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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubertjack:
is there a stock based rom with aosp contact and people app? I tried searching for so long and couldn't find one. and tried to mod the stock rom and gets frozen after booting.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hopper8:
Have you had a look at Chameleon ROM? I've never personally used it so can't give you an exact run-down. It is stock based, with all AOSP apps apart from FM radio and Camera (& some background apps).

Give it a go & see what you think.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubertjack:
thanks. will check it out. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micdabe:
I'have set the Settings/Device/LED/Notification to on.

Now when a SMS inbox, the led starts to blink in green and never stops no matter if I read the message or not.. I don't know how to handle this.

Unfortunately Lightflow has major issues with talkbac, so I don't use it.

Anybody?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deviouskind:
Does anyone know of a working zip to flash that Inverts Google's Play Store?

I am on White Out Rom v3 - 4.2.1 JB - GB27

I found 2 zip files, flashed them but No Luck :(

Is there a way I can edit the actual script in a specific file within the system folder or somewhere?

Let me know! Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Holo blue inverted Play Store 4.0.27 http://db.tt/h36JTj00

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deviouskind:
Thanks. I installed this but now Play Store is missing from my app drawer. Do I need to pull the program over from the actual directory it resides in? Please get back to me. Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Should just flash it did you make sure to wipe cavhe and dalvik first? Also try fixinf permissions in recovery.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deviouskind:
I tried wiping cache and dalvik. Thought it was gonna work but no. Still NO Play Store.

How do I fix permissions in recovery?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Advanced menu where dalvik wipe is, fix permissions or fix uid mismatches one or the other

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deviouskind:
I dont know whats up with the zip you had me install. I tried it again

after restoring PlayStore and it removed it again from the app drawer.

Very weird. All I want is a black playstore!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
That is weird cuz im using that exact same zip and it works fine

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I fixed it. Which is weird cuz it worked yesterday when I posted it

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Try this one http://db.tt/h36JTj00 I pulled the other one and reuploaded. Maybe it got borked when I uploaded it or something.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deviouskind:
Ughh! This isnt working for me. So I tried the new file. Installed by itself - It deleted play store. Installed then Wiped Cache/Dalvik - Deleted PlayStore. Wiped Cache/Dalvik then installed - No Play Store found.

I keep getting a notification "play service error". I have to install com.android.vending-2.apk to get Play Store back on phone.

Any ideas why it keeps deleting? Isn't there a script or system file I can change the values to false or something for black background?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
You have to change images inside the apk.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
Try putting it in /system/app

I've seen this issue across multiple devices and this seems to be the fix.

Permissions should be set rw-r--r-- and reboot after install

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] WeatherB:
Hi,

I'd like to know how I'd go about creating a custom ROM for the XDA II containing this:

ROM O2 1.60

Radio Stack I-mate 1.72

thanks

P.S. Is it possible to make your own rom with any application you want through Windows?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Biso007:
Creat any combination of the ROM files (nk.nbf, ms_nbf, radio_.nbf) ... make sure they all have or modified to have the same Country and Language ID (use xda2nbftool.exe) ... the run HimaUpdateUT.exe

For additional s/w, you can modify the contents of the ms_.nbf file using ER2003Edit tool to add/delete any s/w cab files.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] WeatherB:
That's what I originally thought; however, I read somewhere that there might be slight API difference between the versions meaning that it would cause problems.

I wanted to use 1.60.00 ROM and 1.14 radio; but heard there is no difference between 1.10 and 1.14 radio.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Biso007:
I had a broken XDA II of a friend that its ROM was damaged by a wrong flashing ... I kept the RSU 1.10 as is and flashed only the ROM and ExtROM with 1.72 ... no problem so far
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] WeatherB:
I'll give it a try on my spare XDA II
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
I've seen a couple threads praising their s4s for how long the battery life and in one case how much it flatlines while it's idle.

Since I've had mine , I've noticed the opposite. Using it very casually throughout the day with some light texting it'll drain probably about 30-40% while doing very little of anything.

But the part that stands out the most is when my s4 is idle overnight , it'll drop about 17-20% while others have reported seeing very little loss.

Has anyone else expierenced poor battery life? Is this normal for my s4 to do?

The only features I have turned on are; Wifi, Sound, Mobile Data, and Sync.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nakedninja42:
Seems you have a run away app that is sucking your battery. If you are rooted, check out Better Battery Stats on xda. I get at most ~2% in an hour but normally its not even 1%.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
Weird.. I don't think I have any apps that are running wild in the background. I'm not rooted atm though.

If it were a mystery app running in the background, would it be listed on the battery stats screen showing the % each program is taking up?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Could be location reporting
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
I'm sorry if I'm TOTALLY off, but would that require the gps toggled on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hmbpopo:
You said you have sync enabled, how many different accounts or apps are syncing and how often? If you have 4-5 accounts syncing every 15 minutes, your phone will never sleep and you will see massive drain
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Grant H:
One of the problems I had when updating to my new S4 was the memory card. Going from the S3 to the S4 was not good. The S4 didnt like the memory card and was causing high Gallery cpu/battery usage. Reformating the card fixed that problem.

Now, my Galaxy S4 has the best life of any Android I have ever had. At the end of the day, it still has 40% battery remaining with an screen on time of around 4 hours.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
I think you're aiming in the right direction here. That was one of my guesses was that sync is draining it fast.

Just checked what i had under accounts. The only ones that were syncing were Google (toggled off a few of the features i don't use so i only sync what i do use, drive , calender etc)

The only other one that was on was Samsung account which i just toggled off as well since I don't have any need for that to be synced up whatsoever.

The only other apps I can think of that actively try to sync are my gmail and facebook. I'm not sure how to view the frequency for gmail to sync, but facebook is set up to check every hour.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hmbpopo:
Yeah I have more accounts than that and I see 4+ he's of screen time a day with 30-40 percent left at the end of the day. I would try formating your sd card as stated above as that is also a known problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dkirchik:
Not I personally. My buddy his wouldn't charge past 46% no matter what. Not even with new battery or after a factory reset.

I tho notice better battery life with this phone then on my s3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
I don't have a sd card inserted :eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Chris13002:
Here is mine on little usage. About a good 2-3 hours of screentime, everything turned on, max brightness, and live wallpaper...

I also had a 64GB MicroSD from my Galaxy S II that I did not format.

From the screenshot, the MediaServer is from the live wallpaper, and Maps -> almost every location setting in maps setting is checked... which will change soon... :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] burhanistan:
FWIW, GSMArena did a new battery test for the i9505 after the recent OTA update:

http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-i9...ests-update-battery-life-improved/#more-48734

Overall, it saw a slight improvement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Doesn't google now always tell you how far you are from home regardless of gps being on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RandomHandle:
Is there a free app that is good for checking out the stats. Looks like the Better Barry Stats is paid.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] j510:
Yea just checked bbs and it showed that any smart screen feature turned on caused wakelocks 7 hours straight while I was sleeping. disabled and Now I barely get battery drain and my phone goes into deep sleep. Sucks cuz I liked using smart screen features.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dallenn:
I'm getting itty good results I think? Formatted memory card installed.

How does this stack up against your guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nakedninja42:
Its paid in Play store, but if you find the xda thread (search on google: "better battery stats xda") there is a version available there. If you like it support the dev ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] geoldr:
Look on XDA, its free.

Also after the OTA update my battery life is about 2x worse. Before I would lose 1% overnight and now i lose about 3%. Before I could get 4hrs screen on time with 20hrs standby, and now I am at 35% with 10 hours standby and 2hrs 6min on screen on.

Going to factory reset tonight.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] schinner16:
I have only slightly better battery life than my rooted inspire 4g with a 1230 mah battery....

I cant WAIT for the custom roms and developers tweaking these phones...there is soo much potential for this device!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colts187:
Today at 8am I left my phone on my desk withe screen off and by 2 my phone was at 1%! I checked my battery stats and engadget app had used 80% of the battery. That crap got uninstalled
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dxwilliams40:
Battery life is excellent on my device. I haven't taken any battery saving measures. I easily get 18-19 hrs of use with about 4-5 hrs screen time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Neozx25:
I can't complain, I get most of a day...better than i did with my S3.

Sent from my Galaxy S4 on AT&T or Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 lte
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sikalb:
at work i have alot of drain. usually because im on it all day.. but ive had it last 16-18hrs
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] beast3300:
I've been getting excellent results. Running bone stock (with the mdl updated I'm currently at 13hr unplug, 4hr 11min screen, 23% left. Google now off, 3 emails in push, 2 of which are Hotmail in the stock app, one Gmail. Auto-dim on, power save off, 2k texts at least. LTE coverage and lots of fb through the dolphin browser.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Planktron:
Check your data usage. Sounds to me like it was trying to push some data all day.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Grant H:
Maps and MediaServer should not be your two highest battery drain apps Unless you are using Google maps all day long that is. Even then, Screen should be eating more battery than Google Maps.

Go into Settings, Application Manager, All, then find Google Maps and Clear Cache / Clear Data. Exit all that and select the Google Maps app icon. I bet it says "updating to latest version" and all your problems are fixed with Google Maps. Google Maps does not show up in my battery information (it is hardly using any battery), even though my GPS is turned on all day and set to update location automatically. Google Maps does not even show up on my Battery status page unless I use the Navigation.

MediaServer does not have anything to do with live wallpaper. MediaServer scans your SD card and phone for new media files. I found that I needed to reformat my SD Card and then copy my big library of pictures back to it to fix the high amount of battery drain from this app. Before the reformat, MediaServer was my higest drain application and the Gallery would slug around. After the reformat, MediaServer doesnt even show up on my battery information and gallery flies as it should.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigblue95z:
I had to go into maps and Google settings to turn off the location update and some other location stuff. Maps was my #2 behind the screen in battery usage, sucking it down with only like 2 hours with screen on over about 8 hours. Even after fresh boot and never touching maps. But if maps ain't your problem, I'm babbling....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] erasat:
We have a topic about this on the Question and answer forum, but in a summary, just remove your Original Map app (if you are rooted) then download the Play store version, it took care of my similar issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Grant H:
Maps should not be using any battery, unless you are using the Maps app extensive!

I've used Maps for about 15 minutes today today. My GPS is constantly left on as well as auto location settings. Note that Maps doesn't even show up in my attached battery statistics.

Google Maps is one of the first apps typically updated with a new phone. This causes some error and battery drain even if the user hasn't went into the app. This has happend to me personally a few times. Clearing the cache and data and then going back into the app always fixes this problem.

My screen on time right now is 4 hours.

Internet at 10% battery usage is GPU Total 53m. CPU foreground 27m.

Then comes Google Services for CPU total of 34 seconds and Stay Awake for 8 minutes.

The numbers for the rest of the various Android servies is minuscule.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
So i have a problem?

I havent even touched google maps today
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Grant H:
What is your CPU / Stay Awake times for Google Maps?

Have you tried clearing the cache / data and then going into the Maps app?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
I just did that after screenshot and post. Will check tomorrow i guess.. Idk if my battery is bad i guess ill just buy a rack of batteries and not care?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] goobieracing:
After the update my battery life seems much better
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Grant H:
Select the Maps app from the battery statistics and tell me the CPU and Awake time.

Did you notice it say "updating to latest version" when you went into the Google Maps app after clearing cache/data?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
1 min 30 cpu and just under 30 min on wake time. And yes i did see it say updated to latest version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Grant H:
Great :)

Charge your phone overnight tonight, and see if Maps runs better tomorrow (less battery draw).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colts187:
Over two hours time ive lost 24% battery with 10 mins screen on time. About 30% brightness. The game it listed I havent even used since I unplugged. BS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
Decided to try a full loop and see my results. Charged my phone to full then restarted , and monitored as such.

The results: 22hr 15mins at 6% left.

Screen time on : 1hour 0ms

Device Idle: 21h 15m

I'd like to think this is decent, but if you go the other route, another 2 hours or so of screen time would've knocked it down a whole lot more. I'd expect 15-16hr battery with 3-4hr screen on time at most.

(Also it lost about 20%+ overnight while 'idle' not sure how.

Are these decent results? or Is it a little below average?

*side note: is there a way to disable LTE? My area only has 4g ,I remember last time I had an iphone you could turn off the higher services in exchange for slightly better battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] getbuzzin:
Those battery stats aren't so good. I usually get a whole day out of my phone with 3-4 hours of screen time. It's either you use a lot of Google maps or that could be the culprit. 11% for maps seems a little much.

To disable LTE dial *#*#4636#*#* then choose device information. It won't stick if you reboot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
the strange thing is, I didn't open google maps at all

plugged in my phone to charge it, is it normal for it to get a little warm while charging? Just picked it up for the first time since 6-52% and it's quite a bit warm, went to google maps to try to muck around with settings to see how it was taking up so much battery without being launched at all, i couldn't find anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Happened to me, go and clear cache/data on maps and then open application.

Battery life has been pretty decent today :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
just looked back at the thread and did just that then rebooted. Google maps is no longer taking up so much , it's about 3-5% which seems normal compared to the other posts in the Battery PRAISING thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Shouldnt be anything unless youre using it frequently..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
which is weird because I'm not ever opening it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Did it say updated to latest version when you reopened it after clearing cache/data?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
Nope :\

(Also this is getting annoying as a new user where I can only reply once ever 5 minutes ><)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Id try again and maybe even reboot after you clear it before opening it again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
I'm going to monitor my day today and try to use more screen time to see how my battery does with more use. If it's still poor, I'll do a factory reset and monitor a cycle once more. If it's still poor after that I'm going to bring it back to best buy and request a replacement. I still have 5 days left on my 15 day return Window.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] milicigoran:
I was getting bad battery life because of media server but it stopped after I moved my music to the internal sd card. But I think what did the trick was going to accounts and Google then I disabled sync in Google music, books, and TV and movies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] milicigoran:
When media server isn't draining the battery I get 4 hours is screen time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
I am a victim.

But it may be because i use sound cloud and music on internal memory?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lost2030:
Today my battery has been amazing!

Not charging for the past 13 h and 27 m

Screen is set to auto brightness. Screen on time today has been 1 h and 14 m

Currently down to 74% battery

I have walking mate on, which supposedly consumes battery quickly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
You have hardly used it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] lost2030:
Correct, I haven't used the phone much today, but compared to my S3 this phone's battery barely drains while idle. I normally get up to 4 hours of screen time when I do use the phone with the brightness around 70%, which is also better than what I got on the S3.

I'm now at 15 h 26 m off the charger with 1 h 25 m of screen time and it's only down to 68% battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
Just went back to Best Buy and switched out my phone, Explained my issues and what steps I had already taken to troubleshoot and they were happy to replace it with no problem. Waiting until my charge is down so I can fully bump it up and then monitor the cycle.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] akadreday:
is the battery life that bad ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sameer1807:
I'm pretty pleased. Didn't use much, have around 2 hours screen time but it still has soo much more battery life afterwards...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] King Cole:
I don't have any screenshot proof, but mine has lasted past the two day mark (I use my phone moderately throughout the day) with 28% battery left.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AxAtAx:
I did when i first got it..man it had alot of crap turned on...go thru all settings..an disable most of what you don't use...battery looking good now.

i guarantee it has better battery life than the g3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
Alright, First full cycle with the replacement and I'm already seeing a huge difference.

Biggest thing right off the bat is my old one dropped 15-20% if not more overnight, new one dropped 8%. Which is reasonable, it has exactly the same apps and settings as my previous one did.

8% is alright to me, my s3 would drop about 6% overnight on average.

However, the only thing still bugging me is google maps is taking up 15% again. I have no idea how,or why.

I've already tried the clear cache/data, i've uninstalled updates and reinstalled it, i've seen the " updated to latest version" messages, but still seems to be suckin up power. Also disabled location history and all of the extra tags that would run in the background and be the usual suspects.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrPlNK:
Try going into maps settings and see if report from this device is checked, if it is id uncheck it as its prolly your issue and it creeps me out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MentalToast:
Checked that yesterday when i was turning off the other settings in it, it's already disabled.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 8mileroad:
I get great battery life - especially idle. I'll charge it at night, take it off the charger at 6AM for school and then, for instance, take it to my friends house without a charger last Friday night and stay over (using my phone all day and all night) and the phone won't die until I come home next morning at 12AM. That's 30 hours of moderate usage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] McCadi:
Wtf? google sync is disabled and I still get this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Scott:
Yes, this is a common problem actually! Not many people know this...

Here is my battery with light usage, No LTE only HSPA+ / 3G. 2 hours screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eak1080:
I average 2d 18h moderate to heavy usage 5~6 hours of screen time. Root and freeze the bloat.

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I get the same thing, haven't been able to figure it out yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Scott:
Yep, thats what I did. Well, actually I am prottyping a CleanROM Windows based installer for the S4. So this is physically debloated.

What havent you been able to figure out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fnair:
I've been having great battery life so far. I didn't charge my phone last night. So I've gotten through 2 days with light use.

Google sync, 1 pop email, nfc/ s beam on, air view on, gps on, auto brightness, 64 gig sd card didn't reformat (was in sgs2, never formatted... Still exFAT)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] c4r1yx:
Don't know a bout the s4, but the s3 yes. Many people I know with s3 also bad battery life, depletes within 6-8 hours even when it's on standby