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if the battery life doesnt get better im selling this crap. i love this everything about the phone but the battery life. its just plain crap. can you guess please help try and figure out the problem. i have flashed every kernel and rom and always bad battery life.thanks
Looks like user error to me. There are a lot of times that your phone is awake and the screen isn't even on. Your apps are what is killing your battery life.
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speedfreak228 said:
if the battery life doesnt get better im selling this crap. i love this everything about the phone but the battery life. its just plain crap. can you guess please help try and figure out the problem. i have flashed every kernel and rom and always bad battery life.thanks
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most people get between 4-5 hrs of screen ON time, this has nothing to do with ur gnex, it's related to an app u have, try to locate it and uninstall, or mail the developer about the issues u're getting with it.
you have bad signal and your apps are keeping the phone awake.
You can't seriously blame the phone for what is user error.
Your apps are what's causing the massive drain and unless you do away with the apps causing this drain, your battery life will always seem crap. I suggest you uninstall KTREweather and find a weather app/widget that's more reliable.
I take it it's this app you're using? https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rdHJlLmFuZHJvaWQud2VhdGhlciJd
Judging by its features, I'm not suprised it kills your battery. Live radar and storm tracking? Who needs that?
You have serious drain from awake apps, and looks like you're doing a lot of streaming radio/music? And your signal is absolutely terrible. All of these together will absolutely drain your battery.
use this free app called diagnosis to figure out which apps or processes are causing you trouble https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.diagnosis&hl=en
Theshawty said:
You can't seriously blame the phone for what is user error.
Your apps are what's causing the massive drain and unless you do away with the apps causing this drain, your battery life will always seem crap. I suggest you uninstall KTREweather and find a weather app/widget that's more reliable.
I take it it's this app you're using? https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rdHJlLmFuZHJvaWQud2VhdGhlciJd
Judging by its features, I'm not suprised it kills your battery. Live radar and storm tracking? Who needs that?
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i only opened the app once today to check the radar. i work construction and didnt want to get rained on lol.
martonikaj said:
You have serious drain from awake apps, and looks like you're doing a lot of streaming radio/music? And your signal is absolutely terrible. All of these together will absolutely drain your battery.
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ya i listened to music that is downloaded on my phone. i was using spotify
simms22 said:
use this free app called diagnosis to figure out which apps or processes are causing you trouble https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.diagnosis&hl=en
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ok thanks. any more suggestions? do you guys exit out of apps when you are finished with them?
speedfreak228 said:
i only opened the app once today to check the radar. i work construction and didnt want to get rained on lol.
ya i listened to music that is downloaded on my phone. i was using spotify
ok thanks. any more suggestions? do you guys exit out of apps when you are finished with them?
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generally, i dont let anything run on my phone that i dont want it to run. if you have root, there is a good app called autostarts that lets pick what app you want to start up when the phone boots. only when you actually open that app itll start up https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts&hl=en
rayiskon said:
most people get between 4-5 hrs of screen ON time, this has nothing to do with ur gnex, it's related to an app u have, try to locate it and uninstall, or mail the developer about the issues u're getting with it.
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Nobody gets 4to5 hours screen time unless you're only on Wi-Fi
@op delete the weather app...
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ok thanks. any more suggestions? do you guys exit out of apps when you are finished with them?
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Tbh I let Android do all of the app management. I also only install apps that I'm going to use as well as keeping them running to a minimum in the background.
If you don't like the battery life buy a bigger battery.
Sdobron said:
Nobody gets 4to5 hours screen time unless you're only on Wi-Fi
@op delete the weather app...
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Really? Do I need to find one of the few battery life screenshots I have to prove you wrong? 4-5hrs on stock battery, 6 on extended.
Why do people keep saying this ****? Get apps that don't eat your battery. Until then, don't try to claim someone else is wrong.
shadrage said:
Really? Do I need to find one of the few battery life screenshots I have to prove you wrong? 4-5hrs on stock battery, 6 on extended.
Why do people keep saying this ****? Get apps that don't eat your battery. Until then, don't try to claim someone else is wrong.
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And those people know what they are doing, and have things set up to achieve those results.
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Sdobron said:
Nobody gets 4to5 hours screen time unless you're only on Wi-Fi
@op delete the weather app...
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Wrooooong.
teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. teach a man to fastboot, and you create competency. and less threads on xda.
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Sdobron said:
Nobody gets 4to5 hours screen time unless you're only on Wi-Fi
@op delete the weather app...
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Completely agree. I barely get two hours!
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Maybe its because its a CDMA nexus. This is my GSM on T-Mo, as you can see reception is worse then yours yet I'm still at 75% after 8 hours of use:
ungarisch said:
Maybe its because its a CDMA nexus. This is my GSM on T-Mo, as you can see reception is worse then yours yet I'm still at 75% after 9 hours of use:
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Try using your phone from time to time.
ungarisch said:
Maybe its because its a CDMA nexus. This is my GSM on T-Mo, as you can see reception is worse then yours yet I'm still at 75% after 8 hours of use:
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Lol you barely turned your phone on.
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Hello XDA pros!
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
Install better battery stats app from play store and see whats keeping your phone awake instead of deep sleeping
@Op,
My battery is charging when I sleep, I'm feeling fresh in the morning.
You must be doing something wrong. :cyclops::laugh:
mushimba said:
Hello XDA pros!
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
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You clearly have something running that is draining your battery like crazy, either find out which app and remove it or perform a factory reset.
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mushimba said:
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
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just do not go to bed and then you know the battery will still be fully charged..
just messing mate..just download BBS to find out what causes the battery to drain and find out what app is the culprit
mushimba said:
Hello XDA pros!
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
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I know it's a pain in the arse, you could also try a factory reset.
If you do? Don't forget to back up any important stuff like phone numbers ect.
Draining battery completly within 5 hours with screen OFF, your device must almost be hot at the end of this!
There's indeed something preventing your device from going into deep sleep and using its specific low-consumption core for it. Tegra 3 can drain battery pretty fast when screen is on and using its full potential, but standby time is pretty good
Do as said above, finf what app is responsible, or if you can't, do a facory reset
i900frenchaddict said:
Draining battery completly within 5 hours with screen OFF, your device must almost be hot at the end of this!
There's indeed something preventing your device from going into deep sleep and using its specific low-consumption core for it. Tegra 3 can drain battery pretty fast when screen is on and using its full potential, but standby time is pretty good
Do as said above, finf what app is responsible, or if you can't, do a facory reset
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is there any free app I can use? i don't have a way to buy those apps from the store... bbs isn't free last time i checked..
I can't really factory reset i have lots of important things, not worried about contacts they are linked on my email.
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is there any free app I can use? i don't have a way to buy those apps from the store... bbs isn't free last time i checked..
I can't really factory reset i have lots of important things, not worried about contacts they are linked on my email.
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Tips: search for it on XDA..
My battery life is not good lately. Someone on here told me to get better battery stats. How do I find out what is keeping my phone awake?
dinc ii said:
My battery life is not good lately. Someone on here told me to get better battery stats. How do I find out what is keeping my phone awake?
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Not sure what ROM you're on, but you usually find it under Settings/Power/Battery Use. This shows a graph of your battery life and a list of programs underneath that have been using the energy.
dinc ii said:
My battery life is not good lately. Someone on here told me to get better battery stats. How do I find out what is keeping my phone awake?
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I believe in better battery stats you let it run for a day or so, then go look at wakelocks and try to decipher what programs are unnecessarily causing them. I tried using the app, but it isn't very clear how to use the data. I would bet there is an xda thread devoted to better battery stats that might give you a rundown, but I don't have a link to one myself.
brymaster5000 said:
Not sure what ROM you're on, but you usually find it under Settings/Power/Battery Use. This shows a graph of your battery life and a list of programs underneath that have been using the energy.
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CM7.2. I did this and my display and voice calls which are always the biggest battery burners were twice as worse as they usually are--which doesn't make sense.
Someone told me that better battery stats would help me resolve the issue so I downloaded it.
gtdtm said:
I believe in better battery stats you let it run for a day or so, then go look at wakelocks and try to decipher what programs are unnecessarily causing them. I tried using the app, but it isn't very clear how to use the data. I would bet there is an xda thread devoted to better battery stats that might give you a rundown, but I don't have a link to one myself.
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+1. I bought it, it's telling me my phone is awake longer than the display is on, but this doesn't help me at all. I need to know what app is causing this.
I remember reading that deep sleep doesn't happen on cyanogenmod in some cases. Can someone confirm this?
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i bought BBS and have no idea how to use it lol. i posted a question thread in here but no responses, ohwell :/ waste of 2.49.
K guys, I'm not going to read through this whole thread to help you, so sorry. But here is the devs thread for better battery stats
That should get you started. I imagine there are plenty of people asking how to use it, but again, I'm not reading through it to find out.
Hi,
I have been having a problem of battery.
1. Battery dies from being 100% overnight.
2. Phone randomly shuts itself having more than 40% battery but shows 0 battery when it restarts.
3. Phone restarts quite frequently when taking a picture. (once a week)
Please let me know what should I do to solve the problem. Thanks in advance.
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Could you install BetterBatteryStats from XDA? It's free for XDA members Install it, charge your phone back up, and let this issue happen again. Take a screenshot of Kernel Wakelock and Partial Wakelocks, as well as Process. Would get a much better view of what's eating your battery for breakfast.
Get Better Battery Stats installed.
jph7170 said:
Hi,
I have been having a problem of battery.
1. Battery dies from being 100% overnight.
2. Phone randomly shuts itself having more than 40% battery but shows 0 battery when it restarts.
3. Phone restarts quite frequently when taking a picture. (once a week)
Please let me know what should I do to solve the problem. Thanks in advance.
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I've got the same drain problem as your number 1, but not the other 2 issues. The funny thing is it only started a week or so ago, before that it was fine. I've been running the Viper rom, and Faux kernel without a hitch for over a month up until now.
I used to get a day out of the battery, and 2.5-3 hour screen on which was fine IMO, but not anymore.
I'm wondering if a recent app update has caused the issue, just speculating though, also it seems to be that the drain is happening when I'm not using the phone, when I do use the handset for whatever it uses the battery as normal.
Not trying to hijack your thread, just thought I'd give my two pennies worth as I'm having a similar problem.
DrumJ86 said:
I've got the same drain problem as your number 1, but not the other 2 issues. The funny thing is it only started a week or so ago, before that it was fine. I've been running the Viper rom, and Faux kernel without a hitch for over a month up until now.
I used to get a day out of the battery, and 2.5-3 hour screen on which was fine IMO, but not anymore.
I'm wondering if a recent app update has caused the issue, just speculating though, also it seems to be that the drain is happening when I'm not using the phone, when I do use the handset for whatever it uses the battery as normal.
Not trying to hijack your thread, just thought I'd give my two pennies worth as I'm having a similar problem.
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I think you may be right because I have had the last 2 problems since a while and gave in HTC to repair the phone but it still hasnt been solved and I have got the first problem since the last week itself.
Did you manage to install Better Battery Stats? Leave your screenshots here when it happens again and we'll be able to help you much easier
I had an Arc before, so i thought maybe this will help:
"ALWAYS and I Mean ALWAYS reboot the phone RIGHT AFTER you have disconnected it from the computer or charger to avoid the f*king Android OS issue"
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by jimbo77 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597771, turn off fastboot when restarting.
You have enough network in your area. I had this issue and change the Network selection to manual which took care of the issue.
ShyamSasi said:
You have enough network in your area. I had this issue and change the Network selection to manual which took care of the issue.
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I have full network in my area so that shouldnt be the problem.
The problem didnt occur last night...i will post the better battery stats results if the problem arises again!
I'd install other ROM/KERNEL...
Hi
jph7170 said:
Hi,
I have been having a problem of battery.
1. Battery dies from being 100% overnight.
2. Phone randomly shuts itself having more than 40% battery but shows 0 battery when it restarts.
3. Phone restarts quite frequently when taking a picture. (once a week)
Please let me know what should I do to solve the problem. Thanks in advance.
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You seem to have a lot of applications running and something is keeping your phone awake. Any awake time when the screen isn't on also is an application using your phone.
Go to the play store and check the permissions of your downloaded apps, any app that has the permission to keep your device awake is a candidate for your problem. Uninstall them all and your problem should be gone, re-install one by one and see when it returns.
Regards
Phil
The problem occurred again. I have attached a image of the battery stats.
Thanks in advance.
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ArmedandDangerous said:
Could you install BetterBatteryStats from XDA? It's free for XDA members Install it, charge your phone back up, and let this issue happen again. Take a screenshot of Kernel Wakelock and Partial Wakelocks, as well as Process. Would get a much better view of what's eating your battery for breakfast.
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Rusty! said:
Get Better Battery Stats installed.
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ArmedandDangerous said:
Did you manage to install Better Battery Stats? Leave your screenshots here when it happens again and we'll be able to help you much easier
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Need a shot of the 'partial wakelocks' category.
Also, don't stick them altogether into one pic, the board shrinks it massively. Just upload them individually
Rusty! said:
Need a shot of the 'partial wakelocks' category.
Also, don't stick them altogether into one pic, the board shrinks it massively. Just upload them individually
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Here is the individual files
Looks like it's the radio causing the majority of your drain. How is the signal in your location? I see you've switched from EDGE to 3G during the screenshots... if the 3G signal isn't great then it will cause battery drain searching. It might be worth forcing your phone to either 2G or 3G only and seeing what happens.
Rusty! said:
Looks like it's the radio causing the majority of your drain. How is the signal in your location? I see you've switched from EDGE to 3G during the screenshots... if the 3G signal isn't great then it will cause battery drain searching. It might be worth forcing your phone to either 2G or 3G only and seeing what happens.
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Actually I just switched to 3g in the last couple of days. I only had 2G previously and the problem still occurred. Its funny that it happens only at night.
I think its the time for a fresh start. Format your phone and start all over.
So, how much will it takes you? Less than 3 hours? I'd say go for it.
At lest it would give you less headache and hopefully more battery.
Good Luck
I've had this problem before too, with baseband and alarm wakelocks.
Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23893234&postcount=2
Then I think I just googled the offending process and found a solution there
It is not worth rooting to only have 80% Battery life. I did the root, but will be going back to stock. I cant live with my battery at that level.
I was about to take the plunge but after seeing so many reports with 80% charging level, then I'm staying put till that gets sorted out. Thanks for update :good:
Why cant some one do on the fly kernel patching list on Linux see here
https://blog.selectel.com/live-kernel-patching-modern-tools/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice
http://phrack.org/issues/58/7.html#article
Shouldn't this be able to be applied to android and fix the charging issue.
cant they then use this to change the some other thing like the verity key so we can flash other things.
can the also be used to help unlock the boot loader or be able to flash or bypass anything thing
ScottBroker said:
It is not worth rooting to only have 80% Battery life. I did the root, but will be going back to stock. I cant live with my battery at that level.
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Way to start a new thread on a topic that's been beaten to death in the rooting threads.
No info on why your going back, no pics of SOT or battery charge intervals......
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Quickvic30 said:
Way to start a new thread on a topic that's been beaten to death in the rooting threads.
No info on why your going back, no pics of SOT or battery charge intervals......
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I am going back because I see no benefit of root other than debloating to save my battery when I am hobbled at 80% as it stands now. I will wait until it gets sorted out.
ScottBroker said:
I am going back because I see no benefit of root other than debloating to save my battery when I am hobbled at 80% as it stands now. I will wait until it gets sorted out.
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You can use Package Disabler Pro from the Play Store to disable all the bloat, no need for root. Getting excellent battery with quite a few services disabled.
You can charge it to 100% in upload (not download) mode. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73619880&postcount=2399
ggrant3876 said:
You can use Package Disabler Pro from the Play Store to disable all the bloat, no need for root. Getting excellent battery with quite a few services disabled.
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Do you happen to have a list of which bloat apps to disable without affecting phone performance?
juniorr7710 said:
Do you happen to have a list of which bloat apps to disable without affecting phone performance?
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You can take a look at this thread, hasn't been posted in for a bit. I've disabled all the knox, bixby, ant radio and some of the edge panels plus a few more.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/share-package-disabler-pro-list-t3593368