App to reduce battery drain with Google Location Tracking - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
We all know that this one is one of the worse battery drainer on Android (I am on OnePlus 3T, 7.1.1 no root => Stock OxygenOS), however it is for some quite helpful.
A couple of years ago there was an app to reduce the timing of google location history tracking (where have you been at what time.). Basically only track location e.g. every 15 min in the background and not on a constant basis. Back then was was really reducing battery drain. Of course with navigation or other GPS based apps (Uber, Lyft, Maps...) running in the foreground the location was always "live".
I wonder if such an app is still out there today!? I am not rooted on Stock due to banking and virtual payment apps usually are blocked with unlocked bootloaders and/or root.
THANKS!

I think you are looking for https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-nlpunbounce-reduce-nlp-wakelocks-t2853874

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Google Latitude and Battery Life (is there anyway to have both?)

Purpose: I'm starting this thread to discuss the effects of using Latitude on battery life. Specifically, is there anything we can do to minimize the extra battery drain it causes. I like using latitude with family and friends and want to continue using the service (I'm sure I'm not the only one). I really need to find a way to use it without giving up on around 70% of my standby battery life.
Background: Over the past 2 nights, I've left my phone unplugged when I went to sleep. On the first night I was signed OUT of latitude and lost about 7% of my battery. On the second night I was signed IN to latitude and lost about 23%. To me, this doesn't make any sense and given what latitude does, its way too high. I noticed that in BetterBatteryStats, NetworkLocationLocator has 2h31m of partial wakelock time (Count: 2482, 16%) when latitude is turned ON. With latitude OFF, it was near the bottom of the list with a negligible amount of activity. I believe this is the primary contributor of the significant increase in battery usage when I use latitude on my device. I'm not an expert on BetterBatteryStats, but over the course of a day, I expect latitude to update my location a few dozen times. So, why is it showing a count of wakelocks in the thousands?
Specific Questions:
What might be causing the huge increase in NetworkLocationLocator wakelocks and is there anyway to get that number under control when using latitude?
I use tasker on my phone and I have profiles set up for higher battery life vs higher performance. Is there anyway to have tasker control latitude? If I can get an activity that would sign me in and another to sign me out, I'm sure I can incorporate that into my various profiles. (if tasker can't do it by itself, could a script be written to do it? I know tasker can execute certain types of scripts I just have no idea how to write them)
Has anyone used the program Latify (or something similar)? I know its an alternative client to the latitude service and I was wondering if it had better battery life than Google's client. This would be my last resort as I like having latitude integrated into Maps, which I also use often.
For the record, I'm running stock rooted KI3 (2.3.5). But, I have noticed huge battery drain with latitude on every rom so far with my GS2.
Thanks in advance to any and all who can help contribute to this problem and a solution.
Try this new app, from the developer of BetterBatteryStats: [APP] ALTitude, a Google Latitude updater with a low battery footprint
I think there are a lot of issues with Maps. Here is another thread where we think it causes wakelocks from Gtalk_async_conn: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242519
Hopefully Google will fix these issues soon. But in the meantime, I think the solution is to freeze/kill Maps when you don't need it, and update Latitude through an alternative app.
Unfortunately, there's no way to control how Latitude will perform location updates, and it does stress the battery, even when you're not moving.
I would also advice to look into some third party apps to update your Latitude account.
As far as Latify is concerned (please note that I'm the developer of Latify), there are a lot of options in Latify that allow you to update your location. Not only the polling interval, but also WiFi / GPS usage, or a simple last known location republish without using the location manager can be configured). By hooking it up with Tasker, you can activate the polling profile that suits you best, allowing for accurate location updates while keeping battery life in mind. Many users have reported better battery life, and there's also a Battery Saving tips article at hemorrdroids.net that mentions Latitude/Latify
I'm usually signed out of latify from the Maps application, and only sign in to see my friends. I also see a battery life increase when not using Google Maps / Latitude, and using Latify to perform my location updates.
I only use latitude when I need it. So if me and my wife go out for the day with a couple of friends and split up, we can turn it on and locate each other when we want!
Otherwise I don't see why it would need to be on all the time. Also its good when traveling with more than one vehicle so you can see the progress of the other vehicles.
Its going to use battery as its checking for your location.
@Sparksltd : That's true, but some people like to use Google Latitude in a different way, updating their location more frequently, to make use of the dashboard features of Google Latitude (time spent at home / work , overview of places visited.....).
In order for the dashboard to work properly, you need a lot more data to be pushed in Google Latitude. For those users, they need to keep Latitude up and running most of the time, where it does eat up a lot of battery, without any control on how these updates are occurring.
I have over 150000 records in Latitude, and it gives a very detailed overview of when I was at home, when I was out working, when I'm visiting friends.... It also allows you to see all your trips abroad, and the places you visited there. It's nice sometimes to replay that, or if you need some kind of "Where was I / what did I do on a particular day" functionality.
When I'm at work for example, I don't want Latitude to constantly update my exact same location every couple of minutes, but I would like a more intelligent way of updating it (ex: update it every hour based on my last known location, or update it every 2 hours until I'm in my my car, and than resort to GPS based location updates as I'm probably going to be on the move, and in my car I can charge my phone).
That's why people resort to third party apps, as it gives them more control over how location updates occur, and how it will affect their battery.
Hello there! I have a suggestion. Is your phone rooted? If it is then this option is for you.
Install Titanium Backup Pro from Market and Freeze the Latitude app(I think it is bundled together with Maps) when you don't use it. When you need it then you can unfreeze the app.
Checked, this still happens when I do not use Latitude. The same service causes the partial wake locks. I am using Maps 6.0.2. I think the issue was accentuated since Maps 6.0.0, probably wowing to better integration with latitude and the core application?
IMO this looks like very bad programming from google. I doubt if they will ever fix this completely.
Well I have tried Backitude and it works fine for me. It has several options which you can configure like
- update interval (5 min - 60 min)
- Minimum change in distance (100 mts - 1000 mts)
- Real time tracking (Might cause huge battery drain)
I use update interval of 15 min and minimum change in distance of 250 mts. Set latitude to update manually and Backitude will do the rest for you. Enable Use wireless networks within location and security so that it uses your cellular network instead of GPS to track your approximate location.
This helps in reducing the partial wakelocks caused by google maps. Other similar apps are Latify and ALtitude.
Note : This app requests for google authentication token in order to access your account, you can create an application specific password by enabling two way account validation in your google account.
I use Latify, and find it works pretty well. In particular, the scenario described above applies to me - I don't want regular location updates when I'm at work or home. So I use Tasker to control latify - I only send an update once-per-hour when at home or in the office, but as soon as I go outside or to another location it switches to my 'out and about' profile, and Latify sends updates every 5 minutes. That way, I get granular updates while I'm in more interesting locations. I also have it switch to 'SatNav' mode when I launch Google Maps/Nav or CoPilot, which then enables GPS for hi-def location, and publishes updates every 30 seconds.
Works really well - you should give it a shot.
I have Location reporting/location sharing/location history all switched off in Google Maps, but still see the NetworkLocationLocator top of the list in BetterBatteryStats (14 minutes/count 221 in the last 2hrs 45mins). Does anyone have any idea why this service is still consuming so much battery if I have the Latitude options switched off??
(the phone is an S3 but presumably the issue is the same?)

[Tips&Tricks] Tracking down and improving upon battery usage (ICS Razr)

Hello all,
I got frustrated with the unrealistic 10% step battery reporting and unknown battery eaters so below are the steps I've taken. Scroll down to skip the initial stats.
First you should study http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27927999 and use the tips given there. I will focus on more internal stuff that is in part specific to RAZR. This guide is for you if you see high battery usage of "Android OS".
Suggested apps:
- Circle Battery - free - it will report the real battery percentage as well as battery temperature. The higher the temperature the slower the phone will charge
- BetterBatteryStats - paid on the Market or free here on XDA
Measuring:
I would suggest to do measure any improvements during idle usage. It's a lot easier to track down the hungry settings.
Also, you should fully charge your phone between measurements so the battery stats get reset. There are also other ways to do it.
Establish the baseline usage of your phone with the current setup. You can assume a linear battery run down so you can extrapolate from the REAL 20% of battery usage that your phone will last 5 times more.
Go to Settings=>Battery and write down which apps used most of the battery.
If screen and cell standby are the biggest ones then you are mostly ok: cell switching for 2G->3G->4G switching is eating a lot of battery.
You can either: use WiFi for data (if available and has a good signal) or disable data altogether while in the problematic area. You can also disable high-speed connections and remain on 2G.
If Android OS is eating the most then write down the stats and read on.
Remove ALL the widgets on the home screen. Measure battery usage again as above. If still not satisfied, keep widgets removed and read on.
Go into Settings=>Accounts and disable unneeded syncing of accounts. You can manually sync your Drive app for example or the Books. For example, I have left only Browser, Calendar, Contacts, Chrome for my google account.
Set your email checking frequency to 1 hour for all email accounts, don't use push.
Measure and move on if not satisfied.
Open BetterBatteryStats and set the second drop-down as 'Since Unplugged'.
Select "Partial Wakelocks" from the first combo and study the output. It will tell you which apps are waking up the phone.
Select "Alarms" from first combo and study which apps are periodically waking up the phone to process data. Mostly email, calendar, facebook, but you might have a few surprises. Clicking on an alarm will show how many times the application has woken up the phone and how long it kept it up. There is a lot more information here on the forums about BBS usage so do a search.
Some other thing: high data usage would most like mean high CPU and battery usage. A friend with SGS noted that the News&Weather app ate 300MB of data in two days. While transferring, the phone is most likely not idle. You can check data usage in Settings=>Data Usage. From the options menu you can also enable the WiFi statistics and check those as well.
Hopefully by now you have identified what's keeping eating your battery so let's see the:
Actions
Is the app needed? If not, just disable it through Manage Apps=>App Info=>Disable
Does the app really need the data connection? If not, go to the data settings, set a limit to the data plan and you are able to disable background data for some apps.
Find battery-friendly alternatives for applications and widgets.
Use Tasker to set profiles. For example I'm automatically opening up the WiFi while near one of my home GSM Cells. This uses minimal battery as opposed to a GPS positioning. I'm disabling all data connections during night time, also good for sanity.
There's a lot more info about Tasker and building profiles on the Internet.
You can also use the built-in Smart Actions app, but it's not so flexible.
Increase the WiFi search delay from 45s to 90s or more.
[TODO: more measures]
Recommendations
On my phone MotoEmail was eating a lot of battery, even more while set as a widget on the home screen. I've replaced it with 'Inverted Mail', it's the stock ICS Google Email app with inverted colors. To replace it you have to use Root Explorer (or similar), set the /system as r/w and rename /system/app MotoEmail.apk to *.bak, copy the inverted app as MotoEmail.apk and install it. You will lose some options such as gestures, widget style and probably more.
Put a leash on location-aware apps like Latitude and Social Location, they will send a lot of work to Google Maps.
Use darker themes and low brightness for improved screen-on life.
Check live wallpaper CPU usage by enabling the checkbox inside the developer settings.
Give up your microSD card if you can live with 16GB.
Disable touch sounds and haptic feedback.
Disable automatic market update checking and notifications. Still at notifications, disable the notifications you don't really need.
Watch out for maps that automatically update graphically. Google maps live background or widget is nice but it kills the battery and performance.
Other stuff
There are also a lot of other options but I have not been able to confirm them on myr Razr since I have only had it since last week. These include underclocking, raising minimum CPU speed (worked on my other phones), using different colors for background and theme, disabling some logs, modifying buffer sync time, boot scripts etc.
Feel free to add to this thread by listing your changes that improved battery life.
TL;DR
Install Circle Battery Widget and BetterBatteryStats
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27927999
Gesendet von meinem XT910 mit Tapatalk 2
Thanks, I actually followed that thread but it mostly deals with improving the result not solving the root of the problem.
I would say it's mostly a complement to your thread, except the recommendations which are pretty similar.
I could have added to your thread but the information gets lost quickly if you are not within the first few posts.
Above is only one of the ways in which you can systematically track down battery usage, mostly tailored for an ICS Razr.
Thanks again for your reference, it's very helpful and all owners should read it.
Explanations for varios high-usage services:
com*motoemail*
This is the default email client included by Motorola. I had to replace it with the standard ICS mail client and chose the inverted version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634469
I have seen a high improvement since I made the switch and functionality is almost the same.
The Motorola email client is hungry for wakelocks so something is badly coded there. The situation gets even worse if you add the widget to your homescreen.
I'm on the leak so situation might be improved by the OTA.
spi_tty_wakelock
This is actually the data connection (2G/3G/4G) transferring data.
Could be caused by always-online applications (Facebook, Messenger, GTalk) and by network location service.
This name is specific to Motorola.
PowerManagerService
Grouping of partial wakelocks: https://github.com/asksven/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/wiki/PowerManagerService
AudioOut
Caused by: phone ringing, audio notifications, haptic/sound feedback for selections and keyboard, listening to radio/music.
usb
Caused by the USB connection, of course.
Tip: by doing a complete dump of the file you can study the running services as well, it's the last section of the file. I'm still trying to make figure out what the all the com.motorola services are doing and what input (data, location, ...) they need.
brainwash123 said:
Explanations for varios high-usage services:
com*motoemail*
This is the default email client included by Motorola. I had to replace it with the standard ICS mail client and chose the inverted version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634469
I have seen a high improvement since I made the switch and functionality is almost the same.
The Motorola email client is hungry for wakelocks so something is badly coded there. The situation gets even worse if you add the widget to your homescreen.
I'm on the leak so situation might be improved by the OTA.
spi_tty_wakelock
This is actually the data connection (2G/3G/4G) transferring data.
Could be caused by always-online applications (Facebook, Messenger, GTalk) and by network location service.
This name is specific to Motorola.
PowerManagerService
Grouping of partial wakelocks: https://github.com/asksven/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/wiki/PowerManagerService
AudioOut
Caused by: phone ringing, audio notifications, haptic/sound feedback for selections and keyboard, listening to radio/music.
usb
Caused by the USB connection, of course.
Tip: by doing a complete dump of the file you can study the running services as well, it's the last section of the file. I'm still trying to make figure out what the all the com.motorola services are doing and what input (data, location, ...) they need.
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Great tips, a somewhat different approach to increasing battery life.
Can I add this to my thread, get an all in one?
Nice write up. Thanks!

[Q] Google services - high data usage = battery drain

Hi, I have a stock i9300, rooted.
About 3 days ago, I noticed that my device, which normally gets through a day comfortably, was running out of juice by early afternoon.
I've checked the data usage meter and it shows that Google Services is doing something with data constantly. It's not a lot of data (500MB over 7 days) but it's enough to keep my "H+" showing data uploading and downloading all the time, which is not normal behaviour.
As a result of this, the battery is running dry. Even when plugged in, the charging isn't keeping up and eventually the battery runs out, and I have to leave the phone off for a bit to recharge.
I have since turned off background data for Google Services, and I'm hoping this works, although I don't know what I'm going to lose in terms of functionality as a result of doing that.
But I'd like to know what the problem is and why this has suddenly happened as it's really bugging me. Hoping someone else has experienced this. I have searched for other threads on this topic, all refer to battery drain but I don't seem to have the same issue. If I look at my battery stats I'm not seeing Google Services at the top of the list like others. Mine is more to do with data.
Cheers,
Pete
I cant answer why or what it is, but one thing I did notice wasted a lot of battery for me (other than google now of course) was the google backup. You know the one you tick when you first go through the set up wizard on the phone? "Backup this device with google".
piannetta said:
Hi, I have a stock i9300, rooted.
About 3 days ago, I noticed that my device, which normally gets through a day comfortably, was running out of juice by early afternoon.
I've checked the data usage meter and it shows that Google Services is doing something with data constantly. It's not a lot of data (500MB over 7 days) but it's enough to keep my "H+" showing data uploading and downloading all the time, which is not normal behaviour.
As a result of this, the battery is running dry. Even when plugged in, the charging isn't keeping up and eventually the battery runs out, and I have to leave the phone off for a bit to recharge.
I have since turned off background data for Google Services, and I'm hoping this works, although I don't know what I'm going to lose in terms of functionality as a result of doing that.
But I'd like to know what the problem is and why this has suddenly happened as it's really bugging me. Hoping someone else has experienced this. I have searched for other threads on this topic, all refer to battery drain but I don't seem to have the same issue. If I look at my battery stats I'm not seeing Google Services at the top of the list like others. Mine is more to do with data.
Cheers,
Pete
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hi,
if you have various system or user apps wakelocks, first do a monitoring it with your favorite battery monitor and analysis tool to details.
gmail, google services, backup, sync contacts, other syncs google plus, etc, localization services, call direct or indirectly other apps, bringing more wakelocks (partial, kernel, network - your case I think) ... and more battery drains ... facebook is a classic example ... hungry app
Wakelocks - read it ... enlight your questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Wakelocks
to monitorate and analyse the battery consumption, drain, and wakes use BetterBatteryStats - bbs
[APP][2.1+][16 Apr. - V1.13.4] BetterBatteryStats - thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
you can use traditional battery savers (i didn't recommend)
I do use greenify together with bbs (paid app - to full hibernate and extras, but very good - the "engine" is different, doesn't kill or freeze, but hibernate system (need root) or users apps. @oasisfeng created a smart and reliable engine - support him
[APP][3.1+] Greenify *ROOT* v1.85 beta 6 (Updated on Jun.6)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155737
increase my battery and decrease unnecessary wakelocks ... excellent results ...
see other members comments in xda thread and user reviews in google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro
i recommend check this:
[GUIDE]Tips to Improve your android battery life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2144661
best regards,

[SOLVED] Event Log Service Wakelock=very annoying!

I used Better Battery Stats to figure out what has draining my battery like crazy. After 15 hours, this patial wakelock kept my phone up for nearly 6 hours!!! My phone is a LG P769V20D (Optimus L9), locked bootloader, and tweaked stock ROM. Almost fully debloated (kept gmail).
Is there an alternative fix to this? I froze Google Services Framework, but then the play store won't work until I defrost it. In addition, it causes the appearance of another wakelock called "Icing." It doesn't run as often as Event Log, but still runs a decent amount of time (~1 hour in less than 24 hours of battery discharge).
Any ideas?
Edit: I think I found a solution!!! Turns out that Xposed Installer has a nifty app called Per App Hacking. It enables the user to either prevent wakelocks or simply delay the rate at which the wakelocks occur. In my case, I prefer to delay since I do use Gmail, Maps and the Play Store. Thank goodness for Xposed!

Pixel 3 - improve battery life

Opening this thread because battery life could be better even though it's only ~2950mAh. Currently I'm getting a bettery life of 20h with moderate usage. So I started to gather infos about how to reduce battery drain and usage.
Improvements:
- AlwaysOnDisplay: off
- Playing now: off
- reduce brightness
Are there any Google APPs which can be safely deactivated without getting the phone lunatic nor have heavy impact on the system?
And why is the Google APP so large? On my Moto G5+ it was around 35MB and now it's ten times bigger?
TGHH said:
Opening this thread because battery life could be better even though it's only ~2950mAh. Currently I'm getting a bettery life of 20h with moderate usage. So I started to gather infos about how to reduce battery drain and usage.
Improvements:
- AlwaysOnDisplay: off
- Playing now: off
- reduce brightness
Are there any Google APPs which can be safely deactivated without getting the phone lunatic nor have heavy impact on the system?
And why is the Google APP so large? On my Moto G5+ it was around 35MB and now it's ten times bigger?
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I wondered the same as you before receiving my Pixel 3. Comjing from a Galaxy S8 battery / SoT was always an issue, I barely made it trough a whole day of work without recharging at 5 PM.
With the Pixel 3 I did the following:
- Set it up and migrate everything from the S8 (via the Assistant in the Setup screen)
- Restored my ringtones and Notification sounds
- disabled the following Apps (because I don't use them): Action Services, Android Auto, Chrome, Connectivity Health Services, Device Health Services, Device Policy, Gmail (I use Aquamail instead), Google Connectivity Services, Google Play Movies, Google Play Music, Google Suport Services, Live Transcribe, Pixel Ambient Services, Youtube (I prefer Youtube Vanced and MigroG instead)
- Set up a ton of Cal and Carddav Accounts for my personal cloud services
- Disabled the automativ battery saver (which would kick in at 15% by default)
- Set up Automate: toogle WiFi on automatically when I reach a specific location (I know this is build in, but with the build in version it doesn't switch of when I leave the location) and disable it when I leave, Disable Bluetooth when not in use for 5 Minutes, automatically activate DnD when I'm charging after a specific Time (I charge every night) and disable it when I remove it from the Qi Charger
That's what I set up because of my experience with the S8 and because I want most things automatically done.
Yesterday I pushed the phone to the limit (a whole workday plus 2 Hours Spotify and 3 Hours Gaming):
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P.S.:Sorry for the broken Link, just copy the Link into your webbrowser. I lost my old account and had to set up a new one, where I will be allowed to post links after 10 Posts
TGHH said:
Opening this thread because battery life could be better even though it's only ~2950mAh. Currently I'm getting a bettery life of 20h with moderate usage. So I started to gather infos about how to reduce battery drain and usage.
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Why don't just turn on Battery Saver? It shuts down some functions, like instant response for "Hey Google", idles background running apps etc. It also switches on dark theme at least in settings. I didn't measure exact battery life, but it feels, it lives longer. However, there were some days (I think, once in a couple months) when the battery drained almost in half in literally some hours. Since I registered it aftermath, I can not recall what could lead to that, but since I live in Los Angeles with some areas of pretty bad coverage (in hills areas, on some freeways), it's possible those caused the drainage. Also it could be the result of some glitches that Pixel is famous for, so I just rebooted it and it stopped drain the battery for that reason or because I was already out of bad coverage areas.
Since it's still April, don't forget about secret Google's signals to control all its gadgets and their owners.
Unlock
Root
Elemental kernel
Substratum swift black theme
Profit
TimLux said:
I wondered the same as you before receiving my Pixel 3. Comjing from a Galaxy S8 battery / SoT was always an issue, I barely made it trough a whole day of work without recharging at 5 PM.
With the Pixel 3 I did the following:
- Set it up and migrate everything from the S8 (via the Assistant in the Setup screen)
- Restored my ringtones and Notification sounds
- disabled the following Apps (because I don't use them): Action Services, Android Auto, Chrome, Connectivity Health Services, Device Health Services, Device Policy, Gmail (I use Aquamail instead), Google Connectivity Services, Google Play Movies, Google Play Music, Google Suport Services, Live Transcribe, Pixel Ambient Services, Youtube (I prefer Youtube Vanced and MigroG instead)
- Set up a ton of Cal and Carddav Accounts for my personal cloud services
- Disabled the automativ battery saver (which would kick in at 15% by default)
- Set up Automate: toogle WiFi on automatically when I reach a specific location (I know this is build in, but with the build in version it doesn't switch of when I leave the location) and disable it when I leave, Disable Bluetooth when not in use for 5 Minutes, automatically activate DnD when I'm charging after a specific Time (I charge every night) and disable it when I remove it from the Qi Charger
That's what I set up because of my experience with the S8 and because I want most things automatically done.
Yesterday I pushed the phone to the limit (a whole workday plus 2 Hours Spotify and 3 Hours Gaming):
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Your setup of apps and syncing is very close to mine! Some of the services you mentioned are still running on my Pixel. That's a good starting point for further optimisation. Very appreciate your help!
Che Kirila said:
Why don't just turn on Battery Saver? It shuts down some functions, like instant response for "Hey Google", idles background running apps etc. It also switches on dark theme at least in settings. I didn't measure exact battery life, but it feels, it lives longer. However, there were some days (I think, once in a couple months) when......
Since it's still April, don't forget about secret Google's signals to control all its gadgets and their owners.
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I applied already the standards for saving battery life (AoD, etc.) and as I don't use the Google services also those I was sure it doesn't break anything. Getting rid of the services I don't use is a good start for optimise it.
b1337 said:
Unlock
Root
Elemental kernel
Substratum swift black theme
Profit
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Unlock and root will come by time but for now I keep it locked. ??
TGHH said:
Unlock and root will come by time but for now I keep it locked.
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literally no point but ok
b1337 said:
literally no point but ok
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Yes, it is. Loosing warranty.
Never had a problem with this since Nexus one
b1337 said:
Never had a problem with this since Nexus one
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Well, it's not about the process of unlocking and rooting the phone, but just the legal side.
I would not get any service for free if I unlocked it.
I rooted every phone I had but as my Pixel is new I will wait till I'm sure that there are no hardware problems occurring.
TGHH said:
I applied already the standards for saving battery life (AoD, etc.) and as I don't use the Google services also those I was sure it doesn't break anything. Getting rid of the services I don't use is a good start for optimise it.
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Do you mean you applied that after special mode "Battery Saver" as additions to it? That standard mode was enough for me to keep my battery charge mostly over 50% after full day.
Che Kirila said:
Do you mean you applied that after special mode "Battery Saver" as additions to it? That standard mode was enough for me to keep my battery charge mostly over 50% after full day.
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Yep, that's what I ment. I identified already one of the drainers - my Openvpn client is consuming quite a lot. After switching to Blockada (as AdBlocker) battery consumption is quite okay.
But let's see what can be achieved by further optimization.
Try to use the private DNS setting instead, I figured this would save even more battery than a locally hosted VPN
TimLux said:
Try to use the private DNS setting instead, I figured this would save even more battery than a locally hosted VPN
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I will try, but one after the other. Otherwise I don't know what was a good setting.
Seems like I found descent settings to make battery last longer. So let's see how this turns out during the week (this is my normal use case - mail, some music, business stuff, photos; I don't play!).
I'll let u know what I did, so maybe others can profit as well.
While in standby/mails/some browsing the drain is descent. While listening to some music using BT the drain is quite visible as you can see.
What?? When you use the device it uses more battery then when it sleeps? crazy
b1337 said:
What?? When you use the device it uses more battery then when it sleeps? crazy
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LOL - sorry, maybe misleading. Yes, I used it for reading mail, some websites. So maybe I should have written moderate use.
b1337 said:
Unlock
Root
Elemental kernel
Substratum swift black theme
Profit
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Which CPU mode do you use? I typically use "on demand"

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