Google dialer consuming excessive battery? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, the battery on my nexus while definitely not bad, is not great. I am using cataclysm ROM Nov 11 build and Franco kernel. I've seen this issue on bare stock. The Google dialer is number one in the battery page. I am not on the phone for no where near that long. Maybe 10 minutes tops out of the day. Any ideas?
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Excessive battery drain?

Hi, think im about 2 weeks into my ownership of my N5, and over tha last few days ive noticed that the battery seems to drain far quicker now than previously. For example, my phone was 100% when I unplugged it at 8am this morning, and at 12: you can see the drain with very light use. I notice android is using a lot? Is this normal?
Any tips etc?
Thanks
i also have this problem, since 4.4.1 update Android OS is draining a lot
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JabboMaster said:
i also have this problem, since 4.4.1 update Android OS is draining a lot
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if you tap on "android os" what do you see?
i was getting some random-app gps wake lock and i'm doing some trial.
JabboMaster said:
i also have this problem, since 4.4.1 update Android OS is draining a lot
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i just gone to 4.4.2 last night, but was doing this yesterday too so just factory reset there will have a look in a mo to see if its resloved.
JabboMaster said:
i also have this problem, since 4.4.1 update Android OS is draining a lot
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And im getting some random battery percents, i didnt even charge my phone
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i read somewhere this could be down to fast dormancy??
I have a new "winner" in the battery drain category - this morning, I looked at mine & "Exchange Service" is now #2 on the list when I tap on the Battery.
Can I say, let's see what 4.4.3 is going to bring in terms of fixes & breaking more ...
Well, whatever it was, a factory reset resolved It! Been running sweet since i reset the old girl.
I've been having issues for a week now with Android Os/Kernel killing my battery. Just figured out in my case, it was having the "Enable Battery Stats" module in Xposed. Been running it for a few hours and everything but this Damn Audiomix wakelock seems good
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The same in nmy nexus 5
I have the same problem in my nexus 5 after updated to 4.4.3 the use of batery for Andoris OS is around 20 % higher

Is this normal?

Hey guys I just switched from note 3 to nexus 5. Just want to know if this battery usage is normal? It seems like its dying fast.
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enzozenuni said:
Hey guys I just switched from note 3 to nexus 5. Just want to know if this battery usage is normal? It seems like its dying fast.
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You have to provide a little bit more information. Like time on, other usage.
I thought I uploaded the other photo.
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I would say yes, who knows what your screen brightness was at even though I am sure it was probably at auto. Talking on the phone can drain a lot of battery.
Why note 3 to nexus 5, seems odd?
Well you did talk on the phone for a while. But Google Search is draining the battery more than it should. I would just reboot and do another full charge. Google Search was draining my Nexus 7 the other day and the reboot/recharge seemed to have fixed it. For now anyway. Android OS/Google Search seems to be a recurring bug. Unless of course you were using google now a lot, in which case it would probably be normal.
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I would say yes, who knows what your screen brightness was at even though I am sure it was probably at auto. Talking on the phone can drain a lot of battery.
Why note 3 to nexus 5, seems odd?
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PsychDrummer said:
Well you did talk on the phone for a while. But Google Search is draining the battery more than it should. I would just reboot and do another full charge. Google Search was draining my Nexus 7 the other day and the reboot/recharge seemed to have fixed it. For now anyway. Android OS/Google Search seems to be a recurring bug. Unless of course you were using google now a lot, in which case it would probably be normal.
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I really don't understand why BetterBatteryStats log isn't a standard response. Give us a log, and we will tell you what's wrong. Instead of guessing.
Aerowinder said:
I really don't understand why BetterBatteryStats log isn't a standard response. Give us a log, and we will tell you what's wrong. Instead of guessing.
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Then we can't get our post count up?
I did not hear of the app until you made that post; the man is probably still stock/non rooted/ just getting used to it.
Look under advanced settings under wifi and see if always scanning is on. If so, turn it off.
Why the heck would you go from a note 3 to a Nexus 5?
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dicecuber said:
Why the heck would you go from a note 3 to a Nexus 5?
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At what point will you stop being an ass and contribute something worthwhile to this forum?
good day.
My question is in correlation to this thread. Why go off topic? Rude
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I had the note 3 I just wasn't a big fan of the build quality and the Samsung over lay of it. I always loved the nexus 4 and when I used the neuxs 5 in person I fell in love with the design and how smooth it was. But the battery is starting to worry me. I'm on cataclysm rom with Franco kernel r22. I have WiFi on with the phone using 3g only. I barely use Google search. The phone calls werent that long either. I just feel like the battery is being drained way to fast for no reason. I keep most apps closed after I'm done using then. I had greenify on and I have the kernel set to 1.7ghz. I just don't know what to do with anymore.
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enzozenuni said:
I had the note 3 I just wasn't a big fan of the build quality and the Samsung over lay of it. I always loved the nexus 4 and when I used the neuxs 5 in person I fell in love with the design and how smooth it was. But the battery is starting to worry me. I'm on cataclysm rom with Franco kernel r22. I have WiFi on with the phone using 3g only. I barely use Google search. The phone calls werent that long either. I just feel like the battery is being drained way to fast for no reason. I keep most apps closed after I'm done using then. I had greenify on and I have the kernel set to 1.7ghz. I just don't know what to do with anymore.
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I have a note 3 as well and looking to buy a nexus to play with. The only two things keeping me om the fence is lack of an sd card slot, and the battery life issues we speak of here.
Do you find the nexus 5 to have better build quality vs the note 3?
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enzozenuni said:
I had the note 3 I just wasn't a big fan of the build quality and the Samsung over lay of it. I always loved the nexus 4 and when I used the neuxs 5 in person I fell in love with the design and how smooth it was. But the battery is starting to worry me. I'm on cataclysm rom with Franco kernel r22. I have WiFi on with the phone using 3g only. I barely use Google search. The phone calls werent that long either. I just feel like the battery is being drained way to fast for no reason. I keep most apps closed after I'm done using then. I had greenify on and I have the kernel set to 1.7ghz. I just don't know what to do with anymore.
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Umm can u provide a screenshot of what apps used the battery when the battery is almost drained ?
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dandan112988 said:
I have a note 3 as well and looking to buy a nexus to play with. The only two things keeping me om the fence is lack of an sd card slot, and the battery life issues we speak of here.
Do you find the nexus 5 to have better build quality vs the note 3?
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I do feel that the nexus 5 does have better build quality and just feels way better in the hand.
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Vercion3 said:
Umm can u provide a screenshot of what apps used the battery when the battery is almost drained ?
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How can I get a proper battery diagnoses. Better battery stats says it cannot connect with the battery.
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enzozenuni said:
How can I get a proper battery diagnoses. Better battery stats says it cannot connect with the battery.
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Umm try battery stats plus
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enzozenuni said:
I had the note 3 I just wasn't a big fan of the build quality and the Samsung over lay of it. I always loved the nexus 4 and when I used the neuxs 5 in person I fell in love with the design and how smooth it was. But the battery is starting to worry me. I'm on cataclysm rom with Franco kernel r22. I have WiFi on with the phone using 3g only. I barely use Google search. The phone calls werent that long either. I just feel like the battery is being drained way to fast for no reason. I keep most apps closed after I'm done using then. I had greenify on and I have the kernel set to 1.7ghz. I just don't know what to do with anymore.
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You cannot compare the battery from a note series to a Nexus lol. Note battery is beast
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dicecuber said:
You cannot compare the battery from a note series to a Nexus lol. Note battery is beast
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I'm not comparing. But the nexus battery doesn't even last me 8 hours.
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Here are some screenshots I took.

Inconsistent battery fixed by reboot

I have been so impressed with the battery life on the N5 however the last 2 weeks my battery is dropping 50% in less than 4 hours. If I reboot my phone it fixes this and drops about 10% - 15% in 4 hours.
I thought it must be an app I am opening that is constantly running in the background but can't see anything obvious.
Anybody got any suggestions or advice? I have stopped almost all apps and uninstalled the majority. I don't want to restore factory defaults if I can help it.
Have you checked Gsam? Mine sometimes does that, and the culprit normally is my kernel keeping the phone awake for whatever reason, and a reboot solves it. Not sure why though
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Jinson7 said:
I have been so impressed with the battery life on the N5 however the last 2 weeks my battery is dropping 50% in less than 4 hours. If I reboot my phone it fixes this and drops about 10% - 15% in 4 hours.
I thought it must be an app I am opening that is constantly running in the background but can't see anything obvious.
Anybody got any suggestions or advice? I have stopped almost all apps and uninstalled the majority. I don't want to restore factory defaults if I can help it.
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Get betterbatterystats and see what your wake locks are.
I have gsam but not really sure what to look for?
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I have gsam but not really sure what to look for?
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I'm not familiar with that. Does it tell you what your partial and kernel wake locks are?
If you go to App Usage it will give you a breakdown of what apps are using your battery
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I have this exact same problem. I normally have to reboot my phone when I disconnect from the wireless charger. I don't think that's always the cause tho. I would love to install batterbatterystats but you need root am I'm really trying to not go down that road anymore.
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I think It's the dialer. I had this problem in 4.1.1 where it would constantly be looking at my address book in exchange.
In my case, Gsam points to the Kernel being the issue. I'm trying out a different kernel, and haven't experienced the same issue.
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TMobile KK update review

I updated 48 hours ago.
Horrible battery.
I used to charge about twice in 3 days.
Usually my battery lasts a day and half.
Now It does not last more than 10 hours.
I had 50% left when I sleep and 5% when I wake up.
Bluetooth took 36% batter. Usually my screen use to eat battery.
Will see few more charge cycle before I go back to 4.1
This is not a review, just a complaint. Search, read and find that others have had similar issues post upgrade and how they addressed their issue.
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This is a review, if you cone across something related to this problem please share the link.
Where do you find 4.1? My phone came with 4.2.2
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I meant 4.2.2
That's odd. First charge screen was on for 6.5 hours. second 7 hours. Kit Kat seems fine to me
My first charge on 4.2.2 was about 18 hours
I just got my G2 a few days ago and updated it to kit kat via LG pc suite. So far I have no problems it, fast and smooth.
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For anyone that's having battery issues, try uninstalling Facebook and disabling Google now. Watch you WakeLocks for a day and see if its properly deep sleeping now.
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Factory reset stoves those issues for me
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How is everybody rooted getting such good battery life?

How are y'all doing it? 6 hours? That's not that good to me. And some dude said he got 6 hours of on-screen time. I'm rooted with experimental kernel
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That's a whole battery thread. Go there
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I went through it. I just need help with the voltages and all that. The best settings for battery life.
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battery life isnt really about what kernel you use. battery life is all about how you use your phone, how you set it up, what apps you use, and most importantly, the quality of your phone/data connection. sure, a kernel might be able to help you get slightly better battery. but its really your use and your signal. and if your signal is bad quality, then your battery will always suffer.
"Good battery life" does not apply to "everybody" that has rooted. Many root and simply expect that battery life must be improved, but still need to understand the basic laws of physics first.
(People's definition of "Good" in this scenario also varies massively...)
It comes down to how you use the device. There is no 'best settings' you should be looking for. Save yourself the time, and first understand what is using your battery.
SOT is a measurement, but a crude one. It offers no insight into what those 6 hours were doing...You can be certain that it wasn't 6 hours gaming at 100% brightness though. Under relatively light CPU load, low brightness, good signal etc...the laws of physics will explain higher SOT...
Check this
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Check this
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Means nothing until we see screen on time . That could all be idle time for all we know
#StayParanoid
Will upload one with screen on time tomorrow
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rasaun87 said:
How are y'all doing it? 6 hours? That's not that good to me. And some dude said he got 6 hours of on-screen time. I'm rooted with experimental kernel
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this past week some people were having problems with the battery life on CM11 ROM, but it seems it's been fixed on the nightly version, try downloading greenify so you can put those annoying battery eating apps to sleep
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How are y'all doing it? 6 hours? That's not that good to me. And some dude said he got 6 hours of on-screen time. I'm rooted with experimental kernel
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What does root access have to do with battery life?
Everyone with battery issues need to go here:
[Battery Life Help] Troubleshoot battery issues here!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785128
[Battery Life Help] Troubleshoot battery issues here!
#StayParanoid
I Highly Recommend Privacy Settings
What I did to improve my battery life was to deny most of the Google apps from waking my device and/or keeping my device awake. I have attached pictures. This improved my battery by atleast double. Also using 2g connection when connected to WiFi.
Those denied numbers have risen to 6 digits.
bblzd said:
What does root access have to do with battery life?
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I suppose to rephrase the question "what other battery saving options are available to root users?"
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