Hello everyone,
My s6 Edge does not go to sleep. It drains huge amount of battery while idle.
I need urgent help. I have disabled all AT&T bloatware. But it still does not work.
I have also tried hard resetting it, it does not work. Battery continues to drain.
Thank You.
Is this something new or has it always been like this? Btw, which version of LP are you on? 5.0.2 or 5.1.1?
Its new, LP v. 5.0.2
amirage said:
Is this something new or has it always been like this? Btw, which version of LP are you on? 5.0.2 or 5.1.1?
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5.0.2 seems to be notorious for battery drains...check if your device has the 5.1.1 update which seems to be better in terms of RAM management. Also, are you data or wifi...if on data, then LP is again notorious for a world famous "mobile radio active" bug...it's all over the web...So, the best solution would be to either put the phone in deep freezer until Google fixes the huge bugs in LP or sell your phone...just kidding...
After updating your device (if there's any), do a factory reset...it should solve your problems...hopefully
Does not go to sleep? Check your settings about screen timeout..The battery drain can be fixes through system update..if samsung has any update ready
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I hard reseted my phone, disable all bloatwares, haven't installed any apps, haven't signed in to anything (even google, only signed into samsung account). charged to 100%. Left the phone for 4-5 hrs, battery drained to 81%.
fliptroniks said:
I was going to say just make sure you dont have too many apps running and you can also download a battery saving app on the play store for free which can help. It sounds like theres something you have running draining your battery though. Keep in mind however that the galaxy s6 edge when charged to 100 percent can hold a charge for quite awhile, but if your only charging it too around 40 or 50 percent it will die rather quickly.
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shifatul said:
I hard reseted my phone, disable all bloatwares, haven't installed any apps, haven't signed in to anything (even google, only signed into samsung account). charged to 100%. Left the phone for 4-5 hrs, battery drained to 81%.
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What does it tell you in the battery stats? That's the first place to look. Is Screen at the top or something else like Google Services or a fitness tracking app? Send a screenshot of that as a starter for 10.
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I hard reseted my phone, disable all bloatwares, haven't installed any apps, haven't signed in to anything (even google, only signed into samsung account). charged to 100%. Left the phone for 4-5 hrs, battery drained to 81%.
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Your best bet is to install TWRP, root, and flash "No deep sleep fix", thats if you dont care about tripping knox of course.
Seems like an aggressive suggestion since we don't know the root cause yet. It might not be a wake lock issue; it could be location tracking or updates getting stuck. I'd rather see the battery stats first.
Screen is not even on the list, i haven't used my device for more than 15-20 mins (used chrome & inbox for 15-20 mins in the morning)
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Seems like an aggressive suggestion since we don't know the root cause yet. It might not be a wake lock issue; it could be location tracking or updates getting stuck. I'd rather see the battery stats first.
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What does it tell you in the battery stats? That's the first place to look. Is Screen at the top or something else like Google Services or a fitness tracking app? Send a screenshot of that as a starter for 10.
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I hard reseted my phone, disable all bloatwares, haven't installed any apps, haven't signed in to anything (even google, only signed into samsung account). charged to 100%. Left the phone for 4-5 hrs, battery drained to 81%.
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Screen is not even on the list, i haven't used my device for more than 15-20 mins (used chrome & inbox for 15-20 mins in the morning)
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Google Services like I thought. There's a number of things that can cause this as it's quite a fundamental service. The most simple fixes are:
- Make sure there's no pending updates in the Play store. These can work havoc with the battery when waiting for manual approval
- If this doesn't work, remove your google account, reboot and re-add it. For some reason this can fix the sync issues that cause drain
- Still no dice? The next one is to backup, factory format then restore your backup. It's a bit extreme but sometimes when you update your software it causes a glitch that only goes away with a factory format
Each time you try a fix, let the battery fully charge then check the stats a couple of hours later.
Thanks for the suggestion, I will let u know the results soon.
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Google Services like I thought. There's a number of things that can cause this as it's quite a fundamental service. The most simple fixes are:
- Make sure there's no pending updates in the Play store. These can work havoc with the battery when waiting for manual approval
- If this doesn't work, remove your google account, reboot and re-add it. For some reason this can fix the sync issues that cause drain
- Still no dice? The next one is to backup, factory format then restore your backup. It's a bit extreme but sometimes when you update your software it causes a glitch that only goes away with a factory format
Each time you try a fix, let the battery fully charge then check the stats a couple of hours later.
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You're welcome. If it's any conciliation I had exactly the same issue and fixed it this morning with those steps.
Google services is one of the biggest battery user but it still doesn't explain his erratic battery loss. I never turn off any features and get decent life.
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Tried the third step many times before, didn't work.
So, yesterday I tried the 1st & 2nd step, worked like a charm, I was happy but today, the same results (battery was draning like i was playing games). So I completely removed my google account and left my phone for a few hours. Here is the result (see attached). As you can see no Stupid Google Play Services in the list but what is eating my battery ????
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Google Services like I thought. There's a number of things that can cause this as it's quite a fundamental service. The most simple fixes are:
- Make sure there's no pending updates in the Play store. These can work havoc with the battery when waiting for manual approval
- If this doesn't work, remove your google account, reboot and re-add it. For some reason this can fix the sync issues that cause drain
- Still no dice? The next one is to backup, factory format then restore your backup. It's a bit extreme but sometimes when you update your software it causes a glitch that only goes away with a factory format
Each time you try a fix, let the battery fully charge then check the stats a couple of hours later.
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Google services is one of the biggest battery user but it still doesn't explain his erratic battery loss. I never turn off any features and get decent life.
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You're welcome. If it's any conciliation I had exactly the same issue and fixed it this morning with those steps.
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Again, LP has a world famous bug called the "Mobile Radio Active" bug. What this means that if an app uses the data services for some odd reason LP keeps the mobile radio open even if the app does not need it any more...So, for all you know ur issue is Android related and not your device specific. Oh btw, the upcoming M also has this confounded bug...so I believe we will be plagued by this bug for the foreseeable future...And I dumped my iPhone for this buggy Android...Dang!
How is your reception, If most of the time your phone struggle to get reception, it may be part of the problem, just my 2 cents, not an expert, but myself trying to get rid of the google service battery bug...
Better battery stats would give detailed information as to the cause, yet it requires root on all lollipop devices. Helped me find the exact cause of my phone never sleeping
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I'm looking for help trouble shooting why my Atrix is suddenly sucking the battery dead over the period of a few hours. I've had my atrix for almost 2 years now and always had excellent battery life. After some app updates a couple weeks ago my phone started sucking the battery empty in just a few hours. I bought a new OEM battery thinking my battery had just expired, but this made no difference. I've uninstalled the apps and killed the processes for apps that I thought might be to blame, but still the problem remains. The "Battery usage" app shows that "Phone idle" uses the vast majority of the power. Is there some way determine which process is actually using the power, or a way to tell if maybe the processors are not being put to sleep when they should?
Download CPU spy from the play Store and check if the processor is entering deep sleep. it might as well be that the signal is low and the antenna, constantly searching for signal is consuming that battery power. Is the 3g ( and data) enabled?
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Download CPU spy from the play Store and check if the processor is entering deep sleep. it might as well be that the signal is low and the antenna, constantly searching for signal is consuming that battery power. Is the 3g ( and data) enabled?
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Thank you very much! I installed CPU Spy Plus. In 2 hours 45 minutes my battery went from 100% to 50%. CPU Spy shows 85.9% of the time is in "Deep Sleep", and the rest of the time is sprinkled between 216MHz and 1000MHz. The back of the phone is slightly warm. So it looks like the CPU's are going to sleep properly, I wonder what else it could be?
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Thank you very much! I installed CPU Spy Plus. In 2 hours 45 minutes my battery went from 100% to 50%. CPU Spy shows 85.9% of the time is in "Deep Sleep", and the rest of the time is sprinkled between 216MHz and 1000MHz. The back of the phone is slightly warm. So it looks like the CPU's are going to sleep properly, I wonder what else it could be?
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Then it's probably the cell standby, read this guide here!
Or, there is some Background service of an app which is running but not using CPU... could be Maps, try turning off gps.
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Is the 3g ( and data) enabled?
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Did you try turning that off?
Romanoff lhption
According to my phone, only 12% went to "cell standby", 17% to "display" and 63% to "phone idle". My wifi is always disabled, and I always have 3g and data enabled. I just unchecked the options to use WiFi and GPS for location and I'll see if that makes a difference. If not then I will turn off data and see if that makes a difference.
I'm on the right track! Turning off location services did not make any difference, but disabling data entirely seemed to put the battery drain back to normal, AND the "deep sleep" percentage shown in CPU Spy went well up into the 90%+ range. So now I know the battery drain is caused by some app keeping the CPU from sleeping, and possibly using the data connection a lot. FF though some trial and error, and I am now suspecting the Google Play process. With data and background data enabled, if I kill the Google Play process and add it to the auto-end list, battery drain seems to possibly be back to normal. And the CPU is still spending 90%+ in "Deep Sleep". With Google Play running, the CPU is much more active. After another day or two I'll know for sure if Google Play is the problem. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions so far!
PS-> I see that Google Play Store will remove itself from the auto-end list..
OK now I need help. The problem is definitely google play. When I kill the process my battery usage goes back to normal, however the process keeps coming back to life on its own. Adding it to the auto kill list does nothing, and I was unable to uninstall it. Is there some way to roll back google play store to a previous version, or prevent it from starting itself?
What version of the Play app are you using? Version 4.1.10 came out a few days ago, they say among other things it fixes high battery drain on some devices/systems.
From what I've seen, Play is a kinda "special" app. There is no way to freeze it or kill it permanently. Not sure why.
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What version of the Play app are you using? Version 4.1.10 came out a few days ago, they say among other things it fixes high battery drain on some devices/systems.
From what I've seen, Play is a kinda "special" app. There is no way to freeze it or kill it permanently. Not sure why.
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How can I tell which version of play is installed? My problem started a couple weeks ago right after I installed some updates. I don't remember if Play was one of the apps that was updated. Is there some way to roll Play back to an earlier version?
hi, im having the same problem but not sure what is draining the battery. Using playstore 4.1.6 on Mrom whith SV kernel ver. 45. all services and data off, wifi off full signal bars and the battery only lasts 24 hrs on idle.
cpu spy shows 99% of deep sleep time, il try stopping playstore services and post again.
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What version of the Play app are you using? Version 4.1.10 came out a few days ago, they say among other things it fixes high battery drain on some devices/systems.<br />
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From what I've seen, Play is a kinda "special" app. There is no way to freeze it or kill it permanently. Not sure why.
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How can I tell which version of play is installed? My problem started a couple weeks ago right after I installed some updates. I don't remember if Play was one of the apps that was updated. Is there some way to roll Play back to an earlier version?
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Settings within Play Store or Manage Apps within phone settings
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Marcos OC said:
hi, im having the same problem but not sure what is draining the battery. Using playstore 4.1.6 on Mrom whith SV kernel ver. 45. all services and data off, wifi off full signal bars and the battery only lasts 24 hrs on idle.
cpu spy shows 99% of deep sleep time, il try stopping playstore services and post again.
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You just answered your own question... I don't understand where the confusion is.
Please re-read my previous post.
Is ur phone is rooted? Den I have a killer app dat will help u out @marcous
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Yeah is rooted thanks, i deleted the app playstore service or something like that with titanium backup and the battery drain is less than 1%/hour now . the playstore still works btw no problems until now.
the undervolt on cpu works amazing too.
Marcos OC said:
Yeah is rooted thanks, i deleted the app playstore service or something like that with titanium backup and the battery drain is less than 1%/hour now . the playstore still works btw no problems until now.
the undervolt on cpu works amazing too.
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You're luckier than me. Uninstalling the play store service and rolling the play store back to the old "market" helped a little, but definitely didn't resolve the issue. After that change, my battery drain was about 10%/hr. Every time I think I've resolved it, it quickly reverts back to high battery drain. If I completely disable all data then my battery life goes back to normal. My buddy at work is now having the same problem with his Atrix. I'm wondering if AT&T decided that it's time for us to upgrade our phones and pushed down some changes to make these older phones less desirable to work with, by killing the batteries faster.
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You're luckier than me. Uninstalling the play store service and rolling the play store back to the old "market" helped a little, but definitely didn't resolve the issue. After that change, my battery drain was about 10%/hr. Every time I think I've resolved it, it quickly reverts back to high battery drain. If I completely disable all data then my battery life goes back to normal. My buddy at work is now having the same problem with his Atrix. I'm wondering if AT&T decided that it's time for us to upgrade our phones and pushed down some changes to make these older phones less desirable to work with, by killing the batteries faster.
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not so lucky i must say , got the problem back after a couple of hours. im changing roms/kernels in order to find the best combination. Actually managed to get like a 1% /hour battery drain, with ALL things turned off, il keep testing for like a day or two.
i'm having the same kind of issues as well my atrix...
also my battery meter frequently reads wrong i've tried both the atrix battery fix app which i had setup to automatically run the fix when ever it reached full voltage and the bat meter wasn't reading full i've also tried the some other .zip program i found on XDA with minimal success
i'll be paying attention to this thread to see what comes up
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Did a complete wipe of my phone and installed neutrino 2.9 EE vice GT or GT+ that I have been running previously
discovered Facebook and juice defender ultimate have permissions to modify battery statistics, so I disabled those permissions (along with multiple others from different apps) and turned juice defender off to see if battery consumption changes
As well I uninstalled Google services via titanium backup, report back in as couple days see if anything changes
Reporting, it seems like the phone cant get in deep sleep mode, tried wipes, new roms and kernels and getting the same problem. Maybe its a hardware related issue
I'm having a similar issue. I've removed play services, and changed radios and kernel. Will check to see if this helps.
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Same Problem
I have the same problem. I've read all thread and checked Play Service, yes it looks as if it's his fault.
Tried to delete it with "Root app remove" and titanium backup. No result it's coming back!
Really need help. This is a great phone with unique features (docking station). But before it worked 3 days on a single charge, and now 24 hours!
Google bought Motorola why is it so hard to fix this issue and why it's still working under Android 2.3.6... Give us ICS!
P.s.: System version 4.5.141.MB860.ATT.en.US, Android 2.3.6, Baseband N_01.77.37P
Had Google Play 4.1.6. Today changed on 4.1.10 maybe it'll help.
Hi all
Hope this is the right place for this question.
I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 and it is all up to date with updates etc. Android 5.1.1
I have seen this asked a lot on the web...why is my phone so hot and why is the battery draining so quickly?
I have tried Clean Master and the Battery hibernator (same as Greenify?)
I have tried Doze
I have tried Netguard...never gave it a good chance
I have tried an app called Cooldown or something like that.
I have tried clean up
I installed a GSAM battery monitor and it said that google play services was the culprit. I ran a program called Gservice fix that seemed to help temporarily.
I have deleted all of those apps and same issue persists.
It seems to be worse when I am not on wifi. using the LTE network , so I am wondering if that may be a clue.
I took it to the Sprint store and of course the guy said to do a factory reboot. I know that that is the last option, but I was wondering if there is anything in 2016 that may help me get my phone back to a state where I don't have to have it worry about my battery draining.
Leaving town Tuesday so I would love to see if I can improve this issue!
A million thanks to everyone who reads this and tries to help us out!
Mikeinstlouis
Please post a screenshot of your battery stats / Details, before you make any further changes.
Thanks
Salman Al-Badgail
What's the best way to go about that? Go into my settings and look for the battery?
mikeinstlouis said:
What's the best way to go about that? Go into my settings and look for the battery?
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Yes go into settings, go to battery, battery usage (something like that) and take a screenshot of the main battery users. I suggest you turn off sync when you are not using it. That uses a lot of background usage to sync everything. Also, keep the screen brightness down. Screen usage is the number 1 culprit for (normal) android users. Just get back to us with the info.
My battery seem to do a little bit better, not great but a little bit better. But I think it may be because I'm on Wi-Fi. Not sure what I did differently
The issue seems to occur when I am on LTE, not Wi-Fi. How can I uninstall Google Play services updates when its great out? I've read several places that it's helped other people
Since taking Marshmallow, I'm sure there are questions/differences/issues people have with their V10s and might like to ask/share/comment on. Although this has been a fairly seamless update, I do have an issue/question:
I used to be able to access the phone app in App manager to clear my voicemail notifications. I can no longer do that in the same fashion as I the app list has been extremely streamlined, like system apps don't even show up on my phone(no matter which list I choose from dropdown). Can someone point me in the right direction to find it again please? Thanks!
I'm having battery drainage issues. I have done a factory reset and recalibrated the battery. Anybody else?
My wife is having horrible battery drainage also. Before the marshmallow update she could leave her phone sitting all night and only loose about 5% battery, now she looses a around 30% very two hours and it says its the android os draining the battety.
Same here. Just wiped the cache to see if that fixes the battery drain issue. Screen, Android os, and phone idle are each taking about 20% of the battery, according to the status monitor. I can't get through 5 hours without running out of juice..
...04.21 I wiped the cache and it had no noticeable effect. I factory reset yesterday, 4.20 and that appears to have made a significant difference. I'm only down 9% over the past 2.5 hours.
As you might imagine, factory resetting after a is Upgrade should not be necessary. The amount of time it takes to restore everything is a major hassle.
Thumbs up me if this helped you.
Make sure all the Verizon apps are disabled, they eat battery even when idle.
Haxcid said:
Make sure all the Verizon apps are disabled, they eat battery even when idle.
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Yeah, or just remove them all....that's what I did
Clean as whistle!
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Yeah, or just remove them all....that's what I did
Clean as whistle!
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You cannot remove them in MM, no root access. This is a MM changes thread. Disable is your only option.
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Make sure all the Verizon apps are disabled, they eat battery even when idle.
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If you don't mind to put a list of apps which is safe to disable it will be great
I disable some using debloater software.
Thank you
Any hope of rooting for those who have upgraded to MarshMellow? (Android6)
Zenia said:
If you don't mind to put a list of apps which is safe to disable it will be great
I disable some using debloater software.
Thank you
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There is a list already going.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-lg-v10-vs990-bloatware-removal-list-t3337250
Hi!
I need some advices. I own a Tab S3 SM-T820 (new) for three months now. All is OK. But, all of the sudden, after testing a LineageOS build (latest for bonuzz), I wasn't satisfied with battery drain, so reverted back to stock nougat. But battery drain never went away! Usually, while screen off overnight, the battery would drain 1-2% (I always switch off my wifi). But now, same situation, but drain is 15% overnight. I have done a lot of research, used tools to pinpoint wakelock apps, etc. But, according to tools, my tab goes to deepsleep but drains anyway. I cannot count the number of times I reseted my tab to stock thru Odin. Witouth installing any apps, no root, battery still drained. I even took out my SD card since a defective SD card could cause drain. I tried to use battery saving apps (greenify, amplify, etc) but no change. While screen is off, I will loose 15% within 6 hours. I also have cleared the system cache (thru TWRP recovery) and apps cache, with no effects. While screen is ON, battery drain is normal (1% every 5 min.)
Now, for the warranty, since i purchased this Tab new, I approached Samsung for advice, but since I bought it on Ebay, I am not covered by the warranty.
As anyone experienced something like this? I am beginning to think this is an hardware failure. But it is new. Any advice is welcome.
Thank you.
Allan
Check to see how you have Wi-Fi set up during sleep. If you choose never you'll have very low battery drain over night. I often see 0.
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Check to see how you have Wi-Fi set up during sleep. If you choose never you'll have very low battery drain over night. I often see 0.
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Thank you. Already setup my wifi to sleep while screen is off in wifi settings since the beginning. Unfortunately, no change in battery behavior.
powerade001 said:
Thank you. Already setup my wifi to sleep while screen is off in wifi settings since the beginning. Unfortunately, no change in battery behavior.
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Then you need to see what's causing the battery drain. To do that you'll need a battery monitor such as betterbatterystats or GSam. Both will give you more info if you're rooted.
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Then you need to see what's causing the battery drain. To do that you'll need a battery monitor such as betterbatterystats or GSam. Both will give you more info if you're rooted.
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Thanks for the tip. I already installed GSAM a while ago and didn't notice any ressource hog apps. Only Android System (see screenshot). Other than that, everything seems normal.
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Thank you. Already setup my wifi to sleep while screen is off in wifi settings since the beginning. Unfortunately, no change in battery behavior.
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Try turning off your mobile data at night. It stays up and parties while wifi is taking a settings enforced nap.
Hi! I don't have the LTE model. But I will try Amplify with extreme settings I found elsewhere on this board. I hope it will at least cut in half battery drain. I also tried to remove my smart Samsung cover to see if it caused the drain, but it is not the case!
I would try a firewall, restricting all outbound traffic and setting airport mode, wifi off. Also turn off tethering & account syncing, anything that could be attempting to 'get out'. If battery life improves, allow apps back one by one until battery life improves. Same with settings. If battery drain continues, you've at least eliminated outbound intentioned activity as the culprit.
Then I would try monitoring app activity. There are apps out there, but I can't make recommendations, since I've had no personal experience with any. Try a search on the terms:
--> android app activity monitor <--.
Not sure if there's an app that will check battery condition? Or you could take it somewhere to have the battery checked.
These are all abstract suggestions. I wish you luck in finding your issue.
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I would try a firewall, restricting all outbound traffic and setting airport mode, wifi off. Also turn off tethering & account syncing, anything that could be attempting to 'get out'. If battery life improves, allow apps back one by one until battery life improves. Same with settings. If battery drain continues, you've at least eliminated outbound intentioned activity as the culprit.
Then I would try monitoring app activity. There are apps out there, but I can't make recommendations, since I've had no personal experience with any. Try a search on the terms:
--> android app activity monitor <--.
Not sure if there's an app that will check battery condition? Or you could take it somewhere to have the battery checked.
These are all abstract suggestions. I wish you luck in finding your issue.
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Thank you! I just applied the amplify extreme mod and eager to see the results. Then I will certainly try your suggestions next...
WIfi battery drain has been present on the Tab S3 since day 1 of release. Hoping Oreo would fix this problem
Well I finally did the ultimate test to sort out if the problem was hardware or software. I factory resetted with Odin on latest XAR AR2 firmware (again...), wiped all data and started the tablet fresh new. No connection to wifi so no apps were installed and no stock apps were updated so to test the tablet as close to stock as possible. Wifi was off, so was location. Wifi set to 'Never'. Battery was at 100%. I let it sit there overnight. This morning, battery was at 82%... So I suppose that means hardware problem. I have a Samsung service center nearby, so I will call later today. Really hope it can be reapaired or I will have a $$$ garbage. Thanks all for your advices.
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Well I finally did the ultimate test to sort out if the problem was hardware or software. I factory resetted with Odin on latest XAR AR2 firmware (again...), wiped all data and started the tablet fresh new. No connection to wifi so no apps were installed and no stock apps were updated so to test the tablet as close to stock as possible. Wifi was off, so was location. Wifi set to 'Never'. Battery was at 100%. I let it sit there overnight. This morning, battery was at 82%... So I suppose that means hardware problem. I have a Samsung service center nearby, so I will call later today. Really hope it can be reapaired or I will have a $$$ garbage. Thanks all for your advices.
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Just ran across this post. Seems this user solved his battery drain issues by turning off auto updates in developers options:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/62vmuw/disabling_auto_update_system_under_developer/
I have the 825 model, and with two different firmwares (AQJ1 and ARA2) never had the problem.
Wifi during sleep is set to never and I don't even lose 1% overnight.
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Just ran across this post. Seems this user solved his battery drain issues by turning off auto updates in developers options:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/62vmuw/disabling_auto_update_system_under_developer/
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Nice find. But this setting is already disabled on my tablet and I still have battery drain.
The tablet finally returned from the repair shop but no repair was done to it. Still, the technician is convinced that the problem is software and that reflashing the firmware would do the job, just not with Odin but with their 'servicing tool' provided directly by Samsung Canada. The problem is they cannot flash a US tablet with this tool so I would need my tablet to be serviced by a US shop that has the right tool. Anyone know of a 'Samsung servicing tool' other (and probably more powerful than) Odin that can be downloaded? Or is it the firmware that is special? To be continued...
I just talked to another technician from another repair shop and he confirmed me that Samsung Canada will provide no help nor tools to repair/service tablets and phones purchased in the US. Sad! I already sent an email to Samsung US to see if they can provide any help.
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I just talked to another technician from another repair shop and he confirmed me that Samsung Canada will provide no help nor tools to repair/service tablets and phones purchased in the US. Sad! I already sent an email to Samsung US to see if they can provide any help.
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Search for 3c battery monitor widget on play.
There is no app more detailed in what is using the battery.
This app gives very comprehensive details on power usage.
I'd also try airplane mode over night. This is all radios completely off.
Also regarding the software.
There's nothing that the service centre can do that you cannot already do your self with ODIN.
If a complete flash and wipe doesn't fix the issue then it's likely hardware.
Maybe it's just the battery at fault. Not particularly difficult to replace for a DIY 'er
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Search for 3c battery monitor widget on play.
There is no app more detailed in what is using the battery.
This app gives very comprehensive details on power usage.
I'd also try airplane mode over night. This is all radios completely off.
Also regarding the software.
There's nothing that the service centre can do that you cannot already do your self with ODIN.
If a complete flash and wipe doesn't fix the issue then it's likely hardware.
Maybe it's just the battery at fault. Not particularly difficult to replace for a DIY 'er
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Thank you. I will try that app right after work! About Odin, do you think Samsung stock firmware image replaces all the partitions (ex: MISC, HIDDEN, etc..) or only SYSTEM, BOOT and DATA? Because I am beginning to think that one of my partition got corrupted. I remember, when flashing back from LineageOS 14.1 (march-18) to stock rom, restoring Superuser, DM-verity hack and my backup thru TWRP was extremely slow (about 5x slower than normal). But after a reboot, every went back to normal, but drain in deepsleep began...
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Thank you. I will try that app right after work! About Odin, do you think Samsung stock firmware image replaces all the partitions (ex: MISC, HIDDEN, etc..) or only SYSTEM, BOOT and DATA? Because I am beginning to think that one of my partition got corrupted. I remember, when flashing back from LineageOS 14.1 (march-18) to stock rom, restoring Superuser, DM-verity hack and my backup thru TWRP was extremely slow (about 5x slower than normal). But after a reboot, every went back to normal, but drain in deepsleep began...
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Pretty much all partitions that are important or ones that could affect the running of the device.
There are many partitions not flashed, but these wouldn't affect the running of the device nor would have been touched by a custom OS.
Partitions like misc, hidden etc. can be wiped via recovery.
I used to have the classic Mobile Network standby battery drain issue, until I flashed CalyxOS.
I left my phone with 100% battery before I went to bed last night and woke up this morning 8 hours later with no drain of any kind at all.
Might be an option for anyone else with the same issue.
Interesting. So that confirms it's a software issue and not hardware. Which is a relief. It means Google can fix it via OTA update. Hopefully enough people reported it that Google took notice. i am on chat with google now and they want me to factory reset. I was hoping to avoid that
wait just a question. you said 8 hours.those stats don't update for 24 hours. So you got 16 more hours to go till you know if the issue is fixed. that is why there are no stats at all on your screenshot. It just says battery data isn't available right now
Edit: ok I was wrong about that because I factory reset my phone (on the advise of Google support) and it's been 7 hours and I can see stats. But yes not losing anything In 8 hours is suspicious. I mean it could happen I guess my pixel 4xl got fantastic battery life and apparently mine was the only 4xl that got good battery life because everyone else hated the 4xl because of battery life. Anyway with my 4xl I would lose 1 or 2 percent overnight same with my 1,2,3a and 5. It's only the 6 that this is happening too. I just hope that it can be fixed with an software update.
8 hours with no drain is suspicious if you are not in Airplane mode. The clock, the weather app, email client, a bunch of things at least asks back for update preiodically, so it seems odd.
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8 hours with no drain is suspicious if you are not in Airplane mode. The clock, the weather app, email client, a bunch of things at least asks back for update preiodically, so it seems odd.
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He's pushing this OS all over the place, not sure why. Most people do not want to bl unlock, wipe their devices and gamble with a new OS that probably doesn't work with Google Pay. And I agree 8 hours with no drain? Not likely although I did have 0.4% / hour one night. Usual is around 0.8 - 1.0 / hour.
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8 hours with no drain is suspicious if you are not in Airplane mode. The clock, the weather app, email client, a bunch of things at least asks back for update preiodically, so it seems odd.
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Calyx doesn't do anything really in the background. It's de-Googled and has background processes limited or killed altogether. It is certainly possible to get this low idle drain considering OP is on wifi with what looks to be a very strong mobile network signal so the inefficient Exynos modem isn't draining it.
The downside of course is that a bunch of stuff doesn't work right on Calyx because there are no Play Services. You can't even access the stuff you bought IAP for...
I see. I don't say that it is bad. limiting or killing processes in deep sleep would hurt the notifications too, right? It is an interesting OS, but I would join to the others. I need my apps in a convenient way. I did modding in the past but now I appreciate phones that just work when I take them out from the box.
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He's pushing this OS all over the place, not sure why. Most people do not want to bl unlock, wipe their devices and gamble with a new OS that probably doesn't work with Google Pay. And I agree 8 hours with no drain? Not likely although I did have 0.4% / hour one night. Usual is around 0.8 - 1.0 / hour.
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Where am I pushing anything? I'm sorry that I'm excited I've managed to solve a problem and want to share it with others where it could help. But hey, you're welcome to keep scrolling if my posts bother you that much.
For anyone else who might be interested, I took my phone off charge this morning and have been using it for the last 5 hours receiving Whatsapp messages, emails, calendar notifications, Doorbell/CCTV notifications and doing light internet browsing and I've lost 2% battery so far.
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Where am I pushing anything? I'm sorry that I'm excited I've managed to solve a problem and want to share it with others where it could help. But hey, you're welcome to keep scrolling if my posts bother you that much.
For anyone else who might be interested, I took my phone off charge this morning and have been using it for the last 5 hours receiving Whatsapp messages, emails, calendar notifications, Doorbell/CCTV notifications and doing light internet browsing and I've lost 2% battery so far.
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You might have "solved" one problem but introduced countless others. If you're really that excited then give all the info not just overnight battery drain and be a little more forthcoming about the rom. I mean in reality if I turn off all network activity and put it into airplane mode I'd get the same results and probably even better. And then there's your thread of ...Why isn't everyone running CalyxOS? Maybe one thread would have been enough instead of cross posting the Pro and the P6. Anyway, I do believe you have gotten enough feedback so people know the pitfalls of the rom and the supposed benefits of longer battery life.
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You might have "solved" one problem but introduced countless others. If you're really that excited then give all the info not just overnight battery drain and be a little more forthcoming about the rom. I mean in reality if I turn off all network activity and put it into airplane mode I'd get the same results and probably even better. And then there's your thread of ...Why isn't everyone running CalyxOS? Maybe one thread would have been enough instead of cross posting the Pro and the P6. Anyway, I do believe you have gotten enough feedback so people know the pitfalls of the rom and the supposed benefits of longer battery life.
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I turned nothing off. If I had I would have said so. What's the point in posting my findings then? I would be useless wouldn't it? I don't have time to play games and lead people around the bush. I'm not 12 years old anymore.
So just to satisfy your curiosity, I use my phone in exactly the same way I have always used it. Bluetooth off, Wifi and mobile data on, location on when I need it but off at the moment. All my apps work just the same as before including my banking app. The only thing I don't use now is Google Pay, and two of my apps with in app purchases are not registered. Apart from that it is exactly how it was before.
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I turned nothing off. If I had I would have said so. What's the point in posting my findings then? I would be useless wouldn't it? I don't have time to play games and lead people around the bush. I'm not 12 years old anymore.
So just to satisfy your curiosity, I use my phone in exactly the same way I have always used it. Bluetooth off, Wifi and mobile data on, location on when I need it but off at the moment. All my apps work just the same as before including my banking app. The only thing I don't use now is Google Pay, and two of my apps with in app purchases are not registered. Apart from that
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Ok you stated your case across multiple threads and others have stated theirs. Time to move on don't you think?
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Where am I pushing anything? I'm sorry that I'm excited I've managed to solve a problem and want to share it with others where it could help. But hey, you're welcome to keep scrolling if my posts bother you that much.
For anyone else who might be interested, I took my phone off charge this morning and have been using it for the last 5 hours receiving Whatsapp messages, emails, calendar notifications, Doorbell/CCTV notifications and doing light internet browsing and I've lost 2% battery so far.
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Mobile network standby of 2 minutes with 5 hours off the charger suggests airplane mode was in use.
I don't care how much stuff you turn off in the background, there is no way you're getting a 2% loss from 5 hours of usage unless you used the phone for less than 30 minutes in those 5 hours.
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Mobile network standby of 2 minutes with 5 hours off the charger suggests airplane mode was in use.
I don't care how much stuff you turn off in the background, there is no way you're getting a 2% loss from 5 hours of usage unless you used the phone for less than 30 minutes in those 5 hours.
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Ok crack on buddy. Lol
Suspicious, yes, but then again... I used to be able to run my old Moto G3 for two weeks on a single charge with just a bare-bones LOS, no gapps and nothing else in the background, so it doesn't seem THAT unreasonable.
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I turned nothing off. If I had I would have said so. What's the point in posting my findings then? I would be useless wouldn't it? I don't have time to play games and lead people around the bush. I'm not 12 years old anymore.
So just to satisfy your curiosity, I use my phone in exactly the same way I have always used it. Bluetooth off, Wifi and mobile data on, location on when I need it but off at the moment. All my apps work just the same as before including my banking app. The only thing I don't use now is Google Pay, and two of my apps with in app purchases are not registered. Apart from that it is exactly how it was before.
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off topic : what camera apps are you using with calyxOS on your phone ?
i tried the stock camera app that comes with it on dec build was so basic.
will graphene camera v. 10 work for you ? https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera/releases/tag/10
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off topic : what camera apps are you using with calyxOS on your phone ?
i tried the stock camera app that comes with it on dec build was so basic.
will graphene camera v. 10 work for you ? https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera/releases/tag/10
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I'm using the Google camera app and Google Photos as my gallery with all network access cut off for both.
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I'm using the Google camera app and Google Photos as my gallery with all network access cut off for both.
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which version of the GCam and GPhotos that work for you ? and are you on calyxos december build ?
thank you !
Today mine manager to drain 10% overnight stating Mobile network WITH AIRPLANE MODE ENABLED.
Yes, for me battery on this phone is bad too
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Today mine manager to drain 10% overnight stating Mobile network WITH AIRPLANE MODE ENABLED.
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. I have it for weeks and nothing changed. Did clean install in December. I have only maybe 20-25 apps.. mine 2 year old op7t was doing better with a lot smaller battery :/ and this screen touch issues that are reported i other topic have them too...If google won't repair this two big problems until April i thing i will say goodbye to Pixel...
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which version of the GCam and GPhotos that work for you ? and are you on calyxos december build ?
thank you !
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Not sure. The latest from the Play Store and whatever version is on Calyx website.