I have had tons of issues with Kitkat ever since the update. And I recently rooted and installed the Xposed framework to get Amplify, which I donated to limit wakelocks. Which I did. And Standby times are pretty good. Only lost around 8% overnight. But even after calibrating, keeping brightness very low, turning off motion and using TB to freeze most of the system's draining apps. But it still doesn't help when I can only get around 2 hours of screen on time. Every time I check battery usage and such, It is either screen (which of course is normal) and Android System. Which claims in battery stats, that the apps I disabled still drained my battery when they weren't creating wakelocks.
I disabled (froze) things like KNOX and the Verizon software updater (Because let's face it, Verizon doesn't care about the GS3 and neither does Samsung. We won't get any updates.) and they still drain my battery. No matter what I do, my screen on time is also horrible! And whenever data is on, I always get 3x worse battery life. Despite being in 4G with 3 or 5 bars at ALL times.
I have no clue if it is just something deep down like the systemui that is causing it, or if i need to rename a certain system file with a *.bak extension. Or if it is strictly my battery in general.
Any **Help** is greatly appreciated.
Still no response, but I will say I disabled at least half of the phones apps and services, but I still cannot manage to get more than an hour and a half of screen on time. Standby times are still pretty good though. Only lose 5% overnight.
nxhappy said:
Still no response, but I will say I disabled at least half of the phones apps and services, but I still cannot manage to get more than an hour and a half of screen on time. Standby times are still pretty good though. Only lose 5% overnight.
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I would suggest installing Better Battery Stats to see which apps are causing the drain. Many then use that information to get the best use from Amplify, Greenify, and possibly PowerNap. Amplify will help most with standby times. The other two will help with standby and in sue battery drain.
There is a link to a helpful thread about standby battery times in the Amplify thread OP. See the reference to the thread by Celestial Fury. There is a link to the Battery Battery Stats thread in the Celestial Fury thread. The BBS dev has provided a free version for XDAers.
This is a thread similar to the one by Celestial Fury, it discusses PowerNap.
EDIT: I have a vague recollection of a radio bug discussed in one or both threads that causes excessive battery drain. Search for mobile radio active fix.
dawgdoc said:
I would suggest installing Better Battery Stats to see which apps are causing the drain. Many then use that information to get the best use from Amplify, Greenify, and possibly PowerNap. Amplify will help most with standby times. The other two will help with standby and in sue battery drain.
There is a link to a helpful thread about standby battery times in the Amplify thread OP. See the reference to the thread by Celestial Fury. There is a link to the Battery Battery Stats thread in the Celestial Fury thread. The BBS dev has provided a free version for XDAers.
This is a thread similar to the one by Celestial Fury, it discusses PowerNap.
EDIT: I have a vague recollection of a radio bug discussed in one or both threads that causes excessive battery drain. Search for mobile radio active fix.
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I n=might have posted twice, but the issue is the battery drains when the screen on. I already have amplify so the standby times are fine. I just need a way to extend the screen on time.
nxhappy said:
I n=might have posted twice, but the issue is the battery drains when the screen on. I already have amplify so the standby times are fine. I just need a way to extend the screen on time.
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Greenify and Powernap can help with screen on time. Calibrating doesn't change how your battery works, you may get better accuracy in battery stats reporting though. Did you use BBS or the built in battery app? BBS will tell you what is draining battery in both standby and use times. Use the text dumpfile option in the sharing contextual menu to generate a file that can be used by those who understand battery usage to analyze your device.
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Hello,
I'm a first time poster looking for a little help. I've had my Verizon SIII for about a week now and almost everything about the phone I have loved with the exception of the battery life. Given the 2100mah battery I was expecting much more. I tend to be a fairly light user throughout the day at work, I have the screen brightness turned down, all data is off, and I really only am using it for texting, maybe a little bit of gaming. I have found that if I unplug at about 8am by about 6 or 7pm the battery will be nearly completely drained.
Noticing that this seemed to be a fairly common problem I started doing some research to determine the source of this. First, by looking at the battery stats I observed the same problem that many others observe, a heavy drain in standby mode.
ttp://i.imgur.com/2drJy.png (since I'm a first time poster I can't add external links, please just add an H to the beginning of the url)
So going off of this I started trying to determine the cause of this drain in standby mode. I should also mention that at times the phone does seem to get warm in the bottom left region of the back of the phone. I had read one tutorial explaining about wakelocks so I decided to check that out. I downloaded GSam Battery and CPU Spy to see if something was preventing my phone from entering standby mode properly. However my phone was entering deep sleep as shown below, so this confused me a bit. But clearly there is some issue visible in the standby mode of my phone, sometimes the battery will drain ridiculously fast (as high as 1% every 5 - 10 minutes). And keep in mind that this is while virtually everything, data included, is disabled. So that eliminates the possibility of it simply having to search for a signal in a weak area.
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Basically I'm having a tough time getting to the root cause of this problem. I feel like there's some little software issue in there that is draining it. But I've been pretty smart about the apps that I've downloaded, I've stuck with only very common and popular ones. So would anybody have any clue to how I could identify and address the source of my battery drain?
Thanks
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Hello,
I'm a first time poster looking for a little help. I've had my Verizon SIII for about a week now and almost everything about the phone I have loved with the exception of the battery life. Given the 2100mah battery I was expecting much more. I tend to be a fairly light user throughout the day at work, I have the screen brightness turned down, all data is off, and I really only am using it for texting, maybe a little bit of gaming. I have found that if I unplug at about 8am by about 6 or 7pm the battery will be nearly completely drained.
Noticing that this seemed to be a fairly common problem I started doing some research to determine the source of this. First, by looking at the battery stats I observed the same problem that many others observe, a heavy drain in standby mode.
ttp://i.imgur.com/2drJy.png (since I'm a first time poster I can't add external links, please just add an H to the beginning of the url)
So going off of this I started trying to determine the cause of this drain in standby mode. I should also mention that at times the phone does seem to get warm in the bottom left region of the back of the phone. I had read one tutorial explaining about wakelocks so I decided to check that out. I downloaded GSam Battery and CPU Spy to see if something was preventing my phone from entering standby mode properly. However my phone was entering deep sleep as shown below, so this confused me a bit. But clearly there is some issue visible in the standby mode of my phone, sometimes the battery will drain ridiculously fast (as high as 1% every 5 - 10 minutes). And keep in mind that this is while virtually everything, data included, is disabled. So that eliminates the possibility of it simply having to search for a signal in a weak area.
ttp://i.imgur.com/pekXb.png
ttp://i.imgur.com/xauHF.png
ttp://i.imgur.com/2drJy.png
Basically I'm having a tough time getting to the root cause of this problem. I feel like there's some little software issue in there that is draining it. But I've been pretty smart about the apps that I've downloaded, I've stuck with only very common and popular ones. So would anybody have any clue to how I could identify and address the source of my battery drain?
Thanks
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This may be worth a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1732722
or this http://androidapplikation.info/2012/07/cpu-sleeper-2-4-apk-for-android-free-download/
Hope it helps
You don't have to thank me there is a button for that
Download and try Watchdog Lite. It's a really good monitor for finding out which apps are acting up.
This doesn't exactly answer your question, but can help with your problem. There are programs that can help to drastically improve battery life by turning off data (3g\4g) while the screen is off. This can double your battery life or more, especially for lite/moderate users. Most of these programs work by turning on the data 1 minute out of every 15 the screen is off. That way you still get email, and notifications. You still get txt and phone real time, as they do not rely on data. When you turn the screen on data is turned on, when you actually would want to use it. Especially in 4g areas this really saves battery, as 4g is a battery hog.
Battery Defender is my favorite. I feel like I should be paid for this advertisement...
Do you have BATTERY SAVER option ENABLED in settings? That makes a huge difference for me.
It sounds like you are still stock, but I used the Root66 image and after that started having huge battery drain. I did a factory reset to no avail, so then moved to Synergy Rom. Since then, I've had outstanding battery life! not sure if you were thinking about going this route, but it has worked for me. Synergy is debloated so I assumed Verizon crap to be the culprit.
The images I saw were all at 100% battery. Those are not very helpful. A shot of your battery stats at the end of the day would be a lot more useful.
Please note that Cell Standby reports incorrectly at the moment on the S3. Unless you do the fix linked above, it will nearly always be at the top, but it does not actually drain that much battery, it is simply a reporting issue.
hi everybody, since one or two weeks i see i have a big battery drain when my phone is "inactive"... how to resolve this please?
Your screenshot doesn't tell us anything. Further debugging can be found using BetterBatteryStats / Gsam / Wakelock Detector, root is required.
A app is preventing your phone from deep sleeping.
The only thing your screenshot does show us is that Play Services is there, http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-google-play-services-battery-t2832525
View that to fix that but theres definitely more to it than Play Services.
zephiK said:
Your screenshot doesn't tell us anything. Further debugging can be found using BetterBatteryStats / Gsam / Wakelock Detector, root is required.
A app is preventing your phone from deep sleeping.
The only thing your screenshot does show us is that Play Services is there, http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-google-play-services-battery-t2832525
View that to fix that but theres definitely more to it than Play Services.
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thanks for your rapid answer Zephik, but i have just reflashed
my stock calkulin's cm11... but i have a question: is it possible the battery drain come since i changed kernels..? (without touching their settings)
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thanks for your rapid answer Zephik, but i have just reflashed
my stock calkulin's cm11... but i have a question: is it possible the battery drain come since i changed kernels..? (without touching their settings)
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I don't understand your question. In actuality, it takes a couple days for your phone to settle in the new kernel if thats what you're asking.
As long as your phone is properly deep sleeping, you shouldn't be worrying.
You can find out by using 1 of the 3 apps I mentioned previously.
zephiK said:
I don't understand your question. In actuality, it takes a couple days for your phone to settle in the new kernel if thats what you're asking.
As long as your phone is properly deep sleeping, you shouldn't be worrying.
You can find out by using 1 of the 3 apps I mentioned previously.
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i say, is it possible that the battery drain comes from new kernel?(AK)
also thanks for your help dude, and i modified googleplay services as you've told me with my fresh install of cm11...
I have 2 days of battery life almost and still have 20% left. I use this phone heavily and haven't recharged.
I had the same problem where 60% drain overnight.
Now 2 says.
All I did was turn off Facebook Location services.
That's it.
Facebook was draining so much. I have Wifi on, GPS with High Accuracy.
Facebook always drains a significant amount of battery, I prefer using the mobile website but if you must need the app then greenify it.
I juts bought nexus 5 from my friend and i thought it was good, but first time i fully charged it only took 1 and half hour to 1%. So whats wrong with this?
"App usage 64%"...?
I don't have GSAM, but I do have Wakelock Detector, which tells me which apps have been active. Does GSAM do that? If not, try Wakelock Detector to identify the rogue app. You'll need to be rooted.
Edit: I've just checked GSAM and it does show the apps, so can you post that screen?
dahawthorne said:
"App usage 64%"...?
I don't have GSAM, but I do have Wakelock Detector, which tells me which apps have been active. Does GSAM do that? If not, try Wakelock Detector to identify the rogue app. You'll need to be rooted.
Edit: I've just checked GSAM and it does show the apps, so can you post that screen?
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I think there's maybe something wrong with my battery, should i change it? 1 minute drain 1% of my battery
By the way this is my app sucker
RezaBeye said:
By the way this is my app sucker
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I recommend you read and post in the battery life thread, it's there for this exact reason: to help logically diagnose your issue.
- If it is a software issue (which is 99% of the time), then you can pinpoint your bad app(s), as you have started to above e.g. Puffin... Best is to uninstall it if you don't need it, or work out ways to prevent wakelocks.
- If it is a hardware issue, then your battery will 'drain' without any usage. The best way to confirm this is to factory reset and install no additional apps, but this is last resort.
If he fast rebooted it he probably messed up the battery calibration. Also the phone is getting old .I had that battery life before I bought a new battery. The short battery life is the Achilles heel of the phone.
Are there people out there who mostly use their OnePlus 6 with WiFi yet your phone is mostly idle?
What's your average WiFi battery drain? Could you please upload your main GSam Battery Monitor Screen?
My phone is connected to a WiFi router (2.4GHz 802.11n) and the signal strength is excellent. On average my OnePlus has a 10 mAh discharge rate which is several times higher than for my old Nexus which is connected to the same WiFi network.
Here's my data:
20% of 50% of battery used for 31.5 hours.
3300/31.5*0.2*0.5 = 10.48 mAh.
No one uses OnePlus 6?
Actually, people don't left their phone in the corner for days, so you know, you never know.
boanhdaytien2 said:
Actually, people don't left their phone in the corner for days, so you know, you never know.
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I use a PC up to 16 hours a day. Not everyone is obsessed with Instagramming or twitterring. I only use my smart phone when I'm en route and I occasionally use instant messengers.
Those who've replied < 6mAh, could you show your GSam screenshots, please?
What type of WiFi router do you use? What WiFi standard? Do you have MiMo enabled on it?
If you rock your phone with that minimal usage, I recommend using ElementalX kernel and LKT magisk modue with battery profile, I'm getting way more battery with this setup compare to stock one (about 4 more sot). But you'll get 30% more lagginess
boanhdaytien2 said:
If you rock your phone with that minimal usage, I recommend using ElementalX kernel and LKT magisk modue with battery profile, I'm getting way more battery with this setup compare to stock one (about 4 more sot). But you'll get 30% more lagginess
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I wonder how a custom kernel might help with the WiFi module battery drain. I barely receive any notifications and according to GSam my phone is in deep sleep mode most of the time. There's something else wrong but I've no idea what exactly.
Why does no one post GSam Battery Monitor screenshots?
birdie said:
I wonder how a custom kernel might help with the WiFi module battery drain. I barely receive any notifications and according to GSam my phone is in deep sleep mode most of the time. There's something else wrong but I've no idea what exactly.
Why does no one post GSam Battery Monitor screenshots?
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Cause no one use their phone like you do, and it's pointless to measure your phone for fun.
BTW, as you describe, you may encountering oneplus most famous problem, "super deepsleep". You might wanna turn off battery optimization of your apps which send notification and turn off all advance battery optimization (deep optimization, sleep standby optimization).
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Cause no one use their phone like you do, and it's pointless to measure your phone for fun.
BTW, as you describe, you may encountering oneplus most famous problem, "super deepsleep". You might wanna turn off battery optimization of your apps which send notification and turn off all advance battery optimization (deep optimization, sleep standby optimization).
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Here:
Battery Saver: OFF
Adaptive Battery: OFF
Battery Optimization: Not Optimized Apps: None
Advanced Optimization: Deep Optimization/Sleep Standby Optimization: both OFF (I don't want to enable these two because I'm afraid I will start missing notifications from apps).
Am I missing something?
Edit: what's specially funny is that the guy who posted OnePlus 6 battery optimization guide has the same issue though he doesn't admit it. If you take a look at the screenshots he posted, you'll immediately notice that his WiFi usage is the second worst battery offender after the screen.
I still wonder why almost no one cares.
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Hello, this is the battery drain of Mi 11i( haydn,SD888). I have this problem since the day I bought the phone, I tried multiple official roms and updates and neither helped. Right now I am on latest MIUI 14 version for the phone, and since I won't be updating it any time soon, I decided to tap deeply into the problem and rooted it, put LSPosed on it and installed many analytic apps that may help. Phone has abnormal "Other" app battery drain while standby, but even with rooted apps, I cannot see the culprit. At first I thought that the "SNS_SMD" sensor, also known as "Significant motion" sensor is at fault, since I saw very large amount of wakeups from it before root, actually constantly while the phone is off. Besides that one, there is also "RMNET_DFC", also used quiet a lot while idle. I managed to get SMD sensor under control by disabling it via sensor disabler app. Weird thing is that the GSAM still reports it being used, even after I disabled both it and sensors like step detector, but now after disabling it, it is not used constantly, "only" half of the uptime of the phone. Next thing, "RMNET_DFC" is also fixed, it's cause was something to do with google play services. Now GSAM reports it's usage of about 1-2h while standby, it used to be also for the whole uptime of the phone while it was idle. Even thou I got those things kinda under control, I still have 1800Mah drain in battery tab by "Other" app. Neither better battery stats nor GSAM report what is it. That "Other" app drain is completely gone if airplane mode is turned on, but I don't see any "radio" or "cell standby" like other people do when they have a problem with the modem. Mine is listed, but the drain is neglegable. I said that the phone is not useable since it lasts me about 2-3h of screen on time during the day while using basic apps. Funny thing is, when I go on a gaming session, charging up the phone to 100% and playing some very demanding 3d games for 2 hours, I am left with 50% battery life at the end of the session...
kapul4 said:
Hello, this is the battery drain of Mi 11i( haydn,SD888). I have this problem since the day I bought the phone, I tried multiple official roms and updates and neither helped. Right now I am on latest MIUI 14 version for the phone, and since I won't be updating it any time soon, I decided to tap deeply into the problem and rooted it, put LSPosed on it and installed many analytic apps that may help. Phone has abnormal "Other" app battery drain while standby, but even with rooted apps, I cannot see the culprit. At first I thought that the "SNS_SMD" sensor, also known as "Significant motion" sensor is at fault, since I saw very large amount of wakeups from it before root, actually constantly while the phone is off. Besides that one, there is also "RMNET_DFC", also used quiet a lot while idle. I managed to get SMD sensor under control by disabling it via sensor disabler app. Weird thing is that the GSAM still reports it being used, even after I disabled both it and sensors like step detector, but now after disabling it, it is not used constantly, "only" half of the uptime of the phone. Next thing, "RMNET_DFC" is also fixed, it's cause was something to do with google play services. Now GSAM reports it's usage of about 1-2h while standby, it used to be also for the whole uptime of the phone while it was idle. Even thou I got those things kinda under control, I still have 1800Mah drain in battery tab by "Other" app. Neither better battery stats nor GSAM report what is it. That "Other" app drain is completely gone if airplane mode is turned on, but I don't see any "radio" or "cell standby" like other people do when they have a problem with the modem. Mine is listed, but the drain is neglegable. I said that the phone is not useable since it lasts me about 2-3h of screen on time during the day while using basic apps. Funny thing is, when I go on a gaming session, charging up the phone to 100% and playing some very demanding 3d games for 2 hours, I am left with 50% battery life at the end of the session...
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I noticed one thing which you didn't seem to have noticed. Your mobile signal. It is poor and usually that is a huge drainer since it will constantly search for a better signal. Try to move the phone to a location where the signal is better and try some observations.
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I noticed one thing which you didn't seem to have noticed. Your mobile signal. It is poor and usually that is a huge drainer since it will constantly search for a better signal. Try to move the phone to a location where the signal is better and try some observations.
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Thanks for the insight, I know that modem has to work "harder" when the signal is weak, but didn't know there is much difference between 4 and 5 bars. I am running 4g even thou I have 5g support here, 5g usually has 4 bars while 4g usually has 5, sometimes dipping to 4 when weather is bad but even then I am getting about 100mbps download speeds. According to the BBS screenshot shown above, it seems that the weaker signal isn't a big deal tho since it was at moderate signal for 53 min in total. I will see what will be the result with 3g but last time I tried while the phone was not rooted, there was not much difference with standby battery health.
Not really an answer you are looking for, but you do have a lot of junk apps installed. It is easier to charge your phone twice than let all that junk run on your phone.