strange battery jump

[BlackHawkA4]

So I left work with 18% battery. I get into my car and turn on Pandora. The phone was just plugged in. Pandora freezes and I reboot with volume up power camera.
The phone reboots with 54% battery and has been holding since then without powering off indicating a battery display error.

What's up with that?

 

[ragnarokx]

Where are you getting these readings? A widget?

 

[BlackHawkA4]

Yes. I use a widget. However I cross referenced it with the battery information menu via *#4636*1111*. Also the stock battery indicator was showing the same amount of battery in correspondence to what it normally looks like.

 

[|-KGB-|CaptHowdy]

i get that often(ish). sometimes i will reset my phone and say im at 58% then turn it back on and ill be at 18%. no idea

 

[BlackHawkA4]

Hmm. Mine was the inverse of that though. I got my normal use out of my phone that I would normally get.

Then that extra 58% that popped up out of no where held for the rest of the night.

Could there be a problem with the OS reading the battery? Maybe this is why some people still continue to complain about battery life?

 

[shaundizzle]

my battery will by low. and then i reboot with it plugged in - and the battery icon when its off and plugged in will show i have around 58%.

i turn it on and my battery will be back even lower

 

[KC2UUZ]

I haven't seen this phenomenon. However, recently, my battery life has increased significantly. Previously, I'd get an average of 4 or 5 hours between charges. Now it seems, with moderate use, I can achieve 16+ hours before reaching 25%. Not sure what has changed, but I'm lovin it!

 

[BlackHawkA4]

I'm gonna see what happens today by rebooting the phone with the side buttons. It was plugged in when I did it. Gonna see what happens unplugged. Would be nice to know if there is a hidden 50% battery left before the phone really dies.