Pardon me if I posted this on the wrong forum and kindly move it.
OK where do I begin, recently I flashed paranoid android from for galaxy note on my phone and while it was pretty good, it wasn't yet developed enough for my usage, one main feature that's missing is that you can't play mp4 videos which suck but anyways after playing around with the rom I decided to go back to ginger bread and I did.
After flashing back and rooting the rock everything was fine except the battery life. Previously the battery wasn't this bad like now. I ignored it for a couple days but last night pissed me off.
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Can someone tell me what went wrong where. I was awaken at around 5 30 am and switched on my phone and immediately went to sleep and a couple hours later at around 10 I look at my phone and it had drained so much battery and no one used the phone, so how can it drain so much battery when no one evem touched it, and also it was in airplane mode. I honestly don't know what is wrong but can someone help me with my battery issues
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Yeah android is not user friendly in terms of analizing batterylife stuff best to check betterbatterystats here on xda forum, with this, also not to user friendly you can check wakelocks. Wakelocks are what awaken your device and preventing it from deep sleep. Deep sleep is the most efficient mode your phone should go into when not using it.
With cpuspy you can check if your phone actually goes into deep sleep. Download that first.
Now regarding PA, its based on cm9, I think in CM9 thread in general section there are tons of post about deep sleep issues and how to fix it.
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Yeah android is not user friendly in terms of analizing batterylife stuff best to check betterbatterystats here on xda forum, with this, also not to user friendly you can check wakelocks. Wakelocks are what awaken your device and preventing it from deep sleep. Deep sleep is the most efficient mode your phone should go into when not using it.
With cpuspy you can check if your phone actually goes into deep sleep. Download that first.
Now regarding PA, its based on cm9, I think in CM9 thread in general section there are tons of post about deep sleep issues and how to fix it.
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OK I should download CPU spy to check if my phone goes into deep sleep (which I doubt it does) and if it doesn't what do I do next, currently I'm not on PA rom, I switched back to gb 2.3.6 and am very hesitant to update to stock ICS.
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This is the screen shot from CPU spy
So..... Now what, is something not right?
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shut down your phone .. take the battery out for a while ... put it back in and reboot ... should be able to enter deep sleep ...
and disable gps if you're not using it
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shut down your phone .. take the battery out for a while ... put it back in and reboot ... should be able to enter deep sleep ...
and disable gps if you're not using it
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OK will try this method, I have GPS on for Samsung dive, I always have GPS on to 'track' my phone if its lost, I read somewhere that having the GPS on gives a more accurate telling of where the phone is buy doesn't seem true!!!
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OK I tried the method prescribed and this is what happened
Looks like it works now but I switched to airplane mode, switched off and took my battery out for about 10 mins before putting it back in and switching it on.
Thanks for solving this issue and to the people who helped.
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glad i can help...
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solved
glad i can help...
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Really appreciate your help, I just wanted to post one last reply to say how grate full I am for the fix. It is amazing and back to normal now, this fix was crucial as it not only wasted energy which is precious but also money as charging often, I thought I had to do a full wipe and start a fresh phone to fix this issue I'm glad I didnt have to.
Thanks once again and I feel that this thread should be a sticky just so that people with battery issues try this method and if it doesn't work than post on this forum.
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This is a recent screen shot to show that its completely back to normal
Peace!
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This is a serious problem for me, and ive seen many others report it
it started with the HK 2.3.4, and i thought the ATandT build would fix it but it hasnt
The battery readings all over the place, it will say 40% left, but if i restart it itll go back to 59% and etc..
I have done a battery callibration, wiped battery stats, all that good stuff, it has not helped.
I flashed 1.8.3 SBF and then went to the ATandT gingerbread (gingerblur), so everying was wiped, but i still have this problem
Does anyone know how i can communicate this issue to that motorola forum guy Matt,
its very annoying and is making our batteries look very mediocre
Check out my battery life ...nice huh?
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Check out my battery life ...nice huh?
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LOL did u really have the screen on for 5 hrs +
Yup watched a movie on Netflix and everything
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Does anyone know how i can communicate this issue to that motorola forum guy Matt,
its very annoying and is making our batteries look very mediocre
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Considering these builds are likely not at all final, it's probably something they either have fixed on another build, are working on fixing before the beta, or will fix during the beta.
Basically, I think we'll have to wait for the official release unless Kenn can patch a fix into his own rom.
this seems to be a problem after installing the 1% mod. every time i install it it happens no matter how many times i wipe... once i reflahed with beta 4.5 everything works perfect
I had the 1% mod , wish i never did
but flashed 1.8.3 and flashed to beta gingerblur again, i don thave the mod right now
but still seeing this
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How is this possible??
I am having the same issue but it doesn't seem to be a big deal as it shows quick drain when it jumps up or drains slow when it jumps down.
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How is this possible??
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Hows what possible? He has the 1% battery mod which makes his battery reading way off. I can be 60% battery , reboot and it will say I'm at 90%.
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This is a serious problem for me, and ive seen many others report it
it started with the HK 2.3.4,
Does anyone know how i can communicate this issue to that motorola forum guy Matt,
its very annoying and is making our batteries look very mediocre
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Motorola isn't going to give 2 hoots about your problems since you flashed a leaked firmware, which wasn't for your specific model anyway!
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this seems to be a problem after installing the 1% mod. every time i install it it happens no matter how many times i wipe... once i reflahed with beta 4.5 everything works perfect
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I had a widget that displayed 1% increment battery levels and that showed the same deal as before. It's not a problem with the mod. All they do is read the system files reporting battery level anyway.
And really Caelan...can't you just ignore the topic if you're just going to post spam?
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Motorola isn't going to give 2 hoots about your problems since you flashed a leaked firmware, which wasn't for your specific model anyway!
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If you read more carefully, you'll notice it actually is for our specific model
Gingerblur is based on the ATandT 4.5.91
to clear ur confusion, i did have hk and 1% mod in the past. But i then flashed 1.8.3 SBF (which is for at and t atrix)
So right there, all the past is history, im stock.
THEN went to 4.5.91, and still have problems, as do others
It's got to be a bug in the Moto ROM. I'm sure it will be fixed either by our devs or their's
My front facing camera will not work
Sorry to the OP if this is off topic, but didn't want to start a new thread.
Issue is, battery drains faster than it is getting charged while in use. playing game on it while charging and still sucks battery dry. any constructive thoughts is welcome
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Damn how did you get such high display time and still have 46% battery left? Any secrets?
so my girlfriend took my phone to school at 7 comes home at 11 nd my battery was that orange-red color i check my stats nd it shows this
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I have that same issue. Rooted Bell 2.3.4. I don't know wtf is going on, but these past few weeks my phone battery just started too **** the bed. lm going too battery calibrate when l have the time. Might need one yourself too?
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so my girlfriend took my phone to school at 7 comes home at 11 nd my battery was that orange-red color i check my stats nd it shows this
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There's about 2 solid hours of screen time there, I wouldn't consider that too crazy. Did your gf realize the screen was on all that time? Your idle drain doesn't look great, try better battery stats and/or watch dog (mixed reviews).
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Watchdog is awesome, a must have! But yeah if you haven't calibrated you need to.
Wifi + screen on = loads of watching YouTube clips online while many apps using wifi open will definitely kill your battery.
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Yeah.. after root my battery has gone HORRIBLE!!!!! Every time I check my phone, I get my messages then + 10% each other time (like every hour)
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CM7 + juice defender pro + misc power centric tweaks... My battery drains 4-8% at night, lasts all day with normal use. And then some.
Admitedly im a minimalist though. I tore out a lot of cm7 and its already core.
Toggle background data off when not in use too. There are a lot of smaller power tweaks though, its a science and takes tweaking.
Whip that power junkie 'rix into shape!
Ps: lol! And that gps youre running destroys power.
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I had horrible battery life (10% every hour) as well until i flashed the latest Orange UK radio and all of a sudden my battery lasts for two days without charging. Note that wifi is off most of the time and u only use my phone to listen to music on the go, send txt messages all day long and at the end of the day i have around 70%+ battery left.
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battery draining too fast!!!!
hey guyz..im new to xda..
like a week ago i deleted a system file on my atrix 4g and it started to give some force closes errors..so i flashed a new custom rom named " homebase " my phone is so fast and i like it bt my battery at the same time is draining so fast last night i recharged my phone and it didnt complete till 100% it sticked at 96% anw i worked for a little bit on my cell phone then left it and went to sleep,,and this morning it was like 63%..i jst need some help is there anyone that can help me with this kind of problems..
thx anw hope someone will know about my issue i realy need help...thx again
Try UV and underclocking for screen off.
I have amazing battery life. (Darkside 2.3.5)
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Wifi + screen on = loads of watching YouTube clips online while many apps using wifi open will definitely kill your battery.
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Umm how can she watch YouTube that much in school ? Ill end that one there. And @fishcwrap even if it was its timer is one minute nd my brightness all the way down even if ur contantly texting my battery doesn't die that fast nd she said she only used it to Google something once nd that was it I honestly think it has somethin to do wit the radios
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CM7 + juice defender pro + misc power centric tweaks... My battery drains 4-8% at night, lasts all day with normal use. And then some.
Admitedly im a minimalist though. I tore out a lot of cm7 and its already core.
Toggle background data off when not in use too. There are a lot of smaller power tweaks though, its a science and takes tweaking.
Whip that power junkie 'rix into shape!
Ps: lol! And that gps youre running destroys power.
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I don't have a data plan so the bg data is always off and GPS has not been on since the day I opened the UPS box its weird how airplane mode my battery would prolly last an entire week
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Hi all! I have bought Nexus 7 32g wifi (SN: CAOK) 9 days ago. I noticed an unregular battery usage... I made about 3,5h with display on and I've read on the web that I should do at least 6h with display on. It 'a manufacturing defect?
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look your opinions, thank you!
Looks about right to me. You have to factor in I that you also have about 1 day of standby time and you were playing some games.
Try tinkering with your sync settings and WiFi settings and you may get a little more battery.
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Looks about right to me. You have to factor in I that you also have about 1 day of standby time and you were playing some games.
Try tinkering with your sync settings and WiFi settings and you may get a little more battery.
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As some people to get 2 days of standby and 6h of display on in same charge? I've seen it on many screens on xda and other forums maybe they are using a custom roms? I actually mount stock 4.2.1.
What do you mean with wi fi settings?
Thanks
I have had awful battery life on 4.2.1. Its meant to give you 6-7 hours of screen time but I've had no more than 2. Really annoying and I'm sure I didn't get this on 4.1.2
So you have this problem too
I think so too It's a 4.2.1 issue, but I wouldn't install any custom room cause if it's an hw problem I can't back N7 with warranty...
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Wi-Fi settings...
Make sure Wi-Fi gets turned off when threes screen is off
My 4.2.1 gets better battery than you but I've also made sure I've read all the " battery" threads and tweaked my tablet the way others have recommended.
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candyeve said:
Wi-Fi settings...
Make sure Wi-Fi gets turned off when threes screen is off
My 4.2.1 gets better battery than you but I've also made sure I've read all the " battery" threads and tweaked my tablet the way others have recommended.
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Ok, but this goes against my need to receive push notifications. So I can say that those who make six hours of screen on is because they has not the wifi always on?
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Ok, but this goes against my need to receive push notifications. So I can say that those who make six hours of screen on is because they has not the wifi always on?
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I get around 10hrs of battery life (total actual usage)... with 2 days on standby
but i usually disable sync, only sync when needed. (make use of those widgets)
Avoid fancy widget, use stock widget if possible.
In battery settings, wifi off when it sleeps.
If you are using google currents, you have to disable auto sync, as it use up battery real fast.
And avoid push notification...
Push is the real killer, it requires wifi to be constantly on.
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I get around 10hrs of battery life (total actual usage)... with 2 days on standby
but i usually disable sync, only sync when needed. (make use of those widgets)
Avoid fancy widget, use stock widget if possible.
In battery settings, wifi off when it sleeps.
If you are using google currents, you have to disable auto sync, as it use up battery real fast.
And avoid push notification...
Push is the real killer, it requires wifi to be constantly on.
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Have already turn off all, now last chance I'll disable Facebook notifications... let's see if any changes... Otherwise I will send it for repair
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Have already turn off all, now last chance I'll disable Facebook notifications... let's see if any changes... Otherwise I will send it for repair
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Since I realized that the Facebook app sucked out my battery like a leech, I'm using the mobile site. Helped me a lot.
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Damn I have "auto refresh position" on gmaps enabled, now i disable this feature and I restart looking at battery life!
Another tweaks to improve battery life?
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4h of display on and 23h in total now it's 25% is far from avarage?
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I have read where the KitKat upgrade for the G2 is supposed to add speed and increase battery life even further. For me however it seems its the opposite. I have had way worse battery life since installing (pc lg tool) the KitKat update. I was going all day with anywhere from 40 - 30% left when it was finally plugged in for the night, now I am lucky if I make it to the end of the night. At first I thought perhaps it was just in need of a reboot, but I have done that several times since installation and battery times are still worse. What I don't understand is the battery meter says "System" is to blame for 53% cpu time. Before screen time was my number one battery drain, now its just from being on?.... I don't get it.. Anyone else having this issue, or can shed some light?
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What are you doing different? Mine has gotten better since the update
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What are you doing different? Mine has gotten better since the update
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That's just it, i haven't done anything different. It can't be an app because i haven't installed anything since the upgrade. What bothers me is it seems to be a system process that's causing it.
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That's just it, i haven't done anything different. It can't be an app because i haven't installed anything since the upgrade. What bothers me is it seems to be a system process that's causing it.
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Location settings/reporting/Google Now on?
Pocket Mode
Not sure if it is something generic across KitKat or if it is specific to my ROM but pocket mode was killing my battery since it was constantly powering my proximity sensors looking for light to unlock the screen.
settings-security-lockscreen notifications-pocket mode.
Hope that helps man
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Not sure if it is something generic across KitKat or if it is specific to my ROM but pocket mode was killing my battery since it was constantly powering my proximity sensors looking for light to unlock the screen.
settings-security-lockscreen notifications-pocket mode.
Hope that helps man
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theres pocket mode ? where is it located in settings ?
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theres pocket mode ? where is it located in settings ?
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I provided the path above, like I said though not sure if it is specific to the ROM i'm on(PA 4.4.2) or not. It the only real exposure to kitkat that I've had. If it isn't a default kitkat thing i apologize if I got your hopes up. I will say this though, if it is don't get your hopes up. It's rather annoying and a massive battery drain. With it on my phone acted like it had half the battery it does.
I don't have location settings turned on, so google now shows unavailable for location, also I don't have security turned on, so I have no security lock screen notification settings that I could find... I'm assuming this is only on if you are using pin, or pattern lock. Thanks for the suggestions tho... I'm going to keep monitoring it and see how it goes. So far today it seems to have normalized, Android System is only showing 2%, which is more like it.
I'm on Official LG Stock KK and to be truthful the battery life has been pretty bad. Like not really comparable to 4.2.2 and definitely not comparable to vanilla Android(of course). What's the issue? Anyone know?
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Had a similar issue. Let It settle for a day or so. If no improvement, that's a pain but go through a factory reset. That should fix it. Did you have a specific setup like root/custom rom before?
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I am having serious Bluetooth battery drain even though it has been off. Anyone know how to stop this? Thanks
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Draining bad...
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Last one.
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Same with me I'm going to do a factory reset luckily I can back up everything to box because they gave me 50GB free!
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Factory reset fixed it for me.
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Factory reset fixed it for me.
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Will you lose root if you do a factory reset and was this a factory reset from the Stock Recovery or from entering the Settings and inside Backup and Reset menu and then Factory Reset?
My battery is declining faster than expected and when I looked up my stats, it showed that Android system was eating up more battery than the screen!
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I took my better battery stats as well. I don't have location services on, but I am using Google Now. Is that the reason for this battery drain?
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Dude that's still pretty damn good...why are you complaining?
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Yeah, just last night I had 15 hours on battery, over 5 hours of screen on and still 20% battery left. Don't know why OP os complaining.
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Yeah the phone's battery is great. I always have gps, wifi, and Bluetooth on with pretty good results. I can only imagine how much longer it would last with some of those off.
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I'm not complaining, but just curious why Android system is such a battery drain. It would seem that the screen would be the biggest drain.
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I'm not complaining, but just curious why Android system is such a battery drain. It would seem that the screen would be the biggest drain.
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Because it is what makes everything in the phone work....
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Because it is what makes everything in the phone work....
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So it should be higher in usage than the screen? I always thought it was a bad thing if Android system was the first thing on the list.
Okay then, never mind. I am happy with the battery life, just want to make sure I'm getting the best battery this phone can offer.
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Just for your reference.
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Generally though if Android OS is higher than your screen on time then you have a wakelock issue. I know without root it'll be a little harder to fix the issue at hand though.
I'd at least look into WiFi settings and turn Always Allow Scanning to Off. Then maybe look at your GPS settings and try the battery friendly mode or GPS only mode. I also don't allow Google to use your WiFi for better location results. There have been similar bugs reported with 4.4 here is some info and afew people trying to squash the issue on a Nexus http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1y96zm/battery_drain_caused_by_android_os_possible/
You boys need root!
I'm not sure if any of the wake lock apps out can show you what's causing this without root but maybe look into it.
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Also you can try changing the "keep WiFi on during sleep" to either off or only when plugged in. That may help. Just suggestions that's all. Maybe something here will help somebody.
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You also have to remember how much Samsung based apps are running in the background at all times. Figure the pedometer in S-Health, any kind of airview, or S-This S-That when the phone is on. That is probably part of the cause. I do say i see it too but i wouldnt say my battery is exactly bad because of it.
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Generally though if Android OS is higher than your screen on time then you have a wakelock issue. I know without root it'll be a little harder to fix the issue at hand though.
I'd at least look into WiFi settings and turn Always Allow Scanning to Off. Then maybe look at your GPS settings and try the battery friendly mode or GPS only mode. I also don't allow Google to use your WiFi for better location results. There have been similar bugs reported with 4.4 here is some info and afew people trying to squash the issue on a Nexus http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1y96zm/battery_drain_caused_by_android_os_possible/
You boys need root!
I'm not sure if any of the wake lock apps out can show you what's causing this without root but maybe look into it.
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Also you can try changing the "keep WiFi on during sleep" to either off or only when plugged in. That may help. Just suggestions that's all. Maybe something here will help somebody.
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Thank you for those tips! I didn't know about that wifi one. I immediately unchecked always scanning. I keep my wifi on to make sure I use wifi, if available, but I don't need it always scanning. I hesitated on the gps switch, but I figured I'll try it on power saver and see what happens.
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After turning off wifi scanning, that's what I got. That looks better to me. Although my usage time is lower than my previous screenshot, I started my day at 90% (forgot to charge last night, and that's as high as I could get it before leaving for work), and I'm using my phone more today.
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There's another thread on this. It's happening to a lot of people, including me.