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1.5hr SOT - I must be doing something..

Hey there,
So I've had my Nexus 5 for quite some time now and tried a few different ROMs and Kernel combinations. I care a LOT about battery life but this device has never really kept up to what others are saying it's capable of.
ROM: OmniROM latest nightly
Kernel: Faux123 Kernel v013
I'm currently getting around 1.5 hours of screen on time of use with no 'battery saving' apps, no greenify, location reporting on. The only setting I've changed is make GPS set to battery saving. Is this normal? Android OS takes up 30% of the battery stats. I have also attempted a full factory reset and built it from scratch (not restoring any backups) with no change.
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Thanks!

use better battery stats and give us that info.

You have the Android OS disease
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DarkRyoushii said:
Hey there,
So I've had my Nexus 5 for quite some time now and tried a few different ROMs and Kernel combinations. I care a LOT about battery life but this device has never really kept up to what others are saying it's capable of.
ROM: OmniROM latest nightly
Kernel: Faux123 Kernel v013
I'm currently getting around 1.5 hours of screen on time of use with no 'battery saving' apps, no greenify, location reporting on. The only setting I've changed is make GPS set to battery saving. Is this normal? Android OS takes up 30% of the battery stats. I have also attempted a full factory reset and built it from scratch (not restoring any backups) with no change.
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Thanks!
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1) Set screen brightness manually.
2) Turn location reporting to high accuracy or device only, or even off.
3) Don't agree to Google location reporting.
4) Turn off Wifi background scanning (Settings, Wifi, Menu->Advanced, Scanning always Available unchecked)
5) I find Wi-Fi optimization off may or may not help.
6) Make sure you get good signal strength. If you need to, downgrade to 3g (EVDO, not HSPA) if Sprint from LTE if the signal is better, or even 2g (edge, not 1x) if T-Mobile.
7) Disable unnecessary syncing for your accounts (Google Play ...).

you bought the wrong phone if you care allot about battery life.
Though what your getting is abnormal, im easily able to get 4 hours screen on time with heavy use

First - disable location reporting (leave location on. I do)
Download this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice
And make Google play services look like this -
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Your battery drain is certainly anomalous. I leave everything on all the time and average 22 hrs up with 5 hrs SOT. As @Zepius said, you need BBS logs to be able to troubleshoot.

Using that disabling app and using common sense you can also scrap off the location calling of other apps that really don't need it -
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Thanks for the help guys but I haven't had much better luck, I didn't get a screenshot but today it lasted 9 hours with 1 hour screen on time.. there's definitely something wrong and even after a factory reset it's still not improving.
After running BBS today I got two that showed up as potential culprits.
bam_dmux_wakelock and wlan_rx_wake. Neither of these are linked to a specific app though.
Maybe time to call Google? I went through 4 Nexus 4 devices because of various issues.. maybe I need a second Nexus 5.

why dont you try just stock and see if its different?

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why dont you try just stock and see if its different?
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I have, stock with my apps is just the same but I doubt it's an app, I have the exact same apps on my Note II (Backup synced from google when I reset the note) and that lasts days..

DarkRyoushii said:
I have, stock with my apps is just the same but I doubt it's an app, I have the exact same apps on my Note II (Backup synced from google when I reset the note) and that lasts days..
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are you sure its not a badly coded app? the note II is not on kitkat if i remember correctly.
go with stock rom, stock kernel, and minimal apps for the day and see if there's a difference.

Zepius said:
are you sure its not a badly coded app? the note II is not on kitkat if i remember correctly.
go with stock rom, stock kernel, and minimal apps for the day and see if there's a difference.
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Daily both are running OmniROM with the same set of apps, get home from a day of uni and the Nexus is on 30% while the Note is on 72% both with an hour of usage each.

DarkRyoushii said:
Daily both are running OmniROM with the same set of apps, get home from a day of uni and the Nexus is on 30% while the Note is on 72% both with an hour of usage each.
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you're comparing phones with massively different size batteries.
will you just try what i asked?

Try a different kernel?
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Certain routers or network settings can destroy batteries on wifi also. Kinda sounds like that's what your wakelocks could be from.
But yeah....before talking exchange or repair....you really need to reflash a clean stock version.....no installed apps and see how it is. If its an app or a router/network issue, the next phone will be the same.
Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....

Boot into safe mode and see if it goes away. That's what Google support would suggest you to try.
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Z3 D6603 - Battery life is not good

Hello,
So recently i've noticed the Battery performance on my Sony Xperia Z3 has become poor, I mainly use my device for socialising etc, I don't game alot. I'm currently Running Android 4.4 Kitkat (UK)
(I'm usually at home and connected to Wi-Fi)
See the results for yourself:
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Hussain_Salam said:
Hello,
So recently i've noticed the Battery performance on my Sony Xperia Z3 has become poor, I mainly use my device for socialising etc, I don't game alot. I'm currently Running Android 4.4 Kitkat (UK)
(I'm usually at home and connected to Wi-Fi)
See the results for yourself:
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Check if the device is constantly awake at the detailed battery information if you click on the graph.
If that's the case, search xda for "wakelock" and how to get rid of it.
An easier attempt is, to think if it's a certain app you installed recently or a change you made to your system.

Aronuser said:
Check if the device is constantly awake at the detailed battery information if you click on the graph.
If that's the case, search xda for "wakelock" and how to get rid of it.
An easier attempt is, to think if it's a certain app you installed recently or a change you made to your system.
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Thank you for your response,
I'll Go ahead and download a Wakelock Detector By someone who works here at XDA, and i'll see if it finds anything; But as of now my battery died again; So i left it dead for 15 minutes, and now i'm charging it back to 100% with no interruptions

Hussain_Salam said:
Thank you for your response,
I'll Go ahead and download a Wakelock Detector By someone who works here at XDA, and i'll see if it finds anything; But as of now my battery died again; So i left it dead for 15 minutes, and now i'm charging it back to 100% with no interruptions
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You could also install the ota update for lollipop and see if that automatically solves your issue. (new versions are being created to be better)
Another option is to flash the lollipop stock rom and try if that solves it. (but that's a bit more advance)

I suddenly got a similar issue - not as bad as yours but a drop in battery life. I turned off scanning even when wifi is off and turned on location based wifi and my battery life went back to normal. I'd just had a Google Play Services update and have had this issue with various play services updates in the past on other devices which is why that was one of the first solutions I tried.
Might be worth a shot if you haven't already tried it :good:

There's always Greenify.

Repair it or flash another ftf file.

Same thing here. Since I've had this when I purchased it new I've not had any good battery life. My old z2 had way better battery life and stamina mode works.
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Was there any update to this matter, OP?
What brightness options are you using? (% and adaptive or not?)
Also, did you actually update it to Lollipop? Was there any problem with wakelock?
Best regards.

Network & Wake Lock
The last screenshot you posted clearly shows that the battery drain is because of your Mobile Network and a Wake Lock.
Network Signal:
As signal strength decreases, the device requires additional power resulting in battery drain.
The cost of 1 hour’s worth of calls is 150mA, assuming a strong signal
So, on a 2000mA battery, it takes 8% of total capacity (8% =150 / 2000)
This means the same 1 hour of calls could cost as much as 23% of battery life (23% = 450 / 2000)
Wake Lock:
WakeLocks are a Power Manager system Service feature, available to your applications to control the power state of the host device.
Wake Locks can be used to keep the CPU running, prevent the screen from dimming, prevent the screen from turning off, and prevent the keyboard backlight from turning off.

"Only" 7-8 hours of SOC on my Mate 8 ?

Hi guys, I read about people that can do also 10-12 hours of SOC on their device. How is it possible?
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well it depends on ur usage, first and foremost. if u do a lot of gaming, have gps/BT/wifi/NFC switched on constantly or have a lot of standby time without switching on the screen then ur SOT will naturally be lower.
the 10-12h SOT that i get are on smart battery profile, powersaver cpu governor active via trickster mod, gps disabled, mobile data disabled when on wifi, wifi disabled when on the move, screen auto brightness and international firmware B162 on my AL10.
right now for example im at 26% battery left and 6h53m SOT, so that ould equate to 9.3h SOT total...
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jbmc83 said:
well it depends on ur usage, first and foremost. if u do a lot of gaming, have gps/BT/wifi/NFC switched on constantly or have a lot of standby time without switching on the screen then ur SOT will naturally be lower.
the 10-12h SOT that i get are on smart battery profile, powersaver cpu governor active via trickster mod, gps disabled, mobile data disabled when on wifi, wifi disabled when on the move, screen auto brightness and international firmware B162 on my AL10.
right now for example im at 26% battery left and 6h53m SOT, so that ould equate to 9.3h SOT total...
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First, thank you for your reply. I'm using smart battery profile too, but I'm not using trickster mod. I don't use gps, when I use WiFi I switch off data and when I got data on I switch off WiFi. Screen brightness automatic. In your opinion, if I change firmware, will I get more SOT?
P.S : can you explain me what 'powersaver cpu governor active' does?

ive tried both the B156 chinese firmware as well as the international B133 and now B162 firmwares. what ive noticed it that with identical usage and settings, the chinese firmware actually uses way more power than the international ones. i had similar SOT values on B156 of around 7-8 hours vs. the 10-12 hours i have now on the international firmwares. 9 hours with gaming
as for the cpu governor: its the setting that controls how the cpu should regulate its clocks. u can download trickster mod in google play store, head to general subsection and there change the cpu governor to powersave, performance, ondemand, conservative, etc.... i keep it on powersave for day to day activities, that way the cpu clocks up way more seldom and only when really necessary, thus saving battery power

Will I lose warranty if I flash the international firmware? Where can I find a tutorial to install it?

just check out the different mate 8 subsections, threads pertaining to this topic are all over the place
as for warranty: ull disable it "temporarily". once u return to full stock theres nothing to worry about though.
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I found general tutorials, but this is my first huawei so I'll wait something more specific

sounds like u didnt really look then

I use Chinese stock firmware and didnt do anything with the firmware, I use GPS sometimes, mobile data always on though I use wifi, do sudoku game a little bit, bbm, wa, email always on, browsing quite active, most of the day use the WLAN hotspot for my s5.
The battery longs for 10-14hrs. But sometimes it hit 8hrs too..

lool4231 said:
I found general tutorials, but this is my first huawei so I'll wait something more specific
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/guide-normal-to-twrp-root-supersu-noobs-t3302963
Here you go. If you are scared we can make step b step togther on hangouts if you want

But my model is huawei nxt-dl00, so I can't do it. It requires L-29 or AL-10 version

ive already seen other DL00 users flashing L29 roms successfully
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51.1.A.4.225 Update

I don't know what are the changelogs. Did you all get the update yet?
There's also an Updated Support app with New UI, Improved Dashboard, and Improved Battery Stats.
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Edit: This update only brought June Security Patch. I see nothing else.
Edit 2: maybe just a placebo effect, but I feel like the speed and battery performance is improved.

I got it today. H8266.

I got too

Update is not good, Sony change governor of kernel and clock stay at 1,7 MHz more time, at 0,5 MHz none. Now XZ2 its more battery drained in normal usage and throttling ?

And what is it that RCS services, before updating i don't have this in battery stats, and now is with the high usage %

If anyone on T-Mobile US has received this update, can you verify whether is enables VoLTE and WIFI calling like https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76628797&postcount=79 suggested it might?

kris555777 said:
And what is it that RCS services, before updating i don't have this in battery stats, and now is with the high usage %
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I have been seeing RCS in my battery stats since day one of my XZ2. Maybe you don't pay attention to your battery stats at all.
Before wildly pointing fingers at Sony, please question your telco provider 1st, as it might be a problem on their side that RCS is misbehaving.

No, before RCS Service never been in use and stated on battery usage

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No, before RCS Service never been in use and stated on battery usage
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RCS appeared all the time in my battery stats.
I just opened the stats to check and it's probably the first time that RCS is not one of the top 3 items (it's not even in the list right now). I upgraded to 51.1.A.4.225 yesterday don't know if thats related or just random.

Now I see RCS, too.
Never had this before this update in my battery stats.
I even don't use a RCS client.

I have fw 173 do i get also 225 ? I life in the netherlands and didn't get a new update yet to 225.

Pandemic said:
I have fw 173 do i get also 225 ? I life in the netherlands and didn't get a new update yet to 225.
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Wait or check xperifirm.com

I have RCS in my battery stats since day one but it doesn't matter, since it doesn't mess with the battery life, I think. The battery performance is oddly improved with this update, for me. The keyboard also works faster for some reason (I'm using Xperia Keyboard).

I agree battery life has improved. Rcs doesn't mess with my battery at all.
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Yeah, in fact, the overall speed is improved, too.
Again, maybe just placebo.
I got about 8h15m sot with about 20 hr up time now, it was just about 7h before.

Got my update today on a unbranded H8226 ..
Did not encounter any problem so for but neither did I see an improvement ...
Overall I'm satisfied that we got the newest security patch so fast.

AlvinZahran98 said:
Yeah, in fact, the overall speed is improved, too.
Again, maybe just placebo.
I got about 8h15m sot with about 20 hr up time now, it was just about 7h before.
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Pergormsnce a little bit improved because Sony has changed kernel governor. I think RCS is service of superstamina and all the time works in background in ram.

RCS is a Messages related process.

They fixed touch problems, that for sure, no any wierd actions with chrome or other apps and games, at least on my device.

Still no update here on my xz2, still use fw 173 anyone knows when i get the june patch in the Netherlands ? No pc so cant check xperifirm

Question Can u share ur battery with one ui 5.0 please?

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Mine has been great, overall about the same as 4.1 but just a bit more consistent.

jameslapc2 said:
Mine has been great, overall about the same as 4.1 but just a bit more consistent.View attachment 5755763
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Any tweaks or debloating you have done to get 9hours?

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How man i cant get past 4hsot in my best days

It will vary with everyone. We use our devices different. Connectivity comes into play..what apps you have..what's running in background. I average 8hrs screen time but me posting what I have done is not going to get the same results as the next person. Screen on times are great but are people actually using the device or just watching a few movies that are 1hr30min. Are they just watching YouTube videos over and over, or do they have so many things disabled what was the point to getting a flagship device. So for me I use adb app control to disable At&t bloat, use a darker wallpaper, have some apps set to not run in the background. But I do not disable a ton of stuff. But again how I use my device is not the same as the next. But a week ago I did use the crap out of the device just to see what it would do, and I did get a 9hr screen time. But again I watched a lot of YouTube

None of this means anything unless people post their settings, specifically refresh rate, resolution, brightness level (auto or other), etc.
I'm getting about the same on 5.0 as I did on 4.1. I can get 6 hours of screen on time, 1440p, 120hz, auto brightness, although I am using the extra dim feature, but auto is still checked.
If I didn't have the Facebook app I think it would be a lot better honestly but I am using it. Oh well.

That was my point everyone uses device different. I turn off 5G and use Lte because where I live it's very spotty. Brightness at about 40%

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butchieboy said:
That was my point everyone uses device different. I turn off 5G and use Lte because where I live it's very spotty. Brightness at about 40%
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I Cant agree with anyone here bcz i swear even if i light use this phone i can get max 5hsot with 1080 and power saving mode enabled i literally did everything with this phone to get more but nothing. With my s21 ultra i was using 1440p 120hz and i played little games and used it alot minimum i can get is 5hsot one day i got 9h by light use but nothing helps with the s22u .. my next phone is not a Samsung for sure

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Mine has been great, overall about the same as 4.1 but just a bit more consistent.View attachment 5755763
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Honestly little debloating. The biggest thing on mine is I keep high refresh off and have apps that would constantly sync in the background put in deep sleep. Depending on where I'm at I'll turn off 5G. The main thing is I made sure all the T-Mobile garbage is turned off and that the actual Facebook app isn't installed. I tend to keep my brightness around ~30% as I spend the day either in my place for work, or at the gym where it isn't overly bright.

I forgot to mention I'm on an unlocked version of the phone, not a carrier variant. And every time i update my phone to a newer firmware I clear the cache. Honestly makes a huge difference.

This is me. I can not complain tbh.

27% left,only WIFI usage.

This is mine.
Power Saving on.
Full 60hz.
DNS66 full active
Routines On (Example; When I came to home, turn on WiFi, network 2g etc)
84 Application installed. 79 is deeply sleep.(except for; DNS66, WhatsApp, Telegra, Instagram, Twitter, Spotify, Firefox, Some Good Lock Apps etc)
No debloat
Dark mode on
SwiftKey dark keyboard

***S908U1***
I'm on 4th day since update to OneUi 5 and I think the S22U is still figuring things out.
100% -> 15%;
*23.5h of usage;
*5h 15min SOT;
*Mostly on WiFi, but keeping network on 5G;
*120Fhz, 1080p, adaptive brightness (but I find myself turning it down manually as it goes too bright);
*Most apps which don't trigger notifications are in deep sleep as well as location turned off for them or while on only;
*Usage mostly WhatsApp, Youtube, Instagram, Browser.