Just 30 Minutes SOT - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
I have no idea what to do with my phone now. I am currently running on Android 5.1 with stock kernel. Today I just got 30 Minutes screen on time!!!!. I got for the first period I've used Kitkat approximately 4 hours, and know. I really don't know what to do. I just recently installed 5.1, before I used Kitkat and got like 2 hours. I am not even a heavy user. I attach some Screenshots about my battery usage.

Are you rooted?
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Ben36 said:
Are you rooted?
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Yes I am. I also have TWRP running on my phone.

Install wakelock detector from the play store or better battery stats. Charge your phone full and let it run down and see what they show
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I installed it and let it do his job for a few days
The most wakelocks are caused by Google Fit (I´ve uninstalled that app, battery don´t got a lot better than before) and the Google App, which I still gave installed and also won´t uninstall because it´s one of my most important apps. Is there any way to fix the number of wakelocks appeared(x2173) ?

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Yes I am. I also have TWRP running on my phone.
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Did you install GApps?

Check out what's going on with android OS (49 minutes wake lock). Any noticeable bulge or deformities to the battery? It's possible the battery might be shot. If possible, please try returning to stock 4.4.4 to see if the issue persists.

@zagorteney I am running on Stock 5.1 so Gapps are pre installed
@lolcakes203 There is nothing optical visible and I also didn´t such big problems on 4.4.4 . There I usually got around 3 hours SOT(after 1 year usuage without any "cleaning" such as wipe etc.) I am pretty sure the problem is caused by Android 5.1 but I want to know what exactly is causing the problem. After several reboots, chargings etc. the Google Play Store is mostly the top app at the battery usage and also the Google App is doing a lot wakelocks
BTW: My SOT is now a little bit, today I got 1 1/2 hour I think deleting Google Fit did that

Meanwhile my battery life is better and I get like 2-2 1/2 hours SOT a day but I think this can be better especially the wakelocks caused by the Google App bother me a lot. Does someone have a solution for this?

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HTC One XL Battery Drain

Alright guys, I've pretty much had it with this phone and AT&T. This is the 4th issue I've had on my phone. Basically, my battery dies within 3 hours no matter what I do. I turned off all connectivity in class this morning and put it in my pocket at 90%, 2 hours later it was at 29% with "Google Services" as the main cause of the drain. I thought it was weird because my internet was still off. This is my third One XL due to numerous problems in the hardware, at this point I just want a totally different phone which I know they'll offer me. But I'd rather get a Nexus 4 or try to hold out for the Nexus 5. Any ideas on what I can do to maybe temporarily fix it until October?
cbatiste1993 said:
Alright guys, I've pretty much had it with this phone and AT&T. This is the 4th issue I've had on my phone. Basically, my battery dies within 3 hours no matter what I do. I turned off all connectivity in class this morning and put it in my pocket at 90%, 2 hours later it was at 29% with "Google Services" as the main cause of the drain. I thought it was weird because my internet was still off. This is my third One XL due to numerous problems in the hardware, at this point I just want a totally different phone which I know they'll offer me. But I'd rather get a Nexus 4 or try to hold out for the Nexus 5. Any ideas on what I can do to maybe temporarily fix it until October?
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Is this phone bootloader unlocked/rooted? are you using a custom ROM? If so, which one?
If it is unlocked/rooted, also please indicate if your phone is S-ON or S-OFF
exad said:
Is this phone bootloader unlocked/rooted? are you using a custom ROM? If so, which one?
If it is unlocked/rooted, also please indicate if your phone is S-ON or S-OFF
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Forgot about adding that in. My phone is completely stock, bootloader locked, and S-ON on 3.18.
Install better battery stats to see what is keeping your from from deep sleeping because it sounds like you have a really bad wake lock. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
j3ssejamez said:
Install better battery stats to see what is keeping your from from deep sleeping because it sounds like you have a really bad wake lock. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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Thanks! I'll let my phone recharge up and try to replicate the issue to see what's causing it and I'll see where to go from there.
Try uninstalling all your apps, keeping only the necessities. If you went through 3 phones already, the problem is probably you, not the phone itself.
I get this sometimes, I usually fix it by uninstalling updates to play store and deleting app data from play services and play store and the app that battery usage says is the problem. Then reboot.
There's probably an easier way to fix it but I haven't found it.
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I would ruu. And install gsam right away. Then I would monitor battery drain over a day or two. If gsam reports no wakelocks but it keeps draining quickly, it's a hardware issue. If it's not draining quickly any more, install a few apps a day until you find the draining culprit.
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Apparently there was an error with sync that kept my phone awake while it tried to finish it. A reboot and refreshing the sync seems to have done the trick. Thanks guys! I'm still jumping ship when/if the nexus 5 is released.
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Android system draining battery since 4.4 update

I have a UK retail device that is totally stock, no root. On 4.3 battery life was stellar but since updating to 4.4 Android system is draining the battery very quickly especially when I am off WiFi and am using 3G. It drops about 25% in 4 hours.
Yesterday I tried the nuclear option and performed a factory reset and SD wipe. When setting up again I did not restore my Google settings and started completely from scratch and only installed the bare essentials. I have Google Now enabled and my Location settings are at "Battery saving". I am using the stock launcher, etc. no mods. None of the Motorola services are enabled other than Assist for the silent period,
Alas the reset hasn't helped and Android system is again munching through my battery. My next step is to flash 4.3 and give up on 4.4 for now but I thought I'd see if anyone here has any other ideas.
Any advice is welcome. I'm wondering if this is a 3G radio issue of some kind (I am on the Three UK network).
I am with kk on en.EU firmware and battery is amazing like on 4.3. I am always in wifi and sometimes in 3g, no problem.
3g data generally drain more battery then wifi.
I'm using a little more.... maybe about 10% extra a day since updating.
Ive tried Wi-Fi on Wi-Fi off 2g and 3g and nothing makes much difference. I get about 3 days and 2 nights whatever combination I use.
rec71 said:
I have a UK retail device that is totally stock, no root. On 4.3 battery life was stellar but since updating to 4.4 Android system is draining the battery very quickly especially when I am off WiFi and am using 3G. It drops about 25% in 4 hours.
Yesterday I tried the nuclear option and performed a factory reset and SD wipe. When setting up again I did not restore my Google settings and started completely from scratch and only installed the bare essentials. I have Google Now enabled and my Location settings are at "Battery saving". I am using the stock launcher, etc. no mods. None of the Motorola services are enabled other than Assist for the silent period,
Alas the reset hasn't helped and Android system is again munching through my battery. My next step is to flash 4.3 and give up on 4.4 for now but I thought I'd see if anyone here has any other ideas.
Any advice is welcome. I'm wondering if this is a 3G radio issue of some kind (I am on the Three UK network).
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What version of Google Play services do you have?
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What version of Google Play services do you have?
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4.1.32
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Also on Three UK network, andrpid system has been causing battery drain since updated to kitkat.
Hi,
I have the same experience. The battery life on 4.3 was pretty good. I expected some improvements in 4.4 however the battery draining is almost twice as fast as it was.
Google Play Services is the most power hungry app. Its version is 4.1.32. As I understood the battery usage of this app has been improved recently. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...player-new-google-drive-api-preview-and-more/
What I installed is only a custom clock widget, otherwise everything is the stock.
sakos1 said:
Hi,
I have the same experience. The battery life on 4.3 was pretty good. I expected some improvements in 4.4 however the battery draining is almost twice as fast as it was.
Google Play Services is the most power hungry app. Its version is 4.1.32. As I understood the battery usage of this app has been improved recently. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...player-new-google-drive-api-preview-and-more/
What I installed is only a custom clock widget, otherwise everything is the stock.
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Twice? Come on.. Classic placebo effect!
Android system just over took screen when it comes on battery usage on my phone... This is after I turned off Google Now and changed location to Battery saving mode.
denzel09 said:
Twice? Come on.. Classic placebo effect!
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In 4.3 I managed to achive more than 4 days battery life once, Now it is on 50% after one day when I almost did not use the phone.
25% Google Play services, 14% Android system...
See this thread for reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611806&page=5
I factory reset a second time and have only installed the absolute bare essentials. Today the issue has gone. My suspicion is location services but I will reinstall more apps slowly until I prove this.
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rec71 said:
I factory reset a second time and have only installed the absolute bare essentials. Today the issue has gone. My suspicion is location services but I will reinstall more apps slowly until I prove this.
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Please do share your result, I really don't want to root my phone and also installed too many apps to do a factory re-set without knowing it will definitely work.
lavafire said:
Please do share your result, I really don't want to root my phone and also installed too many apps to do a factory re-set without knowing it will definitely work.
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I installed more apps last night and battery life is still stellar. My current suspicion is a combination of the BBC Weather app with Location mode set to High accuracy.
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sakos1 said:
In 4.3 I managed to achive more than 4 days battery life once, Now it is on 50% after one day when I almost did not use the phone.
25% Google Play services, 14% Android system...
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I disabled Google Now only and the battery draining has been normalized. I will try to enable it again.
I have exactly the same issue - since going to 4.4.2. Battery usage was great in 4.3 - but since going to 4.4 it was awful (android system using 30% of the battery overnight).
I did a factory reset - which kept me at 4.4 but uninstalled all my apps etc (and put google play services back to the original version). I then turned off location services altogether (I had tried battery saver, but it made no difference). Since then I have been having little or no issues - android system is hardly using thing overnight. Google play services has updated back to the latest version.
So it is defo to do with location services and/or some app using it to death - haven't risked turning it back on yet - but will do - might go for gps only first, then battery saver (which did no good last time). Google now is currently off - but I may turn it back on as part of my testing
Disabled location, now Android System only uses 13% of the battery instead of 35%. Still this is way too high for whatever it is used for, will keep investigating.

Confirmed: Hangouts is a major battery drain

Confirmation: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/hangouts/PiCHREJIGmU
Hangouts is majorly draining battery, not only the app itself, but cause Android System/OS draining battery aswell on my Note 3 SM-N900W8.
I thought all this time it was samsungs 4.4 update that was killy my battery, but it was Hangouts the culprit.
Solution: Either remove Hangouts or go back to the original version that came with the Note 3 (version 2.0.2). You'll see much more battery improvement if you've been having problems, remove auto-update for the app. Apparently a new version will come out soon to address this issue.
Other articles: http://www.droid-life.com/2014/05/2...ve-amount-of-battery-google-working-on-a-fix/
http://androidandme.com/2014/05/app...-bug-fixed-internally-release-should-be-soon/
No Wonder why my SM-N900 didn't experience thisbattery drain issue, because at first setup or just factory reset, or flashing new firmware, I always disable this hangout for permanent and use standard sms feature. I permanetly disable that hangouts on my XXUDND2 firmware. Until now my N900 run smoothly with low battery consumption ( with root of course ). Thank You guys for finding this problem.
Salute for all android experts. :good:
Thank you for this. I just upgraded to KitKat this morning and have noticed a crazy battery drain. I downgraded Hangouts to 2.02. Lets see if that helps.
I don't have this issue on NE6 fwiw
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For me is main batt drain: system android. Trying turn off hangouts didnt help my batt drain after kitkat update.
I'm using it as my default SMS app since I bought the phone almost 2 months ago. I never noticed the battery drain you're mentioning, not on jb and not on kitkat. I've never even seen the app being mentioned in the battery consumption menu.
Media server has kept my phone awake for hours on end and raped me but never hangouts.
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arcanexvi said:
Media server has kept my phone awake for hours on end and raped me but never hangouts.
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must be you have tons of pictures and videos
Nah. If i notice it and reboot the phone it's fine.
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All Google app drains battery when it works in background
Google should optimise battery use on there app
That explains why I never saw it. Disabled Hangouts the moment I first started the phone.

Google play services battery drain

Hi all
Ever since the android 6 update I have noticed that Google play services is always top of my battery drain stats.
Also the mobile radio active figure is always going up and up!
I do have a android wear device synced but I always have and never noticed this is lollipop.
Anyone know what could be causing this? I don't have Google now or location services on
Thanks
Chris
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Clear it's cache. Power off. Leave for about a minute and power back on
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Tried that mate thanks, no change
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Same problem as OP
I am having the same problem as OP mentioned where GP services, Android OS and System are ending up on top of my battery usage stats. I tried various solutions like GServiceFix from the play store, and other solutions from other threads regarding battery drain, but none of them have been consistent so far. Should we just wait for the 6.1 update?
I just got a Wear device (ZenWatch 2). I was hoping that since I wouldn't have to use the phone as much I'd get better battery life, but this is causing the opposite :S I hope they fix it soon!

HORRIBLE battery life after November 16 update.

Hey all
I have a Sprint Galaxy S 6 that I just updated with an update that claimed to be to improve "battery drain".
It is losing 13% in a half hour without using the phone.
I have no apps running.
I go to settings and it seems that Google Play services is always the one that uses most of the battery.
I never got great battery life but this update seemed to make it worse.
Am I missing something big???
Any advise would be appreciated.
Mike in St. Louis
mikeinstlouis said:
Hey all
I have a Sprint Galaxy S 6 that I just updated with an update that claimed to be to improve "battery drain".
It is losing 13% in a half hour without using the phone.
I have no apps running.
I go to settings and it seems that Google Play services is always the one that uses most of the battery.
I never got great battery life but this update seemed to make it worse.
Am I missing something big???
Any advise would be appreciated.
Mike in St. Louis
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Probably your phone won't go into deepsleep. This is caused by wakelocks and alarms. You can fix this by rooting your phone and install powernap or factory resetting your phone & start all over again.
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_SDroid said:
Probably your phone won't go into deepsleep. This is caused by wakelocks and alarms. You can fix this by rooting your phone and install powernap or factory resetting your phone & start all over again.
Hit thanks if I helped you - LG G3 D855
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I would rather not root my phone... I did it with my last three phones and was more trouble than it was worth for me. The phone has all of the features that I like and I don't have a need to flash ROMS.
Any other suggestions?
mikeinstlouis said:
I would rather not root my phone... I did it with my last three phones and was more trouble than it was worth for me. The phone has all of the features that I like and I don't have a need to flash ROMS.
Any other suggestions?
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In that case factory reset your phone, this will delete all of your apps and data so also the wakelocks and alarms. From then your phone will go into deepsleep and you won't lose so much juice when you don't use the phone
Hi, I'm also having battery life issues. I've factory formatted from recovery menu, but I still get battery issues. I charge my phone about 3 times a day and I don't have any significant drain according to the battery usage settings.
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Plain Water said:
Hi, I'm also having battery life issues. I've factory formatted from recovery menu, but I still get battery issues. I charge my phone about 3 times a day and I don't have any significant drain according to the battery usage settings.
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The same here. I have everything okay according to battery stats. But I lose like 5-8% an hour when screen doesn't work. Don't know what to do.
I basically surf the net and use WhatsApp. By early afternoon, I'm down to 60% battery. I unplug my charger at 6am everyday.
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I'm curious if you have cell satndby being used constantly, as that is my problem.
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