Hey everyone I know some of us have been getting some battery drain issues. I decided to watch the logcat and noticed something very interesting. If you look at the logcat below you will notice that GsmDataConnection Tracker is set to poll every 1000 milliseconds. The battery is probably taking a toll as the CPU is being polled. Can anyone chime in. In previous android devices mainly HTC I never saw GsmDataConnection Tracker. I would normally see a GC action and then logcat would stop when idle.
E/ConnectivityManager( 2132): CHUL_getNetworkInfo(0): NetworkInfo: type: mobile[UMTS], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: unknown, extra: epc.tmobile.com, roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, featureId: -1, userDefault: false
E/ConnectivityManager( 2132): CHUL_getNetworkInfo(0): NetworkInfo: type: mobile[UMTS], state: CONNECTED/CONNECTED, reason: unknown, extra: epc.tmobile.com, roaming: false, failover: false, isAvailable: true, featureId: -1, userDefault: false
D/dalvikvm( 1405): GC_FOR_MALLOC freed 24953 objects / 878464 bytes in 37ms
D/GsmDataConnectionTracker( 1401): [GsmDataConnectionTracker] rx 20023, tx 13857
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): onDataActivity : 3
E/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): isRilReset data = false
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): updateDataIcon hasService: true hasDataService: true mDataState: 2
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): visible Data icon
D/GsmDataConnectionTracker( 1401): [GsmDataConnectionTracker] notifyDataActivity(DATAINANDOUT)
D/GsmDataConnectionTracker( 1401): [GsmDataConnectionTracker] next poll in 1000 milliseconds
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): mDataIconVisible :true visible:true
D/GsmDataConnectionTracker( 1401): [GsmDataConnectionTracker] rx 20023, tx 13858
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): onDataActivity : 2
E/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): isRilReset data = false
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): updateDataIcon hasService: true hasDataService: true mDataState: 2
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): visible Data icon
D/StatusBarPolicy( 1101): mDataIconVisible :true visible:true
D/GsmDataConnectionTracker( 1401): [GsmDataConnectionTracker] notifyDataActivity(DATAOUT)
D/GsmDataConnectionTracker( 1401): [GsmDataConnectionTracker] next poll in 1000 milliseconds
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flak0 said:
Hey everyone I know some of us have been getting some battery drain issues. I decided to watch the logcat and noticed something very interesting. If you look at the logcat below you will notice that GsmDataConnection Tracker is set to poll every 1000 milliseconds. The battery is probably taking a toll as the CPU is being polled. Can anyone chime in. In previous android devices mainly HTC I never saw GsmDataConnection Tracker. I would normally see a GC action and then logcat would stop when idle.
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This seems like a good place to investigate...since I have started using my G2X, the main source of battery usage (according to Android) is 'Cell standby'. This is the case even if I'm connected to WiFi all day AND using the WiFi calling feature. With both of those enabled, the phone should barely be using the cell radio at all. In all of my past Android devices, 'Cell standby' has never been the main source of battery drain.
i run logcat and see gsm data connection tracker just keeps on going and going forever it seems.
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i run logcat and see gsm data connection tracker just keeps on going and going forever it seems.
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Guys we may be on to something here. Now to figure out what apk handles this.
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This seems like a good place to investigate...since I have started using my G2X, the main source of battery usage (according to Android) is 'Cell standby'. This is the case even if I'm connected to WiFi all day AND using the WiFi calling feature. With both of those enabled, the phone should barely be using the cell radio at all. In all of my past Android devices, 'Cell standby' has never been the main source of battery drain.
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Ditto. Yesterday my "Cell Standby" had used 56% of my battery (Was at about 20%). My theory thus far was that perhaps if we could get 4G to turn off while asleep it would fix a lot of battery drain, but I'm glad you found this OP, may be the start of fixing this issue.
flak0 said:
Hey everyone I know some of us have been getting some battery drain issues. I decided to watch the logcat and noticed something very interesting. If you look at the logcat below you will notice that GsmDataConnection Tracker is set to poll every 1000 milliseconds. The battery is probably taking a toll as the CPU is being polled. Can anyone chime in. In previous android devices mainly HTC I never saw GsmDataConnection Tracker. I would normally see a GC action and then logcat would stop when idle.
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baldwinguy77 said:
This seems like a good place to investigate...since I have started using my G2X, the main source of battery usage (according to Android) is 'Cell standby'. This is the case even if I'm connected to WiFi all day AND using the WiFi calling feature. With both of those enabled, the phone should barely be using the cell radio at all. In all of my past Android devices, 'Cell standby' has never been the main source of battery drain.
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It has nothing to do with what are you talking above I bought 2 g2x's one for myself and one for my brother, mine never had problem still doesn't it's better than my nexus s. On the other end my brother's phone drained battery 10% every 15 min , so he went back to T-Mobile exchange his phone got a new g2x problem solved great battery life.
I think some devices have battery problems and some don't.
Anyway I hope this helped and this post should have been under general not development.
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Ditto. Yesterday my "Cell Standby" had used 56% of my battery (Was at about 20%). My theory thus far was that perhaps if we could get 4G to turn off while asleep it would fix a lot of battery drain, but I'm glad you found this OP, may be the start of fixing this issue.
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I agree. While looking around in the hidden menu I noticed engineering mode is on. Also our data rates are fast because we are at hsdpa category 10 .. I'm trying to pin point what apk is responsible for the gsmdata connection tracker.
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My cell standby has never been lower than 47% since I got my G2X.
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Guys we may be on to something here. Now to figure out what apk handles this.
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I would imagine that this would be handled somewhere in the framework rather than a system app, but I could be wrong. Once someone does find it, I would imagine that it would be pretty simple to make this event occur less often.
What a comment after they showed proof.
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Wifi Calling does this. When I switch it on, I get the tracker messages. Switch it off, they go away.
Color me completely not shocked. I am certain it's a battery suck.
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It has nothing to do with what are you talking above I bought 2 g2x's one for myself and one for my brother, mine never had problem still doesn't it's better than my nexus s. On the other end my brother's phone drained battery 10% every 15 min , so he went back to T-Mobile exchange his phone got a new g2x problem solved
great battery life.
I think some devices have battery problems and some don't.
Anyway I hope this helped and this post should have been under general not development.
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Actually I believe it should be under development as it is impacting the system and a potential fix needs to be developed. I am sorry if ur one of the lucky ones who isn't being impacted however logcat does not lie and neither does cell standby at 55%
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Wifi Calling does this. When I switch it on, I get the tracker messages. Switch it off, they go away.
Color me completely not shocked. I am certain it's a battery suck.
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Interesting. I used titanium backup to remove wifi calling though right when I rooted the phone. Now I'm confused. Can u post a logcat?
Edit: the minute u turn wifi off the messages come back.
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just checked all the android phones in my store. G2 was at 19% battery used by cell standby, Galaxy s 4g 21%, mytouch 4g 23% and the g2x 53%.....
we are definitely on to something
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Actually I believe it should be under development as it is impacting the system and a potential fix needs to be developed. I am sorry if ur one of the lucky ones who isn't being impacted however logcat does not lie and neither does cell standby at 55%
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This Seconded.
xspeed9190 said:
just checked all the android phones in my store. G2 was at 19% battery used by cell standby, Galaxy s 4g 21%, mytouch 4g 23% and the g2x 53%.....
we are definitely on to something
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Yes we are. We need to get a Dev in here to check it out. I saw maxisma post in the forum. I'm wondering if the O2x user's are also impacted.
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flak0 said:
Interesting. I used titanium backup to remove wifi calling though right when I rooted the phone. Now I'm confused. Can u post a logcat?
Edit: the minute u turn wifi off the messages come back.
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Not much to see there. w/Wifi calling on, I get those GSM signal strength messages (coming from com.android.phone, interestingly enough). With it off, they disappear.
I have wifi calling off, obviously. My cell standby shows 30%.
Wow battery life is gonna be great once we can find a fix cell stand by its definitely the culprit
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Not much to see there. w/Wifi calling on, I get those GSM signal strength messages (coming from com.android.phone, interestingly enough). With it off, they disappear.
I have wifi calling off, obviously. My cell standby shows 30%.
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Yesterday i noticed somethign strange. I looked at my phone and over the course of 30 minutes it droped 10% just when i was checking the batter not using it. Then i put wifi on and used pandora for an hour and it only killed 1%.
Now im in a tmobile store and i have a 4g tower next to me. I randomly get no service and my cell stand by is 50-55%
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Not much to see there. w/Wifi calling on, I get those GSM signal strength messages (coming from com.android.phone, interestingly enough). With it off, they disappear.
I have wifi calling off, obviously. My cell standby shows 30%.
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So I've had the phone since 4pm yesterday. I use uptime widget on my phones for kicks and to check for stability issues so I installed it right after I got it.
The phone was up for 7 hours until around 11pm when I rebooted it myself (to fix a unknown my phone number problem). It came up fine. 30 mins later it rebooted itself which i didn't think much of since I thought it was invoked by a SIM update. Since after the 2nd reboot it correctly showed my phone # in Status and my Messaging app, etc.
All is well, on the charger overnight, wake up this morning and use it everything is fine. At almost exactly 8:30AM while sitting idle/screen off it reboots again?!
Not sure if this is due to the tons of apps I have on or was again a network related reboot. I know in the past when I had GSM phones, the carrier can definitely initiate a reboot due to a SIM update. Having it happen at exactly 8:30AM seems bizarre. It's super fast and no lag or crashes otherwise.
I'm going to use it more today and keep an eye on it but just FYI. Anybody with it experiencing anything similar?
Oh Noes!!!
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Oh Noes!!!
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Could be because of me. I had Wifi Calling on both times and I had changed the network mode from the Auto default to WCDMA only. I'll get to the bottom of this, I'm sure
Check out this review of the GSlate by PC Mag. One of the cons is "occasionally reboots." I think LG has some 'splaining to do. This is their second device (third if you separate O2X from G2X) to suffer the problem.
Pros
First 4G tablet. Powerful Tegra 2 processor. Excellent HD screen, with HD output capability. Shoots and plays 3D footage (glasses included). Affordably-priced (after rebate) for 32GB capacity. Generally intuitive user interface. Dual-facing cameras. Video chat.
Cons
Default Honeycomb home screen feels cluttered. Flash 10.2 beta is buggy. Strange, off-center orientation for front-facing camera. Occasionally reboots, unprovoked, when idle. Android Market needs more Honeycomb apps.
Strange how LG could be causing this on both devices since they are both stock Android! My Moto XOOM with Honeycomb has it's issues as well because it's an early OS but having occassional reboots on Froyo 2.2.2 is not acceptable.
I'm hoping it's related to an app or something. Once more people get the phone we should be able to see if it's an isolated or widespread problem.
Its definitely not the LG's custom UI that is causing random reboots. I really hope its not the hardware!
Update coming soon hopefully?
http://translate.google.com/transla...alligevel-problemer-med-optimus-2x,lid.15324/
That's the 2X right? Doubt the same update will apply to us but here's hoping. Anybody else with a G2X having this? It could just have been me and the phone being provisioned. I've had it for less than 24 hours.
Lets not jump to conclusions just yet.. My phones have rebooted due to my doings, lets see if others have the issue first before blaming the issue on this phone too.
Just received my G2X today and have experienced the random reboot thing twice in about 3 hours.
Will keep an eye on it today and report back later.
knslyr said:
Just received my G2X today and have experienced the random reboot thing twice in about 3 hours.
Will keep an eye on it today and report back later.
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New customer or existing? I know by saying I'm jinxing myself but it's been 7 hours so far without a reboot.
Were you on Wifi when it happened? Were you using Wifi calling? Let's start putting together a picture.
me too WTF
los0325 said:
me too WTF
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Please start keeping track of what you or phone was doing when it happens. This will help everyone.
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It sure would, I've had mines for a week and it hasn't rebooted once.
mobilehavoc said:
Please start keeping track of what you or phone was doing when it happens. This will help everyone.
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Don't worry me like this! My phone is arriving tomorrow! Also when you guys got your phones did you plug it in and let it fully charge before playing with it? I know it would be hard not to just turn it on...
Just rebooted again while I was walking the dog and listening to a podcast so first time while I was using it. I think it might have to do with GPS use. The CNN app I installed last night uses it a ton and I think it causes the issue.
Anybody else having this using CNN or another GPS heavy app.
I've turned off GPS for now. Before this reboot it had been up for 10h
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Don't worry me like this! My phone is arriving tomorrow! Also when you guys got your phones did you plug it in and let it fully charge before playing with it? I know it would be hard not to just turn it on...
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For whatever reason turning off GPS has made the phone even faster. Maybe there's a bug or memory leak related to GPS? Here's hoping we don't get any more reboots.
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me too WTF
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Has not done it since...
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Be careful. Mine went 10hrs between reboots.
los0325 said:
Has not done it since...
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I'm sure I will still have reboots/issues like others because LG obviously knows of a bug in the phone BUT...in the meantime it appears I've reduced the reboots by uninstalling one bloody app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidapps.widget.battery
I didn't use the widget but just the notification icon that shows battery %. I know this definitely has to have something to do with my earlier issues because prior to this I was getting freezes (screen is off and won't turn on without battery pull) and reboots quite frequently.
Since I uninstalled this junk, I've used the phone heavily and so far *KNOCK ON WOOD* it appears to be more stable.
Right now I'm sitting at 18h of uptime. Like I said, if I can get 4-5 days of uptime before a reboot I can live with it until a fix. But I can't have the thing reboot/freeze on me multiple times a day - that's not acceptable.
I'm using guage battery widget as I did on my Incredible without issue.
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I'm using guage battery widget as I did on my Incredible without issue.
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24 hr of uptime so far since I removed that battery crap. Let's hope it can keep this up for a few days at a time!
mobilehavoc said:
I'm sure I will still have reboots/issues like others because LG obviously knows of a bug in the phone BUT...in the meantime it appears I've reduced the reboots by uninstalling one bloody app.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidapps.widget.battery
I didn't use the widget but just the notification icon that shows battery %. I know this definitely has to have something to do with my earlier issues because prior to this I was getting freezes (screen is off and won't turn on without battery pull) and reboots quite frequently.
Since I uninstalled this junk, I've used the phone heavily and so far *KNOCK ON WOOD* it appears to be more stable.
Right now I'm sitting at 18h of uptime. Like I said, if I can get 4-5 days of uptime before a reboot I can live with it until a fix. But I can't have the thing reboot/freeze on me multiple times a day - that's not acceptable.
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Maybe I missed it in your post but what app are you referring to?
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Maybe I missed it in your post but what app are you referring to?
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Here you go...It's called Battery Status - Donate
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidapps.widget.battery
Click the link above.
mobilehavoc said:
Here you go...It's called Battery Status - Donate
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidapps.widget.battery
Click the link above.
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In your post it says you uninstalled one app, didn't realize you mean to say "install" one app
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In your post it says you uninstalled one app, didn't realize you mean to say "install" one app
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No no...I did. I UNinstalled the Battery Status - Donate. That was causing problems on my phone. Not sure where the confusion is. I linked it so people can see the exact app.
So no crashes today? Did you receive your replacement yet?
Just rebooted while sitting idle on desk with wifi on and wifi calling enabled. So after 25 hours which is not bad. Better than before. The hunt goes on.
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That app does not come stock on the phone so I think we are wondering why you are telling us to uninstall something that none of us previously started with... uninstalling an app that is not even on my phone will not fix any reboot problems i might have lol
not that i have had any reboot problems anyway...
2daye heavy use no freezes or reboots...
My only issue is LCD bleeding
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Yeah was an FYI if people had it or were thinking of using it. Just trying to share my results.
JHaste said:
That app does not come stock on the phone so I think we are wondering why you are telling us to uninstall something that none of us previously started with... uninstalling an app that is not even on my phone will not fix any reboot problems i might have lol
not that i have had any reboot problems anyway...
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back light bleeding
ur back light bleeding is not an issue its something for u to ***** about. if u don't like it take it back or turn down the brightness. its not that bad unless u text in the dark with ur nose to screen which in that case you are a douche bag. sorry to be so harsh but u could have looked at a demo model before buying and *****ing it gets old. do ur research it is still a better screen than the samold line other than the deep blacks that they are very much ahead of the game in regards to that on the samold.
i want my phone to check email(Gmail) , but still maintain battery life. If I leave data or wifi on 24/7 with sync, it's going to zapp the life out of my batttery. Is there any way can make my email(Gmail) automatically go turn on data or wifi and check my email at certain time during the day then turn it off when done? Or if any1 have any other suggestions I'd would really appreciate the help.
I have email on 24/7 and it doesn't impact battery by much. Are you sure its not other apps?
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there is an app called juice defender that lets you set how often the phone syncs for email. The beta version is free, and lets you set email syncing every 30 minutes. the paid versions let you change that to longer intervals.
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I have email on 24/7 and it doesn't impact battery by much. Are you sure its not other apps?
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may be because i'm on Gingerbread and getting mediocre reception and bad wifi.
mike-y said:
there is an app called juice defender that lets you set how often the phone syncs for email. The beta version is free, and lets you set email syncing every 30 minutes. the paid versions let you change that to longer intervals.
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I never really liked JD cause most of the time i just turn off the things i don't need, but if it lets you do that i'l definitely give it a try. thanks.
I'm checking out juice defender ultimate right now and the triggers app feature doesn't seem to work. I set the browser to connect when opened, but when i opened the browser data or wifi did not turn on.
This app is turning out pretty well. Looks like I missed judged it before. Just a few hiccups here and there but overall its pretty decent.
did you figure out getting data/wifi to turn on and off with the browser?
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qpqpqp said:
i want my phone to check email(Gmail) , but still maintain battery life. If I leave data or wifi on 24/7 with sync, it's going to zapp the life out of my batttery. Is there any way can make my email(Gmail) automatically go turn on data or wifi and check my email at certain time during the day then turn it off when done? Or if any1 have any other suggestions I'd would really appreciate the help.
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I'm using XDA Superpower now. You just need to costumize it and you will get the wifi and 4g on and off. Battery life is good also.
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did you figure out getting data/wifi to turn on and off with the browser?
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Yeah i did, but so far I don't seem to be getting the super battery saving like everyone else mention. It say I increase battery by 2.14 i can't really tell. The data schedule is useful too but, it's kind of pointless when my email check at it's own interval time than the time i set for juice defender (max is 2hours). I have to admit that the auto data connect for the browser is extremely useful. Other than that I don't see much use of this app.
IMO, syncing email all the time doesn't consume much battery life at all. If you stay on wifi, that'll definitely drain your battery though.
It's always on for me with two email accounts, and I'm getting 18 hours with slightly above average use. Light or moderate use puts me over 24 hours easily.
im a moderate to heavy user. i never disconnect wifi and my email is always connected. so is my trillian. my battery lasts a minimum of 20 hours. what kills your battery is the facebook, sugarsync, twitter, and all those of social apps that updates every 15 min. the problem is, if you dont have a good signal, it will keep searching nonstop and that is what kills your battery.
also, are you undervolting?
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im a moderate to heavy user. i never disconnect wifi and my email is always connected. so is my trillian. my battery lasts a minimum of 20 hours. what kills your battery is the facebook, sugarsync, twitter, and all those of social apps that updates every 15 min. the problem is, if you dont have a good signal, it will keep searching nonstop and that is what kills your battery.
also, are you undervolting?
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I agree. I have a weak 4g signal so I get much better battery life with wifi.
Undervolting helps,also depends on what ROM you use...so far,Valhalla has given me the best battery life personally..
Anyone running Valhalla 1.1 wanna give me some UV settings? ...I tired dsexton's settings for icbinb but it just makes my phone reboot.
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Then it is not stable for your phone.... That's weird that it reboots on gb...
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I've been using BatteryCalibration when loading new ROMs. I felt a bit of an improvement on battery life since I started using it.
Woot. This is normal use, though. Not heavy use.
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NetworkLocationLocator. Why are you so dense? This stinking service has run 6103 times in the last 1 hour and 53 minutes! Wow. That's just insane.
For all of the high-level checks and balances Android employs, this is a perfect example of why they are not enough. How is it possible a service could drain 22% of the battery, run over 6100 times, offer zero real value to the user AND still be allowed to get away with it from the OS's point of view?
Stopping this sucker is a huge chore, I sure wish Android could take care of this with a sort of "nanny" service.
Vent over.
From the name i can tell its the gps. Is your gps on?
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OptimusLove said:
From the name i can tell its the gps. Is your gps on?
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No, it's not specifically GPS, the service represents both GPS and network location finds.
Bump!
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NetworkLocationLocator. Why are you so dense? This stinking service has run 6103 times in the last 1 hour and 53 minutes! Wow. That's just insane.
For all of the high-level checks and balances Android employs, this is a perfect example of why they are not enough. How is it possible a service could drain 22% of the battery, run over 6100 times, offer zero real value to the user AND still be allowed to get away with it from the OS's point of view?
Stopping this sucker is a huge chore, I sure wish Android could take care of this with a sort of "nanny" service.
Vent over.
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LOL you should ROM it if you are using stock OS. What phone?
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I'm on stock rooted for the note 2 lte and this problem seems endemic on jelly bean.
Very annoying
I'm surprised this isn't getting more attention because this is a real issue. Like the OP, I'm noticing this (mostly useless) service is the main culprit in draining my device while it's trying to sleep, while contributing absolutely nothing. The only way to prevent it is to disable all settings in Location Services in Settings, but like GPS, it shouldn't be activated unless I need it. It's constantly working in the background which is sucking away precious battery life.
Hello everyone,
For some time, the most prominent battery usage of my phone has been my mobile data, and this is the reason that I have it disabled in my everyday usage because my phone lasts twice as long if I leave my mobile data off.
I'm wondering if it's normal that my mobile network uses approximately 20-30% of my battery with moderate screen time. In the screenshot I've attached to my phone, I've used my phone moderately and I've had data on for about two hours total.
As you can see, it uses 20% and I haven't had it on for that long, and I'm wondering if this is normal. If I would've left it on every minute I didn't have wifi, this percentage would be a lot higher.
Also, could this be lessened by flashing a new radio? I don't have any experience with this but I'm hearing a lot about it here.
Thanks in advance!
The most recent OTA update from T-Mobile/HTC has resulted in significant battery drain for my One S. I'm not sure if that fits your scenario or not but, I would be curious to know if there are others who have experienced similar.
ThomasHunter said:
Hello everyone,
For some time, the most prominent battery usage of my phone has been my mobile data, and this is the reason that I have it disabled in my everyday usage because my phone lasts twice as long if I leave my mobile data off.
I'm wondering if it's normal that my mobile network uses approximately 20-30% of my battery with moderate screen time. In the screenshot I've attached to my phone, I've used my phone moderately and I've had data on for about two hours total.
As you can see, it uses 20% and I haven't had it on for that long, and I'm wondering if this is normal. If I would've left it on every minute I didn't have wifi, this percentage would be a lot higher.
Also, could this be lessened by flashing a new radio? I don't have any experience with this but I'm hearing a lot about it here.
Thanks in advance!
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tbower said:
The most recent OTA update from T-Mobile/HTC has resulted in significant battery drain for my One S. I'm not sure if that fits your scenario or not but, I would be curious to know if there are others who have experienced similar.
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Well, it isn't completely similar since I'm on CyanogenMod 10.1 and I haven't flashed any other radio than the one that was on it.
But I've noticed data costing a lot of battery for a long time now, and I seem to be the only one who has a problem with this.
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If I'm correct then "mobile standby" covers both mobile data and regular mobile connection (telephony/SMS).
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Oxious119 said:
If I'm correct then "mobile standby" covers both mobile data and regular mobile connection (telephony/SMS).
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Correct, but what I was trying to say is that it uses lots of battery when data is enabled.. I'm just curious if another radio would help for this.
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ThomasHunter said:
Correct, but what I was trying to say is that it uses lots of battery when data is enabled.. I'm just curious if another radio would help for this.
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Although most radios are on the whole not much different than each other, different radios do provide very slight gains/losses in battery drain, and in data speeds too. So feel free to experiment.
(Personally? If I were you, I would just flash one of the latest radio versions, and leave it at that. You must remember that data is one of the biggest battery hogs on almost ANY device, and that this is simply to be expected until mobile modem/radio technology improves.)
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Although most radios are on the whole not much different than each other, different radios do provide very slight gains/losses in battery drain, and in data speeds too. So feel free to experiment.
(Personally? If I were you, I would just flash one of the latest radio versions, and leave it at that. You must remember that data is one of the biggest battery hogs on almost ANY device, and that this is simply to be expected until mobile modem/radio technology improves.)
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Thanks a lot for the reply. I'll check out the choice of radios soon. I just didn't know if data was using more on my device, or on anyone's, because I rarely hear complaints about it. But I get it now and I guess I'll have to wait for better technology indeed.
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