Battery Saving Mode, does it work?

**manpro95** · 04-09-2012, 08:16 AM

hey guys as you know the 9360 is hilariously famous for the short battery life issue that its been facing. For those of you who has OS 7.1.0.258+ or something which has battery saving mode i want to get your opinion on it. Does it actually help?

my opinion? it doesnt work at all, i start with a full battery in the morning to school and end up with half a battery by noon. Thats with the bsm on at 80% and my profile on silent. my network is on 3G which i know wastes some amount of energy to keep it up but not THAT much......?

**boreas21** · 04-09-2012, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by manpro95

my network is on 3G which i know wastes some amount of energy to keep it up but not THAT much......?

Very much! My advice - switch to 2G and try the same use. You can read my post about my experience. 9360 and short report about the battery’s life
Battery Saving Mode should work but I have never tried to have this mode on and 3G at the same. Should try it. Yesterday I used my phone on 3G for about 10 minutes and I saw a difference of wasting the battery compared with 2G.
I haven´t been using my phone long enough to try many things on it.

Take a look here - 9900 battery: how I found peace of mind
There is the same battery for 9360 and I am thinking about ordering one after reading the reports in the second quoted link.
Best Regards

**AleksanVuk** · 04-09-2012, 10:57 AM

Upgrade OS on 7.1.0.336. It will double battery life, or at least for one full day of heavy usage. I am running on 3G and still having enough for whole day.

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**jordandub** · 04-10-2012, 04:43 AM

Agreed - update to .336 and you'll find a massive improvement in the battery life

**boreas21** · 04-10-2012, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by jordandub

Agreed - update to .336 and you'll find a massive improvement in the battery life

Maybe I will update. I am running now .258 and the battery life is not bad. Have you tried the .258 version? Is there a "massive improvement" compared with this version?
Thanks

**manpro95** · 04-10-2012, 07:18 AM

before posting this thread i updated my os to .336, i didnt see an improvement in battery life? do you leave your 3G on 24/7? cause i do, and the battery life only improved a little

**jordandub** · 04-10-2012, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by boreas21

Maybe I will update. I am running now .258 and the battery life is not bad. Have you tried the .258 version? Is there a "massive improvement" compared with this version?
Thanks

No, the massive improvement was from the original OS to .258. I upgraded to .336 and the batt seems the same if not better.

**jmcunnin** · 04-17-2012, 11:39 AM

hey guys how do i update..my phone says im running 7.1 Bundle 921 v7.1.0.267 but it says thats the latest update found. Is that the latest update?

i have the 9350 with sprint. the reason im asking is because ever since i updated to this version, my phone randomly freezes and stays on a black screen. I then have to do a battery pull. any suggestions??

**Zonderman** · 04-26-2012, 02:19 PM

I keep reading about this Battery Saving Mode for my 9900, but I cant find it anywhere, does it even exist?

**alex20** · 04-27-2012, 06:13 AM

Agreed, upgrade to OS 7.1 has helped my battery life infinitely, before I would struggle to get through the day even with 3g and wifi turned off, now I leave them on pretty much all day and get through the day no problem. Unconvinced about the benefits of battery saving mode yet though, particularly because I already have my display settings on the lowest available.