Here i would be presenting a thread in which i will be talking about how to get the most of your battery on our beautiful phones. It is a fact that at this moment of time battery is not that great on the HOX. But hopefully with the tips that i will present here, shall help people get the max out of their battery till we have some custom kernels drop our way. So without further or do i present a few things that you can do to get the most out of your battery.
Tips for better battery life
1) Touch screen sounds and lock screen sounds untick them from Settings-Sound. That causes the audio_out1 wakelock and unfortunately it is here as well on the HOX and drains battery like hell. So untick those so you do not get that massive wakelock
2) If you are using stock rom and have not rooted yet you can use this option to disable bloatware. Go into settings-apps and go into all. There you can select the applications you want to disable. What that does it will not unistall them but freeze them like TB does for rooted phones. It will remove them from the background and from your app screen to. Pretty nice feature if you ask me. Mainly disable your carrier apps and the google ones as well like Play Books, Play Movies and Play Music if you do not use them. Just a small addition to be added thanks to (pnnorth)- If there have been any play store updates to the app, you will need to uninstall the update before it will show the option to disable the app (eg facebook)
3) If you are using Titanium Backup(i always recommend to get the Pro version) you can uninstall those apps or freeze them if you like. For me i personally would uninstall them as they do not have any use for me.
4) If you are at home and you want to browse the net on your phone always make sure you use Wifi. It is a no brainer that wifi drains less battery than 3G. So always have your mobile data in settings as off and just use wifi. When you are out and about though make sure you have wifi off and use your mobile data on your phone instead. Because if you have wifi on as well it will try and scan for the available networks it can pick up and that causes drainage on your battery. Have that off when you go out.
5) Regarding brightness. Make sure you either have it on low settings or auto. It is a fact that if you have max brightness for your display that is a battery killer as well. Settings-display-brightness and just adjust from there.
6) Regarding task killer apps or battery saving apps like Juice Defender i recommend to stay away from those. Those apps consume more battery than they are suppose to be saving. Regarding task killers it is NOT recommended to kill apps because Android does that for you anyway. Just make sure you the application that you use, you always use the back button to exit the app or just go into multitask and swipe it away.
7) If you are rooted make sure you fully charge your phone and then in recovery or from Leedroid tweaks if you are using that make sure you wipe battery stats. That always helps as well.
8) Regarding sync your accounts. Now i have mine on autosync. From reading around having to sync your email account and facebook and twitter and whatever account you have syncing that drains battery. Now you can do two things. One either set the option to have those on manual sync or if you do not use facebook then uninstall it. But to be honest i have everything on autosync and still get good battery so it is down to user preference really. But for those interested go into settings-accounts and sync and adjust to your choosing.
9) Switch to gsm/2g only instead of wcdma/3g in settings >mobile network >Network Mode. Specially if you're not planning to use any 3g internet/mms features. (thanks to Gdelrosario)
10) Try to avoid ad supported apps. A research showed that in apps where there is adds, 70% of the power use comes from downloading and managing those adds to your screen. 30sec use of an app that uses adds, might drain your fully charged battery 0.35%-0.70%. Research link found here (thanks to Tont0)
11) Settings > Developer options > Windows animation scale > "Animation is OFF".
12) Mentioned this above but will re-post here again with a bit more detail. (thanks to AndroidGX) If you have multiple mail accounts, turn off auto-sync feature to refresh them manually. Settings > Accounts & sync > Auto-sync : [UNTICK]
Note: this will works also for any app like Facebook, Twitter, Beautiful Widget, etc..
13) Disabling the options for louder ringtone when inside a pocket and stopping the ringtone when picking up the device might also help. (thanks to Hardstuffmuc)
14) Settings > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep : "Only when plugged in". That way wifi will not be on all the time and that means saving bit of juice in the process
LINKS:
*Link to the thread for BetterBatteryStats is below. Please install that app as it will help you to identify what app consumes your battery when you have screen off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
*Another great thread to have a look at is the Rom Cleaner by Patrics83. What it does it basically gives you this option : Will remove as much as possible without breaking HTC Sense Launcher and Widgets! This is the best way to come close to a no-sense ROM and still use HTC Sense!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589949
That is it for now. I will be updating this thread when i come across more battery saving tips. For now if anyone has anymore please post them and i will add them to the OP and give a thanks to you by adding your name next to the tip.
Was going to compile a list of apps that are safe to disable (for non-rooted users) and what to freeze uninstall (for rooted users). But since there is Rom Cleaner thread by Patrics83 as i have stated above you are probably best to go to his thread here where you can use his script and follow the guide on OP. This is script is for rooted users.
There also you can find a list of applications that is safe to disable for all those who are non rooted. Settings-apps and then go into all apps. As pointed out in first post tip 2 first if the application you are trying to disable has been updated first uninstall the updates and then disable the app
That is it for now more will follow
6) Regarding task killer apps or battery saving apps like Juice Defender i recommend to stay away from those. Those apps consume more battery than they are suppose to be saving. Regarding task killers it is NOT recommended to kill apps because Android does that for you anyway. Just make sure you the application that you use, you always use the back button to exit the app or just go into multitask and swipe it away.
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This is not a task killer. Also the apps are not aktive in backgraound, they are hibernatet. If you want to kill a task go to task manager.
lokiderelb said:
This is not a task killer. Also the apps are not aktive in backgraound, they are hibernatet. If you want to kill a task go to task manager.
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Juice Defender=Battery Saving App = Not so much of a battery saving app
And Maps, and even facebook are active in the background my friend. by disabling them you are kinda like freezing them anyway. And yes if you read above if you want to kill a task or terminate an app i did mention that you can do that through Task manager. Or even by going into multi tasking app and swiping the one that you do not use anymore exits the app my friend
Trust me i done my research before posting this thread. But i am also open to correcting something if i am wrong.
Just a small addition to point 2) - If there have been any play store updates to the app, you will need to uninstall the update before it will show the option to disable the app (eg facebook)
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pnnorth said:
Just a small addition to point 2) - If there have been any play store updates to the app, you will need to uninstall the update before it will show the option to disable the app (eg facebook)
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Done added that to the OP. Thanks mate..Hopefully this thread will come to some use to people.
Nice effort. I wouldn't take it as gospel tho'. But plenty to try and see what works for you.
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I already made another thread posting this one, but as I noticed there is one where to gather some common tips, I might as well add it here.
Try to avoid ad supported apps. A research showed that in apps where there is adds, 70% of the power use comes from downloading and managing those adds to your screen. 30sec use of an app that uses adds, might drain your fully charged battery 0.35%-0.70%.
Here is the link for the research http://www.androidauthority.com/ad-suported-android-apps-battery-drain-65716/
Very good thread. I tend to do most of what is mentioned anyway. As soon I got the phone I was busy tweaking the settings so that I could get the maximum power out of the battery. I'm not considered a heavy user anyway so it typically lasts 2-3 days.
you can also add to switch to gsm/2g only instead of wcdma/3g in settings >mobile network >Network Mode
specially if you're not planning to use any 3g internet/mms features
Cheers guys...Any tips that we can get i can add them all to the OP so that way we can have one thread which has everything. That way no need for clutter of threads regarding on how to improve battery life people can come here and read and discuss. Thank you guys i really appreciate your help
Added the new tips to the OP. Thanks
Qn: Are all battery saving apps not actually saving battery then? (E.g. Juice Defender)
NoobTerminator said:
7) If you are rooted make sure you fully charge your phone and then in recovery or from Leedroid tweaks if you are using that make sure you wipe battery stats. That always helps as well.
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wiping battery stats is done when reaching 100% charge and holds nothing but the useage of apps and does nothing to calibrate or improve battery life.
heres a quote to back this up.
Deleting this file will basically wipe your battery usage reports, which is done anyways automatically when the phone is fully charged (hence you'll see a clear list when you reach a full charge). "Deleting it is not going to do anything to make your more device more fantastic and wonderful".
http://pocketnow.com/android/deleting-androids-batterystatsbin-wont-grant-more-jiuce
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Qn: Are all battery saving apps not actually saving battery then? (E.g. Juice Defender)
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i will be honest with you. When i had my galaxy s2 and i had juice defender on that drained more battery than it was suppose to be saving. I could find you posts from users and kernel developers that i know from the s2 forums that advice against it. It is down to you to try and test but from my own testings i would advice against using them
NoobTerminator said:
i will be honest with you. When i had my galaxy s2 and i had juice defender on that drained more battery than it was suppose to be saving. I could find you posts from users and kernel developers that i know from the s2 forums that advice against it. It is down to you to try and test but from my own testings i would advice against using them
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Thanks for the reply. My question was more general. Do you mean that there are no good battery apps?
How can we tel which apps support ads? I keep getting notifications in my status bar from random sites how can I stop that.
Thank you
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treebill said:
wiping battery stats is done when reaching 100% charge and holds nothing but the useage of apps and does nothing to calibrate or improve battery life.
heres a quote to back this up.
Deleting this file will basically wipe your battery usage reports, which is done anyways automatically when the phone is fully charged (hence you'll see a clear list when you reach a full charge). "Deleting it is not going to do anything to make your more device more fantastic and wonderful".
http://pocketnow.com/android/deleting-androids-batterystatsbin-wont-grant-more-jiuce
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True. You do have a point. but also on the other hand there has been people that saying by wiping battery stats that deletes the battery history makes everything start fresh as you mentioned above. What i am trying to get maybe it works maybe it does not. But one thing i know from my own experience by deleting those battery stats did help a bit on my battery. Hence why i posted that in the OP.
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Thanks for the reply. My question was more general. Do you mean that there are no good battery apps?
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Like i said mate. In general i have not bothered with battery apps. For me they eat more battery than they are suppose to be saving. If you follow my guide and also search on xda to find more threads like mine most will say that battery apps really do nothing..But it is down to you at the end of the day.
Mzhaze3 said:
How can we tel which apps support ads? I keep getting notifications in my status bar from random sites how can I stop that.
Thank you
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That is easy to figure out. Most of the times it will be all the free apps in the market. If you are rooted install ADaway and that will install the hosts on your phone and will block those ads.
I'm not rooted lol
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Does anyone else find this app as useful as I do? So much information and detail about your phone...more than you'd ever need to know. Elixir 2 Widgets is also a must have. The depth of customization is ridiculous, you can do almost anything with it. If you haven't tried the app I highly recommend downloading it and seeing what you think. Extremely battery conscious people be warned - this app may drain your battery faster because it updates frequently. Easy fix is to adjust how often elixir 2 refreshes system information, kill the app of course, or disable receivers with ROM Toolbox Pro or similar app. Besides well known apps such as airdroid, rom toolbox pro, mobile odin, and zarchiver this is an excellent tool for your phone. Just wanted to share with anyone who hadn't seen it before.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bartat.android.elixir&hl=en
Yeah, I loved this app on my old phone. But then i switched to a rom that has all most of those features and a toolbox. Very useful app though. :laugh:
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Does anyone else find this app as useful as I do? So much information and detail about your phone...more than you'd ever need to know. Elixir 2 Widgets is also a must have. The depth of customization is ridiculous, you can do almost anything with it. If you haven't tried the app I highly recommend downloading it and seeing what you think. Extremely battery conscious people be warned - this app may drain your battery faster because it updates frequently. Easy fix is to adjust how often elixir 2 refreshes system information, kill the app of course, or disable receivers with ROM Toolbox Pro or similar app. Besides well known apps such as airdroid, rom toolbox pro, mobile odin, and zarchiver this is an excellent tool for your phone. Just wanted to share with anyone who hadn't seen it before.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bartat.android.elixir&hl=en
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Installing now looks promising!
Heys guys if any one from India has bought LG Optimus G E-975, I need some screenshots from you those WHO ARE IN STOCK ROM.
NO ROOTING REQUIRED FOR THIS
NO BATTERY SAVER APP AND TASK KILLER APP SHUD BE INSTALLED
Steps:
pls install CPU SPY app from market
Do full charge and reboot your mobile
Go ahead with your daily works
at the end of day open cpu spy app nd take screenshot
attach the screenshot in your comment
Reason:
I need to know whther our mobile is getting the deep sleep mode or not. If it doent go deep sleep mode you ll lose 20-30% of your battery over night. It vl be helpfull coz i need to send this detail to LG care as they asked more info abt the deep sleep mode problem...who all are having that mobile juz do me this favour......
I've attached the sample screenshot
Hi , my galaxy note II battery ends too early , i charge it like 2~3 times/day , i installed a custom rom (Ditto Note 3) i need any help bout this please , any app makes it lasts longer , what to do
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what to do
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How old is your GN2? Age also degrades battery.
You can try Greenify to hibernate all user apps (but not those which you need notification from.) You can also try to freeze unused system apps using TB Pro or other free apps (there is a list presented somewhere in the DN3 thread, try search)
Goodluck.
erljayp said:
How old is your GN2? Age also degrades battery.
You can try Greenify to hibernate all user apps (but not those which you need notification from.) You can also try to freeze unused system apps using TB Pro or other free apps (there is a list presented somewhere in the DN3 thread, try search)
Goodluck.
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about 4months , so i don't think its the age
For battery capacity is warranty for 6 months.
But use Wakelock Detector or Better Battery stats and see the results.
Use the app battery life repair. It activates the inactive cells in a battery. I found it to be useful.
aboodah said:
Hi , my galaxy note II battery ends too early , i charge it like 2~3 times/day , i installed a custom rom (Ditto Note 3) i need any help bout this please , any app makes it lasts longer , what to do
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Firstly, there is no reason to put all your writing in bold.
Second, your battery is either dying or you have too many things running in background. Check to see if you have backup services like picasa etc syncing without you realising. Go through everything and turn off the things you dont need/want.
Re calibrate your battery. It will help. There is an app called battery calibration in play store. If that doesn't work you can try manually. I forgot the method though. It really helped me
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may you need to change your battery
Hi, since Nougat (OOS 4) I have a lot of wakelocks of this kind showing up in wakelocks detector, and I think they're responsible of the bad standby battery drain while on mobile data.
Problem is, I can't tell whether they're os induced, or app induced. Do you know if there's a way to find out?
I know that this service is a GPlay services one to provide some app analytics APIs.
Thank you in advance!
P.s. I clean flashed, cleared cache etc, issue still there
Please don't tell me I need to binary search my apps until I find the culprit
I was wondering if a ps | grep on the pod could help, assuming that I find an entry in logcat each time this wakelock is triggered...
Any help or idea appreciated!
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Same issue
It's used by google to monitor every tiny move you make in the apps on your phone.
Because this site doesn't want me to help you, I can't post a link, but you can google the row below
com.google.android.gms.measurement
FirebaseAnalytics - No invasion of privacy at all and certainly doesn't cause a wakelock to record what you do in your apps before sending that info to Google.
I HAD that too. But then used an app called "Disable Service" on google play services->AppMeasurementService
I have the same problem with last official build (4.1.6). Did you managed to solve?