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Zayny

Zayny

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For some reason my battery drains so quickly, I could be using it for an hour and it drops from 99% to 81%, I have DX Battery Saver Pro, it seems to help a bit but not too much, I don't even run a lot of programs, the most I run is Spotify, IMO Messenger, and SMS Pro. But it's always my LTE Data and Wifi draining my battery, Is there a really good app that can actually work and save battery life, or something that I can use for my android to stop the battery from draining so much? Or is it my battery is getting bad and i need a new one? Thanks for the help. :)
 
Skinnyjeans21 said:
Have you checked your governor settings? It could be running at 1.4 ghz performance all the time.
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I have it on conservative, that sometimes help but sometimes doesn't, i usually have my voltage control on
I/O Scheduler - sio
CPU Governor - Conservative
 
You can check if you battery is bad by spinning it on a smooth, flat surface. If it spins, then the battery is inflated and you should get a new one.

Usually battery saving apps can use MORE battery than it saves. I forgot where, but there was a thread discussing the topic.
 
iTzKPanda said:
You can check if you battery is bad by spinning it on a smooth, flat surface. If it spins, then the battery is inflated and you should get a new one.

Usually battery saving apps can use MORE battery than it saves. I forgot where, but there was a thread discussing the topic.
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I took it out and spinned it, it doesn't spin really unless i flick it hard enough it just turns 90 degrees lol so i'm guessing it's not bad and really? then i'll un-install the battery saving app. haha
 
Have you tried using Mercury0x000d's powernap script? I have screenshots that confirm it actually works and saves TONS of battery life when screen is off. You might wanna look into adding it to your phone. Also have you tried seeing what processes might be constantly running??
 
Do turn off your LTE and Wi-Fi when you are not using your phone?

Also, when you go to Settings -> Battery, what are the main consumers of battery life?
 
Skinnyjeans21 said:
Have you tried using Mercury0x0000xd's powernap script? I have screenshots that confirm it actually works and saves TONS of battery life when screen is off. You might wanna look into adding it to your phone. Also have you tried seeing what processes might be constantly running??
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no, i haven't link please? :)

iTzKPanda said:
Do turn off your LTE and Wi-Fi when you are not using your phone?

Also, when you go to Settings -> Battery, what are the main consumers of battery life?
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That's about it on a typical day, and theres also one more program running below SMS Pro and it's Spotify
Also I adjust the brightness depending where i'm at.
Oh and I do turn it off but then I just turn it back on sometimes, I use it while i'm in class haha but i usually only put it on when i know i'm going to text/ im someone.
 
That's a large chunk of battery Wi-Fi takes out ._.
That doesn't even happen to me when I'm home all day and don't charge my phone.

And cell standby seems to take ALOT of battery. Do you have poor network signal (for calling & texting) on your phone where you live?
 
iTzKPanda said:
That's a large chunk of battery Wi-Fi takes out ._.
That doesn't even happen to me when I'm home all day and don't charge my phone.

And cell standby seems to take ALOT of battery. Do you have poor network signal (for calling & texting) on your phone where you live?
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no, usually when i go to my classes i get sucky signal but thats about it, and yuh now you know what i mean. and what struggle i'm having.

Skinnyjeans21 said:
I have poor terrible network coverage and mine isn't even that bad .__.
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idek man
 
mercury0x000d said:
Here you go :)

This has to be used with the Alien kernel, and it goes inside /system/etc/init.d2. Just drop it in the folder, reboot and enjoy! :)
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Actually since we're on CTmod it goes into /system/etc/init.d
are we supposed to remove the .txt extension when dropping it in the init.d folder? Or do you leave it as is?
 
Skinnyjeans21 said:
Actually since we're on CTmod it goes into /system/etc/init.d
are we supposed to remove the .txt extension when dropping it in the init.d folder? Or do you leave it as is?
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Hmm... when I tested it, it didn't function properly when placed in init.d, only when inside init.d2. Maybe a kernel swap is in order? And no, there's no extension on the filename, just plain ol' 90_PowerNap.
 
Zayny said:
do i create a new folder
since you don't put it in /system/etc/init.d but /system/etc/init.d2?
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No, you should already have the init.d2 folder. If you don't (and you're running the Alien kernel) them yes, you can create it. You also may need to set execute permissions on the folder and/or PowerNap itself.
 
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