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Hi guys,
Got my lovely new galaxy nexus and have been absolutely loving it apart from the battery life. Its not uncommon for it to be in the red after 8 to 10 hours with only an hour or less of screen on time. Im not new to android so ive tried the usual stuff like checking sync settinga... the culprit appears to be android os. According to the battery use screen, the android os 'keep awake' time is the same as the time on battery, so about 10 hours. This seems ridiculous. Has anyone seen anything similar and what can i do about it?
When you go to battery and click Android OS - are you seeing the keep awake time here as very long? Or are you talking about the awake graph when you click the graph at the top?
This shouldn't be happening in any case. Click through all the apps on the main battery screen and see which one is awake the most. Some app must be calling some android API and keeping things awake. Worst case uninstall apps a few at a time and try to narrow it down.
If you've recently installed any new apps one of those may be misbehaving, otherwise you may need to do a factory reset to fix it.
edit: sounds like you may be seeing the same thing others are here
kam187 said:
When you go to battery and click Android OS - are you seeing the keep awake time here as very long? Or are you talking about the awake graph when you click the graph at the top?
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Its when i click android os- the keep awake is the same as the time on battery, or sometimes more. Ill double check the graph.
Its been like this since I bought it I think, but since it automatically gets the apps I had on my old phone on first boot, it could be one of them. Ive also been splashing out in the 10p sales.
So probably just factory reset and gradually reinstall things? Thanks.
Are you running stock rom ?
All stock at the moment.
xhausx - My problem doesn't seem quite the same- they're reporting a high percentage on the android os process, but for me it's more like 20% rather than 40 or so. It's more the lack of ever sleeping that's the problem I think.
I've got watchdog installed- what should I be looking for exactly?
Looking through my installed apps I realised that Flash was there even though it's not supported. I've removed that, time will tell if that was relevant!
A not for anyone else having this problem - It's early days but battery life seems better and the phone now sleeps! I removed a few items but Flash stands out as the suspect. So anyone who migrated from another device with flash installed, make sure that flash didn't end up on your nexus when it resynced apps with your google account.
I did the Google 'resync' but for some reason Flash 11 didn't transfer over. Same for Air.
Just as a comparison. My SGN has been on this charge for 1day 13 hours and my Android OS keep awake time is only 2 hours 28 minutes and I have about 45 apps installed. So if you have high keep awake time one if your apps is causing it.
I got such good battery life this run cause I wasn't using it with the screen on constantly.
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Ves said:
I did the Google 'resync' but for some reason Flash 11 didn't transfer over. Same for Air.
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Flash doesn't support ICS yet.
Ves said:
I did the Google 'resync' but for some reason Flash 11 didn't transfer over. Same for Air.
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flash isnt available for the nexus...
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/43152/flash-for-android-4-end-2011-no-flash-for-android-5
edit: hm tooooo late XD
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Flash doesn't support ICS yet.
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That I know, but wasn't aware the sync option also looked at this. First time transfer from Android phone to Android phone.
Sorry how are you running flash?
Now I'm not sure if you checked this but in the "developer options" of the settings menu there is a "stay awake mode" and even though it says "only when powered" but could it be that is checked and working all the time?
I had this problem too, and in true IT Crowd fashion, turning it off and on again sorted it out. Problem is, now I've found out GPS isn't working on my phone. Goddamn it.
Hi,
Can you explain in more detail?
Are you saying that you had this Android OS keep awake time, but not anymore?
And you fixed it by turning off the phone and on again?
Thanks
Black Mirror said:
I had this problem too, and in true IT Crowd fashion, turning it off and on again sorted it out. Problem is, now I've found out GPS isn't working on my phone. Goddamn it.
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ok i am having a problem. all my apps are fc. phone app message app. the message i get is" google service framework(process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly" help please
i am runing era legendary rc 2.2 samurai
Easiest fix is Factory data reset and set your phone back up. If you can get to Titanium Backup you could just try to wipe data in Google Framework Services.
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Ok thanks did that. But now it seem that my battery is draining fast. With wifi off screen on 10 mins. Battery falls 10% in 30 min. Not on the phone or surfing just draing. Would that be Fromthe reset?
dtruth313 said:
Ok thanks did that. But now it seem that my battery is draining fast. With wifi off screen on 10 mins. Battery falls 10% in 30 min. Not on the phone or surfing just draing. Would that be Fromthe reset?
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Just drain it down and recharge and see if problem persists...
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Also if you are going to leave your screen on like that make sure your brightness is down. The biggest drain on our phones is the display.
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Also if you are going to leave your screen on like that make sure your brightness is down. The biggest drain on our phones is the display.
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But its SO pretty! Ooooooh awwwwwww woooooaaaahhh!
Yeah 56% of battery really pushes it there
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Ok I did that and it is still draining fast even with the brightness down on the lowest setting. And if it is just idle. It drains the funny thing is that it charges really fast. So I was just going to wipe the battery stat. Any other ideas?
dtruth313 said:
Ok I did that and it is still draining fast even with the brightness down on the lowest setting. And if it is just idle. It drains the funny thing is that it charges really fast. So I was just going to wipe the battery stat. Any other ideas?
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Get betterbatterystats from the following thread and see if some process is running or trying to sync that is killing your battery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Download that app. I have not seen it change anything. I watch my stock battery and it drops a whole % in 4 mins. And my extend battery drops a % ever 40 mins. That is with no wifi,gaming, browser or music or anything. I need help.
dtruth313 said:
Download that app. I have not seen it change anything. I watch my stock battery and it drops a whole % in 4 mins. And my extend battery drops a % ever 40 mins. That is with no wifi,gaming, browser or music or anything. I need help.
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I think you misunderstood... the app doesn't help with battery life... it is a tool to help you pin down an app that could be running in the background and syncing data and killing your battery... just installing the app doesn't help you have to check process and wakelocks and determine what the offending app is...
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dtruth313 said:
Download that app. I have not seen it change anything. I watch my stock battery and it drops a whole % in 4 mins. And my extend battery drops a % ever 40 mins. That is with no wifi,gaming, browser or music or anything. I need help.
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Yeah, what Flast said it's a tool to find out what is using your battery but from what you posted it looks like your stock battery is bad. Your extended battery appears fine.
yea i did not read the app. thanks. do you think my problem has anything to do with the new problem i am having. when i have my phone on wifi it will keep jumping on and of.. reset the router and everything is fine just my phone.
dtruth313 said:
yea i did not read the app. thanks. do you think my problem has anything to do with the new problem i am having. when i have my phone on wifi it will keep jumping on and of.. reset the router and everything is fine just my phone.
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The battery issue should be unrelated. Try assigning a static IP to your phone's connection. That is the only way mine will always connect.
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Is awake & screen on the same? [obviously not]
As u can see from the attachment, the battery drain is caused by "awake". I was expecting more juice when I woke up but was surprised.
How do I check what is causing the phone to be "awake"?
Thanks!
norea said:
Is awake & screen on the same? [obviously not]
As u can see from the attachment, the battery drain is caused by "awake". I was expecting more juice when I woke up but was surprised.
How do I check what is causing the phone to be "awake"?
Thanks!
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By an app called betterbatterystats
i have the same problem, what next after that app ?
Are you using a custom rom?
no custom rom. using as it is. please help . i mean im pretty sure a software is causing this because prior to this battery was REALLY GOOD .
betterbatterystats is not available in my region... arghhh !! please help! any other alternatives?
You can get it from xda bro. The developer has generously made it available for free for xda users. Just search for it.
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thanks Mohjee.
ANYWAY just an update... before going to bed i made sure the phone was fully charged at 100% before unplugging... woke up battery looks good... now im back home FROM work... and battery is at 70%. guess its working fine now *fingers crossed* ... what did i do? a simple shut down...
norea said:
thanks Mohjee.
ANYWAY just an update... before going to bed i made sure the phone was fully charged at 100% before unplugging... woke up battery looks good... now im back home FROM work... and battery is at 70%. guess its working fine now *fingers crossed* ... what did i do? a simple shut down...
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Sometime i have problem with news app, they stay in background and keep checking news. Du to the large 2Go ram, there is - too - many apps that stayed in background, even if i quit those apps. I use the setting "limit background app" to 4 in developper menu. In my case it's helps a lots to save battery. This is one think i hate about Android, too many apps stays in memory for nothing but eating some cpu and mem
as of now im still at 40%! NO charging yet!
Hi, about 4 days ago the battery life in my phone vastly dropped, with no 'actual' cause. Previously it had been lasting a good 2 days with an hour or two of usage each day, and now it drops 30% in the matter of hours without any use. It's becoming unusable, as by the time i take it off charge at night then go to sleep, it will then be almost dead again by the morning.
I've tried restoring it to an earlier point where it didn't have this problem but that hasn't made a difference. I've also got two batteries and they both have the same problem.
Main battery usage -
Android OS - 44%
Screen - 11%
Voice calls - 8%
Android System - 7%
Has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks in advance
hellfire191 said:
Hi, about 4 days ago the battery life in my phone vastly dropped, with no 'actual' cause. Previously it had been lasting a good 2 days with an hour or two of usage each day, and now it drops 30% in the matter of hours without any use. It's becoming unusable, as by the time i take it off charge at night then go to sleep, it will then be almost dead again by the morning.
I've tried restoring it to an earlier point where it didn't have this problem but that hasn't made a difference. I've also got two batteries and they both have the same problem.
Main battery usage -
Android OS - 44%
Screen - 11%
Voice calls - 8%
Android System - 7%
Has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks in advance
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Android OS - 44% ???
If it was my phone I would suspect that there is something running on the background.
Did you have the OS around 44% before this problem?
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Android OS - 44% ???
If it was my phone I would suspect that there is something running on the background.
Did you have the OS around 44% before this problem?[/QUOTE
Agreed.. and I was the same until I discovered that the App "Android System WebView" was killing my battery, just uninstall / Disable it.. reboot your phone and it should be fine. The downside is.. Webview app is a part of Chrome, so youll probably have to change your G3 browser... I switched to Firefox.. and Its great now
Are you uising a Stock Rom or are you Rooted.. what have you been downloading lately.. Sadly, the latest "Google Play Services" updates, are pretty heavy, although I dont know why.
Another thing to check .. Open Settings > General > Smart Cleaning > Emty any Temp files > Reboot.
As a last resort.. depending on its age... your battery could be dying, theyre about £15 ($20) on eBay.
Hope this helps, but others may have better suggestions than me..
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darklight007 said:
Android OS - 44% ???
If it was my phone I would suspect that there is something running on the background.
Did you have the OS around 44% before this problem?
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No, it has always been around 20 percent i think, maybe a bit lower. I can't remember for sure though.
Also I forgot to add that I'm using Android 4.4.2
NightOrchid said:
darklight007 said:
Android OS - 44% ???
If it was my phone I would suspect that there is something running on the background.
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Agreed.. and I was the same until I discovered that the App "Android System WebView" was killing my battery, just uninstall / Disable it.. reboot your phone and it should be fine. The downside is.. Webview app is a part of Chrome, so youll probably have to change your G3 browser... I switched to Firefox.. and Its great now
Are you uising a Stock Rom or are you Rooted.. what have you been downloading lately.. Sadly, the latest "Google Play Services" updates, are pretty heavy, although I dont know why.
Another thing to check .. Open Settings > General > Smart Cleaning > Emty any Temp files > Reboot.
As a last resort.. depending on its age... your battery could be dying, theyre about £15 ($20) on eBay.
Hope this helps, but others may have better suggestions than me..
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My phone has been rooted and has CloudyG3 installed.
I Haven't really installed anything recently, I've only just updated apps.
The Battery shouldn't be dead as I've got two of them and they both have the same problem.
And finally - There weren't any temp files or cached files to be emptied.
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NightOrchid said:
My phone has been rooted and has CloudyG3 installed.
I Haven't really installed anything recently, I've only just updated apps.
The Battery shouldn't be dead as I've got two of them and they both have the same problem.
And finally - There weren't any temp files or cached files to be emptied.
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Sorry to say because I use my G3 as my daily driver for work then I can only speak from using a stock rom. Never used CloudyG3, but does it use Play Services or WebView. You could ask this question in the Development thread, but I dont know enough about Cloudy to help.
Hope you get it sorted though
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last few days i have a ridiculous battery drain from androidos - this is new
no new programs installed
on 7.1.1 stock
anyone else have similar experience>?
Doesn't seem to matter what version you're on or what phone. If it has android Google will eventually target you for some data/battery drain. Mine went from 100% to 59% over night doing nothing - this is on a Nexus 6 runniong 6.0.1. I usually only drop 3%-10% at night, but every once in a while i get hit with the google tax.
There is a lot of news around about a bad update sent out by Facebook and Facebook Messenger that are causing battery drain issues. If you use these apps you may want to uninstall, restart and then reinstall to clear out the issue.
bcantana said:
There is a lot of news around about a bad update sent out by Facebook and Facebook Messenger that are causing battery drain issues. If you use these apps you may want to uninstall, restart and then reinstall to clear out the issue.
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thanks i will try that , but i dont have messenger, only the facebook app
dont rememebr updating it recently
this just started out of the blue
also facebook is not shwoing up in the battery usage under settings
I have noticed the battery drain also, happened after a bunch of app updates.
bcantana said:
There is a lot of news around about a bad update sent out by Facebook and Facebook Messenger that are causing battery drain issues. If you use these apps you may want to uninstall, restart and then reinstall to clear out the issue.
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Facebook Messenger destroyed my battery yesterday. I opened the app twice and it caused 20%+ battery drain between charges. Guess that really shouldn't be a surprise given the developer...
madsquabbles said:
Doesn't seem to matter what version you're on or what phone. If it has android Google will eventually target you for some data/battery drain. Mine went from 100% to 59% over night doing nothing - this is on a Nexus 6 runniong 6.0.1. I usually only drop 3%-10% at night, but every once in a while i get hit with the google tax.
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Try downloading Wakelock Detector, if you're rooted. Very informative on what is keeping your device awake when your screen is off.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en
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There is a lot of news around about a bad update sent out by Facebook and Facebook Messenger that are causing battery drain issues. If you use these apps you may want to uninstall, restart and then reinstall to clear out the issue.
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chrisstl said:
Facebook Messenger destroyed my battery yesterday. I opened the app twice and it caused 20%+ battery drain between charges. Guess that really shouldn't be a surprise given the developer...
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http://lifehacker.com/facebook-and-messenger-server-update-drained-users-batt-1791109931
jdpro22 said:
Try downloading Wakelock Detector, if you're rooted. Very informative on what is keeping your device awake when your screen is off.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en
yeah not rooted anymore used to be
http://lifehacker.com/facebook-and-messenger-server-update-drained-users-batt-1791109931
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i deleted facebook and still ahve the problem. battery settings never showed facebook having any usage, and i dont have messenger
I have the Android OS eating up my battery like hell since a few days now...
mathrania said:
I have the Android OS eating up my battery like hell since a few days now...
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anyone find any fixes for this? anyone post it on the google forums?
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Try downloading Wakelock Detector, if you're rooted. Very informative on what is keeping your device awake when your screen is off.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&hl=en
I've got bbs, wake lock detector, BMW pro(now c3), gsam and thy all point to the same thing on every device. I used to use a program to halo disable some services but it quit working after a while. Even greenify doesn't stop google she it wants your data.
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I'm getting a high keep awake time in android OS more than normal
I can only echo the same problem. No change in apps and no FB or messenger. 25% overnight.
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anyone find any fixes for this? anyone post it on the google forums?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/help/android-os-data-usage-t3538054
Towards the bottom is a post with a link to reddit
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/help/android-os-data-usage-t3538054
Towards the bottom is a post with a link to reddit
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doesnt apply to me, i am not rooted and do not have high data usage on the android os, just awake time
joshtb86 said:
doesnt apply to me, i am not rooted and do not have high data usage on the android os, just awake time
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To my knowledge, there's really no way to troubleshoot wakelocks without root and Wakelock Detector. I used it and was able to identify nlpcollectorwakelock as my biggest problem. Other smaller ones were identified as well. This was all because my device was awake 100% of the time and Google Play Services were eating majority of the battery. I don't know specifically about the drain on androidOS, but the first step I would take would be root + Wakelock Detector.
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To my knowledge, there's really no way to troubleshoot wakelocks without root and Wakelock Detector. I used it and was able to identify nlpcollectorwakelock as my biggest problem. Other smaller ones were identified as well. This was all because my device was awake 100% of the time and Google Play Services were eating majority of the battery. I don't know specifically about the drain on androidOS, but the first step I would take would be root + Wakelock Detector.
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Yeah don't want to root this one. But it's unusual some of us have had this issue start randomly
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Yeah don't want to root this one. But it's unusual some of us have had this issue start randomly
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Are you on the January security update? I've read a few posts about androidOS battery drain and they seem to all be on the Jan update. I'm still on the Dec. update. Maybe over the weekend, I'll update and see if I can replicate your issue and find what's causing the drain since I will be rooted
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Are you on the January security update? I've read a few posts about androidOS battery drain and they seem to all be on the Jan update. I'm still on the Dec. update. Maybe over the weekend, I'll update and see if I can replicate your issue and find what's causing the drain since I will be rooted
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i am... not sure when it was installed though