Root Nexus 5 + Root and Franco Kernel update - No battery life improvement :(

zachn · Jan 18, 2014

Hehe touch

NYCHitman1 · Jan 18, 2014

Something important to keep in mind is that the device is still VERY new. You really just need to let the battery catch up to the rest of the hardware that's just warming up. Once that happens, you should easily be able to reach 14-17 hrs on heavy usage.

zachn · Jan 19, 2014

Hey Hitman, thanks for your reply.

That's exactly what I thought as well, doesn't the battery need like at least a week of regular use days and a few full cycle charges to really catch up and produce the best performance?

I guess I've probably jumped into the battery issue too early before letting the battery take its time?

Thanks.

NYCHitman1 · Jan 19, 2014

zachn said:
Hey Hitman, thanks for your reply.

That's exactly what I thought as well, doesn't the battery need like at least a week of regular use days and a few full cycle charges to really catch up and produce the best performance?

I guess I've probably jumped into the battery issue too early before letting the battery take its time?

Thanks.

Yes, it does need a few cycles before it gets to where it's supposed to be. Ideally, you would want to let it drain down to about 10-15% then charge up fully about 4 or 5 times.

Rxpert83 · Jan 20, 2014

I feel like this is pretty normal for my use.
3 hours of listening to podcasts (mostly screen off), 4.5 hours screen on time.

Franco kernel and omnirom currently

zachn · Jan 21, 2014

Yesterday I was able to get 18 hours before hitting 10% with a total screen time of 4:25 hours and 1 hour of phone calls.

So I guess the battery is performing as expected?

Rxpert83 · Jan 21, 2014

zachn said:
Yesterday I was able to get 18 hours before hitting 10% with a total screen time of 4:25 hours and 1 hour of phone calls.

So I guess the battery is performing as expected?

That sounds pretty good to me. :thumbup:

NYCHitman1 · Jan 21, 2014

zachn said:
Yesterday I was able to get 18 hours before hitting 10% with a total screen time of 4:25 hours and 1 hour of phone calls.

So I guess the battery is performing as expected?

Mmhmm, it will only get better with time. Especially as you tweak it to extend the life some more.

zachn · Jan 23, 2014

hey guys, something I noticed. France Kernel settings for some reason are not being applied on boot and I have to manually set them every time I reboot the phone.

any clue?

Hook · Jan 23, 2014

zachn said:
hey guys, something I noticed. France Kernel settings for some reason are not being applied on boot and I have to manually set them every time I reboot the phone.

any clue?

There is an icon on the menus that you hold to change from a plus to a check. Check means keep settings on reboot.

jhawkkw · Jan 23, 2014

Just an advanced warning, I personally don't recommend applying under volting or over clocking on boot because if you pick a voltage too low or a clock speed too high you have the potential to end up in a perpetual bootloop that can only be stopped by factory resting.

Hook · Jan 23, 2014

jhawkkw said:
Just an advanced warning, I personally don't recommend applying under volting or over clocking on boot because if you pick a voltage too low or a clock speed too high you have the potential to end up in a perpetual bootloop that can only be stopped by factory reseting.

I usually wait a couple of days with new settings and then, if it seems stable, I'll go ahead and apply the setting. I do undervolting, but I don't do overcloacking. I can't imagine the N5 ever needing overclocking.

NYCHitman1 · Jan 23, 2014

jhawkkw said:
Just an advanced warning, I personally don't recommend applying under volting or over clocking on boot because if you pick a voltage too low or a clock speed too high you have the potential to end up in a perpetual bootloop that can only be stopped by factory resting.

You can solve that boot loop by forcing the device off with the device failsafe (hold power for about 20-25 seconds) then booting into recovery manually, clearing dalvik + cache, and then re-flashing the kernel, which should default back to stock kernel settings.

Rxpert83 · Jan 23, 2014

An app would still retain its data to re-apply the settings though right?

You've got a number of seconds before kernel control apps apply their settings, it should be long enough to quickly open it and increase the voltages, or to go into superuser and deny it permissions.

NYCHitman1 · Jan 23, 2014

Rxpert83 said:
An app would still retain its data to re-apply the settings though right?

You've got a number of seconds before kernel control apps apply their settings, it should be long enough to quickly open it and increase the voltages, or to go into superuser and deny it permissions.

From what I noticed, FKU will default back to stock settings if a newer version is flashed. It's possible that it's just a bug within the app, but I did notice it.

Hook · Jan 23, 2014

NYCHitman1 said:
From what I noticed, FKU will default back to stock settings if a newer version is flashed. It's possible that it's just a bug within the app, but I did notice it.

It won't if you let the app flash it.

NYCHitman1 · Jan 23, 2014

Hook said:
It won't if you let the app flash it.

Ahh, that must be it. I always manually flash my kernels.

jhawkkw · Jan 23, 2014

I love it.

Rxpert83 · Jan 23, 2014

dgdave · Jan 26, 2014

I just switched the TMo to get a N5. I've had it about a week and I flashed CM11 and the newest elementalX kernel and I'm pleased with speed and battery life. I've been off the charger for 14hr and had almost 5 hr screen on time and I just hit 15% battery left.

NYCHitman1 · Jan 27, 2014

dgdave said:
I just switched the TMo to get a N5. I've had it about a week and I flashed CM11 and the newest elementalX kernel and I'm pleased with speed and battery life. I've been off the charger for 14hr and had almost 5 hr screen on time and I just hit 15% battery left.

Gotta try the greener pastures, friend. CM is boring. Come to DU

dgdave · Jan 27, 2014

I was thinking of trying it. I've just always ran CM since my OG Droid. Except my S4 because it was a B to do it once you updated.

NYCHitman1 · Jan 27, 2014

dgdave said:
I was thinking of trying it. I've just always ran CM since my OG Droid. Except my S4 because it was a B to do it once you updated.

If you can find your way to our G+ community, you can get the latest test builds compiled by me or try out one of the unofficial builds users have been putting together.

dgdave · Jan 27, 2014

Awesome. Just joined up and going to flash it tonight. Is the 12/26/13 the latest N5 build?

dgdave · Jan 27, 2014

I'm officially on DU now. I'm sure you'll be seeing me on g+

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