In this article we are going to show you how to calibrate the 2600 mAh battery of the HTC One M8. As we said on the How To Fix HTC One M8 Charging Problem & Battery Drain, the HTC One M8 has battery problems. Even though HTC improved the battery life of the HTC One M8, there are still a lot of problems.
There are many reasons and factors for battery drain on the HTC One M8. One of these reasons is corrupted battery. The battery should be charged to the maximum, then it should drain to 0% and then it should charge again to 100 percent.
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But many users don’t do this. They charge the phone to 100 percent, use it until the battery goes to 40 percent and then they charge it again because they are afraid that they phone might die. When the battery goes through this, the cycle breaks and then it doesn’t hold a full charge properly anymore.
If the battery cycle is broken and it doesn’t hold a full charge, you should calibrate the battery of the HTC One M8 for better battery life. Follow the guide below to learn how to calibrate HTC One M8 battery.
Solution 1
The first way to calibrate the M8 battery is through Recovery. Turn your phone off and boot it into Recovery mode. Using the volume up and down buttons select wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache. This will automatically reset the HTC One M8 battery. Even better, you should do a factory reset. In Recovery select wipe data option.
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Solution 2
Download the app called Battery Calibration from the Play Store. This app will do all the hard work for you. All you have to do is to charge the battery to 100%, unplug the charging cable, open the app and tap “Battery Calibration”. This is will calibrate the HTC One M8 battery and will also reset it.