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3g Data our real battery drain culprit?

So i was doing some messing around and i found that on my phone if i leave data enabled i get ridiculous battery drain while using the phone. Just enabling data and downloading an app of the market dropped me 3%. now if i have 3g data off i get maybe 1-3% drain per hour while using the phone. maybe its just me but i think its 3g data thats draining our battery more then it is the super amoled display.

Yes, 3g data drains the battery. Use the power control widget to turn that, and GPS, off while your not using it. Your battery life will be much better at the expense of things like weather widgets not updating and contacts not syncing.
Now, does this really need to be in the development section??? Come on man, post in general or Q/A or somewhere where it would make sense to post!!!

benjio12 said:
Yes, 3g data drains the battery. Use the power control widget to turn that, and GPS, off while your not using it. Your battery life will be much better at the expense of things like weather widgets not updating and contacts not syncing.
Now, does this really need to be in the development section??? Come on man, post in general or Q/A or somewhere where it would make sense to post!!!
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FYI the power control widget does not have the option to disable 3g data

benjio12 said:
Yes, 3g data drains the battery. Use the power control widget to turn that, and GPS, off while your not using it. Your battery life will be much better at the expense of things like weather widgets not updating and contacts not syncing.
Now, does this really need to be in the development section??? Come on man, post in general or Q/A or somewhere where it would make sense to post!!!
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Yes i know it drains battery but this seems to be excessive compared to other phones ive had (palm pre,htc hero,tmobile g1). Also if there was a Q/A section i would of put it there hehe maybe we can get a mod to make one.

greatzak said:
FYI the power control widget does not have the option to disable 3g data
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where can i turn off 3g?

I noticed the same thing with my phone. It seem when u do anything regarding the 3G your battery gets murdered. Yesterday i was noticing a 10% an hour battery drain with very little use. Over 5 hours i probably sent/received 4 or 5 text and talked for 4 minutes. Today using Juice Defender i noticed much better performance. Maybe only 4% drain with the same amount of usage.
Hopefully this gets addressed by either samsung or the amazing devs around here.

koolhand79 said:
I noticed the same thing with my phone. It seem when u do anything regarding the 3G your battery gets murdered. Yesterday i was noticing a 10% an hour battery drain with very little use. Over 5 hours i probably sent/received 4 or 5 text and talked for 4 minutes. Today using Juice Defender i noticed much better performance. Maybe only 4% drain with the same amount of usage.
Hopefully this gets addressed by either samsung or the amazing devs around here.
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awesome glad im not the only one with excessive drain from 3g

So how do you disable 3g manually?

I recommend Power Control Plus from the Market.
It allows you to make power widgets including 3G data, SD Card Scan, and a working flashlight app!

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3891/samsung-epic-4g-review-the-fastest-android-phone/8
Those battery life numbers dont look good...

Geez, I just looked at that battery review. The review does look bad. I get pretty good battery life on my phone. 10+ hours yesterday with heavy media streaming, talk time, playing games & browsing the internet.

Power Control doesnt work for our phones(at least for me), failing to control 4G & 3G.. something is amiss.. doesnt even notice that i have 4G hardware

Try juice defender, turns off data whenever u shut the screen
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Isnt there a serious delay when restarting 3G on that setting?.. not only that.. but everytime my screen is on, i dont want 3G running, sometimes im gaming, or doing other none internet related things.
Is there a 3G on demand button in juice or ultimate juice? ie.. only waking if prompted by a service needing the net?

Phen0m said:
Isnt there a serious delay when restarting 3G on that setting?.. not only that.. but everytime my screen is on, i dont want 3G running, sometimes im gaming, or doing other none internet related things.
Is there a 3G on demand button in juice or ultimate juice? ie.. only waking if prompted by a service needing the net?
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Lol
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MZWiZard said:
Lol
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so helpful

yes theres a widget that you can use to toggle data on juice defender. you can turn data on , off, or turn it on and have juice defender control it.

2.0t03speed said:
yes theres a widget that you can use to toggle data on juice defender. you can turn data on , off, or turn it on and have juice defender control it.
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Thank you kind sir

No problem glad to help.
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No you can't shut off 3g the software wont let you
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Losing battery life while phone is idle

Hello everybody, I notice lately my phone is losing about 10 percent battery life every 2 hours while it is idle. The funny thing is I have data off no text message and made one phone call. I don’t know what’s going on. I am running stock.

The Newest apps I downloaded were comicbook reader, Spotify and Netflix, but that shouldn’t matter right? Because my mobile data is off

that sounds about average to me. since its stock, i would just put Juice Defender on it and leave it set to "balanced", then see where youre at battery wise.
additionally, you could try Watchdog to see if theres any background apps that are consuming a ton of cpu(it can happen)

voxigenboy said:
that sounds about average to me. since its stock, i would just put Juice Defender on it and leave it set to "balanced", then see where youre at battery wise.
additionally, you could try Watchdog to see if theres any background apps that are consuming a ton of cpu(it can happen)
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Thanks alot man..will get those apps and report back in a few days

Funny thing is this seems like its just started out of nowhere. I had my phone since launch and never had this problem.

mbrown3460 said:
Funny thing is this seems like its just started out of nowhere. I had my phone since launch and never had this problem.
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do you ever charge your phone in your car?
i know when you charge it via a wall charger or your PC, there's overcharge protection so realistically you can leave it "plugged in" as long as you'd like.
apparently though, if it gets fully charged and you still leave it plugged in in your car it can eventually do some damage to the battery and eventually kill it.
i had that happen to my old Galaxy S 4G & when i went to get a new battery they confirmed that that was the culprit.

You need to go into settings/ power/ and uncheck fast reboot . It runs all the time and eats up battery.
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voxigenboy said:
do you ever charge your phone in your car?
i know when you charge it via a wall charger or your PC, there's overcharge protection so realistically you can leave it "plugged in" as long as you'd like.
apparently though, if it gets fully charged and you still leave it plugged in in your car it can eventually do some damage to the battery and eventually kill it.
i had that happen to my old Galaxy S 4G & when i went to get a new battery they confirmed that that was the culprit.
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no only charge my phone on the wall or PC. Wow I didnt know I can leave my phone plugged I thought my battery would be damaged if I left it plugged in.
jbh00jh said:
You need to go into settings/ power/ and uncheck fast reboot . It runs all the time and eats up battery.
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fast reboot is not checked in my settings.

phone idle isnt as important as the time it says it's without a signal. if you arent getting a signal, it's looking for one and really really draining the battery

yareally said:
phone idle isnt as important as the time it says it's without a signal. if you arent getting a signal, it's looking for one and really really draining the battery
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Yep TWS is the biggest culprit of battery drainage on these Android phones. If you're in a poor reception area, you're SOL because the phone will eat through the battery searching for a signal. I have an Epic and have similar battery drain issues due to this.

yareally said:
phone idle isnt as important as the time it says it's without a signal. if you arent getting a signal, it's looking for one and really really draining the battery
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hmmm you might be on to something. Don't get good reception at home and my reception is ok at work, not perfect tho.

mbrown3460 said:
Hello everybody, I notice lately my phone is losing about 10 percent battery life every 2 hours while it is idle. The funny thing is I have data off no text message and made one phone call. I dont know whats going on. I am running stock.
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First, you should seriously consider rooting, then flash a custom rom & kernel. The stock rom is no battery sipper, and custom roms & kernels are much more efficient. I was getting ridiculous overnight drain (>20%) on stock, but now I'm getting only 1% per hour (6-8%). Also, grab Autostarts from the market. It prevents unnecessary apps from launching in the background & wasting battery (& memory)
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mbrown3460 said:
hmmm you might be on to something. Don't get good reception at home and my reception is ok at work, not perfect tho.
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It'll show in the about stats when you press on the phone usage stats how long it was without a signal if you want to look (in case you weren't aware). Also I would make sure your phone is set to use wifi when sleeping always and not mobile (under wifi settings → press menu → go to advanced).

yareally said:
It'll show in the about stats when you press on the phone usage stats how long it was without a signal if you want to look (in case you weren't aware). Also I would make sure your phone is set to use wifi when sleeping always and not mobile (under wifi settings → press menu → go to advanced).
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My mobile data off when I'm at work. So pulled my phone off at 6 am, made one call, checked my email and now I'm down to 93 percent. This is just ridiculous seems like my battery getting worst by the day.

I'm at home now on WiFi...my mobile data is usually off all day at work. Watch dog only alerted me to dolphin browser and I always close that out when I'm finished. I don't know what's going on.

Why do I need to baby sit my phone to get good battery life?

voxigenboy said:
do you ever charge your phone in your car?
i know when you charge it via a wall charger or your PC, there's overcharge protection so realistically you can leave it "plugged in" as long as you'd like.
apparently though, if it gets fully charged and you still leave it plugged in in your car it can eventually do some damage to the battery and eventually kill it.
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This is not correct. The battery charge is controlled by the phone itself. the battery also has some electronics in it to limit the charge. The car charger provides 5 volts just like any USB port. You can (and I have) leave phone plugged into a car charger with no issues.
It is true that you should avoid charging the phone when it is HOT. So leaving it in a HOT car or any place HOT is a bad idea.

Checked the settings and my phone is using 3% battery life while it is idle. So I shouldn't be losing so much power. Is my battery damaged?

Yep, backing this guy up. The battery has it built in where it'll cut off the charge after it's full- and android has it that after it reaches 100% it'll let it drain down to ~90% because keeping it at 100% for extended periods of time is bad for the battery health.
For those more interested in your phone's battery and how charging works, check out this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871051
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If you're losing battery life when you're idle you have a few main reasons.
- First check to make sure you have a low min. set for your CPU, you don't want to have your CPU rev'd all the way up all the time- it's just not good.
- Download "spare parts" and check under "battery history" and you'll be able to see if you have a lot of GPS usage, data usage, CPU usage, etc.
- I'm not sure if mobile data turns both 4G and 3G off. I know the 4G here totally demolishes the battery, even more if you don't have it in your area.
If you don't have 4G and would like to save your battery from a painful death, do this (easy to change back)
*#*#4636#*#* -- Go to "Phone Settings" >> change to "CDMA auto (PRL)"
This will turn off 4G and stop it from searching, while still allowing you to use 3G and not have to turn off all data.
Hope at least one of those points helped you out and hope you get some better life because that's pretty bad, shouldn't be normal.

mbrown3460 said:
Hello everybody, I notice lately my phone is losing about 10 percent battery life every 2 hours while it is idle. The funny thing is I have data off no text message and made one phone call. I don’t know what’s going on. I am running stock.
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Losing 5%/hour is normal for my phone when it's sitting doing nothing. The battery is a joke. I have Juice Defender Ultimate and that brings it down to maybe 2-3%/hour.

It's the best battery saver I have tried.

Hi all,
Just want to share a battery saver app which works really well on my charge. I used to have 10-12 hrs normal usage, now I have 20hrs with left over at the end of the day. The only feature that you have to look out for is "enable cpu saving", it may work for you, but for me this put my phone in so deep sleep that it never wake up. But of course just pull battery, reboot then disabled the feature. it made by a big Chinese internet security company and "melvinchng" is nice enough to translate it to English for us. All credits go to him. Hope you all like it. Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1685816

Better than Antutu?
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cnoevl21 said:
Better than Antutu?
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For me it is, but the best bet is try it for yourself and let us know your opinion. You have nothing to lose.

Here is screen shots of mine. I will post a few more later.

If u want to save battery just turn off 4g under wireless and networks. My 3g only will last 1.5 days of moderate to lighter use.
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buhohitr said:
Here is screen shots of mine. I will post a few more later.
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I may be missing something, but it looks like all it is doing is blocking mobile data periodically, right? mobile data is the biggest drainer on battery performance (in my experience). however, I don't want to have it off, even for a minute - as if I misplace my phone, I'll need mobile data to be on in order to find my phone via the Lookout app...

jco23 said:
I may be missing something, but it looks like all it is doing is blocking mobile data periodically, right? mobile data is the biggest drainer on battery performance (in my experience). however, I don't want to have it off, even for a minute - as if I misplace my phone, I'll need mobile data to be on in order to find my phone via the Lookout app...
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It doesn't unless you instruct it to do so. If you toggle wifi/4g on only when needed then you should save even more. Did you see Vulkano? that video streaming over 4g. If I have wifi/4g on all the time, with my normal usage, I can have the phone unplugged at 8am to 10pm and still have about 30% left. Of course my normal usage maybe different from yours. If I have your phone in standby (screen off), I got 10hrs and the phone is at 91%.(about 1% per hrs). I suggest to find out if this app really help or not, just try it out, you have nothing to loose.

buhohitr said:
It doesn't unless you instruct it to do so. If you toggle wifi/4g on only when needed then you should save even more. Did you see Vulkano? that video streaming over 4g. If I have wifi/4g on all the time, with my normal usage, I can have the phone unplugged at 8am to 10pm and still have about 30% left. Of course my normal usage maybe different from yours. If I have your phone in standby (screen off), I got 10hrs and the phone is at 91%.(about 1% per hrs). I suggest to find out if this app really help or not, just try it out, you have nothing to loose.
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thanks, I will.
I know that in standby mode with wifi on and 4G off, my battery drains about 1% per hour. with 4G on (no wifi connection), ~5% per hour.
once factoring in some moderate usage, that drops down quite significantly.

OK, as promissed, here are pictures after 11hrs. Noticed my screen time is more than 50%.

Looks good. But will need to see a comparison to without the app.
But I did download and install it. Will see how we do tomorrow.
tappin' that....

jco23 said:
Looks good. But will need to see a comparison to without the app.
But I did download and install it. Will see how we do tomorrow.
tappin' that....
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Haha, seems like to need a lot of lucks!

buhohitr said:
OK, as promissed, here are pictures after 11hrs. Noticed my screen time is more than 50%.
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Actually, you didn't include your screen on time at all. Your screen's percentage of battery use was over 50%, though. Including your actual screen on time would help when comparing battery usage.

well, this app was a major fail for me. after 4 hours, down to 61%. it blocks what I need (google syncs such as mail, calendar, photos, drive, music, etc). so if someone sends me an appointment, I will not receive it.

I don't have any problem with Juice defender. But I guess it isn't for everyone. I just use it so I don't have to worry about manually switching back and forth between 4g and wifi as I go around throughout the day.
I turned off 4g recently to try to improve my horrible battery life (just got 4g in my area too ). It wasn't a huge difference but what really changed it for me was to stop overclocking. I really don't see much lag anyways and it didn't help with the apps I wanted so fixes fine for me.

Tazer2death said:
I don't have any problem with Juice defender. But I guess it isn't for everyone. I just use it so I don't have to worry about manually switching back and forth between 4g and wifi as I go around throughout the day.
I turned off 4g recently to try to improve my horrible battery life (just got 4g in my area too ). It wasn't a huge difference but what really changed it for me was to stop overclocking. I really don't see much lag anyways and it didn't help with the apps I wanted so fixes fine for me.
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regarding Wifi, I have found that editing the build.prop file to adjust the wifi interval scan helps dramatically. I changed my 1800 (once every 30 minutes). now I leave wifi and 4G on all the time with no significant battery drainage.
but I have found that these so-called battery saving apps just simply cut off mobile data or "auto-sync".

This app was a huge fail for me. Back to the antutu battery saver i go.
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cnoevl21 said:
This app was a huge fail for me. Back to the antutu battery saver i go.
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antutu was a fail for me too. so was "easy battery saver"
trying out juice defender again. I think I'm okay with mobile data turning on/off periodically. JD seems to do this nicely. I also like how JD turns on mobile data when the screen is unlocked.
however, I'm thinking that this could be done via a build.prop edit of some kind. essentially, what I would like to do is:
if WiFi is disconnected and screen is off/locked, turn on mobile data for 1 minute every 30 minutes, if WiFi is connected, turn off mobile data and keep wifi connection.

[Q] battery drained from 100 to 80 in one hour

SHi all, I'm on at&t, no rooting or anything, in NYC and ive been experiencing really odd battery drain in the past day. Ive had my phone for roughly a week now. Ive been searching these forums for battery saving tips since day one so yes, I turned off auto brightness, etc. This drain just happened while I'm on WiFi, Ive had 'mobile network' off since I woke up too. The only odd thing is that my mobile network signal is always in yellow, never in green. (im in an LTE area) could that probably be the reason for the battery drain, even though I turned 'mobile network' off?
I'm posting from my one x right now so I can't upload a pic of my screen. Probably just gonna upload to imgur and post the link here later..
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Screen on time is 1h 8 minutes, taking 63%
Internet is 22 minutes, taking 20%
^ this was all taken just now, it's at 64% right now

Perhaps you could try a hard reset. I was having issues unrelated to yours with a brand new AT&T OX but a hard reset solved them. It's annoying that I had to do this considering I only owned the phone for 2 days, but at least it's working now.
I can go 16+ hours with WiFi on and no power-save features enabled so if a hard reset doesn't work, then maybe you should exchange it for a new one.
P.S.You can take a screenshot by holding the power+home buttons.

devfrost said:
SHi all, I'm on at&t, no rooting or anything, in NYC and ive been experiencing really odd battery drain in the past day. Ive had my phone for roughly a week now. Ive been searching these forums for battery saving tips since day one so yes, I turned off auto brightness, etc. This drain just happened while I'm on WiFi, Ive had 'mobile network' off since I woke up too. The only odd thing is that my mobile network signal is always in yellow, never in green. (im in an LTE area) could that probably be the reason for the battery drain, even though I turned 'mobile network' off?
I'm posting from my one x right now so I can't upload a pic of my screen. Probably just gonna upload to imgur and post the link here later..
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Screen on time is 1h 8 minutes, taking 63%
Internet is 22 minutes, taking 20%
^ this was all taken just now, it's at 64% right now
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Are you on stock?
What apps do you have installed.. There's probably some hidden rogue killing your battery

absolutelygrim said:
There's probably some hidden rogue killing your battery
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install better battery stats to find out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809

It's probably an app that you downloaded. I had a similar issue where my battery would be sapped very quickly. Turns out that an app called "Line" was actively keeping my phone in a wake status which killed my battery. If there is nothing physically wrong with the phone, you'll have to troubleshoot your apps one by one.

Athrun88 said:
It's probably an app that you downloaded. I had a similar issue where my battery would be sapped very quickly. Turns out that an app called "Line" was actively keeping my phone in a wake status which killed my battery. If there is nothing physically wrong with the phone, you'll have to troubleshoot your apps one by one.
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no you don't just flash Better Battery Stats and it'll do the work for you...:silly:

Crappyvate said:
no you don't just flash Better Battery Stats and it'll do the work for you...:silly:
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Lol, well I guess my suggestion was a little extreme.

Hi, thanks for all the responses - think i may have to do a hard reset. The longest my battery has ever went was probably 13 hours with normal usage and i'm a typical person so it's not like my normal usage is being on it all the time. My screen time is always a lot lower(1 hour to 1 hr 30) than everyone elses' in this board yet i still have lower battery AND i'm on stock.
i don't have any obscure apps really, just angry birds, dropbox, groupme, groupon, netflix, word search. i will still try to see if any app is sapping my battery.
right now i'm at 88% at 1 hr 30 min on battery. this is off only 8 minutes of internet, and the rest just idling with the screen off. Is that normal for everyone?

You ask questions and look for advice but it seems that you refuse to accept answers and heed suggestions.
Again: better battery stats main function is to give you a very detailed overview of your battery usage and what keeps your phone awake or wakes it up (ie wakelocks) So go read that thread and install the app and it'll answer all your queries. Amen

Why do I have terrible battery life?

I just got my Z5 a few days ago, and the battery life is downright AWFUL. With stamina mode on, my phone drains about 1% every minute or two, just while browsing the web. What is going on here?
Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/uDv2hIs.png

Me too, it's a total letdown. Had 3 hours SOC and around 9-10 hours overall before it conked out on me yesterday

Uclydde said:
I just got my Z5 a few days ago, and the battery life is downright AWFUL. With stamina mode on, my phone drains about 1% every minute or two, just while browsing the web. What is going on here?
Here's a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/uDv2hIs.png
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Looks like your device is spending a lot of time switching networks which is battery intensive. Are you in a poor signal area?

augie7107 said:
Looks like your device is spending a lot of time switching networks which is battery intensive. Are you in a poor signal area?
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Occasionally, but not all the time. The battery drain was still this bad even when I was connected to my WiFi signal at home

Uclydde said:
Occasionally, but not all the time. The battery drain was still this bad even when I was connected to my WiFi signal at home
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Try airplane mode and see if it improves. This will allow you to use WIFI but halt network search and switching. Check battery stats after a while to see if that helps. Of course, you will get no network dependent communications while in airplane mode so take that into consideration prior to testing. Battery performance will settle down after a few weeks as well but you certainly seem to have a major drain problem and testing will help you locate the cause.

augie7107 said:
Looks like your device is spending a lot of time switching networks which is battery intensive. Are you in a poor signal area?
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augie7107 said:
Try airplane mode and see if it improves. This will allow you to use WIFI but halt network search and switching. Check battery stats after a while to see if that helps. Of course, you will get no network dependent communications while in airplane mode so take that into consideration prior to testing. Battery performance will settle down after a few weeks as well but you certainly seem to have a major drain problem and testing will help you locate the cause.
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All right, thanks. I'm gonna try that and report back here later today.

Okay, airplane mode hasn't helped much at all. I'm still draining 1% every minute or two.

Uclydde said:
Okay, airplane mode hasn't helped much at all. I'm still draining 1% every minute or two.
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That is truly strange. Any running apps killing it? I just streamed a two hour movie and lost 22%. I read somewhere that the pre-installed AVG was a battery hog. I couldn't tell you because I uninstalled it as soon as I booted for the first time. Are you still running it? That may be the next test.

augie7107 said:
That is truly strange. Any running apps killing it? I just streamed a two hour movie and lost 22%. I read somewhere that the pre-installed AVG was a battery hog. I couldn't tell you because I uninstalled it as soon as I booted for the first time. Are you still running it? That may be the next test.
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Nope, I uninstalled it immediately too.

Only other suggestion is factory reset or repair firmware both if which are a PIA.

augie7107 said:
That is truly strange. Any running apps killing it? I just streamed a two hour movie and lost 22%. I read somewhere that the pre-installed AVG was a battery hog. I couldn't tell you because I uninstalled it as soon as I booted for the first time. Are you still running it? That may be the next test.
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augie7107 said:
Only other suggestion is factory reset or repair firmware both if which are a PIA.
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Yeah, I thought it would come to this.

Uclydde said:
Yeah, I thought it would come to this.
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Have you looked at your Google account settings to see if everything is syncing properly? I have seen this before when someone had an error while trying to sync photos to their Google account, demolished their battery until they went into account settings and unchecked whatever it was that was syncing constantly.
Also make sure you have opted out of Google's location history thing in Google maps where it tells you everywhere you've been on any given day, that can wipe your battery as well. Lastly try turning off the xperia protection that allows you to remotely deactivate the phone, just make sure you don't lose it in the meantime !

I got a Z5 the day it came out and it has done pretty well on battery life, at least until I installed Facebook and Messenger. When I uninstalled the two of them, the battery life returned to pretty good. With Facebook and Messenger the battery was draining extremely quickly. I unlocked the bootloader the day I got the phone and am waiting for TWRP as root will sort a lot of this out.

After 3 Days, i looks like a normale Day use by me around 50% battery. I have allthetime Bluetooth and Wlan on. Whatsapp and Gmail sync. I use my Phone usually for streamming musik over bluetooth around 2h hours, read news and message (Whatsapp) around 2h hours, play some games around 30minutes and some Calls around the same time. My "old" Z1 i had usually to charge ones during the day and of course during the night. So im happy with the battery time @ z5.

redandblack1287 said:
Have you looked at your Google account settings to see if everything is syncing properly? I have seen this before when someone had an error while trying to sync photos to their Google account, demolished their battery until they went into account settings and unchecked whatever it was that was syncing constantly.
Also make sure you have opted out of Google's location history thing in Google maps where it tells you everywhere you've been on any given day, that can wipe your battery as well. Lastly try turning off the xperia protection that allows you to remotely deactivate the phone, just make sure you don't lose it in the meantime !
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Okay, I just turned off automatic Google photos backup, and Google's location history setting was already off. I also turned off my Xperia (the thing that lets me remotely deactivate the phone). Let's see if it works.

Yeah, its still draining fast. In case you're wondering, I keep my screen at half brightness. You can look at the photo I attached.

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Did you ever resolve the issue? I'm getting similar battery life and am not happy about it.

This may be a noob-ish suggestion and one that the phone industry claims isn't necessary anymore, but have you tried "calibrating" the battery by charging it to 100 and completely draining it to the point where the phone won't turn on 2 times and then fully charging it a 3rd time? It may be an old, unnecessary habit, but I've done this every time I get a new battery (or phone) and I usually have really good battery life for the first year - year and a half. The one device I failed to do this on was my Xperia z2 tablet and it suffered for it (i think) although that could just be my prejudice and confirmation bias speaking.

- others suggest NOT to fully drain your phone's battery because you might have troubles turning it on.

Did you by any chance have "Glove Mode" enabled in Settings < Display? It seems that your screen is the culprit. Try disabling "Smart backlight" if you have it enabled and "Tap to wake up".
From the screenshot you posted earlier (History details) we can see that even when the screen is off the wifi is on and the phone isn't actually sleeping. So you got a wakelock on your hands that uses WiFi and doesn't let the phone sleep.
In WiFi settings under advanced (Wifi< Three dots, top right< Advanced) do you have wifi as always on? Change it to "Only when plugged in", also disable "Scanning always available" in the same menu.
Any chance we can get a list of apps you have installed yourself on your phone?