Having worse battery life than expected try this! - Verizon HTC One (M8)

This has helped out my battery a ton by updating google play services since my phone didn't update it for a week i just found a link and did it my self. Click this link on your htc m8 phone and use the google play store to open and if there is an update do it and I restarted my phone after to be safe.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms

Thanks. Mine was definitely out of date. Hopes this fixes the drain.

TheMavic said:
Thanks. Mine was definitely out of date. Hopes this fixes the drain.
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Let me know if this helps you out.

Same here. Just updated. Thanks.
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does this not show up as needing to be updated in "my apps"? this was one of the first apps updated when i turned on my phone.

Chadashcroft22 said:
Let me know if this helps you out.
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It definitely helped. Back down to where it should be. It needed a restart though. Thanks again!

Abe21599 said:
does this not show up as needing to be updated in "my apps"? this was one of the first apps updated when i turned on my phone.
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Same here, mine has been updated.
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BFirebird101 said:
Same here, mine has been updated.
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Yeah it weird my bros m8 got the update but not me. Doesn't show up in my list of apps downloaded there in play store but I think that is normal because it's a hidden app.

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TiKL

Has anyone tried it? I, for some reason love it!
Yea i've been using it a lot recently pretty cool love the multiple contact feature
Been using it for about 2 weeks.. works great..
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My sister and I LOVE it, we can't wait for the rest of the family to switch to androids!
Love it, but it DESTORYS the battery.
daPorkchop said:
Love it, but it DESTORYS the battery.
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not mine...
Love it, but it DESTORYS the battery.
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not mine...
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huh. then you have a super battery or dont use it much. everyone i talk to on it says it kills their battry as well
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I havent noticed any battery difference. Seems less for me than a continuous call. After a few seconds silence the connection stops until someone pushes the talk button.
I havent noticed any battery difference. Seems less for me than a continuous call. After a few seconds silence the connection stops until someone pushes the talk button.
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but it stays on in the background. i unno. ive seen my battery go from 99% to 90% in one convo.
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I dunno bout battery drain but it's great fun and easy to use. plus they just added in the much needed not available option yay!
daPorkchop said:
but it stays on in the background. i unno. ive seen my battery go from 99% to 90% in one convo.
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No issues at all here. Less battery drain than phone calls themselves...
its says my carrier isnt set for it?
lokipimpin said:
its says my carrier isnt set for it?
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This is weird, me and a few of my family members use this app. It is great for me because I hate sustaining a conversation, so a few exchanged words and its back to whatever I was doing. I didn't notice any battery drain out of the ordinary.
prezmater said:
This is weird, me and a few of my family members use this app. It is great for me because I hate sustaining a conversation, so a few exchanged words and its back to whatever I was doing. I didn't notice any battery drain out of the ordinary.
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I know...i have 3 people using it..an im the only one rooted...but my phone says that the carrier has not set a country code?
lokipimpin said:
I know...i have 3 people using it..an im the only one rooted...but my phone says that the carrier has not set a country code?
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I just got that error
DirtyShroomz said:
I just got that error
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I uninstalled an installed v1.6 an it doesnt say that anymore but it FC's
I have to apologize, I hadn't redownloaded it since rooting my phone on Sunday, but I did re download it today and I do not get any error or FC.
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No issues at all here. Less battery drain than phone calls themselves...
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Yeah i apologize i think it was probably my rom i had at the time.
battery kills me too. not during use, but when it is constantly pinging the server (even with use on WiFI only setting)
I will try reinstalling to see if I can fix it, but I wish it didn't have to CONTINOUSLY run in the background
okay i got it up an runnin, error on the roms side..fixed the rom now im TIKL away..it does seem to drain battery life..i have been using this rom for 4 days now with incredible battery life (22-30hrs). with TiKl up its down to 7-hrs...thas no good, but it has to stay on to get calls...so if you want to use it, then use it...if not then dont...no way to fix..if you kill the process/task then you will not recieve the calls

smart stay

OK guys I am on ICS 4.2F-6B on my skyrocket, the smart stay app will not open and says the beta testing is over...any ideas how I can get this to work? Also the screen keeps flashing no front camera detected, however the front camera works when I go into the camera. Why would this be flashing on the screen?
Sorry to be such a newbie, but I guess we all have to start somewhere!
Try this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?5wokm0nh8ym9vza
Seems the guy who made smart stay has it rigged to turn off on certain dates as a beta.
He has the lite and pro versions of it on the play store now
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StolenVW said:
He has the lite and pro versions of it on the play store now
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Ah ya.. seems the newest beta one turned off this morning. Have to buy the full thing now!
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Try this one: http://www.mediafire.com/?5wokm0nh8ym9vza
Seems the guy who made smart stay has it rigged to turn off on certain dates as a beta.
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ok, i know how to load a zip file in recovery, however i am not sure how to install an apk file...can you please help me out? Thanks!
gsxrchick said:
ok, i know how to load a zip file in recovery, however i am not sure how to install an apk file...can you please help me out? Thanks!
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If its a beta it won't work.....go to the play store and get it
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StolenVW said:
If its a beta it won't work.....go to the play store and get it
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i just got it, but for some reason, i dont think its working. It could be user error too! I followed the directions, but the screen wont turn on or off when i put my eyes in front of it or move them away. isnt it supposed to turn on when it detects your eyes and off when it doesnt?
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i just got it, but for some reason, i dont think its working. It could be user error too! I followed the directions, but the screen wont turn on or off when i put my eyes in front of it or move them away. isnt it supposed to turn on when it detects your eyes and off when it doesnt?
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No this one is just for when your screen timeout time runs out, if it see's two eyes looking at it then it will keep the screen on.
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No this one is just for when your screen timeout time runs out, if it see's two eyes looking at it then it will keep the screen on.
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haha, told you it was user error! Ok, that works!! Do you know if we will get one that operates like the g3?
Any idea on how to make it stop talking? It randomly tells me I'm adjusting setting or going back to the home screen. I believe it is this app doing it because the phones never done it before.
the app hasn't talked to me at all! It must be another app that is talking to you. that's weird though!
Roaming Gnome said:
Any idea on how to make it stop talking? It randomly tells me I'm adjusting setting or going back to the home screen. I believe it is this app doing it because the phones never done it before.
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Did you get a different version of the app with a hidden talking feature? 'Cause then, I want a refund.
Most likely it's your voice app or Talkback from your Settings >> Accessibility.
This application is over. The lite version is free to test over the market. But it doesn't work with low light. The best application for me is Sceeble and it's also free on Play Store. It works with the sensor.
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robocup555 said:
This application is over. The lite version is free to test over the market. But it doesn't work with low light. The best application for me is Sceeble and it's also free on Play Store. It works with the sensor.
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is "SCEEBLE" that you suggested spelled right, because i can't find it on the Play Store.
It's SCREEBL without E at the end of the word. Download from the market it works perfectly and it's free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keyes.screebl.beta
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stock internet

Quick question, my stock browser keeps cutting out. Dolphin works fine. Any ideas why?
Pron?
18th.abn said:
Pron?
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What does that mean?
Lol, definitely pr0n
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Pron?
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ChongoDroid said:
Lol, definitely pr0n
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lol, ok I'm a little slow today. The thing is it just started doing this a couple days ago and I've had the phone for 2months. Other than being pron to doing this, would a factory reset do any good or am I wasting my time.
What do you mean by cutting out? Is it just refreshing the screen when you come back to it? I think that is something browsers dependant.
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What do you mean by cutting out? Is it just refreshing the screen when you come back to it? I think that is something browsers dependant.
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No it is actually shutting off and going back to my home screen. It mostly does it when I'm trying to tap on a link and it just shuts off like I hit the home button.
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What do you mean by cutting out? Is it just refreshing the screen when you come back to it? I think that is something browsers dependant.
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No it is actually shutting off and going back to my home screen. It mostly does it when I'm trying to tap on a link and it just shuts off like I hit the home key.
That's odd. Stock browser never did that to me.
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That's odd. Stock browser never did that to me.
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Ok, I have had 3 HTC smart phones and never had this happen to me either until a few days ago. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. I'm looking for something other than stock browsers are "pron" to this or "That's odd. Stock browser never did that to me" The 2 previous phones I rooted, ran different roms, flashed radios and kernels' so give me a break and give me something useful. This one is not rooted 2.2 version and un-rootable at this point. The only reason I'm hesitant at a factory reset is having to set everything and re download all the apps I have. Sure wish this was rooted, I would have Titanium Back Up and not have to worry about re downloading all these darn apps.
Didn't mean for my comment to sound sarcastic. I was trying to experess that I didn't know the solution to your problem.
Try going to menu then settings then privacy and security and clear your cache and history. It could be a corrupted file in your cache.
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ComposMentis said:
Try going to menu then settings then privacy and security and clear your cache and history. It could be a corrupted file in your cache.
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Thank you I did that. Gonna play a little and will let you know if it works.
It cleared up the links problem but, when I try watching a video (yes, I have Adobe Flash Player. thank you XDA ) it starts loading and then just goes back to my HTC home screen.
clear data in the browser. Go to settings> app> all> internet then clear data
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ChongoDroid said:
clear data in the browser. Go to settings> app> all> internet then clear data
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Thank you so much. That seems to have done the trick.
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Thank you so much. That seems to have done the trick.
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No problem
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Similar Issue
I'm having a similar problem and really hope someone can help out. About a week ago my stock browser and ICS Browser + both started force closing on me at an alarming rate. I tried replicating the issue and found out that's its tied to javascript. The webpages that give me issue load just fine if I disable javascript but I don't see why I should have to when I've never had to before. In fact the sites that are causing crashes used to work fine until very recently. I'm on CleanRom V, but I've verified the issue with CleanRom 4.5 Final and AOKP Jellybean build 1.4. I've been using Dolphin Browser to get around the issue but I don't want to have to use it. Forgot to mention that I've also cleared my browser's data several times to no effect.
Pron is usually the cause to most crashes
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danny39 said:
Pron is usually the cause to most crashes
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Come on guy I need help not jokes from 1998.

Nexus 5 Update

Hey fellow Nexus 5 owners, just wondering when Google will release the Nexus 5 update? There's too many glitches with 4.4.2 KitKat.
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4/23/14
at about noon est the ota will start.
simms22 said:
4/23/14
at about noon est the ota will start.
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Source?
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simms22 said:
4/23/14
at about noon est the ota will start.
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UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHh TOO Long...!!
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Source?
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markdapimp said:
UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHh TOO Long...!!
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Pretty sure he's taking the micky
What's glitchy with 4.4.2?
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What's glitchy with 4.4.2?
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For example swiping away apps from recent apps killing their services (making mail and similar malfunction).
Or LED not properly working (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2666298 requesting feedback).
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Hey fellow Nexus 5 owners, just wondering when Google will release the Nexus 5 update? There's too many glitches with 4.4.2 KitKat.
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You need to be more specific...what are your 'glitches', and do they even apply to fellow Nexus 5 owners...
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For example swiping away apps from recent apps killing their services (making mail and similar malfunction).
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You appear to be causing your own 'glitch'...
I believe the 'solution' is simple...stop needlessly swiping them away from recent apps
Or LED not properly working (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2666298 requesting feedback).
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I'm not saying this isn't a glitch, but you need to be a bit more specific when reporting it. Does this happen on all stock / custom ROM / kernel combination you have tried?
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I'm not saying this isn't a glitch, but you need to be a bit more specific when reporting it. Does this happen on all stock / custom ROM / kernel combination you have tried?
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I have complete stock build, nothing touched. I made a friend of mine test this too and he seems to have the same problem.
The first notification after a reboot glitches, only lights up with lots of different colors veeery quickly and won't work properly until you swipe that notification away.
Just tried Light manager, and it has the very same problem.
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4/23/14
at about noon est the ota will start.
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I heard from the brother of a friend of my cousin that it's noon Pacific. Stop spreading false info.
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Source?
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Exactly the point he was making. We have no source. How can we answer?!
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google services consuming battery

I notice Google services is consuming a large amount of battery. Anyone else notice this? It's used 29% of my battery today so far. I'm sitting at 59% battery right now after 7 hrs.
pmazz850 said:
I notice Google services is consuming a large amount of battery. Anyone else notice this? It's used 29% of my battery today so far. I'm sitting at 59% battery right now after 7 hrs.
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Exact opposite for me. Google play services is at 1% after a few hours of usage.
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Exact opposite for me. Google play services is at 1% after a few hours of usage.
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Are you on Verizon?
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Are you on Verizon?
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Yeah, just picked it up in store this morning.
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Yeah, just picked it up in store this morning.
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Ya I'm thinking something Isn't right. Everyone says battery life is great on this phone and right now I'm worried about it. I'm coming from a note 2 and it had great battery life.
Got mine on Tuesday.
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wtoj34 said:
Yeah, just picked it up in store this morning.
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Ya I'm thinking something Isn't right. Everyone says battery life is great on this phone and right now I'm worried about it. I'm coming from a note 2 and it had great battery life.
Got mine on Tuesday.
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I came from note 2 as well. That was a known issue with aosp roms. I'd hang tight until we get some more insight on it.
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My battery usage isn't accurate at all, it doesn't even show screen or other apps I'm using. Maybe the OTA will fix this, we're on an old build version compared to the international users
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I came from note 2 as well. That was a known issue with aosp roms. I'd hang tight until we get some more insight on it.
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Ya I will thanks. I did notice something today though. When I got the phone Tuesday I activated it on a second line to get the discount. The next day I went back and switched it over to my line. After I went back I started getting this pop up saying- something went wrong....I'll try to attatch pic. Doesn't say what it's for or anything. So I went into sync and unchecked a bunch of craps. Haven't seen it again. Been about an hour.
Edit: Still getting pop up....
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wtoj34 said:
Ya I will thanks. I did notice something today though. When I got the phone Tuesday I activated it on a second line to get the discount. The next day I went back and switched it over to my line. After I went back I started getting this pop up saying- something went wrong....I'll try to attatch pic. Doesn't say what it's for or anything. So I went into sync and unchecked a bunch of craps. Haven't seen it again. Been about an hour.
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I am having that same problem cannot figure out what is is hmm
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you can disable google service
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pmazz850 said:
I am having that same problem cannot figure out what is is hmm
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you can disable google service
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wtoj34 said:
Exact opposite for me. Google play services is at 1% after a few hours of usage.
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Same issue here, coming fro the Note 3 I figured I would be disappointed with Battery but not like this. 4 hours off the charger and minimal use and I'm at 60% , Android System using 46% and Google Play Services using 42%. I'm also on Verizon...
I seem to be doing a little better today on battery. I went into app manager and disabled every Verizon app I could. I also unchecked administor box in Google. Haven't had the pop up yet today bout signing into something. So I'm still hoping this phone will hold up. 6hr31m at 73%
Android system is normal.. As you can see I have no play services up. Battery life is meh after using a note 3.. But liveable.
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That's interesting. I'm still showing Google services consuming a fair amount of my juice. I think I might factory reset this phone because I don't know what the salesman did when he set it up. That's why I don't usually go into a retail store for new phones, they get there grubby paws all over it.
Go in Google now and uncheck the "ok Google" shortcut. A lot of complaints for 4.4.2 on the Moto X showed improvement by doing this. i did it day one just to be careful since i never use that shortcut. phrase. Just something to try and see if you have improvement. 4.4.2 on the Moto X had a crazy battery drain bug and that helped it.
Cole
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Go in Google now and uncheck the "ok Google" shortcut. A lot of complaints for 4.4.2 on the Moto X showed improvement by doing this. i did it day one just to be careful since i never use that shortcut. phrase. Just something to try and see if you have improvement. 4.4.2 on the Moto X had a crazy battery drain bug and that helped it.
Cole
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the "Ok, Google" hotword detection?
I'll disable it as I never use it.. the battery drain is really odd.. I'm getting 10% drain from google play services and 58% from android system..
x70xchallengerx said:
the "Ok, Google" hotword detection?
I'll disable it as I never use it.. the battery drain is really odd.. I'm getting 10% drain from google play services and 58% from android system..
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Yea the hotword detection. It's worth a shot.
Cole
My battery seems to be getting butchered by Android System and Google Services.
pettigrew95 said:
My battery seems to be getting butchered by Android System and Google Services.
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Same here, I mean that's just what it shows but I'm seeing 50-60% used by android system , is that normal?
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I disable the 90 percent of mine and battery life is awesome now
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