Here is a guide on how to prolong battery life of the G2. Some tips are general for all device, while others are more specific.
1. Disable bloat
What one would perceive as bloat varies from person to person. On my D802 I've disabled the following.
Chrome
Google Play Books
Google Play Magazines
Google Play Games
Google Search
Google+
Hangouts
LG GNSS
Life Suare
Life Square Log Manager
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Voice Mate
VuTalk
IcemanF-22 has made a list for LS980 (Sprint version) (CREDIT GOES TO HIM/HER). His/her list is more thorough but some stuff are carrier specific and not available on the Open D802.
Taken from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521066
------Bloatware Froze------
Sprint Android Requirements 4.1-1
Sprint Connections Optimizer 1.4.601
Sprint ID 1.9.22
Sprint Installer
Sprint Worldwide 1.0
Sprint Zone 4.5.31
SprintExtensionProvider (Used by VVM)
Update Device 4.5.1.10 (Used in Software Updates: Update PRL, Update Profile, etc..)
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LGSystemSaver (Activates QuickView window if you have a QuickView case)
Voice Mate (LG "Siri")
Maluuba QVoice Interface 1.3.4q
QVoice Engine 4.1605.36624R (Required by Voice Mate)
QVoice Speech Pack 4.0100.33464
AAT 4.2.2
Answer Me 1.0 (Answers phone when put to ear) Thanks to: WhiteZero
App Updates 4.0.80
Camer test 1.0.14
CloudHub 1.20.12
ELTest 1.0
Favorite Contacts-Widget 4.1.4
GNSS-Air=Test 4.2.2..
GnssTest 1.2.3.22
Google Backup Transport 4.2.2-612687
Goolge Play Books 2.8.61
Google Play Magazines 2.0.0
Google Play Movies & TV 2.4.14
Google Play Music 5.0.1041J.689753
Google+ 3.6.0.44338848
Key Chain 4.22
LG Backup 4.0.20.2
LG GNSS-1.0
LG Intelligent Agent 0.6.1
LG MLT 2.4.7 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2187920)
LG TTS+ 2.3.0.4-E2M1
LG VPN 2.6.1
LGATCMD-Service 4..80ZV7..
LGInstallService 4.0.70
LGSearchWidgetProivder 4.0.6
LGSetupWizard 4.3.019
Life Square 4.0.28
Life Square Log Manager 2.5.42
MirrorLink Cert Test - 80ZV7.1378543552
Mobile print 1.1.101
NextRadio1.0
Notebook 4.0.21
Pico TTS 1.0
Plug & Pop 4.2.16 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2460568)
POLARIS Office View 5.5.0.x
Qualcomm IZat 1.0
Shutdown Monitor 80ZV7
SmartShare-Beam 1.045
SmarShareProvider 1.0.14
Task Manager 4.0.15
Text Link 4.3.13
Text Link Engine 1.6.6
TextTranslator 4.1.10
The Little Prince 3.0.18
Update Center 4.0.60
Video Editor 4.0.70
Video Trim 4.0.19
VMWare Ready 1.3.2
VPNDialogs 4.2.2.L.80ZV7.1378543552
VUTalk 4.0.33
Widevine Keybox Test 80ZV7.1378543552
2. The Hidden Menu
There are a number of tweaks that can be done in the hidden menu. DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for anything you do to your device. The hidden menu is hidden for obvious reasons!
To enter it, type one of the following codes in the dialer:
3845#*801# (for T-Mobile variants)
3845#*803# (for AT&T and Canadian variants)
3845#*802# (for European variants)
3845#*800# (for At&T model)
The tweaks you can do here, are amongst others, changing Fast Dormancy mode and disabling LG MLT. You can also disable Temperature throttling which fixes camera lag and fixes lags in general but I would not recommend it. LG left it off for a reason, don't you think?.
What is Fast Dormancy mode? Read more about it here: http://www.androidnz.net/2012/06/at-your-own-risk-how-to-disable-fast.html
Basically if your carrier doesn't have it and your phone has it enabled, an unnecessary drain will occur (sometimes even keeping the phone awake which can be seen as wakelocks). If you have disabled it but your carrier has it on their network a battery drain will also occur, therefore consult your carrier whether they support Fast Dormancy Mode or not.
By default, it was "unknown" on my D802.
I disabled it by going into the hidden menu as stated above, and go into settings > FastDormancy. There you can change it to either Enabled or Disabled in accordance with the settings of your carrier.
- LG MLT
In the hidden menu, scroll down to LG MLT. Disable it by unchecking the "Enable" box. Reboot your device.
You will notice that you have more free ram and battery life will be improved a bit.
3. Disable Knock-on
This is the sad truth - one of the most beloved features of the phone is to double tap to wake it. But when you need more juice, it can be a good idea to disable it as it usually accounts for 7-10% of the battery drain. It's not a big deal if you are home or have a charger within reach, but disabling this awesome feature can actually give you about 1 hour extra of screen on time and the idle drain is noticable lower.
Disable this by going into settings > general > gestures and disable it by unchecking the box.
4. Force close Android system (may/may not work)
This tip is not widely known and doesn't work for everybody, but force closing the android system after each reboot can make the Android System consumption a good bit smaller. Do this by going into settings > general > apps > all > android system > force close. It will start up immediately after and it will not harm your phone.
5. Kill'em wakelocks!
I don't know who you are. But I will find you. And I will kill you.
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To find those pesky apps keeping your phone awake, download Better Battery Stats from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
And either GSam Battery Monitor from Google Play or Wakelock Detector from Google Play. It will show you what apps have been keeping your phone awake when you put it to sleep.
6. Disable location services from Google
To disable this, do the following: Apps > Google Settings > Location > uncheck Access location
You can also disable Android Device Manager for a bit extra juice.
7. Auto-sync only what you really, really need
Auto-Sync kills battery. Period. Make up your mind, do you really have to be notified whenever an email arrives, or can you wait until you have time to check for new e-mails? If you can, you can also save a bit of battery. Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and other apps that require you to be online at all times do kill battery as well. It can be managed a bit by installing
8. 2x Battery
Intelligently manages your internet connection by disabling it after you lock your device, and enables it for 2 minutes every 15 minutes to check for new messages and so on. The only downside is that there will be a delay receiving whatsapps and viber calls. This can be disabled easily if you are waiting for someone to call/message you. The app can be found on Google Play. I personally found a negligible increase in battery life using the application.
9. Remove Rogue Apps
Believe it or not - some apps can cause a battery drain even if you don't use them at all! Make sure you delete the apps you no longer use and if you notice a decrease in battery life after installing an app, try uninstalling it and see if the battery life is better.
A Note about Wakelock Detectors and Better Battery Stats in 4.4.2 KitKat
Chances are you have updated to 4.4 kitkat by now. The problem with KitKat is, that you are no longer able to see the details about what is draining your battery. Therefore you need to manually check for rogue apps (and that may occasionally require you to delete apps you like) and find better alternatives.
CarrierIQ - US CARRIERS ONLY
Want your carrier to earn money selling information about you? No, do you?
To disable this, do the following (Credits go to burningembers):
Install System Tuner from Google Play store.
Click the red System Android, click Android System, Details, then uncheck all 7 CarrierIQ related processes.
This list is not complete. If you have any additions, please post them here and I will update this thread!
The code 3845#*802# does not work on my international lg d802
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Works - only phone app, won't work off slider
kolembo said:
The code 3845#*802# does not work on my international lg d802
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That's the first time i hear about that issue, mate. It works perfectly for me.
R u sure System Tuner can disable CIQ on bone-stock device?
votinh said:
R u sure System Tuner can disable CIQ on bone-stock device?
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I do personally have a stock, unrooted D802, but I've heard people having success in disabling CIQ that way. Would be awesome if someone could test it :good: In the thread where I found the guidelines people seemed to be able to do it.
I get connection problem or invalid MI code
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Chaaqoti said:
I get connection problem or invalid MI code
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Doing what, mate?
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Typing in the dialer code to disable mlt
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Chaaqoti said:
Typing in the dialer code to disable mlt
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3845#*801# is the code, right? Which carrier are you on? I see you are running CM11 on your G2 in your signature. This is only for stock
Oh, If I go back to stock and disable mlt, would it stay disabled once I flash back?
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There is no need nor is there any benefit to go back to stock only to disable mlt. It's LG only thing and you're on custom rom. You won't benefit from a big part of these tips
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Updated the thread.
How do I find out about fast dormancy for tmobile
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Some good tips , thanks.
I would also highly recommend LUX autobrightness app as this also saves battery. Stock LG autobrightness is abysmal. LUX sets it to how it should be out of the box.
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vPro97 said:
CarrierIQ - US CARRIERS ONLY
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Which US Carriers? I don't think Sprint uses CIQ.
magestic1995 said:
How do I find out about fast dormancy for tmobile
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Well, I would try to enable it, reboot, see if your phone drains fast, if it does, your carrier doesn't support it
Some people talking about it around on these forums too, but I haven't been able to use their methods, maybe it's cuz I'm in Denmark.
I forgot where, but you can probably find the thread if you search for fast dormancy they used some code: *#0011# to check for an rrc status if I remember correctly (doesn't do anything when I try to call that, even in WDCMA only mode). But try either of those two suggestions They said tmobile in Croatia didn't have fast dormancy.
Are people seeing a significant increase in battery life by following these tips? Sort of hesitant to go through with them all if I don't know for definite it's worthwhile.
mvng said:
Are people seeing a significant increase in battery life by following these tips? Sort of hesitant to go through with them all if I don't know for definite it's worthwhile.
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Why? These tips are non-destructive and reversible, so if you do manage to mess something up, you can revert it to its default state.
mvng said:
Are people seeing a significant increase in battery life by following these tips? Sort of hesitant to go through with them all if I don't know for definite it's worthwhile.
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I posted what worked for me. @robogo1982 is absolutely right:
robogo1982 said:
Why? These tips are non-destructive and reversible, so if you do manage to mess something up, you can revert it to its default state.
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mvng said:
Are people seeing a significant increase in battery life by following these tips? Sort of hesitant to go through with them all if I don't know for definite it's worthwhile.
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Even others spoon feed you, you still need to chew for yourself.
Some people are absolutely unbelievable!!!
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Hi,
After reading almost all the threads regarding battery issues, the 'android bug' and 'battery drains after root' etc ...
I still have a question I can't answer:
Before I CF-rooted my device i was getting 1d 15h on avg use, I read a lot regarding root-your-device and decided it is what I need and want.
Since I CF-rooted my device (latest cf-root by chainfire) I couldn't reach more then 15 hours use.
I use stock 2.3.3
Baseband: KF3
Kernel: KG1
Build number: KG1
Of course after I rooted my device I installed Titanium backup and removed all the applications my carrier put in my device, and regarding Samsung apps, I only removed 3 widgets that Watchdog showed that they are using the cpu even though they aren't even open.
At the background I have Watchdog running and LBE security service.
1. Please look at the battery stat screen shots and all the data you need in order to tell me what is draining my battery, because I have no idea.
BTW, the screenshots you are about to see were while I was sleeping, and didn't touch the phone! (This didn't happen to me before I cf-root my device)
2. Maps being open (even though I NEVER use it) means it is the android bug ?
3. When going to Settings->Applications->Development->
I have 2 options there, one is USB debugging, any chance after I ticked it for the rooting options, it is draining the battery ?
4. In the same setting area, Allow mock locations, I understand this option is to disable any applications that will run while phone is asleep ? is that correct ? and if I'll untick it, would I get better battery stats ?
5. I read a lot of threads saying which applications you should uninstall to achieve better battery performance, but what I really want to know is, which applications I must uninstall in order to save battery life.
6. Is there a chance that if I'll remove Watchdog,Titanium backup, cpustats etc etc... basically all the apps that gives you information regarding the phone hardware OR monitoring your software (LBE) I'll get better results ?
EDIT:
Answers:
1. Everything is "fine" regarding the screen captures I took. (Check answer 2)
2+3. I never use maps or latitude, but it seems (regarding question 1) Maps is being used by my phone even though I never used them, just open latitude and sign out, go to maps and clear cach via more, and signed out, now go to Settings->Location and security-> and untick Use wirless network.
4. Mock location is something a normal user doesn't need (unless you are a developer), just go to settings->Application->development-> and untick Allow mock locations.
5. Go to this website: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
it tells you on every app what it is and if you can or can't OR must/mustn't remove it, GREAT LINK!
Still searching for question number 6...
Thx for all the ppl who helped me !
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2. Maps being open (even though I NEVER use it) means it is the android bug ?
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Are you using Google Latitude?
Root has nothing directly to do with battery Rooting does not cause battery drain.
network Location /Maps
. Maps being open (even though I NEVER use it) means it is the android bug ?
No it means you have them connected .
When going to Settings->Applications->Development->
I have 2 options there, one is USB debugging, any chance after I ticked it for the rooting options, it is draining the battery
No
Overnight test . Turn WiFi Mobile Data GPS and Bluetooth off .
Kill all apps running . Charge battery to 100% and reset battery stats .
After ten hours or so se what the battery drain is and what has been draining it .
Target twelve hours sleep .with a 2% battery drain .
jje
jje
Stonos said:
Are you using Google Latitude?
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No, never, and not even Maps.
JJEgan said:
Root has nothing directly to do with battery Rooting does not cause battery drain.
network Location /Maps
. Maps being open (even though I NEVER use it) means it is the android bug ?
No it means you have them connected .
When going to Settings->Applications->Development->
I have 2 options there, one is USB debugging, any chance after I ticked it for the rooting options, it is draining the battery
No
Overnight test . Turn WiFi Mobile Data GPS and Bluetooth off .
Kill all apps running . Charge battery to 100% and reset battery stats .
After ten hours or so se what the battery drain is and what has been draining it .
Target twelve hours sleep .with a 2% battery drain .
jje
jje
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jje, I never open maps or latitude and I just checked settings to confirm they are signed out, but maps is always working, no idea why.BTW I even tried once to freeze maps via Titanium back and it was still working...
I'll try to kill all apps and do the experience.
Please try to answer all my questions, really important to me.
thx.
P.S: What about BetterBatteryStats, isn't it showing you any apps draining the battery ?
P.S: What about BetterBatteryStats, isn't it showing you any apps draining the battery ?
I do not have battery drain .
Battery drains when apps are using power some use more power than others .
Current drain is today 7% in 22hours . Might be less or more tomorrow depends upon how the phone is used .
jje
I'd be glad if someone could answer all my questions!
Thank you.
Can anyone please answer to questions 1,5 and 6 ?
I can't seem to resolve them anywhere! including endless searches at google and here.
I have absolute no clue!
Thank you in advance.
You have an app or widget which updates itself with information where you are (see maps in betterbatterystats), like for example a weather widget. Now delete that widget or app for a while and/or go to location settings and turn off the first option (use mobile network).
See if it improves your battery.
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gusoldier said:
You have an app or widget which updates itself with information where you are (see maps in betterbatterystats), like for example a weather widget. Now delete that widget or app for a while and/or go to location settings and turn off the first option (use mobile network).
See if it improves your battery.
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I can't believe I didn't notice this option, thx!
Any chance of resolving questions 5 and 6 ?
Question 5: I haven't check all apps (I geuss you are talking about stock apps) individually to see if they drain battery.. I just freeze/uninstall the apps I don't need. Check this list and freeze all apps you don't use: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
Then check your running services, look for apps that are running but you never use it. Freeze/uninstall those apps.
Question 6: I don't know, but if those apps don't appear on Betterbattrystats, thenI assume they don't use that much battery.
gusoldier said:
Question 5: I haven't check all apps (I geuss you are talking about stock apps) individually to see if they drain battery.. I just freeze/uninstall the apps I don't need. Check this list and freeze all apps you don't use: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
Then check your running services, look for apps that are running but you never use it. Freeze/uninstall those apps.
Question 6: I don't know, but if those apps don't appear on Betterbattrystats, thenI assume they don't use that much battery.
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Thank you, I will soon edit my first post with all the answers for other noobs
What's your opinions on task managers? Advanced Task Killer the best? The built in one? Just curious what the general concensus was.
You don't need one, the phone does this plenty fine by itself
yoderk said:
You don't need one, the phone does this plenty fine by itself
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Not sure if this is indicative of me being too untrusting, but it seems that if I check either the built in task manager or Advanced task Killer, I always have about 30 apps running. I kill them and about 30 minutes later they are all running again. Apps that I don't or am not using (maps comes to mind).
According to Lifehacker in quite a few places (I can't post links because I'm new here, but search Google), they aren't worth your while. I use Watchdog to keep track of my CPU usage.
if you must.. use the one built in. Otherwise they are highly advised against. For that very same reason. You kill 30 apps and they come right back. Once in awhile I will check the built in task manager- its usually stays accurate maybe 1 or two apps running like xda or browser, but most of the time my apps behave.
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I use Autostarts.
It's not a task manager as it doesn't kill the app right away but it helps to disable the app from autostarting everytime.
Don't you wonder why is BLOOD AND GLORY running in the background when you haven't even opened it.
I hate games and apps doing background stuff when I don't need them.
LBE plus Autostarts is my combo.
LBE to disable access to apps from my personal data and autostarts to manage when apps should run.
Games should run when opened, not background data mining.
Silenus21 said:
I use Autostarts.
It's not a task manager as it doesn't kill the app right away but it helps to disable the app from autostarting everytime.
Don't you wonder why is BLOOD AND GLORY running in the background when you haven't even opened it.
I hate games and apps doing background stuff when I don't need them.
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I should look into Autostarts, I barely play that game maybe once a week so I usually freeze it after I am done playing. Lol
Same thing happens with a few other games...
That is the only thing I do not like is background games/apps that do not need to be running since I have yet to open nor plan to and are sitting there doing who knows what.
Was always looking for a "msconfig" type thing for android.
I like the built in one....i wouldn't use any other.
I just is the built in one.....mainly to kill fb if i don't back out. It rapes cpu when you aren't using it
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stalked_r/t said:
Not sure if this is indicative of me being too untrusting, but it seems that if I check either the built in task manager or Advanced task Killer, I always have about 30 apps running. I kill them and about 30 minutes later they are all running again. Apps that I don't or am not using (maps comes to mind).
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thats the way Android works. It doesnt mean those apps are actually running, it just means Android allocated memory for those apps but it will remove it if it needs that memory space. Dont kill it ... you're creating extra work because Android will just reallocate that memory space again.
nyydynasty said:
thats the way Android works. It doesnt mean those apps are actually running, it just means Android allocated memory for those apps but it will remove it if it needs that memory space. Dont kill it ... you're creating extra work because Android will just reallocate that memory space again.
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Ahhh. That makes more sense. Still a little new to android.
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I grabbed Autostarts and its awesome, had so many pointless events that I disabled.
This one in particular made no sense to me at all.
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+1 for Autostarts. Been using it since my Captivate days. More than well worth the 99¢ I paid for it back when.
LiLChris06 said:
I grabbed Autostarts and its awesome, had so many pointless events that I disabled.
This one in particular made no sense to me at all.
Now I can get the games I been wanting to play but always get triggered for no reason and run in the background like Blood and Gory & Tap Tap Revenge.
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Wait I wouldn't be quick to judge these as useless. Autostarts lists all of the possible intents that the Android OS publishes. What you are seeing are lists of apps that are registered to receive certain intents. I like to imagine intents as flags that go up saying "hey something happened" and this lets apps know that something occurred.
I downloaded the app and read that com.google.googlenav.friend.reporting.LocationReportingIntentReceiver is registered to handle the action android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW. What this is saying is that googlenav is registered to respond to the BATTERY_LOW flag. This could mean that the location reporting stops to save battery when the battery is low. Disabling this would mean that service will not stop and continue to report location.
This is only a guess as to how the locationreporting service works for googlenav but it's a great example of how Autostarts works and how you should be careful when using Autostarts.
Silenus21 said:
I use Autostarts.
It's not a task manager as it doesn't kill the app right away but it helps to disable the app from autostarting everytime.
Don't you wonder why is BLOOD AND GLORY running in the background when you haven't even opened it.
I hate games and apps doing background stuff when I don't need them.
LBE plus Autostarts is my combo.
LBE to disable access to apps from my personal data and autostarts to manage when apps should run.
Games should run when opened, not background data mining.
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Forgive my ignorance... But what is LBE?
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Sorry didn't see the thread.
Do a market search.
LBE Privacy guard.
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I second LBE Privacy Guard and Watchdog.. both great apps. LBE lets you decide what apps are allowed to do with your information and connections, so that even if one is running in the background, it can't accomplish anything you don't want it to. You can even choose whether an app is allowed to use cellular data, or just wifi. It's personally one of the most important apps on my phone, and it's never caused a problem with any of my 100+ apps.
Watchdog simply keeps an eye on all the running apps, and lets you know when one of them uses up more resources than you designate. It's basically the 'Gingerbread' version of task-killers, which are counter-productive with Gingerbread and newer versions of Android.
Android 2.3+ in itself does a great job managing apps in the foreground and background, but it's still reassuring to have an app keeping an eye on them just in case. Overall though, if you keep killing apps over & over, the OS just has to waste resources and battery life reloading them into the memory. Just because you see them running in the background doesn't mean they're actually active, just queued in case you decide to launch one.
Another great app for monitoring these apps is System Monitor. You can see exactly what apps are running in the background, as well as how much resources they're using. It even keeps a history (in the pro version) that lets you see your worst offenders over the last few hours/days/weeks etc.
zoso28 said:
I second LBE Privacy Guard and Watchdog.. both great apps. LBE lets you decide what apps are allowed to do with your information and connections, so that even if one is running in the background, it can't accomplish anything you don't want it to. You can even choose whether an app is allowed to use cellular data, or just wifi. It's personally one of the most important apps on my phone, and it's never caused a problem with any of my 100+ apps.
Watchdog simply keeps an eye on all the running apps, and lets you know when one of them uses up more resources than you designate. It's basically the 'Gingerbread' version of task-killers, which are counter-productive with Gingerbread and newer versions of Android.
Android 2.3+ in itself does a great job managing apps in the foreground and background, but it's still reassuring to have an app keeping an eye on them just in case. Overall though, if you keep killing apps over & over, the OS just has to waste resources and battery life reloading them into the memory. Just because you see them running in the background doesn't mean they're actually active, just queued in case you decide to launch one.
Another great app for monitoring these apps is System Monitor. You can see exactly what apps are running in the background, as well as how much resources they're using. It even keeps a history (in the pro version) that lets you see your worst offenders over the last few hours/days/weeks etc.
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Android already has built in system img mgmt. Configuring this does wonders on a device specific basis. I think common knowledge also indicates that mostly avoiding task killers might be preferred in most situations. For instance CM7 has a built in cache mgmt system. Others are available for use with Sammy ROM (Romtoolbox etc)
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Android already has built in system img mgmt. Configuring this does wonders on a device specific basis. I think common knowledge also indicates that mostly avoiding task killers might be preferred in most situations. For instance CM7 has a built in cache mgmt system. Others are available for use with Sammy ROM (Romtoolbox etc)
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Exactly...
I have not used the maps app at all today, and my usage shows its been used for an hour and a half. Other than Google now, what should be using maps that often?
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I have not used the maps app at all today, and my usage shows its been used for an hour and a half. Other than Google now, what should be using maps that often?
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It's not like that. Just like whatsapp which stays always on to keep you connected, Google maps also stays on even though you don't open it as a system background process although you don't need it. The best way to remove this is to root your phone and uninstall this 'bloatware'
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RazaVakil7995 said:
It's not like that. Just like whatsapp which stays always on to keep you connected, Google maps also stays on even though you don't open it as a system background process although you don't need it. The best way to remove this is to root your phone and uninstall this 'bloatware'
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There's no need to delete Google Maps. You just need to regain some control from the app. By default it sends location data to Google. This periodic data 'seepage' also seems to have the affect of 'waking' the phone from deep sleep. Silly, especially since Google wrote the damn OS.
Anyway, this issue has been covered in other threads; you should search, there are more precise instructions out there
...or you can rely on my questionable memory; as I recall-
- Go into Google Maps
- Choose Settings
- Choose Location Settings
- Un-check "Report From This Device"
Also, make sure (on same screen) that Enable Location Sharing is NOT checked and that any of the other location-specific items on the same screen are un-checked.
If you're wondering about 'Location Reporting' under Background Location Reporting, mine is set to 'Detect your location' (thus I think this setting is OK).
Try this out. For me, Gmaps no longer uses data (or wakes the phone) unless I'm explicitly using it.
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There's no need to delete Google Maps. You just need to regain some control from the app. By default it sends location data to Google. This periodic data 'seepage' also seems to have the affect of 'waking' the phone from deep sleep. Silly, especially since Google wrote the damn OS.
Anyway, this issue has been covered in other threads; you should search, there are more precise instructions out there
...or you can rely on my questionable memory; as I recall-
- Go into Google Maps
- Choose Settings
- Choose Location Settings
- Un-check "Report From This Device"
Also, make sure (on same screen) that Enable Location Sharing is NOT checked and that any of the other location-specific items on the same screen are un-checked.
If you're wondering about 'Location Reporting' under Background Location Reporting, mine is set to 'Detect your location' (thus I think this setting is OK).
Try this out. For me, Gmaps no longer uses data (or wakes the phone) unless I'm explicitly using it.
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Awesome. Thanks for the help. I set it up the way you suggested and I'll see how it works over the next day or so.
You could the free app Greenify as well. Anything that runs in the background without your permission will get shut down by it.
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You could the free app Greenify as well. Anything that runs in the background without your permission will get shut down by it.
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Excellent app, but it does require root privileges.
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You could the free app Greenify as well. Anything that runs in the background without your permission will get shut down by it.
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It's desirable (to many) to have at least some background apps able to run/consume data. Yes, you can disable all (or ration out when they're 'allowed' to run, but then you lose out on the full capabilities of the device.
Trust me, having come from Sprint and a GS2, I am well versed in shutting down and restricting apps. What I LOVE about my GS4 is that I can let virtually all apps run (within reason, and w/exception of Gmaps as noted above) and I still have 28-40 hour battery cycles.
Just be wary of 'out of control' apps. Tame them, freeze them, or delete them, but only as a last resort would I disable all background apps.
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It's desirable (to many) to have at least some background apps able to run/consume data. Yes, you can disable all (or ration out when they're 'allowed' to run, but then you lose out on the full capabilities of the device.
Trust me, having come from Sprint and a GS2, I am well versed in shutting down and restricting apps. What I LOVE about my GS4 is that I can let virtually all apps run (within reason, and w/exception of Gmaps as noted above) and I still have 28-40 hour battery cycles.
Just be wary of 'out of control' apps. Tame them, freeze them, or delete them, but only as a last resort would I disable all background apps.
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I agree. Just saying. Those apps that you don't want to run, you can tell Greenify which ones to disallow access. A one stop shop, as it were.
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I agree. Just saying. Those apps that you don't want to run, you can tell Greenify which ones to disallow access. A one stop shop, as it were.
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My bad. For some reason I thought your response said "disable all background apps". Thx for the app tip.
In Settings... General... Application manager... All you can disable a lot of the bloat that comes with the phone, freeing a good amount of RAM memory. Simply click on the app and then click Disable.
These are the apps I disabled; I focused on apps that were appearing in memory:
Accessories - Verizon accessories catalog
Amazon - Amazon widgets
Appstore - Amazon appstore
Caller Name ID - Verizon caller ID (paid service)
Clock Widget - Nice but takes valuable screen space
LG Intelligent Agent - No idea what this does
Life Square - LG life logging software
Life Square Log Manager
Music - LG music player; I use Google Play
Music - LG music widget
My InfoZone - some Verizon thing
NFL Mobile
Slacker - Music radio service
Slide Aside - Alternative task switcher, largely useless as implemented
Sync Service - Verizon sync service for Backup Assistance+ Contacts
Text Link - Allows you to take actions based on text in messages, such as add a calendar entry
Text Link Engine
Verizon Location Agent - Provides Verizon-specific web services API to web apps that want your location
Verizon Mobile Security - Verizon mobile malware protection
Verizon Tones - Verizon ring tones shop
Voice Mate - LG's attempt at Google Now / Siri
VZ Navigator - Verizon maps service (paid service)
I'm still trying to determine whether to disable the app called Vzw SMS Filter Service; does anyone know what it does?
Here's my free memory (upper left) after a reboot:
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What's the obsession with RAM and this phone? Freeing up RAM was so Galaxy S one ago.
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Android hates free ram. Free ran is wasted let android handle it.
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I'm more happy about disabling worthless bloat
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What's the obsession with RAM and this phone? Freeing up RAM was so Galaxy S one ago.
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It frees up memory for the apps and services that I'm interested in running. Why should I be running Verizon Location Services for the next year or two taking up 25mb of memory and forcing my apps into inactive state or worse flushing them from ram altogether? Makes no sense at all. I got this phone hoping I could run more stuff and keep Chrome active, and found that LG and Verizon had used up most of the extra memory capacity with junk I'm not interested in.
Ok rant over
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It frees up memory for the apps and services that I'm interested in running. Why should I be running Verizon Location Services for the next year or two taking up 25mb of memory and forcing my apps into inactive state or worse flushing them from ram altogether? Makes no sense at all. I got this phone hoping I could run more stuff and keep Chrome active, and found that LG and Verizon had used up most of the extra memory capacity with junk I'm not interested in.
Ok rant over
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I don't have this phone yet, so I can't say for sure, but can't you root, back up your stock ROM (to preserve your eligibility to receive future official otas), and then delete all the bloat you don't want?
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I don't have this phone yet, so I can't say for sure, but can't you root, back up your stock ROM (to preserve your eligibility to receive future official otas), and then delete all the bloat you don't want?
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Yes I believe you can. I haven't done root yet, this is an alternative way to reclaim RAM, that doesn't require root.
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Yes I believe you can. I haven't done root yet, this is an alternative way to reclaim RAM, that doesn't require root.
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Sorry man, didn't catch that. I've been doing this so long that I can't even conceive of not wanting root asap.
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Lol gotta love the free ram is wasted ram crowd, go ask Zepp what he thinks about that
Disabling Sync Service causes Backup Assistant+ to crash several times a day.
I didn't enable Backup Assistant. Try disabling it in settings... General... backup assistant plus
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For me, backup assistant is the first thing to go after I root.
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You know what, i dont ever remember setting it up. Tech must have done so when I activated device at the store. I can't get rid of it or disable it. I guess rooting is the only way, but I'm holding off on root for now.
Thanks guys.
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I'm more happy about disabling worthless bloat
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Not to mention, a lot of the worthless bloat has the 'receive boot completed' permission, which can make your phone take longer to startup. Disabling it gets rid of that.
(For the apps you want to keep but don't want starting up at boot, Xposed + BootManager works nicely)
4.0.4+ handles ram dynamically, hence the no need to clear your ram or run task killers.
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4.0.4+ handles ram dynamically, hence the no need to clear your ram or run task killers.
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If the app has been disabled it never needs to be handled, cleared, or killed.
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It's odd, the LG Intelligent Agent still shows as being cached in RAM even though it's been disabled. And even when I Force stop it it's still in cache. Weird!
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Hey everyone, I wanted to share some tips on how to improve your phone's battery life. However, I also want to point out some negative aspects of the customizations and privacy practices by Samsung and Google. Here are my recommendations:
Turn off all Wi-Fi intelligent services - they are not necessary.
Disable Google's digital well-being by restricting usage data as it can drain your battery.
Use LTE instead of 5G and manually register your network instead of automatic registration.
Create routines based on time and Wi-Fi, not location-based.
When you get a new phone, charge it from 15% to 100% for at least three days so the device can learn on usage. Then, toggle to protect the battery.
Disable all Google unwanted services in the "Google" settings page, including Nearby devices, casting, reset ads, location sharing, nearby share, find my mobile, earthquake alerts, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth scanning, and send diagnostic data.
Enable Google location accuracy and Nearby devices scanning under Samsung settings.
Disable UWB, Samsung customization, ads, and marketing things, and send diagnostic data from Samsung settings.
You can use QHD, 120hz, and light performance modes without worrying about battery life.
Do not use any battery monitor applications.
Use alternatives for original apps, such as Frost for Facebook and Sync Pro for Reddit.
Do not put any apps in deep sleep.
Install the battery tracker, thermal guardian, and battery guardian from the Galaxy Store and leave them running for at least 10 days. Battery guardian will help you find shady apps that run in the background.
Disable the My Galaxy application.
Uninstall Samsung apps if you do not use them, such as Samsung Smart Device, Smart Tutor, and Samsung Pay.
Stop backing up your data automatically all the time, unless you are at risk of losing your phone.
Use a Samsung charger and cable for charging.
Use the Always On Display sparingly.
You can play games on this phone for a long time without battery issues as the phone does not overheat.
Disable Nearby Share and Quick Share and only use them when you need to.
Be mindful of the apps that require notifications, otherwise disable notifications for the apps you do not need.
Do not run location all the time; instead, create a routine that enables location when you open banking, grocery, food apps, or maps.
Do not use modded apps as they may have serious security issues. Instead, subscribe to real apps, such as Spotify, Medium, and Balance for Meditation.
If you have a Galaxy Watch Classic, do not use the step counter in your phone, and do not provide physical activity permission to the Samsung Health app. Your watch will count the steps and other workouts, and then it will automatically sync to your phone.
Turn off sync if you are not using it, such as Google Calendar or Keep Notes.
Turn off Bixby and OK Google if you are not using them to avoid data collection.
Enable 0.5x in the transition settings under developer options.
Uninstall all meta inbuilt apps through adb, but do not uninstall Samsung apps via adb as it may cause issues.
Use the app booster in Galaxy Good Guardian and run it once, then run it monthly.
Do not update your Samsung firmware right after its release. Wait for a few days and ask peers for feedback before updating the phone. This way, you can skip the current update and update the phone directly to the next version.
Avoid clearing the cache partition every time after an update. Instead, it's recommended to run the app booster after updating and charge your phone to 100% at least twice before using the battery protection feature.
Lastly, review your app permissions again after using your phone for a month and take necessary action to turn off or limit permissions if needed.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to comment if you have any ideas or settings that are shady!
Thank you for this IMHO good list off possible actions to save battery life - a lot of things are part of my regular "optimization" routines but a few new aspects are there, I'm happy to try them out
Some of the items sound contradictory to each other, but maybe this is because I am reaading them wrong:
E.g. #11 and #23, but maybe I misread what you mean by "modded"
Also I would be interested in a bit more background on #12 because i would have assumed that apps in deep sleep indeed are good for battery life and on top OneUI is adding devices to deep sleep automatically, so does #12 mean that it would be advisable to disable this functionality (if it can be disabled, not sure right now) ?
AD 9. 120 hz will not drain battery more than 60hz? I don't think so...
Thanks for the post. I do many of the things listed already, and some variations of others. But funnily enough, I do it not because of saving battery (the vast majority of the time, I "finish the day" with 60-70% battery remaining, meaning I don't really use my phone much or in ways that "power users" would - therefore, I'm not overly concerned about saving more battery), but because of security - for example, disabling nearby devices would reduce the chance of being "hacked" by this attack vector.
This also means minimising the installation of "third party" software, or even non-default Samsung software, as all software security experts would understand that increasing amount of software code in a device also increases the "surface area" for hacking to take place.
I've previously owned the S7, S9+, and S21 Ultra (all Exynos chips), and the S23 Ultra has the best battery life of them all (obviously relatively speaking). I think I haven't noticed such good battery life since the S7. I do still miss the S7's amazing standby drain with AOD always enabled - it was as low as ~0.5% per hour by default, which is unheard of now. Now it's closer to 1% per hour, and over a 12-18 hour day, that can "hurt" battery quite a bit. However, the convenience of having AOD always enabled trumps any battery concerns for me, especially considering I still "finish the day" with 60-70% battery remaining.
I guess one of the points I'm making with this post is that having AOD disabled (or tap to show etc) is probably the biggest battery saving tip in the entire list! In my opinion, practically all the others barely save any battery, if any. However, users will need to consider the convenience of AOD always enabled (eg. acts as a night clock, or quick way to check the time during the day by just glancing at the phone) verses saving battery.
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Thank you for this IMHO good list off possible actions to save battery life - a lot of things are part of my regular "optimization" routines but a few new aspects are there, I'm happy to try them out
Some of the items sound contradictory to each other, but maybe this is because I am reaading them wrong:
E.g. #11 and #23, but maybe I misread what you mean by "modded"
Also I would be interested in a bit more background on #12 because i would have assumed that apps in deep sleep indeed are good for battery life and on top OneUI is adding devices to deep sleep automatically, so does #12 mean that it would be advisable to disable this functionality (if it can be disabled, not sure right now) ?
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I'm also curious about #12, as I'd have thought it would overall save battery by not being able to be spontaneously woken up and/or send notifications. One counter-argument would be that if it's an app that you use at least relatively regularly, having to frequently keep "waking it up" might end up using overall more battery.
For #31, why is clearing cache partition not a good thing to do? Can someone direct me to what "app booster" is?
s3axel said:
Thank you for this IMHO good list off possible actions to save battery life - a lot of things are part of my regular "optimization" routines but a few new aspects are there, I'm happy to try them out
Some of the items sound contradictory to each other, but maybe this is because I am reaading them wrong:
E.g. #11 and #23, but maybe I misread what you mean by "modded"
Also I would be interested in a bit more background on #12 because i would have assumed that apps in deep sleep indeed are good for battery life and on top OneUI is adding devices to deep sleep automatically, so does #12 mean that it would be advisable to disable this functionality (if it can be disabled, not sure right now) ?
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Hi, thanks!
11 talks about alternatives
23 talks about modded apps like there are few modded apps like spotify premium modded where you don't require premium but still won't see ads.
12 will mess up your notifications at the initial, I would say that phone can handle that deep sleep recommendations so that you can take actions accordingly.
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For #31, why is clearing cache partition not a good thing to do? Can someone direct me to what "app booster" is?
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App Booster is part of the "Good Guardian" package, an app that can be downloaded via the Galaxy Store
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android updates and roms said:
Hey everyone, I wanted to share some tips on how to improve your phone's battery life. However, I also want to point out some negative aspects of the customizations and privacy practices by Samsung and Google. Here are my recommendations:
Turn off all Wi-Fi intelligent services - they are not necessary.
Disable Google's digital well-being by restricting usage data as it can drain your battery.
Use LTE instead of 5G and manually register your network instead of automatic registration.
Create routines based on time and Wi-Fi, not location-based.
When you get a new phone, charge it from 15% to 100% for at least three days so the device can learn on usage. Then, toggle to protect the battery.
Disable all Google unwanted services in the "Google" settings page, including Nearby devices, casting, reset ads, location sharing, nearby share, find my mobile, earthquake alerts, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth scanning, and send diagnostic data.
Enable Google location accuracy and Nearby devices scanning under Samsung settings.
Disable UWB, Samsung customization, ads, and marketing things, and send diagnostic data from Samsung settings.
You can use QHD, 120hz, and light performance modes without worrying about battery life.
Do not use any battery monitor applications.
Use alternatives for original apps, such as Frost for Facebook and Sync Pro for Reddit.
Do not put any apps in deep sleep.
Install the battery tracker, thermal guardian, and battery guardian from the Galaxy Store and leave them running for at least 10 days. Battery guardian will help you find shady apps that run in the background.
Disable the My Galaxy application.
Uninstall Samsung apps if you do not use them, such as Samsung Smart Device, Smart Tutor, and Samsung Pay.
Stop backing up your data automatically all the time, unless you are at risk of losing your phone.
Use a Samsung charger and cable for charging.
Use the Always On Display sparingly.
You can play games on this phone for a long time without battery issues as the phone does not overheat.
Disable Nearby Share and Quick Share and only use them when you need to.
Be mindful of the apps that require notifications, otherwise disable notifications for the apps you do not need.
Do not run location all the time; instead, create a routine that enables location when you open banking, grocery, food apps, or maps.
Do not use modded apps as they may have serious security issues. Instead, subscribe to real apps, such as Spotify, Medium, and Balance for Meditation.
If you have a Galaxy Watch Classic, do not use the step counter in your phone, and do not provide physical activity permission to the Samsung Health app. Your watch will count the steps and other workouts, and then it will automatically sync to your phone.
Turn off sync if you are not using it, such as Google Calendar or Keep Notes.
Turn off Bixby and OK Google if you are not using them to avoid data collection.
Enable 0.5x in the transition settings under developer options.
Uninstall all meta inbuilt apps through adb, but do not uninstall Samsung apps via adb as it may cause issues.
Use the app booster in Galaxy Good Guardian and run it once, then run it monthly.
Do not update your Samsung firmware right after its release. Wait for a few days and ask peers for feedback before updating the phone. This way, you can skip the current update and update the phone directly to the next version.
Avoid clearing the cache partition every time after an update. Instead, it's recommended to run the app booster after updating and charge your phone to 100% at least twice before using the battery protection feature.
Lastly, review your app permissions again after using your phone for a month and take necessary action to turn off or limit permissions if needed.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to comment if you have any ideas or settings that are shady!
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How do you do #2?
Why not put any apps into deep sleep?
I find #10 and #13 confusing... aren't those contradictory? also, couldn't find any battery guardian in the galaxy store...
carlosLondon said:
I find #10 and #13 confusing... aren't those contradictory? also, couldn't find any battery guardian in the galaxy store...
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You need to download "Good Guardian" in the Galaxy Store, Battery guardian is part of that App....
Battery monitor apps like BBS of course need some resources to run in the background and they are running 100% of the time to track battery usage...
The apps mentioned in #13 are at least Samsung apps, but of course these also may use background resources/battery - I would think to a lower extend as they are not running contiously but rather on a (relatively loose) schedule or even need to be triggered manually....
carlosLondon said:
I find #10 and #13 confusing... aren't those contradictory? also, couldn't find any battery guardian in the galaxy store...
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It's part of Galaxy Good Guardians. I don't use it.
Oddly App Booster used to be a bomb but the newest version has an added option. Now it runs really fast and it did help to really optimize SD Maid Pro for one. Ok then...
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