just wondering if an application exists which could mmmgtm the battery usage over a set period of time, like a stopwatch perhaps, in that we could set it monitoring and after 1hour or even 8hours and it would let us know the amount of draiin. this would be useful as could tell us the average idle usage time over night for example and how much drains when using 3g or our data connection in an attempt to discover which radio provide s the best battery life by monitoring each ones performance, anyone any ideas?
thanks!
cd993 said:
just wondering if an application exists which could mmmgtm the battery usage over a set period of time, like a stopwatch perhaps, in that we could set it monitoring and after 1hour or even 8hours and it would let us know the amount of draiin. this would be useful as could tell us the average idle usage time over night for example and how much drains when using 3g or our data connection in an attempt to discover which radio provide s the best battery life by monitoring each ones performance, anyone any ideas?
thanks!
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its here...on top of that there are many threads on battery consumption and how to save battery life, just go ahead and search
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Hi,
I think i get quite a good battery life, but just to be sure, what kind of battery drain values to people get here in battery status? And, how many hours (of typical use) can your wizard survive?
i wanted to asked the same thing... but why didn`t you give us your values...
for BS i dont think is that accurate.
I usually get something like 15mA when in stand-by.
My wizard works 48 hours but if i enable the push email it will only a little over a day.
Also intresting will be to add the base rom. Now i use TNT beta based on 1908
318 Base
and I get ~ 122mA on MP3 playback mode. Lasts for ~ a day if the screen is off.
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Merlin
battery status infomation is not accurate, useless info
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battery status infomation is not accurate, useless info
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yeah the numbers it puts up dont seem to affect battery life. i always have push email, so mine dies in about a day, but with various roms, i get between 30-50 or so with just about the same battery life... it does take a while for the value to settle though...
The info does seem inaccurate, I normally get ~24-27, after I use the PPC for a little it jumps, then I'll put it in standby and it takes forever to register back down to around 27. It's also been said that battery status actually drains the batt. Can anyone talk to that?
Is there another overclocking program that has the scaling function, but just OC not any of the other crap??
I don't think battery status is as bad as you are all making out. In my experience it is provides a 'good' indication of what's left in the battery - it always looks the same as the Battery option under System Settings so I assume both read the probe the same variables to determine the battery status.
As other people have pointed out though battery life is subjective as it depends on what the device is doing. I quite happily get 3-4 days out of my Wizard, however I don't have GPRS enabled or push email.
Andy
Hi guys,
Here's one for you!
After I performed the widely reported HTC Desire battery calibration on my HTC Desire S I was easily getting about 40hours usage from it. I was extremely impressed by its long battery life.
However in recent days I have been getting just a fraction of this. Perhaps 15hours at most. My usage hasn't increased or decreased and I'm struggling to find an explanation as to why the battery life has been slashed. I recalibrated and still no improvement.
Can anybody shed some light please!?
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Hi guys,
Here's one for you!
After I performed the widely reported HTC Desire battery calibration on my HTC Desire S I was easily getting about 40hours usage from it. I was extremely impressed by its long battery life.
However in recent days I have been getting just a fraction of this. Perhaps 15hours at most. My usage hasn't increased or decreased and I'm struggling to find an explanation as to why the battery life has been slashed. I recalibrated and still no improvement.
Can anybody shed some light please!?
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You need to run some battery monitoring tools to see whats actually eating the battery.
I'd recommend battery monitor widget this should show the amount of battery being eaten at a given time and record history, so you can determine if its a rouge application or a duff battery?!
After you install it it change Settings->Monitoring->Battery Capacity to the correct value of 1450.
Try to think about what applications you may have installed around the time the consumption changed or if you have recently added new accounts to sync.
Indeed you need a battery monitoring tool to see exactly what is going on but for me I noticed that running a GPS application and after that stoping GPS module never release completly the resources and the battery is discharging faster.
All indications shows there are no GPS connections and the module is off but the battery discharge at 2x speed than usual. I had to restart the phone and the problem is solved until the next time I start any GPS app (Navigon , iGO ..).
I use stock ROM.
You could also try, where is my android power.
It's an app that shows you which app consume how many % of battery.
Maybe the problem is related to an app you downloaded lately
Thank you for all your comments so far guys. Unfortunately I am no closer to finding out what has started to dissolve my battery.
I have done a factory reset today to rule out any rogue app causing problems.
Just seems odd that I can go from getting 36-40 hours usage down to about 15 without dramatically increasing my time spent using the phone.
I know battery life has been discussed extensively here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2758709&page=71. But I'm just wondering if I have unrealistic expectations for the battery. I've noticed it drains very slowly when the screen is off, but once the screen is on it falls quickly. I always leave wifi on, connected to wifi for most of the day, I have gmail syncing on, screen brightness baseline is set at 50%, mobile data disabled all day, connection was to lte all day. I attached all my screenshots with some of the apps that are running, seems like ram usage is high but I'm not sure if it is normal. I know more of the running apps should be disabled because they probably aren't necessary. But I'm wondering if there are any suggestions to increase battery life? I was hoping for around 3:30-4 hours of screen on time.
You might want to get rid of the carrier IQ processes. This invasive crapware was eating 25% of my battery. Once I followed the steps in the General forum my drain is as I expect it to be. Only been two days since I deleted CIQ and looking much better now.:good:
Are there people out there who mostly use their OnePlus 6 with WiFi yet your phone is mostly idle?
What's your average WiFi battery drain? Could you please upload your main GSam Battery Monitor Screen?
My phone is connected to a WiFi router (2.4GHz 802.11n) and the signal strength is excellent. On average my OnePlus has a 10 mAh discharge rate which is several times higher than for my old Nexus which is connected to the same WiFi network.
Here's my data:
20% of 50% of battery used for 31.5 hours.
3300/31.5*0.2*0.5 = 10.48 mAh.
No one uses OnePlus 6?
Actually, people don't left their phone in the corner for days, so you know, you never know.
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Actually, people don't left their phone in the corner for days, so you know, you never know.
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I use a PC up to 16 hours a day. Not everyone is obsessed with Instagramming or twitterring. I only use my smart phone when I'm en route and I occasionally use instant messengers.
Those who've replied < 6mAh, could you show your GSam screenshots, please?
What type of WiFi router do you use? What WiFi standard? Do you have MiMo enabled on it?
If you rock your phone with that minimal usage, I recommend using ElementalX kernel and LKT magisk modue with battery profile, I'm getting way more battery with this setup compare to stock one (about 4 more sot). But you'll get 30% more lagginess
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If you rock your phone with that minimal usage, I recommend using ElementalX kernel and LKT magisk modue with battery profile, I'm getting way more battery with this setup compare to stock one (about 4 more sot). But you'll get 30% more lagginess
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I wonder how a custom kernel might help with the WiFi module battery drain. I barely receive any notifications and according to GSam my phone is in deep sleep mode most of the time. There's something else wrong but I've no idea what exactly.
Why does no one post GSam Battery Monitor screenshots?
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I wonder how a custom kernel might help with the WiFi module battery drain. I barely receive any notifications and according to GSam my phone is in deep sleep mode most of the time. There's something else wrong but I've no idea what exactly.
Why does no one post GSam Battery Monitor screenshots?
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Cause no one use their phone like you do, and it's pointless to measure your phone for fun.
BTW, as you describe, you may encountering oneplus most famous problem, "super deepsleep". You might wanna turn off battery optimization of your apps which send notification and turn off all advance battery optimization (deep optimization, sleep standby optimization).
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Cause no one use their phone like you do, and it's pointless to measure your phone for fun.
BTW, as you describe, you may encountering oneplus most famous problem, "super deepsleep". You might wanna turn off battery optimization of your apps which send notification and turn off all advance battery optimization (deep optimization, sleep standby optimization).
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Here:
Battery Saver: OFF
Adaptive Battery: OFF
Battery Optimization: Not Optimized Apps: None
Advanced Optimization: Deep Optimization/Sleep Standby Optimization: both OFF (I don't want to enable these two because I'm afraid I will start missing notifications from apps).
Am I missing something?
Edit: what's specially funny is that the guy who posted OnePlus 6 battery optimization guide has the same issue though he doesn't admit it. If you take a look at the screenshots he posted, you'll immediately notice that his WiFi usage is the second worst battery offender after the screen.
I still wonder why almost no one cares.
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Hi,
I read several posts where people talk about 7..9 hr SOT I start to doubt about the quality of the battery inside my pixel 4a.
Mine is usually depleted around 4hrs, no special apps no gaming only browsing, some YouTube, spotify nothing special. Most of the time using WiFi and good/moderate cell phone coverage.
I already disabled screen notifications, AOD display.
And not sure what else I can do to improve the standby time.
Any tips?
30wakups /hr seems a bit high?
Makes no sense to discuss alarms/wakelock/wakeups in the context of SOT. Besides, the former has little correlation to overall battery life with modern Android builds.
Panel brightness is generally largest variable in perceived battery life which is one reason comparing SOTs is problematic unless that variable is controlled. Consider your settings to see if it's a factor.
Radios (signal strength) and CPU are the next biggest consumers. SOT will almost certainly be less for active gamers vs casual browsers. Connected devices (eg: fitness band) can also take a toll. Make sure GPS receiver is only on when needed. A dirty finger scanner or stuck proximity scanner (rare) can be huge drainers.
If all that seems 'normal' the you may indeed have a bad battery. Device should be under warranty; reach out to Google or seller for a replacement.
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Makes no sense to discuss alarms/wakelock/wakeups in the context of SOT. Besides, the former has little correlation to overall battery life with modern Android builds.
Panel brightness is generally largest variable in perceived battery life which is one reason comparing SOTs is problematic unless that variable is controlled. Consider your settings to see if it's a factor.
Radios (signal strength) and CPU are the next biggest consumers. SOT will almost certainly be less for active gamers vs casual browsers. Connected devices (eg: fitness band) can also take a toll. Make sure GPS receiver is only on when needed. A dirty finger scanner or stuck proximity scanner (rare) can be huge drainers.
If all that seems 'normal' the you may indeed have a bad battery. Device should be under warranty; reach out to Google or seller for a replacement.
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Thanks for your detailed answer, I'll perform a test with lower display setting, although I already think this is not the issue here. Because over the day screen off I also experience battery drain -2,5%/hr.
Any test I can perform to check battery performance?
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Thanks for your detailed answer, I'll perform a test with lower display setting, although I already think this is not the issue here. Because over the day screen off I also experience battery drain -2,5%/hr.
Any test I can perform to check battery performance?
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Ah - that's a different matter. I can easily score idle drain rates <0.2%/hr on my 4a. Biggest culprits for idle drain are social and fitness apps that intentionally evade Android's native power management tools. Verify 'adaptive battery' is enabled and no unexpected user apps are shown as exceptions under 'battery optimization'. Restart your phone in '"Safe Mode" (Google for instructions) to see if the idle drain persists. If still no joy install one of the legacy battery monitoring apps like BBS or GSAM (available in the play store) to see if they surface one or more culprits. You can also post a BBS idle dump in the BBS thread where 'good seminarians' will offer commentary on what may be causing the drain.
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Ah - that's a different matter. I can easily score idle drain rates <0.2%/hr on my 4a. Biggest culprits for idle drain are social and fitness apps that intentionally evade Android's native power management tools. Verify 'adaptive battery' is enabled and no unexpected user apps are shown as exceptions under 'battery optimization'. Restart your phone in '"Safe Mode" (Google for instructions) to see if the idle drain persists. If still no joy install one of the legacy battery monitoring apps like BBS or GSAM (available in the play store) to see if they surface one or more culprits. You can also post a BBS idle dump in the BBS thread where 'good seminarians' will offer commentary on what may be causing the drain.
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0.2%?!? Damn! I always look for and am happy with less than 1%. Crazy. You must get days out of the battery
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0.2%?!? Damn! I always look for and am happy with less than 1%. Crazy. You must get days out of the battery
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That's idle (screen off) drain rate with only SMS (text) exempted from what is commonly known as 'doze'. Stock A11 configurations; device is not rooted nor have I gone to any length to optimize behaviors. It's a breath of fresh air after many years of 'tuning' hardware, kernels and ROMs to my liking.
Those running a handful of active social apps along with corresponding notifications will see substantially higher 'screen off' drain rates.
Yes, I can score "days" off a charge if I use my phone sparingly. Typical use is somewhat different; I usually recharge every other day with 30-40% remaining. That's obviously much better than others report because I use my phone only when another option (tablet or laptop) isn't readily available.
I usually use my phone 3-4 hours a day because I work 10 hrs but when I go to bed there's still 60% remaining. On the weekend I charge once a day and use my phone constantly (youtube/reddit) with a remaining 20%. Battery definitely doesn't last as long as my old 7t but honestly I have no trouble with it with dark mode/adaptive battery/auto brightness/ restricting permissions to "only when app is running". Like others have said I'd check your battery health and maybe tinker with your settings