Its 2:21

BT oFF

Wireless Off

Screen brightness - 29%

7 hrs on batt

Android OS - 57%

Screen 25%

android sys - 5%

Battery remaining 63%
[LG Optimus G (International)] mrmamon:
Full charged and didn't touch it for 10 hours.

eco mode is off.

full signal of LTE.

Something wrong...

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what is msm_hsic_host???
[LG Optimus G (International)] Tim4:
usb or mhl host i believe
[LG Optimus G (International)] razholio:
I just came from a battery-sucking ion (4-8%) per hour at idle, and this LGOG is awesome! Even out and about in was getting between 1 and 2% per hour at idle. Now, with the screen on its a lot more, of course, but we expect that. I have Google sync on for calendar, contacts, and a couple others, but not mail. K9 hits Gmail with imap for push and wifi , gps, and blutooth are on, eco-mode is off (for now).

I found the screen in the store model to be a bit pixilated, but mine looks fantastic. Not sure why there is any difference...
[LG Optimus G (International)] cpus456:
here are my settings

Running Juice defender in standard mode (seems to be helping a bit)

[*]Disabled as much bloatware as i could

[*]disabled all syncs

[*]screen brightness at 29

[*]LTE

[*]no wifi

[*]no eco

[*]no quad core control

81% remaining

on battery for 5.5 hrs

todays activities

3 text messages

a bit of browsing

downloaded app

installed and app

uninstalled app

played with setting

It seems that web surfing with LTE is whats killing the battery.. no word of a lie.. surfed for 3 minutes and it went down 2 %.

Went to a local rogers store and they said that its actually normal for LTE... he was surprised that i had 30% last night at 9PM.. said that iphone 5 are worse.

LOVE the phone.. but as i said last night,.. whats the use of having the fastest phone if it doesnt make it through the day!!
[LG Optimus G (International)] pjsnyc:
FWIW - here's my experience so far. I've had the phone for 8 days now. For all intents and purposes, I am basically using the phone as Sprint and LG see fit. It's not that I don't want to mod the phone with custom ROMs and whatnot, but I just think it would be best to let all the kinks get ironed out before futzing with it too much. Virtually no modifications other than the installation of apps and modification of settings. My settings and usage are as follows.

-Sprint version - Not rooted

-Did not freeze any apps or install any kind of juice defender

-Wifi and GPS on at all times

-Wise screen, Eco-mode, NFC, and LTE are off

-Screen brightness at 60%

-Haptic feedback on for a lot of things (keyboard, number pad, etc)

-Vibrate for all calls and texts

-2 google accounts on constant push (gmail, calendar, g+, etc.). LG Social+, Foursquare, Instagram, Facebook messenger as well.

-A bunch of other apps that update on schedule (some every few hours, some once a day). Mostly weather, news readers and beyondpod.

Results for what I would consider 'normal' use

~12 hrs

~3 hrs screen on time

~2 hrs playing local music/audio

-Lots of news reading, social apps, email checking, and texting (this is probably the bulk of what I use my phone for)

-Occasional maps lookups and picture taking

-Occasional streaming of video or audio

-I am on Wifi often since I use it most when at work and home

When checking battery stats, I too see 'Android OS' taking up the bulk of the battery use. But I honestly don't see how its a problem when considering the above experience. Any additional gains in battery life would be nice, but I'm happy with how it is now.

Furthermore, I find that it idles really well in these conditions. I'll post screenshots from my phone to show you what I mean.
[LG Optimus G (International)] pjsnyc:
Pulled off the charger at 10 am and didnt touch it for a few hours
[LG Optimus G (International)] riceatusc:
seems like I am having the highest android system us. I've been hanging steady around 79%. wish there was a way to fix this ourselves
[LG Optimus G (International)] dbgeek:
I'm right there with you. I don't give a crap what uses the battery, as long as I get a full day of use. So far, on my worst day, I got 9+ hrs with wifi running all day, plus my work mail connected constantly, 2+ hrs of screen time and still had 30% of battery life remaining.

That said, people who are getting 5 hours of battery and aren't using 4+ hrs of screen time, need to return the phone, because something is wrong.
[LG Optimus G (International)] pjsnyc:
Keep in mind - the screenshots I posted above are from idling. Under 'normal' use, it hovers around 50%+...but I haven't seen it anywhere near 79%...so perhaps you have a lemon?
[LG Optimus G (International)] sarspants:
My Android OS is way up there around 66%.

I'm also showing msm_hsic_host way up at the top in better battery stats and have no idea what is causing it. With pretty mild use, my phone barely makes it through the day.

For completeness, I've had the newest software/firmware since day one and it was like this before and after rooting. I froze a bunch of apps with TiB with no success. I also tried doing a system reset before rooting.

I'll post screenshots when I get home from work.

EDIT: looks like the Nexus 4 guys are having the same issue: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34303488
[LG Optimus G (International)] JB calhoun:
There is. A kernel issue with this phone and the nexus 4 that causes the system to use more then it should from what i see they r working on it making good progress:thumbup:
[LG Optimus G (International)] Joyok:
thats really good to hear that the devs are working on it!!
[LG Optimus G (International)] Tim4:
I believe its already out, cause there a bugs fix update currently online from LG OTA
[LG Optimus G (International)] BloodBaron:
was browsing reddit and xda and saw this:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/13t0wz/mediaserver_hogging_your_battery_on_your_nexus_4/

might help with media server hog
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cshark87:
Just now trying Paranoid Android Jelly Bean (pa_n7000-2.50-22OCT2012-180756) and found out that on some games (tested GTAIII, MaxPayne and Dungeon Defenders) controls are missing or are in wrong position no matter what dpi is used. I had these games on ICS version of Paranoid Android (pa_n7000-1.6a-06OCT2012-225639) and all of them worked perfectly! I would stick to ICS but had some other issues which are solved on JB so any help to fix this would be appreciated, thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA1973:
Please post it in Q&A. I am not a Gamer, so can't help you out, sorry. Good luck :thumbup:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19930252
[Android Apps and Games] DominikNozka:
TOP 3 applications for better performance and managing your phone! CLICK HERE
[Android Apps and Games] PMOttawa:
I thought this was going to be useful. It wasn't.
[Android Apps and Games] cyansmoker:
/\ That.
[Android Apps and Games] masterjp:
Not interesting

I know better android apps which do the same or more than these apps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuN2OwN:
hey guys. i got a small problem on my gti9100 i was just doing normal stuff on my phone then i rebooted and for some reason the sides of the screen became narrower. im running revolt 2.5 with siyah kernel any help would be very much appreciated.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Juankld3:
I was installing the eng hboot in my incredible 2, I did it with adb in cmd windows, when I wrote reboot, it turned off and never caught on. The only thing that it does its orange led lights up when I put it to charge. Here in my country, there is no service from HTC and I dont want to lost my incd2. Please help me including this device into the unbricking project.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] brymaster5000:
Have you tried to get back into the bootloader by pressing the power button and the volume down button at the sane time? If you can get into the bootloader, you may be able to get going again.

Sent from my ViperDinc
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Quantumstate:
Well I've read threads here in the Razr forums for three weeks, and still have no idea how to do this.

I've just bought an XT910 which is locked to Rogers/Canada which I will use on TMobile/US. What I know so far is that I have to buy an unlock code for Moto on eBay --any auction-- and unlock the phone.

That's all I know.

This phone has GB stock right now. I've been ROMming a Nexus One for two years and can do that well, but no idea about this Moto. I guess it can be booted into a fastboot mode, and into a recovery mode, but don't know how. I guess that like the N1 in fastboot mode I can connect it to the computer and flash radio, ROM, etc, but can't be sure of that.

I often read that a recovery -must- be ICS, not GB, but how can that be? A recovery is Amon Ra, or CWM. It's not associated with a ROM. I can't even find a list of the recoveries that are available for this phone.

Once the recovery is installed, apparently they allow multiple ROMs to be installed which is a real nice feature. I gather that I can leave my stock on there and add MIUI which I really like, but can't be sure of this. And no idea how you choose to boot between the two.

On the radios, I've found the thread with updated Euro radios, but I am told that I cannot use those on a US phone. But there doesn't seem to be a corresponding thread on US radios.

Can anyone sort this out?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] heblu:
In deed you have to be on ICS to use this.

Root the phone and install Bootmenu manager. U will find it on google store. It has 2 system to choose from.

And how to use it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1792955

cheers
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david67059288:
Hello, im new in this forum and I just got this android galaxy ace phone. I wanted to upgrade the cwm to 5.0.2.8 and i did. I got the cwm from somewhere in the site and didnt read fully what was it compatible with. When i see the cwm booting image it shows that it is a Galaxy Mini cwm. I've installed Galaxy Mini CWM to Galaxy Ace s5830 and i cant install anything or do anything! Please help :(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david67059288:
fixed it.

hmmm nobody seems to be helping and of course, im one of the geekiest guy that actually finds my way even though im a beginner. I found out how to fix it and if anyone wants to know how to fix it, just comment and ill post up a forum how to fix it. I dont think many of you got this error cuz i've been searching it up and didnt find anything about it.

Any questions about Windows XP/7, Laptop, Desktop, then ask me. Im an expert that learned all myself.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codeknight11:
In before the lock, Chuck Norris approves :thumbup:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 121C4:
Count me in!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harry GT-S5830:
Well... you flashed a recovery.img not for the Ace therefore botching up the bootloader therefore rendering your ace toast.

Lie to service.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MethodX:
Thanks to TheUnkn0wn for his AOSP Mod for the camera(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746611) to enable saving pics to your externel SD Card. By simply flashing the zip in CWM or TWRP you will lose audio for your video camera. I have tested this and just extracted the actual app in the .zip and copied it to the /system/app folder with Root Explorer that was mentioned in that Thread. I first renamed the original Galary2.apk to .bak so it wouldnt overwrite and then copied the modded one in did a reboot. I can select SD Card and audio works with the camera. Only thing missing it taking shots while recording. I can look at previews, can use flash while taking the pic etc. I have no Force Closes or any bugs at all. Test it out if anyone wants to.

Here is the extract of the zip.

http://db.tt/bGwBqnXy

With Root Explorer

1) Rename existing Gallary2.apk to .bak

2) Copy new Gallary.apk to system/app

3) Reboot phone
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alteros:
Thank you for this.

It is working perfectly
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Alex2x3:
Yea this is absolutely awesome. Thanks a lot. One of my biggest gripes with AOKP. :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] shadezero:
Which version is this based on? 1.63 ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SeanHacker:
Saving to external SD has already been added to my aokp. Not sure why it would be one of you "gripes. "
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Kflan22:
Maybe they aren't using your aokp but that only leaves one...which is paranoid and I had issues with that and my SD card
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SeanHacker:
Seems pretty prevalent of a thing to have issues with paranoid. ;)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] shadezero:
I'm getting no sound in the videos =\
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] live4nyy:
From the OP:

"By simply flashing the zip in CWM or TWRP you will lose audio for your video camera"
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] shadezero:
I didn't flash. I just did the steps there.

Its fine though. Updated to newest nightly, installed 4.2 camera. Enjoying some 360 love!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kevwo:
download link is down
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MethodX:
New link added in OP
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Dmkjr:
Does anyone know is this will work on other devices running CM10?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] yamahakid:
Is the no sound in videos problem just in playback on the phone, or is it a problem with recording sound?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Antheleon:
So Unknown has released v 2.00 for JB 4.2. Anyone get this working on our aokp devices or such?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KillerElohim:
Hi,

Does anyone knows, how to resolve this problem?

When i flash with a stock rom, every thing is ok, but if i root it, the device status change.

In trakning this topic " http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695238&page=131" but looks like there is a lot of info....but nothing is working.

Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedyjay:
Because you've modified your device by flashing a custom kernel....modified device = modified status. Normal device = normal status.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KillerElohim:
But im not flashing with a custom kernel, or least i think isn´t custom.

Download from, samsung-updates, the file >

Samsung-Updates.com-GT-I9300_DBT_1_20121003075632_s71z0mwh49.zip
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch0ka:
In fact it is the CF-root-kernel ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KillerElohim:
Them the only solution is to wait for a new version of cf-Root.. right?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GR0S:
cf-root isnt kernel schollar boys
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwiftSmoke:
He is correct cf root does not use a modified kernel to root S3s but you are still technically making adjustments to your s3 when you flash cf root. This is why u will always have modified status after rooting.

The 1st few paragraphs of the cf root thread probably explain it better than me lol