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[HELP] Battery Use App has gone mad!?!

Hi folks!
I tried to search the topic before starting a new thread but I couldn't find any.
So, here's my problem. I noticed that since I flashed the stock JQ1 Gingerbread from chainfire's thread apart from everything else being fantastic, the battery use statistics in Settings -> Status -> Battery Use I can see are stranger and stranger.
First I have noticed that my the battery usage of Display had frozen to 2%. It is completely impossible, comparing it to the Froyo before, where it often went beyond 50 or even 60% of total battery usage.
Then, I saw that the Android System was taking about 90% of the stats. At first I thought it may be the infamous Gingerbread battery drain. It is not that, however, because I do not feel the battery draining any faster than before.
Then came the realization that no matter what application I am running, it does not get reflected in the Battery Use - only Android System percentage grows bigger. The funny part is that from time to time the total of all percentage goes beyond 100%
And, finally, today I unchecked the background update of the PULSE application, because I do not really use it and checking the Battery Use again what did I see. See attachment:
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Not only the display category had gone away totally, but half of the battery usage is now transferred to PULSE, which I don't use.
Please, do you have any ideas how to repair that?
I am on a European Galaxy Tab, JQ1 2.3.3 Android + CF-Root v3.3 for JQ1

Not anyone experiencing the same problem? Just a little update from me. I read half the cloud already, strange but it is the first time that I cannot really find my topic in Google.
I tried what not - no result. I wiped battery stats, which only helped to the extent that the PULSE has gone from battery use stats, and display is back but the readings are stuck at 2% no matter how much I am actually using the display.
I read somewhere that it could be the kernel, where some thing may have not been allowed or switched on??? But if that was the case I would not be the only one with the same problem, but all the people that have flashed the ROM + CF Root 3.3 from chainfire's thread????
Still no ideas?

Hey guy,
Once ago I had the same problem. I don't think that pulse realy eats your battery. But we all know that the battery statistics is incorrect. So don't worry. Do use "AntTek App Manager ☆ root" (its free) to remove the puls app and wipe the cach. Or just install the overcome rom. It's much better then the Sock Rom. Trust me Because after removing of puls, there are other false statuses. I don't remember but i think it will show you that the battery is eaten by the core apps for more then 70%.
Sorry guy... I know about my terrible english

Hey odysseus84,
don't worry about your English. I am glad that you tried to be helpful. It is not that bad. After all I understood what you mean. You are right, even without Pulse in battery stats, I am still missing statistics for practically everything.
It is interesting that the Battery Use fails to record third party apps. As you can see below, the usage for all main system processes like Idle, Standby, Bluetooth, Wi-fi, Voice Calls are there. The statistics for display usage is stuck at 2% as already mentioned, which is the most annoying part.
Another interesting thing is that everything seems to be put into Android System usage, because normally it wouldn't get more than 10% of the overall battery usage share.
May I ask for other people running Gingerbread 2.3.3 to post their battery stats here?

Look. It's just a Bug. There is "Android System"written but it means the % of the Display. There is "Display" written but it means something else. As you can see on the attached pic we have almost the same "Display" usage.
And the other thing is that the statistics nothing shows with less then 2% usage.
Finally you can just accept it or flash something else.

odysseus84 said:
Finally you can just accept it or flash something else.
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I really liked that last sentence. It really seems that I am going to just accept things or flash the OVERCOME. From what I read the dev team have done a great job! Thanks.

"Android OS" keeping phone awake... and using data?!

Hey,
I have a Fido RHD on the latest official ROM (no root or unlock). I have noticed over the past few weeks that the battery life has been a lot worse, but I can't think of any particular app that may be causing it. Strangely, Android OS is using a lot of CPU time and also sending data!
Things I have tried to do:
Stopped all the optiona "location services" for Google apps (e.g. Google Now)
Installed Snapdragon Battery Guru (but it is currently in learning mode)
Uninstalled all unneccessary apps
How can I find out what is hammering the "Android OS" process, and why it is keeping the phone awake? Is there a more advanced battery stats app that could help with this?
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Thanks,
Suman

Hello Suman,
I have a similiar issue here. Android OS is not heading my battery stats, but it held the phone awake for a reasonably long time. You should try downloading BetterBatteryStats (the apk is available here in xda dev for free, but the developer did a nice work on it and the app is very useful, so I think you should support the developer if you don't mind). For a better understand of what's going on open BBS and set a custom ref before you go to sleep. Save the dump immediatly after you wake up. Post it here. Anyone that understand partial wakelocks will be able to give you a better support.
I have seen another guy here with a similar issue, but still unresolved. Also, I still have the problem, but my ROM is different (Vivo - Jelly Bean).
If you have received the update recently via OTA, you can try wiping data. Not sure if will help, but wiping data after receiving major updates is always a good and recommended practice.
Also, if you have instant upload on, turn it off. A bug seems to cause the instant upload to try syncing every minute so you'll have high times of SyncLoopWakelock keeping the phone awake most of the time. It happened to me. If a cloud backup of your photos is very necessary as it's to me I recommend Camera Uploads feature on the Dropbox app.
Let me know if something helps!
Sumanji said:
Hey,
I have a Fido RHD on the latest official ROM (no root or unlock). I have noticed over the past few weeks that the battery life has been a lot worse, but I can't think of any particular app that may be causing it. Strangely, Android OS is using a lot of CPU time and also sending data!
Things I have tried to do:
Stopped all the optiona "location services" for Google apps (e.g. Google Now)
Installed Snapdragon Battery Guru (but it is currently in learning mode)
Uninstalled all unneccessary apps
How can I find out what is hammering the "Android OS" process, and why it is keeping the phone awake? Is there a more advanced battery stats app that could help with this?
Thanks,
Suman
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vctrrl said:
Hello Suman,
I have a similiar issue here. Android OS is not heading my battery stats, but it held the phone awake for a reasonably long time. You should try downloading BetterBatteryStats (the apk is available here in xda dev for free, but the developer did a nice work on it and the app is very useful, so I think you should support the developer if you don't mind). For a better understand of what's going on open BBS and set a custom ref before you go to sleep. Save the dump immediatly after you wake up. Post it here. Anyone that understand partial wakelocks will be able to give you a better support.
I have seen another guy here with a similar issue, but still unresolved. Also, I still have the problem, but my ROM is different (Vivo - Jelly Bean).
If you have received the update recently via OTA, you can try wiping data. Not sure if will help, but wiping data after receiving major updates is always a good and recommended practice.
Also, if you have instant upload on, turn it off. A bug seems to cause the instant upload to try syncing every minute so you'll have high times of SyncLoopWakelock keeping the phone awake most of the time. It happened to me. If a cloud backup of your photos is very necessary as it's to me I recommend Camera Uploads feature on the Dropbox app.
Let me know if something helps!
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Ok, I will give BBS a go, thanks for the recommendation.
I did a factory reset as soon as I received the JB OTA (I always do this after any major software update). The Android OS problem did not start right after the update - it is a fairly recent problem.
I don't have Google+ camera upload turned on (but I do have Dropbox camera upload, as you suggested).
Thanks,
Su

Hey,
Bit of a noob question I think... how exactly do I "use" BetterBatteryStats. I'm not sure how to set it up so it measures what I want it to.
This is what a full day's drain from 100% to nearly empty looks like at the moment:
Can anyone shed some light on my mystery battery thief please??!
Cheers,
Su

[Resolved] [Q] Google Search App Battery Drain

Hi all,
I'm having a terrible problem with the Google Search App/Google Now, it's killing my battery. Keep in mind I'm not talking about Google Play Services, I've found plenty of threads talking about battery drain from that but not much concerning the Google Search App drain. Here's some screenies of what I'm talking about:
I tried posting screenies, but I guess I don't have enough posts yet.... So I'll just try to summarize. Basically the Google Search App is reporting using 80% of my battery and when I click on it it tells me that GPS has been on for one day and 12 hours.
So it looks to me like the problem drainage problem is due to the app is keeping the GPS on all the time. While I can go into Cyanogen Mod's privacy guard settings and disable GPS for the app, I would prefer not to do that because A. I like the location pop ups that Google Now provides and B. When I do this there's an annoying persistent notification at the top telling me that the Google Search App can't access location.
That said, does anyone have any suggestions as to how this can be fixed/alleviated? I don't really understand why the app needs GPS all the time, shouldn't it just ping the location every once and a while?
If it helps, I'm on HTC ONE m7, Cyanogen Mod/Android 4.4.2
p.s. Feel free to switch the location of this thread, I wasn't really sure where to put it.

Jaeryl said:
Hi all,
I'm having a terrible problem with the Google Search App/Google Now, it's killing my battery. Keep in mind I'm not talking about Google Play Services, I've found plenty of threads talking about battery drain from that but not much concerning the Google Search App drain. Here's some screenies of what I'm talking about:
I tried posting screenies, but I guess I don't have enough posts yet.... So I'll just try to summarize. Basically the Google Search App is reporting using 80% of my battery and when I click on it it tells me that GPS has been on for one day and 12 hours.
So it looks to me like the problem drainage problem is due to the app is keeping the GPS on all the time. While I can go into Cyanogen Mod's privacy guard settings and disable GPS for the app, I would prefer not to do that because A. I like the location pop ups that Google Now provides and B. When I do this there's an annoying persistent notification at the top telling me that the Google Search App can't access location.
That said, does anyone have any suggestions as to how this can be fixed/alleviated? I don't really understand why the app needs GPS all the time, shouldn't it just ping the location every once and a while?
If it helps, I'm on HTC ONE m7, Cyanogen Mod/Android 4.4.2
p.s. Feel free to switch the location of this thread, I wasn't really sure where to put it.
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is it a official cyanogenmod rom? if so 4.4.2 is a little old, you might want to update it, you don't have to wipe your data just flash the update.

Jaeryl said:
Hi all,
I'm having a terrible problem with the Google Search App/Google Now, it's killing my battery. Keep in mind I'm not talking about Google Play Services, I've found plenty of threads talking about battery drain from that but not much concerning the Google Search App drain. Here's some screenies of what I'm talking about:
I tried posting screenies, but I guess I don't have enough posts yet.... So I'll just try to summarize. Basically the Google Search App is reporting using 80% of my battery and when I click on it it tells me that GPS has been on for one day and 12 hours.
So it looks to me like the problem drainage problem is due to the app is keeping the GPS on all the time. While I can go into Cyanogen Mod's privacy guard settings and disable GPS for the app, I would prefer not to do that because A. I like the location pop ups that Google Now provides and B. When I do this there's an annoying persistent notification at the top telling me that the Google Search App can't access location.
That said, does anyone have any suggestions as to how this can be fixed/alleviated? I don't really understand why the app needs GPS all the time, shouldn't it just ping the location every once and a while?
If it helps, I'm on HTC ONE m7, Cyanogen Mod/Android 4.4.2
p.s. Feel free to switch the location of this thread, I wasn't really sure where to put it.
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Don't worry about the thread location, "Questions and Answers" is the perfect spot.
I've done some research on this topic myself, and it appears that this specific app does actually need GPS on all the time, because every time you search it actually searches Maps before it realizes that your search isn't for a location.
Strange, I know.
So basically, unless you're willing to give up GPS data for your Google Search App, you're going to have to deal with the battery drain.
Pro Tip! If the Cyanogen Mod "turn off GPS" function doesn't work properly (it's been known to be a bit problematic), try using avast! Mobile Security and Antivirus. This app does what Cyanogen is supposed to, but generally does it better and more reliably.
Hope this helps - and if it does, please hit the
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I've done some research on this topic myself, and it appears that this specific app does]/i] actually need GPS on all the time, because every time you search it actually searches Maps before it realizes that your search isn't for a location.
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I was afraid someone might say this... *sigh*
Well thanks for the suggestions, I'll try them out and if I get any positive results from the norm I'll post them.
EDIT: Something that's been helping me is that I made a tasker profile where when the screen is turned off it turns off the GPS with the help of the secure settings app plugin.
It does hinder some of the functionality of google now, but keeps a lot of it intact.

Horrible Battery Life 2h SOT - Need Kernel or other tweaks advice

Okay, so to make a long story short I have terrible battery life. (See image below)
I don't even game, all this time the only thing I did was listening to music trough my headphones whatsapp, and some low usage of Facebook (Messenger). Nothing special in my eyes.
2h55 min SOT. This is really the worst battery life I ever had on every phone, I have this for a couple of months now already. And I am so done with it.
I am looking for options:
Will a new kernel help me out? If so, which one? I don't like fine tweaking. Just a new kernel that works, no tweaking and that works for battery life. I heard FrancoKernel, or ElementalX is good. But keep in mind I just need a kernel for battery/performance. Not for fine tuning.
I will also install xXx No limits. Is this recommended for my case?
I want to know all of your opinions on this, and with my batttery life in mind. Because I really want to get this fixed, I am getting annoyed so much.. Thanks!
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It must be the apps installed on ur phone, mostly its the rom not the kernel.

TheMellowOne said:
It must be the apps installed on ur phone, mostly its the rom not the kernel.
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There are really no specials apps installed. Also Battery usage (detailed) doesn't give a lot special.

Jhonnybe said:
There are really no specials apps installed. Also Battery usage (detailed) doesn't give a lot special.
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You have root? download matlog and see whats spamming ur devices with errors perhaps

TheMellowOne said:
You have root? download matlog and see whats spamming ur devices with errors perhaps
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Nope I am not rooted. I am looking for options what can cause this and preferable without root. I am afraid that root will only will make things worse, while this already really worse.

Do you use Chromecast? its so poorly optimized its insane.

TheMellowOne said:
Do you use Chromecast? its so poorly optimized its insane.
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Nope..

In the months that you've been dealing with this, have you factory reset your phone?
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"In the months that you've been dealing with this, have you factory reset your phone?" This.

daniel4653 said:
In the months that you've been dealing with this, have you factory reset your phone?
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Yes, its a while ago now. I think it has been 1-2 months ago. But I can remember it didn't make a huge difference. The thing is, I can't reset it because of banking applications and working abroad. (I wont be able to install them again). And I am pretty sure it wont help.
So I am looking for a kernel option or other tweaks..

There's no miracle, a kernel won't help significantly. You just need to track what's draining your battery. Delete ad many apps as possible, deactivate system apps you don't need.

You can try deep clear in the recent apps management and turn off smart boost in the laboratory.

You might have to replace the battery if the other suggestions don't help

Download Accubattery from play store and charge your phone above 80% then check battery heath, i have 86% health and it's pretty good.

Also if you oem unlock bootloader it will wipe everything.

Your doing something wrong.
Tinder much? Or u checking to many IG babes?
Edit: in that case nothing wrong, but something else is wrong (logs plz)

I'm experiencing exactly the same. Idle battery drain is about 1,5% per hour, I hardly get more than 3 hrs of screen on time. I do think it has something to do with the OS, but can't figure out what...

Go in Google settings, location, scan, and check in wifi and Bluetooth are enabled. This combo drains a lot

Airplane mode + Wifi enable.
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Jhonnybe said:
Okay, so to make a long story short I have terrible battery life. (See image below)
I don't even game, all this time the only thing I did was listening to music trough my headphones whatsapp, and some low usage of Facebook (Messenger). Nothing special in my eyes.
2h55 min SOT. This is really the worst battery life I ever had on every phone, I have this for a couple of months now already. And I am so done with it.
I am looking for options:
Will a new kernel help me out? If so, which one? I don't like fine tweaking. Just a new kernel that works, no tweaking and that works for battery life. I heard FrancoKernel, or ElementalX is good. But keep in mind I just need a kernel for battery/performance. Not for fine tuning.
I will also install xXx No limits. Is this recommended for my case?
I want to know all of your opinions on this, and with my batttery life in mind. Because I really want to get this fixed, I am getting annoyed so much.. Thanks!
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Airplane mode + Wifi enable.

sounds like your battery is dead.

Question How can I stop battery drain on "screen off"?

I'm happy with the battery performance, but only when the screen is on. When I use the phone mostly with the screen on, I get good SOT(6-9 hours), but with the screen off, the battery consumption is terrible. How can I pull this down?

Probably a cloud app; try temporarily disabling Google play Services, Google backup is a dependency as is Playstore, Gmail. Some apps also need it to run. I enable it once or twice a day. Disabled saves 1+%@hr.
Trashware social media apps like fb, WhatsApp etc shouldn't be installed. It all adds up.
6 hours SOT with a 5002 mAh battery isn't good, 9 hrs is fair to poor. That said all Samsung's should be optimized for best performance.

Thanks for your opininon. Are you saying we shouldn't use Whatsapp? Is it real solution?

Unfortunately, because of SD 8 gen 1 limitations (probably worse on Exynos variant), about 6-7 hours SOT is best you're going to get on the S22 ultra.
Try the following guide here & see if it helps your battery life.

I have the Exynos version. My phone has a SOT of about 10 to 12 hours. Rooted and bebloated. I do have the brightness very low though.
Android 13.
OneUI 5.
Latest.
Lightly debloated.

That's interesting. I guess depends on what apps the phone is using during SOT.......
Mind sharing your battery usage breakdown screenshot?

TheKaptan23 said:
Thanks for your opininon. Are you saying we shouldn't use Whatsapp? Is it real solution?
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Real as it gets. All social media apps should never be installed. Many should even be logged on to. WhatsApp track record is stunningly bad.
Lots of users means its got a huge bullseye on it even if they try to secure it, it will hacked again like the sun rises in the morning... for sure. Meanwhile phishing scams run under the radar and count on you screwing up. And many do.
You got to ask yourself one question,
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Thanks for your opininon. Are you saying we shouldn't use Whatsapp? Is it real solution?
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No really. The problem is that all the apps developed by Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp) are power hogs. Meta does not care if it chews up battery. The primary reason is that Meta is shoving ads in your face. Even when your screen is off, those apps are running in the background. Meta is not the only offender. There are plenty of other app developers that do the same thing.
Also, there are different "flavors" of Android. Each OEM implements it differently (even within the OEMs). This makes it less cost effective to customize their apps for each OEM. There is only one flavor of iOS and iPadOS, so it is much easier to tweak it for iPhones and iPads than it is for Android devices.

I understand. Thanks. I have another question. You said you turned off google play services. When I turn it off, notifications do not work and many applications do not work. How do you overcome this situation?

TheKaptan23 said:
I understand. Thanks. I have another question. You said you turned off google play services. When I turn it off, notifications do not work and many applications do not work. How do you overcome this situation?
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It doesn't effect any notifications for me that I use except Gmail. Most my apps run without it. I tend to shun those that do.
Some of the Samsung apps take the place of Google apps, no need to run both.
If killing Google play Services helps at night it's likely Google backup Transport running.

Hello, I have something to ask about. I need to know if there is any ability to store a system application variables usin adb. Imagine that I want to open my settings app and do something mabye a confirmation dialog will be shown in order to say something such as alert for something supposed that I did click on OK, i the normal case this alert will never be shown even if you clear the settings app data or clear the cash, is there any way to use adb to store the settings app data before opening it the if anything as the previous senario happened I can restore the settings app to the moment before clicking on the OK button or even before this alert has shown

TheKaptan23 said:
I understand. Thanks. I have another question. You said you turned off google play services. When I turn it off, notifications do not work and many applications do not work. How do you overcome this situation?
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Many apps that "need" Google play Services are Playstore pay apps. This can be circumvented by first allowing the app to activate, then firewall blocking their internet connection. Firewall block Playstore as well although it should be disabled except when needed.
If an app doesn't need internet access to function it should be firewall blocked anyway.