My nexus 4 the battery is not amazing. I have auto brightness, haptic feedback and many other stock features on. I am still on 4.2. Did 4.2.1 help battery? Anyone have any power saving tips? Or do I need to root and install a different kernel?
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I found turning off location services helped. Settings > Location Access > Off.
But then I actually use Google now. So I think I'll keep that on.
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The only location service you need for Google Now is "Wifi and Mobile network location". You can turn off GPS. Also go into maps and turn off all of the location reporting. It will have no effect on Now.
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Hey Guys,
I´ve recently got a weird GPS problem...
Whenever an APP uses Wifi and Mobile networks to obtain my location. After a while I notice that the battery has taken a hit...
Then the APP which obtained the location is on the top and states that GPS has been used for X Hours...
Anyone knows this problem by chance?
Greeting cards is my anti-theft app. GPS started when my battery went below 14%. After that it didn't turn off.
Same happens for Facebook etc sometimes.
(Using location via WiFi & mobile networks)
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Nobody got a solution? :/ I reflashed everything, didn't solve it...
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Just remove the app and install another gps app. It is preventing your phone from deep sleep.
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The funny thing is , it does go in deep sleep. It's not just this app it sometimes happens with other apps too. It stays like that until I reboot :/
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Last night I installed a few toggle widgets. First for auto rotation then for sound profiles then the Bluetooth one and in the end for Wi-Fi.
However after installing the Wi-Fi widget.. I noticed Wi-Fi would turn itself on without even asking my permission. This I noticed when I woke up today morning and saw an unexpected amount of battery drain. I immediately checked and the Wi-Fi was on. I remember correctly that I had switched it off in night (which comes under my daily habits after hitting the bed). Anyhow I immediately got rid of that widget by uninstalling but issue still persists.
Can anyone suggest anything to stop phone from turning Wi-Fi on itself?
Below is the app and my Wi-Fi's advance settings.
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By the way.. I must add.. My phone is totally stock. And I I have had no problems with any of the apps prior to installation of this widget.
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filthykid said:
Last night I installed a few toggle widgets. First for auto rotation then for sound profiles then the Bluetooth one and in the end for Wi-Fi.
However after installing the Wi-Fi widget.. I noticed Wi-Fi would turn itself on without even asking my permission. This I noticed when I woke up today morning and saw an unexpected amount of battery drain. I immediately checked and the Wi-Fi was on. I remember correctly that I had switched it off in night (which comes under my daily habits after hitting the bed). Anyhow I immediately got rid of that widget by uninstalling but issue still persists.
Can anyone suggest anything to stop phone from turning Wi-Fi on itself?
Below is the app and my Wi-Fi's advance settings.
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Sometimes apps like this can be a little flaky. I have HD widgets that I use to turn on my wifi and it can misbehave also. I have compensated by having a app that turns the wifi off at a particular time of day. You can also set it to turn wifi off when the screen is off. Other than that I would suggest looking for a widget that works better. There is a ton out there.
It was my bad that I downloaded this widget. I don't want to download some app to ''manage'' Wi-Fi setting off. I want to make it how it was prior this widget installation... Turning on and of myself. Is there any way.... Without the help of another app or widget
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I think i need to change KEEP WIFI ON DURING SLEEP option to Never.
Can anyone attach a snapshot of his advance settings in wifi option? Like i have attached above
I believe it's the "battery guru" app you have installed... that's primarily what it does, keep you on Wi-Fi as much as possible
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Emmmm.. You sure?
Because it started last night after I installed that widget. It "never" happened before that. :s
Can u post ut advance settings page's screenshot? Just need to match settings.
Pretty sure... it was happened to me, I noticed it after the learning mode was completely
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So far I think this was the cause.. Snapdragon BatteryGuru.
Go to the settings in BatteryGuru and turn OFF the "Manage Wi-Fi" option. It's been an hour I have turned it off and wifi hasn't turned itself on. Therefore, I believe this option was causing wifi to show up.
I remember a friend of mine turned this option ON (the same day when I installed that wifi toggle). I just realized that after reading QUIETLYloud's post. Thanks a bunch mate.
This will help people in future.
I have the 32GB black S 4 on AT&T. Starting just 4 or 5 days ago, my battery has drained within the span of 6 hours or so. I figured out that it happened every time I used Google Maps, not any other app. When I turn GPS off in the quick settings and completely close the app (using the recent apps menu), the GPS still runs in the background. The only way I can fix this is by restarting the device. I have turned off all the Location Settings for Maps, and have even uninstalled updates, but to no avail.
If I reflash the stock firmware using Odin, will it fix the issue (without losing data? What check boxes do I select?
Thanks!
P.S. I'm stock and unrooted.
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How do you know gps is still running in the background? If you turn it off in the quick menu or settings you might still see location services running but it can't use gps if it's turned off.
I've checked using BetterBatteryStats and the battery settings menu, and both say that GPS is still running.
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When I switch to 'Power saving' mode under Location method, my GPS is switching on too. But, Power saving mode is WiFi + mobile. When I switch off GPS, the whole Location thing is switching off.
I can't find something about this, so maybe someone has an idea?
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When I switch to 'Power saving' mode under Location method, my GPS is switching on too. But, Power saving mode is WiFi + mobile. When I switch off GPS, the whole Location thing is switching off.
I can't find something about this, so maybe someone has an idea?
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Try resetting the phone by taking the battery out when on
Thanks, but didn't help. And I already have done a factory reset and formatting
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choice2rejoice said:
Thanks, but didn't help. And I already have done a factory reset and formatting
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Sorry I guess I misunderstood your question...
If you tap off the toggle that says GPS, yes that turns off all locations services... Is working as designed.
Really strange.
I got 3 options.
1. High accuracy (wifi+gps+mobile)
2. Power saving (wifi+mobile)
3. GPS only
You're saying, that option 2 is not existing?
It should only use wifi+mobile. NOT gps.
So it's not working properly. Before the update to NC9 firmware, it was working fine.
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Quoting you..... "When I switch off GPS, the whole Location thing is switching off"
Yes that is how it works, if you tap the GPS toggle from the notifications......
Now... for this..."When I switch to 'Power saving' mode under Location method, my GPS is switching on too" let me do some test and get back to you...
Well, yesterday I flashed back to the NC4 firmware and it's working again
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Flashed another NC9, and again the same problem. Guess that's why there are so few NC9 firmwares.
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Anybody have issues with the gps finding your location? I'm fully stock no root and every time I search for my location it hangs and sometimes I have to toggle it on and off. Is this normal?
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krntehknik303 said:
Anybody have issues with the gps finding your location? I'm fully stock no root and every time I search for my location it hangs and sometimes I have to toggle it on and off. Is this normal?
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I always install the GPS Status app, it may help you as you can clear/update A-GPS data for a possibly quicker fix.
When I was on stock, gps was fast at fixing for myself and I never had to toggle it.