New maps update? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Has anyone heard of this or downloaded it? Its apparently just for *bug fixes* I wonder if this fixes some of the map draining issues.
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There is no "battery drain" with the app itself. What you are seeing is the location services. It shows up as maps in the battery monitor.
The more location services you have activated, the more you will see battery usage.
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Yea I know that but even when I had maps and Google now active on my old Gnex my battery life wasn't hit anywhere near as bad as it is on the N4. I'm sure many can attest to that. That's why I was wondering.
Could it be more do to the os running on the N4 different than the nexus?
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Nocturnal86 said:
Yea I know that but even when I had maps and Google now active on my old Gnex my battery life wasn't hit anywhere near as bad as it is on the N4. I'm sure many can attest to that. That's why I was wondering.
Could it be more do to the os running on the N4 different than the nexus?
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It's the way the kernel is developed. When you touch the screen on stock kernel, it ramps up the frequency to 1000.
And some people saying that min freq is 1000 and max freq is 1500

I've haven't noticed much difference between the gnex and N4 with maps usage. I have noticed that turning off latitude and "report from this device" drastically lowers battery usage.
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zephiK said:
It's the way the kernel is developed. When you touch the screen on stock kernel, it ramps up the frequency to 1000.
And some people saying that min freq is 1000 and max freq is 1500
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Oh really well if that's the case do you think that would he fixed in a software update? Cause I'm gonna stick to stock right now till more ROM development matures.
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El Daddy said:
I've haven't noticed much difference between the gnex and N4 with maps usage. I have noticed that turning off latitude and "report from this device" drastically lowers battery usage.
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Well that was the first thing I noticed when I was using it. The maps would drain and GPS would get stuck and still gets stuck on with certain apps. So I just turn off and force close maps now and my battery is much better. Not great but better.
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Bad battery life.

I only get 3 hours on screen time.
I used to get 6 hrs on my 8gb.
I got a 32gb now.
mk92595 said:
I only get 3 hours on screen time.
I used to get 6 hrs on my 8gb.
I got a 32gb now.
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Cool story bro
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strafe_dog said:
Cool story bro
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Stfu if you don't wanna help, leave.
mk92595 said:
Stfu if you don't wanna help, leave.
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You didn't ask a question...how is anyone supposed to help you with no details?
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It could be for a number of reasons. For one, is 3g on a lot? Do you game? Read Twitter, Facebook or Google+? Live WP, ect. We need more details please.
Saturny said:
It could be for a number of reasons. For one, is 3g on a lot? Do you game? Read Twitter, Facebook or Google+? Live WP, ect. We need more details please.
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Stock everything, rooted. Wifi model. Use it for web and 15 min of gaming daily.
Try flash franco kernel or flash other rom !
mk92595 said:
Stock everything, rooted. Wifi model. Use it for web and 15 min of gaming daily.
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Better battery stats for the wakelocks and cpu spy to see if your device is deep sleeping
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kilometers4 said:
Better battery stats for the wakelocks and cpu spy to see if your device is deep sleeping
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I agree with kilometers4. Better battery stats & cpu spy work well. I also suggest you download a battery calibration app. When I updated to Jelly Bean on my S3, the battery life sucked. But once I calibrated for a few cycles, it's great now. Same for my Nexus 7.
try switching to official CM10.1. Im getting 9hrs screen on time with it
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You didn't ask a question...how is anyone supposed to help you with no details?
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I'm gonna hafta concur with this guy. However, I was having the same problem.
I used my keyboard to type into the search bar "bad battery life",
I looked at some similar titled threads and decided to look through this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783390&page=3&highlight=nexus+7+not+charging
I followed the directions.
I did profit.
Next time use the search bar, and don't get butthurt when someone teases you a little. It's called the internet get used to it. And your a senior member you should know that.
When my nexus was brand new, i also had a few battery issues. But got it fixed after fully discharging the device a few times. Make sure it charges to 100% inbetween.
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If you are running 4.2 i would reccomend you switch back to 4.1
Inverro route
Try to disable NFC
It has to be a rogue app, I'm getting way over that on my stock n7 32gb, stock 4.2.1
jc
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Are toy charging with the OEM charger. I know there is a deep sleep
Bug on some devices where you have to reboot after reaching a full charge
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I find it kinda strange you only getting 3 hours out of it. On my Nexus 7 I can get little over 24 hours on a full charge. That's with basic web surfing, xda app, twitter and few YouTube videos.
Course if I do something more demanding like playing games I get less runtime on the battery.
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I flashed Francis kernal and Cm10.1. Right now battery is 43% with 2 hours on screen time. So I format it and restore my apps using titanium backup?
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Android os running at 30%

Does any one else Android os show as running very high?
My phone has been off charge for 9 hours and has barely been used as I've been very busy at work.
So far it had kept my device awake for 55 minutes and is sitting at 24%.
It does go as high as 30% and even a little bit higher than that at times.
Is this normal? I'm pretty sure it should b with 10%
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Yep. See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1999368
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Mine usually only does it when I have a live wallpaper running.
If you aren't using the phone then Android OS will be the only thing (plus phone and few other things) are gonna be the only thing there.
In general Live Wallpapers and Maps (Location) is what causes it to go up.
shotta35 said:
If you aren't using the phone then Android OS will be the only thing (plus phone and few other things) are gonna be the only thing there.
In general Live Wallpapers and Maps (Location) is what causes it to go up.
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Yeah this^^
The less you use your phone the higher the percentage the system will use. Because it's... er... a percentage
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drpepe said:
Yeah this^^
The less you use your phone the higher the percentage the system will use. Because it's... er... a percentage
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Yeah I understand that but it's usually like phone idle that uses the juice if the phone isn't used.
When I first got the nexus 4. The percentage the battery would drop was like 1% per hour but it seems to drop a bit faster now.
My gnex was always within 10% and usually no higher than like 6%...
Oh well I can live with it. The battery drain ain't that bad on it. Once I use the phone the% seem to drop pretty fast so I can see where your coming from.
Thanks for the reply
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@OP,
Do you have any app such as GrooveIP that keeps connection alive? If yes, they consume battery and are reported as "android os" in battery stats.
This happens to me when csipsimple (SIP client) is running in the background.
acegolfer said:
@OP,
Do you have any app such as GrooveIP that keeps connection alive? If yes, they consume battery and are reported as "android os" in battery stats.
This happens to me when csipsimple (SIP client) is running in the background.
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No not really. I have flip board... some games... xda... tsf shell... Swype... sky sports apps... skygo... tvcatchup
Don't think anything would keep the phone alive
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Best ROM/tweak for better battery life on Nexus 4

Does anyone know a stable ROM that can significant increase the battery life on the Nexus 4? Right now I'm stock, and battery life has been terrible and doesn't even last me through the day. It is also very slow to charge on the included charger, but seems to charge faster on a Kindle Fire 1.8A I have.
Thanks!
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The custom kernels in the dev section offer decent battery life.
I'm a wifi user mostly and I get @5.5 to 6 hours screen on time with lite gaming and browsing (this site all day lol).. i do Undervolt by a total of 150mV too... I recomend Harsh's kernel personally.
Underclocking the CPU is not worth it imo because it just makes other cores go online quicker when more power is needed... though it may help a small bit.
other usual tips..
use low screen brightness
turn off google now
turn off gps location
only sync stuff you really use, turn other syncs off (i have just gmail,contacts,browser synced)
turn off nfc if not using
make sure to use the open recent apps button and swipe away all apps when putting the phone down for a while (this really helps with stock kernel because of the wakelocks)
edit.. also after a week or so of charges the battery gets better.
Mpdecision is killing the battery. Try Franco kernel or faux.
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expertzero1 said:
Mpdecision is killing the battery. Try Franco kernel or faux.
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Or trinity.
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I'll give Franco kernel a try. Can CyanogenMod increase the battery life in the Nexus 4?
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Fauxs kernel and eco mode
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Sorry, no "Best ROM threads"
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My battery life has been terrible today...

As the title states, my battery life has struggled mightily today. Check out my pics, what do you think could be causing this?
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dude 3 hours awake time out of 5...thats an issue. you've got a wake lock somewhere. download wake lock detector
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the 1positive with mine so far is the battery. i go all day (12-14hrs) with moderate use and still have 30% charge when i plug it in.
That's terrible. You got an app freaking out. I noticed a huge drop in battery life when I put on a different sms app.
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Thanks guys, I installed the wakelock app. I will see what's going on.
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What was the issue?
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Install better battery stats.....maps and partial wakelocks seems to be killing you battery. BBS would give u a better indication of whats eating your battery
WizeGuyDezignz said:
As the title states, my battery life has struggled mightily today. Check out my pics, what do you think could be causing this?
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akong702 said:
What was the issue?
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Not sure what the issue is yet, I was charging my phone. Now I took it off the charger and have better battery stats installed. I will monitor it and let you know.
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Held awake for 3 hours because your screen was on for almost that long. Right?
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one thing that really kills this battery is the setting under location access "wifi and mobile network location" if you have that enabled google services keep the phone awake and drain the battery. I disabled that and my battery last so much longer now.
Well guys, something is still eating my battery alive. I went to bed with over 40% battery and I woke up with 7% left.
Here are my screenshots from better battery stats. Can anyone figure out what's eating me alive?
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
As the title states, my battery life has struggled mightily today. Check out my pics, what do you think could be causing this?
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Use greenify....you will see improvements right away.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Well guys, something is still eating my battery alive. I went to bed with over 40% battery and I woke up with 7% left.
Here are my screenshots from better battery stats. Can anyone figure out what's eating me alive?
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NLP-Network Location Process-seems to be your biggest issue. My best bet would be settings>accounts>Google>google+>location
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bova80 said:
one thing that really kills this battery is the setting under location access "wifi and mobile network location" if you have that enabled google services keep the phone awake and drain the battery. I disabled that and my battery last so much longer now.
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Thanks, I turned it off and will let you know if that was it.
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NLP-Network Location Process-seems to be your biggest issue. My best bet would be settings>accounts>Google>google+>location
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I wasn't signed into Google+, so hopefully turning off the setting above will help. Thanks!
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lastdeadmouse said:
NLP-Network Location Process-seems to be your biggest issue. My best bet would be settings>accounts>Google>google+>location
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Yeah, good tip. If that doesnt work, go to Maps and disable history and location reporting as well. Might want to disable Wifi and mobile network location under the global location settings as well. This prevents other programs from eating up battery trying to access location when GPS is off. Restart your phone after diasbling any of these, then check battery life
Ok guys, here is how my battery has been doing since I made the changes that everyone suggested. Am I in good shape?
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seems good. here was mine earlier though lol
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jayochs said:
seems good. here was mine earlier though lol
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Lol nice. The only complaint that I have about this is that I had to turn off every single location based setting in the phone. I've never had to do that on my previous phones. It never drained like this on my S4 with those settings on.
The root of my complaint is that I can't even get weather updates on my widget because it is all turned off. And I always like to have the weather widget on my main screen. Which single setting can I turn on to get weather updates? I will leave the other ones off.
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Getting eaten alive again. What are these top two things?
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Power management wakelocks in the kernel is a placeholder for partial wakelocks. Look at the partial wakelock list for details. I had a terrible *backup* partial wakelock that had a start count of 3000 within 8 hrs!!! It was killing my bat. Check yours, it might be that same if its not the location wakelocks acting up again

Battery ?

I am on 4.4 with ak kernel. Default settings. 3g and Google now are on always. I m getting about 10 hours of battery with roughly two hours of screen on time. Is it good enough or can be better ?
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roddem said:
I am on 4.4 with ak kernel. Default settings. 3g and Google now are on always. I m getting about 10 hours of battery with roughly two hours of screen on time. Is it good enough or can be better ?
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It can be better. Download Trickster Mod and Unvervolt and reduce CPU frecuency. There are a lot of good threads with the optimal settings for that app.
Hmm. Can you point me to one please ?
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luiseteyo said:
It can be better. Download Trickster Mod and Unvervolt and reduce CPU frecuency. There are a lot of good threads with the optimal settings for that app.
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Can you point me to one please ?
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roddem said:
I am on 4.4 with ak kernel. Default settings. 3g and Google now are on always. I m getting about 10 hours of battery with roughly two hours of screen on time. Is it good enough or can be better ?
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same issue!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47933542#post47933542
No i am not in the PC but just Google trickster mod battery settings nexus 4.
Maybe u have some apps running in the background. Use greenify to freeze them and stop CPU wakelock
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roddem said:
I am on 4.4 with ak kernel. Default settings. 3g and Google now are on always. I m getting about 10 hours of battery with roughly two hours of screen on time. Is it good enough or can be better ?
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There are a lot of factors that can affect the longevity of the phone's daily battery life. Apps that are constantly running in the background will drain your juice. Lowering down the brightness will lower the power consumption greatly. Disabling location services should help. If you're in an area with bad service, your phone will use more power to stay connected to the nearest tower. Tweak you kernel settings or try a different kernel can help.
for a fairly default installation with i would say 10 hours with 2 hours of screen time is normal.
But there are some good advices in this thread to optimize it a little more

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