[Q] Volume decrease and worse battery life after Lollipop update! - Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So is it me or did the volume decrease with lollipop?
On KitKat i somehow got the feeling that the overall sound volume is much higher, especially while listening to music over the speakers.
Also my batterie life got really worse with lollipop, but i wont judge now since the OTA came in two days ago.
Still, somehow i miss KitKat already and find myself looking for a downgrade. I'm on the Z3.
I would be glad, if you tell me your thoughts on that one.

I just clean flashed 5.0.2 and got a device which has way better batteries now than after an OTA update. Try that.

After clean flashing, my battery life has increased soooooooo much it's insane I actually don't understand how it.can be so good

shakerist said:
After clean flashing, my battery life has increased soooooooo much it's insane I actually don't understand how it.can be so good
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I've been on stock rom now (updated using pc companion on the same day lollipop came to our devices). My battery life gives me max 4 hours of screen on time with moderate usage.
So my question is, did you just do a simply factory reset through the settings menu or did you flash it as a rom?
I'm just curious as I've lately noticed that by the time my phone goes from 100% to 85% I do only have 35minutes of screen on time. On my lg g2 I could go from 100% to 90% and have 1 hour screen on time...
Guess I should have done a factory reset long time ago... I'm about to root my phone and flash cm12.1 anyway, but wanted to get someone who clean flashed incase I want to go back in future.
@Sindroid Hi my fellow Bergenser. I'm also from Bergen but stuck in Sweden, my wife is Swedish (got caught in the Swedish trap.) How did you clean flash after the OTA? just a standars factory reset? did you wipe the internal storage too? e.g camera pictures and media etc?

@Sindroid Hi my fellow Bergenser. I'm also from Bergen but stuck in Sweden, my wife is Swedish (got caught in the Swedish trap.) How did you clean flash after the OTA? just a standars factory reset? did you wipe the internal storage too? e.g camera pictures and media etc?
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No, a factory wipe won´t do justice. That will just wipe your phone clean and the OS will remain the same.
I am talking about Flashing a stock FTF.
You need D6603_23.1.A.0.690_Customized_NCB.ftf
And you need Flashtool to flash it..
Back up what you can that is internally on your phone. IF you have File Commander you just use that to move all stuff from Internal to SD.. Your SD Card will remain unharmed during flashing process but you could remove it during flashing to be on the safe side.

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Arju007 said:
I've been on stock rom now (updated using pc companion on the same day lollipop came to our devices). My battery life gives me max 4 hours of screen on time with moderate usage.
So my question is, did you just do a simply factory reset through the settings menu or did you flash it as a rom?
I'm just curious as I've lately noticed that by the time my phone goes from 100% to 85% I do only have 35minutes of screen on time. On my lg g2 I could go from 100% to 90% and have 1 hour screen on time...
Guess I should have done a factory reset long time ago... I'm about to root my phone and flash cm12.1 anyway, but wanted to get someone who clean flashed incase I want to go back in future.
@Sindroid Hi my fellow Bergenser. I'm also from Bergen but stuck in Sweden, my wife is Swedish (got caught in the Swedish trap.) How did you clean flash after the OTA? just a standars factory reset? did you wipe the internal storage too? e.g camera pictures and media etc?
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I downloaded the OTA, made it a flashable zip, wiped thru custom recovery then flashed.
Since my last post I haven't charged battery: current stats
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I downloaded the OTA, made it a flashable zip, wiped thru custom recovery then flashed.
Since my last post I haven't charged battery: current stats
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How did you manage to have that screen on time? Are there any tips you can provide us, please?

I noticed a weaker battery life directly after upgrade (by ftf without wiping data) but it went back to normal a couple of days later... I guess just patience is needed.

andiling said:
I noticed a weaker battery life directly after upgrade (by ftf without wiping data) but it went back to normal a couple of days later... I guess just patience is needed.
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Yes, but have you seen @shakerist screen on time? 12h is too much! I wanna know his secret!

Yeah, noted that...
Never paid too much attention on screen time. I get about 1 1/2 days with normal business use (mostly phone, mail and web) which is pretty good.

dehkun said:
Yes, but have you seen @shakerist screen on time? 12h is too much! I wanna know his secret!
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No secret. That' s normal, how is supposed to be.
Even better if you ask me.

TheTeslaCoil said:
No secret. That' s normal, how is supposed to be.
Even better if you ask me.
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Can you provide us what tweaks/apps/modules/configs you are using? Because I've checked many Z3 users and none of them can replicate this on-time screen. We get usually between 5-7h on-time screen with 24h+ battery usage.

dehkun said:
Can you provide us what tweaks/apps/modules/configs you are using? Because I've checked many Z3 users and none of them can replicate this on-time screen. We get usually between 5-7h on-time screen with 24h+ battery usage.
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No tweaks. Just heavily debloated and Greenify + Xposed.That' s all.

TheTeslaCoil said:
No tweaks. Just heavily debloated and Greenify + Xposed.That' s all.
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Greenify is the secret and the trick. ?

DJ BlackEagle said:
Greenify is the secret and the trick. ?
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It may be the trick, but not the tweak

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When the phone dies due to battery drain it causes data loss

Hi,
Whenever my phone dies due to battery drain I lose contact information, texts and application settings and other settings.
It has been happening off late. It was fine some months back.
I am on 2.3.5 and my phone is still under warranty. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?
Never heard of anything like that before. Anyway try flashing a new firmware 2.3.6. GB and give it a shot.. If the issue still persists, a service Centre is the best option..
Try simple things to minimise battery drain like alway turn off wifi, 2g, 3g. Use it only when its required. Other time turn it off. Flash xxkpq firmware & use UC kernel. Also tweaks & governers will help u alot. Also sync of mail do it manually. Auto sync always take ur battery like hell.
vishal24387 said:
Try simple things to minimise battery drain like alway turn off wifi, 2g, 3g. Use it only when its required. Other time turn it off. Flash xxkpq firmware & use UC kernel. Also tweaks & governers will help u alot. Also sync of mail do it manually. Auto sync always take ur battery like hell.
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Dude the problem here is the loss of data after (maybe) reboot.. Battery drain is not the issue..
So the best way to check if it is a hardware issue or not is to flash a new firmware.. No mods required...
And she's obviously new here so let's keep it simple.. Flash guides and the links to download the required roms in the stickies section..
I read recently that turning off journaling can cause data corruption/loss. are you running stock, or customized? some customized roms turn off journaling for better performance...
in addition, for better apparent performance, some roms also increase read ahead/write ahead or something like that. if you were doing something when your phone dies (and is unable to shutdown properly because you pushed it to the max), it can die in the middle of reading or writing, and especially in the case of writing, likely will cause data corruption/loss.
so, once again, let us know if you're running stock or custom, and why you insist on killing the battery while using the phone instead of shutting it of at 1% or 2% to prevent this from happening anymore
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Dude the problem here is the loss of data after (maybe) reboot.. Battery drain is not the issue..
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ooops...! Sorry...! I though battery drain is issue.
Tamanna Jaisinghani said:
Hi,
Whenever my phone dies due to battery drain I lose contact information, texts and application settings and other settings.
It has been happening off late. It was fine some months back.
I am on 2.3.5 and my phone is still under warranty. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?
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Mam.,
It is advisable not to let the battery die.use apps such as juice defender, if ur problem persists go to the service center
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ivAnash said:
Never heard of anything like that before. Anyway try flashing a new firmware 2.3.6. GB and give it a shot.. If the issue still persists, a service Centre is the best option..
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I will try this today. Do you think I should try a factory reset as well and see if that helps?
yamchirobe said:
Mam.,
It is advisable not to let the battery die.use apps such as juice defender, if ur problem persists go to the service center
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But I can't keep preventing my battery to run out. Why should a battery drain erase data? Obviously the problem is worse than just battery draining.
supergaijin said:
I read recently that turning off journaling can cause data corruption/loss. are you running stock, or customized? some customized roms turn off journaling for better performance...
in addition, for better apparent performance, some roms also increase read ahead/write ahead or something like that. if you were doing something when your phone dies (and is unable to shutdown properly because you pushed it to the max), it can die in the middle of reading or writing, and especially in the case of writing, likely will cause data corruption/loss.
so, once again, let us know if you're running stock or custom, and why you insist on killing the battery while using the phone instead of shutting it of at 1% or 2% to prevent this from happening anymore
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I don't wait for the battery to drain. When my battery is a little less than half at night, I wake up to find my phone turned off with the battery run out. And all of the mentioned data erased.
I have stock rom. Should I just update my fw to 2.3.6 and see?
Tamanna Jaisinghani said:
I don't wait for the battery to drain. When my battery is a little less than half at night, I wake up to find my phone turned off with the battery run out. And all of the mentioned data erased.
I have stock rom. Should I just update my fw to 2.3.6 and see?
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A likely scenario here, which also occurred to me was that when kept overnight, the phone restarts automatically and gets into a boot loop (stuck at the samsung logo, and reboots over and over) thus draining the battery of whatever charge is left. And then once you switch it back on all personal data is erased, including settings, except installed apps.
What firmware are you using? This is surprisingly a very common issue nowadays, happens to many on GB, I have not heard of this happening on froyo as yet, but you never know! I myself have given in my handset for a motherboard replacement due to this!
So the issue might not be battery drain, just keep it unattended for a while and you will see its behavior! (Or wake up in the middle of the night! )
mzone1510 said:
A likely scenario here, which also occurred to me was that when kept overnight, the phone restarts automatically and gets into a boot loop (stuck at the samsung logo, and reboots over and over) thus draining the battery of whatever charge is left. And then once you switch it back on all personal data is erased, including settings, except installed apps.
What firmware are you using? This is surprisingly a very common issue nowadays, happens to many on GB, I have not heard of this happening on froyo as yet, but you never know! I myself have given in my handset for a motherboard replacement due to this!
So the issue might not be battery drain, just keep it unattended for a while and you will see its behavior! (Or wake up in the middle of the night! )
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Oh ya! This sounds exactly like my problem. I am on 2.3.5 GB.
Does this mean I should take it to the service center today?
Tamanna Jaisinghani said:
Oh ya! This sounds exactly like my problem. I am on 2.3.5 GB.
Does this mean I should take it to the service center today?
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Well till now all those facing the problem couldn't solve it even with multiple wipes/firmware installs, so best bet is the service center, insist on a MB replacement on the 2nd visit, because the 1st time they will just do a firmware flash.
Make sure you are on Indian firmware DDKP1/KP2 with no trace of root including superuser and CWM.
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Well till now all those facing the problem couldn't solve it even with multiple wipes/firmware installs, so best bet is the service center, insist on a MB replacement on the 2nd visit, because the 1st time they will just do a firmware flash.
Make sure you are on Indian firmware DDKP1/KP2 with no trace of root including superuser and CWM.
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Oh ya. Everything is Indian. I only update it with Kies.
Tamanna Jaisinghani said:
Oh ya. Everything is Indian. I only update it with Kies.
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Then go ahead and visit the service centre, that's what warranty is for!
Tamanna Jaisinghani said:
I will try this today. Do you think I should try a factory reset as well and see if that helps?
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Yup.. Give it a shot..
Tamanna Jaisinghani said:
But I can't keep preventing my battery to run out. Why should a battery drain erase data? Obviously the problem is worse than just battery draining.
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Tamanna Jaisinghani said:
I don't wait for the battery to drain. When my battery is a little less than half at night, I wake up to find my phone turned off with the battery run out. And all of the mentioned data erased.
I have stock rom. Should I just update my fw to 2.3.6 and see?
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that's different
your issue is not a loss of data due to battery dying, it's due to a hardware malfunction. take it to sammy!
same problem with me.. i heard its from the motherboard and internal memory.. i was using xxkpm then... At night i turn on wifi to update my apps on market.. its good, everything was updated, but tomorrow morning when i woke up i found my phone dead, so i charge it and when i open it, i was surprise to see that its asking me to pick a language again.. and yeah, all my contacts are gone, the messages, and the settings.. I thought its because of some apps that is update.. so i uninstall all my apps and then factory reset. but still same things happen everytime my phone is idle for awhile.. i also tried to flash xxkpq but same thing happens.. i still have warranty but is it ok if i go to samsung center with XXKPQ? or should i flash again to a lower version like 2.2.1??

[L 5.0.1 ]Enormous battery problem

Im experiencing a huge problem with battery...
First the battery drain is too big to be real 100 to 0 for like an hour of browsing...
What is more is that when the battery gets like 30% the phone sometimes just shuts down like and acts like the battery is fully drained and the only way to turn it back on is to connect it to a charger first and when i turn it on its on 0% battery.
I'm running all stock, no rom, not even unlocked, I sideloaded both 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 updates.
Here is some screenshots, could it be a bad 5.0.1 update?
Have you done a factory reset yet?
What happens if you charge it when its off?
Welcome to the club
It charges normaly, just like I have let the battery die to 0%. Other then that it charges preeeetty fast ... Too much if im not overreacting
Haven't done factory reset....thats the reason for not flashing it, didnt want to lose data..
Viktor1926 said:
It charges normaly, just like I have let the battery die to 0%. Other then that it charges preeeetty fast ... Too much if im not overreacting
Haven't done factory reset....thats the reason for not flashing it, didnt want to lose data..
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Well, it could be hardware but best thing to do is rule out.software so best bet would be to factory reset after backing up your data. Maybe even flash back to stock.
rootSU said:
Well, it could be hardware but best thing to do is rule out.software so best bet would be to factory reset after backing up your data. Maybe even flash back to stock.
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Flash back to 4.4 or ? Pretty sure its software tho
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Flash back to 4.4 or ? Pretty sure its software tho
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I would flash full 5.0.1 if a factory reset doesnt work. If its still the same, then try 4.4.4.
rootSU said:
I would flash full 5.0.1 if a factory reset doesnt work. If its still the same, then try 4.4.4.
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The reason behind not flashing already etc etc is that i dont wanna lose my warranty. That leaves me with factory reset and nothing else for solving it? Should I just copy all my storage to PC or should I use some application for the backup?
Viktor1926 said:
The reason behind not flashing already etc etc is that i dont wanna lose my warranty. That leaves me with factory reset and nothing else for solving it? Should I just copy all my storage to PC or should I use some application for the backup?
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Where did you buy it?
Backup with something like carbon and yes, copy your sdcard to pc if you need to keep it.
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Where did you buy it?
Backup with something like carbon and yes, copy your sdcard to pc if you need to keep it.
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Bought it from Bulgaria, from one of the mobile telecommunication companies here about 9 months ago
Viktor1926 said:
Bought it from Bulgaria, from one of the mobile telecommunication companies here about 9 months ago
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You'd need to reset the flag then afterwards. Its all covered in the flashing stock guide in general > sticky roll-up. Not saying you should do it, just letting you know. Though after you factory reset i would recommend you probably just contact the company and let them fix it.
I guess I will have to unlock, root and flash my Nexus to see if this will help.
Can u advise me with a stable and low battery drain ROM and Kernel eventually ? I'll need to seach a full guide on unlocking rooting flashing I guess
If it's new, go and get a replacement. If it's not you may change your battery. It does not look like a wakelock or another issue. It looks like a hardware issue much more.
Actually, I do have the same problem as OP. I'm thinking of going back to 4.4.4.
Facebook app is draining a lot, Disable Service and disable the fitness services within Google Play Service, and disable unneeded syncs.
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I had the same problem with mine, I used the nexus root toolkit to get back to 4.4.4 and it fixed my battery issue completely, I'm now at 23hours with 36 percent left. On 5.0 it lasted about 8 hours if I didn't use it, good luck.
Flashed Cyanogenmod 11 latest for hammerhead, problem persist... I'll do some more testing and If I cant get it right I guess I will send it back for repair after reseting the flag...
If anybody has any ideas or same problem, share info
I'm having the exact same problem...
I updated to 5.0 when the OTA was sent out OTA but then sideloaded 5.0.1 two weeks ago.
Since then I've been experiencing the same shut downs where the phone thinks the battery is dead. If I leave the phone off for a minute or two, restart it and then leave it for a few hours, the battery level slowly increases back up to what it actually is.
I'm guessing it's a software issue but I'm losing patience waiting for 5.1 to cure it.
I'm now thinking of downgrading back to 4.4.4 till 5.2 comes out. Very frustrating!
What voltage is actually at when this happens? You guys should track voltagr at full charge, and empty when this happens.
The new baseband / modem firmware from lollipop caused massive drains for me. You may want to flash 4.4 baseband.

Bad battery with lollipop update on Lg G2

I don't know if it is just happening to me but since I updated to AT&T lollipop in my Lg G2 battery life suck it discharge quickly it doesn't last the half of the day. Is there any solution to this problem o it is just me?
moiramd said:
I don't know if it is just happening to me but since I updated to AT&T lollipop in my Lg G2 battery life suck it discharge quickly it doesn't last the half of the day. Is there any solution to this problem o it is just me?[/QUOTE
Same issue i reverted back to simple Rom..10x better and battery life is amazing
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moiramd said:
I don't know if it is just happening to me but since I updated to AT&T lollipop in my Lg G2 battery life suck it discharge quickly it doesn't last the half of the day. Is there any solution to this problem o it is just me?
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I haven't had any battery issues on Lollipop, in fact it has been better for me than Kit Kat. But the first thing I did after the upgrade was to backup my phone, copy the backup to my OTG stick (the computer would also work) then factory reset. One this was done and I setup my phone I copied the backup back to my phone and restored. After about 5 days to allow the phone to settle, I got 36 hours on a charge with 6+ hours of SOT.
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Swetnes said:
I haven't had any battery issues on Lollipop, in fact it has been better for me than Kit Kat. But the first thing I did after the upgrade was to backup my phone, copy the backup to my OTG stick (the computer would also work) then factory reset. One this was done and I setup my phone I copied the backup back to my phone and restored. After about 5 days to allow the phone to settle, I got 36 hours on a charge with 6+ hours of SOT.
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Im gonna do a factory reset to see if the problem get solve. thank ya bro
moiramd said:
Im gonna do a factory reset to see if the problem get solve. thank ya bro
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Same here. Let me know if you find any solution of it other than downgrading the version to KitKat. :/
Im gonna get back to kitkat
The oposite is happening to me, the battery life on lollipop is amazing.... I really love the update. almost 2 days of battery, normal use. apps, internet, camera, whatsapp etc.
danieldp1990 said:
The oposite is happening to me, the battery life on lollipop is amazing.... I really love the update. almost 2 days of battery, normal use. apps, internet, camera, whatsapp etc.
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get me the fota link you used. just in case the fota file i used got any problem
well, when I bought the G2 it came with 4.4.2 version 20u, I download the FOTA 20y and then the lollipop was a file about 780MB
http://www.mediafire.com/download/it5zg86xpg6v6h7/fota.zip

New Update: Software Version: MMB29K.N920VVRS3BPI1

I had to do a factory reset on my phone, and behold I started to get a new update.
I checked and found it is just for Sep security updates. I have not personally noticed any changes.
Changelog details of the update build N920VVRS3BPI1
Features and or Enhancements
September Security Patch
Resolved known issues
Performance enhancements
Not a lot of help on what performance enhancements nor known issues.
Anyway, my $.02.
darksidesh007 said:
I had to do a factory reset on my phone, and behold I started to get a new update.
I checked and found it is just for Sep security updates. I have not personally noticed any changes.
Changelog details of the update build N920VVRS3BPI1
Features and or Enhancements
September Security Patch
Resolved known issues
Performance enhancements
Not a lot of help on what performance enhancements nor known issues.
Anyway, my $.02.
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This has already been posted about a week and a half ago...
See here - Firmware Official
I'm surprised you said you don't see any improvement in performance because I certainly did.. I'm even getting between 8 and 11 hours of SOT whereas before I was only getting around 4 to 6 so it literally doubled it.. It may also be because I've got a lot of things disabled and I did an entire clean installation of the new firmware because I factory reset right after flashing it and then disabled/ removed a lot of junk and so far it's working better than any of the other ones I've tried!!
I happened to factory reset just before I knew of any new update. Now that I have the update, should I do it again?
pbman1953 said:
I happened to factory reset just before I knew of any new update. Now that I have the update, should I do it again?
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Yes, it is always best to reset after a update.
Have used the update for a couple days now without doing a reset and so far it is better than the last update with a reset with performance and battery life, very impressive. I didn't disable any services/packages, only the disabling of apps which the UI allows by dragging/dropping from the app drawer since my last reset. This helps immensely with the ability to do dirty updates and staying at near peak performance, just an FYI.
May do a full reset this weekend just to be able to start fresh and test, but may not if the current state of my phone stays the same.
MrMike2182 said:
This has already been posted about a week and a half ago...
See here - Firmware Official
I'm surprised you said you don't see any improvement in performance because I certainly did.. I'm even getting between 8 and 11 hours of SOT whereas before I was only getting around 4 to 6 so it literally doubled it.. It may also be because I've got a lot of things disabled and I did an entire clean installation of the new firmware because I factory reset right after flashing it and then disabled/ removed a lot of junk and so far it's working better than any of the other ones I've tried!!
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Did you factory reset? Just out of curiosity.
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tonybahr said:
Did you factory reset? Just out of curiosity.
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Yes when I said "clean installation" I meant factory reset. Sorry about that. I did the factory reset after I installed the update. Don't do it before that, it's pointless.
MrMike2182 said:
Yes when I said "clean installation" I meant factory reset. Sorry about that. I did the factory reset after I installed the update. Don't do it before that, it's pointless.
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Thank you. You answered the question I meant to ask which was before or after the update. My phone could use a fresh start anyway. Thanks again.
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pbman1953 said:
I happened to factory reset just before I knew of any new update. Now that I have the update, should I do it again?
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When you guys reset, do you use the most recent copy or install from scratch? I see 3 choices, last 3 days, last 30 days, or install a fresh copy. I used the last 3 days choice.
All it does is install your apps so you don't have to pick them out once at a time.
Thanks
pbman1953 said:
When you guys reset, do you use the most recent copy or install from scratch? I see 3 choices, last 3 days, last 30 days, or install a fresh copy. I used the last 3 days choice.
All it does is install your apps so you don't have to pick them out once at a time.
Thanks
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I start from scratch.. I don't let it install anything unless I manually tap it to do it so before I turn on my WiFi I set the Google play store and the Galaxy apps to not auto update so it doesn't start updating everything right away.
MrMike2182 said:
I start from scratch.. I don't let it install anything unless I manually tap it to do it so before I turn on my WiFi I set the Google play store and the Galaxy apps to not auto update so it doesn't start updating everything right away.
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Well, since I just did it, I'll see how it goes. But I always turn off auto update on anything. I like to see the choices.
Thanks
Updated clean installed same 4hr ish sot
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You know, I think its possible to go way overboard on the whole reset after every update thing. Remember that now that Samsung is pushing the monthly Android security patches on a more or less consistent basis, you are going to be getting an update almost every month. Do you really want to be resetting that often? Up to you but that's not for me. I did do a reset when it went from 5.x to 6.x but I don't reset just for the monthly updates. I haven't had any problems either. I may do a "just because" reset after six months or so, but I think if you are doing this for every single update its going to get old really fast.
ratman6161 said:
You know, I think its possible to go way overboard on the whole reset after every update thing. Remember that now that Samsung is pushing the monthly Android security patches on a more or less consistent basis, you are going to be getting an update almost every month. Do you really want to be resetting that often? Up to you but that's not for me. I did do a reset when it went from 5.x to 6.x but I don't reset just for the monthly updates. I haven't had any problems either. I may do a "just because" reset after six months or so, but I think if you are doing this for every single update its going to get old really fast.
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If you know what you're doing, and which backup apps to use, guess what? It takes less than 5 minutes to restore all of your stuff after a full reset..
MrMike2182 said:
If you know what you're doing, and which backup apps to use, guess what? It takes less than 5 minutes to restore all of your stuff after a full reset..
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Can you elaborate for the people that it takes longer than 5-10 minutes to re-setup? Are you using a backup program (which one) to use keep your data settings? I know some programs will allow you to backup the data/settings so you don't have to start from scratch but not all allow you to do this. I'm just throwing this out there. I don't need it because I like to reset mine back up... Makes it feel as I have a new phone.
anyone have the Tar Ball for this update? I have a Note 5 in an endless bootloop and SamMobile takes more than two hours to down load. The bootloop is so bad that you cannot get into recovery, the hardware power down does not allow factory reset or power off and the only one that seems to work is to odin the clean software.
Thanks.
JFam5 said:
anyone have the Tar Ball for this update? I have a Note 5 in an endless bootloop and SamMobile takes more than two hours to down load. The bootloop is so bad that you cannot get into recovery, the hardware power down does not allow factory reset or power off and the only one that seems to work is to odin the clean software.
Thanks.
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Which firmware did you want?
MrMike2182 said:
Which firmware did you want?
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Not sure which one was being installed when it went south but I'd prefer to load the last known good. N920VVRU3BPJ3
Thanks.
JFam5 said:
Not sure which one was being installed when it went south but I'd prefer to load the last known good. N920VVRU3BPJ3
Thanks.
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I'd suggest you go with this one then because the BPJ3 has a battery draining issue and this new update after that one fixes it..
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298923779
You can thank @Misterxtc for the fast download lol..
MrMike2182 said:
I'd suggest you go with this one then because the BPJ3 has a battery draining issue and this new update after that one fixes it..
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298923779
You can thank @Misterxtc for the fast download lol..
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Awesome, thanks. I forgot to look at AFH.
DUH!

Help: Android system consuming 90% overnight... in deep sleep. Battery down by ~15%

I did a complete charge last night before I hit the sack. Battery was around 96%, today morning 80%!
I flashed stock ROM using TWRP, on first charge cycle battery is fine - just 1% overnight drain with 8 hrs SOT. On second charge cycle this issue hits me everytime.
All my radios are usually off (WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth, Data).
My phone seems to be in deep sleep a good portion of that time (See WLD statistics - attachment #1).
Android system sucks my battery during sleep and it was at 90% relative consumption when I woke up (See screen shot #1, Android sys has consumed 1840mAh!! This is ridiculously high for a phone that is apparently in Deep Sleep!)
Also attached screen shots from WLD for Summary, Kernal / Partial wakelocks & Alarms.
Device is rooted.
Going crazy trying to find out what's happening.
This happened with KangVIP and my current B180 ROM's which have great battery life as reported by other users here .
After you flased the ROM did you factory reset?
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Just wanna note here that if you live in the US the huawei erecovery does not work. It tries to fetch a download link for 5 minutes before abandoning. Even in stock firmware
Today when I woke up, Android system was @ 92% relative consumption with 15% drain.
Mangtas_666 said:
After you flased the ROM did you factory reset?
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No, after flashing I have not performed a factory reset. I wiped before flashing.
OcazPrime said:
Just wanna note here that if you live in the US the huawei erecovery does not work. It tries to fetch a download link for 5 minutes before abandoning. Even in stock firmware
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Nope, not in US.
I suffered the same issue when I debrand my mate 8 factory reset solved it. Give it a shot.
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Mangtas_666 said:
I suffered the same issue when I debrand my mate 8 factory reset solved it. Give it a shot.
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What do you mean by Debrand?
ShaQ Blogs said:
What do you mean by Debrand?
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www.google.com/search?q=android+debrand
Thanks. Got it.
Will try a factory reset before I sleep tonight and see how that goes.
Yeah, have massive Android system drain too.
ShadowCodeGaming said:
Yeah, have massive Android system drain too.
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This is an unacceptable level of drain. I get similar numbers. This is getting very annoying. I am spending hours just debugging this nonsense.
When did you install / reset your ROM? What is the build you are on? I have read some posts that suggest to let the system be for first few days since it is in a "Learning Phase". Mine is currently in that phase.
Also, I find that many users here are not facing this issue on the ROM's that I am on, but some users are. I have faced this in multiple different ROM's.
Hence, I suspect this is an issue of some setting that we have changed. This is the first thing I do after reset / flash - modify a bunch of settings.
After searching and reading a lot, I have not come across any solid solutions from anywhere.
Here's a solution from the other thread. But I don't have this in system/apps. So this goes down the drain.
ajsmsg78 said:
Removing HWChrService.apk from system/app fixes the Android System battery drain.
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Couple others that are worth mentioning,
1. WiFi causing the drain (Am currently debugging this, modifying options).
2. Format SD card on new ROM, or just remove it (Would be great if you could try this out).
3. Factory reset has not solved for most people, but for some. (Did they *not* tweak some setting after reset?)
4. I think much of this drain is experienced after, charging and during sleep after that!
ShaQ Blogs said:
This is an unacceptable level of drain. I get similar numbers. This is getting very annoying. I am spending hours just debugging this nonsense.
When did you install / reset your ROM? What is the build you are on? I have read some posts that suggest to let the system be for first few days since it is in a "Learning Phase". Mine is currently in that phase.
Also, I find that many users here are not facing this issue on the ROM's that I am on, but some users are. I have faced this in multiple different ROM's.
Hence, I suspect this is an issue of some setting that we have changed. This is the first thing I do after reset / flash - modify a bunch of settings.
After searching and reading a lot, I have not come across any solid solutions from anywhere.
Here's a solution from the other thread. But I don't have this in system/apps. So this goes down the drain.
Couple others that are worth mentioning,
1. WiFi causing the drain (Am currently debugging this, modifying options).
2. Format SD card on new ROM, or just remove it (Would be great if you could try this out).
3. Factory reset has not solved for most people, but for some. (Did they *not* tweak some setting after reset?)
4. I think much of this drain is experienced after, charging and during sleep after that!
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I'm on stock B192, been there for a few weeks now... didn't factory reset after the update, didn't have this issue during the first few weeks. Just recently. I haven't modified anything out of the ordinary.
ShadowCodeGaming said:
I'm on stock B192, been there for a few weeks now... didn't factory reset after the update, didn't have this issue during the first few weeks. Just recently. I haven't modified anything out of the ordinary.
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What value do u have for WiFi -> Advanced -> Keep WiFi on During sleep?
I had the battery drain till last night. Before sleeping I charged it completely, and modified this WiFi setting. Overnight I had only 2% drain as compared to +15% over last few days.
Battery looks good for now. I had the feeling that my WiFi is consuming more power than 4G (Need to verify if I am right). Currently observing.
I hope it is not one of those sporadic issues!
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What value do u have for WiFi -> Advanced -> Keep WiFi on During sleep?
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Always.
ShadowCodeGaming said:
Always.
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I presume u have been facing this issue at least over past few days now, not just a day or two.
Try toggling to Never. Recharge to full before you hit the sack. Lets see if that changes anything. This helped me, but need to observe for multiple consecutive days.
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I presume u have been facing this issue at least over past few days now.
Try toggling to Never. Recharge to full before you hit the sack. Lets see if that changes anything.
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Will do tonight, thanks for the advice.
If you not absolutely needed, switch OFF Google synchronisation. Profiles - Menu - uncheck auto synchronisation.
ronnie72 said:
If you not absolutely needed, switch OFF Google synchronisation. Profiles - Menu - uncheck auto synchronisation.
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That's one of the first few things I disable. Nor do I use backup.
The battery drain is back. Disappeared for just a couple of days.
Is there anyone who knows how to fix this issue?
I would request you to do a back up of your apps and then factory reset and then again flash the ROM but via dload method.
Everything will be fine.
Then you can restore your apps

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