[HELP] Problems with battery life - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi people i have my nexus 4, 1 month ago and i noticed now that my battery life decrease in the lasts 3 days, i really use this cellphone in the morning with music and google chrome i have disable Wi-Fi and i am always conected to the HSPA network, could you give me some advice or recommended a a ROM.
Thanks and sorry for my bad english

How much battery life were you getting earlier? And how much is now?

Look here it is my battery life and im not using now cause im in class except this moment xd

Screen on time?
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dr.m0x said:
Screen on time?
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56 min and 48 sec

Can somebody help me please?

Well here it is a screenshot with 1% of battery as you can see only 8 hours of life.. for me is strange cause 3 days ago it could like 20 hours..

Don't drain your battery like that, red light of death will happen
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androidfoshizzle said:
Don't drain your battery like that, red light of death will happen
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So what i have to do for get more battery life?

What's your signal strength for hspa+
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Good almost all day

What are you using the most?
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Facebook, google chrome and google music just on the morning.. Whatsapp sometimes..
I was thinking on change the kernel or something like that but i want your advices.. more less how much time has your battery life? the mine is normal? i dont think so.. cause last 2, 3 days my battery stay good all day

Turn off GPS, check your settings on Google maps, some times weather widgets and other apps drain your battery while screen off, task killers, news constantly updating news feed widgets do that
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Braaank said:
So what i have to do for get more battery life?
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Get a custom rom, custom kernel and freeze useless things

androidfoshizzle said:
Don't drain your battery like that, red light of death will happen
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That cant be true, how does draining your battery make a red light of death happen?

Draining to zero will cause problems
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androidfoshizzle said:
Draining to zero will cause problems
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What about if you want to re calibrate it? Is it a fact that draining to zero will cause this problem?

androidfoshizzle said:
Draining to zero will cause problems
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Wow, thanks for all that info, you really convinced me!

androidfoshizzle said:
Draining to zero will cause problems
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Also what kind of problems? Just the RED LED or other ones too?

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Poor Battery Life

I have the European version of the phone amd seem to suffer from poor batery life. The phone can barely be used 3 hours continously. I didn't fully charge the battery the first time so is this the cause? If yes how do I fix it? Also I have everything like Wi-fi etc off so that's not the cause.
PHP:
Abdulink said:
I have the European version of the phone amd seem to suffer from poor batery life. The phone can barely be used 3 hours continously. I didn't fully charge the battery the first time so is this the cause? If yes how do I fix it? Also I have everything like Wi-fi etc off so that's not the cause.
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if you're comfortable rooting/flashing custom roms onto your phone I'd suggest trying that. I get twice as much battery life out of my phone with the omega 28 rom
Give betterbatterystats a go..(free to xda members) and you'll be able to determine what programs etc are draining your battery.
Your screen time of 3 hours mind you is not too far off with what you can pull off with this device.. (4 hours tends to be a good number).. also taking into account the fact the device wasn't fully charged.
Sywped from my GT-I9300 running Omega v28 & siyah 1.7rc1
I`m on stock rom. I get more than 30 hours on one charge, internet, video, email normal use. Going through a whole day is absolutely no problem.
There must be a crappy app you`ve installed that is draining your battery. You will have to find out which one it is.
Are you playing games? They will drain your battery more quickly. Also, see if any apps are running in the background. After that, un-tick the location services in the settings menu. Change to a static wallpaper. Don't set very low sync times and turn your wifi off when you're not using it.
If you're on stock, you should have around 4 hours of screen time on.
I just want to confirm whether not charging the battery first has any effect on the battery life.
Abdulink said:
I just want to confirm whether not charging the battery first has any effect on the battery life.
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That shouldn't have any effect, no.
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habylab said:
That shouldn't have any effect, no.
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Then why does it say in the manual that you must charge the battery the first time?
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Then why does it say in the manual that you must charge the battery the first time?
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Bcos there's a good chance the battery may have fully discharged between the time it's packaged and when it gets to the end user, which in some cases may take months or even over a year.
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Then why does it say in the manual that you must charge the battery the first time?
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People actually read the manuals?
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I haven't installed any app except the stock apps so I don't get why my battery drains so fast.
Abdulink said:
I haven't installed any app except the stock apps so I don't get why my battery drains so fast.
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Time to do some work! Betterbatterystats...use it during a full regular cycle and you'll have the info you need
Sywped from my GT-I9300 running Omega v29 & siyah 1.7rc1
Just wanted to ask, what's tha average battery life for this phone?
Abdulink said:
Just wanted to ask, what's tha average battery life for this phone?
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I will put this in 3 situations:
>>> Wifi or 3g and screen on continuously and web browsing = 9h
>>> Intermitent use with internet on all the time but sleeping when screen off = 24h stand by + 6h screen on
>>> Just on stand by with screen off: 1)With internet on 2% drain \ hour 2)With all internet off = 0,5% drain \ hour ...
There is many variance acording to screen brightness and economy mode on and off, but everybody can get a good fast system and average screen bright with the above result !!!
get juice defender..it is awesome!!
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Let me guess... your battery is consumed by cell standby or gpsd process?
Abdulink said:
I have the European version of the phone amd seem to suffer from poor batery life. The phone can barely be used 3 hours continously. I didn't fully charge the battery the first time so is this the cause? If yes how do I fix it? Also I have everything like Wi-fi etc off so that's not the cause.
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It depends on what are you comparing it with? Now if you never had a android phone before then your not going to like battery life on them
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[Q] Battery not reporting correctly

I've waited a few weeks thinking it was either an app or battery cycle issue, that doesn't seem to be the case, in battery monitor widget pro 2.6.7 (the latest and the one that is supposed to support the nexus 4 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw.pro&hl=en) my battery is reported as being 1500mAh and when the battery drains it is linear. Are there any other apps or ways to check the battery rating?
That is the default setting for that app you can Change it. The n4 has a 2100mah battery if remember right.
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yeah, even the latest one still show it as 1500mAh. it is just not nice seeing that it can't detect it automatically. manually set it is then
azrash said:
yeah, even the latest one still show it as 1500mAh. it is just not nice seeing that it can't detect it automatically. manually set it is then
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I know it's a tad old, but reports 2100mAh for my Nexus that I got couple days ago.
kbeezie said:
I know it's a tad old, but reports 2100mAh for my Nexus that I got couple days ago.
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Yeap it is fine now, sent an email to 3c and he fixed it. A very fast dev he is
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azrash said:
Yeap it is fine now, sent an email to 3c and he fixed it. A very fast dev he is
Flowed from my Nexus⁴
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Though have you run into any issues with it detecting drain during standby though, My mA graph didn't seem quite right for a drain when the screen is off, like it was 0mA or less than -3mA.

[Q] Bad battery life

hi everyone
i have recently got my n4, had it on stock for a few days and battery life was fine then flashed Paranoid Android and the battery life was even better, the one day the battery life randomly was just terrible so i flash back to stock 4.3 and it has not improve, getting about 1 hour screen on time
any help will be much appreciated
Is the percentage dropping rapidly? And do you have all the features active like GPS, WiFi, BT, max brightness, etc?
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Ace42 said:
Is the percentage dropping rapidly? And do you have all the features active like GPS, WiFi, BT, max brightness, etc?
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yes i drops like 10% in 10 minutes, i have auto brightness on and wifi and bt off but gps on.
peteyboy24 said:
yes i drops like 10% in 10 minutes, i have auto brightness on and wifi and bt off but gps on.
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Try going to 4.2.2 and see if that helps.
If your still having the issue, it's probably something wrong with your hardware (battery).
binaryfalcon said:
Try going to 4.2.2 and see if that helps.
If your still having the issue, it's probably something wrong with your hardware (battery).
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Thanks for the reply, I was hoping not to do that, I have flashed slim ROM now, see if this helps, do you think it could be because I stream music from cool Google play music ?
Usually bad battery (especially when it happens out of nowhere) is due to an app causing drain. There are apps that tell you what's eating battery (including the built in meter), the best of which is Better Battery Stats, which you can get for free from the XDA thread.
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yup, majority of the time its an app(s). battery life mostly has to do with your setup, the apps that you chose to install, things that check for notifications in the background, and the way that you use your device. take control of your apps, and their/your setup, and your battery life should be good, no matter what rom/kernel youre on. greenify is a good app to help you get control of your apps.
Check your cord if its faulty, I had a faulty stock cord before telling me my phone was at 100% and when I unplugged it and used it, it went down to 50%
Changed cord, everything was fine.
Do you use a wireless charger? For me 90% of the time it creates a wakelock that won't allow the phone to go into deep sleep. That will hurt battery. If it releases that wakelock or I reboot my phone battery life is phenomenal.
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Im also having same problem
my battery drained from100 to 6% in just 4 and half hours...
SOT 1 and half hours only
Data roughly 2 hours..on and off
Auto brightness
No SYNC to any service
All notifications OFF
No GPS used
is it normal?
seems like cant use it as smartphone...battery draining like water
[V]endetta said:
Im also having same problem
my battery drained from100 to 6% in just 4 and half hours...
SOT 1 and half hours only
Data roughly 2 hours..on and off
Auto brightness
No SYNC to any service
All notifications OFF
No GPS used
is it normal?
seems like cant use it as smartphone...battery draining like water
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hows your data signal? anyways, thats not normal. disable auto brightness, if your battery is still draining like that, then its not the auto brightness. in that case, its most likely an app, or apps.
simms22 said:
hows your data signal? anyways, thats not normal. disable auto brightness, if your battery is still draining like that, then its not the auto brightness. in that case, its most likely an app, or apps.
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how to define my data signal?enlighten me please
Btw, im disable auto brightness just now
i do hope my app or apps the culprit behind this, not my battery
[V]endetta said:
how to define my data signal?enlighten me please
Btw, im disable auto brightness just now
i do hope my app or apps the culprit behind this, not my battery
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what kind of data speeds do you get? do you frequently have to wait on the internet? hows the telephone signal?
simms22 said:
what kind of data speeds do you get? do you frequently have to wait on the internet? hows the telephone signal?
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HSPDA..sometimes have to wait for internet if only got Edge...telephone signal no problem
[V]endetta said:
HSPDA..sometimes have to wait for internet if only got Edge...telephone signal no problem
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Could u provide a screenshot of battery tab in option menu ? And install Betterbatterystast for a deep look on drains ...
peteyboy24 said:
hi everyone
i have recently got my n4, had it on stock for a few days and battery life was fine then flashed Paranoid Android and the battery life was even better, the one day the battery life randomly was just terrible so i flash back to stock 4.3 and it has not improve, getting about 1 hour screen on time
any help will be much appreciated
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The best you can do is to post a screenshot as someone said before. Besides of this, if you have Google Services/Android System battery drain, you can go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385843
Hope it helps.

How's the battery and available storage?

Hello, I'm thinking about buying a lg nexus 4, i have a iphone 4s and i saw in some reviews, including the gsmarena, that battery is very bad in this phone... But maybe some update made it better, can anyone tell me?
And how much is the available storage in 16gb model? In iphone i have 13.3gb i think.
Thanks!
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jjforums said:
Hello, I'm thinking about buying a lg nexus 4, i have a iphone 4s and i saw in some reviews, including the gsmarena, that battery is very bad in this phone... But maybe some update made it better, can anyone tell me?
And how much is the available storage in 16gb model? In iphone i have 13.3gb i think.
Thanks!
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Storage is 12.92 gb. Battery depends on your usage.
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So... No battery improvements since the launch? Thnks.
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So... No battery improvements since the launch? Thnks.
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i have 61% remaining after 13h plus of usage with 1hr 16m on screen time (whatsapp, occasional checking of twitter and instagram, watching a few youtube videos) with 3G enabled.
very good battery life i would say. running on sentinel rom though.
chainer22 said:
i have 61% remaining after 13h plus of usage with 1hr 16m on screen time (whatsapp, occasional checking of twitter and instagram, watching a few youtube videos) with 3G enabled.
very good battery life i would say. running on sentinel rom though.
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do you always turn on turn off the display just to check what's going on, on your phone every 5-10 minutes ? cause I always do that and is that draining the battery that much ?
banboy said:
do you always turn on turn off the display just to check what's going on, on your phone every 5-10 minutes ? cause I always do that and is that draining the battery that much ?
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Checking the clock has no effect on battery use.
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banboy said:
do you always turn on turn off the display just to check what's going on, on your phone every 5-10 minutes ? cause I always do that and is that draining the battery that much ?
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i always do that to check on any new notifications, unlocking to clear notifications. but like what calyxim said, it doesn't affect the battery life.

[Q] Nexus 4 KitKat 4.4.4 battery drain

Since a few weeks I'm experiencing excessive battery drain on my stock Android Nexus 4.
What I tried without succes:
Switching from Chrome to Dolphin Browser
Lowering screen brightness
Lowering screen timeout
In the attachment you can find screenshots from monitoring app GSAM after half a day usage.
Mainly did some browsing, partly on 3G.
How to find out if the culprit is some background process, some app or some Android 4.4.* update?
First, you need an add blocker. If you're rooted try adaway. Google it.
I don't see anything terrible there. You're signals look good. But they're usually the main problem. If you had low Wi-Fi or data signals they could have caused your issue. The browser looks a little high relative to your screen on so maybe that's a little bit of an issue. Is this a one time occurrence or is it typical?
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Thanks for the tip.
I've been using home WiFi and the best 3G provider of my country, so in theory the signal should be healthy.
The day before yesterday the phone shut down after 8-9 hours being on, of which 3 - 3,5 hours active usage.
While browsing I see the battery dropping about 1% per minute. This is since about 2 weeks (not sure whether it's since a certain Android update).
I've read some user complaints about battery usage with the recent Android updates, but not about solutions.
I'll attach new screenshots from GSAM later today when the battery is almost empty.
how do i wipe the battery status on nexus 4?
its acting very badly
Ramu
YandroidG said:
While browsing I see the battery dropping about 1% per minute. This is since about 2 weeks (not sure whether it's since a certain Android update).
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You said this started to happen recently...what changes have you made to the phone in the last few weeks?
darkkid85 said:
how do i wipe the battery status on nexus 4?
its acting very badly
Ramu
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pls help guys, battery beavhing weridly
Search Wakelock detector app in play store, it can find the bg apps who cause battery drain.
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darkkid85 said:
how do i wipe the battery status on nexus 4?
its acting very badly
Ramu
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darkkid85 said:
pls help guys, battery beavhing weridly
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You don't... wiping battery stats does nothing but make you feel better.
http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer

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