Frequent shut downs - Xiaomi Mi 4C

In last couple of days I uprageded ROM to miui 9 and problems with shut downs escalated. I wiped, and return to prevous ROM, and still got the issues.
I suppose the battery died, cause phone was shutting down lately on 50% and after plugin to charger the percanteges were rising like crazy (eg. in couple of minutes they rose to 80).
I wonder if it's possible to check if it's for sure battery fault, cause phone shuts down also during charging(but not so often) I can recreate the problem with doing something heavy or opening snapchat app, don't know if it's important...
My main question is: is there any program that saves logs or anything like this to assure it's time for a battery change?
Thanks.

aggeta said:
My main question is: is there any program that saves logs or anything like this to assure it's time for a battery change?
Thanks.
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There is only a (simple) hardware method. I posted earlier on the subject here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72237880&postcount=6
If your result is substantially lower than 3.2Ah, then it is time to replace the battery.
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I coudn't do that cause phone was shutting down after short time (sometime after 20 seconds, and sometime after 5 minutes) working on battery. I decided to change battery for a new one and it's working fine

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[Q] Sensation switching off wildly

I've got this issue for quite some time now and it is really annoying. It seems that the phone switches off whenever "too many operations" are performed at the same time, like making/receiving(!) a phone call with wi-fi on, receiving messages, switching on music player, doing something directly after rebooting while some start up programmes are about to start etc. It looks as if the phone couldn't handle so many things at the same time, but I'm not really sure if this is the reason.
Another very strange thing is that sometimes after a crash the battery charge drops by 20%-30%, and the most weird thing is that it might get "restored" after removing and reinserting the battery, whatever the reason might be.
It seems not to be a software issue, because it's been the same on original rom as well as on various custom roms. I was quite sure that a faulty battery must be the cause, but after buying a new one the problem persisted. Maybe there's something else that causes an "overload" of the battery and the crash? Do you think it is possible? By the way this problem never occurs when the phone is plugged to a charger.
I hope that someone of you might have an idea what to do!
Thx, Stan.
stanix.de said:
I've got this issue for quite some time now and it is really annoying. It seems that the phone switches off whenever "too many operations" are performed at the same time, like making/receiving(!) a phone call with wi-fi on, receiving messages, switching on music player, doing something directly after rebooting while some start up programmes are about to start etc. It looks as if the phone couldn't handle so many things at the same time, but I'm not really sure if this is the reason.
Another very strange thing is that sometimes after a crash the battery charge drops by 20%-30%, and the most weird thing is that it might get "restored" after removing and reinserting the battery, whatever the reason might be.
It seems not to be a software issue, because it's been the same on original rom as well as on various custom roms. I was quite sure that a faulty battery must be the cause, but after buying a new one the problem persisted. Maybe there's something else that causes an "overload" of the battery and the crash? Do you think it is possible? By the way this problem never occurs when the phone is plugged to a charger.
I hope that someone of you might have an idea what to do!
Thx, Stan.
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Your battery is old and dying. The fact tha tit doesn't do it when plugged in is the key to that diagnosis.
When you perform multiple operations you are increasing the CPU usage and that is drawing too much power from the battery for it to maintain the minimum voltage needed to keep the phone operating.
A new battery will fix your problem. Get an Anker battery. They raen't very expensive. They hold more juice than the stock battery so the phone will stay on longer between charges. And since it will be a new battery it will be able to keep the CPU working when its drawing excess power.
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Your battery is old and dying. The fact tha tit doesn't do it when plugged in is the key to that diagnosis.
When you perform multiple operations you are increasing the CPU usage and that is drawing too much power from the battery for it to maintain the minimum voltage needed to keep the phone operating.
A new battery will fix your problem. Get an Anker battery. They raen't very expensive. They hold more juice than the stock battery so the phone will stay on longer between charges. And since it will be a new battery it will be able to keep the CPU working when its drawing excess power.
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Thank you! Yes, that's what I was thinking of. The problem is that it's exactly what I did - I bought an Anker battery, it seemed to be better at the beginning but now after 6 months it seems to be the same all over again. It can't be true that I have to buy a new battery twice a year?
Also, do you know if it's possible to limit the amount of power drawn from the battery on software level?

Major battery issue...

Hi there,
I'm using a almost 2-years old HTC Sensastion and I was having huge battery problems for the last few days.
It all started back in february when my phone started shutting itself off just like that, showing strange battery stats (after a phone-forced reboot, 70 % of my battery would be gone), etc. So I checked some threads on XDA and came to the conclusion that my standard HTC battery wasn't functioning properly anymore. Per the advice given by some users here, I bought an Anker 1900mAh which worked fine for the past few months.
Unfortunately, the problems started again last week. Loosing battery whithout even using the phone, weird reboots which resulted in an apparently empty battery, etc. I wiped everything but the sd card and installed a new rom, but that didn't solve the problem either. So I suspected the Anker battery - you never know if you get a somewhat broken battery...
I bought another Anker 1900 mAh battery last week, but my phone is still acting weird. I didn't have any more forced reboots, but sometimes the phone just shuts down without me doing anything. Unplugging the battery for a few seconds is the only way to get it started again.
For example yesterday: I used the music app and Sygic Aura as a navigation app for about 30 minutes (screen on the whole time). The phone had 100 % battery in the beginning and after I shut everything off, it still had 95%. 10 Minutes later though the battery dropped by (!) 10 %. Just like that.
I got home and kept the phone running for about 8 hours (just "sleeping"..no data connection, no wifi, no app running). After 4 hours, the battery lost 20 % just like that. I've installed some "battery apps" to get to the bottom of this:
8 hours of just laying there:
12 hours of just laying there:
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I'm a little concerned that this might be hardware related and that I might have to get a new phone. Changing the battery didn't solve the problem. Could it be an overheating issue? When I got home yesterday I noticed that my phone was really hot (it was freaking hot in my car though as well...).
I've been using that MIUI rom for almost a year I reckon and I've never had any problems remotely to this, so I don't think it's a software problem (at least not ROM related).
I hope you can help me
probably i think there is no proper contact
did you try to put a piece of paper ibetween the pins to improve contact?
No, I haven't.Do you mean on top of the battery or should I put the piece of paper on the bottom of the phone so that it's like
Battery
Pins
Paper
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Erbsenkönig said:
No, I haven't.Do you mean on top of the battery or should I put the piece of paper on the bottom of the phone so that it's like
Battery
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on top of the battery
edit:try both ways
The Sensation is a bit funny in the way that it reports battery usage, and can jump all over the place even on light usage. Try rebooting if you get a big jump and see if it goes back up.
Edit: Woot 100th post!
That would mean that the Sensation shuts itself off because it misreads the battery percentage? That seems highly unlikely to me. But I'm no expert
Erbsenkönig said:
That would mean that the Sensation shuts itself off because it misreads the battery percentage? That seems highly unlikely to me. But I'm no expert
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You're on Miui i see you could try an new kernel to reduce it i recommend Sultan kernel but watch out you dont download the sense version
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[Q] Battery Problens!!

Ive had my htc one x for maybe 5-6 months which is almost the longest ive ever been on one phone and i love(d) it, but its always been doing something very strange and aggravating that seems to be getting worse. Battery drain has always been a problem for me with this phone but ehh i can deal with it, but once my phone gets down to about 14% which is does often because of the draining it starts acting real funny with its power and sometimes goes from 14 down to 5 in an instant literally out of no where and as soon as i plug up itll go right back to 13, or itll shut down entirely at 14% but i can just cut it back on, or itll shut down in the middle of me doing something and i have to charge it for about 5-10 minutes before itll even come back on. The latter happened last night btw. No matter what combination of roms/kernels i try this always seems to be a problem. I really cant deal with this anymore and its to the point where i wanna throw my phone into a wall and just buy another one, which im seriously thinking about doing at this point. If such thing has happened to anyone before or you have insight on this can you please help before i just give up hope completely.
What you have described is normal for our device. Remember that the battery percentage is just an estimate of your actual charge. In addition, you find your phone shutting off around the lower percentages as a result of the device attempting to prevent damage to the battery. That is what the HOXl was designed to do.
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KungFuCracka94 said:
What you have described is normal for our device. Remember that the battery percentage is just an estimate of your actual charge. In addition, you find your phone shutting off around the lower percentages as a result of the device attempting to prevent damage to the battery. That is what the HOXl was designed to do.
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Last night when it did it, as it has before, i was still on 21%.... thats not normal. And this isnt my first android nor first htc, never happened before. Even on my aunts old one s it didnt happen
Do you allow full charges after these "forced shutdowns" occur? This should cause your battery to recalibrate.
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NexusS4gFreak said:
Last night when it did it, as it has before, i was still on 21%.... thats not normal. And this isnt my first android nor first htc, never happened before. Even on my aunts old one s it didnt happen
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The battery behavior on this phone has been interesting. I have the battery last over two weeks on airplane mode and I've had the battery last just a couple of hours with just a stock setup. There are so many factors that play into this. I work in an area with very little to no signal reception and my battery life goes crazy and the phone can get really hot while I'm there so I've seen the best and worst.
What I do to counteract this bad behavior:
1. Charge prior to 40% (I've had the phone go from 40% to zero instantly before)
2. Consider your signal reception and either try out different radios or use airplane mode to reduce erratic battery drain
3. Install a 3rd party app like batterycalibration (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&hl=en) and use that when things get hairy (I calibrate every two weeks or so and that does the trick for me.
My phone has been like this since I pulled it out of the box. With a little management, it is just fine. You have seen it before but I'll say it again, you have to get through a few charge cycles when flashing a new Rom to get back to normal.
Hope this helps. It works for me and I work in a cell phone reception hell.
NexusS4gFreak said:
Ive had my htc one x for maybe 5-6 months which is almost the longest ive ever been on one phone and i love(d) it, but its always been doing something very strange and aggravating that seems to be getting worse. Battery drain has always been a problem for me with this phone but ehh i can deal with it, but once my phone gets down to about 14% which is does often because of the draining it starts acting real funny with its power and sometimes goes from 14 down to 5 in an instant literally out of no where and as soon as i plug up itll go right back to 13, or itll shut down entirely at 14% but i can just cut it back on, or itll shut down in the middle of me doing something and i have to charge it for about 5-10 minutes before itll even come back on. The latter happened last night btw. No matter what combination of roms/kernels i try this always seems to be a problem. I really cant deal with this anymore and its to the point where i wanna throw my phone into a wall and just buy another one, which im seriously thinking about doing at this point. If such thing has happened to anyone before or you have insight on this can you please help before i just give up hope completely.
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When a new ROM or kernel is flashed you need to let battery settle for at least 48hrs before you get super worried about battery. If possible during that time let device fully discharge then charge up to 100. Please use a battery monitoring app and then see what's causing the issues. With proper config hoxl will get good battery life. There is always the chance its hardware issue but doubtful as battery prolly would of completely failed by now. Also check your screen brightness settings. Hope this helps
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Madcat8686 said:
The battery behavior on this phone has been interesting. I have the battery last over two weeks on airplane mode and I've had the battery last just a couple of hours with just a stock setup. There are so many factors that play into this. I work in an area with very little to no signal reception and my battery life goes crazy and the phone can get really hot while I'm there so I've seen the best and worst.
What I do to counteract this bad behavior:
1. Charge prior to 40% (I've had the phone go from 40% to zero instantly before)
2. Consider your signal reception and either try out different radios or use airplane mode to reduce erratic battery drain
3. Install a 3rd party app like batterycalibration (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&hl=en) and use that when things get hairy (I calibrate every two weeks or so and that does the trick for me.
My phone has been like this since I pulled it out of the box. With a little management, it is just fine. You have seen it before but I'll say it again, you have to get through a few charge cycles when flashing a new Rom to get back to normal.
Hope this helps. It works for me and I work in a cell phone reception hell.
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Ive done all three methods youve mentioned before and still same thing. Also im on 3/4 bars with lte 90% of the time so no reception issues here. And with my current setup ive been running it for about 2 weeks.
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When a new ROM or kernel is flashed you need to let battery settle for at least 48hrs before you get super worried about battery. If possible during that time let device fully discharge then charge up to 100. Please use a battery monitoring app and then see what's causing the issues. With proper config hoxl will get good battery life. There is always the chance its hardware issue but doubtful as battery prolly would of completely failed by now. Also check your screen brightness settings. Hope this helps
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Ive always let the rom settle in and i constantly maintain the brightness on around mid level (mirror screen protector so i cant go too low) but its not just one rom or a few, its with every rom i flash ad that consists of most roms available for this device
The battery behaviour you described is completely normal if you understand how a battery of this type works, and if you understand how the software (especially the display of battery percentage) works in conjunction with it.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
The battery behaviour you described is completely normal if you understand how a battery of this type works, and if you understand how the software (especially the display of battery percentage) works in conjunction with it.
Sent from my Evita
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So youre telling me having the phone get to 22% and instantly drop to zero and power down is normal? Makes no sense at all. Also i cant get it to charge too 100% for anything. So if theres no fix to this, anybody want a one x with a troublesome battery?
What I'm saying is the battery percentage displayed by the software is never exact, it's only an estimate based on the voltage level of your battery. Your battery sounds like its long term life (capacity) has been decreased over time and possibly bad treatment (allowing the device to discharge too much too many times).
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So youre telling me having the phone get to 22% and instantly drop to zero and power down is normal? Makes no sense at all.
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Depends on what you define as "normal". Such behavior is certainly not unheard of (although you particular collection of symptoms may point to a more serious issue, which I'll get to later). Couple things you have to remember: the battery meter is far from accurate. Being off by 10% or more is not unusual (completely normal). So jumping from 5 to 13% as you mentioned is not out of the question. The battery voltage is not actually jumping around, just the % battery number that the phone is assigning to various voltage readings. Reading errors happen, and if a jump is noticed, its just the meter correcting itself.
Which brings us to the other point that should be kept in mind: the battery % is not a "real" measurement. Its just a number assigned to various voltages to give the average person a sense of how much battery is left. Its a completely fabricated and artificial measure that just gives some relative sense of when a user should charge their battery. Phone makers just decided to use a system that average people would understand, like the fuel gauge on a car. Zero doesn't really mean zero (or anywhere close), but reporting in voltages would make no sense for most folks. Also, as we all well know, just because (for example) it took you 12 hours to drain the phone to 50%, does not necessarily mean the phone will last another 12 hours to drain the remaining 50%. It all depends on what you are doing with the phone during that time. Which leaves the question: What does the % battery really mean? Really, not a heck of a lot.
On the other hand, the battery failing to charge to 100% is troublesome, as is the apparent frequency of the meter drops and the fact that the issue remains after various ROM flashes. Leads me to believe there may be some hardware issue going on.
The short answer: IMO while some of the individual symptoms are not unusual, the seeming frequency (you haven't exactly quantified this, but it seems relative frequent just based on your descriptions) may suggest a larger issue, but its not certain.
Thanks it explained a lot but it happened again today, went to the store with ~36% on the meter and walked out, haven't touched it at all, phone was completely dead. Tried to charge and it went to 6% and stopped charging, all signs showed it was charging but it was stuck on 6. Then it started climbing again and reached about 16% and actually started losing charge while on the charger. Switched over to my portable battery charger i just got and it held the charge at about 5% for ~30 minutes, which is what it was when i plugged it in and started to charge, then it stopped againand during the whole process the phone was getting very hot. Yea im getting a new phone :/

Weird behaviours of my N5, hw or sw problems?

Hello everyone, I'm having problems with one of my nexus 5.
One month ago I flashed Resurrection remix ROM with no problem and I used it for many weeks.
Something around 3-4 days ago I let it switch off to make a battery cycle and I didn't touch it until the next morning. When I put it on charge, and after waiting for 30 mins, I tried to turn it on with no success. I tried to connect it to my power bank, which has LEDs to verify that is charging, and I discovered that that wasn't happening.
So I took off the back cover and tried to check, moving pieces, if there was any hardware problem. After that the phone finally turned on and was able to charge but since than I have some serious problems:
-while in standby it rapes the battery, in 30 minutes consumed 11% of it with no apps on; with screen on instead it's the opposite, I watched kung fu panda 3 at 100% and at the end of the film (1h 20mins) it was at 86%
-when I go to sleep if I don't keep it attached to a power source in the morning I find it switched off, and when I turn it on I discover it has still around 20-30%
Sorry for the long post but i wanted to explain in more details I could the situation I have.
Does someone of you know what the heck is going on with my N5? What can I do to fix this thing?
lorenzo.ciavatti said:
Hello everyone, I'm having problems with one of my nexus 5.
One month ago I flashed Resurrection remix ROM with no problem and I used it for many weeks.
Something around 3-4 days ago I let it switch off to make a battery cycle and I didn't touch it until the next morning. When I put it on charge, and after waiting for 30 mins, I tried to turn it on with no success. I tried to connect it to my power bank, which has LEDs to verify that is charging, and I discovered that that wasn't happening.
So I took off the back cover and tried to check, moving pieces, if there was any hardware problem. After that the phone finally turned on and was able to charge but since than I have some serious problems:
-while in standby it rapes the battery, in 30 minutes consumed 11% of it with no apps on; with screen on instead it's the opposite, I watched kung fu panda 3 at 100% and at the end of the film (1h 20mins) it was at 86%
-when I go to sleep if I don't keep it attached to a power source in the morning I find it switched off, and when I turn it on I discover it has still around 20-30%
Sorry for the long post but i wanted to explain in more details I could the situation I have.
Does someone of you know what the heck is going on with my N5? What can I do to fix this thing?
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Is your battery life when you use your phone your only problem, no other things you notice that aren't what they always have been? If not, probably your battery is dying. Replacing your battery will most likely fix your problems.
Everything works fine except the things that concern battery inputs or i/o of the phone. Is there a way to check if it's actually the battery the only problem?
I'd rather avoid the situation where i buy a new battery unit and find out the system is joking me someway.
I was wondering, is it possible that those problems are given by an accidental bad settings in Kernel Adiutor?
lorenzo.ciavatti said:
Everything works fine except the things that concern battery inputs or i/o of the phone. Is there a way to check if it's actually the battery the only problem?
I'd rather avoid the situation where i buy a new battery unit and find out the system is joking me someway.
I was wondering, is it possible that those problems are given by an accidental bad settings in Kernel Adiutor?
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Well if you want to check it on the software side, you could take a backup of your current setup, store your important files and the backup on a PC and flash a factory image. Then you can check and test if you have the same problems on a clean setup. It could indeed be wrong kernel settings but to me it sounds like your battery is just dying. That's not weird if you take a look at the release date of this phone.

Google Pixel 1 battery troubles

Hello all, so the original battery on my Google pixel, almost 3 years old, went to complete hell. It turns off in about a minute once unplugged, despite 100% battery life. So I went and replaced it with two Amazon bought batteries. The first one (definitely not OEM) had the same issue but my pixel would at least last about 10 minutes of regular use, unplugged, before shutting down. So I thought it might be the battery but the second one has the exact same issue. The second one at least looked like OEM with the exterior but since it came from Amazon, it's not 100% certain.
The problem is that the phone charges very fast, like 100% in less than 15 minutes and then discharges 10-20% in just a few minutes. If I last below 70% that would be out of the ordinary.
Is it possible that it's not a battery issue but maybe a different issue? A friendly person on another forum suggested that my core or graphics IC is overheating, attempting to throttle down; and then just shutting down when it looses the battle. Which makes absolute sense since the phone mostly shuts down when I'm playing games on my phone and usually turns off just under 80%.
I also found out that a recent google play store version was found to be the culprit for the extensive battery loss for other folks. Could this also be reason?
Are there any tests I could do to further determine the actual cause?
Thank you.
Two ideas:
- Deactivate Play Store app in Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> All -> Play Store -> Deactivate
- To rule out a damaged third party app as a cause for the battery drain (which actually is quite unlikely in your case), you can reboot into safe mode. For that, long-press the power button and then long-press 'shut down', confirm with OK. At the reboot, all non-system apps are freezed. Then you can check if the battery behaves differently.
Did you try charging your phone for about two hours longer, even if it says it is already at 100%? Maybe just the battery percentage measurement system is somehow damaged.
But you already tried that I guess. So maybe somebody else got another tip for you.
do you try flashing stock image? maybe the battery cache is in trouble
Similar to OP, my Pixel XL had started to have some odd issues beginning almost a year ago. It got REALLY bad in just the last six weeks or so when it would shut down at relatively respectable battery percentages (something like 23% - 57%, randomly).
- Deactivate Play Store app in Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> All -> Play Store -> Deactivate
- To rule out a damaged third party app as a cause for the battery drain (which actually is quite unlikely in your case), you can reboot into safe mode. For that, long-press the power button and then long-press 'shut down', confirm with OK. At the reboot, all non-system apps are freezed. Then you can check if the battery behaves differently.
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Thanks for these ideas, BenjyTec.
When I deactivated ("Disabled" in my settings), there was no change in behavior. In fact, I had forgot I did that until giving things about a week and had forgotten when the phone behaved the same way, LOL (I just now re-enabled it).
I also tried the Safe Mode (which I had not previously known about - thanks!), and the phone still died out pretty quickly from a "full" charge.
Did you try charging your phone for about two hours longer, even if it says it is already at 100%? Maybe just the battery percentage measurement system is somehow damaged.
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I had also done this several times. The really odd thing is many times I will have it on the charger all night or for several hours, and when I take it off it is only at a very low percentage - from 1% to 16%. !!! Of course more often than not it does get to a higher percentage.
do you try flashing stock image? maybe the battery cache is in trouble
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Thanks, gonzakennyn - I have not done a "stock" image, but have factory reset the phone, with no joy. This was actually one of the things I did months ago even before it got really bad, because I wondered if maybe the battery cache or something at the kernel level had deeper issues.
Hopefully the OP might have had better luck or found something...
All these complaints sound like power supply issues.
Use the phone while it's in the charger, and there's no overheating/throttling/shutdown, right?
toucan said:
Similar to OP, my Pixel XL had started to have some odd issues beginning almost a year ago. It got REALLY bad in just the last six weeks or so when it would shut down at relatively respectable battery percentages (something like 23% - 57%, randomly).
Thanks for these ideas, BenjyTec.
When I deactivated ("Disabled" in my settings), there was no change in behavior. In fact, I had forgot I did that until giving things about a week and had forgotten when the phone behaved the same way, LOL (I just now re-enabled it).
I also tried the Safe Mode (which I had not previously known about - thanks!), and the phone still died out pretty quickly from a "full" charge.
I had also done this several times. The really odd thing is many times I will have it on the charger all night or for several hours, and when I take it off it is only at a very low percentage - from 1% to 16%. !!! Of course more often than not it does get to a higher percentage.
Thanks, gonzakennyn - I have not done a "stock" image, but have factory reset the phone, with no joy. This was actually one of the things I did months ago even before it got really bad, because I wondered if maybe the battery cache or something at the kernel level had deeper issues.
Hopefully the OP might have had better luck or found something...
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Unfortunately, I did not find a solution. After replacing the battery twice I pretty much resigned to my fate. I'm going to hold out until Pixel 4 comes out.
Once fully charged, I could use my phone for browsing or watching videos for about an hour before I get to around 30-40%. Then I could leave it unplugged all night and wake up to my battery at 1%. It actually stays that way for a bit.
However, if I use my phone to play any games, I could only use it unplugged for about 10 minutes. My phone will power down without fail at 80% or below only when I play games. Weird thing is, whenever I power it back up, my phone will be 1% but despite that it could last quite a while.
As post-mortem mentioned, I could use my phone while charging without issues so maybe it is a power supply issue, in which case, I have no idea what I could do.
When it's not plugged in to a charger, the only power supply is the battery. Hence, I feel that even your "new" battery is not new.
So a little update all. I updated my phone to the latest Android 10 patch and the battery life has gotten significantly better. It's still not enough to last all day but it can last probably 6-8 hours with minimal use. If I use it constantly, it might last two hours.
I am no longer tethered to my charger when playing games, which is really good news and all the prior issues with the phone shutting down ~80% is gone.
Perhaps the previous Android patches contained faulty code?
I would do fresh install and see if problem resolves. Fresh install fixes all sorts of software issues.
So my battery woes aren't as bad as yours but I did get to the point where I had the battery replaced. I went to uBreakiFix and I have no idea what battery they put in but the bottom line is a brand new battery didn't help much. I got a little better battery life but not as much as I had hoped. I'm assuming that it's either due to the apps I have installed and my usage or the phone is getting old and something is drawing a little more power than it used to. I have not gone to the trouble of factory resetting to see if that would help yet.
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So my battery woes aren't as bad as yours but I did get to the point where I had the battery replaced. I went to uBreakiFix and I have no idea what battery they put in but the bottom line is a brand new battery didn't help much. I got a little better battery life but not as much as I had hoped. I'm assuming that it's either due to the apps I have installed and my usage or the phone is getting old and something is drawing a little more power than it used to. I have not gone to the trouble of factory resetting to see if that would help yet.
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Factory resets didn't help my old issue. Updating to the latest Android os helped immensely. As stated above I no longer have the initial issues. I estimate I now have about 70-80% capacity, which is not bad at all considering I bought my battery through Amazon for around $20.
I thought if you got your battery replaced at ubreakifix, then they are obligated to fix your issue or refund you your money.

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