*#0228# quick start

babyshanks · Dec 8, 2013

After typing in *#0228# to checkbattery info and clicked quick start at the bottom of the screen my battery instantly dropped from low 30's to 12%. Worried me at first but after charging my battery seemed to have lasted longer than before (possibly just wishful thinking). Anybody else try this? Or can shed some light as to exactly what's happening?

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radicalisto · Dec 8, 2013

babyshanks said:
After typing in *#0228# to checkbattery info and clicked quick start at the bottom of the screen my battery instantly dropped from low 30's to 12%. Worried me at first but after charging my battery seemed to have lasted longer than before (possibly just wishful thinking). Anybody else try this? Or can shed some light as to exactly what's happening?

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Interesting, how did you come across the *#0228# code? I've seen it posted somewhere before asking what it was (was it you?) - I'll try it now myself and will post my findings

babyshanks · Dec 8, 2013

radicalisto said:
Interesting, how did you come across the *#0228# code? I've seen it posted somewhere before asking what it was (was it you?) - I'll try it now myself and will post my findings

Might have been me, no one really knew what was going on there other than they had drops as well. I found it while trying to look for the code to test the proximity sensor. Than I thought I'd try it out to check my battery.

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radicalisto · Dec 8, 2013

OK I've done it! 23:46 and battery is @ 96% - No immediate drop in percentage, but lets see what happens. It's idle on my desk at work currently.

babyshanks · Dec 9, 2013

radicalisto said:
OK I've done it! 23:46 and battery is @ 96% - No immediate drop in percentage, but lets see what happens. It's idle on my desk at work currently.

I did it in the 90's as well and didn't have a change but that wasn't the same story when the battery got lower.

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erectim · Dec 9, 2013

What is that thing even supposed to do?

radicalisto · Dec 9, 2013

erectim said:
What is that thing even supposed to do?

That is what we're trying to figure out! - Seems like a battery check (possibly calibration?)

iba21 · Dec 9, 2013

:what::what::what:

I got 16% of battery.. pressed quick start.. screen shuts down.. now i have 2%!!!!!

:what::what::what::what::what::what::what:

radicalisto · Dec 9, 2013

iba21 said:
:what::what::what:

I got 16% of battery.. pressed quick start.. screen shuts down.. now i have 2%!!!!!

:what::what::what::what::what::what::what:

Yup seems when you have a low % it drops the battery right down, however @babyshanks thinks maybe it the battery is better once it's done(?) I've done mine also, so we can post what happens in the next 24 hours or so

stanley08 · Dec 9, 2013

I tried it even before seeing this thread... Got drop from 95 to 91, later from 80 to 72. And i have no idea what it is or means... Now charging my phone back up, switched off.

ktetreault14 · Dec 9, 2013

Just did it and my battery went from 29 to 4

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brianburen · Dec 9, 2013

How are you guys doing this? I have the Verizon note 3. When I do the code it tries to dial it and I get error recording from Verizon.

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radicalisto · Dec 9, 2013

brianburen said:
How are you guys doing this? I have the Verizon note 3. When I do the code it tries to dial it and I get error recording from Verizon.

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It's possible that carriers disable this option like they do with other service codes, or it's limited to the SM-N9005 model

sandeeppandey · Dec 9, 2013

I tried it and mine went from 57 to 51. I have the exynos version.

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radicalisto · Dec 9, 2013

Since I first ran mine @ 23:46 my battery was 96% - a couple of text msgs later and now @ 02:20 my battery is sat at 86% - a definite drop compared to what it was... Also noticed Android OS is eating up the battery more than before, and I haven't changed anything except for running this... Will see how it develops through the night at work and charge it tomorrow and see if there is any noticeable difference or not.

zadigre · Dec 9, 2013

My battery was at 44... After the quick start, it dropped to 20. I did it again and dropped to 16. It's been there for 30 minutes now. I'm really wondering what this code is doing

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radicalisto · Dec 9, 2013

zadigre said:
My battery was at 44... After the quick start, it dropped to 20. I did it again and dropped to 16. It's been there for 30 minutes now. I'm really wondering what this code is doing

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You entered it twice and it's sat @ 16% for 30mins? hmm that is interesting, I'm curious, maybe this is a stock battery calibration system of some kind after all... we'll see the benefit after we've charged it I guess.

but then again, maybe this is a cheeky trick to milk the battery quick for the engineers for some reason or another that they require it...

zadigre · Dec 9, 2013

radicalisto said:
You entered it twice and it's sat @ 16% for 30mins? hmm that is interesting, I'm curious, maybe this is a stock battery calibration system of some kind after all... we'll see the benefit after we've charged it I guess.

but then again, maybe this is a cheeky trick to milk the battery quick for the engineers for some reason or another that they require it...

Yes its sitting at 16 even if I've been using my phone since I did it...

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erectim · Dec 9, 2013

Dropped from 12 to 2%, though my voltage actually went up. I'll charge it up once it dies and see if there are any changes in battery life.

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iba21 · Dec 9, 2013

Don't know if it's caused by this quickstart button, but, i'm having a too strange battrry drain..

I'm at 55 screen on minutes with 8% battery consuption!! :what::what::what:

Other times i spent about 15-20% for 1h of screen on, with same setting!

What the hell??

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