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[Nexus 5 General] killersloth:
Either I'm using my phone much more since lollipop released (fully possible) or its draining much faster.

I've never been able to get more then a whole daytime use out of it though.

I don't expect miracle battery life though. I love my Nexus 5 and I charge it when I have to.

After having a galaxy nexus, a nexus 4, and this though, my next phone will certainly be one with a larger battery.
[Nexus 5 General] pcphobic:
Battery drain bug gone in Android 5.0.1

[MENTION=295778]vboyz103[/MENTION]

[MENTION=3459071]killersloth[/MENTION]

My battery life seems to have improved now with Android 5.0.1

Perhaps the mysterious battery drain bug is gone in Android 5.0.1

Below is the result of my overnight battery drain test for N5X release 7.0 (Android 5.0.1)

My setup

ROM: N5X rel.7.0 (Android 5.0.1)

Kernel : Code Blue r718

Mobile Data : Enabled

Wifi : Disabled

Gps : Ebabled

Bluetooth & NFC : Disabled

Data Sync : Enabled

Result

After 8 hours of idle, it only drained 4%.

I am glad that Android 5.0.1 battery life has improved over Android 5.0
[Nexus 5 General] snappycg1996:
I, too, am at my breaking point almost with Lollipop. 3 hours SOT MAYBE is just ridiculous. It was good on KK but then got horrible the last week I had it for some reason. WLD doesn't show anything out of the ordinary except kernel using a LOT of battery only and "combined app" battery consumption.

Project Volta is either a lie, or it wasn't implemented in Lollipop, because I expected so much more and got better battery on the preview. Nexus 6 and 9? Battery isn't bad, but it's PATHETIC for late 2014. Seriously, we have phones getting 5+ hours SOT.

I flashed ElementalX yesterday and today? It's actually a bit worse... I don't get it, I just don't. It's also underclocked too.

I'm gonna try flashing Cataclysm I think and hope for the best. 5.0.1 was released for Nexus 6 and 4 recently, so N5 is next, and I'm hoping the "delay" is to really fix this update, because for now, it is inconsistent and battery is atrocious and I'm disgusted.

EDIT: Also note, I am on airplane mode 24/7, disabled Google+, Fit, Now, and uninstalled Facebook, and battery wasn't better at all. I use only WiFi. And yes, of course I have all syncs off, even in individual apps have I tweaked settings. Still, no dice.
[Nexus 5 General] Bl4ckX:
This is exactly the reason why I just put my N5 by side for now and switched to my N4 with PA 4.6

I could to whatever I wanted. I disabled Google Now, disabled location completely, turned off smart lock and my batter life got not a single f*** better.
[Nexus 5 General] Scoobaru11:
Hi,

Since upgrading to Lollipop I've had a massive battery drain which appears (for my device) to be WiFi related. On KitKat with no battery saving tips in play I would typically get through the day on a single charge with 15-20% left. This has now dropped to mid-afternoon if I'm lucky!

I've now factory reset my phone and although there is an improvement it isn't anything that great I'm still having to recharge during the day which is a pita for me. I expect my phone to at least be on a par with KK if not better otherwise what's the point of upgrading?

I'm going to wait for 5.01 if no joy then I shall have to look at running a different ROM.

Either way its a major ball ache but this pales compared to the state my S3 was in after Samsungs' bricked update
[Nexus 5 General] TheROMGuy:
I get pretty good battery life on CM12, runs smooth, I just don't utilize my LTE a lot because its signal is horrid. Only use it when needed, when I don't use LTE I leave it on Edge. I get about 4 hours SOT.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
Project Volta seems to be working for me. I can run with Auto Syncs and Adaptive Brightness on and get similar battery to KK with those equivalent settings turned off. One of the apps you brought over might be having compatibility issues or the phone might not be entering deep sleep properly which can happen for various reasons. I would suggest you check out the [Battery Life Help] Troubleshoot battery issues here! thread for more information.

These are all with stock 5.0, Google Now enabled, Auto Syncs enabled, Locations and Hotword detection disabled. 40% brightness, last 1 is using Adaptive Brightness at 40%.

http://imgur.com/a/EDyj8

http://imgur.com/a/6W7jR

http://imgur.com/a/QWADr
[Nexus 5 General] -DroidIsDNA-:
I get 5 hours screen time regularly lol.
[Nexus 5 General] surrealjam:
lol
[Nexus 5 General] snappycg1996:
You literally are a very lucky person then. I flashed Cataclysm and ElementalX and I haven't had a full day on it yet, but it seems to be draining the same. :/ 1 percent every 3 lr so mins. GSAM just says "combined app wakelocks" but greenify doesn't show anything and neither does GSAM in particular. I want the battery you get... But I guess the only way to get that would be try installing individual apps over days. Although even I've heard then it's terrible still. Maybe there are faulty N5 batteries...
[Nexus 5 General] TopSpiiiiiin:
My battery life is absolutely horrendous. I have 10-15% battery drain overnight (~8 hours). No wakelocks, barely awake (usually 3 times), wifi inactive in sleep and scanning disabled and so on.

But don't even let me get started on the SOT. 50%-60% less SOT (confirmed by more recent tests) compared to KK but still virtually the same usage (just browsing with Firefox until the battery is drained). I went from 5 hours SOT to 2-2.5 hours with the same kernel (franco), the same kernel settings, the same screen brightness (restored when I logged into my account for the first time) and also the same apps installed. Even BBS doesn't report any unusual battery drainers. A few days ago I flashed the old 4.4.2 radio over the new 5.0 radio because I suspected the new radio to drain but nothing changed. I clean flashed everything probably 2 or 3 times already.
[Nexus 5 General] wolfen69:
OK we get your point. Let it go and just use what works for you.
[Nexus 5 General] TopSpiiiiiin:
<sarcasm> Oh, I am so sorry that I just wanted to share my story. How selfish of me... </sarcasm>

Seriously, no need to be so rude. Did I do anything to you?

I could possibly understand your reaction if I had used caps in an excessive manner but I didn't use it at all.
[Nexus 5 General] evertking:
I'm with ya..

I'm coming from slim 8 and now on L battery is awful.. And well lollipop(lolliflop) is just ugly!! I have fell back to slim 8.20 and gonna hold there till slim has a chance to clean it up!

I think KK was/is much better all around! Could be I'm just bitter that google killed off the N5..
[Nexus 5 General] snappycg1996:
Don't worry about him, you did nothing wrong. I'm with you on this, although I never seen 5 hours SOT, maybe 3.5, and once 4, my battery is still ridiculous. It's only a bit worse than on KK but that isn't saying much, since Lollipop is supposed to be focused on battery life with Project Volta, just like Project Butter was in JB with 60FPS, and KK Project Svelte, with having the system run on half a gig of RAM. It's just ridiculous... I have flashed Cataclysm, and stock twice and tried different kernels. No dice.

They didn't kill it off though, even the N4 still lives on. But yeah, it is pretty awful.
[Nexus 5 General] nabil alami:
Yup pretty disappointed with L.... was so exited for it especially the material design which looks great, but not when its stutering -_-...will be flashing a ROM considering I have been on stock (longest ever :eek:) and see if it gets better, if not will be going back to KK
[Nexus 5 General] Scoobaru11:
This may help someone else besides me but I turned off the Adaptive Brightness in the display settings and I now have a greatly improved situation regarding my battery levels. Still sucking more juice than before but as long as my phone lasts the day under normal use I dont care.

Funny how something extremely simple can have such a massive effect on my phone :rolleyes:
[Nexus 5 General] TopSpiiiiiin:
Now you've seen ~5 hours SOT:

Old SOT (at 13% charge):

http://i.imgur.com/03d5YKI.png

To make this complete:

New SOT (at ~30% charge):

http://i.imgur.com/chMQn0M.png
[Nexus 5 General] mezo91:
I didnt like LP myself too. I rolled back to 4.4.4 <3
[Nexus 5 General] snappycg1996:
It really doesn't make sense as to why they would give us an update this bad...:/ I feel your pain... Today on Cataclysm? 3 hours. Guess it's better than the 2.5 on stock. This was with Elemental X too which did nothing for stock and that day I disabled FB, Fit, and Noe, as well as greenify Kik, snapchat, everything.

I have no idea why it's THIS bad. Oh! And now my battery is dropping while I'm on the charger. Wtf.
[Nexus 5 General] bblzd:
It comes down to usage, settings, and signal. Flashing custom ROMs or kernels and even undervolting doesn't make much of a difference. I don't even use Greenify personally.

The first thing I tell anyone is to check their Settings > Apps > Running. Any 3rd party services you see there are draining your battery 24/7.

You can try signing out of Google+ from the G+ settings. It sounds like the syncs service was stuck in a wakelock.

BTW it's normal to see anywhere from 4-6 Google Services as Running processes, even with their corresponding features disabled they will be there.
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
Please and thanks!

I need a PIT file from your device, extracted through Heimdall. It's very simple. No modding or flashing or anything, just a file that's on your device that will bring mine back to life. I've been working on root and need to confirm there is a solid way out in case it doesn't work. So far, it can't be done without a PIT.

-----

Using a Mac

I had to install VirtualBox and run Odin through that.

The way to set it up is here: http://www.onebadkid.com/?p=6930
[Samsung Gear S] wase4711:
you should probably post specific instructions for the mac users out there on how to extract what you need..
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
Heimdall is not just for Mac it is now available on all platforms.

If anyone is willing to do it, I will guide them through it. It's basically:

(1)

Put the watch in in Download Mode

:

press and hold home button until screen goes off (keep holding and when it comes on and says "Rebooting...")

then tap, tap, tap, the home button until the menu comes up (Continue, Download, Recovery, Power Off or something like that)

then single-tap through the menu to highlight choose "Download"

then press and hold the home button with "Download" highlighted, to choose to enter into Download mode

(2)

Open Heimdall

: available for OSX, Linux and Windows

(3)

Select Utilities

(tab)

(4)

Plug Device In

: you'll see where it says "Device Detected" indicate that you are, in fact, connected

(5)

Download Pit

: it has its own section, you choose the destination file and location
[Samsung Gear S] wase4711:
interesting info; I did not know there was a version for windows too..

good info, especially on how to get it into download mode!
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
I cleaned it up to make it more easy to understand. Yeah, Heimdall is incredible, but its most important feature is the creation of a PIT from an existing device.
[Samsung Gear S] wase4711:
if I had the watch, I would do it for you, but, unfortunately, I dont...yet..
[Samsung Gear S] Mulox:
I have an ATT Gear S....

Ok, I have an ATT watch and can provide the file you need. I will work on it tomorrow morning when I can get in front of my desktop.

On a side note, do you know if I can unlock this and use it on Verizon?
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
Thank you JEEBUS!!!

THANK YOU!!!! :good::fingers-crossed::good: I am desperate. I was figuring I was going to have to drive two hours, buy another Gear S, pull the PIT off, and then return it.

I have an AT&T Gear S with my Verizon Note II. My Gear S came carrier unlocked, I have no idea why, it's a long story though. What you will have to do to get it to work with a Verizon phone, is get a plan for the watch (I now have an H20 nano sim--I had StraightTalk before but it wasn't worth it for how little I used it--that I pay 10 bucks for 100 minutes and some tiny amount of data), and that suits my needs perfectly.

You have to have a Verizon phone plan that allows call forwarding. Make sure you have that. Other than that, it works perfectly.

The rest is cake.
[Samsung Gear S] Mulox:
Error downloading pit file...

Ok, I was able to enter download mode ok, and Heimdall was able to detect the device, but when I click on download, this is the error I get:

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12

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So I do have a Galaxy S5 on Verizon. I purchased a brand new ATT Gear S, only because I got a ridiculous bargain at $250, vs. $400 from Verizon!

When I called Verizon and gave them the IMEI, they said it could not be used on their network. So I guess I just need to figure out how to unlock it now, without having to pay.
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
Gear S Pit

Are you running Heimdall on a PC or Mac?

If you're on a PC, you have to make sure the right drivers are installed to connect your Gear to your computer.

Did you ever install Kies? If you did, you'll have to uninstall it to get rid of the Kies versions of the drivers. Windows can naturally detect the proper drivers for the Gear S. Kies installs other drivers, and I think they install other drivers that cause conflicts with competing device mod software ... mmmhrrmmmm ... Same situation if you're on a Mac.

To get rid of the Samsung drivers on your PC you have to go into the program manager and uninstall them as an application. Running CC Cleaner and deleting Samsung mobile drivers helps too (unless you're using a Samsung PC!). Don't worry too much about that because if you want to install Kies again later to connect it to your phone, you just re-install and it will overwrite the drivers. You'll also need to restart after uninstalling the Kies drivers and Samsung drivers, then just plug in the phone and let Windows do the rest. It knows which drivers to install.

Verizon/ATT

So, you shouldn't need to give Verizon the IMEI unless you were hoping that you'd be able to add it to your existing Verizon plan in which case, you have to use the Verizon edition of the watch.
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
I will seriously pay for your unlocking if you can just get that pit file off of your watch via the instructions.

No one else has offered to help. Which is shocking.

And it's very simple.
[Samsung Gear S] bda714:
still need help?

If you still need this just let me know i can get it to you right away.
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
Yes, I still need the AT&T Gear S PIT.
[Samsung Gear S] d0ntp4n1c:
I never had Kies installed and I am getting the same error. I have a watch and I'm hooked up just need to get past this lib 12 error

EDIT: Forgot to mention no samsung drivers listed in programs either. I can unistall the driver from device manager and reboot but I doubt that will make a difference? I'm trying now to update the driver maniually through the zdiag tool thing

---------- Post added at 04:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:27 PM ----------

I replaced the driver using the zadig.exe tool with all three options. Each time I get

Heimdall v1.4.0

Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna

http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is

encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future

development please consider donating:

http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Setting up interface...

Initialising protocol...

Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...

Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.

Please be patient!

Session begun.

Downloading device's PIT file...

ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer!

ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!

Ending session...

ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!

Releasing device interface...

EDIT: What version of Heimdall are you using? I have zero experience with it and the only thing I found was suite 1.4.0. I just tried with the mac version on a test mac I have at work and it wont even see the device.

EDIT 2: So I took a look at the read me and it says it should be listed as "Samsung USB Composite DEvice". when plugged in my device is listed as MSM8960. I uninstalled the driver and deleted it. Rebooted the computer and plugged it back in....came right back up as MSM8960. I'll try it on a freshly installed computer for ****s and giggles.
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
Uh oh ... I just did a search and found that newer Samsung devices with newer bootloaders are facing incompatibility issues w/ Heimdall. I may have to generate a PIT manually.

Yeah v1.4 is what usually works.

Looks like either Samsung hates modders ... or Yosemite has caused major problems ...

I'll keep looking around.

THANK YOU
[Samsung Gear S] d0ntp4n1c:
Bummer. :(

If you find something that should work I will give it a shot. I've only ever bricked one device in my years but it f-ing SUCKS!
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
That's so cool of you.

So ... I'm back out of bootlooping and I'm going to work on flashing again ... I'm still bricked (stuck in download mode) but I'll do some more looking at what's up with Heimdall.

I am rrreeeeally curious about what's going on ... is it really Heimdall or is it the new Samsung bootloaders ... or ...

Hm, I have an idea though ... I am certain that the rootfs that that person who claimed they'd figured out root changed my permissions and my PIT even though I modded it with my stock firmware. So I'm going to try to pull out the rootfs from my stock firmware for my AT&T Gear S and see if I can just flash that.

Odin can see my device and recognizes that it is in download mode ... it's just that it needs to be repartitioned ... usually, however, that's done with a separate PIT but the thing is, the PIT is supposed to be contained in a few locations within the stock firmware TAR ball, or it's its own separate file within the stock firmware TAR ball. Hehe, tar ball ... And Heimdall has a feature that can extract a usable PIT file ... but nothing else out there seems to.

We need [MENTION=3682533]AdamOutler[/MENTION]!!!!! I don't know what his thoughts are on Tizen and Samsung right now ... or on wearables, but the man is a genius.
[Samsung Gear S] Mulox:
I also tried the different USB drivers and same issue...
[Samsung Gear S] d0ntp4n1c:
yours showing up as msm too?

By the way I'm using the AT&T variant of the Gear S with a Verizon S5. Haven't had any issues but yeah if you want the device on a Verizon telephone number I'm sure they are doing everything they can to say no. Their same damn watch is 100 bucks more then their competitor! >.<
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
Thanks for trying you guys. I am trying every combination of connection and firmware I can.
[Samsung Gear S] Mulox:
Yes. I ended up getting mine for only $250 (brand new in the box) so it was a no-brainer at $150 less than VZ. Of course I am using it no problems as a BT paired device. Aside from not having an option to both ring and vibrate for incoming calls/texts, I LOVE this watch! Night and day compared to my Generation 1 gear.

I have read in other threads that it is possible to unlock for free (even as a non-ATT customer) if you escalate to a supervisor, since it was purchased w/o contract. I will def. pursue this, but what concerns me is once I activate on VZ, it will use Samsung's remote servers to do the call forwarding. After some date in the near future, Samsung will revert this forwarding back to the carriers, and rumors are that VZ servers will disallow non-VZ watches to remote connect...
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
THANK YOU

Thanks for your support everyone!!!

I updated the original post to show what the problem was.

It was a VERY simple problem but it took a lot of digging to rectify.

I appreciate the support and help!
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
If you paid in full ask for a subsidy unlock.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
was anyone actually able to get the pit file off the device? If so, can you post it up on here?
[Samsung Gear S] ooms:
Currently not possible :/ maybe with magic pit.
[Samsung Gear S] kavish106:
Hello I "nand erase all" on my gear s and now it's in a boot loop I can access download mode and recovery but I tried everything .... I have the SM-R750w model (3G GSM) is it possible to get the pit so I can repartition it

Thank you in advance

Please Reply Quick ?
[G2 Android Development (D802)] midan:
Great, thanks for u work
[G2 Android Development (D802)] samuele94:
surely, I just will find out other interesting modem I'll will make them flashable
[G2 Android Development (D802)] Maxximo88:
Thanks a lot!

So your suggestion is 20G?

Che operatore hai?Io ho Vodafone!

Ps: è bello vedere giovani italiani che collaborano su XDA!Inserisci la location sul profilo! :)
[G2 Android Development (D802)] avvocato.rossi:
compatibilità vs980

Ciao,

I have a vs980 32gb (purchased in USA) with the cloudy g3 rom (excellent) and fw26A. Everything is ok but the signal strenght here in Italy (Vodafone) is horrible.

Do you know if with some tricks I can flash this on my phone? I've tried to flash a d802 fw but I had bootloop.

Thnak you

Marco
[G2 Android Development (D802)] samuele94:
I have tim and I Say That I am fine with 20g, I stressed out as I could and Reacts well. I'll try again 20H, You Should back up the modem and try Both and then or leave one of the two or restores your original.

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Io ho tim e ti dico che con il 20g mi trovo benissimo,l'ho stressato più che potevo e reagisce bene.Sicuramente proverò di nuovo il 20H ,ti consiglio un backup del modem e di porvarli entrambi e poi o lasci uno dei due oppure ripristini il tuo originale

The problem is in the model, you have a vs980 and so my modem NOT be used, whether with your original fw had more receiving, I might try to create one for that model on the basis of your last and penultimate FW but I would not have a way of test

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Il problema è nel modello,hai un vs980 e quindi il mio modem NON può funzionare,se con il tuo fw originale avevi più ricezione potrei provare a crearne uno per quel modello sulla base del tuo ultimo e penultimo FW ma non avrei modo di testarlo
[G2 Android Development (D802)] avvocato.rossi:
aaaargh :crying:
[G2 Android Development (D802)] samuele94:
The problem is one, to know which firmware you'll have more after receipt and I can make the flashable modem but logically I can not test it

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Il problema è uno solo,sapere con quale firmware avrai più ricezione e dopo posso fare il modem ma logicamente non posso testarlo.
[G2 Android Development (D802)] SREEPRAJAY:
Hello,

Just a suggestion to comply to the FORUM rules.

First English and then the other.

Edit: You can keep the Italian language but English has to be the first

Thanks
[G2 Android Development (D802)] samuele94:
sorry, I reverse the languages and if need,I take off the Italian translation
[G2 Android Development (D802)] cisx:
Considering you have mine same operator, how are the switches between lines signal? Improved?
[G2 Android Development (D802)] d_Schizzo:
Thanks for your work! Want to try them, but can you please upload them here or in dropbox? Dont have mega account and dont want to just for them.

Thank you in advance!
[G2 Android Development (D802)] samuele94:
I used 20g for one week and is fine, tomorrow use the 20h in a very difficult place and I want to see how it behaves

yes, I put them in upload but the connection is slow so it will take time
[G2 Android Development (D802)] ariful2907:
Possible to use in cloudyg3 v 2.1?

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 Android Development (D802)] samuele94:
Yes, you can
[G2 Android Development (D802)] gasReal:
I'm waiting for 20H modem test, than I go to flash best version you say ;)

I'm on 20H stock by 6ril1, so I can try only 20G modem to compare. However now with carrier Vodafone I see dancing bars on 3g band