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Hello,
I just installed Android Booster FREE. It's an app that allows you to see what apps are draining the most.
And I maybe found a reason of high OS usage.
On my phone the top 1 draining app is MTP Application(with 36%). Since it's an Android app(package name: "com.android.MtpApplication), it'll be counted in Android OS and is indeed listed.
Could anyone please try and verify this on their own phones? To see app specific usage, install with link above, open it ->Utilities -> Power Manager -> Applications.
Sorry if this isn't the reason or if it's only on my phone. But I don't think so. And it would be a good reason since MTP application is Samsung-specific. My firmware: XKE2.
Please let me know! Thanks!
And please don't vote if you have frozen your apps !
EleCtrOx666 said:
Hello,
I just installed Android Booster FREE. It's an app that allows you to see what apps are draining the most.
And I maybe found a reason of high OS usage.
On my phone the top 1 draining app is MTP Application(with 36%). Since it's an Android app(package name: "com.android.MtpApplication), it'll be counted in Android OS and is indeed listed.
Could anyone please try and verify this on their own phones? To see app specific usage, install with link above, open it ->Utilities -> Power Manager -> Applications.
Sorry if this isn't the reason or if it's only on my phone. But I don't think so. And it would be a good reason since MTP application is Samsung-specific. My firmware: XKE2.
Please let me know! Thanks!
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Been frozen since day 1, don't need it unless you're messing with crappy Kies...
cmd512 said:
Been frozen since day 1, don't need it unless you're messing with crappy Kies...
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Yeah I just frozen it and renamed the apk to be sure, but I need feedback(and % eventually) from those who haven't frozed it and are reporting high OS usages.
My top10 power draining apps is Kies via Wifi. Interesting as I never use Kies via wifi before. LOL
jonrwg said:
My top10 power draining apps is Kies via Wifi. Interesting as I never use Kies via wifi before. LOL
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No MTP in the list?
A poll is added, please vote .
EleCtrOx666 said:
No MTP in the list?
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Nope.
1) Kies via Wifi 13%
2) CSC 11%
3) Fruit Ninja 3%
4) Twitter 2%
5) Tapatalk 2%
6) Facebook <1%
7) Whatsapp <1%
8) Android Booster <1%
My top power draining app is com.sec.android.app.lcdtest and it says 100%......havnt got a clue what that means
greigster said:
My top power draining app is com.sec.android.app.lcdtest and it says 100%......havnt got a clue what that means
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that's strange, but that's also counted as a part of "Android OS" I think, so it could be that (even though I don't have that!).
Are you sure that this program works? It lists Video maker as 23% of my power consumption.. And I never ever started the video maker on my phone......
TMaLuST said:
Are you sure that this program works? It lists Video maker as 23% of my power consumption.. And I never ever started the video maker on my phone......
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Hmm if it's that I would look a bit dumb with creating a thread for that ^^'. I installed it on advice from someone on this forum in Themes/apps section(here), and I though it wasn't bad because the rest of the apps seems to be correct with me /:.
Here is my usage. Its Android OS again... but look at the time since unplugged and the total power left (60%)!! I have used it quite a bit as well. Ive never had a smart phone that lasts so long.
rovex said:
Here is my usage. Its Android OS again... but look at the time since unplugged and the total power left (60%)!! I have used it quite a bit as well. Ive never had a smart phone that lasts so long.
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Please read the original post and post your top 1 draining app, thanks! (Just trying to know why Android OS is such high )
com.samsung.InputEvent is my top app.
rovex said:
com.samsung.InputEvent is my top app.
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Wow, this app is definitely not working good . I can't see why keyboard would drain battery. Sorry for this guys. The application probably just go in "Android OS" and pick ups a random application for blaming it.
At least I tried, I guess. :/
here it is: com.sec.android.app.encrypt
MOM2006 said:
here it is: com.sec.android.app.encrypt
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Well this app is not good working: it just picks up the first in the list of "Android OS" as I have experienced.
Mine says BluetoothTest!
The MTP makes a certain sense though. If you look in various events in the Autostarts app, it appears a lot.
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What you have to remember with mine is that im NOT getting bad battery life, im getting double that i got with my Desire or Dell streak.
EleCtrOx666 said:
Well this app is not good working: it just picks up the first in the list of "Android OS" as I have experienced.
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have an exchange account running in push mode. maybe this cause it. when i disable exchange email heavy battery drain is gone. but that's not a solution for me. i need my mails on the phone.
MOM2006 said:
have an exchange account running in push mode. maybe this cause it. when i disable exchange email heavy battery drain is gone. but that's not a solution for me. i need my mails on the phone.
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Nope I ment the app in the OP, sorry!
I've Tried Almost Everything I could think of on the few 2.3.4 Roms I flashed, But no matter what My Battery Drains Fast as Hell...
Anyone have Any Suggestions?
Thanx in Advance!
Me too. :/
It always ends up being my awake time. Don't know why it keeps happening.
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Fadakar said:
Me too. :/
It always ends up being my awake time. Don't know why it keeps happening.
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I Don't know the reason either but it Sux!
I been running synergy nightly with sense, no battery drain issues here.
adjust all your settings first, if you haven't already, such as background data, GPS, location, all that stuff. run it very conservative and see if there is a change.
if you are running all the widgets that update automatically, weather, friend stream, etc etc etc... or even task killers, set CPU, crap that uses up CPU cycles... well you should have this figured out already..
cobraboy85 said:
adjust all your settings first, if you haven't already, such as background data, GPS, location, all that stuff. run it very conservative and see if there is a change.
if you are running all the widgets that update automatically, weather, friend stream, etc etc etc... or even task killers, set CPU, crap that uses up CPU cycles... well you should have this figured out already..
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When you say Adjust my settings, What do you mean? I Probably did... But I'm just not sure what you mean?
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When you say Adjust my settings, What do you mean? I Probably did... But I'm just not sure what you mean?
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1,100+ posts and you don't know what settings he means? lol ok I'll bite. Make sure
you don't have 'always on mobile data" checked for starters. Don't have GPS, WIFI, 4G,
etc on, unless you are using them at that moment. Also make sure that you don't have
things syncing whenever they damn well please. If all else fails, download a program
from the market to see if there are any rouge apps running when they shouldn't be.
Bamba1260 said:
1,100+ posts and you don't know what settings he means? lol ok I'll bite. Make sure
you don't have 'always on mobile data" checked for starters. Don't have GPS, WIFI, 4G,
etc on, unless you are using them at that moment. Also make sure that you don't have
things syncing whenever they damn well please. If all else fails, download a program
from the market to see if there are any rouge apps running when they shouldn't be.
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this.
and this how we make one worded posts and get away with it. edit. the color. harharhar a;lkjaldkjfa;ldkja;ldkjfa;lkdj;lajdlf;akjdf;lkajdfl;akjf;alk
Bamba1260 said:
1,100+ posts and you don't know what settings he means? lol ok I'll bite. Make sure
you don't have 'always on mobile data" checked for starters. Don't have GPS, WIFI, 4G,
etc on, unless you are using them at that moment. Also make sure that you don't have
things syncing whenever they damn well please. If all else fails, download a program
from the market to see if there are any rouge apps running when they shouldn't be.
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If i dont have always mobile data ON or Wifi, if I stop using the widgets who need sync, if i stop use a lot of things, if i dont use the live wallpapers as background why not to buy a Nokia phone then?.
I think that the major problem of all the android phones is the battery life. It sucks.
Adjust settings as the post above. Download senseless ROM from scroler and battery issue issue will be a thing of the past. Of course you will have to follow the suggestions to implement it. My biggest improvement in battery life was when I turned off background notifications in accounts sync in settings. For 2.3.3 roms...vipers ROM is the best.
Antonios76 said:
If i dont have always mobile data ON or Wifi, if I stop using the widgets who need sync, if i stop use a lot of things, if i dont use the live wallpapers as background why not to buy a Nokia phone then?.
I think that the major problem of all the android phones is the battery life. It sucks.
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I use them all, and MORE! 4000mah Seido is a must in my book. I get three days
with heavy use!
As for why have a smart phone and not use the features?
There is no reason. But there is also no reason to expect good battery life, either. If
you haven't noticed, battery technology hasn't improved to the extent that we all would
love to see. It sucks, but its true. Once they improve, so will battery life.
Bamba1260 said:
1,100+ posts and you don't know what settings he means? lol ok I'll bite. Make sure
you don't have 'always on mobile data" checked for starters. Don't have GPS, WIFI, 4G,
etc on, unless you are using them at that moment. Also make sure that you don't have
things syncing whenever they damn well please. If all else fails, download a program
from the market to see if there are any rouge apps running when they shouldn't be.
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What apps will tell me which apps are running when they shouldn't be? I have system panel but that doesn't seem to do ****. And this awake time stuff is getting on my nerves. I feel like the second I find the app that's causing the problem, I find 10 more after that are too.
Fadakar said:
What apps will tell me which apps are running when they shouldn't be? I have system panel but that doesn't seem to do ****. And this awake time stuff is getting on my nerves. I feel like the second I find the app that's causing the problem, I find 10 more after that are too.
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If you go to Settings/Applications/ManageApps/ Then Select Running Apps that'll tell you whats Currently running!
Bamba1260 said:
1,100+ posts and you don't know what settings he means? lol ok I'll bite. Make sure
you don't have 'always on mobile data" checked for starters. Don't have GPS, WIFI, 4G,
etc on, unless you are using them at that moment. Also make sure that you don't have
things syncing whenever they damn well please. If all else fails, download a program
from the market to see if there are any rouge apps running when they shouldn't be.
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I Thanked You for Both the Info, and the Laugh you gave me... LOL!
Anyways though, Yeah man I kind thought I knew what he was talkin about but just wanted to be Clear about it!
But Thanx Again man, For the Info and the Laugh!! Lol...
I'm rooted & on stock firmware ICS 4.0.3 XWLP7, I recently flashed JKays framework & deluxe settings for this firmware & I'm not really sure if that bares any significance to my problem! I'm experiencing quite high CPU usage (between 35%-45%! even if I kill all running processes/applications) over the last week or so & wondered if this is normal? I've also tried wiping battery stats & dalvik cache, & athough it helps a little, it only last for a small period of time, like an hour or so!? If someone could give me any clues as to why this may be happening I'd be greatfull!!
CrackDaddy said:
I'm rooted & om stock firmware ICS 4.0.3 XWLP7, I recently flashed JKays framework & deluxe settings for this firmware & I'm not really sure if that bares any significance to my problem! I'm experiencing quite high CPU usage (between 35%-45%!) even if I kill all running processes/applications, over the last week or so & wondered if this is normal? I've also tried wiping battery stats & dalvik cache, & athough it helps a little, it only last for a small temporary period of time, like an hour or so!? If someone could give me any clues as to why tis may be happening I'd be greatfull!!
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install better battery stats, report back with your findings
Darkside Agent said:
install better battery stats, report back with your findings
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I already have BetterBatteryStats installed & I'm a bit noob with how to read any findings, what section are you asking me to report back with? Other/Partial Wakelocks/Kernel Wakelocks/Alarms or Process??
Darkside Agent said:
install better battery stats, report back with your findings
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here are some screenshots, (not that anything in these shots mean anything to me??) the only thing that sticks out in process, is surfaceflinger
Darkside Agent said:
install better battery stats, report back with your findings
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Why ask for information from me then dissapear?
This is a forum, not an instant messaging client. He's not hanging on your every word, sitting poised to give you a reply.
Instead of moaning that someone didn't respond in 30 minutes, do some reading and learning yourself.
oinkylicious said:
This is a forum, not an instant messaging client. He's not hanging on your every word, sitting poised to give you a reply.
Instead of moaning that someone didn't respond in 30 minutes, do some reading and learning yourself.
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Have you got nothing better to do with your time TROLL?
What's the guarentee that "YOU'LL" hang on my every word & reply very shortly indeed??
& just for your information, "I DID" search & read, but couldn't find any answers, which is why I posted the question in a "Q&A" forum!
tbh, oinky is right
i didnt ask for information, i said to use bbs and report back. i never said i would reply after that either
the point of my post was to get the info people will need to be able to help you
any problems related to battery drain will generally be resolved quicker with bbs stats
Thats not to say i use bbs myself
Darkside Agent said:
tbh, oinky is right
i didnt ask for information, i said to use bbs and report back. i never said i would reply after that either
the point of my post was to get the info people will need to be able to help you
any problems related to battery drain will generally be resolved quicker with bbs stats
Thats not to say i use bbs myself
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Fair enough!
Anyone else have any clues to my problem besides Dark Agent? (& obviously oinky )
You should let your battery run down until it's almost dead and then show bbs stats.
Your phone is not sleeping properly because something is causing kernel wakelocks. You should Google those first 2 kernel wakelocks to try and find out what is causing them. The first one is related to apps and data usage. Use titanium backup to freeze rogue apps causing them.
durangatang said:
You should let your battery run down until it's almost dead and then show bbs stats.
Your phone is not sleeping properly because something is causing kernel wakelocks. You should Google those first 2 kernel wakelocks to try and find out what is causing them. The first one is related to apps and data usage. Use titanium backup to freeze rogue apps causing them.
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Ok thanks for your reply, I'll do exactly that & report back!
There you go
i said to post bbs stats - you did
you then got the answer:
Your phone is not sleeping properly because something is causing kernel wakelocks. You should Google those first 2 kernel wakelocks to try and find out what is causing them. The first one is related to apps and data usage. Use titanium backup to freeze rogue apps causing them
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wasnt too bad was it?
Thats why i posted what i posted (and as i said, i dont use bbs myself)
From what I can gather (I might be wrong!) my problem seems to be related to data traffic, here: https://github.com/asksven/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/wiki/svnet-dormancy
Does anyone know how to track down which app or service in particular may be be causing it?
TIA! ;
Based on your earlier post you will probably ignore this:
Are you switching your 2g/3g data OFF when not using the phone?
If you leave it on, loads of apps have the chance to check for updates/synchronise
turn off auto updates, syncing, wifi, 3g and anything else related to accessing the net for information
CrackDaddy said:
From what I can gather (I might be wrong!) my problem seems to be related to data traffic, here: https://github.com/asksven/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/wiki/svnet-dormancy
Does anyone know how to track down which app or service in particular may be be causing it?
TIA! ;
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I don't think you can actually find which app it is without freezing all your user apps and trying one by one, which would be a pain. You could try reflashing clean and reinstalling all your apps clean. Could just freeze any apps you think might be the culprit and try one by one to narrow it down. Could also use Tasker or some other app to better control your data so you are not always connected. I leave my data off at all times and only turn it on when I am doing something that needs it.
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I don't think you can actually find which app it is without freezing all your user apps and trying one by one, which would be a pain. You could try reflashing clean and reinstalling all your apps clean. Could just freeze any apps you think might be the culprit and try one by one to narrow it down. Could also use Tasker or some other app to better control your data so you are not always connected. I leave my data off at all times and only turn it on when I am doing something that needs it.
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Thanks, I thaught as much when I mentioned trying to narrow it down to a particular app! I've turned data transfer off when not using the phone now & I must say that it's made a significant difference, but I still don't fully understand why it started eating my battery/data all of a sudden like that, when I didn't change anything on the phone but install JKays framework & deluxe settings prior to this problem !
I like to receive my emails which is one reason for keeping data turned on, & I usually have it on GSM only unless I use the net without Wi Fi when I'm out & about!
I suppose I can only try different fixes & try & work out the best solution specific to my use of the phone huh!?
Hi forum.
Just a little question, as we have some new strange problems with an APK...
Is it in anyway opssible to make a APK dissapear from the battery status/usage page ?
- or perhaps to make it look like it is an other piece of software that is using the power ? (eg. look like Android-OS or screen instead)
I have no interrest in doing that, it is just a question that was raised in a disscussion among friends, and we can´t seem to find the answer on www...
if the app is running as root then yes it is possible.. and this is being done by some you know what type of apps
simmer14 said:
if the app is running as root then yes it is possible.. and this is being done by some you know what type of apps
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Phones have no root access anything like that, it is a company software that log GPS location, hours used at a costumer and so on...
The software have earlyer used a LOT of battery, about 70% actually !!!
- now the developer have made an update, and now the usage is under 1-2% (fantastic improvement:good, but it seems like "Android-OS" is using a lot of power instead now...
That just made us speculate if it was possible to "mask up" or "hide" the actual usage ?!?
It seems like the phones have not really gained that mutch more battery after the update, i feels like the usage is somehow still the same as earlyer, and that is really strange we think...
Hi there! I'm having some doubts about the phone, switching between apps forces app refresh, even if I switch only for a couple of seconds. If I was filling up a form and had to check something in another app (let's say a bank app), everything I completed resets itself. If I was using a browser, leave it for a couple of seconds, come back, it refreshes the website (spending data and time). Any way to make it better? A really fast phone but this is bothering me.
Here is a video I recorded to show what I mean.
https://youtu.be/b_wrBgJrS4M
Tried limiting 4 background process as someone suggested me but it didn't change behavior.
Thanks!
McMacri said:
Hi there! I'm having some doubts about the phone, switching between apps forces app refresh, even if I switch only for a couple of seconds. If I was filling up a form and had to check something in another app (let's say a bank app), everything I completed resets itself. If I was using a browser, leave it for a couple of seconds, come back, it refreshes the website (spending data and time). Any way to make it better? A really fast phone but this is bothering me.
Here is a video I recorded to show what I mean.
https://youtu.be/b_wrBgJrS4M
Tried limiting 4 background process as someone suggested me but it didn't change behavior.
Thanks!
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I think you should add wanted application to App protection (actually you have to remove them from the list of "killable" applications, they will appear in Disabled auto cleaning part).
You will find those settings in Phone Manager > Power saving management > App protection.
If you want all applications to be kept you should disable Ultra-long standby during sleep.
Let me know if it has worked.
xavihernandez said:
I think you should add wanted application to App protection (actually you have to remove them from the list of "killable" applications, they will appear in Disabled auto cleaning part).
You will find those settings in Phone Manager > Power saving management > App protection.
If you want all applications to be kept you should disable Ultra-long standby during sleep.
Let me know if it has worked.
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Yessssss! That did it, you are a god among men!
All the browsers keep refreshing when I get back to them, do you have any tip for that? I know its something they just do, but perhaps you know
McMacri said:
Yessssss! That did it, you are a god among men!
All the browsers keep refreshing when I get back to them, do you have any tip for that? I know its something they just do, but perhaps you know
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Nothing more sorry, thought that adding borwsers to "don't kill" list would stop theses refresh. Maybe it's the way your browsers are designed. Try others to compare.
I tried a couple of browsers, opera, chrome, dolphin, they all do the same, the only that kind of works are the bubble type browsers but I don't find them stable enough. Oh well, if you think of something let me know, for now I'm grateful you could help me the way you did.
McMacri said:
I tried a couple of browsers, opera, chrome, dolphin, they all do the same, the only that kind of works are the bubble type browsers but I don't find them stable enough. Oh well, if you think of something let me know, for now I'm grateful you could help me the way you did.
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Well really weird
Btw just an update, I installed the USA .16s version and its a really nice improvement over the Chinese .14 that I had, now I can see my phone using the ram as intended, the old rom always had 1 - 1.6gb free and cleaning the memory all the time.