Hello,
Is there a way to make the fliashlight work even at low battery level? Mine stops working when the battery is 30% or less !?!?!? very stupid, may be at 5% is ok ..... but 30!?
thanks in advance
Maybe try a different flashlight app. I like Tesla LED.
HannoSLM said:
Hello,
Is there a way to make the fliashlight work even at low battery level? Mine stops working when the battery is 30% or less !?!?!? very stupid, may be at 5% is ok ..... but 30!?
thanks in advance
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go in the settings
1-power settings
2-power saver
make power saver the turn on at 10%
khaled1994 said:
go in the settings
1-power settings
2-power saver
make power saver the turn on at 10%
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when i got the phone, one of the first things i've done is to turn off the power saver
Install "Extended Controls" and place a widget for the flashlight on one of your homescreens. I just tried my flashlight and it works, my battery is at 7% right now, with Power Saver Turned Off. This way you don't need to install any more flashlight apps, you have flashlight toggle ability with one touch from a homescreen, plus you have an awesome app that does A LOT more than just toggle on your Rear Camera LED.
Also, Extended Controls is just absolutely awesome to have because of the ability to customize functionality widgets to the fullest. A must on any and every android device that I own.
BonesRed said:
Also, Extended Controls is just absolutely awesome to have because of the ability to customize functionality widgets to the fullest. A must on any and every android device that I own.
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Just bought it per your recommendation - I can only agree, the Extended Controls are great: A perfect addition to HTCs built-in "Quick Settings" in the notification drawer.
Maybe once more people have S-OFF developers can tweak this to run at low battery settings, Probably some Smali editing
Anyone know a real fix for this yet?
My Desire HD won't use the flashlight in Camera modus when battery is below 15% while the energysave option in settings is turned off.
Can it be hacked to below 5% ???
Latest leedroid kernel doesn't force torch of until it hits 15% but forcing it down to 5% would be silly as the phone powers off at 5%
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Good find - solved more than one problem for me
Thats stupid, my DesHD shuts down until all the way to 1% left.
Not 5%...
If I still have 5% left, I bet I can take a guick picture with flashlight and still have 30 to 60 min. left off battery power, enough to check incoming messages.
(maybe not to check facebook or twitter with 3G or make 30 min calls, but plenty juice to answer a phone and tell the other person where I am, or sent a reply message of where i am at the time. 5% is more than you think. I once had 1% left, and I closed all backgroundrunning programs and killed the internet connection and the phone went on for almost another hour!!)
So killing the flashlight for taking photos from still having 15% juice is lame.
Besides, as Android is socalled "open source" and userfriendly, they should let the users decide (with an options/settings menu?) if the flashlight should be killed at 15% or not.
Not the developers.
dr.m0x said:
Latest leedroid kernel doesn't force torch of until it hits 15% but forcing it down to 5% would be silly as the phone powers off at 5%
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Are there any custom roms out there that do not make use of this "feature" at all? Would it be easy to implement?
My phone was still running yesterday with 2% left...just sayin
AudiHeel said:
My phone was still running yesterday with 2% left...just sayin
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Ok I could be wrong about the 5% figure, haven't had a flat battery in months.
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I also started I thread on this topic. Seems like the developers are not interested in releasing a mod for this issue.
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Mine stop light at 10% i set on the power saving option
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I also started I thread on this topic. Seems like the developers are not interested in releasing a mod for this issue.
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Which thread? So I can +1
kumoc said:
Mine stop light at 10% i set on the power saving option
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Even with my power saver totally disabled,my flashlight won't work at under30%. But what frustrates me more is that the flash won't work on the camera either. Please I want the flash to work even at 5%!
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Harmani said:
Are there any custom roms out there that do not make use of this "feature" at all? Would it be easy to implement?
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Try CM11.
Robert342 said:
Try CM11.
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The answer I've been waiting for for 6 years :victory:
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So I noticed this two days in a row now.
When my battery is low, 20% or lower, internet access/web browsing is pretty much DEAD.
Launched the browser tried to go to several websites, it just sits there loading FOREVER.
Both on WIFI and 2G/3G/4G. Full reboot same thing. Apps that require internet doesn't connect/work either, facebook, gmail, etc...
Power Saver/Saving in the settings are all turned off.
Pop in a fresh full battery, and it all works again.
Can't believe this.
Gawd, can't wait to get rid of Sense. Gimmie CM7 already damn it.
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So I noticed this two days in a row now.
When my battery is low, 20% or lower, internet access/web browsing is pretty much DEAD.
Launched the browser tried to go to several websites, it just sits there loading FOREVER.
Both on WIFI and 2G/3G/4G. Full reboot same thing. Apps that require internet doesn't connect/work either, facebook, gmail, etc...
Power Saver/Saving in the settings are all turned off.
Pop in a fresh full battery, and it all works again.
Can't believe this.
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Sorry to hear that, mines works perfectly even when under 10%
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I keep power saver off and I get normal use of everything til it powers off.
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moto211 said:
I keep power saver off and I get normal use of everything til it powers off.
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+1.. powersave disables many functions of normal phone use. Settings->Power to disable the disabler lol
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I once used Tapatalk until the phone died Didn't try the browser though
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I have the power saver stuff disabled, but my Flash still refuses to work when the battery hits 20%.... It drives me crazy!
gs111 said:
I have the power saver stuff disabled, but my Flash still refuses to work when the battery hits 20%.... It drives me crazy!
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Actually, I think they all do that. Probably have to modify the camera app or flash drivers if you want to change that. I wasn't thinking about the camera flash because I never use it.
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just experienced both issues myself.
The camera flash, and the browsing. It was strange since gmaps would work (prob cached data, but i tried PLACES and it was downloading info) but not the browser. It seems switching the 3g data setting on and off worked for me, and I could browse again.
The camera flash issue I havent solved yet.
Strangely i hadnt noticed this before, but it happeend after I wiped/restored my phone with the pg*** files to sim unlock the phone.
Can someone with a complete stock phone test these before they mess around with rooting etc to see if this is universal?
And conversley someone with a custom rom?
Try re-enabling the power saver, then go into the power saver settings and uncheck everything, then go back and disable the power saver. Seems to work alright for me, but my battery is rarely less than 20%.
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moto211 said:
I keep power saver off and I get normal use of everything til it powers off.
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Turn off powersaver
My power saver was off when all this happened.
Strange, I use powersaver (set at 20%) and can browse the internet fine (just as quick as usual) even when the battery is at 1%. Some of the apps dont update on power saver though, such as weather etc, but if you try and update them manually it gives you to option to turn a disabled setting back on to fix this.
I find having power saver kick in at 20% makes the last part of the battery last longer, which is good if you need to make important calls on a low battery. It's Probably due to having the display set to 15% on powersaver. I run the display at 30% when power saver is off and get up to 5 hours screen on time from a full charge.
Cheers
Hey guys,
probably you have noticed that the Sensation won't let you use the LED flash to take pictures when the battery is low (around 25%).
I find this very annoying, since 25% is not less enough for me to have my LED flash blocked.
Especially since I have to use the LED for pictures at night, where my battery is usually low, this function is absolutely stupid.
Is there a way to turn this off, so that I can use the LED to take pictures no matter how much battery charge I have?
PS:
Still looking for a way to turn off textreflow permanently:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225611
The easiest way is to just download one of the thousands of flashlights in the market. The no LED light isnt a system wide thing it is only in the Flashlight app and Camera app. Download a new flashlight from the market and your good to go whatever your battery is.
I am wondering if there is a correction for this as well, not so much for the flashlight, but for the camera.
Could there be someting in the camera.apk or the prop build?
Actually the flashlight is not important to me, but the flash at the camera app.
Maybe I should have chosen another subject for the thread.
I want to know how to take pictures with the flash, even when the battery has low charge.
Settings/power/enable power saver....uncheck it.it works for me.
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Looool I had 60% battery today and it wouldn't let me use flash???
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casrocks said:
The easiest way is to just download one of the thousands of flashlights in the market.
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I've tried that. It doesn't work.
wicked.igor said:
Settings/power/enable power saver....uncheck it.it works for me.
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Hm. I have unchecked 'power saver' and when I have <30% battery, I can't use flash in apps and in camera.
So strange.
Very strange.
Am now on 6% and still able to use flash.
I know that 10 % should be the lowest point,i think.i didnt do anything it just works
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It appears to be pretty random when your battery foces your LED to stop.
Once I had 37% battery and it told me that my battery is to low to use the LED light.
However it's really annoying. Non of the suggested settings here work.
I think this issue can't be solved without a mod of the camera app.
Any one having better luck with the flash on stock roms BEFORE the ota update? Just wondering if this is something else that the update broke...
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Any one having better luck with the flash on stock roms BEFORE the ota update? Just wondering if this is something else that the update broke...
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What?
I am not a programmer, but I guess it would be possible to modify the camera apk in a way that it doesn't block your LED flash anymore.
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What?
I am not a programmer, but I guess it would be possible to modify the camera apk in a way that it doesn't block your LED flash anymore.
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What i was saying is i wonder if people are having more issues with the camera flash/low battery issue before or after the update, indicating that the update has fixed the issue or left it the same.
Has someone come out with a solution or a Mod for this problem... I have 29% and it won't let me use flash...:-/
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What i was saying is i wonder if people are having more issues with the camera flash/low battery issue before or after the update, indicating that the update has fixed the issue or left it the same.
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I never had a chance to use it before the update, so I don't know, but it definitely has the 30% limit after the update.
So I'm assuming none of you use custom kernels. Faux kernel can flash till batt is at 10%. Not sure about bricked but I know its also modified
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Go into settings and turn off battery saver and once that done you can run any app on your phone at all battery levels
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jslim38 said:
Go into settings and turn off battery saver and once that done you can run any app on your phone at all battery levels
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This doesn't work for some users.
I am having the same issue. Hits about 25% and the flash in any Camera app doesn't work. I can still use the flash with a flashlight app. Doesn't matter if power saver is off or on.
So I charged my phone to 100% last night an just let it sit. Here's what I got. I'm in deep sleep for sure but still I saw a linear decrease in battery. The phone isn't staying awake either. Is this from leaving Bluetooth on? Being connected to 4g instead of WiFi? Any ideas? This just baffles me since it seems everything is okay but still seeing a decline like that.
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Did you recently wipe battery stats?
If not what was something recent you have done to your phone?
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12 hours and only 20 % used is normal JellyBean. That equates to 1.7%/hour and a total standby time of 60+ hours. That is about as good as it gets.
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Did you recently wipe battery stats?
If not what was something recent you have done to your phone?
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Haven't touched battery stats. Only thing was flash a theme
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12 hours and only 20 % used is normal JellyBean. That equates to 1.7%/hour and a total standby time of 60+ hours. That is about as good as it gets.
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Yeah I guess to think about it that way sounds more normal. I just figured a somewhat more horizontal line. Turning off data would probably help out with that a little.
Use DS battery Saver Pro and it shuts off data when your screen is off then flicks it on for a minute periodically
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Ryangyear said:
Use DS battery Saver Pro and it shuts off data when your screen is off then flicks it on for a minute periodically
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But does the data come back on quick when you turn your screen on? I've used other apps like that before but I ended up waiting for data to switch back on. In situations where info quick, I don't want to have to wait for data to come back on or if it doesn't at all.
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But does the data come back on quick when you turn your screen on? I've used other apps like that before but I ended up waiting for data to switch back on. In situations where info quick, I don't want to have to wait for data to come back on or if it doesn't at all.
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I'm using it right now and before I even unlock the screen data is back. But add others said that's pretty good idle battery drain. Especially considering it appears like you don't have the best signal there.
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Yeah I just remembered that I can't use an app like that because I use google music in my car. If data shut off when my screen shut off, I wouldn't be able to stream my music. I like the idea though.
tu3218 said:
Yeah I just remembered that I can't use an app like that because I use google music in my car. If data shut off when my screen shut off, I wouldn't be able to stream my music. I like the idea though.
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You can tell it to stay on with certain apps running. I stream Pandora all the time
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Leaving data and bluetooth on will definitely drain your battery. I always turn off everything when I don't use my phone, I don't even think about it anymore, its just become something I routinely do.
Looks good to me... 20% over 12 hours? The phone isnt going to just stay on without wasting any battery
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Looks good to me... 20% over 12 hours? The phone isnt going to just stay on without wasting any battery
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I know but I've had it better before. Not such a decline. The phone wasn't used at all during those 12 hours. It probably is part of Bluetooth.
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I see everyone wanting a mod for a power save toggle, don't we want to keep it on all the time?
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P2o8wer said:
I see everyone wanting a mod for a power save toggle, don't we want to keep it on all the time?
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I leave Power Save mode on all the time and I'm completely blown away by the battery life on the M8, especially coming from the Rezound which, once custom kernels were available, was fairly decent (but nothing like this). I would only use Extreme Power Save Mode in the event of a power failure or when I get into a low battery state and don't anticipate being able to charge in the immediate future. Since I usually have a 10,000 mAh battery in my briefcase, that would be highly unusual.
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I leave Power Save mode on all the time and I'm completely blown away by the battery life on the M8, especially coming from the Rezound which, once custom kernels were available, was fairly decent (but nothing like this). I would only use Extreme Power Save Mode in the event of a power failure or when I get into a low battery state and don't anticipate being able to charge in the immediate future. Since I usually have a 10,000 mAh battery in my briefcase, that would be highly unusual.
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Out of curiosity, have you found a way of disabling the "Power Save" persistent notification in your status bar, or have you just turned a blind eye to it?
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Out of curiosity, have you found a way of disabling the "Power Save" persistent notification in your status bar, or have you just turned a blind eye to it?
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There is a method for disabling the icon discussed in one of the M8 forums. Mighr not necessarily be the Verizon forum. I am mobile so I can't search for it now, but it's definitely out there.
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Sevinex said:
Out of curiosity, have you found a way of disabling the "Power Save" persistent notification in your status bar, or have you just turned a blind eye to it?
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notifyclean is an xposed module that i use to do this
hgoldner said:
There is a method for disabling the icon discussed in one of the M8 forums. Mighr not necessarily be the Verizon forum. I am mobile so I can't search for it now, but it's definitely out there.
Beamed from the holodeck of my Nexus 7 FHD.
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Here is the thread he's talking about
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703535
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Hey all
I had a wake lock trigger that was draining my battery so I decided to try and find what was causing it. I turned off all background sync and disabled GPS. I charged my phone to full and then let it drain over night. As you can see in screen shots... Massive drain occurred with no visual signs of the cause. Anyone have an idea?
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Demonic240 said:
Hey all
I had a wake lock trigger that was draining my battery so I decided to try and find what was causing it. I turned off all background sync and disabled GPS. I charged my phone to full and then let it drain over night. As you can see in screen shots... Massive drain occurred with no visual signs of the cause. Anyone have an idea?
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Try to turn off wifi and see what happens
Demonic240 said:
Hey all
I had a wake lock trigger that was draining my battery so I decided to try and find what was causing it. I turned off all background sync and disabled GPS. I charged my phone to full and then let it drain over night. As you can see in screen shots... Massive drain occurred with no visual signs of the cause. Anyone have an idea?
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Did you get any shots of the Kernel Wakelocks and Partial Wakelocks screens in bbs? That's where you would see the culprit(s). Also, do you ever do soft reboots? Some people (including myself) have experienced increased battery drain with no visible wakelocks after soft rebooting. Doing a full reboot seems to fix it.
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It's definitely something using Wi-Fi. Need more in depth analysis
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Did you get any shots of the Kernel Wakelocks and Partial Wakelocks screens in bbs? That's where you would see the culprit(s). Also, do you ever do soft reboots? Some people (including myself) have experienced increased battery drain with no visible wakelocks after soft rebooting. Doing a full reboot seems to fix it.
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I checked those but there was nothing abnormal. I'd done a reboot when I flashed the kernel back to stock pa.
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rootSU said:
It's definitely something using Wi-Fi. Need more in depth analysis
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I've disabled wifi and it drained to dead. Going to recharge to full and see what it does off wi-fi. What could I do to see why/if wi-fi is killing it?
You can see it is draining it in your screen shots. Maybe you didn't fully disable the background Wi-Fi usage. "scanning always enabled" for example
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rootSU said:
You can see it is draining it in your screen shots. Maybe you didn't fully disable the background Wi-Fi usage. "scanning always enabled" for example
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That was one of the first things I disabled.
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That was one of the first things I disabled.
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Doesn't look like its disabled correctly. Your screenshot shows nearly 8 hours Wi-Fi.
Maybe there is a bug in your settings data.
Not sure if you're rooted or not but maybe a backup / wipe is the best course of action
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Doesn't look like its disabled correctly. Your screenshot shows nearly 8 hours Wi-Fi.
Maybe there is a bug in your settings data.
Not sure if you're rooted or not but maybe a backup / wipe is the best course of action
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Here's the current setting. I guess I can factory reset again. I'll try that after this current charge cycle.
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You could try booting the phone into safe mode to see if it's a 3rd party app, though unnecessary if you plan on trying a full reset anyways.
Disable xposed
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Factory reset, no syncing enabled, no auto updates, google now disabled, no apps other than stock gapps installed. Still high android os usage.
Demonic240 said:
Factory reset, no syncing enabled, no auto updates, google now disabled, no apps other than stock gapps installed. Still high android os usage.
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while at first it looks high, in reality it isnt(yet). in your screenshot you have only lost 5% battery so far with light use. at this point you really cant tell what your battery will be like with use.
simms22 said:
while at first it looks high, in reality it isnt(yet). in your screenshot you have only lost 5% battery so far with light use. at this point you really cant tell what your battery will be like with use.
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How about now?
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How about now?
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ahh, thats a little better, but itll drop a little more with use. while 20 is a little high, id still classify as normal. really anything up to 20% is normal. typically, after a full cycle, i see android os between 9-15%. but it would all depend on exactly how you use your phone.
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ahh, thats a little better, but itll drop a little more with use. while 20 is a little high, id still classify as normal. really anything up to 20% is normal. typically, after a full cycle, i see android os between 9-15%. but it would all depend on exactly how you use your phone.
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Right now.. I'm not doing anything other than replying to this thread.
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Right now.. I'm not doing anything other than replying to this thread.
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i see that chrome(and chrome sandbox) is taking a huge amount of battery for very little use. 21% together, just to respond to xda..
Install system monitor from play store and check CPU freq and number of CPU's online while screen on.
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As said above....use the phone normally and check when its almost drained. It will surely be much lower.
If location is on...it will probably be higher than 10% I'd guess. If so....completely normal.