Hello XDAres
Read this as a foreword - it's not a must
I've been using my OnePlus One for about a year, and at first the battery was great, but after upgrading to CM12S it seemd like it got much worse. this case wasn't only for me ofcourse.. many other users of CM12s and basically any Lollipop device had complained about a decreased battery life. their evidence to that was their SoT- which used to be (and I'm talking about the majority) around 4-5 hrs back at KitKat days, and had dropped down to 3-4 once they had gotten the 5.0-5.1.1 Updates.
that was caused by a number of things- among of them was the Google Services Wake bug etc.
Now to the point-
My OPO used to get 4.5+ SoT ( Screen on Time) back @ Kitkat days. since the upgrade to LP it went down to 3-4 max.
And then I've tried something-
I simply changed the settings of display, to turn off the display after 30 minutes of screen idle (it was 15 seconds before).
And the results?
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The suggested conclusion is- SoT is a lie.
If prior to the changes I've made on the display settings, I'd get ~15% @ the end of the day ( say 11PM/23:00 ) and a 3.5hrs SoT, I can now get to ~5% at the end of the day ( again 11PM/23:00 ) by simply raising those values. does it mean that I've used the phone more? well, no, it simply tells us that SoT isn't that trustworthy as we thought.
Opinions?
Of course your screen on time will be better with a 30 minute timeout. But all you are doing is having it sit, doing nothing until it finally times-out.
But yes, the way you're doing it is not telling a true screen on time with actual usage.
Most people's screen on time numbers reflect the phone being used during that time. :good:
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[Q] After flashing Franco Kernel, "Android OS" uses more battery % than my screen.
I'm on a Galaxy Nexus and I've been trying to get my battery to last a full 24 hours. I bought the Hyperion 3800mah extended battery but it is still not cutting it. I've been using my school day as a way to measure how much I use my phone. On a good day, I leave my school with about 50% battery left, and my phone is dead by 8 or 9pm. With a regular battery I would be happy, but not with this 3800mah, god no.
I'm new to the Android scene, Galaxy Nexus was a huge step up from my crummy enV touch. So it was kinda nerve racking to start flashing kernels. But I did it. I got the app from Franco and flashed his newest kernel. Ever since then, my "Android OS' listing in the battery section of my phone has dramatically increased.
Here is what I mean about Android OS being a battery hog:
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This is a screen shot of Bettery Battery Stats, I have some crazy high percentages going on under kernel wake locks, I've tried looking them up and no one has given me a strait answer...any ideas?
Its kind of funny that I still got like 12 hours of battery. Probably the 3800mah coming through.
If any of those things has to do with music, I did listen to music on my phone for about an hour today. Just fyi.
Thank you!!!
Bump. Please, anyone. Ideas? D:
2nd Bump...I still have this problem... D:
I'm also getting this problem on a nexus 4 with Android 5.1.1. After flashing Franco.kernel, I've been losing battery faster than usual. I flashed it to gain in battery life. Any ideas?
I've never had any problems with my Nexus S until my battery took a hit with 4.0.4 and now with 4.1.1 it's being a total pain in the ass.
For reasons I cannot figure out Exchange goes nuts. I turned sync off and didn't even check email yesterday but my battery had 10% left after 5 hours. With Gingerbread my screen was almost always the #1 battery user but since then others have taken away the crown. Exchange or Mediaserver with Android OS being runner up if not finishing first on occasion. I've been consciously trying to not use my phone for much because using it for much of anything means I'm down to like 3 hours on a charge. The phone never goes to sleep, the "Awake" bar is solid or a very intense bar code while the screen is more black space than anything by a large margin.
I am also finding that sms notifications aren't notifying me like they should be. Like I received a text 30 mins ago that I didn't know about until I went in and checked and seen one there waiting. Notifications are enabled. But I don't get the sound or the notification in the notification bar.
I flashed JB stock soju 4.1.1 (JRO03E) and I am having amazing battery life as you can see in the image with mild usage of 3 hrs 25 min screen on time. Usually with active use of browsing on 3G I reach 4 hrs screen on time.
I also don't have any problem with notifications.
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I'm experiencing sudden batter drain on my Pixel XL, which I've had for almost 12mo w/o issue.
I unplugged my phone from the charger this morning (at 98%) and switched on battery saver mode when I arrived at work, which I've been doing daily. Normally, this results in having around 80% (or more) by lunch time, but I glanced over at my phone around 1130 and was surprised by what I saw (53%). I barely used the phone today and the battery percentages for usage don't seem to add up. The only new app I've installed is AT&T Global WiFi, which was installed on Saturday (12/23), with no noticeable issues. I'm preparing to leave the country in a couple of days so any helpful advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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ssjpiccolo said:
I'm experiencing sudden batter drain on my Pixel XL, which I've had for almost 12mo w/o issue.
I unplugged my phone from the charger this morning (at 98%) and switched on battery saver mode when I arrived at work, which I've been doing daily. Normally, this results in having around 80% (or more) by lunch time, but I glanced over at my phone around 1130 and was surprised by what I saw (53%). I barely used the phone today and the battery percentages for usage don't seem to add up. The only new app I've installed is AT&T Global WiFi, which was installed on Saturday (12/23), with no noticeable issues. I'm preparing to leave the country in a couple of days so any helpful advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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It's the att app. Go read the reviews for it, sort by most recent.
My bet is that it is hammering your location services while you are inside at work.
I have had this problem for quite some time... however I always thought it was completely normal until... I noticed it is not. I read many reviews about this phone found that I should be getting around 5 to 6 hours which seems amazing but completely out of reach. I switched from an old iPhone 6 which made this seem like much better battery life. I used to get a bit more battery life but now not anymore. I am rooted and have tried many methods but all have failed. I am running a close to stock ROM called 'The Galaxy Project' which I like having. I have wanted to post this for quite some time. I charge my phone overnight and need it for the whole day, however it dies at half of the day. I have:
- Always on display off
- Screen res on 720P
- Bluetooth off when I don't need it
- Easy turn on is off
- Mtweaks is set to be a balanced power consumption
- Greenify is running on many apps
- Battery health is approx 84% which is said to be 'good'.
Sometimes I manage around 2 hours and 30 mins but this hasn't been happening very often recently.
Feel free to ask any questions... I have read many forums and none have seemed to help!! I really want to fix this problem.
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guys can u post youe SOT of this phone?
Id say about 16 hours. No one can answer your question because the screen time is up there with the best.
TimmyP said:
Id say about 16 hours. No one can answer your question because the screen time is up there with the best.
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16h sot on 4500mah? can u stop lie and put some screens numbers
Because I cant? When i got the phone I played 3ds game for 10 hours. Then watched youtube for a couple and did phone stuff. *Im not gonna test something that is EASY over 10 hours, because that means its gonna take 10 hours.
My SOT reports 14h and some minutes. My guess is that it is higher than that, because from 9am-11pm I used the phone non stop the first few days and there was still battery left... no long calls though which would obviously change it.
And its 5000mah, not 4500. You also must make sure battery isn't "smart learning" which it does the first few days after a restore\reflash... Didnt do it new out of the box though, battery was already "taught."
block system apps with netguard
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16h sot on 4500mah? can u stop lie and put some screens numbers
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Debloat and block apps then you will get more then 16hour sot
i have various a32 i play pubg on one its debloated and rooted and sot is 2d 1h...
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