I was wondering how good rooted users could make the battery life with apps like Greenify etc.
Are there any users here that use rooted apps to extend battery life? If so how is it?
I am not rooted.
It seems to me I have better battery life since I got rid of greenify, lux and tasker. I never meant to just remove them, it's just I was getting random reboots so factory reset and have only installed a small bunch of apps since.
Didn't expect better battery life especially without lux which can dim the screen brightness much more then stock. On greenify, my take is, without root it cannot really hibernate the apps, I think it stops them altogether, so it takes more for them to start again, hence more battery drain.
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I'm wondering if anyone has made a chart to test this. I normally go through a battery and a half to 2 batteries in a work day. Currently completely stock with Juice Defender ultimate and Lookout running in the background. After my 8 hr shift im usually having to change my battery (sometimes before). I know rooting is suppose to help with this, but does it really help with so much on screen time? Funny thing is most my battery drain is a mix between, XDA, Facebook, and Reddit. Usually non work days i can get a full days use out of a singal battery.
Rooting doesn't change your battery performance... It's what you do WITH root access that helps that.
There are plenty of things you can do without root access to better your battery life though. I personally get 24+ hours and I'm on the stock rom that came with the phone. Make sure your data connection is off when you're not using it, set your wifi sleep policy to turn off when the screen is off (settings>wireless/network>wifi settings>menu button>advanced>wifi sleep policy), and set your brightness low. Honestly about all it takes to get great life out of your phone.
We all want good battery life, that is a given. With the large batteries and the optimized operating systems versions most of us are running today, we all should have it. But often times we don't, why not? Apps with services causing wake lock issues are often to blame. So, I wanted to start this thread to post all apps we have found to either avoid or with workarounds to prevent bad battery life from ensuing.
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We all want good battery life, that is a given. With the large batteries and the optimized operating systems versions most of us are running today, we all should have it. But often times we don't, why not? Apps with services causing wake lock issues are often to blame. So, I wanted to start this thread to post all apps we have found to either avoid or with workarounds to prevent bad battery life from ensuing.
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Greenify, Disable Services...Need root though I think
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Greenify, Disable Services...Need root though I think
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The paid version or the free one?
Make sure no apps are running in the background, if you're not gonna be using your phone for a few hours turn your brightness to the lowest possible, make sure your screen shuts off in less settings ect.
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just dont run apps in background, it will drain your battery drastically
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The paid version or the free one?
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both have the same funcionality. the paid one is just a donation to developer, if you like his app.
Is it a 'to kill' or 'most wanted' list bro? How many $'s will be paid?LOL..
Ok, as u can search in xda , there are alot of posts ppl complaining about some cpu and battery hunger background processes and apps .
In my case these was built in "download manager " and "audio effect service".
I removed the 2nd one permanently!
So?
I usually turn auto sync off
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facebook...it consumes about 20% of my battery even without opening it once
unistalled it, no actual need of checking it on the phone
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facebook...it consumes about 20% of my battery even without opening it once
unistalled it, no actual need of checking it on the phone
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I agree, facebook its battery sucker...
Wifi, Scrreen brightness, Auto sync, GPS and games in general seem to be the big culkprits for my battery draining. Even simple things like turning auto rotate off can help a tiny bit for performance and battery life. Limiting your amount of active widgets and screens animations on your fancy launcher can cut down as well on battery and performance. Certain IM apps like facebook chat, skype, and a ton of others will kill your device fast. Google + is known to be a bandwidth hog and batttery killer. I noticed when im browsiing youtube simple things like turning off hd will dramatically help improve battery life because your network is not sucking as much bandwidth.
There is all kinds of stuff to do . It is a constant battle.
Greenify app & use Lean Kernel if possible
Like many have said, apps running in the background are the main culprits of a shirt battery life. Unless you feel those apps are truly essential I recommend uninstalling those apps.
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Using greenify like most of you guys. Yesterday I installed lux lite on a new custom ROM and noticed it was responsible for about 25% of my battery usage over about an hour with the screen on. Anyone with experience with this app know if this is normal behavior?
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Using greenify like most of you guys. Yesterday I installed lux lite on a new custom ROM and noticed it was responsible for about 25% of my battery usage over about an hour with the screen on. Anyone with experience with this app know if this is normal behavior?
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No issues with lux lite here. I got the paid version and the dusk/night features are great
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I don't know if anyone realizes this, but what I have experienced with my phones(from Nexus One - Nexus 4) I have noticed when I charge my phone through a computer the battery seems to go out faster. When I connect it directly to power it lasts much longer.
Has anyone else noticed this"?
Only close apps
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yahoo messanger if signed in it's a big eater
some antivirus and the Android System, some very drain battery, Custom ROM the best!
install battery calibration
I'm passed my 14 day return deadline so I guess I'm keeping this thing. I like it, buts a challenge with the battery.
Wondering if there are any means to conserve battery If I root, and if so how much would it really help?
Root and remove carrier IQ is a start
Agreed. This will improve idle time significantly.
Freeze all bloat, remove carrier IQ, greenify system apps that are doing excessive wake locks.
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I removed all carrier.iq and also removed all the bloat from the phone and i get kick a$$ battery life now. So much better then out ofnthe box, i would recommend it 100%
All the things above are good and if you're still not happy, an app called lean data can really boost the battery.
All in all, coming from s3 I'm very pleased with the battery life on this thing
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With root being easily achieved thanks to towelroot, there's not much of a reason to ever not root (apart from OTA's).
I enjoy brightness and constant music, so my phone is awake a lot and when the screen is on, it takes up a lot of battery life. So greenifying apps and removing bloat was a must to get the best battery life.
My N5 had been completely stock up until a few weeks ago when I decided to root and start using xposed framework. Since then I have had significantly worse battery life. I think this has more to do with ART not being enabled than anything else but I can't say for sure. I was wondering if others have had the same experience and if there are any tips to squeeze more life out of my current setup. I already have greenified a bunch of apps, keep brightness low and have mobile data set to turn off shortly after locking the screen.
sounds like you are overthinking it. battery life is all dependent on how you personally use your phone, how you personally set it up, what apps you use, and very much the quality of your phone/data connection. roms, kernels, battery apps, and so on, wont really save your battery. roms, kernels, and mods can reduce your battery life though, by using badly written code. plus xposed can come with a large list of issues. and it doesnt make a difference if you use art or dalvik, battery will be the same.
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My N5 had been completely stock up until a few weeks ago when I decided to root and start using xposed framework. Since then I have had significantly worse battery life. I think this has more to do with ART not being enabled than anything else but I can't say for sure. I was wondering if others have had the same experience and if there are any tips to squeeze more life out of my current setup. I already have greenified a bunch of apps, keep brightness low and have mobile data set to turn off shortly after locking the screen.
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My best battery life is on stock with xposed. But I use app opps in xposed to manage a number of apps. I constantly get 5 + hours sot. But as simms22 said battery life is highly dependent on your signal quality and your usage.
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Art doesn't have much of an effect on battery in its current form. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ery-life-benchmarks-not-good-but-not-too-bad/
Xposed Framework itself shouldn't have any effect whatsoever on the battery life. That's not to say a module couldn't impact your battery consumption.
The best way to rid of battery draining issues is to use better battery stats and see what it says. (search the xda forums for the thread) You probably have a module with a wakelock. If you can't find it out from there, disable each module until you find the culprit. Otherwise, disable XPosed Framework for the time being.
Art may slightly increase battery life and performance, but some app incompatibilities may cause draining actually and as you know you won't be able to make use of XPosed without dalvik currently.
Hey guys. After all the discussion about battery drain while idle, i was curious if Greenify actually helps with battery drain, anymore, or if Google had improved the OS efficiency enough that this app was no longer necessary. I tracked my battery use overnight, and it's close to 0.5% per hour, so about what people were reporting in the battery use thread (with Greenify installed and active). Thanks much!
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Hey guys. After all the discussion about battery drain while idle, i was curious if Greenify actually helps with battery drain, anymore, or if Google had improved the OS efficiency enough that this app was no longer necessary. I tracked my battery use overnight, and it's close to 0.5% per hour, so about what people were reporting in the battery use thread (with Greenify installed and active). Thanks much!
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A 0.5%/hr idle drain is very acceptable, in my opinion. Also, in my opinion, apps like Greenify haven't been needed in a long time. In fact, they can sometimes cause more harm than good (I recall at least 2 people with either a Pixel 6 or 7 who were having problems that were caused by Greenify.)
If you have an app that likes to use more resources than it should in the background, I would recommend just battery restricting it.
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A 0.5%/hr idle drain is very acceptable, in my opinion. Also, in my opinion, apps like Greenify haven't been needed in a long time. In fact, they can sometimes cause more harm than good (I recall at least 2 people with either a Pixel 6 or 7 who were having problems that were caused by Greenify.)
If you have an app that likes to use more resources than it should in the background, I would recommend just battery restricting it.
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Great! That aligns well with my own thoughts. I got burned once by one of those "battery saver" apps that was really a virus. I'll take Greenify off and see what i get.
Agree with a lot of the above. Android and certain devs really have the battery thing locked in, especially compared to 4-5 years ago. I use to have 3ish apps like Greenify running back in the day but there's not much value now from my experience.
Even straight android out of the box on the 6a is pretty damn good for battery longevity - almost any rom really is great now. Personally running the velocity rom + mvk combo and life is good lol.