Hello ,
please help me in following questions
does widgets drain battery?
does live wallpapers drain batter?(more or less?)
does having all installed apps in screen (for example having all installed apps in screens of go launcher instead) drain battery / permormace? (if it does will making folders help or should i remove it?
does having modified screen lock like and theme {http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134657 one of those ) drain battery n performace?
Thanks in advance
anything that is running on your phone requires a battery to power it. widgets are constantly running and therefore drain battery while the screen is on. same reason why live wallpapers drain more battery than regular wallpapers (constantly running). i'm not sure about the number of apps on the homescreen but I would assume that more apps require more power to display them, and having a modified lock requires that the phone starts that program every time the screen is unlocked so it would drain additional battery. i'm not sure whether that would be more or less battery power than a regular lock screen, but you get the idea
First, everything running costs battery life
Widget cost battery life, more if they are synced. BUT energy cost of unsynced widgets is so little you will not notice it at all (less then 1%).
Live wallpapers take alot of battery compared to static ones (approx 1-5% depending on the wallpaper, ~2% for the Nexus S live wallpaper).
Just having the shortcut to an app on your homescreen won't increase battery life in any visible form. I did fill 7 homescreens with 20 apps each, batt drain was the same as w/o any apps at all.
Yes and no, data/information pulling lock screens can pull a bit (like widgets). Usually a themed lockscreen won't take more energy then the stock one though.
If you're really into saving battery life, look into custom ROMs (stock 2.3.4 is hard to beat though!), undervolted kernels and don't use the phone for games. The last tip is ofc not meant too serious, but those games/videos ARE what drains your battery in less then a day.
i m on miui 2.3.5 justed wanted to get clarification
Guys do you know any app (from Google Play or elsewhere) that can count all the battery stats?, I mean
1-how frequently it's charged
2-Charge time (daily)
3-Discharging time (daily)
I need an application that gives that all the info above, without being a ram eater, or battery drainer.
so i have tried Go Battery Saver from google play and it had a function 'suspended window' that shows the battery percentage in front of any app (full screen mode or not) the whole time it runs. the battery percentage can be placed anywhere either on the left or right side..
the problem is my phone already have batteryguru (qualcomm snapdragon's battery saver included in the stock rom) and gobattery just eats up extra cpu and ram space. is there a lightweight app or system mod that can do that?
PS the battery percentage doesnt need to be draggable, anywhere on the edge of the screen is fine.
This shooting up of android os process battery usage is only after the root.
Google play services and other GAPPS have already been removed from the whitelist of power saving. I have been using my mobile hostpot for about 6 hours and 6 hours standby after it and this is the usage through Better Battery Stats app, from full charge to 39%.
Samsung smart manager shows android OS as the major culprit.
Also total computed power usage doesn't amount to the decrease in battery power. Total power usage is amounting ~ 1000 mAh but battery is of 2600 mAh, this is happening after root and I have fully drained and charged while switched off to full to calibrate the battery, but same.
Earlier real usage time was equal to what is now but estimated usage time was just double when all GAPPS and gms were running in background.
I am posting the screenshots. Can somebody let me know the reason for this and how can I disable the wakelock visible in the Better Battery Stats screenshot?
Does anybody have an idea of reducing Mobile Radio power reported by android OS process?
OneUI built-in Device Care app doesn't show full details of what is draining battery. It fortunately shows the Screen ON Time (SOT) though.
My phone's battery drains badly on standby. It drains anywhere between 1.5% to 2% per hour on standby if I leave all radios ON. If I turn OFF WiFi, Mobile Data, Bluetooth, Location, etc. then the battery drain reduces to 0.5% per hour. There is no unusual drain when I'm using the phone. If I'm continuously using the phone, I can get 6 to 7 hours SOT.
The built-in battery stats doesn't provide full information on what is draining battery, and how much. For example, it doesn't show system functions like Android System, Android OS, Display, Wakelocks, etc. It only shows 3rd party apps installed.
If I add the % consumption of each app shown in the list, it won't even add up to 50% of actual consumption. If you see the attachment, the sum of the individual consumption adds up to about 20% only. My battery is at 59%. So I have no idea about what used the remaining 21% (standby drain).
Assuming that all details are available in the system, is there an app that can simply read this info and show it on screen? I don't want battery 'monitor' apps that run in the background.
I'm interested to know if there is an app that would simply read this information and display it when launched, and won't run in the background when closed.
Thanks.
Gsam battery monitor, better battery stats or Battery guru. But i think that they all need to keep a background service, which doesn't cause any noticeable battery drain though
TheMystic said:
OneUI built-in Device Care app doesn't show full details of what is draining battery. It fortunately shows the Screen ON Time (SOT) though.
My phone's battery drains badly on standby. It drains anywhere between 1.5% to 2% per hour on standby if I leave all radios ON. If I turn OFF WiFi, Mobile Data, Bluetooth, Location, etc. then the battery drain reduces to 0.5% per hour. There is no unusual drain when I'm using the phone. If I'm continuously using the phone, I can get 6 to 7 hours SOT.
The built-in battery stats doesn't provide full information on what is draining battery, and how much. For example, it doesn't show system functions like Android System, Android OS, Display, Google Play Services, Wakelocks,, etc.
Assuming that all details are available in the system, is there an app that can simply read this info and show it on screen? I don't want battery 'monitor' apps that run in the background.
I'm interested to know if there is an app that would simply read this information and display it when launched, and won't run in the background when closed.
Thanks.
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blackhawk_LA said:
i think that they all need to keep a background service,
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Yes, they do.
blackhawk_LA said:
which doesn't cause any noticeable battery drain though
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I seriously doubt this. It is just that they don't show up in the stats.
From my experience, there was no difference in idle drain battery usage with and without any of these apps. Checked for some days, not only a few hours.