Help Oh no! Ally has the dreaded 50% bug.... :(

[Gink]

Just got the Ally today and as I was messing around with it I checked out the Time Without Signal under Settings > About Phone > Battery use > Phone idle.... I can't believe it! Or maybe I can, I don't know. Bummer.

 

[bgro]

what is the 50% bug?

 

[jreed2560]

yeah I'm thinking this is a 2.1 issue and not an eris issue.

 

[jreed2560]

what is the 50% bug?

when the first leaks of 2.1 for the eris showed up, a lot of users noticed that the battery was draining very quickly on their Eris. a quick check in the battery information screen showed that a process called Cell Standby was the culprit. In most cases the phone showed that it was without a signal 50% of the time. In some cases it was around 70-80. A quick trip into Airplane mode for a few minutes, followed by a reboot seemed to be a generally accepted workaround if you are experiencing this issue.

 

[lobster_01]

when the first leaks of 2.1 for the eris showed up, a lot of users noticed that the battery was draining very quickly on their Eris. a quick check in the battery information screen showed that a process called Cell Standby was the culprit. In most cases the phone showed that it was without a signal 50% of the time. In some cases it was around 70-80. A quick trip into Airplane mode for a few minutes, followed by a reboot seemed to be a generally accepted workaround if you are experiencing this issue.

Is that work around generally good only until the next reboot?

Thanks, Orin

 

[vertig0730]

Is that work around generally good only until the next reboot?

Thanks, Orin

Yes, you have to do it each time you reboot.

 

[Vmanisme]

I have this bug my phone says that it was without service for 89% of the time and the battery dies in like 5 hours.... Is there a permanent solution to this?


----putting the phone in airplane mode and restarting did not work... My phone is losing 1% of battery every 2min with ball bars.... Anybody have another solution????

 

[vertig0730]

Check your applications, something is constantly going to drain it that fast. Applications like Sportstap come configured with a 1 minute update setting, your battery dies fast.

 

[Vmanisme]

Check your applications, something is constantly going to drain it that fast. Applications like Sportstap come configured with a 1 minute update setting, your battery dies fast.

Did a hard reset and still the same issue.

 

[rjj130]

Noticed that my wife's Ally is having the same issue.

She loves the phone, but not charging it over night and then having to rush home and charge it again.

I was messing with some settings earlier and it seems to have stopped for the moment.

I'll let you know how I make out.

 

[Vmanisme]

Well at least she doesn't have to charge hers 3 times a day + 4th at night cuz my phone can't last the whole night on standby

 

[rjj130]

Yeah, it was actually looking pretty good last night before we went to bed.

I threw into Airplane mode, waited a minute, brought it back into normal mode.

Woke up this AM, checked it, and it said that it was out of signal for 50% of the time.

What was the fix/if any for the Eris?

 

[Vmanisme]

Yeah, it was actually looking pretty good last night before we went to bed.

I threw into Airplane mode, waited a minute, brought it back into normal mode.

Woke up this AM, checked it, and it said that it was out of signal for 50% of the time.

What was the fix/if any for the Eris?

I posted a "fix" for this on Verizon Forums:
How to "Fix" the 50% dreaded bug issue on almost all android devices. - Verizon | Forums and Blogs - Verizon Community

 

[edcooper714]

First I tried the 'fix' you listed on my LG Ally.

--Open dial pad and dial *#*#4636#*#* (If Testing menu doesn't come up than click "Call" and it will come up)>Go to Phone information>Scroll down and you'll see preferred network type>click it and switch it to GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)

That did not change anything after 6 hours. Tried 3 times with no result.
Turned the phone off and on...still no result.
Then I switched to 'Airplane' mode'.
Turned the phone off for 5 minutes.
Turned the phone on.
Checked Settings/Battery use/Cell standby.
Time without signal was 42% NOT 50%
Checked again at 1 hour intervals.
Time without signal 4 hours later was 18%(before going to bed for the night.
Left the phone on and NOT plugged into the charger. Battery level at that point was 80%.
When I got up the next morning the time without signal was 1% and the battery level was 78%

That is a dramatic change from before.
I've been watching the battery level all morning through normal use including 1 hour of Pandora radio, 15 minutes talk time and some texting. Although the battery level has gone done I do notice that if I'm not using anything on the phone the battery level barely changes.

I hope this helps.

 

[jreed2560]

airplane mode trick should work until you reboot your device. everytime you reboot you should do it again.

I stated incorrectly in my previous post on the subject

 

[rjj130]

First I tried the 'fix' you listed on my LG Ally.

--Open dial pad and dial *#*#4636#*#* (If Testing menu doesn't come up than click "Call" and it will come up)>Go to Phone information>Scroll down and you'll see preferred network type>click it and switch it to GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)

That did not change anything after 6 hours. Tried 3 times with no result.
Turned the phone off and on...still no result.
Then I switched to 'Airplane' mode'.
Turned the phone off for 5 minutes.
Turned the phone on.
Checked Settings/Battery use/Cell standby.
Time without signal was 42% NOT 50%
Checked again at 1 hour intervals.
Time without signal 4 hours later was 18%(before going to bed for the night.
Left the phone on and NOT plugged into the charger. Battery level at that point was 80%.
When I got up the next morning the time without signal was 1% and the battery level was 78%

That is a dramatic change from before.
I've been watching the battery level all morning through normal use including 1 hour of Pandora radio, 15 minutes talk time and some texting. Although the battery level has gone done I do notice that if I'm not using anything on the phone the battery level barely changes.

I hope this helps.

I implemented this on my wife's Ally two nights ago. The results have been a dramatic 180.

The only thing I question is the long term use of this work around.

Having the phone in a CDMA/GSM mode when it doesn't have a GSM radio. Will this affect roaming at all?

 

[Vmanisme]

I implemented this on my wife's Ally two nights ago. The results have been a dramatic 180.

The only thing I question is the long term use of this work around.

Having the phone in a CDMA/GSM mode when it doesn't have a GSM radio. Will this affect roaming at all?

Turn off data roaming and I know that verizon is a pain in the ass when ur trying to call from roaming so no problems with charges

 

[gadgetmom88]

I just got my Ally today. Noticed the 50% bug immediately after activating. Put it into airplane mode. 4 hours later battery has drained from 80% to 35%, phone was idle entire time sitting in my office where I get great reception. Time without signal says 97%. What gives?

Sent from my Ally using Tapatalk

 

[Vmanisme]

I just got my Ally today. Noticed the 50% bug immediately after activating. Put it into airplane mode. 4 hours later battery has drained from 80% to 35%, phone was idle entire time sitting in my office where I get great reception. Time without signal says 97%. What gives?

Sent from my Ally using Tapatalk

Welcome! Congratulations on your bug hahah, try the fix I posted, seems to work for some people and others get away with airplane mode.

 

[melseyj80]

OK, so I'm not the only person that still has a problem even after the "settings fix" and the "airplane mode fix"?? I went to Verizon last night, but the guy had no idea what I was talking about. Cell standby is at 66% right now and I usually get about 4-5hrs of charge before it dies. Stinks too because i really like the Ally!

 

[gadgetmom88]

Throwing it into airplane mode always worked for my Eris, but never for the Ally. Drained the battery extremely fast. Trade it for a new one...

 

[scoty777]

My Ally is at 96% without service!!! YIKES...I tried the airplane mode first as this fixed my eris..I even charged the Ally with airplane mode on..still reads 96% without service..Don't call me, my phone probably wouldn't ring if ya did!! ;-) Actually within minutes of the *#*#4636#*#* thing it has dropped to 66% and falling..we will see.

 

[Outlaw.99]

I tried the numbers thing but mine kept force closing... The airplane thing sometimes works...


Edit: I was hitting the options button and not scrolling down... Once I did it correctly mine is doing a lot better... Thanks!!

 

[Outlaw.99]

Mine never went above 5% on a full 9 hour shift tonight.... I can stop looking at my battery usage now... Good stuff...

 

[sikedsyko]

So far the *#*#4636#*#* trick seems to be working on my Ally. My battery drain is significantly improved.