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[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Come to think of it, if Google+ is not installed by default, I've probably *never* even had it installed, which is probably why it never caused battery drain for me!! Maybe Google+ has been the main culprit the whole time - nice find!
[Asus Transformer TF700] JoinTheRealms:
maybe in apps that expect direct input, like google play were you can just start typing and its directed to the search box etc
[Asus Transformer TF700] workdowg:
Here are 2 more of my cents. Every time I notice the drain, I check and wakelock detector and battery settings says about "on battery 10 minutes". So if it hasn't been said, the tablet stays awake a lot because it "feels" like it is plugged in... just my 2 cents....
[Asus Transformer TF700] gixxer340:
I have always thought that the wakelock detector was useless for this very reason but you may be on to something. Maybe the tablet thinks it is on AC power for some reason because it charges. This may also explain why once the tab gets down to 70% the rapid battery drain begins and it is all down hill from there.

That being said; I went through all of the settings and couldn't find any that pertained to AC power except the "Disconnect network during sleep" in the ASUS customized settings.

I really wish we could come up with a fix for this as it is my biggest gripe with this tab. I have really contemplated getting rid of it lately mostly because, if I forget to shut it off, I can't rely on it having any battery left if I leave it connected to the keyboard. It is super annoying. Lag sucks as well but this is a bigger issue for me.

My .02

Jeff
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
[MENTION=408485]work[/MENTION]dawg - where are you in terms of battery drain? I know that you weren't having any issues for the longest time (after installing lie scenario #1) and then dropsync caused the drain to come back. Did you remove that app and did the drain go away?
[Asus Transformer TF700] workdowg:
It seemed to. Then about a week ago it appeared again. I've been keeping track of my installs , so I may over the holiday back track some and see if it is a specific app. I have been using the tablet more lately, so it's hard to tell .
[Asus Transformer TF700] sparksd:
So I have just started seeing this issue, ever since unlocking and installing CROMI-x. Never saw it when I was stock. In 9 hrs the tablet drained 25%, the dock 15%. Under same conditions, I have seen the undocked battery lose no more than 2 or 3%.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Snah001:
Not seeing any postings here.

I am on Cromi 3.5 and there is no drain at all.

Can anybody confirm CromiX 5.3 has no drain problem?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
No drain here on 5.3 (although I never did have the drain, even on previous versions of CROMi-X)...

EDIT: interestingly, I did notice that I seemed to have much better battery life after freezing the two "Mobile Network" apps on 5.3... Not sure if it's the same drain mentioned in this thread though...
[Asus Transformer TF700] sparksd:
Since my earlier post, I made some changes. I am at CROMi-X 5.3, I started using Greenify, and I turn of Wi-Fi when I go out of the house with the tablet and don't have Wi-Fi access. Today, after 10 hours docked and closed (but not powered off), my tablet is still at 100% and the dock is at 97%. Yesterday was similar.
[Asus Transformer TF700] gixxer340:
My drain doesn't start until I hit 70%. Before that (especially if I don't use the tablet) it can take a few days to get down to 70%. Once it hits 70% though, it is all over in less than 12 hours.

Jeff
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
I have not done any scientific testing, but this matches my experience. Since then I keep tablet and dock separate most of the time.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
For the life of me, I cannot understand why I don't have this problem!!! Not that I'm complaining, but it drives me nuts wondering what is different! :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I had the same problem and never solved it. Well I did. I sold the dock! :D
[Asus Transformer TF700] workdowg:
[MENTION=518363]sbdags[/MENTION] mentioned Google Now location services may be one of the culprits. So I decided to test it...

I was on a fresh 5.3 install and not having drain issues. I only installed (and will continue to do this) apps as I needed them, probably about 20, mostly Linux stuff AndFTP, Connectbot, Xserver Xsdl, Linux Deploy and others. I slid the home button up and "Got Google Now". Within 12 hours (no use) I had gone from 100/97 to 39/90. I turned off Google Now and 6 hours (no use) later went from 32/85 to 31/83. Since then, a week or so now, I've been getting about 2 days on a full dock/tablet charge, with normal use each day. I don't game but I feel it would bring that back to something like 1 full day on a charge.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Yeah I'm pretty sure google now causes some extra drainage but not just the dock drain.
[Asus Transformer TF700] workdowg:
Agreed.

From my LG-G2 DeBloated Stock 4.2.2
[Asus Transformer TF700] liney_2000:
I had tried everything to stop the drain all to no avail. My tablet is running minimum apps after a clean install and I still had the drain. So I took on board the Greenify idea you posted here and it seems as though it worked for me as well.

24 hours after Greenifying most apps, the pad only drained 4 percent, and the keypad actually climbed 3 percent - I have never seen that before.

I turned wifi off half way through the test. So I'll keep testing, but before Greenify I would have expected to see the keyboard dock at zero percent after 24 hours, so it has certainly done the trick for me.
[Asus Transformer TF700] bbygfy:
Has Greenifying the apps continue to help? Did you have to Greenifying any of the system apps?
[Asus Transformer TF700] collindv:
I greenified every app I have and every allowable system app and still drained my dock in 8 hours of "standby".

This issue really pisses me off. Makes my dock unusable for its intended purpose of supplying extra battery life.
[Asus Transformer TF700] liney_2000:
Yep, totally fixed it. If wifi is off, both keyboard and tablet will stay at 100 percent (or very close) with the lid closed and the tab in sleep mode, for 24 hours. Wifi on it will use a little as expected. It has been quite a while since I have been able to achieve this, I don't know why it started, or even which app was causing the problem, but I have included the full list of apps I greenified on the photo. One of these was the offender, some can easily be excluded, so you could look at the apps you have which are the same and work it out from there. You'll note that I did not greenify facebook, google +, maps and so on, (didn't need to as it turned out), so this should hopefully narrow it down. Good luck
[Asus Transformer TF700] liney_2000:
Yeah, I sure do understand your grief. I just don't get what's going on, but nor does anyone else by the looks of it. My insights are simple, the problem began a few months ago and no end of troubleshooting would narrow it down. Even when I tried to copy the steps the dudes carried out in this forum, I was still getting the rapid battery drain when the keyboard was attached. I simply tried Greenify on the apps shown in previous post and immediately the problem resolved itself. And when I look at those apps, that confuses me even more, there is nothing in that list I would have expected to be causing the drain, maybe Air Droid, but I have never even run that app. Although dropbox has my interest
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
From what I can remember, everyone that participated in the battery drain scenarios and followed the directions to a T, no longer had the drain - at least for scenario 1. This leads me to believe that it's definitely app-related - probably a combination of certain apps and/or configuration options. Would also explain why some users have the issue and some don't.

Are you saying that you still had the drain after following scenario #1 *exactly* with no deviations or "extra" apps?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
I definitely think it is app related.

I could wipe, flash, have no drain but at some point after apps were installed it would come back.

I do not trust google search/google now - it seems to demand a lot of wake alarms as it seems to not only be checking my location but also checking my search history to give me 'useful' info.
[Asus Transformer TF700] collindv:
I have had the drain on a brand new clean install
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
With or without Google Now etc.?

I think even just some Google apps installed could lead to this.

I also think _that (who else?) solved the mystery. Check out the last posts in the CROMI-X thread.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
^Agreed - a "brand new clean install" can mean a LOT of things with CROMi-X! There are so many options during the install that your clean install can be completely different than my clean install! That was the purpose of this thread - to have multiple users (both those who had the drain and those who didn't) start with the EXACT same configuration. In that case (test scenario #1 in the OP), nobody had the drain issue. This all points to a particular app or configuration setting (or a combination of both) being the source of the drain.

And I agree - I think that _that is onto something! :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] berndblb:
Yes. _that's theory makes a lot of sense. If you follow his link and read the first few paragraphs, they actually recommend for app developers to restrict the app's background services when the battery is discharging and to go full bore when the tablet is connected to AC. Now, we have a very unique situation with the Transformer tablets. What other hardware out there gets charged from battery to battery so to speak. That virtually no app is optimized for our hardware configuration shouldn't be a surprise - once you think of it.. :D

Man! When I think how we wrecked our brains... LOL
[Asus Transformer TF700] gixxer340:
For the moment greenify seems to have fixed the issue for me. with nothing left on the dock battery and 84% on the tablet battery yesterday afternoon to 81% this morning when I opened it up. It definitely would not do that before. I will monitor it for a few day to see how it holds up.

Jeff
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Which apps did you greenify?
[Asus Transformer TF700] sparksd:
But doesn't the problem not kick in until the tablet falls below 70% and it starts charging from the dock?
[Asus Transformer TF700] gixxer340:
Everything it would let me. None of them seemed like system apps though. just downloaded apps

Amazon app store

BSPlayer

Chrome

Google Drive

Evernote

FX file explorer

GooManager

GravityBox

Lastpass

Netflix

Office Suite

QuickPic

Splashtop

Terminal Emulator

Wallpaper Bay

WiFi file explorer

I also have auto-hibernation enabled. There doesn't seem to be a lot of options in greenify to mess with but that is how it is set up on my tab. If I can answer anything else just let me know. I will do whatever I can to rid us of this scourge on my beloved little tablet.

Jeff

---------- Post added at 07:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:06 PM ----------

Correct but i ran the dock all the way down to 0 meaning it went through its charging cycle and the tab didn't continue to freefall to nothing. In fact, this is the part that is the hardest to understand. I see speculation that it is because of an app that thinks it can use whatever power it wants because the tab is on AC power but shouldn't that stop once the dock battery is dead? The tablet shouldn't be showing that it is being externally powered then.

For me is is definitely something that, once it starts, it drains until the dock and the tablet are dead. Literally it will go 2+ days without a lot of use to bring the tablet down to 70%. After that, within 12 to 18 hours, both are completely dead. Almost like it has some sort of inertia or something. Seems to me that, if the above speculation was correct then it would use a lot of battery while it was charging but would return to normal once it stopped charging. I don't know, just trying to think out loud.

Jeff
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
The only ones we have in common are amazon app store, evernote, google drive and terminal emulator.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
FYI - I don't use any of those apps (and do not have the drain).

I'm a little confused about the email above. With the dock @ 0% and the tablet @ 84%, I didn't think that the drain would be a problem? I thought that the drain only occurred once the tablet got down below 70%? Also, even if the tablet *was* below 70%, with the dock being @ 0%, it would be just like being un-docked at that point, wouldn't it (where the drain is not a problem)? I'm confused... :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] gixxer340:
I guess I might have been a little confusing. I just gave you the last 12 hours of the experiment. The tab did go below 70% (a couple times in fact) and recharged each time until the dock battery was at zero. Normally this would result in the tablet battery continuing to drain until both were dead. This time it did not.

I have a lot more experimenting to do but if this holds up it will remove the biggest, most annoying gripe I have with this tablet.I will report back when I know more.

Jeff
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Makes sense. With an empty battery the dock can't charge the tablet any longer, so the battery status should go back to "not charging", and further draining should stop.

So you are saying that the draining continues after the dock is empty? Someone who still suffers from dock battery drain could try to check this:

* Ideal starting conditions: dock battery not empty but quite low (10-20%), tablet battery between 20 and maybe 60%. In total not more than needed to charge the tablet to 70%. Tablet docked. The dock should charge the tablet.

* Run "dumpsys battery > /sdcard/batt1.txt" in a root shell.

* Put tablet in standby and wait until dock battery is empty. If the theory is correct, that should be quite fast because apps will keep wakelocks and do background work because the battery is charging.

* The dock battery should now be empty, so charging should have stopped.

* Run "dumpsys battery > /sdcard/batt2.txt" in a root shell.

* Compare batt1.txt and batt2.txt, especially the "status" line. It should have changed from 2 to something else.

* If it didn't change, then it would explain why the drain continues even after the dock is empty (*if* there are apps with frequent background tasks). If the status did change and the high drain still continues, it might be a framework bug that apps are not notified correctly when charging stops because the dock is empty. Undocking and redocking should help then.

For reference, here are the status values:

// values for "status" field in the ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED Intent
public static final int BATTERY_STATUS_UNKNOWN = 1;
public static final int BATTERY_STATUS_CHARGING = 2;
public static final int BATTERY_STATUS_DISCHARGING = 3;
public static final int BATTERY_STATUS_NOT_CHARGING = 4;
public static final int BATTERY_STATUS_FULL = 5;
[Asus Transformer TF700] workdowg:
This is with no use. 12% overnight loss...
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Thanks. So the battery status is reset correctly, but it still uses too much power after the dock is empty. And we learn the "dock AC powered" means "dock battery not empty" :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
So what does all of this tell us? Does it tell us anything that may help pinpoint the cause of the drain? It sounds like things are behaving like they should, so I guess that we're still not any closer to identifying the cause of the drain?

Man, I really *wish* that I had the drain problem so that I could help diagnose first hand!! I think it's obvious that it's application related - just need a way to identify exactly which apps and then maybe we can try and determine *why* those apps cause the drain (which could prove to be very difficult).
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
At least we know more than before. :) The next thing to test would be how often apps get a notification about the power situation changing (ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED, ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED, ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED). For that we need some app to log these broadcast events.

Background info:

http://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/battery-monitoring.html

I found the "power-supply" wakelock in the kernel source code (drivers/power/power_supply_core.c), and I just spend two hours learning more about kernel programming - but I still cannot explain how it could get stuck - the code looks as if that wakelock should be active only for a few milliseconds at most.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airuzzo:
Hi there,

my question is simple and i hope in a solution coz this sh*t is piising me off.

I have installed latest firmware I9505XXUEMJ5 (DBT), philz Touch recovery and chainfire root.

All perfect, the only problem is Wifi management. i live in a small isle (sardegna) and the adsl here is almost ****, 640kbps (less than 1 mbit)

When the phone is connected to my wifi after some time the phone disable the connection (not the wifi icon) and a message appears: "Wifi was disable due to low speed connection).

Its possible to disable this "feature"?

thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noteics:
Try go to adsl setup change the chanal nomber or try connect with other adsl mybe problem from adsl router and not from the s4

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airuzzo:
i have try on multiple adsl and router (all @ 640kbps)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] LuXx:
I updated to wm5 last night and then i went to update the radio from 1.12 to 1.13 and came back to my phone and the phone has no power. Soft and Hard reset doesn't work and i have a blank screen.The only time there is a light on is when i put it on the cradle.There is a redish orange light under the power button.Is there anything i can do to fix this or is my phone a paper weight?If you can please HELPME!!!! Thanx LuXx
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] LuXx:
I got it to work. Thanks
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fprice02:
solution

Do you remember what steps you took to fix it? I have the same problem. Thanks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] HDuser:
You sure that you not in bootlader mode.....The screen is dark but has wording on it.

If so just rerun the upgrade
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drake008:
Is there a newer Rom available than the official 4.0.3?

can it be doable to make it Googleapps store compatible cause I get always the 921 error?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MahatJah:
I use uberoid jelly bean on my tablet,but i have problem for install twrp or other custom recovery
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeyperOS:
I THOUGHT what I wanted was simple enough but apparently with Samsung nothing is ever simple.

I have the i9505 S4 and am currently on the Pre-Rooted I9505XXUBMGA rom. That means 4.2.2, Stock Recovery and PRE-KNOX bootloader.

My custom flash counter is also 0 as I've only ever flashed the pre-rooted stock kind of roms. No triangle has ever appeared on my screen.

What I want to do is install a 4.3 TW rom WITHOUT flashing a custom recovery (so probably through Odin) and WITHOUT having to flash the KNOX-enabled bootloader.

The reasons should be obvious enough, I want this phone kept as close to stock as possible with what I do being completely reversible without having to rely on Triangle Away as with every new firmware Samsung appears to be even more hell-bent on breaking it.

Obviously I'd want said rom to actually function correctly as I've read things like sound and/or wifi breaking or mobile data dropping with/without the phone being on sleep etc...

So, any takers?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

From where I am,I can see 3 options.

1.Stay where you are on 4.2.2

You just need to flash stock firmware ,and you are back to out-of-the-box state.

But....you want 4.3.... so,

2.Flash a custom recovery,and you have the choice of every custom ROM in the DEV section.4.22,4.3 ,TW,AOSP , you get my drift.As long at it does not contain the new knox bootloader,you can get back to out-of-the-box state in 2 easy steps:

Triangle Away.

Flash stock firmware.

3.Try to flash the new knox-pox 4.3 ROM and be stuck there.(because there is no coming back)

Look HERE

The [OP] explains it well.

And this is probably the ROM you would choose.(close to stock)

It seems the samsung is determined to mess things up for the user who wants to easily mod their own phones.

It has gotten so bad,that the [OP] has even jumped ship to the Z1.

He says he will maintain that ROM,but for how long,because they have already moved the goalposts twice... :eek:

I am on 2.

And I intend to stay there,because I like to be in charge of what goes on my phone.

Devs will almost certainly maintain their ROMS,and updates like 4.4 will come along in time.

Only you can make the choice.

Hopefully,I have given you some options.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeyperOS:
Yeah, that's the thread I flashed my current 4.2.2 rom from. I saw him throw the towel and decided this just wasn't gonna work.

I guess I need to take the plunge and install Philz recovery.

Somewhat subjective I know but, which 4.3 TW custom ROM seems to work best when the OLD Pre-KNOX bootloader is being kept and with which modem? (I've seem answers vary wildly on this one).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

The reason you have seen such wild variations on this,is because it is so subjective.

This is where the fun begins.

Trying out different ROMS,and seeing which is best suited to you,and your requirements.

Best advice...read the first post of a ROM,and see if it has what you want from a ROM...especially the bit about new knox bootloader removed.

And remember to make a nandroid!

As for modem,if you are having no issues or signal problems at the moment,stick with the one you are on.

:)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hungckin:
Hi all,

I've beein using a glass screen protector on my ZU for some month without any problem. After I updated the new firmware 14.1.B.2.257 few days ago I found that there is some problem on the multi-touch. There is no problem when only one finger is touched on the screen but as soon as there is more than one finger touched, my ZU detects no touch input. The problem is gone when I remove the glass protector or a non glass protector is used.

I've took a video on the issue described above.

[YOUTUBE]JhZS3wCSoys[/YOUTUBE]

I believed that it is firmware related. For those using ZU with glass protector, do you have the same issue?

Sorry for my poor english.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Egaffinity:
I also have this problem. I am considering to revert back to the previous firmware if possible.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] westholma4t:
Got the same here..

Check out the Youtube clip.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
That's because Sony lowered the sensitivity in 257 since a lot of people had "phantom taps".
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TeroZ:
SAME HERE!

I have a plastic screen protector on my screen and STILL have multitouch problem. Reverted to .532 solved the issue.:crying:

What was $ony thinking? Multitouch problem is less likely related to "sensitivity" .

I think this is some sort of buggy ghost click fix that actually screwed normal multi-touch behaviors.:eek:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Hidden92:
Good to hear, these "phantom taps" are really annoying.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] westholma4t:
4.3 solves multitouch issue.

In my case anyway :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] SL!De:
Hi,

I was wondering if there is a tweak/mod that locks the screen when you cover it. Ive got that screenprotector/cover thing thats integrated in the backplate for the i9300.

So if someone knows how to do it, or if there is a tweak already in the wild, please tell me :)

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] fr3ker:
There's one in the Play Store... Proximity Screen Off. Look it up