[REF] - - - BATTERY Life Thread - - - Tips & Tricks

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I do realize that everyone is probably going nuts playing with their new units and draining the battery life mad but I figured we start a thread to get general battery usage times from owners. We could also come up with a format that's acceptable, I'll start with this but we can change it as we go.

Link for app no longer works but here's a quick search result from the market:
https://market.android.com/search?q=...ge&so=1&c=apps

(Or you can tap both the home button and lock button at the same time, built in Samsung feature that saves to your gallery!)


Battery Tips:

OEM battery p/n: EB-L1D7IBA

There is a battery saving mode that is included with the phone under Settings.

Because of the Super AMOLED display, darker colors use less power. Therefore:

Originally Posted by Killbynature

Another good way to save battery life is to use all black background and Blacked out apps.

Battery info without installing 3rd party software:
In the dial pad type: *#*#4636#*#*

Originally Posted by paprcut

Here are a couple of things that really helped my battery life:

• Turn off TMobile's contact sync
  - Menu -> Settings -> Accounts and sync -> uncheck T-Mobile Contacts
• Ensure mobile data is not active when connected to WiFi
  - Install Llama (https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result) and launch it
  - Add an event called WiFi
  -- Add condition: WiFi Connected (any network)
  -- Add action: WiFi Sleep Policy (never sleep)
  -- Add action: Toggle Mobile Data (off)
  - Add another event called WiFi Disconnected
  -- Add condition: WiFi Disconnected (any network)
  -- Add action: WiFi Sleep Policy (sleeps when screen turns off)
  -- Add action: Toggle Mobile Data (on)

Originally Posted by AlphaKoi

try SETCPU since you are rooted

make a profile for screenoff (i use 594-128)
that way when your phone sleeps the processor slows way down and doesnt use the battery as much

also if you meant when you sleep.....whenever you can.....use wi-fi and turn APN data off. That way the phone isnt searching for a cell tower constantly and using battery.

Hope this helps....PM questions

SetCPU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419

FOR 100% NO DRAIN ISSUE

Originally Posted by ralnee

Okay.. I finally have some answers. I registered my phone on the Samsung site, and got into a live chat with a rep. I explained to the rep (as best as I could) that the battery usage was not updating once it reached 100%, without a reboot. After going back and forth (did you try A, yes I did, did you try B, yes I did...), she finally gave the the number of their "dedicated Galaxy S phones voice support team at 1-877-EZ2GALAXY (1-877-392-4252)".

I called the dedicated team and was finally told that this is a known HANDSET ISSUE, and to replace the phone.

I'm performing a full backup using Titanium Backup as I type this, then I'm going to do a NANDROID recovery (I think) and then reset the phone to factory settings. Then I'll replace the phone at the tmobile store I purchased it from.

Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

LOL this has become a standard in almost every device forum now, there must always be a Battery Life topic somewhere

might as well make this one a sticky so EVERYONE please use only 1 topic to keep track of the battery life and tips & trick

and avoid making like 200+ topics of the same thing...

Thank you

by the way the i use this App https://market.android.com/details?id=ccc71.bmw

Battery Monitor Widget by 3c

it's simply the best and free, and it even has a great widget

Originally Posted by AllGamer

by the way the i use this App https://market.android.com/details?id=ccc71.bmw

Battery Monitor Widget by 3c

it's simply the best and free, and it even has a great widget

I saw this earlier, might even have it installed, good find!

If I have time I'll try to set up a test for running with/without the Samsung battery saver mode to see if it really helps. I'm pretty curious

Does the SGS2 charge to 100%, unlike the Nexus S?

Originally Posted by turbodroid

Does the SGS2 charge to 100%, unlike the Nexus S?

Would that be something we can check with the app AllGamer provided? I didn't have a Nexus S so I wasn't aware of that issue...

battery life how is in t989

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battery life on this phone pls a like to know

I used my phone non stop last night from 8-3 and it still had 20% left. My sensation would've been dead before then.

Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Originally Posted by mziol

Would that be something we can check with the app AllGamer provided? I didn't have a Nexus S so I wasn't aware of that issue...

Sure, and actually any battery app widget will show the battery level. The Nexus S stops charging at about 96%, so when you would unlpug the charger after it says 'charged', it immediately drops to 95-96%. I ended up buying a couple extra OEM batteries and a wall charger for them so I could pop in 100% charged batteries. Plus it made it so I never have to waste time charging my phone. When the battery dies, I swap batteries. Since this is the same 'family' of phones, I am real curious if the SGS2 does this also? Someone please confirm. Thanks!