How to calibrate your battery

I will download any apps which can extend battery life.

Hey Kris,

Actually I am also having some battery problems now, its been a week and I have been seeing something fishy about my battery, when my battery goes down to zero level, I start charging and it just completes charging after 2-3hrs i.e. my device gets fully charged in from 0% to 100% in just 2-3hrs. Sounds good !! But the problem is when I start charging my device after 40-50% level it takes more than 4-5hrs to completely charge ! Do, I need to worry about something or its okay ?? I am getting a feel that I may need to purchase a new battery ....

Thank you for sharing。。。。。barato-smartphone

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Hey Kris, i wanna know that is discharging your battery completely not good? cuz i read in some articles long time ago that one should discharge their battery completely and then charge it too 100%! plz help! i have a nexus 4!

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Thanks Kris! You saved my life! xD

Kris,

How do you feel about charging the phone over night while one sleeps?

Kris Carlon

Hey @John, that's a weird one. While it might seem good to charge faster when the battery is completely dead (kind of like cold water boiling faster) it's generally a bad idea to let your battery fully discharge, because depending on the type of battery you have, low voltage issues can occur.

I'd suggest two things:

1. Do a factory reset (which I'm sure you've already tried), as that usually clears up any weird battery activity following updates.

2. Try the Battery Calibration app (if you are rooted) and see if that makes a difference.

Other than these two solutions I can't think of much else, because if there's an issue with the batetery itself then that's a bit above my skill set. A replacement battery might be the only option.

Kris, I have tried the suggestions you have mentioned, but no effect ... things are still the same ! I think I should get the replacement before things started to get worse.

it is working perfectly. now my battery is living for 6-8 hours instead of 2-3 hours.. definitely need to donate some money to develop

Kris, there's just no need to be sorry ! I was planning to get a new battery pack after all the battery inside my device is almost a year old .... I can expect some issues with it !

And yes one more thing I know this is not the place but

"Where did you get that tinfoil hat inside your workplace?? Did you carry the tinfoil hat with you always...?"

I think I should also get one because Aliens can be anywhere and now I have started getting a feel that they may be around ...

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I don't like the idea of doing a factory reset to clear the cache partition. Because it may remove all the data on the mobile.

Zaid Siddiqui

Hey Kris, i wanna know that is discharging your battery completely not good? cuz i read in some articles long time ago that one should discharge their battery completely and then charge it too 100%! plz help! i have a nexus 4!

The articles from long ago...
These would have been talking about nickel cadmium (NiCad) batteries and discharging them all the way to "0" was a good idea to avoid a "memory effect" where the battery would not be able to discharge below the point that the user "usually" discharged it to.
Lithium Ion batteries that are currently in use are generally considered a great improvement over NiCad technology and in my experience, I have concluded that is definitely true. Even using a laptop ALWAYS plugged in to a docking station in my office or a portable adaptor in the field, because of a need to be sure my computer would not shut down due to low battery, my lithium ion battery lasted 5 years before losing enough capacity that I needed to replace it.... Bought a new laptop instead...

Thanks to share

Awesome info i need it

Does this really works? As far as my knowledge any app that we install will consume the battery. So how any app could save the battery, please explain in detail if any body can.

Im afraid that this software can damage my phone. I dont even imagine how it will influence for its productivity ..Anybody tried it?

Thanks ：D
WILL TRY

Thanks for sharing ..........
Shiromani Akali Dal

Will this work on any versions of Android?

Thanks for sharing nice information.

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Follow these steps
1. Download Battery Calibration from Google Play (Click Here)
2. Use the phone or tablet as much as the power goes off
3. Plug the charger in and turn on the device
4. Open the Battery Calibration app
5. Wait until the charge is full
6. Leave the phone for about 20 minutes with the charger, after the charge is full
7. Now choose the Battery Calibrate option on the App
8. Your battery is calibrated now

I have sony xperia C5 ultra, its battery drained away very fast and it take approximately 4-5 hours for fully charged. Is this prove helpful for me or my phone has some problem.

Great thread. I found it quite useful and will try for sure.

Thanks for sharing the information.... its good to know and helpful...

Thank you for sharing

With great power comes great responsibility! And in the Android Community, with great power comes great loss of battery life. If you’re like most smart phone addicts, the battery meter is often half empty (or less). And to make matters even worse, over time, your battery life will probably get worse and worse due to the degrading health of the battery itself.
Therefore, I have two solutions for you today.
Option 1: Battery Calibration (Root Required) – NeMa

1. Download Battery Calibration by NeMa for free from the Android Market.
2. Plug in your phone and charge to 100%. (“It’s suggested, but not necessary, to let the phone fully discharge after calibration, then charged to 100% without break.”)
3. Open Battery Calibration on your Android 2.1+ device and press the “Battery Calibration” button.
4. Unplug your phone and enjoy a better battery life!

Option 2: (No Root) Physical Battery Calibration
This option is also very simple, but at the same time, a little more time consuming.

1. Turn your phone on and charge it for 8 hours or more.
2. Unplug the charger.
3. Turn your phone off and charge it for one hour.
4. Unplug the charger.
5. Turn on the phone and wait 2 minutes.
6. Turn your phone off and charge it for one hour.
7. Unplug, turn it on and use as normal. Your battery life should now be a lot better.

Keep in mind that a “calibration” is a comparison between measurements. Essentially, you are trying to achieve a “perfect world battery life”.

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Plug in your phone and charge to 100%. (“It’s suggested, but not necessary, to let the phone fully discharge after calibration, then charged to 100% without break.”)
Open Battery Calibration on your Android 2.1+ device and press the “Battery Calibration” button.
Unplug your phone and enjoy a better battery life!

Thanks for the tips

Good points!

thank you for the info

Just uncharged and fully charge your phone once in a while and it will recalibrate by itself.

Will use this in the future!

Great! Good to know I've had problems with this in the past.

1.Discharge your phone fully until it turns itself off.
2.Turn it on again and let it turn itself off.
3.Plug your phone into a charger and, without turning it on, let it charge until the on-screen or LED indicator says 100 percent.
4.Unplug your charger.
5.Turn your phone on.
6.Unplug your phone and restart it.

Very usefull information

Cool, I need to try it with my new battery!

Good question! same problems. Thanx for answers

No root

Step 1:
One. Keep the phone turned on, connect the charger to charge (both USB and cable) are full, unplug the charger, turn off the phone, connect the charger to charge, let the phone charge again, unplug the charger

Step 2:
Turn off the phone, connect the charger to charge, let the phone be fully charged again, unplug the charger, power on, wait for the phone to power on and fully enter the system, then shut down quickly

Step 3:
Connect the charger to the phone that has been turned off again and wait a few minutes for the phone to be fully charged. Unplug the charger and turn it on for normal use.

I have problems with the battery, but the calibration does not help. I've been told that the problem is with the battery, but I'm not completely sure. Tomorrow I'll go to the service center and ask. If replacing the battery will not be expensive, then I will definitely change it.

Tried it, not working.

I think the applications will not help, you need to discharge to the end and then charge.

Thank you! Helpful information

I haven't tried it yet as the post is around 7 years old but reading out the response from the users i will give it a shot and share my experience.

I would also advise not to charge the battery to 100%. Better to charge her 96-99%, which will extend her life without calibrations

Hello, thank you for these tips, unfortunately, I was charging the phone at night and it is already very weak, I will never charge the phone at night in a new phone because it is a big error, unfortunately and the battery kept very well until I charged the phone normally

Thanks for these tips, the battery life is a bit longer, maybe not much, but at least a little longer because earlier 1% fell every 2 minutes and now every 3 minutes, thank you very much

Very useful sharing!

Thanks for this interesting information!