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[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
The app used to provide this value a long time ago, but because phone's unplugged mA quality varies greatly from device to device, it's hardly possible to calculate it accurately enough. When that was available, I did receive twice as much support request as I do receive now.

Wakeups depends on the device you use and the setup. When phone has a current sensor, mA is measured every minute for accuracy.

There are options to either not measure mA so often (using Estimated mA) or not wake-up the device to monitor the battery. In monitoring and history settings.

If you check your monitoring settings, I bet the wake-up device for logging option is disabled. Hence you're missing some records here and there. Nothing to do with System Tuner, just an app settings to save more precious battery time. :D
[Android Apps and Games] wetxxx:
...and second part of my message about wrong calculated the mAh in Calibration screen ? Why the capacity counter doesnt reset and start from 0 mAh? I have oversize anker battery for sensation xl
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Are you using a 1 minute logging rate?

I'll have to see the battery history to be able to tell what went wrong. Please send a support request from monitoring settings does just that. Please add a comment to the request otherwise I might never see it.

On your device, mA is measured, so is mAh. But the app uses all previous cycles to calculate an average mAh. So maybe the history has some crappy charge cycle lowering the average mAh. Could be that mA where recorded with constant 0 at some point? Could be many things.

So, best is to clear history and run a clean charge cycle.
[Android Apps and Games] wetxxx:
I dont use one min login rate.

Only just ask my question second time, because you dont answer about this. Ok, I will sent to you second time my log from bmw. Last time service send me beta version bmw with update who should repair this issue. In my stock battery no Anker, calibration works. Anker battery in sensation xl never shows 100% charge but only 89%. Maybe this is a problem? Could you add function to bmw that use this type of oversize battery?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
No need trying to make me (service) look bad publicly to get my help. We've been in touch here and by email for a while trying to figure this issue out, so I believe I'm trying to answer your question.

I must have missed something here. Battery history had 1-minute interval logging, hence "service" (me) sent you an APK that fix the possible issue with such interval.

You didn't mention the charging issue before, but anyway, let's take care of your first issue, shall we ?

Can you try clearing app battery history and running a clean charge cycle of the Anker battery? Then please attach battery history here so I can review the cycle. Please also attach a screenshot of the compare tab showing charging times for all your batteries.

Can you please attach here your current history file, before clearing it?

If you're not using a 1 minute interval, it's very likely your battery is bad in some ways: either the battery current sensor is defective (would be a first on a Sensation) or the battery itself doesn't deliver it's capacity. The other possibility is bad charge cycles.

Thanks and Merry Christmas,
[Android Apps and Games] Braneless:
Don't worry 3C, you've gone above and beyond in helping users on this forum (more so than many other devs). One impatient person won't go very far in damaging your reputation.
[Android Apps and Games] tony yayo:
I charge all my batteries on my wall charger that came with a couple Chinese batteries I bought and the only one that shows 100% when I pop it in is the oem one. Usually charge them the rest of the way plugged in. Thought I read long ago that u had to change the battery in the calibration menu before u actually changed the battery. Not doing so would obviously mess with each battery s stats. Just a guess.
[Android Apps and Games] Braneless:
Small issue with today's update: the new 20x zoom doesn't pop up as an option on my Galaxy Nexus. 10x is the max zoom.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Actually the 20x zoom can be obtained manually, I didn't add any options to the menu ;( though if you pinch to zoom it will go up to 20x.

As the Chinese translations are to be updated, I'll see if I can add such options at the same time.
[Android Apps and Games] wetxxx:
I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. :angel: I didn't mean anything wrong. I started this topic on the forum, because I was wondering whether someone else has similar problem.

I have battery Anker 1900 dedicated to HTC device Sensation. I have HTC Sensation XL, the original battery has 1600 mah and 3,7V. The mobile phone detects it as 1410 mah. While charging the battery it reaches maximum level of 89 %, while I'm sure it is charged to 100%.

After receiving your update by email the calibration works. I still use 1m interval.

Thanks for your help and we will stay in touch. After another cycle of charging the battery I will send the history of logging.

Happy New Year
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
I'm sure the 89% matches 100% in reality. Those issues are very frequent with extended battery. Do you also experience the 1% bug: phone remains @1% for hours before shutting down?

The last update will definitely get mAh calculations updated properly when using a 1min interval. Now the Sensation has a real sensor, which while charging is usually accurate. Results don't look good though for your battery.

Running full cycles if not already done so, may fix the 89% issue (and other 1% bug if present) as well as will improve the calculations. But remember the app uses the last 5 largest charge cycles to calculate an average mAh.

By full cycle, I mean 12+ hours charging, and discharging until phone won't turn on anymore while unplugged. Some user even discharge the phone fully, remove battery, put it back, start the phone and repeat the process until the phone won't even begin to start.

Just have to make sure that if CWM is installed it doesn't have the charging bug (old bug, but don't want a user to end up with a dead battery/phone).
[Android Apps and Games] wetxxx:
My battery when have 1% battery life its shuting down for a few minut later. So its normal for me.

I have cwm 5.5.0.4 its charging bug free version? So when the turn off the phone and try to charge my battery, cwm is activating and doesnt charge and red light stop blinking.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
If phone is not charging while off, you have the bug. Though I wouldn't rely on the read light not blinking. Rather charge it for an hour and boot it unplugged to see if it was actually charged or not.

Additionally if you have a PC with Google SDK tools (adb or fastboot binaries) you can actually get the phone boot from CWM in case it's no longer charging.

You should check the thread from where you got CWM. It should mention it somewhere.
[Android Apps and Games] tomurbanowicz:
@3c:

Would You explain, how Battery Monitor Widget to calculate current consumption in "mA"?
[Android Apps and Games] wetxxx:
I charge my anker battery two times and I seen strange thing. When the charge was end and turn off the charger, the calibration screen still update the capacity of battery. When charge was end will be 1960 mAh, now is 2012 mAh. What is wrong?

Second thing...why history of turn on, off or change battery doesnt realize from "clear history" function. When clear the history this feature delete only log of one minute and doesnt clear the history markers.

Thx :)
[Android Apps and Games] LadFromWales85:
I can't access widget settings.

The main settings dialogue says to tap the widget, though tapping the entry within settings does nothing but highlight as you press.

Tapping the widget brings me back into the application.

I know it worked a looooooooong time ago, stopped using the app due to having a device with no mA support hah.

Using Apex Launcher
[Android Apps and Games] osszer:
The battery widget from Elvision is better!!!

Sent from my G<>mini
[Android Apps and Games] Rofor:
Why do you think so, because it has a (maybe) nicer widget? Have you had a closer look at BMW, which masses of information it has for the advanced user? Don't think so...

This app is not about 'how much percent of battery have i left' - it's much, much more than that!
[Android Apps and Games] Perilla_:
I have a small problem with the defy (not my actual phone, but have been testing the battery). I left it without touching it from 100% to ~5% (6 days idle time), but when I see the battery graph with Battery Monitor Widget I see that the phone have two big drops of ~10%. Did the test twice and have both drops on the same place.

What could be the problem and how could i fix it?
[Android Apps and Games] Braneless:
Request: would it be possible to update the mA status notification icons to include readings > 1000 mA?

My phone frequently drains at over 1A and when it does, the icon just displays '0mA'. Same for the battery history page - when I'm draining at over 100%/hr, it displays only two significant digits in the history.

Look at upper-left status bar icon (draining at -1223mAh):
[Android Apps and Games] Rendering:
is it possible to see how much mA is using the phone from the USB cable? I only see the positive mA that the phone uses for battery recharge
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
It's probably best to attach screenshots instead of posting them to avoid cluttering the thread. Had to remove it manually.

Which package are you using the full mA one? You might want to redownload it from the app as it now supports up-to +/-2000mAh.

Positive mA means battery is charging. When you plug and charge over USB, the graphs will look blue instead of green. Then mA is how much phone is getting charged from USB. Note that you should turn off screen to see how much the USB is providing in. The mA is what's being charged in the battery + what's being consumed by the phone at the same time.
[Android Apps and Games] godvsnietzsche:
Hello 3c,

I just downloaded Battery Monitor Widget and System Tuner today. I drained my battery fully after installing, and then just plugged it in again and it is reading at 100%. The graphs in the app are all empty, and I can't seem to get any information out of it. Please let me know what information you would need to assist me!

Running Moto Droid X2 with JellyBean AOKP build 6 by AKShotgun
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
By default both apps will not do anything once installed.

For BMW you can either add a widget, a notification icon or enable "monitoring without widget" in the app monitoring settings.

For ST, you can choose what to record (and optionally import BMW data with pro versions) and start the recorder for a specific period of time depending on the 'recording rate' selected. With pro version you can make it record continuously and from boot.
[Android Apps and Games] shinesthru:
So, I have been using this app for a long time on my Evo4g, a while now on my SGS3,and now on my Nexus 7. On my N7 for some reason it shows a SUPER high mA discharge at all times. When idle, normal usage, and charging I show a discharge around 400,000 mA. Even while plugged in and charging my total battery percent will be green (indicating that it is charging) and it will in fact charge my battery, but it displays "discharging" on the main app screen as well as the insane mA drain. I have tried 3 different chargers, wiping app data, wiping battery history, and uninstalling / reinstalling this app, but the behavior persists. Any ideas? Oh, I am rooted, running AOKP JB 4.2.1.
[Android Apps and Games] godvsnietzsche:
Monitoring without widget is already checked. One thing of note is that the SDcard is broken in this build (default location is /storage/sdcard0, instead of /sdcard). Many apps can't find it because of this. I wouldn't think your app relies on the SDcard much, but if it does let me know. I just changed the save location for the battery log to /storage/sdcard0/battery_log.txt, and I will let you know if that fixes it

EDIT: Seems to be working now that I moved the log location. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
You nailed it down, as the app stores battery history in a file, located by default to /sdcard/battery_history.txt. Most devices have this /sdcard shorcut because it's been used by many apps in the past (when SD location API was not available I suppose). System Tuner might do the same, but will notify of a problem when stopping recorder manually.
[Android Apps and Games] IceGTX:
Very nice using it.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Sorry for late reply, didn't see your post earlier.

If you're using the default settings (including standard % reporting), those drops are the results of Android OS calibration. Old phone probably means old method of calculating % and some issues here and there. It could suggest also a bad battery with dead cells, considering the battery has 10 cells (?). Have you tried fully draining the battery to 0%, and charging to 100% and leaving phone plugged for another 2 hours? This should help Android get proper calibrationn of the battery. Though if issue persists or does not improve, it's probably not calibration at the source of that.
[Android Apps and Games] shinesthru:
Re: [App] Battery Monitor Widget

Bump. Anyone? 3c?
[Android Apps and Games] azrash:
somehow it detecting the battery capacity of my Nexus 4 as 1500 instead of 2100. i don't mind manually changing it to 2100, but it'll be great if it can read it accurately out of the box.

thanks for a brilliant app! still the best one in the market
[Android Apps and Games] Perilla_:
Thanks you very much for your reply. I think that I left the phone to fully discharge, but how I don't remember it and can't be sure, I am going to start with it.

Thanks 3c.

Mine too detect it as 1500, but I change it to 2100, but the "problem" is that is measuring about 1850... but I think that is for using different chargers.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Android OS doesn't provide any means of "reading it". Everything flows from there. App has a small DB including all device stock capacity.

From there using the calibration tool help figure out real capacity.

It is then important to clear battery history (or change battery) when running the next charge cycle after updating mAh capacity. At least on phones with estimated mA.

But the Nexus 4 do provides some mA readings, not enough tests to figure out if the current sensor data is accurate yet.

Actual measure doesn't depend on charger. What can make the measure change is setting the charger data wrong. Just use the most performant charger data, then be aware that only when using that particular charger the app may be able to adjust the mAh calculated to reflect real capacity. Start point is the capacity being currently used.

App can make following adjustments:

- Down if estimated mAh turns out to be consistently higher than charger capacity.

- Up (only if charging screen-off) if estiamted mAh is consistently lower than charger capacity when % is between 0 and 50.

All this becomes irrelevant on devices with actual current sensor readings anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] Perilla_:
Thanks you very much, but in the Nexus 4 I dont have the "charger output power" option.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Because the Nexus 4 does report a mA current sensor. So there should be no need for such information. Though I've run a few charge cycles and it tops at 1800mAh, instead of stock 2100mAh. Or is it 1800mAh stock? Kinda confused.

So either stock is 1800 or current sensor is not providing accurate data. In this later case, best is to switch to estimated mA.

Actually Nexus 4 reports high drain at all times even in standby, like HTC Evo 3D or Sensation. Such device requires at least activating 'Estimate mA in standby'. And best is to select Estimated mA for the mA retrieval method.

Then you'll get the charger output power and voltage options.

Nice thread, I'll try to participate as I saw a few things that need clarifications and also nice features I could add to the app ;)

Will try to add that sysctl backup/restore in next update, that way you can create new sysctl config for various devices. If I can I'll add a few templates out of the box (at least yours and the "original").

From the thread, I saw converting DB to WAL. Is it really interesting to do that?

Also a boot manager, though it would seem to be more of a startup manager, nevertheless the scripting editor will allow setting created scripts to run on boot too ;)

Thanks for your feedback!
[Android Apps and Games] shinesthru:
Re: [App] Battery Monitor Widget

3c, You quoted my "bump", but unless I am a dolt, I don't believe you addressed my problem. So, here it is again. :) Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] Perilla_:
Thanks you very much, I did those things and lets see how it goes. Teorically Nexus 4 battery is 2100mAh. I remember the first days BMW was reporting measured about ~2100.

About the defy, I left it to "die" and recharged it to 100% and left it a couple of hours. Drained the battery and still have the drops from 60 to 49 and from 27 to 19. It looks like the battery is a bit f*cked. Anyway, there is something to "fix" and see the "real" percent?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Yeah, well battery management in Android is still a mess. No wonder there are so many battery apps out there. I'll try an iPhone one of these days to see if it really lasts longer. But what I've always noticed is the poor brightness they all exhibit so I'm betting low brightness is helping a lot. But hey trying one would be better.
[Android Apps and Games] qui9qui:
TXT file

Hello,

i'm analyzing the .txt file log and I don't understand some of the values.

Can someone describe the structure of the log file for me?

I know the 'separate' character is "|".

Thanks you
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Everything is detailed here: http://www.3c71.com/android/?q=node/90
[Android Apps and Games] shinesthru:
Re: [App] Battery Monitor Widget

I don't feel like I am a very demanding or whiney user, but I am pretty bummed my question has been looked over for so long. At first I thought it just got buried, but I bumped it a few times & other questions were answered in the mean time. Am I being ignored? If so, it would be cool if you could just tell me so, and why. Did I ask a dumb question? I searched the thread, but I didn't find that issue. Any one out there?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Sorry your question got missed for so long. With the data you provide, I'd suggest to select the 'reverse mA' in the monitoring settings. But as I have no data from such device, that's all I can do here. If using this method doesn't work, you'll need to send a support request from the monitoring settings, then I can review the data available on this device.
[Android Apps and Games] shinesthru:
Re: [App] Battery Monitor Widget

Awesome, will do. It must be the ROM (AOKP JB 4.2.1) in some manner because it works just fine on SaberMod 4.1, which is a much closer to stock ROM.
[Android Apps and Games] Largamelion:
This was already asked on page 24 but I could not find an answer:

It seems the widget settings are not being backed up by TB or Nova Launcher, it there another option?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
No apps can save widgets properly as of now. Widgets are referenced by an id that may start at 1 and keep increasing. Apps can then save their widget settings based on that id. Unfortunately when restoring, no guarantee to restore the settings for the right id.

In Nova Launcher if you re-ad widgets in the same order they were created, it will restore actual widget settings. Though one mistake in the order and all following widgets get lost.

Anyway, widgets settings in BMW are in app settings, so they are backed-up, but restoring will only work if the same ids are used.

EDIT: Widgets saving/loading should be part of 3.0.
[Android Apps and Games] jimspoon:
trying to understand the battery history display, googled but haven't found answers ...

(A) on the attached image - could somebody explain the "drains" and "charges" lines - "1/124/789 ma" "20h05m (16%) 5d1h)"

(B) on attached image - what is this little icon and what does it mean?

(C) on attached image - on left margin of display, there are green and yellow icons, some bright, some darker. What do these mean?

(D) on attached image - the green bar in left margin is bright green, but my mA is -59. If bright green means charging, then it wouldn't seem to go with "-59" mA.

thanks for any help.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
A) Represents the minimum/average/maximum mA (or %/h) and the amount of time with screen on versus all time, eg 16% screen on for 20h of 5d.

B) No attached image

C) Those are not icons but rectangles forming vertical lines. Yellow for screen on, green/blue/red for plug states (green=AC, blue=USB, red=WIFI, black=unplugged).

D) Bright green means plugged, which deosn't necessarily means charging. If device consumes more that what's coming in it will continue to discharge. Also if device was just plugged, it can take a minute or more before the value gets updated, depends on hardware and whether data is a real-time value or an average of last minute current flow.
[Android Apps and Games] jimspoon:
Thanks 3c. the little icon I mean is the one at the right end of the "drains" line. Small whitish circle with a little orange ring-type thing inside of it. Can't be anything too important! Just curious.
[Android Apps and Games] jcsy:
Is it possible to just monitor while charging?

While draining, don't monitor ma

Possible? Can't seem to find such settings

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[Android Apps and Games] the_real_fosgate:
Hello,

I have got an "old" HTC Desire.

Can anybody tell me what the correct settings are for this phone?

In German there is a point: "Art der mA Erkennung".

I tried "automatic" and "some HTC Devices" but had no luck.

When Charging the Phone there comes a 44mA (green) and the Voltage of the battery is always 3923

Thank you & bye bye

Robert
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
This 44mA suggests you are using a third-party battery without current sensor! Only 'Estimated mA' will actually work. As for voltage there is no work-around, battery provides fake data, same probably goes for temperature which varies about 0.1°C at all times ?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
I suppose it's a small sun, referring to screen-on time.

Not possible, sorry. If you want to minimize drain as much as possible, use a 10 minutes logging rate and estimated mA: App will consumes about 2 seconds of CPU a day.
[Android Apps and Games] bitslizer:
newest version say support MA for Galaxy S4, but my sprint version SPH-L720, on auto detect only show estimated Mah? and I can't find the GS4 in the override list either... please help to clarify

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Well, by support mA for Galaxy S4, it means the mA reported will be ok. If you try previous version, it will show a constant 0 mA, because the S4, like the Note 1, the Note 2, the S1, 2 & 3, there is a file which supposedly reports mA data, but only contains 0 on those devices, whereas it contains valid values on more others.

Maybe in the future, I'll add something like "Adds support for Galaxy S4" instead. However I forgot to add the battery capacity to the app internal database. Again some device's kernels do provide stock battery capacity, and many do not, hence the internal database.

Sorry fort the confusion.
[Android Apps and Games] the_real_fosgate:
Hello 3c,

i have my new HTC ONE since yesterday :)

I have your cool app installed, but when I restart the phone, the Minutes

for "seit eingesteckt" and "screen on since unplugged" were deleted.

Bye

Robert