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I have had my Note 8 for a couple of months and just recently I have been having battery problems. I restored the Note 8 to factory settings (just to be sure) and am still having the same problem.
It seems that when I watch videos or play any games the battery depletes extremely quickly e.g Its 80%, I start to play the game and within 3-5 minutes the battery is 30%. I play again and its 5% and the screen dims (which is also a pain in the ....) I realise that Games and Apps use a lot of power but surely not this much.
I have looked around for battery calibration instructions and apps but are a bit dubious to try them as I have read that you can deplete the battery totally and the device then wont charge.
Just wondered if anybody else has had the same problem.
Thanks.
My note has a great battery life. For this situation I would look in the battery menu for any apps not closing correctly thus sucking battery. Remember to dis activate GPS, Bluetooth and data when not using them. Check the screen brightness is 50% or less. Automatic brightness should be fine also.
here's a lot of info related to batteries. I'm sure you will find it usefull
http://batteryuniversity.com/
Don't waste time with calibration. Sounds like the battery ifs failing or dying, either way it's bad.
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I usually have Bluetooth and GPS turned off and have the screen on Auto Brightness. I also restored to factory and the problem still persists.
One strange thing is that when I charge it from 10% it takes about 50 minutes to get to 100%. I thought that was a bit quick. The battery must be reporting the wrong charge to the OS. I wish they had user replaceable batteries in this thing although its probably not practical.
I will give Samsung a call. Cannot beleive it has happened now as I am off on holiday soon to the US and wanted to use it there.
Thanks.
chas0001 said:
I usually have Bluetooth and GPS turned off and have the screen on Auto Brightness. I also restored to factory and the problem still persists.
One strange thing is that when I charge it from 10% it takes about 50 minutes to get to 100%. I thought that was a bit quick. The battery must be reporting the wrong charge to the OS. I wish they had user replaceable batteries in this thing although its probably not practical.
I will give Samsung a call. Cannot beleive it has happened now as I am off on holiday soon to the US and wanted to use it there.
Thanks.
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Hi, I've had the same issue. I sent the device for service under warranty and they could not find a fault. They only reflashed the firmware.
Its been working fine since I got it back. I updated to 4.2.2 and its working just fine.
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batttery draining extremely fast
JCUK89 said:
Hi, I've had the same issue. I sent the device for service under warranty and they could not find a fault. They only reflashed the firmware.
Its been working fine since I got it back. I updated to 4.2.2 and its working just fine.
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same with me chas0001, and JCUK89, my situation is actually identical to chas0001, but my device is like a mth old now, i received it on august 5th 2013,
so its basically been used for jus over a mth now. and i barely use it, maybe 3 hrs a day, most days less than 1 hr, constant use.
i dont kno, can anyone help. on xda developers. ??
I called Amazon.co.uk (where I bought it from) and they agreed to replace it for me. Its was definitely faulty and unusable. I kept reading about people with the similar problems and so eventually decided to not get a replacement but a refund.
Its a shame really. I really liked the device but I need something more reliable. I also don't care for Samsung with their constantly delayed OS updates. 4.1.2 for a 'flagship' device. Surely if they get rid of that Touchwiz crap they can release timely updates. You never know even my Note 2 may get an OS update this year!
Just went out and bought a Nexus 7 (2013). NOW...what to do with those 5 Galaxy Note 8 cases
jramna1 said:
same with me chas0001, and JCUK89, my situation is actually identical to chas0001, but my device is like a mth old now, i received it on august 5th 2013,
so its basically been used for jus over a mth now. and i barely use it, maybe 3 hrs a day, most days less than 1 hr, constant use.
i dont kno, can anyone help. on xda developers. ??
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I would see of you can get it exchanged (assuming you still want to keep the device).
Hi,
Since few weeks , my s4 mini drains fast but only at 15%. In like 2 or 3 min , its falling at 0
Hard reset doesnt solve.
Somebody get an hint ?
Ps : Totally Stock and unroot
fredbull said:
Hi,
Since few weeks , my s4 mini drains fast but only at 15%. In like 2 or 3 min , its falling at 0
Hard reset doesnt solve.
Somebody get an hint ?
Ps : Totally Stock and unroot
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i have that problem too
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rrgrrg said:
i have that problem too
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Ok the good point is that i feel less lonely lol.
Did you search a bit ? Do you think its from the firmware ?
fredbull said:
Ok the good point is that i feel less lonely lol.
Did you search a bit ? Do you think its from the firmware ?
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mainly the battery guage software issue
rrgrrg said:
mainly the battery guage software issue
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Ok so i hope it ll solved on the next one
I use my phone only as a simple phone to make and receive occasional calls, with very occasional use of Google Search and Google Maps. It uses ~13% of remaining battery in a 24 hour period. I get 5 to 7 days out of a full charge. Right now mine is at 41% and i am in day 5. I expect it to be at ~36% tomorrow morning, beginning day 6. At the end of that day or beginning of next, at a bit more than 20%, i'll charge it again.
I would not expect to use the phone with the battery at anything less than 20%. I have it for emergencies, and i would not trust it at that level.
This battery drain issue is really annoying. I have tried absolutely everything to fix it. Except unlocking bootloader and rooting. I shouldn't have to do that to get what the phone is capable of.
I sold my previous phone which was an Alcatel idol 3. Not a bad phone, just a little leggy. The battery in that phone was a 2900mAh, it lasted 2 days easy!!
This ZenFone 2 has better specs and a slightly bigger battery and I can't make it 10 hours, a lot of other users who also bought the phone have the same issues. Android OS battery drain.
I have 5 days before I can return the phone to the store ( I'll get charged a 10% restocking fee, which I should send the bill to ASUS)
Can anyone from ASUS tell me what's going on regarding a fix?? Update??
Would making a video about the issue help. ( I have access to some big name youtubers, phone reviewers) it might not help your sales though.
Thank you,
From a guy who feels himself and many others have wasted there money.
markdexter said:
This battery drain issue is really annoying. I have tried absolutely everything to fix it. Except unlocking bootloader and rooting. I shouldn't have to do that to get what the phone is capable of.
I sold my previous phone which was an Alcatel idol 3. Not a bad phone, just a little leggy. The battery in that phone was a 2900mAh, it lasted 2 days easy!!
This ZenFone 2 has better specs and a slightly bigger battery and I can't make it 10 hours, a lot of other users who also bought the phone have the same issues. Android OS battery drain.
I have 5 days before I can return the phone to the store ( I'll get charged a 10% restocking fee, which I should send the bill to ASUS)
Can anyone from ASUS tell me what's going on regarding a fix?? Update??
Would making a video about the issue help. ( I have access to some big name youtubers, phone reviewers) it might not help your sales though.
Thank you,
From a guy who feels himself and many others have wasted there money.
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I have a feeling that you have a CN sku with WW rom... Am I correct?
I bought it from a store in Canada, I live in Canada, I know it's a ww Rom, what does the cn stand for
Are you running the latest firmware and are you using Google Fit at all?
Yeah running latest updates I'm not using Google fit
Do you still get a battery drain when you use a different launcher? Ie. Nova launcher?
Do you have SD card inserted? I can't use SD card since before mediascanner finishes (500 songs on SD), all battery is drained or phone crashes and gets stuck in bootloop ... Also the mediascan clogs I/O and phone is so unresponsive that I can't turn screen on once scan starts. Removed SD card and phone works again.
To help improve battery life please ensure to turn off 'Wifi Scanning always available.' To do this go to Apps/Settings/WiFi Settings/Advance Settings(menu in upper right corner)/Scanning always available/ turn Off. Please also see the following information showing 8 ways to extend the ZenFone 2 battery Life. http://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1012981/
Please also see the troubleshooting methods provided in a ZenUI app called ASUS Support/Assistance/Battery/Battery drains fast. If still no improvement with battery then we recommend updating the firmware to the latest version. After firmware is applied we recommend performing a hardware reset including wipe cache partition. For hardware reset/wipe cache partition instructions please see the following: http://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1011956/
Sincerely,
ASUS_USA
[email protected]
I have the latest software, I'm waiting for the software fix which you guys need to provide.
I've done everything you suggested, already, nothing is working , its clearly a software bug.
What would make things easier, is if you just admitted there is a software bug, so people who have spent there hard earned money on your product would have some hope that a fix is in the works. Be honest and tell us.
My Asus phone is turned off as of today and in the box, I instead am using an Alcatel Idol 3, which is a joy to use, especially 2days battery life, with no Android OS battery drain!!
Not all Zenfone 2 have this issue. The one I am currently using can last for a few days on standby with firmware WW_2.19.40.22.
There was a new firmware released today WW_2.20.40.58
Sincerely
ASUS_USA
Asus_USA said:
Not all Zenfone 2 have this issue. The one I am currently using can last for a few days on standby with firmware WW_2.19.40.22.
There was a new firmware released today WW_2.20.40.58
Sincerely
ASUS_USA
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Of coarse your going to say that, you work for ASUS
I just checked. there is a new version
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My ZenFone 2 heated up extremely a week ago while sitting on standby on my night stand. It has drained 75% in 7 hours. Since then the battery life is terrible. I am going to perform a radiotherapy and see if that helps. Most of the day I am using my 2 year old M7 which lasts the whole day with moderate to heavy usage. If the reservoirs not improve things I will contact Asus and see the next course of action. My phone is up to date as far as firmware is concerned.
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markdexter said:
Of coarse your going to say that, you work for ASUS
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He is right, though. Battery seems to be a mixed beg for some reason? My phone was fine in .20... Buuut I upgraded it anyways to ParanoidAndroid.
Just doing a factory reset on mine and it has been on (erasing) format least 5 minutes. Is this normal.
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quicksilver53 said:
Just doing a factory reset on mine and it has been on (erasing) format least 5 minutes. Is this normal.
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yeah, takes longer than expected
I would say that 30 minutes is asking time to be stuck on erasing.
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Well, AI brought my phone to work last night and got it back into recovery and wiping status. It took about 45-50 minutes before it shut off. Then I powered it back on which brought it back to wiping. It hung there for a minute and the went to the set up screen. That is the longest I have even seen a phone perform a factory reset. Will go through the setup later. Thanks Frank for your long to how to do this.
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I was having really bad battery drain. Flashed CM 12.1 on it and it's been amazing since. Scored 48273 in Antutu and battery is lasting forever. Unplugged at 6am this morning, it's 4pm now, been using it with full brightness all day, I'm a heavy user. 45% still left.
brianhill1980 said:
I was having really bad battery drain. Flashed CM 12.1 on it and it's been amazing since. Scored 48273 in Antutu and battery is lasting forever. Unplugged at 6am this morning, it's 4pm now, been using it with full brightness all day, I'm a heavy user. 45% still left.
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It's a shame that you have to flash different software just to be able to get full use of the phone.
The amount of bloatware that came with this phone is probably the worst I've ever seen!!
I got my HTC 10 about 7 month ago and I was really happy with it until three or four days ago that I have no idea why my phone started to drain drastically even when I'm not using it at all.
I'm not a heavy user, I have never even installed a game.
I repeat, I was completely satisfied with the battery.
Most of days I used it for 2 days and still having 10 % remaining.
Until 3 or 4 days ago I noticed that my phone is draining way too much rapidly.
I did everything that I could think of but nothing got better.
Yesterday I reset factory the phone, and just installed less than 10 essential apps (I used to have more than 50 apps on my phone before this) and I have restricted their access to network.
Last night I fully charged it and shut everything off. No Wi-Fi, no data, no nothing. Even I turned on the power saving mode. When I got up in the morning the battery percentage was 28% while my phone used to use less than 5% during nights.
I checked battery usage details and the results were shocking:
Android OS 55%
Android system 24%
Phone idle 11%
Only 1 app had used the battery and it was:
Telegram 1%
What should I do?
This change hasn't been gradually so I'd say "okay my phone is used out and old! "
This change "just" happened. I have no idea why.
Please someone give me some advice.
socialgadfly said:
I got my HTC 10 about 7 month ago and I was really happy with it until three or four days ago that I have no idea why my phone started to drain drastically even when I'm not using it at all.
I'm not a heavy user, I have never even installed a game.
I repeat, I was completely satisfied with the battery.
Most of days I used it for 2 days and still having 10 % remaining.
Until 3 or 4 days ago I noticed that my phone is draining way too much rapidly.
I did everything that I could think of but nothing got better.
Yesterday I reset factory the phone, and just installed less than 10 essential apps (I used to have more than 50 apps on my phone before this) and I have restricted their access to network.
Last night I fully charged it and shut everything off. No Wi-Fi, no data, no nothing. Even I turned on the power saving mode. When I got up in the morning the battery percentage was 28% while my phone used to use less than 5% during nights.
I checked battery usage details and the results were shocking:
Android OS 55%
Android system 24%
Phone idle 11%
Only 1 app had used the battery and it was:
Telegram 1%
What should I do?
This change hasn't been gradually so I'd say "okay my phone is used out and old! "
This change "just" happened. I have no idea why.
Please someone give me some advice.
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That doesn't sound right at all. I had a similar experience recently and sent it for repair, it's possible it's hardware related. Is quick charge working ?
Mine was apparently due to a corrupted OS which is odd as I did 2 factory resets and 3 ruu's prior to sending it back. It's fine now but I don't understand why the ruu didn't fix the corrupt OS.
I assumed mine was hardware related and possibly due to faulty usb port as quick charge didn't work consistently, but apparently not. Sorry to not be much help but you could try an ruu which would be more thorough than a reset ( it's quite straightforward if you find the right one for your device )
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That doesn't sound right at all. I had a similar experience recently and sent it for repair, it's possible it's hardware related. Is quick charge working ?
Mine was apparently due to a corrupted OS which is odd as I did 2 factory resets and 3 ruu's prior to sending it back. It's fine now but I don't understand why the ruu didn't fix the corrupt OS.
I assumed mine was hardware related and possibly due to faulty usb port as quick charge didn't work consistently, but apparently not. Sorry to not be much help but you could try an ruu which would be more thorough than a reset ( it's quite straightforward if you find the right one for your device )
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Thank you for your reply.
The strangest of all is that everything JUST happened !
I mean no gradual change !
I love HTC but I'm deeply disappointed right now.
Have you tried factory reset ? If your phone is in warranty visit a nearby service center and if your phone is rooted install BBS and post dumpfile.
rajkatiyar07 said:
Have you tried factory reset ? If your phone is in warranty visit a nearby service center and if your phone is rooted install BBS and post dumpfile.
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In his OP he says he did a factory reset.
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I would download accubattery app and see where your battery is at. I bought my device when it came out and I'm down to 81% unfortunately now.
Are you rooted, S-OFF or anything like that?
I would run a full wipe RUU
andybones said:
In his OP he says he did a factory reset.
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I would download accubattery app and see where your battery is at. I bought my device when it came out and I'm down to 81% unfortunately now.
Are you rooted, S-OFF or anything like that?
I would run a full wipe RUU
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Gsam would most likely be the better option to see what exactly is the thing causing the battery drain
bilibox said:
Gsam would most likely be the better option to see what exactly is the thing causing the battery drain
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Better?
Who's to say.
No reason both can't be used.
OP does say "I checked battery usage details and the results were shocking:
Android OS 55%
Android system 24%
Phone idle 11%
Only 1 app had used the battery and it was:
Telegram 1%"
Which is why I suggest to see the battery health.
Good Night, some good soul to help me on the Mi A2 Lite, before upgrading to the Pie its battery lasted up to 40 hours, today it lasts no more than 4 hours / day, as I do a lot of use of the device I have to recharge it, it 02 or more times a day. Would anyone know of any solution to this? He is losing 3% of battery every 5 minutes, that is, in 1 hour he loses 36%, lasting at most 3 hours. The eight processor cores are constantly in 2016 Mhz, I no longer know what to do to try to solve the problem
Did you reset after the upgrade from Oreo to Pie? You might want to install AccuBattery to pinpoint the possible cause.
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how to reset after updating the oreo to the pie ?? Could you explain me better ???
tkirkwood said:
how to reset after updating the oreo to the pie ?? Could you explain me better ???
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Dear Tkirkwood,
Good Day !
Steps Are Given Below.
1 - Setting
2 - Reset Options
3 - Erase All Data (Factory Reset)
Also You Can In Attached Snapshots.
Have A Nice Day.
Thanks,
MUHAMMAD Asif Qasim
I did the hard reset as explained, but the battery drainage is something very strange, since without use it has already dropped 32% one hour after being recharged.
tkirkwood said:
I did the hard reset as explained, but the battery drainage is something very strange, since without use it has already dropped 32% one hour after being recharged.
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Maybe you have an app installed which had bad update recently. Track usage without installing any apps, just the clean os.
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May I aware you about a fingerprint scanner bug that is supposed to be causing this issue. Are you having trouble with the fingerprint unlocking? I had an at some poit it showed a message as if the hardware was unavailable. Since I've hard reseted the phone, the scanner was back to life, but sometimes is simply doesn't unlock and I have to use the pin. Many users say that the fingerprint keeps persistently alive and using every core of the processor, causing battery drain. I do not have this problem, but maybe you would like to google it.
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I did the hard reset as explained, but the battery drainage is something very strange, since without use it has already dropped 32% one hour after being recharged.
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Hello Dear Tkirkwood,
Hope You Are Doing Good !
I Am Very Sorry That, You Have Done Factory Reset And You Are Still Facing Issue.
You Can Flash Stock ROM
1st Download MIFlash Tool & Latest Stock ROM From MIUI Forum. Then Unlock Bootloader And Flash It With The Help Of IMFlash Tool.
Please Note That This Method Will Erase Your Data So Backup First.
Link For Unlocking Bootloader.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-...asing-t3878453
Link For Latest Stock ROM.
https://en.miui.com/download-354.html
Link For MiFlash Tool.
https://en.miui.com/thread-345974-1-1.html
In Addition To That 1sr Reset Your Mobile And Do Not Install Any App, Just Check Battery Performance. If Issue Still Exists Then Go Ahead For Above Mentioned Method. After Successfully Ported Stock ROM Then Just Check Battery Without Installing Any App. If Its Okay So Enjoy. If Battery Performance Doesn't Good Then You Should Have Changed The Unit Battery.
Greetings !
Thanks,
MUHAMMAD Asif Qasim
My smartphone is still under warranty, I contacted the store that sold me, they asked me to post it so that it could be analyzed, they suspect that it is a battery addicted, I doubt it very much, because in previous moments like I said, before the update to the torta it lasted almost a day and a half of charge without much use and with use it lasted all day, I'll send it, if you do not give me a solution, try the suggestions offered by you, regarding the digital sensor is not.
You could try this after the baterry is charged and with the charger still plugged in, keep vol and vol down plus power pressed for at least one min, all snapdragon cpus have this feature but whether xiaomi have messed with it who knows, supposed reset battery stats, after a around say 40/50 seconds wait for the longest power off cycle before you let go.
Good evening, after sending my Mi A2 Lite to the technical assistance came the first opinion that the battery was "swollen" and that they would replace it with a new one, as I researched, batteries addicted or "swollen" are not covered by the warranty of the phone what left me with a big doubt, is this even the problem of my smartphone ??? Well, he returned from the assistance last Friday and to my surprise, putting him on the load off, he did not hit 100% load, always stopping at 97%, I made two other loads with him on and at most 96 % of load, I am with more doubts, some say they can be bugs, others advise me for the request to change the device, I do not know what to do ....
Good evening, after sending my Mi A2 Lite to the technical assistance came the first opinion that the battery was "swollen" and that they would replace it with a new one, as I researched, batteries addicted or "swollen" are not covered by the warranty of the phone what left me with a big doubt, is this even the problem of my smartphone ??? Well, he returned from the assistance last Friday and to my surprise, putting him on the load off, he did not hit 100% load, always stopping at 97%, I made two other loads with him on and at most 96 % of load, I am with more doubts, some say they can be bugs, others advise me for the request to change the device, I do not know what to do ....
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Good evening, after sending my Mi A2 Lite to the technical assistance came the first opinion that the battery was "swollen" and that they would replace it with a new one, as I researched, batteries addicted or "swollen" are not covered by the warranty of the phone what left me with a big doubt, is this even the problem of my smartphone ??? Well, he returned from the assistance last Friday and to my surprise, putting him on the load off, he did not hit 100% load, always stopping at 97%, I made two other loads with him on and at most 96 % of load, I am with more doubts, some say they can be bugs, others advise me for the request to change the device, I do not know what to do ....
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You maybe could try battery calibration, using an app from playstore
Batteries are not digital. 100% is a guess. If you get over 95% that's effectively full. It may not even charge from there to avoid overcharging the cells.
Bad batteries can happily report 100%, then quickly drop when you put load on them.