I've just noticed that 23% of my battery drain (the top consumer) is Internet. Since I don't do alot of browing I'm guessing that it's an app accessing the net in the background.
Can anyone recommend a good, easy-to-use app for analysing which apps are making most use of the internet, or which are draining the mos power?
I have BetterBatteryStats installed but find the output very difficult to interpret!
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Currently I am using Power Tutor to profile my battery usage. It is very nice for finding those rouge applications draining your battery. On the other hand it includes the useless LCD usage in the total Power Usage.
What are you guys using?
Battery Left works great. It's very accurate and also seems to show if the system is using all of the battery.
battery profiling
We've been working on this exact problem at little eye labs. We've built a performance analysis and debugging tool that does battery, memory, CPU and data profiling for android apps.
Its a commercial app, but in beta right now so free to download for now. littleeye.co
Some good ones are:
Betterbatterystats
SystemPanel
CPU Spy
I tend to use these together to develop a comprehensive view. First checking CPUspy to determine to what extent my device is sleeping properly, and if it is not, checking either SystemPanel to determine what if it's an app or a process, and then Betterbatterystats for more detail.
Hi.
Yesterday night something strange happened to my sgs. I went to bed with about 30% juice on the phone. When i wake up after 5 hours, the phone was flat.
I suspect that a rouge app is killing the battery. How can i figure out which app is draining the battery?
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you can go to Settings > About phone > Battery usage .
you will see list of the hardwares ( such as Disply ), and softwares tthat use the battery and the % of each one is using.
I hope that helped you,,
xenomage said:
Hi.
Yesterday night something strange happened to my sgs. I went to bed with about 30% juice on the phone. When i wake up after 5 hours, the phone was flat.
I suspect that a rouge app is killing the battery. How can i figure out which app is draining the battery?
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Use Watchdog from Market. It will alert you when appas are misbehaving/using a cpu beyond a threshold.
To see what processes are causing wakelocks (wakes from deep sleep), use BetterBatteryStats. It;s free on XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
If you are on 2.3.3, then it might be Wifi Sharing Manager that's causing battery drain.
Use Antek App Manager, a free app from market to freeze the two system apps related to wifi sharing.
about battery usage.
also you can go to task manager before leaving your phone for hours and stop all active apps. i do this on a daily basis. i also have task manager on a home screen for easy access. =)
Using task killers won't save you any battery. Android has a powerful memory management feature. When it runs out of memory (in our sgs2 with 1 gb ram, that's almost impossible), it removes finished apps from memory automatically. Some apps are kept in memory for faster launch. Idle apps in memory doesn't consume any cpu. Hence it doesn't drain your battery!
Does BetterBatteryStats app uses more battery and cause more wakelocks?
Should I install it?
Haven't noticed any battery draining from BBS. It only presents the already existing battery usage stats in more detail. It would use more battery if you grant it superuser status to check for alarm and networks stats.
It does help identify any rogue battery draining apps you might have. Haven't really found a use for it otherwise. Won't worry too much about installing it if you already have good enough battery life atm.
What I do is enable it every week or so under a normal usage scenario, see what's draining my battery and fix it (I usually have installed and removed alot) then I freeze the app with Titanium because there is no reason to have it running
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My idle cpu usage seems a little high and sporadic and I'd like to force them all to 0% when idle but still be able to receive background data like for instance my play store seems to use a continuous idle usage and a few others. I can freeze them with the System Tuner but I'd prefer to Globally force all apps to 0% usage so I'm getting say 1% usage at idle on occasion every hour or few hours? When I use System Monitor, I see my cpu usage kind of jumping from 0 to up to 35-40% while idling and I don't want these apps using any resources at idle. I'm trying to extend battery life a lot more.
My battery life is really good already since I have a 3600mah battery but I could get even better if I can dial in the usage at idle.
Is there application that can do that?
On another note, I can't seem to figure out why my Google Calendar won't open a "New Event" it just sits on the Loading... Screen
Thanks
Greenify! It's in the play store for free
Me Gusta!
Greenify is best for hibernate user apps you can also prevent system apps with Rom Toolbox>app manager>select app>advance freeze>disable useless services
Use Ds battery saver pro for better deep sleep
If your android version is 4+ go to settings>developer options>choose background processes atmost 2
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I wish the Developer options for the the services would stick after reboot since it always reverts...
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I wish the Developer options for the the services would stick after reboot since it always reverts...
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Yes it's reverts in every reboot
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None of those things changed it, still getting a minimum of 15% usage at complete idle with 0 processes allowed and close every app after use.
Not sure what do here... Battery life while in use is poor just because of those background load.
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None of those things changed it, still getting a minimum of 15% usage at complete idle with 0 processes allowed and close every app after use.
Not sure what do here... Battery life while in use is poor just because of those background load.
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Buy betterbatterystats and check wich app or wakelocks are draining your battery,if you find nothing then throw the battery in dustbin.
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Hi, I have a stock i9300, rooted.
About 3 days ago, I noticed that my device, which normally gets through a day comfortably, was running out of juice by early afternoon.
I've checked the data usage meter and it shows that Google Services is doing something with data constantly. It's not a lot of data (500MB over 7 days) but it's enough to keep my "H+" showing data uploading and downloading all the time, which is not normal behaviour.
As a result of this, the battery is running dry. Even when plugged in, the charging isn't keeping up and eventually the battery runs out, and I have to leave the phone off for a bit to recharge.
I have since turned off background data for Google Services, and I'm hoping this works, although I don't know what I'm going to lose in terms of functionality as a result of doing that.
But I'd like to know what the problem is and why this has suddenly happened as it's really bugging me. Hoping someone else has experienced this. I have searched for other threads on this topic, all refer to battery drain but I don't seem to have the same issue. If I look at my battery stats I'm not seeing Google Services at the top of the list like others. Mine is more to do with data.
Cheers,
Pete
I cant answer why or what it is, but one thing I did notice wasted a lot of battery for me (other than google now of course) was the google backup. You know the one you tick when you first go through the set up wizard on the phone? "Backup this device with google".
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Hi, I have a stock i9300, rooted.
About 3 days ago, I noticed that my device, which normally gets through a day comfortably, was running out of juice by early afternoon.
I've checked the data usage meter and it shows that Google Services is doing something with data constantly. It's not a lot of data (500MB over 7 days) but it's enough to keep my "H+" showing data uploading and downloading all the time, which is not normal behaviour.
As a result of this, the battery is running dry. Even when plugged in, the charging isn't keeping up and eventually the battery runs out, and I have to leave the phone off for a bit to recharge.
I have since turned off background data for Google Services, and I'm hoping this works, although I don't know what I'm going to lose in terms of functionality as a result of doing that.
But I'd like to know what the problem is and why this has suddenly happened as it's really bugging me. Hoping someone else has experienced this. I have searched for other threads on this topic, all refer to battery drain but I don't seem to have the same issue. If I look at my battery stats I'm not seeing Google Services at the top of the list like others. Mine is more to do with data.
Cheers,
Pete
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hi,
if you have various system or user apps wakelocks, first do a monitoring it with your favorite battery monitor and analysis tool to details.
gmail, google services, backup, sync contacts, other syncs google plus, etc, localization services, call direct or indirectly other apps, bringing more wakelocks (partial, kernel, network - your case I think) ... and more battery drains ... facebook is a classic example ... hungry app
Wakelocks - read it ... enlight your questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Wakelocks
to monitorate and analyse the battery consumption, drain, and wakes use BetterBatteryStats - bbs
[APP][2.1+][16 Apr. - V1.13.4] BetterBatteryStats - thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
you can use traditional battery savers (i didn't recommend)
I do use greenify together with bbs (paid app - to full hibernate and extras, but very good - the "engine" is different, doesn't kill or freeze, but hibernate system (need root) or users apps. @oasisfeng created a smart and reliable engine - support him
[APP][3.1+] Greenify *ROOT* v1.85 beta 6 (Updated on Jun.6)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155737
increase my battery and decrease unnecessary wakelocks ... excellent results ...
see other members comments in xda thread and user reviews in google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro
i recommend check this:
[GUIDE]Tips to Improve your android battery life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2144661
best regards,