[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] drunkbastard:
Battery Drainage Test

First of all, everyone loads their own software on top of the ROM. Some of these programs run in the background, and this will cause your battery to drain faster. Also, keeping the 3G connection active and the screen at full brightness will keep you charging your phone.

I know I state the obvious, but it is also obvious that those reporting drainage issues are not doing the required problem-solving on their own first.

(1) Check for background processes. I use SK Tools, and when I think I have a drainage issue I run the Processes task and see what is running. Since I know what is running as a normal part of the phone, I know what processes need to be shut down that are consuming memory and power. What software have you installed? Which of these run in the background?

(2) Do Nvious' battery-saving tips. Turn off your 3G - it's easy enough to turn back on (takes about 10 seconds), and believe me, there is nothing you need to download / surf for on the internet that is so incredibly vital that an extra 10 seconds to switch bands is going to cause a major national crisis. And when you're done with your internet tasks, turn off the internet connection (long-press end key) - some programs, even if you have TouchPro tweaks set to auto-disable, will keep the connection going.

(3) Are you using e-mail push a lot? Well, Nvious also has settings to keep the battery consumption to a minimum for that. I don't push e-mail, I download it manually, but then again, my e-mail is not critical.

(4) Make sure you have the correct rilphone (again, said over and over ad nauseum yet people still don't do it). I remaned it rilphone2, moved it to Windows dir, then pointed the reg key to the renamed file, and SR. I suggest you do the same. I don't know which one is on the ROM, and in deference to NRG, I don't care, I do it anyway. You can find the correct rilphone easy enough. P1Tater has a thread with CABs that supposedly install the specific rilphone with doing the reg patch, but I would rather do it the brute-force way.

(5) If none of those steps give you a battery culprit, try this: charge your phone full, then take it off the charger right before you go to sleep. Do a soft-reset - this will make sure only startup processes are running. When you wake up, check the percentage. I usually maintain no more than a 12% loss over 8-9 hours.

If you are down significantly, you have something eating your battery that has nothing to do with the ROM.

If your battery level seems OK, then try turning on BT, get a pairing, then turn it off. Now, check the battery level periodically. Someone else postulated, and I noticed as well, that if the BT stack is used, even after shutting it down, there is a leak. I had a full battery when I walked in to work, and ten hours later was down to 30%, and didn't make a phone call, maybe 20-30 text messages, and no internet surfing. So, yeah, I can say that MAYBE the BT stack has an issue. I have a car charger that I use whenever I use BT (I have a Parrot MK6100 for music and the occasional phone call). You can always try doing a SR after turning off the BT connection and see if that helps - a minor hassle, but nowhere near as bad as a dead battery. Unless, of course, someone comes up with a cause and cure for the "alleged" BT drain. I say alleged because I haven't done enough testing to know for sure that it is the culprit, it is simply the most likely suspect right now.

I hope that this helps at least someone with their drainage issues. I know that sometimes it sips and sometimes it gulps, and it's usually something I have running rather than the ROM itself.