Hey guys,
As the title says standby drain in this device has been bad. Coming from the 3a xl, which I normally got sub 1% standby my 3a gets much worse, with the same apps and usage. Right now it's hovering at about 4%. This doesn't seem right. Not unlocked so I can't use BBS just using exm to confirm frequencies. My device never seems to use the 300mhz frequency. What's the deal? Any insight. Thanks for any and all advice.
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Probably a simple reboot will help. I had a similar behaviour after an update of the Google-App / Play-Services. After rebooting the device battery consumption returned to normal.
AndDiSa said:
Probably a simple reboot will help. I had a similar behaviour after an update of the Google-App / Play-Services. After rebooting the device battery consumption returned to normal.
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Nah. I tried that. I had the same thought. I even powered down. I have read to boot into safe mode but if I do that, I have no way of measuring drain. Also, my app usage is the same as with my 3a xl
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People often think it is one thing, when in fact... it is something else. For example, this happened to me shortly after installing a 1.1.1.1 app (VPN / DNS override). Once I removed that app, everything was better.
edufur said:
People often think it is one thing, when in fact... it is something else. For example, this happened to me shortly after installing a 1.1.1.1 app (VPN / DNS override). Once I removed that app, everything was better.
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I only have about 5-7 user apps. I have had this issue where standby drain jumps on my 3a xl and could only fix it with a factory reset. I just set this phone up 4 days ago though, seems kinda crazy that I would need another reset
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Yesterday my Nexus 5 lost 55% of the battery in 3 hrs in a weak signal area (Using AT&T). Android OS was using 60% of the battery. Today after a fresh charge it has a good signal and Android OS is at 40% battery consumption and continuing to climb. I have done a reset of the phone since I didn't have much on it and it's back to the same behavior again. What is going on here?
I'm having serious doubts about keeping this phone and buying a Moto X
I'm now attempting to put the phone in airplane mode and using GrooveIP while at home (maybe 3 bars is to low for it for a signal before it kills the battery?) That's not normal. I have to decide quickly if I'm going to keep this phone or opt for a Moto X
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Yesterday my Nexus 5 lost 55% of the battery in 3 hrs in a weak signal area (Using AT&T). Android OS was using 60% of the battery. Today after a fresh charge it has a good signal and Android OS is at 40% battery consumption and continuing to climb. I have done a reset of the phone since I didn't have much on it and it's back to the same behavior again. What is going on here?
I'm having serious doubts about keeping this phone and buying a Moto X
I'm now attempting to put the phone in airplane mode and using GrooveIP while at home (maybe 3 bars is to low for it for a signal before it kills the battery?) That's not normal. I have to decide quickly if I'm going to keep this phone or opt for a Moto X
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You should first troubleshoot the problem instead of thinking of buying other phones. I would suggest factory restoring and monitoring things. Use betterbatterystats and see what exactly is slurping battery.
emerica243 said:
You should first troubleshoot the problem instead of thinking of buying other phones. I would suggest factory restoring and monitoring things. Use betterbatterystats and see what exactly is slurping battery.
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I've reset it and even with nothing else installed it does the same. It's always the Android OS using it.
Get Wakelock Detector from Play and set the option to monitor the OS. Check it after a few hours and see if suspend_backoff is the culprit under kernel wakelocks.
If so, it is disturbing Google hasn't fixed this in 4.4. It has been an issue for quite some time.
Solutions Etcetera said:
Get Wakelock Detector from Play and set the option to monitor the OS. Check it after a few hours and see if suspend_backoff is the culprit under kernel wakelocks.
If so, it is disturbing Google hasn't fixed this in 4.4. It has been an issue for quite some time.
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Yeah. All other platforms have amazing standby times. This is sad.
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my phone suddenly started overheating this week. I've been using it the same way I have been since I've gotten it, but I've recently started installing kernels on it, such as ElementalX and Franco. I had been using Franco's kernels since the third day I had my phone (Nov. 14th) and I didn't have a single problem with them. Then on Sunday, my phone started getting slightly warmer. I decided to change to ElementalX and not, the phone has been overheating even more. Could it be that kernels are actually having an impact on my phone's temperature? or is it one of my apps going wild in the background? Anyways, before I installed any kernel on my Nexus 5, it would idle at around 32-38 degrees Celsius and when in use, it would never pass 40. With Franco's kernel before the overheating problem, I would be getting the same temps. When it started overheating, it would get to 34-40 and go up to 44 but never past 45 wen in use. Now, on idle, the minimum seems to be 42-47 on idle and ramps up to even 52 when I'm using it. Please help
absoluterebirth said:
my phone suddenly started overheating this week. I've been using it the same way I have been since I've gotten it, but I've recently started installing kernels on it, such as ElementalX and Franco. I had been using Franco's kernels since the third day I had my phone (Nov. 14th) and I didn't have a single problem with them. Then on Sunday, my phone started getting slightly warmer. I decided to change to ElementalX and not, the phone has been overheating even more. Could it be that kernels are actually having an impact on my phone's temperature? or is it one of my apps going wild in the background? Anyways, before I installed any kernel on my Nexus 5, it would idle at around 32-38 degrees Celsius and when in use, it would never pass 40. With Franco's kernel before the overheating problem, I would be getting the same temps. When it started overheating, it would get to 34-40 and go up to 44 but never past 45 wen in use. Now, on idle, the minimum seems to be 42-47 on idle and ramps up to even 52 when I'm using it. Please help
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I don't think that this is a kernel problem, I think something is wrong with the battery. I'd check with the warranty guys on this.
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I don't think that this is a kernel problem, I think something is wrong with the battery. I'd check with the warranty guys on this.
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but if it were a battery problem, wouldn't it have been doing this since day one?
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but if it were a battery problem, wouldn't it have been doing this since day one?
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nope, batteries are chemical and this chemistry tends to behave very differently as time goes by, that's why I don't like devices with in-built batteries. Some iPhones last for 4 hours, some last for a day. The difference is the condition of the battery of a specific device.
Just to make sure, i'd put KitKat on it and see if anything changes, however, if it does not, I'd go and check the battery.
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nope, batteries are chemical and this chemistry tends to behave very differently as time goes by, that's why I don't like devices with in-built batteries. Some iPhones last for 4 hours, some last for a day. The difference is the condition of the battery of a specific device.
Just to make sure, i'd put KitKat on it and see if anything changes, however, if it does not, I'd go and check the battery.
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It does have kitkat on it. I've been running stock except for the kernel.
Go back to stock kernel.
It sounds a lot like an app in the background.
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joshnichols189 said:
It sounds a lot like an app in the background.
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that should not make the battery overheat. Overheating usually means that the battery does not properly function.
post ur battery stats
There's an app called tempmonitor that will allow you to see both your battery and CPU temperature.
I've also been having overheating problems but mines would reach up to 50c on idle and when watching videos or web browser reaching up to 65c. So hot I can't even hold it. But this would happen randomly. I'd check to see if any process is causing this but that doesn't seem to be the case. And this is after flashing to stock kernel and rom.
Called Google to ask if it was normal and if there would be a software update to fix the issue. But they set me up for an rma to send the phone back for a replacement.
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duckied said:
There's an app called tempmonitor that will allow you to see both your battery and CPU temperature.
I've also been having overheating problems but mines would reach up to 50c on idle and when watching videos or web browser reaching up to 65c. So hot I can't even hold it. But this would happen randomly. I'd check to see if any process is causing this but that doesn't seem to be the case. And this is after flashing to stock kernel and rom.
Called Google to ask if it was normal and if there would be a software update to fix the issue. But they set me up for an rma to send the phone back for a replacement.
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I've been using the temp. monitor in Trickster to check my battery/cpu temperatures and my battery is usually at around 30-32C on idle and my CPU is usually at 42-46 idle and up to 54-56 when in a YouTube video or a Netflix episode. I will be calling Google this afternoon to see what they say about this. I'm guessing I'll also get set up for an RMA.
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I've been using the temp. monitor in Trickster to check my battery/cpu temperatures and my battery is usually at around 30-32C on idle and my CPU is usually at 42-46 idle and up to 54-56 when in a YouTube video or a Netflix episode. I will be calling Google this afternoon to see what they say about this. I'm guessing I'll also get set up for an RMA.
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How did it go with Google?
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How did it go with Google?
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They sent me a replacement. I currently have both and have factory reset the faulty one. Before I factory reset though, downloaded all my apps and made sure that the one they had sent me was almost an exact copy of the older one so it would be a fair comparison and I played the same YouTube Video on both and checked the cpu/battery temps. The temps on the replacement are definitely a LOT lower. The new one idles at 32-36 while the other one idled at 42-44. After the YouTube video, the replacement was at 41 and the faulty one was at 52. I'll be sending back the faulty one today
Has anyone noticed since the recent update, battery seems to drain faster? Before, I went home with 75-80%. Now it's 65-75%. No changes whatsoever between.
Seems worse here too.
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In my case it seems to be a bit better, but it's still too early to say for sure... Try setting App power saving to always for as many apps as you can... The ones you dont use regulary ofcourse... This is my battery status at the moment:
Yea I got all that I can in the power saver.
My screens...
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What theme are you using?
nthnu said:
Has anyone noticed since the recent update, battery seems to drain faster? Before, I went home with 75-80%. Now it's 65-75%. No changes whatsoever between.
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Exynos or SD820?
Travis Bickle said:
Exynos or SD820?
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SD820
Wifi on or off?
I have battery drain when Wifi is on, not when it's off
fredriks said:
Wifi on or off?
I have battery drain when Wifi is on, not when it's off
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I use WiFi on all the time, cause I'm 90% in a WiFi area. I've used it before the update, so usage is exactly the same.
I'm not sure if the update caused this, but fairly sure it did. I have my location set to Power Saving before the update and all was fine. It was set on High Accuracy after the update. So I've been using that ever since the update. Not sure why it did that, but now I'll be checking it after future updates. lol
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I use WiFi on all the time, cause I'm 90% in a WiFi area. I've used it before the update, so usage is exactly the same.
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I have serious battery drain when I'm on WiFi. If I turn it off my battery life seems fine.
Seems the same as before
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I'm not sure if the update caused this, but fairly sure it did. I have my location set to Power Saving before the update and all was fine. It was set on High Accuracy after the update. So I've been using that ever since the update. Not sure why it did that, but now I'll be checking it after future updates. lol
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That also happens anytime you use GPS as well the always scan for wifi being enabled and NOT disabled after you turn off GPS. Go back and check to make sure that is disabled, as well as every time after you've used GPS, or it'll drain your battery.
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Is yours the exynos version? how are you able to get android system/android OS to be sub 10%??? those two combined on my SD820 are 50%! sub 10% is more in line with my Nexus experiences, which is how I believe it should be.....screen should always be the top user, but in my experience it's 3rd behind system and OS.
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Is yours the exynos version? how are you able to get android system/android OS to be sub 10%??? those two combined on my SD820 are 50%! sub 10% is more in line with my Nexus experiences, which is how I believe it should be.....screen should always be the top user, but in my experience it's 3rd behind system and OS.
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Look at the sent from 930f
That's exynos
Yes, s7 exynos.
I didn't do anything fancy, no power saving apps or tweaks. Location on high accuracy all the time. At 15% I was at 7.5h sot and usually I plug in at that point. I just wanted to see where it goes. I use dark themes for apps when available but TouchWiz is stock. It was dark (evening here) and I disabled auto brightness (until 15% I used only auto) and lowered a little.
At times I also get higher Google services and Android Os usage, but it calms down after a while.
My previous charge cycle I got 6.5h using only mobile data (4g) with a 10% loss over night because Google services, witch accounted for 50% drain up to that point. After that it calmed down and the drain was normal.
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That also happens anytime you use GPS as well the always scan for wifi being enabled and NOT disabled after you turn off GPS. Go back and check to make sure that is disabled, as well as every time after you've used GPS, or it'll drain your battery.
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I don't care to use the WiFi scanning, but it's also off. Here's a new battery shot and it appears (obviously) turning the High Accuracy GPS off is helping lol. But will see a week later.
https://plus.google.com/104377012076075297877/posts/RM6CAar9qqV
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Has anyone noticed since the recent update, battery seems to drain faster? Before, I went home with 75-80%. Now it's 65-75%. No changes whatsoever between.
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bit off topic. but I'm curious about the new update, what has improved on your phone? I have it downloaded but I'm a bit skeptical to update since I'm still hoping for a root to be found and don't want the update to potentially prevent the future root. just curious whether it's worth to update or not.
I have no idea what's improved. I only had the phone for a day before updating.
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bit off topic. but I'm curious about the new update, what has improved on your phone? I have it downloaded but I'm a bit skeptical to update since I'm still hoping for a root to be found and don't want the update to potentially prevent the future root. just curious whether it's worth to update or not.
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Other than the security updates, I'm not sure. I don't notice anything other than what happened. Things are looking good as they did before the update.
The phone has been great so far with one little issue. I observe a significant lag for a few minutes when I wake up in the morning after the phone is lying idle overnight. Is this normal? Or is it just me?
That's probably doze
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Same here, I would say it's somewhat "normal" for a Android phone regardless it's a Pixel or Galaxy. I have to restart my Pixel 2 XL every so often for about 3 to 4 times a day. I am not a techy users but based on my 10 years iPhone use experience, iPhone is way better polished for user experience. So, yeah it's not a bug, just the way Android phones are.
I've had mine since release and have no lag issues. However I don't have Facebook Snapchat etc on my phone, and the only time I restart my phone is when doing an update.
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The phone has been great so far with one little issue. I observe a significant lag for a few minutes when I wake up in the morning after the phone is lying idle overnight. Is this normal? Or is it just me?
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No issues as such. Could be a rogue app or something else. Maybe you could test the phone in safe mode and see if you get the same results
As mentioned on the title, do you guys know what I should do? I'm on the latest stable update. I just got the phone couple of days ago.
I was thinking to do a factory reset and download each app manually instead of going through backup stuff? Idk if this will help.
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I was thinking to do a factory reset and download each app manually instead of going through backup stuff? Idk if this will help.
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I would turn on adaptive battery to begin with and get BBS to find out which app is draining the battery before you go through a factory reset. How is your standby time overnight? It should be around 0.5 - 0.8% / hour.
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I would turn on adaptive battery to begin with and get BBS to find out which app is draining the battery before you go through a factory reset. How is your standby time overnight? It should be around 0.5 - 0.8% / hour.
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I get a lot worse than that but I'll do what you say then I'll update you later on
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Please update us as I'm having the same issue where the drain from a factory reset with fresh start is still 3%/hr, with ambient display off.
Dr-akbar said:
Please update us as I'm having the same issue where the drain from a factory reset with fresh start is still 3%/hr, with ambient display off.
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That should not be. Get better battery stats and figure out what is waking your device with screen off. Disable it or get the eff rid of it. It's probably one app so find it. I had some stupid app draining 1% per hour idle. Bye bye. You'll get it and then squash it.
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That should not be. Get better battery stats and figure out what is waking your device with screen off. Disable it or get the eff rid of it. It's probably one app so find it. I had some stupid app draining 1% per hour idle. Bye bye. You'll get it and then squash it.
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I'll try that but if I remember correctly, I did at some point download it and nothing was shown to be draining the battery or waking the device except for high usage by Google services as it always seems and couldn't narrow it down at that time.
I'll give it another shot and see.
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I'll try that but if I remember correctly, I did at some point download it and nothing was shown to be draining the battery or waking the device except for high usage by Google services as it always seems and couldn't narrow it down at that time.
I'll give it another shot and see.
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I look at alarms and partial wakelocks mostly. You'll find something errant other than the system services which everyone has. Shoot for 0.7% / hour max. I mean sometimes something goes awry and I have to reboot to clear it out. Do a reboot before unplugging at full charge then go 7 hours or so and see what you get unplugged. Screen on time is nonsense so don't pay attention to that. The battery isn't stellar but it is sufficient.
With pixel phones I've learn to live without root, customROMS, short battery life and lag here and there.
To love Android I have to accept or sacrifice those little things.
I'm enjoying the camera, regular updates and the size of my pixel 3.
If you are looking for best battery life, pixel is not an option.