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Hi, on my device it shows 'no stats have been collected'. It was working before, and I didn't change anything. I re-installed the app, nothing. Tried the F-Droid version, still nothing. When clicking on 'raw stats' I get the message 'batteryinfo service could not be contacted'.

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Jan872 said:
Hi, on my device it shows 'no stats have been collected'. It was working before, and I didn't change anything. I re-installed the app, nothing. Tried the F-Droid version, still nothing. When clicking on 'raw stats' I get the message 'batteryinfo service could not be contacted'.

Any solution for this?
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Would you care to provide some info about your device and Android version?

And did you read atleast the last few pages of this thread?
 
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Got a doubt here,
under kernel wakelocks it gives me this

[Here], the totake duration of PowerManagerService.WakeLocks is 5 minutes 54 seconds and from what I understand, PowerManagerService.WakeLocks means the sum total of all the partial wakelocks but the total duration of partial wakelocks it shows to me as

[this], it literally just shows as 1 second. Can someone help me figure this out? Wanna block the unnecessary wakelocks

Also another thing i noticed was that PowerManagerService.WakeLocks kept increasing everytime i refreshed the stats?
 
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Is there a reason why this information isn't front and center for Android 12? This was the only way I could get this working on my Pixel 5.
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android 11 error · Issue #876 · asksven/BetterBatteryStats

Hello, I'm using beta 2.6-378 on android 11 stock (not rooted). the device is a samsung a42 5g. I have installed the apk and given the permissions using adb, but it doesn't work. See the sc...
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Jan872 said:
Hi, on my device it shows 'no stats have been collected'. It was working before, and I didn't change anything. I re-installed the app, nothing. Tried the F-Droid version, still nothing. When clicking on 'raw stats' I get the message 'batteryinfo service could not be contacted'.

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It's interesting. I have a Redmi note 10 pro with PixelExperience ROM, but I have the same issue. I get the "transaction failed on small parcel" error for the status on the app permissions page. Moreover, I get "When clicking on 'raw stats' I get the message 'batteryinfo service could not be contacted'" as well.

I have tried many different versions of BBS, but it doesn't not seem to go away. I've also tried the
Bash: 
adb shell settings put global hidden_api_policy 1
but it doesn't work either.

I would be very interested in a fix for getting BBS to work.
 
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I used the 2.6.382 (XDA)
I get no statistics and it reports: STATUS: Failed: Transaction failed on small parcel. Remote process probably died.

(If have tried that as root or without root an manually apply permissions).

This problem is on S10e (LOS19) while it is running on Tab S5 (same LOS 19). Anything I can report to maintainer?
 
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starbright_ said:
I used the 2.6.382 (XDA)
I get no statistics and it reports: STATUS: Failed: Transaction failed on small parcel. Remote process probably died.

(If have tried that as root or without root an manually apply permissions).

This problem is on S10e (LOS19) while it is running on Tab S5 (same LOS 19). Anything I can report to maintainer?
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Did you check THIS?
 
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Jan872 said:
Hi, on my device it shows 'no stats have been collected'. It was working before, and I didn't change anything. I re-installed the app, nothing. Tried the F-Droid version, still nothing. When clicking on 'raw stats' I get the message 'batteryinfo service could not be contacted'.

Any solution for this?
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Also for me.
Xiaomi 12, unlocked bootloader and xiaomi.eu rom installed.
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Could anyone please take a look at the attached log? Normally idle drain in the 5+ years old Redmi Note 3 is very good under 0.3%/h but twice in the last 3 weeks or so the device has failed to enter Deep Sleep at all resulting in high idle drain, 3.5%/h. All radios were disabled except cellular which was in 2G only mode, mobile data and Sync off. I couldn't follow the procedure to take logs 100% so please bear with me. It's over 6+ hours of device idle however.
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Could anyone please take a look at the attached log? Normally idle drain in the 5+ years old Redmi Note 3 is very good under 0.3%/h but twice in the last 3 weeks or so the device has failed to enter Deep Sleep at all resulting in high idle drain, 3.5%/h. All radios were disabled except cellular which was in 2G only mode, mobile data and Sync off. I couldn't follow the procedure to take logs 100% so please bear with me. It's over 6+ hours of device idle however.
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There is nothing that jumps out. Twice in the last three weeks is hardly a cause for worry. Admittedly the battery is old and likely will die soon. For a 5 year old device, you have one performing alright. If I were you, I wouldn't touch anything and wait for it to worsen and then either replace the battery or the device.
 
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There is nothing that jumps out. Twice in the last three weeks is hardly a cause for worry. Admittedly the battery is old and likely will die soon. For a 5 year old device, you have one performing alright. If I were you, I wouldn't touch anything and wait for it to worsen and then either replace the battery or the device.
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Thanks for taking the time to analyse the log. Yeah the battery seems to be weak, It drops several points at a time occasionally and goes up similarly while charging which didn't improve by calibrating it. Still get 7-8 hours SoT though it has declined steeply in the last few months. It's not even a secondary device anymore and it's development seems to have hit a brick wall at A11. Only because of VoLTE support I am keeping it around as in basic handsets 2G calling quality is not up to the mark nowadays. As long as the battery doesn't swell I can use it plugged in taking advantage of what seems to be bypass charging.
 
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The issue has recurred. Twice in a row. Idle drain was even higher. Unfortunately I couldn't take logs as the device had been plugged in before I noticed the high idle drain. Yet again the device had failed to enter Deep Sleep. If this continues I might switch to another ROM altogether.
Edit: It turns out it's a well known bug in the ROM wherein once hotspot is used the device never enters Deep Sleep again. Fix is to toggle Wifi on/off.
 
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Hello,

> Before posting a dump please make sure that the references for kernel wakelocks and alarms were processed correctly.

I am not sure what is meant by "references for ... were processed correctly"
Does it mean, that one should confirm that BBS has the appropriate rights (accepting them via Android settings and via adb)?
All app-permissions are ok.

> Reading a dump takes a few minutes and it would be great if you could not waste the time of whomever studies it, aiming at helping you.

Of course. The time of all supporters here is greatly appreciated. I will do my best

> Generally a dump "since unplugged" is better than "since charged". When you start your analysis make sure to follow following procedure:
> - enable watchdog processing in BBS settings

I hope I got that right. That is the drawback of i18n... :) In German the settings are called differently. Would be handy, if one could force the GUI to English (optionally); I have set it to English, but still -despite Device-Reboot - the language is german.

I activated:
Misc -> Watchdog -> activate/start after unlock
Misc -> Active monitoring -> use active monitoring

<<- verify from/to references is checked under custom views
- full charge device then let it run down to ~95%
- put device to sleep for at least 6 hours (no touchy!)
- wake device and launch BBS
- adjust from/to references to 'screen off' and 'screen on'
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Clear, but I got "No stats were recorded up to now"
Which is a bit odd... Before I did the 6h without touch, I got stats already.
I get no stats no matter what I sellect as startpoint (Charged, Unplugged). Also if for end I choose "current".

What could be a reason, why I do not get any stats anymore - especially as I did get stats before?

I use Version 2.6-382, by the way.

Best regards,
Hendrik
 
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    Changelog

    2.3
    - Full android O support
    - Unrooted devices now fully supported (with perms added using ADB)
    - UI improvements and I18N
    - Better support for substratum theming
    - Fixes based on crash-reports
    - Added application analytics

    2.2.2.0
    Fixed #791: bugs preventing sensor stats to show properly on pre-lolipop devices

    2.2.1.0
    Fixed #787, #788: bugs preventing some stats to show properly on pre-lolipop devices

    2.2.0.0
    Merged translations
    same as RC3

    Older Changelogs


    2.2.0.0RC3
    Fixed sensor report
    Prep for release

    2.2.0.0RC2
    #780: Added proper Sensor Stats

    2.2.0.0RC1
    #659: Renamed "Other" stat to "Summary"
    #398: possibility to add a note when saving a dumpfile
    #682: Alarms details view is now scrollable
    #772: use bolder fonts to comply with design guidelines and make reading on smaller devices easier
    #677: added GPS time (sensors) to Summary
    #777: folded both Text and JSON representations of the dumpfile into one file

    2.2.0.0B6
    #675: watchdog sometimes shows awake > 100%
    #756: added LG G2 Kernel Wakelocks support and more agressive detection of LG G2, G3, G4
    #759: Watchdog toast sometimes get sticky
    #760: Kernel Wakelocks do not substract properly on non-root devices (or with API-mode on)
    #762: alarm do not show icon on non-root devices (or wirh API-mode)

    2.2.0.0B5
    #733: Kernel wakelocks parser for LG G4
    #753: Added option to select the destination directory for dumpfile/locat/etc. (Requires OI FileManager)

    2.2.0.0B4
    #715: introduced snackbars instead of many of the toasts
    #731: fixed layout issues for "old" widgets with RTL languages
    #749: fixed another non-root issue

    2.2.0.0B3
    #211: add sensor data to "other" stats
    #741: improvements on non-root experience (network stats, fixes)
    #748: fixed doze mode counters
    Added sync time to other stats

    2.2.0.0B2
    #734: added doze mode stats (Marshmallow)#744, #747: more fixes for non-rooted usage
    #745: fixed/more accurate Bluetooth stats for Marshmallow


    2.2.0.0B1
    #716: experimental: grant required permissions without having to install system app (requires root)
    #735: fixed parsing of native alarms and API call for Marshmallow
    #736, #737, #738: various FC from gplay crash reports
    #741: improve functionality for non rooted devices (having system app installed)

    2.1.0.0
    No changes from RC6

    2.1.0.0_RC6
    Some more widget tuning
    Merged transations
    2.1.0.0_RC5
    Some widget tuning
    Merged and compacted changelog

    2.1.0.0_RC4
    #720, #721: "Awake" is now consistently "Awake when screen off"

    2.1.0.0_RC3
    I18N
    More work on widget

    2.1.0.0_RC2
    #712: Fixed widget real estate

    2.1.0.0_RC1
    #708: reverted AppOps call back to older working version
    #711: fixed process view sort
    #713: fixed graph series
    See also in-app changelog

    2.1.0.0_B5
    #673: permissions list scroll issue
    Experimental M-preview support
    Transition animations

    2.1.0.0_B4
    #612: kernel wakelocks for LG G3 5.0
    #694: added awake ratio to dashclock
    #699: merged system app changes
    #702: moved to new appcompat
    New Icons by Javi
    2.1.0.0_B3
    #693, 695: fixed crash on 2.3.x devices
    #693: reverted back to "old" (small) system app apk to work around CM/LP 5.1.1 installation isuues
    #696: fixed behavior of the "back" icon on older Android devices

    2.1.0.0_B2
    #671: revert to old AppOps calling method
    #681: fixed rate dialog
    #683: limit widget font size
    #686: string mssing leading to @number being displayed
    #687: widget opacity can be adjusted
    I18N

    2.1.0.0_B1
    New responsive widget
    #510: New System App (no need to update)
    #658: Fixed various crash reports from gplay
    #679: Fixed graphs being off on 5.1
    #405: Fixed widget sometimes not refreshing at screen on

    2.0.0.0
    No functional changes from RC6
    Merged I18Nalized changelogs

    2.0.0.0RC6
    This is the golden release: release notes have been updated for the upcoming 2.0
    #650: semi transparent grey touch feedback for pre-lolipop devices
    - Sorry, no fix for the unthemed dialogs: there is a bug in appcompat to that and I could not find a way around that except rewriting all dialogs and that is too much change at this point in time.

    2.0.0.0RC5
    #632, #633, #634, #635: Fixed package info dialog (colors, label width)
    #639: added arabic (testwise)
    #626: fix (again) for FC on long press using german language

    2.0.0.0RC4
    #626: fixes crash when long-pressing a list item
    #630: added credits for I18N
    #631: hotfix for issue with RC3 on pre-lolipop devices
    2.0.0.0RC3
    #616: no battery graph when all values are 100%
    #617: no changelog showing in RC2
    #618: add info to dumpfile is alarms/kernel wakelocks are from API
    #621, #624: I18N
    #622: material design touch feedback
    #625: FC opening dashclock settings

    2.0.0.0RC2
    #552: fixed wrong style for overflow menu in dark theme
    #609: fixed oblique lines in graphs

    2.0.0.0RC1
    #546: option to force EN-en locale
    #569, #582, #588, #595: more translations
    #583: move *api* out of the title
    #585: optimized load time of graphs
    #586: use white icon for watchdog notifications
    #597: battery graph always shows same data
    #599: FC opening credits screen
    #600: clean up debug info from normal logcat
    #602: fixed watchdog reporting of awake

    2.0.0.0B7
    #491: added frature to import/export preferences
    #540: System App Dialog now includes link to the recovery ZIP as a workaround is in-app install does not work (links to XDA or gplay, depending on version)
    #551: fixed "pinned" battery graph
    #553: lighter cicle gauge and font
    #554: settings screen and white text on the light background that appears after clean start
    #558: make from-to ref spinners suppressable
    #563: more I18N (thanks to gaich and mag01 fpr their hard work keeping up with me changing the strings)
    #564: alarm details dialog title is too dark for dark theme
    #566: add notification bar color for lolipop
    #572: pass the su --context for accessing dumpsys alarm (may cause slowdown, please report on that with supersu version you are using)
    #574: better performance in graphics

    2.0.0.0B6
    #521: make icon size and font size adjustable
    #522: kernel wakelock using API fail on lolipop
    #550: missing strings
    #556: fixed native kernal wakelocks on lolipop
    #557: no translation of array, mote stuff to strings
    2.0.0.0B5
    #360, #529, #534, #539: more externalized strings for I18N
    #387: use of wakelocks with timeouts, because I can
    #511: Themed dialogs
    #517: redesigned graphs
    #527: add SELinux policy to dumpfile
    #532: fixed theme switching issues
    #535: added Czeck, thanks to mag01
    #536, #537, #538: added russian, thanks to gaich
    #531: fixed alarms dialog showing infinite / Hr.
    #545: merged new constants that were causing the wrong stats to be processed

    2.0.0.0B4
    First shot at I18N: implemented german
    #495: cleanup ununsed libs
    #502: cleanup assets
    #518: fixed infinite wakeups per hour in alarms
    #519: re-add battery from/to % to screen (optional)
    #520: alignment of labele/icons
    #523: theme switch only complete after restart
    #524: switched back from cards layout as it takes too much real estate
    #525: notification area invisible by default
    #526: FC after theme switch
    #528: Partial wakelocks show wrong values (thank google for changing the constants again)!

    2.0.0.0B3
    #484, #508: surface information about errors / failures to the UI
    #493: avoid retrieving the battery level from battery info API to reduce load (and avoid service unavailable)
    #497: added dark theme
    #509: added % from/to back to dumpfile
    #512: theme preference slider controls
    #513: fixed empty release notes
    #515: automatically detect SELinux preventing access to dumpsys alarm and fall back to API mode
    #516: fixed alarms showing infinity in gauges
    2.0.0.0B2
    #496: fixed gauges in RAW stats always being 100%
    #499: "since" and white header missing in raw stats
    #504: failed remot to ro after system app install does not report an error anymore since the app was installed correctly
    #505: advanced pref to enable alternate (API) mode for retrieving alarms (and avoid the need for permissive kernel)
    #506: alarm details missing in dumpfile
    Bigger changes under the hood: externalized all preferences to prepare for I18N


    2.0.0.0B1
    It's all new and shiny
    #487: ability to save JSON format from tasker plugin
    New calculation approach to avoid rounding differences
    Simplified / removed unused options from settings
    Removed google analytics

    1.16.1.0B2
    #486: watchdog does not warn

    1.16.1.0B1
    #446, #483: watchdog warns about 100% awake even if reading shows it's not the case
    #481, #482: FC conditions from crash reports
    #485: addedf more comprehensive info about BATTERY_STATS perm and Xposed setting to dumpfile

    1.16.0.0
    no changes from RC6 1.16.0.0_RC6
    #479: attempt to fix failing system app install process on certain devices
    #480: fixed Dashclock settings not opening in xdaedition

    1.16.0.0_RC5
    #475: more speaking text for XPosed module settings
    #476: fixed dashclock API 2 manifest (kudos to DvTonder)
    #477: fixed exception in method to obtain other stats from dumpsys (compat mode)
    #478: fixed alarm parsing error on pre 4.2 versions

    1.16.0.0_RC4
    #469: Fixed network stats parsing error
    #472: Fixed alarm parsing for L preview
    #473: fixed wakelock being expressed in ms on L preview
    #474: fixed sorting of CPU states

    1.16.0.0_RC3
    #470: fixed non null extra passed by certain launchers
    #471: fixed batterystats service name on L preview

    1.16.0.0_RC2
    #464: fixed icon height in list
    #466: if xposed modue is checked in advanced prefs do as if all perms were there (use at your own risk)
    #467: fixed missing icons in network view
    #468: fixed FC condition when creating a logcat

    1.16.0.0_RC1
    #463: added copy to clipboard on long-press
    Merged to master1.16.0.0_B7
    #462: fixed antialiasing of pie gauge to avoid pixelation

    1.16.0.0_B6
    #457: fixed FC on calling permissions
    #458: fixed value of "other" stats gauge being off
    #459: pie gauge brush too large on low density devices
    #460: add setting to disable system app presence (for XPosed module users)
    #461: added setting (display section) to use "old" bar gauge instead of "new" pie

    1.16.0.0_B5
    #452: update to Dashclock API 2.0
    #453: fixed "current" reference not getting updated when BBS is called from tasker
    #454: fixed network stats "lo" not matched to "Mobile"
    #455: merged a few UI changes from the upcoming 2.0 branch
    #456: fixed: when only one reference spinner is shown avoid Toast message
    1.16.0.0_B4
    #426: added occurences per minute/hours in alarms on screen and dumpfile
    #450: fix for memory leak
    #451: revert from JSON the Java serialization of references for better performance (references will be deleted after installation)

    1.16.0.0_B3
    #448: if root is available offer full featured alarms using dumpsys
    #449 avoid flushing cache, imporving performance

    1.16.0.0_B2
    #447: system app has wrong signature

    1.16.0.0_B1
    #427: optimize the root calls for dumpsys if system app installed
    #429: replace java serialization of references with a more flexible JSON serialization
    #435: avoid crashing when appops not available (4.4.2+)
    #437: better resetting of screen counters for non rooted 4.4+ devices
    #439: dumpfile chapters comments reflect need for root
    #440: better support for root (does not require to be enabled in advanced prefs anymore)
    #441: offer to install as system app on 4.4+ is root available
    #443: alarm does not require root anymore
    #446: watchdog notification should never report more than 100%


    1.15.0.0
    Same as RC8 except the release notes

    1.15.0.0_RC8
    #432: make sure to ask for su rights right after enabling root features
    #433: hint that the system app should be uninstalled before uninstalling BBS

    1.15.0.0_RC7
    #430: better fix for blocking root access
    #431: fix for install as system app when package comes from gplay
    A few changes in the popup for kitkat user at first run
    Bump in version number causes references to be deleted at first run

    1.15.0.0_RC6
    #430: fixed blocking call if trying to install as system app without having root features enabled

    1.15.0.0_RC5
    #428: force mediascanner after saving files
    Recreated icons in all densities

    1.15.0.0_RC4
    #421: Another attempt to fix the xxxhdpi icon
    #426: fied missing process stats on kitkat
    Fixed other stats not refreshing properly on kitkat

    1.15.0.0_RC3
    Fixed the way we manage system apps

    1.15.0.0_RC2
    Sharpened xxxhdpi icon
    Added the ability to install BBS as system app (requires root, usefull only for kitkat right now)

    1.15.0.0_RC1
    #424: add proper (error) messages to notify about features not available without root on kitkat.
    Add timing of screen on time when no stats can be retrieved

    1.15.0.0_B6
    #421: added xxhdpi assets
    #423: fixed alarms parsing on 4.3+

    1.15.0.0_B5
    #422: fixed account info obfuscation for new account format coming with kitkat

    1.15.0.0_B4
    #418: re-add process stats to kitkat
    Fix for potentially missed partial wakelocks where uid could not be found

    1.15.0.0_B3
    #419: Package info and icons re-added to kitkat partial wakelocks
    #420: fixe from gplay creashreports
    Added hires icon

    1.15.0.0_B2
    #416: readded missing other stats (kitkat)
    #417: fix for duplicate partial wakelocks

    1.15.0.0_B1
    #414: Fixed error at launch (service not available for kitkat)
    #415: re-added partial wakelocks and very basic other stats (deep sleep only) to kitkat (requires root)

    1.14.0.0
    Updated libs

    1.14.0.0RC1
    #404: Fixed text padding for short time strings
    #407: added app ops for 4.3+ users

    1.14.0.0B2
    #401: added ACCESS_SUPERUSER to manifest permissions
    #402: wrong values in wakelocks with hashed account info caused by hash being applied multiple times

    1.14.0.0B1
    #355: implement a permanent su shell to execute all commands
    Various fixes from gplay crash reports

    1.13.4.0
    Same as B2, no changes

    1.13.4.0B2
    #391 support all implementations of sqlite

    1.13.4.0B1
    Refactoring of database access to avoid locking

    1.13.3.0
    Fix for users having FCs due to database lock problem
    1.13.2.0
    Fix for users having FCs at start

    1.13.0.0
    Unchanged from RC2

    1.13.0.0RC2
    #384: salted the account name before hashing
    Fix for stats not reflecting the combo boxes anymore for some users after a reference refresh

    1.13.0.0RC1
    Fix to make sure spinners do not get out of sync
    #383: Fixed battery / voltage level in dumpfile
    A few typos
    Added timestamp to logcat

    1.13.0.0B5
    #191, #334: Added "share" option for saving/sharing dumpfiles, dmesg and logcat
    #381: fixed database exception occuring sometimes and potentially responsible for the blank stats happening from time to time for some users
    #382: dmesg requires root for newer kernels

    1.13.0.0B4
    Added some logging to debug percentage problem: adb logcat | grep StatsAdapter
    #377: refactored KB handling
    #379: refactored "raw" stats
    Stats row shows interactive areas (glow)


    1.13.0.0B3
    #236: mask account info
    #378: fixed fallback stat in DashClock widget

    1.13.0.0B2
    #376: no icon in process view
    #377: missing KB icon

    1.13.0.0B1
    #367: added dashclock support
    #375: added JSON dumpfile format support

    1.12.4.0
    #372: Widgets do not update on a fresh install
    #373: change default widget fallbacl to "boot"
    #374: refresh spinners and user refresh causes the cache of refs to get flushed/reloaded from data

    1.12.3.0
    #369: small widget uses wrong prefs
    #370: Other stat times/total time incorrect

    1.12.2.0
    #366: fixed FC when creating a dumpfiel from tasker
    Improved logging
    Fixed concurrency problems potentially leading to weird display
    Fixed a caching issue

    1.12.1.0
    Fix migration issues from 1.11 leading to inconsistent stats
    #359: make sure BatteryInfoUnavailableException does not other stats to be shown
    #361: a better fix for battery/voltage using current instead of "to" stat
    #363, #364, #365: fixed different error conditions from crash reports

    1.12.0.2
    Skipped 1.12.0.1
    #356: bug when migrating from 1.11
    #357: to battery % always shows current value

    1.12
    Same as RC12, no changes

    1.12RC12
    #356: fixed empty stats after screen being rotated

    1.12RC11
    #223: active monitoring
    #346: save 'unplugged' ref at first use to avoid empty refs
    #347: pref to diable widgets to be refreshed at screen on
    #344: better fix for errors in parsing network/alarms causing the whole reference to be saved empty

    1.12RC10
    #302: added credits for used libs in app besides git (under help)
    #342, #345: remove log verbosity when debug advanced pref is not enabled for cleaner logcats
    #343: fixed alarms parsing of details for flg= and cmp= (both pre- and post 4.2.2)
    #344: error in parsing network stats causes the reference to be saved empty (potentially a cause of reference shown as not having been created)

    1.12RC9
    #323: pref for saving dumpfile to private storage
    #337: implement 48dp rhythm
    #338: optimize list real estate
    #339 (partially): fixed tiny font for widget being same as small

    1.12RC8
    #341: fixed alarms for android 4.2.2

    1.12RC7
    #327: spinner refresh issues
    #331: sometimes the stats shown do not reflect the spinner selection
    #333: charged and unplugged should not be in the "to" spinner as that makes no sense

    1.12RC6
    #307, #328; widget stops updating and stays blank
    #327: spinner refresh issues
    #329: fallback ref in 1x1 widget is never loaded
    #330: an attempt to fix wakelock issue when su commands are blocked

    1.12RC5
    #326: fixed rate dialog showing at each start
    Some profining
    Less intrusive logging if dedug is disabled in prefs

    1.12RC4
    New readme and rate dialogs
    #325: times in wakeup_sources are a factory 1000 to small

    1.12RC3
    #321: fixed spinner heights
    #322: filter "0" cpu states
    #324: add marker to dumfile if using wakeup_sources

    1.12RC2
    #320: added experimental support for wakeup_sources (newer kernels deprecate /proc/wakelocks)

    1.12RC1
    #318: automatically refresh current when entering the main screen (can be changed in adv. prefs)
    #319: "to ref" is shown by default (can be changed in adv. prefs)

    1.12B9
    #316: FC when calling BBS from watchdog notification
    #317: 2x2 widget showing 0 KWL/PWL

    1.12B8
    #312: Fixed negative CPU percentages
    #313: refresh after events creating new references show inconsistent references (from/to)
    #314: proper migration of default stat type prefs coming from 1.11
    #315: fixed cause of "unknown error"

    1.12B7
    #310: fixed partial and kernel wakelocks always being the same and icons missing
    #311: fixed kb reader thread not retriieving online content

    1.12B6
    Changed the way su operations are processed
    Some fixes regarding the refresh of the spinners
    Make sure all root operations are running in an own thread

    1.12B5
    #308: since boot can not be selected
    Fixed callstack when updating a reference
    Widget now have a lightweight method for obtaining the current data without causing the cache to be updated
    Spinners show references sorted in ascending order
    Fixed spinner not showing all existing references

    1.12B4
    #306: fixed broken dumpfile
    Added pref to show/hide the "reference to" spinner
    Added screen on reference (saved when watchdog is active)
    References are now stored in a database
    From/To references are chronogical
    1.12B3
    #303: invalidate "current" when other refs are saved
    #305: dissapearing refs

    1.12B2
    Some tuning
    #298: Fixed FC on raw alarms
    #299: Watchdog does not report when awake > threshold
    #300: fixed spinner height

    1.12B1
    #187: freeze current time
    #193: add screen brightness states to "other" stats
    #274: copy wakelock to clipboard
    #279: add option to save dmesg
    #286: add mV/h to dumpfile
    #290, 292: typo, wording
    #296: kbreader is now asynchronous and doesn't block UI thread when github is slow

    1.11
    no change from RC8

    1.11RC8
    #289: FC on package info screen for pre-ICS devices

    1.11RC7
    #288: usability issue in permission view fixed

    1.11RC6
    #276: another attempt at fixing scheduled dumpfile creation from tasker
    #287: fixed ratio calculation for battery drain in %/h

    1.11RC5
    #280: added legend to permissions tab
    #283: unticking watchdog option "Screen off" stops the EventHandler service
    #284: added drain per hour to battery drain text on screen and dumpfile

    1.11RC4
    #281: Fixed bad reference on unplug when 100% charged
    #276: fixed dumpfile creation from tasker
    removed delimiter till a configurable version can be provided

    1.11RC3
    A better fix for widgets being updated
    Nicer implementation of package info using a tabbed pager (using ActionBarSherlock)
    Changed in-app help and messages to make the conect of references clearer
    More speaking "missing ref" texts

    1.11RC2
    #277: more prominent delimiter in listview
    fixed calculation of since value

    1.11RC1
    #229: show autorun and other package info like permissions and services, click on the icons
    #279: reverted the time reference for since and calculations back to 1.9.x
    #275: widgets do not always refresh: hack to make sure the widget always get the broadcasts from the launcher, even if the lancher is not complying with standards (see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7390449/widget-notification-when-homescreen-app-is-restarted)
    yet another attempt to fix since screen off dump incomplete when created at wakeup from taker plugin
    big refactoring (only relevant for the ones reading the code)
    1.10.5
    No changes from RC1

    1.10.5RC1
    Make sure app is not installed to SD (watchdog, widgets, detecting boot and unplug won't work properly)
    Writing references respect "root features" settings
    Fixed error condition in widget (potentially not showing data)
    Refactored broadcast handlers
    Another attempt to fix dumpfile creation in tasker plugin

    1.10.4
    Fixed logcat permission

    1.10.3
    Some changes in widget code
    #270: added option to save logcat from app

    1.10.2
    #263: adv prefs to turn on stats while plugged
    #264: error happening when reading other stats should not skip the whole stats
    #265: reference summary shows data instead of counts (in dumpfile and log)
    #266: difference in "since" time between widget and screen
    #268: error when checking charger status causes exception

    1.10.1
    #261: missing cpu states file causes references to stay empty
    #262: battery level handling causes exception

    1.10
    A few changes in logging
    New ?????

    1.10RC3
    #257: referencea are missing processes
    #258: if debug pref is not checked since shows 0s

    1.10RC2
    #256: silent crash on progress dialog
    #252: a better fix for the FC on enabling root features
    Typo in prefs
    Added drain to on screen battery info

    1.10RC1
    #251: added batter level from/to to screen (and a pref to enable/disable it)
    #252: an attempt to fix the FC on enabling root features
    #254: incomplete (ref missing) dump from tasker
    #255: not systematic crash on creating custom ref

    1.10b7
    #248: added raw CPU states
    #249: ratio of other stats is calculated against something that is smaller than "since"
    #250: when a reference is null all stats should show that there is no reference availble

    1.10b6
    #247: fixed deep sleep sometimes being substracted twice, causing negative values

    1.10b5
    #245: source of "since" is now the reference
    #246: added battery voltage/level from/to to dumpfile
    Removed unneeded API calls (that were to cause to batteryinfo stopping)
    New error handling exposes API errors to the user

    1.10b4
    #243: deep sleep not showing
    #244: no stats when plugged (as some internal registers do not count when plugged, leading to inconsistencies)
    Removed pre-1.9 migration code that may lead refs to be deleted at start
    #235: grey background for bars


    1.10b3
    #234: show icon for stats providing package info
    #8: call application settings when package info is available (click on icon)
    Refactored error handling
    Workaround to avoid SuperUser to obcess about asking for rights

    1.10b2
    #240: removed "test" menu
    #241: fixed nested menu causing FC on SDK<14
    #242: removed froyo specific references as BBS is not depending on Android's implementation of refs anymore

    1.10b1
    #209: added since boot ref
    #227: fallback to since boot if default stat type is not available
    #228: pref to control log level
    #230: two step save of references to avoid empty references if su request times out
    #231, #232: reorganized preferences
    #233: reorganized menu
    #238: process Siyah "deleted: " kernel wakelocks properly
    #239: network stats / alarms are disabled by default, can be turned on in advanced prefs
    1.9.2.1
    #226: reference info to dumpfile

    1.9.2 (|xda only)
    Fixed error condition where "no ref since charged" appeared after a while when a reference was present
    #224: screen on time is too high in "since screen off"

    1.9.1 (@xda only)
    Added more logging to references
    #213: Tasker plugin does not create dumpfiles / custom refs
    #216: more compact CPU state view
    #218, 220, 221: various fixes from Google Play logs


    I maintain A list of features to be implemented and bugs here.

    Below you can find older releases.

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    How-to and FAQ

    How-to
    I have created a GitHub project for the Knowledge Base where the online and in-app help will be maintained as well. You can find the information here:

    The online help: https://better.asksven.io/betterbatterystats/help/
    The how-to: https://better.asksven.io/betterbatterystats/how-to/

    A good how-to by Chris Hoffman published by How-to geek

    Online Hilfe auf Deutsch: http://asksven.github.com/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/help_de.html
    How-To auf Deutsch: http://asksven.github.com/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/howto_de.html

    The repo: https://github.com/asksven/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base
    The Knowledge Base Project: http://asksven.github.com/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/

    FAQ
    1. Q:Will BBS be fixed to support Kitkat (I get "Services could not be contacted" errors?
    A: Kitkat is supported by BBS starting from version 1.15

    2. Q:Why are partial statitics not available on Kikat?
    A: If you have a rooted phone enable the advanced root features and all will be fine. If you have no root unfortunately you are stuck without Partial Wakelocks as Google has made changes to prevent apps to access that data (see also here)

    3. Q:Why installing BBS as a system app as everything works with root?
    Deprecated: BBS does not require the system app anymore
    A: Starting with Kikat BBS has 3 modes: without root a limited mode provides a minimal set of stats. With root the set of stats is complete but some stats (other, partial wakelocks, processes) still use a workaround. Finally with the system app BBS is fully featured without any workaround.

    4. Q:I have high wlan_rx kernel wakelock. What is it and how to proceed?
    A: This kernel wakelock is caused by Wifi waking up your device. To avoid it you should turn your Wifi off if not using it, use a tool to control your Wifi state or try to find and remove the cause. More here

    5. Q: Google Maps is causing a lot of overhead. Must I freeze it?
    A: no, Karpfenhai wrote step-by-step instructions on how to configure autostarts and the location service to avoid that

    6. Q: Are you aware of the bug in BBS causing SuperUser to ask for su-permissions over and over again
    A: As you said, SuperUser is asking over and over again, it's no BBS bug as BBS only requests su rights. More here

    7. Q: BBS shows "no ref since unplugged"
    A: Starting from 1.9 is is mandatory to plug/unplug after boot to get a "since unplugged" reference to be created. Starting from 1.10 there is anew reference "since boot" and a preference to fall back to that reference if no other is available.

    8. Q: Why can't you just skip deleting the references at boot?
    A: If I could I would. In a nutshell: BBS is a passive monitoring tool; this means it does not cause any overhead collecting data but compares snapshots. Now the disadvantage of this is that it makes no sense to compare values of counters between two references (e.g. "since unplugged" and "current") if the counters were reset in between. In fact that would potentially cause negative values, in every case wrong values.

    9. Q: But is used to work before. Why did you change it?
    A: It didn't work, you just didn't notice. The kernel and Android reset their counters at boot. That means that there is no way to compare counters from before the boot with counters from after.


    10. Q: What do the widget colors / graphics mean?
    A (new round widgets): the legend is displayed if you resize the widget
    A (legacy widgets): For the large widget it's pretty simple. The colors represent the values "Since" (blue), "Deep sleep" (green), "Awake" (yellow), "Screen on" (white), "Kernel wakelocks" (magenta), "Partial wakelocks" (cyan). The 100% is the max of those values.
    For the small widget see here

    11. Q: Where are the dumpfile and logcat saved / how are the files named?
    A: Both files are saved to /sdcard, their names are BetterBatteryStats-.txt and logcat-.txt where timestamp is of the format "yyyy-MM-dd_HHmmssSSS" (starting from 1.12 there is an option in advanced prefs to save those files to the private directory /sdcard/Android/com.asksven.betterbatterystats/files).

    12. Q: Are you aware of the fact that BBS does not work properly for secondary users (Android 4.2)?
    A: BBS works fine for secondary users as long as you don't enable root features. The reason is not BBS but the lack of support of the multiuser feature in the superuser/supersu version you are using.

    13. Q: What is *overflow*?
    *overflow* is a sign that one stat counter was overrun. This may happen if you have not boote your phone since long or if some wakeup/wakelock is very frequent. The only way to see what is hidden behind *overflow* is to reboot and take a fresh reading.

    14. Q: Why is 'screen off' reference not being created?
    A: You have to enable the watchdog for that reference to be created

    15. Q: Even after plugging/unplugging my phone no reference except 'boot' is shown
    A: something is preventing the unplug event to be passed to BBS. You should check for tools like greenify or stamina mode that mask such events and make sure that BBS is whitelisted. On newer Android versions please also make sure that BBS is not "optimized" by Android, under "Settings - Battery Optimization"

    16. Q: What is the watchdog and how does it work?
    A: The wachdog is a feature to help you in analysing when happens when screen is off. When the watchdog is turned on a reference 'screen off' is created. You can also configure the watchdog to create a reference 'screen on'. Opionally the watchdog will notify you when screen is turned on and the awake ratio was bigger that the configured threshold. In order to avoid too much overhead in processing a threshold can be set to disable the computing for short screen off times.

    17. Q: my logcat is empty and says "Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory"
    A: Check if you have a custom kernel that turns off logging. If not some file permissions may be broken: use the repair permissions function from your recovery

    18. Q: How can I get rid of GSF wakelocks
    A: GSF (google service framework) can not be avoided and in no case it should be frozen. Here are some settings that can help reducing the overhead.

    19. Q: The other stat is wrong. It shows "No data connection" and "No or unknown signal" while was online with Wifi all the time
    A: "No data connection" and "No or unknown signal" refer to your cell data (2G/3G) service. As you have had Wifi on for some time the cell data was turned off, consistent to what the stats say: work as designed

    20. Q: I can not install BBS as a system app. What can I do.
    A: BBS does not require the system app anymore
    A: If you are on a version older than 4.4 you don't need to install BBS as a system app. If you are on 4.4+ you should first try the in app installer. If for some reason it fails you can use the CWM scripts attached to install / uninstall BBS as a system app

    21. Q: I am suffering from a high NLPWakelock time. Is there something I can do about it?
    A: Here's a good summary of what NLP is and how it can be positively impacted (thanks to @Perseus71)


    22. Q: On CM12 based ROMs the launcher crashes when placing a widget. When will this be fixed?
    A: I can not find anything wrong with BBS code and the crash occurs in the launcher, not in BBS. After spending quite some time trying to understand the problem I must conclude that the problem is with CM12 (other ROMs on Lollipop do not have this problem)

    23. Q: I can not or do not want to root my devices but would like to use BBS to gain insight. Can this be done?
    A: The answer used to be "no" but this has now changed. See post #4 for a detailed description on how to proceed.

    24. Q: I can not get BBS to work. How should I proceed to find out the cause
    BBS has no dependency to any root-tool and does not require root to work, it only requires specific permissions that can be granted by:
    - using ADB as described in the FAQ
    - letting the app grant itself the permission if root is available

    25. Q: BBS Shows a permanent notification. Can I remove it?
    The notification is due to the android app model having changed and now requiring apps that run in the background to show themselves. I have put the "background app" notification into a separate channel named "BBS Event Processing" so you can disable it if it bugs you: no other vital notification will be send to that channel

    26. Q: What is this popup saying "Detected problems with API compatibility"?
    For Android 9.0 Pie users getting the "Detected problems with API compatibility (visit g.co/dev/appcompat for more info)" popup error please see this post.

    When diagnosing / analysing there are a few important things to know:
    - the app (advanced settings) shows you whether the permissions were granted or not
    - when checking if any acition had a positive result you should always use raw stats as the default view does a diff between two snapshots, i.e. if one snapshot is missing it may show no results
    - logcat may give you some info about what is going wrong, e.g. the app not being able to contact the battery_info service
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    chamonix
    chamonix
    Ref, Hints and blacklist

    Litterature
    Article from the Android PDK about Power Management: http://www.netmite.com/android/mydr...s/power_management.html#androidPowerWakeLocks

    Other useful tools
    The default battery usage (Gingerbread): Settings -> About Phone -> Battery Usage
    The most interesting data is shown when clicking on the graph (bars below the graph). Unjustified "awake" times when display is off is an indicator for rogue apps doing stuff in the background when you think your phone is asleep
    Battery Monitor Widget
    Has a great stat on battery drain over time. I use this tool regularly after leaving my phone alone for 1/2 hour to check how the battery drain looks like against my benchmark of 2-10 mAh average (optimal for my SGS2).

    [android backup service]
    (http://code.google.com/android/backup/index.html). It is a service that offers cloud backup/restore of your settings and offers an API for other apps to do the same (http://developer.android.com/guide/t...ta/backup.html).
    You can turn it off (but will lose the automatic backup) under Setting -> Privacy ->Back up my data.
    Backups are useful though but no need to do it in the cloud, I'd recommend scheduling a regular backup using titanium instead (that's my setting).

    [DataTracker-FD] is fast dormancy. Find the 'secret' codes for your device to turn FD off. *#*#9900#*#* on an SGSII. (contrib. by nobnut)

    [syncmanagerhandlesyncalarm] That service is documented here (http://www.kiwidoc.com/java/l/x/andr.../c/SyncManager) and is responsible for updating the accounts you have under Settings -> Accounts and Sync. High values may come from bad settings (sync too often, huge amounts of data) or poorly written providers.


    [reserved for misbehaving apps]
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    Karpfenhai
    Karpfenhai
    chamonix said:
    You you mind writing all that together (location settings, autostart settings) in one post. I'd like to add that to the FAQ
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    I hope i don't forget a thing:D

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    Silencing maps (preventing non user caused wakelocks)

    1. Sign out and /or freeze latitude.
    2. Disable all location based services:

    5dd9f5f8-058d-cb69.jpg


    3. Deny all maps related autostarts using a certain app like Gemini app manager or autostarts from playstore:

    5dd9f5f8-05f9-887c.jpg

    5dd9f5f8-069c-d35f.jpg

    5dd9f5f8-06ab-a78a.jpg


    That's it!

    Additional information:

    -manual startup of maps will work anyhow, don't worry,
    -navigation still works
    -toggling gps on will show your current position on the map.

    If you do it right, your alarm after almost 2 days can look like this:

    5dd9f5f8-07e7-2c11.jpg
    5dd9f5f8-07f5-c526.jpg


    As you can see, maps does not exist!

    Hint: preventing all autostarts from maps should be enough, you probably don't need to get rid of the other stuff, try to start from point 3 in the beginning.
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    Okay with this Sven?

    Tapatalked from my Samsung GT9100
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