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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)
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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
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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
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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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Honestly, this stock rom is pretty ****ing good. I am actually able to disable 80% of the bloat nonsense, and its smooth as hell out of the box. It was able to connect to my old, obscure TV in two tries (took 20 seconds) and everything is amazing. You know what I hate the most? Not having adaway. Thats saying something. Good job HTC and verizon for not making another droid DNA stock rom disaster.
I'm enjoying the stock Rom also. It's snappy as hell. Quick question, what is the best way to disable the vzw bloat. Thanks.
A lot of people don't know about it, but if you go to Settings>Apps and then All Apps, you can click an app and there's an option to disable a lot of them, which as far as I can tell is basically like uninstalling them except the app is still on your phone. It doesn't run or show in the tray though. Really awesome feature, debloating a phone without root is sweet.
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A lot of people don't know about it, but if you go to Settings>Apps and then All Apps, you can click an app and there's an option to disable a lot of them, which as far as I can tell is basically like uninstalling them except the app is still on your phone. It doesn't run or show in the tray though. Really awesome feature, debloating a phone without root is sweet.
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Thanks a ton. I disabled a few things but wasn't sure what vzw crap I shouldn't disable. Like Verizon location agent?? Thanks again
jski711 said:
Thanks a ton. I disabled a few things but wasn't sure what vzw crap I shouldn't disable. Like Verizon location agent?? Thanks again
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You should be good to disable any or the Verizon stuff that it will let you disable. I did and I'm running fine.
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Do not forget to get access to the "Developer Options" menu in Settings. There are some really amazing options in there, such as Force GPU Rendering, Force 4x MSAA, control over the phone animations, and one of my personal favorites - "Background Process Limit"
To access the "Developer Options" go to Settings > About > Software > More > Build Number - Once you get to "Build Number" start tapping in-between to the two lines that contain the Build Number information. After a number of taps you will get a message saying you are x taps to becoming a developer, keep tapping until it tells you that you are a developer. Once you get the notification/popup saying you are a developer, head back to the main menu in settings and look right about "Software Update" and below "Backup & Reset" you should now have "Developer Options". Enjoy the added features.
123421342 said:
Honestly, this stock rom is pretty ****ing good. I am actually able to disable 80% of the bloat nonsense, and its smooth as hell out of the box. It was able to connect to my old, obscure TV in two tries (took 20 seconds) and everything is amazing. You know what I hate the most? Not having adaway. Thats saying something. Good job HTC and verizon for not making another droid DNA stock rom disaster.
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I wouldn't mind not having root except I can't get helium to actually restore my backups. It says successful, but no game data is restored.
Yeah, and I definitely agree about the ads. God, I forgot how bad they can be.
What's wrong with the DNA stock ROM? Kids have unrooted stock DNA's and it seems fine when I have to fix or update something for them.
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Do not forget to get access to the "Developer Options" menu in Settings. There are some really amazing options in there, such as Force GPU Rendering, Force 4x MSAA, control over the phone animations, and one of my personal favorites - "Background Process Limit"
To access the "Developer Options" go to Settings > About > Software > More > Build Number - Once you get to "Build Number" start tapping in-between to the two lines that contain the Build Number information. After a number of taps you will get a message saying you are x taps to becoming a developer, keep tapping until it tells you that you are a developer. Once you get the notification/popup saying you are a developer, head back to the main menu in settings and look right about "Software Update" and below "Backup & Reset" you should now have "Developer Options". Enjoy the added features.
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That's the first thing I did. I haven't changed anything though because I have no clue what the settings do. How about posting some info on the settings you mentioned and how it effects the phone. Thanks.
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Do not forget to get access to the "Developer Options" menu in Settings. There are some really amazing options in there, such as Force GPU Rendering, Force 4x MSAA, control over the phone animations, and one of my personal favorites - "Background Process Limit"
To access the "Developer Options" go to Settings > About > Software > More > Build Number - Once you get to "Build Number" start tapping in-between to the two lines that contain the Build Number information. After a number of taps you will get a message saying you are x taps to becoming a developer, keep tapping until it tells you that you are a developer. Once you get the notification/popup saying you are a developer, head back to the main menu in settings and look right about "Software Update" and below "Backup & Reset" you should now have "Developer Options". Enjoy the added features.
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Excellent info, thank you for this
Edit: You may try playing around with a few settings, then running a benchmark test, such as the AnTuTu Benchmark.
nrfitchett4 said:
I wouldn't mind not having root except I can't get helium to actually restore my backups. It says successful, but no game data is restored.
Yeah, and I definitely agree about the ads. God, I forgot how bad they can be.
What's wrong with the DNA stock ROM? Kids have unrooted stock DNA's and it seems fine when I have to fix or update something for them.
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It was my old phone. Thankfully it came with the 1.15 rom instead of 2.04(before moonshine). The stock rom was bloated to all hell. Sense 4 was ugly and stupid, and the battery life was horrendous. When I put carbon on there, it was blazing fast and I got about 2+ days of battery life with 2+ hours of screen on time.
jski711 said:
That's the first thing I did. I haven't changed anything though because I have no clue what the settings do. How about posting some info on the settings you mentioned and how it effects the phone. Thanks.
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I second this request.
There is no reason to force msaa with the resolution so high and forcing gpu rendering will probably decrease your battery life for no performance gains.
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I second this request.
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I third this request
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Besides being annoyed by ads and not being able to disable certain stuff, I am annoyed at not being able to change my DPI. I had it lowered to 200 on my S3 and Note 2. I hate big, fat icons and want to be able to fit more stuff on the screen.
I would also really like to be able to install Cerberus and some other key root apps.
I'm really hoping this thing gets cracked soon so I can get back to Cyanogenmod.
Has anyone figured out how to get the wifi status notifcation out of the windowshade? I don't need to be constantly notified of my wifi status.
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That's the first thing I did. I haven't changed anything though because I have no clue what the settings do. How about posting some info on the settings you mentioned and how it effects the phone. Thanks.
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I would not mind doing before and after benchmarks with the various settings I use, what benchmark program you would like me to use? Also I only listed a few settings, which ones would you be interested in having more information about?
anticitizen said:
Besides being annoyed by ads and not being able to disable certain stuff, I am annoyed at not being able to change my DPI. I had it lowered to 200 on my S3 and Note 2. I hate big, fat icons and want to be able to fit more stuff on the screen.
I would also really like to be able to install Cerberus and some other key root apps.
I'm really hoping this thing gets cracked soon so I can get back to Cyanogenmod.
Has anyone figured out how to get the wifi status notifcation out of the windowshade? I don't need to be constantly notified of my wifi status.
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thats weird that everyone is having problems with it! when i got mine i just selected to not let it notify me when i was setting up and i never seen pop up since. maybe because i still have unlimited
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I would not mind doing before and after benchmarks with the various settings I use, what benchmark program you would like me to use? Also I only listed a few settings, which ones would you be interested in having more information about?
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That would be awesome. A lot of us on here are just flashaholics and not really down with all the lingo that goes along with Android so I think that would be cool of Ya. As far as benchmark I've used antutu before. I'll take all the information you're willing to write down LOL. Thanks again!
Lykarsis said:
You should be good to disable any or the Verizon stuff that it will let you disable. I did and I'm running fine.
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Me too
And I agree with the OP, I LOVE this phone...just amazing...But the ADs! Yuck...And I am also annoyed by the Wi-Fi popups, but I have to admit that I appreciate it as well, not having unlimited data, it's good to connect to wi-fi wherever I can...
Sheldor1967 said:
Me too
And I agree with the OP, I LOVE this phone...just amazing...But the ADs! Yuck...And I am also annoyed by the Wi-Fi popups, but I have to admit that I appreciate it as well, not having unlimited data, it's good to connect to wi-fi wherever I can...
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Sense 5 verizon version is 100x better than sense 4 verizon. There are no wifi popups (just a notification *you can dismiss*) and none of the other crap like impossible to disable verizon bloat. I hate the icon that reminds me my gps is off though... I have it off for a reason verizon... im not an iphone user.
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Sheldor1967 said:
Me too
And I agree with the OP, I LOVE this phone...just amazing...But the ADs! Yuck...And I am also annoyed by the Wi-Fi popups, but I have to admit that I appreciate it as well, not having unlimited data, it's good to connect to wi-fi wherever I can...
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Wi-Fi settings - settings - unchecked the notify me box
anticitizen said:
Besides being annoyed by ads and not being able to disable certain stuff, I am annoyed at not being able to change my DPI. I had it lowered to 200 on my S3 and Note 2. I hate big, fat icons and want to be able to fit more stuff on the screen.
I would also really like to be able to install Cerberus and some other key root apps.
I'm really hoping this thing gets cracked soon so I can get back to Cyanogenmod.
Has anyone figured out how to get the wifi status notifcation out of the windowshade? I don't need to be constantly notified of my wifi status.
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I am experiencing lag on keyboard inputs and and scrolling. All Accessibility options are in default settings. Also, moving back and forth between recent pages are slow. Not rooted.
Check for background load, settings/developer options/CPU load
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Check for background load, settings/developer options/CPU load
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Sorry but I am not as educated as you are on these options,. Example: how do I check the background load and what is considered a normal range. Which developer options should I be looking at. I only have debugging enabled and only allowing 2 background apps to be running at a time. As I type this reply the app Cooltool is showing that my CPU% is between 61% and 97% and I have approximately 400 to 300MB of memory.
lartomar2002 said:
Sorry but I am not as educated as you are on these options,. Example: how do I check the background load and what is considered a normal range. Which developer options should I be looking at. I only have debugging enabled and only allowing 2 background apps to be running at a time. As I type this reply the app Cooltool is showing that my CPU% is between 61% and 97% and I have approximately 400 to 300MB of memory.
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There is a app process or service keeping your load high.
You can track it down by using that same cool tool app.
App settings > labels > Most resource-intensive process
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There is a app process or service keeping your load high.
You can track it down by using that same cool tool app.
App settings > labels > Most resource-intensive process
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Thanks for your help. With your suggestions I found them and now running much much better.
On another topic I noticed you have done some custom developing for the SM-T800. I have rooted all of my previous tablets but not this one because I know that it will be updating to Lollipop shortly and I want to update first. Will you be doing any custom developing for Lollipop?
lartomar2002 said:
Thanks for your help. With your suggestions I found them and now running much much better.
On another topic I noticed you have done some custom developing for the SM-T800. I have rooted all of my previous tablets but not this one because I know that it will be updating to Lollipop shortly and I want to update first. Will you be doing any custom developing for Lollipop?
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If I'm still actively using my Tab SM-T705, then yes.
A phone even with killer looks and amazing features still needs a descent battery backup to support it all. In past we've seen that a few tricks here and there always tend to increase battery life. Usually that includes disabling a few apps or features. This thread is for specifically targeting such tips & tricks and sharing it all so that S6 Edge+ can live upto its expectations..
1. To start with, lets get to the list of bloatwares that can be safely disabled.
If any of you own the AT&T version, here's a list you can disable:-
AT&T Apps:-
AT&T FamilyMap
AT&T Hot Spots
AT&T Live
AT&T Locker
AT&T Mail
AT&T Mobile Locate
AT&T Mobile Transfer
AT&T Navigator
AT&T Ready2Go
AT&T Smart Wi-Fi
Drive Mode
Caller Name ID
Mobile TV
Plenti
Smart Limits
Yp (Yellow Pages)
Other Apps:-
S Voice
Amazon (I prefer the playstore version for frequent updates)
Amazon Kindle
Device Help
Live Weather (Yahoo)
Lookout
Theme Store
Visual Voicemail
2. Refrain from using any free application that has embedded advertisements. They tend to run threads in background to load adds and thus degrade the app performance and used data (so naturally consume more power too). Either buy add-free version or find an alternate app for same purpose and without adds.
3. Disable notifications from social media/news apps like Facebook, Twitter, Tapatalk, etc. Although, the phone wouldn't be that smart if all the notifications are disabled, however, keep them at bare minimum. Not everybody would be interested in notifications from all the apps, so spend some time analyzing through all the installed apps and their settings to turn off the notifications for the apps you do not need to get notifications for. There are several apps that keep sending notifications and running a thread in background which again checks internet to load the notification content. An example would be games like Candy Crush or Clash Of Clans.
4. Turn off "Send Usage Statistics" or "Help Improve the app performance", "Participate in improvement" etc settings from the app which sends data from your device from time to time which acts as a survey to improve the performance of the app. Although this is a necessary option for a developer, however, if you do not care about your granular contribution towards further development of the app, try deselecting such options while setting up new apps.
5. Refrain from using external Memory Management Apps and RAM Cleaners. They tend to run heavy background services to detect memory usage and kill applications. Trust me, you would be better without them.
6. Try using black wallpaper and lock screen. Also, always select Dark Mode if any app has theme section. This makes the pixels produce less brightness and considerably save more battery.
7. Keep GPS Location off when not using any navigational/location based apps. When the GPS is ON, there are some apps that tend to acquire a GPS Lock even though they can work without it. Keeping GPS Off will not allow such apps to request for GPS Lock. GPS Locking is a battery draining process.
8. You can use certain tools like Greenify, WiFi Automatic, etc. to automatically manage application states or phone wireless to save some additional battery. Use these only if you are lazy like me. Otherwise you can always manually turn on/off wifi/bluetooth/nfc etc etc. Also, there are tools (like Juice Defender) which can enable/disable data connective at a frequent interval which results in really good power conservation without loosing push notification.
With applying most of these settings, I'm getting 6-7 hrs of screen on time very easily even when I've downloaded 1+ GB data and 40 minutes of video chat (hangout). Not to mention the usual gaming and application usage.:cyclops:
I hope that helps. I'll keep adding if I get any (without root).
Reserved for future use!
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apurva.giri said:
A phone even with killer looks and amazing features still needs a descent battery backup to support it all. In past we've seen that a few tricks here and there always tend to increase battery life. Usually that includes disabling a few apps or features. This thread is for specifically targeting such tips & tricks and sharing it all so that S6 Edge+ can live upto its expectations..
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Tweak brightness.
I believe rooting a phone can improve its battery life. This method works for almost all devices.
st8chic said:
I believe rooting a phone can improve its battery life. This method works for almost all devices.
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I'm sure you mean rooting and installing all sorts of battery saving items/tweaking.
Marely rooting wouldn't bring any difference to battery life for sure!
Just tweak brightness, make sure you getting good signal and use WiFi when available, don't leave Abby of the radio on unless not using it and that shall be good I guess
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How can you disable those apps. I'm on T Mobile but we have our share of T Mobile bloat. Would love to disable a bunch of them without customizing my files lol
edo101 said:
How can you disable those apps. I'm on T Mobile but we have our share of T Mobile bloat. Would love to disable a bunch of them without customizing my files lol
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Just long press the app in the app drawer and drag it up to where it says disable.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
Just long press the app in the app drawer and drag it up to where it says disable.
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What is an app drawer lol?
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What is an app drawer lol?
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It's the icon on the lower right corner of the screen that says "Apps". Once you get in there find the app that you want to disable. Long press the icon of the app and drag it to the upper left corner of the screen where it says "Disable". Then when the "Disable" word lights up red just release the app into there.
Check out my screenshot for an example.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
It's the icon on the lower right corner of the screen that says "Apps". Once you get in there find the app that you want to disable. Long press the icon of the app and drag it to the upper left corner of the screen where it says "Disable". Then when the "Disable" word lights up red just release the app into there.
Check out my screenshot for an example.
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Got it!, and Thanked. I'm actually on a Note Edge on 5.0, just moved back down to 4.4.4, it doesn't show up as disable.
hiteshonline said:
Tweak brightness.
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Tweak brightness is its pmajor problem.......
Thanks for the listing. I love the new design than S6 edge, hopefully it will last longer as well...
Please tell me a solution if any one knows:
I open facebook and after some time i close this application by click on list tasks soft key and close it. Immediately when I go into setting > application manager > running apps I still see a facebook process running. Technically i guess this should be gone i guess and hence any idea how to clean these which i guess can improve battery life.
Update: If I have notifications turned on in facebook then yes it can still run some process even after I close it in Apps Tab but I see the same with Samsung Music Player i.e after I close it I still see a thread in "Running" Apps.
vravik said:
Please tell me a solution if any one knows:
I open facebook and after some time i close this application by click on list tasks soft key and close it. Immediately when I go into setting > application manager > running apps I still see a facebook process running. Technically i guess this should be gone i guess and hence any idea how to clean these which i guess can improve battery life.
Update: If I have notifications turned on in facebook then yes it can still run some process even after I close it in Apps Tab but I see the same with Samsung Music Player i.e after I close it I still see a thread in "Running" Apps.
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These kind of apps do tend to run a background process to check for updates. Closing the app doesn't necessarily mean that the processes will close. And I'm not even sure even if you turn off all the notification services of an app, all the related processes will close for sure, it depends. Also, if you are using apps like facebook etc, do not worry much about the battery life if you have turned off the background data usage and notification services. It will have very minimal impact, almost negligible!
on Tmobile version, Its not possible to disable Tmobile apps or smasung's own bloat. What a sigh!
taranfx said:
on Tmobile version, Its not possible to disable Tmobile apps or smasung's own bloat. What a sigh!
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Package disabler pro app disables everything you want!
No root needed
Dvanzutphenkann said:
Package disabler pro app disables everything you want!
No root needed
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Yes it does. Came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/general/guide-bloating-touchwizzing-note-5-t3184563 does a good job on mine so far. It disabled around 30 app and i feel it did make a difference. I use the default XML attached
ShyamSasi said:
Yes it does. Came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/general/guide-bloating-touchwizzing-note-5-t3184563 does a good job on mine so far. It disabled around 30 app and i feel it did make a difference. I use the default XML attached
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Out of all those 30 apps you disabled did you lose any functionality?
Here is the link to what exactly worked for many of us over in the S7E forum. We all had the same exact battery issues you guys are describing. Remember that the biggest thing is to turn off "all background reporting".
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3343415&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
A temporary fix for battery drain.
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Has anyone tried this?
iread it everywhere "stop background reporting"...
but no instructions howto do it????
I tried it. So far, I see the huge improvement in battery. The phone seems to sleep now. I think the biggest thing for me was starting fresh. I wrote down all the programs I had and manually started from scratch, instead of restoring my backup (From a Nexus 6p.) Also, when I disabled programs, I only disabled the ATT stuff. I actually left all the Samsung stuff in, unless there was a duplicate Google app (Like Clock, Calendar etc.) I'll give it a couple days, but so far it's been a huge improvement for me.
I have heard that you don't have to factory reset to turn off the reporting. I recall someone mentioning it under the Google and Samsung settings, but I wasn't able to find it.
edwardob said:
iread it everywhere "stop background reporting"...
but no instructions howto do it????
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For Google:
Setting > Google > Upper right corner (3 dots) > Usage & Diagnostics > OFF
For Samsung:
Setting > General Management > Report Diagnostic Info > OFF
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I agree with most of the points in OP's link.
I personally do not like the idea to disable cool features that sells the phone, like the Always On feature for instance. If I have to disable the whole thing I might as well just go back to iPhone 6 plus.
- Disabling packages for me drains battery more unfortunately, I tested this twice. Now I just disabled apps. Battery life is better this way.
- This helps tremendously in my case is to not use PUSH for email. I have 5 active accounts, only one uses PUSH, the others use Fetch every 15/30 mins. My favorite email app is CloudMagic, I like them for their cleanest UI, unfortunately they don't support Fetch, so I went back to Samsung Email (I'm not a big fan of Type App either)
EvoKnvl said:
I tried it. So far, I see the huge improvement in battery. The phone seems to sleep now. I think the biggest thing for me was starting fresh. I wrote down all the programs I had and manually started from scratch, instead of restoring my backup (From a Nexus 6p.) Also, when I disabled programs, I only disabled the ATT stuff. I actually left all the Samsung stuff in, unless there was a duplicate Google app (Like Clock, Calendar etc.) I'll give it a couple days, but so far it's been a huge improvement for me.
I have heard that you don't have to factory reset to turn off the reporting. I recall someone mentioning it under the Google and Samsung settings, but I wasn't able to find it.
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What Screen on Time are you getting now?
On a verizon Note7 - cant find the Samsung reporting. Anyone have any ideas? I found the google reporting.
TywinnLannister said:
For Google:
Setting > Google > Upper right corner (3 dots) > Usage & Diagnostics > OFF
For Samsung:
Setting > General Management > Report Diagnostic Info > OFF
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I agree with most of the points in OP's link.
I personally do not like the idea to disable cool features that sells the phone, like the Always On feature for instance. If I have to disable the whole thing I might as well just go back to iPhone 6 plus.
- Disabling packages for me drains battery more unfortunately, I tested this twice. Now I just disabled apps. Battery life is better this way.
- This helps tremendously in my case is to not use PUSH for email. I have 5 active accounts, only one uses PUSH, the others use Fetch every 15/30 mins. My favorite email app is CloudMagic, I like them for their cleanest UI, unfortunately they don't support Fetch, so I went back to Samsung Email (I'm not a big fan of Type App either)
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On a verizon Note7 - cant find the Samsung reporting. Anyone have any ideas? I found the google reporting.
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Usually it's under privacy legal stuff
TywinnLannister said:
Usually it's under privacy legal stuff
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Not much in there.... Nothing that I can find about reporting.
overbyc1 said:
Not much in there.... Nothing that I can find about reporting.
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It doesn't literally say reporting, it's more about usage and diagnostic
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It doesn't literally say reporting, it's more about usage and diagnostic
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Those slick bastards either changed it or moved it. It is exactly right there in that menu on the S7E.
There are other areas within the settings that also have options to turn usage statistics off. Both Google and Samsung has background reporting. I don't know my way around the Note menu since I don't have the phone so the only way I know to opt out is to do a factory reset and do it during the device set up.
Age you guys looking for this?
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Age you guys looking for this?
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That menu isn't on the Verizon note7. Sadly they felt it necessary to mess with the settings menu.
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That menu isn't on the Verizon note7. Sadly they felt it necessary to mess with the settings menu.
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you got Verizon'd
I have the T-mo and had those turned off...and I never understood why people said they had bad battery. Now I know.
jrwingate6 said:
Here is the link to what exactly worked for many of us over in the S7E forum. We all had the same exact battery issues you guys are describing. Remember that the biggest thing is to turn off "all background reporting".
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3343415&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
A temporary fix for battery drain.
Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk
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It's the Android system and os drain bug that started with MM.
The things listed in that thread won't fix it.
No verified way to fix it as of yet.
meboy said:
It's the Android system and os drain bug that started with MM.
The things listed in that thread won't fix it.
No verified way to fix it as of yet.
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Multiple people including myself had Android System usage go down to a decent percentage after following these steps. Some of us were around 50% Android usage and that dropped down to around 10-15%.
Also not using Google Now with location set to on helps a lot with Android System usage.
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TywinnLannister said:
For Google:
Setting > Google > Upper right corner (3 dots) > Usage & Diagnostics > OFF
For Samsung:
Setting > General Management > Report Diagnostic Info > OFF
---------- Post added at 07:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:08 PM ----------
I agree with most of the points in OP's link.
I personally do not like the idea to disable cool features that sells the phone, like the Always On feature for instance. If I have to disable the whole thing I might as well just go back to iPhone 6 plus.
- Disabling packages for me drains battery more unfortunately, I tested this twice. Now I just disabled apps. Battery life is better this way.
- This helps tremendously in my case is to not use PUSH for email. I have 5 active accounts, only one uses PUSH, the others use Fetch every 15/30 mins. My favorite email app is CloudMagic, I like them for their cleanest UI, unfortunately they don't support Fetch, so I went back to Samsung Email (I'm not a big fan of Type App either)
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What packages you disabled caused battery drain? I'm also using CloudMagic. Guess I better look into it.
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This was already off for me but I'm still getting horrible drain.
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Cell stand by fix
If you have not seen this video, please take a look.
https://youtu.be/EwVVBwz2X8M
I just reset the network connections as described in the video, cleared the cache with a cache cleaning app, and reboot the phone.
So far, battery drain issue has improved.