Been running stock Android ever since I got my Pixel XL and have been happily running the phone since it came up with each Android update and security patch. Never an issue.
Since a couple of weeks ago when I got the OTA update for Pie, ever since I have noticed the phone to just be laggy. Switching apps and launching stuff, things just take longer to happen. Sometimes they take seconds sometimes less. Games that would play fine now seem to have low frame rates.
My partner who has the Pixel (not XL) is in the same boat as me but having a worse time with the whole phone becoming unresponsive and locking up all the time.
Now the only reports I've seen regarding Android Pie is fast charging issues but neither of us are suffering those issue. All our PD USB-c chargers continue to fast charge fine. I have also seen some high profile Pixel 2 XL users have lag issues but no lag issues with Pixel XL.
Anyone else having lag issues, low framerates and system lockups with Android Pie on the original Pixel phones?
We have yet to factory flash but want to hold out before having to set everything up again.
A theory I have to why my phone is laggy is that I think the system is throttling back my CPU due to battery health. I know Google put some new smarter battery management in this version of Android but I think it is working too hard to a point where the phone is getting very irritating to use.
Thoughts?
No lags on Android 9 here but also flashed clean with factory image.
My Pixel XL is also bit laggy on android 9.
Clearly visible with this live wallpaper which was running super smoothly in 8.1 android, now it freezes for a fraction of a second when unlocking the phone and live wallpaper kicks in.
General app start seems to have slowed down a bit for me too.
Maybe all this crap began with Adaptive battery thingie?
same problem here a lot of lag and freez in my og pixel xl when using ordinary apps like IG, gallery, clock and even xda apps but strangely it run smoothly when playing heavy game like asphalt or PUBG
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wingman021280 said:
My Pixel XL is also bit laggy on android 9.
Clearly visible with this live wallpaper which was running super smoothly in 8.1 android, now it freezes for a fraction of a second when unlocking the phone and live wallpaper kicks in.
General app start seems to have slowed down a bit for me too.
Maybe all this crap began with Adaptive battery thingie?
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I've turn off adaptive battery on my pixel xl but the problem still persists
Phone runs smooth on 9.0 for me. Clean flashed factory image. Maybe you guys too need a clean flash? I do understand that formatting should not be required for a phone to run smoothly after each update but looks like that is the solution for now.
I would agree that Android 9 is not as smooth as 8.1. When I first updated, it ran really bad - I eventually did a factory reset, and while it's not as smooth or fluid as 8.1, there's far less freezes or frame drops.
Went back to 8.1. Pie runs like garbage. It was taking 4-5 seconds to open my texting app. Everything back to normal on Oreo.
Pie was lagging my v1 Pixel XL. Seriously bad and huge battery drain. Did a factory reset and that resolved all my issues. Except for the PITA having to log back into every app and resurrect Google Authenticator for 2FA (make sure to right down all the auth sites and have backup codes ready). But as the other poster mentioned a clean install seems to be the only way to get Pie to work. Just bite the bullet and factory reset Pie.
Same-laggy original pixel XL and fast draining battery+ brightness issue
I'll try to factory reset like everyone is suggesting but wanted to go on record about this since expect more from a Google flagship that's only 2 years old. In addition to what everyone else has said, I've experienced problem with brightness of screen. Before pie update I could really cranking up brightness. Obviously battery would take a hit but sometimes needed that extra brightness. Anyone else experience this?
Relamine said:
I'll try to factory reset like everyone is suggesting but wanted to go on record about this since expect more from a Google flagship that's only 2 years old. In addition to what everyone else has said, I've experienced problem with brightness of screen. Before pie update I could really cranking up brightness. Obviously battery would take a hit but sometimes needed that extra brightness. Anyone else experience this?
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Do you have adaptive brightness enabled? It is enabled by default and adjusts the brightness based on machine learning algorithms
My pixel xl was lagging too. I noticed my Zooper widgets were not loading. I went into the Zooper widgets app and was prompted with a message about it not being tested on 9 yet. After I acknowledged the message, runs without any lag. Widgets loaded on home screen too. Maybe you have a hanging app in the background.
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Do you have adaptive brightness enabled? It is enabled by default and adjusts the brightness based on machine learning algorithms
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I've had adaptive brightness off so that can't be it. But thanks
how do i disable the pie update notification on my android 8.1 pixel XL?
Can't. Not without root.
My camera was seriously lagging. Sometimes 6-7 seconds to open and then 3-4 seconds to take a pic. Someone mentioned adaptive battery and it occured to me that maybe Accubattery was somehow causing problems with the adaptive battery settings in Pie. I uninstalled Accubattery and now my phone is back to normal. No shutter lag at all, camera opens in a fraction of a second.
Bought it a few days ago with Oreo, updated to Pie, and got one bug fix update after - no lag or something, runs super smooth.
There's really no reason to use things like that anymore, especially with newer versions of Android. It used to be necessary back in the day, hell Greenify was like mandatory lol. But really if you're going to use anything , you'd want a program to turn off GPS while screen is off, stuff like that , but it doesn't honestly make a dramatic difference with the optimization in Pie. I get roughly 4 hours screen on time and about 20% battery life left at the end of a cycle. That's 20% drain per hour and I never turn ANYTHING off. GPS always on, most of my day not on wifi, Facebook, Twitter , I just kill it.
To enjoy pie, its best to format data and flash factory images
I've been rebooting my phone at least once a day because the lag is so bad. It's becoming very frustrating.
murso74 said:
I've been rebooting my phone at least once a day because the lag is so bad. It's becoming very frustrating.
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Did you OTA update or start fresh flashing an image with fastboot?
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Let us know what your have found after the update. Good and bad.
Since the update my WiFi has dropped out on my home network twice. Have to restart or turn airplane mode on/off.
Also I don't think the battery has improved any....
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Let us know what your have found after the update. Good and bad.
Since the update my WiFi has dropped out on my home network twice. Have to restart or turn airplane mode on/off.
Also I don't think the battery has improved any....
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I just noticed a bit longer restart times. Thats it !:cyclops:
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After the update, at the settings / power the scrolling is laggy. This module was updated, something is just not right at my device. I did a factory reset, no avail. It's lagging only over here, pretty annoying...
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After the update, at the settings / power the scrolling is laggy. This module was updated, something is just not right at my device. I did a factory reset, no avail. It's lagging only over here, pretty annoying...
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Yeah, its true. It slipped my mind. Probably this particular portion of the software was developed at the last moment, and they didn't have enough time to test it thoroughly
I have narrowed my wifi drop outs to the beyond pod app.
My camera won't focus after updating. I had the problem prior, but did the alcohol microfiber run to get the coating off and it was working great. After I updated the camera now seems like it won't focus, only objects within 5 inches are in focus. I did a factory reset and made sure that the camera wasn't set to macro mode. Nothing is working to fix this problem. I think my camera might just be broken now.
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Now after a few days i think that the battery cannot hold on so long as with 4.4.2. Previously i could run it two days with moderate use, now the battery level drops to 20% after 24 hours.
At the update the battery was not fully charged. Is this behavior normal after the update, did i make a mistake, or does anybody else have the same problem?
I'm on 19% after 13 hours. WTF is going on? I cannot see any suspicious app causing this. Can i revert to 4.4.2? LOL...
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Now after a few days i think that the battery cannot hold on so long as with 4.4.2. Previously i could run it two days with moderate use, now the battery level drops to 20% after 24 hours.
At the update the battery was not fully charged. Is this behavior normal after the update, did i make a mistake, or does anybody else have the same problem?
I'm on 19% after 13 hours. WTF is going on? I cannot see any suspicious app causing this. Can i revert to 4.4.2? LOL...
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I have (or had) the same problem as you with the new update. Try clearing the cache partition (that's what I've been told). I'm still keeping my eye on the battery to see if it's fixed. The problem for me was that Android Kernel and Android System was using too much battery.
Here are some screenshots:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzywJDML-7JkTkJwOV9mQk5ucG8/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzywJDML-7JkTlc3ODYzcUotQlE/edit?usp=sharing
These battery results are pretty bad compared to what I was getting prior to 4.4.3 (i got 2d5h once with 4h on screen and 7 hours awake).
Hi! I think i was able to fix it, the issue appeared on other devices which received 4.4.3. I cleared the cache for Google Play Store and for GP Services. Now i'm at 50% after 20 hours.
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Hi! I think i was able to fix it, the issue appeared on other devices which received 4.4.3. I cleared the cache for Google Play Store and for GP Services. Now i'm at 50% after 20 hours.
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just tried that and hoping it works. I've tried turning off fast boot but having the same issues others are reporting also.
here is a post from another user:
Hi, everyone, this is my first time here, so bear with me. On Wednesday, August 28, I downloaded the new Kit Kat 4.4.3 update from AT&T onto my One M8. Right after and for a few hours after, everything was in great condition as always. I've had my M8 since launch and haven't had a problem since and hold it very dear to me. Then, after about four hours, I noticed the phone was getting hot, really hot. I had power saver on as always and I saw that the CPU was taxed at 97%, just having Instagram running and YouTube actively showing a video. So I restarted the phone, clearing the cache and making sure that nothing was working too hard. That's when the problems really started coming up. It was getting hot but I ignored it and went to the Play Store to update my banking app and download Reddit News. After seven minutes of a normally one minute (if that) update, I stopped the download, cleared the cache and tried again. Nothing. So Google Play won't download, update, or install apps, Google, or third-party. That's not all. Hangouts will not send messages. Even in full LTE connectivity and 5 GHz Wifi AC, message could not send both to Android users (one used messages, the other Hangouts) and to an iPhone. It was like deja vu with my old iPhone 4S. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. YouTube was giving me hell, too. When I would type into the search bar to search for a video, the search bar would clear. For example, if I'm looking up and type into the search bar on YouTube "Linus Tech Tips," then it'll work. But if after that I backspace or "x" out "Linus Tech Tips," and type something else, say, "Build a Gaming PC," If I use Swype (Swiftkey, Google Keyboard, or HTC Sense), the first word shows up, but as I'm typing, the subsequent words are erased and "Linus Tech Tips" shows up in the search bar (check him out if you don't already). This is EXTREMELY frustrating and now I can't watch The Joy of Painting. Damn. Finally, the CPU and heat I mentioned before is crazy. The CPU is always between 79% and 99% at all times. the RAM is usually at about 75% as normal, but the CPU is running nuclear hot. It's going to 105-115 degrees Fahrenheit. This worries me, all of this, because I wonder if this is the fault of the new 4.4.3 update for the AT&T M8 model or maybe underlying causes. I've had Malwarebytes scan my phone and find nothing. That caches are cleared and nothing seems to work. If anyone can help I would be extremely grateful because my only option in my mind is to do a hard factory reset of the device. Thanks to anoye who can help, and if not, then, oh well. Thanks, and sorry I made an essay out of this, this is really a big problem for me.
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Well, I think that the factory reset fixed it. It's been over an hour now, and the phone isn't overheating anymore. Battery life has only dropped 2% in that hour instead of the 2% every five minutes after the update.
After the 4.4.3 update the camera's manual mode doesnt change the exposure the same way as it did in 4.4.2 so i cant see the pics in the viewfinder at night before i actually take the pic and look at it, and that really sucks.
Hey all, I had a 5x a few months back and moved to an s6 cause of the poor battery, lag issues and uneven camera performance (launching). I've read that the latest update has addressed some of these issues but wanted to get some user opinions before I pull the trigger and get another one.
Any opinions would be great!
There's so many polls and posts about how well its working...
I sideloaded the OTA and it was great for me for a few days. but I started get the camera lag on launching occasionally. Might try doing a full wipe and flash the factory image.
For me, everything has improved with the 5X. This is the experience I was expecting when I got it on release. Here's a little list:
Animations are butter smooth. So smooth I kept them at 1X in the developer options and stock in Nova Launcher.
SwiftKey no longer lags or closes and reopens.
Chrome is way smoother when browsing.
RAM Management when switching between recent apps no longer refreshes apps as often when it's only 10 or so apps listed.
If there is any lag (Doesn't happen very often), it's able to fix itself in a few minutes without the need to reboot.
Camera launching and picture taking/saving have been very good. Could be faster to launch but haven't experienced anymore black screens, viewfinder with grayed out shutter button, or stalled HDR+ saving.
Overall, I've only had to reboot once or twice since sideloading.
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122 hours of up time so far on stock rooted ROM J version, with Franco kernel balanced setting, now I have the phone I wanted, it really is night and day, still running perfectly
Yip the new update has worked wonders on my phone aswell.
Won't know if it solved my wifi issues till I get to work next week.
Okay so the phone is great let me start there and virtually no lag or studder when using most apps again all. But I did notice today while using Google Maps, Pokemon Go, and Facebook messenger that switching between the apps there was a major system hang and a slow down. Also after having a bunch of apps open it ****s Pokemon go down completely from running in the background and even though it shows it's still open in the recents, when I go back to it, it starts up again like I just opened the app and reloaded it. Has anyone else noticed this issue? And if so is this something that could be fixed with an update or is this just bad ram management for 4gb of ram on this phone?
Pokemon Go is a terribly optimized heavy resource game, it reloads after using almost anything else on my Pixel 2
One thing I've noticed for some apps, if you have it battery optimized, it will do that. YouTube Music for me would. I would be in the car, stop and go in a gas station or whatever, come back out and it would startup like it just opened for the first time. Turned off optimization and hasn't done it since. But yeah, watch out for some games. Some are resource hogs.
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Okay so the phone is great let me start there and virtually no lag or studder when using most apps again all. But I did notice today while using Google Maps, Pokemon Go, and Facebook messenger that switching between the apps there was a major system hang and a slow down. Also after having a bunch of apps open it ****s Pokemon go down completely from running in the background and even though it shows it's still open in the recents, when I go back to it, it starts up again like I just opened the app and reloaded it. Has anyone else noticed this issue? And if so is this something that could be fixed with an update or is this just bad ram management for 4gb of ram on this phone?
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This was happening to me on my Pixel 2 XL, and I thought it was a RAM management issue. Turns out it was battery optimization. I turned off battery optimization and PoGo stopped closing in the background. I did this for a couple of other programs I didn't want aggressively closed. It seems to have done the trick.
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This was happening to me on my Pixel 2 XL, and I thought it was a RAM management issue. Turns out it was battery optimization. I turned off battery optimization and PoGo stopped closing in the background. I did this for a couple of other programs I didn't want aggressively closed. It seems to have done the trick.
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So turning off adaptive battery helps you're saying?
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So turning off adaptive battery helps you're saying?
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Not exactly. Select the apps and make sure they are not optimized. Everything else on your phone should stay optimized.
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Not exactly. Select the apps and make sure they are not optimized. Everything else on your phone should stay optimized.
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Awesome, gonna give it a try, thank you
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Not exactly. Select the apps and make sure they are not optimized. Everything else on your phone should stay optimized.
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Just tried it, unfortunately did not work... IDK what's up with this
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Not exactly. Select the apps and make sure they are not optimized. Everything else on your phone should stay optimized.
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Actually I restarted my phone after I did the changes and now it seems to be working? I'll test it through out the day but if that's all it was you're a life saver my friend. Thank you
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Not exactly. Select the apps and make sure they are not optimized. Everything else on your phone should stay optimized.
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It didn't work, see like when it gets 4 or 5 apps down the list it restarts itself when u try and reopen it .. thank you though
I think there's a RAM leak. I think there was one on the 2 XL too.
I saw someone in the comments of an article say there is way to fix this with root. Is there a magisk mod that helps with this?
probably the SWAP being used
You MOMOS. IT SAVES BATTERY. DO YOU GET IT?
More and more reports are coming up regarding this issue - playing music in the background and then using the camera, etc.
I have experienced it when using Smart AudioBook Player playing in the background and have google maps navigation running. All of a sudden, the audio bookstops playing. I have to switch to the audiobook and restart playback. It then happens again and when I restart the audiobook a second time, google maps' navigation gets closed out. I think google needs to issue a software update for their RAM management.
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More and more reports are coming up regarding this issue - playing music in the background and then using the camera, etc.
I have experienced it when using Smart AudioBook Player playing in the background and have google maps navigation running. All of a sudden, the audio bookstops playing. I have to switch to the audiobook and restart playback. It then happens again and when I restart the audiobook a second time, google maps' navigation gets closed out. I think google needs to issue a software update for their RAM management.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3-xl/how-to/apps-closing-t3857299/post77946888
In addition to that @topjohnwu has stated:
Just checked the code, it seems that the configurations are read only once when it started. If kernel devs wants to tune LMK, they would either have to: a. Modify /system/bin/lmkd to allow runtime changes b. Use resetprop to modify those read-only props, and restart lmkd https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1054409086626861056
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Ram isn't a problem for me but I will be implementing simple lmk in FrankenKernel ,for those with issues it's probably just aggressive .. Should not be a huge deal going forward..
Sultan- https://github.com/sultanxda/androi...mmit/cd8c0ff4eba3310ffa016e1bd29b4b0bcd7baff5
Furthermore I think people are taking this a tad too far I have had the device since Friday and can't speak anything but great things and look forward to developing on it in the coming days
There is defiantly some ram issues, i have been using a few music apps that keep getting killed when im doing other things. im sitting at over 3gb of usage almost 700mb more usage then my pixel 2 xl with the same apps i use. Im sure it will be fixed just not sure it will be done with in my return window and since i got it from vzw i wont have the luxury of flashing better optimized kernels . sucks having issues like this but i think all my pixel nexus phones had some odd issues for the first few weeks/months
I noticed the RAM problem while using Amazon Music and Zombie's Run! The music would stop during the first song while the Run app still runs. It really sucks to have to stop my workout to make the music start. My 2XL never had this issue.
I'm on the fence. For this amount of money, I should be happy with it, not annoyed.
Ever since I updated to Android PIE (One UI). I've noticed a major decrease in the battery. I was able to get a full day of usage with oreo, now I only get a little over half a day of usage. Not to mention the battery usage of screen off time is about 10-15% worse than what it was on Oreo...
I doubt I'm the only one with this problem, so has anyone found a fix to this? Or should I just revert back to oreo?
Model: Samsung SM-G960F
Make sure you factory reset after updating to Pie
I factory reset the phone after installing Pie and battery improved greatly. battery while using the phone is pretty much the same, but phone in standby time drains waaaay less battery than on Oreo.
You should factory reset your phone after every major update like this one
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Ever since I updated to Android PIE (One UI). I've noticed a major decrease in the battery. I was able to get a full day of usage with oreo, now I only get a little over half a day of usage. Not to mention the battery usage of screen off time is about 10-15% worse than what it was on Oreo...
I doubt I'm the only one with this problem, so has anyone found a fix to this? Or should I jcjust revert back to oreo?
Model: Samsung SM-G960F
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Is your google backup still working?
My SoT and standby battery improved graitly after deleting google accounts, samsung, and emails.
Only got twitter, fb, fb messenger as social media.
I know this is not a fix, but I did this, to check battery without google accounts activated.
I start to beleive my drain comes, from the phone trying to back up and get stuck, plus a play store that kept crashing.
It even showed at device maintenance, but then again, that one isn't working properly neither for a lot of users.
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I factory reset the phone after installing Pie and battery improved greatly. battery while using the phone is pretty much the same, but phone in standby time drains waaaay less battery than on Oreo.
You should factory reset your phone after every major update like this one
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I've factory reset my phone. However I'm never gonna use samsung cloud to backup again, either backup wont work or restore won't work.
In terms of battery, it's gotten a little better, however I still feel like it was better back on Oreo.
Not factory resetting
I've owned my Galaxy S9 for a little over a month now, and I've done lots with it. I've installed a lot of apps and would hate to factory reset it and have to go through the process of setting it up again.
The battery has gotten worse on Pie but I want to fix the battery issue without factory resetting it. I know I can enable Power Mode but then I can't use Gear VR. Any ideas?
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I've owned my Galaxy S9 for a little over a month now, and I've done lots with it. I've installed a lot of apps and would hate to factory reset it and have to go through the process of setting it up again.
The battery has gotten worse on Pie but I want to fix the battery issue without factory resetting it. I know I can enable Power Mode but then I can't use Gear VR. Any ideas?
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Clear cache from recovery
Install something like BetterBatteryStats and find out what is draining the battery (Needs some ADB commands to give it permissions but does not require root)
Disable AOD
Turn off background usage for apps you do not need to run in the background from that specific apps info screen
Dev Options > Background Check can also stop apps from running in the background
Turn off notifications for apps you do not need them from (I always assume if they have notification permission, they have to run in the background in order to provide notifications in the first place)
But the ultimate battery fixer after upgrading to a new Android version is and always will be a factory reset, you just cannot fix battery drain properly any other way, the previous OS leaves behind rubbish files which drains the battery, always been the case
I gave in and decided to back up my data using Smart Switch and factory reset. It was a pain setting everything up again and some apps just weren't reinstalled for some reason. I can confirm that the battery isn't as bad as it was previously, but it still drops by 1% every few minutes like on Oreo. I've turned on power saving mode and disabled AOD, but the battery still remains disappointing. Hopefully this will be fixed in a future update.
Hello,
2 weeks after Android 11 update, my pixel 2 xl started to feel hot and the battery was discharging quickly. On Google help, many people were in my case, and many of them mentioned about unstalling Tunein. Which I did, then my phone stopped to be warm but this didn't stop the drain issue. What I have noticed is that if I don't touch my phone, the battery acts as normal, slow discharge, but when I use it, meaning when the screen is on, the battery just discharges at a crazy speed. It was not like that just before the Android 11 update. Anyone got this problem and found the reason / a fix ?
Thanks
I am having the same issue. An have not found a solution as of yet. I thought it may be the Pixel Launcher. So I changed it to Nova Launcher with no change.
Yes, strange. Mine gets a serious battery drain from 100% to 50% in a short time, even when I don't use it. Then below 50% it is very stable as long as I don't use it. Never experienced this before.
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I am having the same issue. An have not found a solution as of yet. I thought it may be the Pixel Launcher. So I changed it to Nova Launcher with no change.
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I have the same problem. before that, I was calmly getting 4-6h SOT After updating to Android 11 as lucky as I get 4h SOT. Mostly, however, I have 2.5-3.5 hours. The standby time seems ok, Only during use the battery disappears very fast. ? In my free time I will try the factory reset.
I think i got it...
Hello gentlemen, i got this problem with october update in particular.
So, digging in a google forum i found a user who recommended to install an updated version of Android System Webview (maybe you should download it from apkpure or apkmirror) , Carrier Services and.... uninstall Tune-in (yep... the radio app)
I don't know which one did the trick... but it just did..
I hope it helps!
Can you comment which versions of carrier services and webview you installed?
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Can you comment which versions of carrier services and webview you installed?
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Sure, i installed webview 86.04240 and (there was a mistake in my prev post) Device Health Services 1.17.0.331553323.
Anyway, i got 2 webview updates since then... so, just install the last one... if you got auto-updates enable you should have your problem fixed by now (i guess that happened to the op).
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Sure, i installed webview 86.04240 and (there was a mistake in my prev post) Device Health Services 1.17.0.331553323.
Anyway, i got 2 webview updates since then... so, just install the last one... if you got auto-updates enable you should have your problem fixed by now (i guess that happened to the op).
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thanks for the info, unfortunately I checked and I have exactly the same version of the application installed. the problem with the battery remains. the strangest thing is that I have no problem with idle drain, but when used with the screen on, the phone uses almost twice as much energy as before ?
I have the same problem, idle drain is ok, but whenever I use the phone, the battery drains very fast.
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thanks for the info, unfortunately I checked and I have exactly the same version of the application installed. the problem with the battery remains. the strangest thing is that I have no problem with idle drain, but when used with the screen on, the phone uses almost twice as much energy as before
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I have the same problem, idle drain is ok, but whenever I use the phone, the battery drains very fast.
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finally someone with the same problem. did you do factory reset before updating to Android 11? Because I don't, and I think I'll try to do it.
NO, i didn't do a factory reset because I have seen a lot of people (online) doing it without success. You can see this thread here on Google support, over than 580 comments today...https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/70445129?hl=en
But apparently some people fixed the problem with a factory reset...
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finally someone with the same problem. did you do factory reset before updating to Android 11? Because I don't, and I think I'll try to do it.
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I actually did a factory reset today but the battery drain is still there...
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NO, i didn't do a factory reset because I have seen a lot of people (online) doing it without success. You can see this thread here on Google support, over than 580 comments today...https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/70445129?hl=en
But apparently some people fixed the problem with a factory reset...
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I had the same problem and it was a new (at least to me) Google program called "Digital Wellbeing". I had to turn it off, which wasn't a straight forward proposition. I even "uninstalled" which just uninstalled the updates and they came back.
I don't recall exactly all the steps I took, but I now have my trusty Pixel 2 XL back to it's previous battery usage. Which is excellent for a three year old device.
Anyway, turn it off, take away all it's permissions, and do everything you can to shut it down. I was almost ready to root my device just to really get rid of it.
I disabled digital wellbeing, stopped the permissions, and uninstalled the update on the play store, but it didn't fix the battery drain...
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I had the same problem and it was a new (at least to me) Google program called "Digital Wellbeing". I had to turn it off, which wasn't a straight forward proposition. I even "uninstalled" which just uninstalled the updates and they came back.
I don't recall exactly all the steps I took, but I now have my trusty Pixel 2 XL back to it's previous battery usage. Which is excellent for a three year old device.
Anyway, turn it off, take away all it's permissions, and do everything you can to shut it down. I was almost ready to root my device just to really get rid of it.
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A few days have passed and I can see a significant improvement. Honestly, I don't know what actually helped. some app update or maybe something I did, but there's a significant improvement.
In general, I would like to remind that from the update to android 11 my battery was tragic but only when using it, there was no problem with standby.
I was barely able to get 4 SOT hours. Now I can safely exceed 6 hours.
The only modifications I made were:
- leave beta program of digital welbing and its complete shutdown app
- disabled wifi scanning
- disabled Location service for emergency calls ELS
Since then, battery consumption with the screen on has dropped from 25-30%/ h to 12-16%/h. The phone is like new again. In addition, everything works very quickly and smoothly. ??