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Calender Draining battery

Hey everybody,
For about a week or 2 i noticed that my calendar is really using a lot of cpu power and draining my battery.
Below you see a screen shot..
I don't use my calendar very much.. just sometimes.
do sync it of course but i have always done this but all of the sudden it started to demand so much..
anyone else have this???
stock rom... no updates installed from htc because i dont want to loose my root.
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

that sample you see there is only for 1 minute 45 seconds, in that time the calendar could have synced, and used 60% of the total battery used during that 1 minute 45 seconds.
I expect if you check after being unplugged for a few hours the calendar will appear normal again.
If you want to look at more detailed battery stats enter *#*#4636#*#* into the dialer and goto battery history.

No, this is a real drain, I had the same thing.
This is what i did to help it:
- Go to calendar
-press the menu button when you are in calendar
-press more in the menu of calendar
-go to Calendars
- when there you see all kind of things like facebook pc sync hollidays, sync with your google account
Just deselect them al, and the problem is gone.

I had the same thing. To fix it I cleared the data for all calendar apps and widgets.
The four I cleared are called Calendar, Calendar Storage, Calendar Sync Adapter and Calendar Widget.
Try pressing menu and selecting sort by size, then again to go to sort a-z. This should refresh the list again in alphabetical order and group them all together.
This worked for me perfectly.

download another calendar then

Ok thanks everybody..
Will try it to see if this works for me..
Will post it when i have some results!

Success..!!!
I went to the applications settings menu and cleared everything that had the word calendar in it.
then reopened the calendar, it took a second to load and then worked again like normal.
and now its not showing up as a memory hog anymore!
Thanks for the help!

What is the lowest you managed to get your used RAM to, on stock?

As above. I got this:
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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jimbo.levy said:
As above. I got this:
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don't have a screenshot but i deleted everything samsung related, bloatware and other stuff i don't need.
around 450mb - 500mb ram usage

Can you please list everything you removed/froze?

sab742 said:
Can you please list everything you removed/froze?
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well i can give you a list of what is left after deleting everything I don't need.
i'm not responsible if something doesn't work after this.
animated photo
assistant menu
badge provider
basic daydreams
beautyface
best face
bluetooth share
browser (aosp)
calculator
calender storage
camera
certifacte installer
clock 3.0
clock (digital)
collage
color adjustment
com.sec.android.app.flashbarservice
com.sec.android.app.keyguard
communication notifications
contacts
contacts storage
contextprovider
csc
dialer storage
downloads
downloads
drama
eraser
exchange services
factory keystring
factory keystring
filerprovider
fused location
gallery
gestureservice
glanceviewmk
google account manager
google bookmarks sync
google contacts sync
google partner setup
google play services
google play store
google services framework
html viewer
input devices
interaction control
key chain
logsprovider
manage accessibilitymedia storage
messaging
mobile tracker
mtp application
my files
network location
nfc payment
nfc services
omacp
package access helper
package installer
perso
phone
preconfig
resource manager
rilnotifier
ringtonebackup
security storage
secwallpaperchooser
sensorservice
service mode
service mode ril
setdefaultlauncher
settings
settings storage
setup wizard
smartcardmanager
smarctcardservice
sysscope
system ui
task manager
tasks provider
ultracfg
usb settings
user dictionary
vodafone services
:highfive:

^^
get Nokia 3310 :silly::silly:

yahyoh said:
^^
get Nokia 3310 :silly::silly:
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hehe no thanks
i'm pretty happy with my s4 and the way it works.
i just like it fast, stock and clean...
so i'm not doing it for more free ram, there is enough ram available anyway.

[Q] Facebook app icon bubble notification??

So this notification is really pissing me of. Why you ask? Because the usual notifications also pop up in the drag down notifications area. Once i click the notification there it doesn't disappear from the icon. The bubble one remains and to remove it I have to open the app through the app icon on my desktop. Do you guys know how to disable this feature? I only want to use android built in notifications. Im running stock rom, stock kernel and no root.
Thank you.

You can remove the bubble by dragging it to the bottom of the screen to the X that appears. You can also disable the bubble notifications by opening Messenger Settings > Notifications and uncheck "Chat heads".

vpwrf said:
You can remove the bubble by dragging it to the bottom of the screen to the X that appears. You can also disable the bubble notifications by opening Messenger Settings > Notifications and uncheck "Chat heads".
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Maybe I'm a little slow but I cant seem to drag the bubble. All I drag is the facebook icon. Also messenger settings are grayed out in the facebook app

This is what it looks like.
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Go to settings > accounts > Sync apps with Facebook > User Name > Remove account
Let me know if it worked

kzshantonu said:
Go to settings > accounts > Sync apps with Facebook > User Name > Remove account
Let me know if it worked
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Removed it, nothing happened unfortunately Bubble still appears on icon. What did that account do? Sync apps with facebook? I had disabled the sync for that one some time ago. Didn't really understand what it did.

xclusiv8 said:
Didn't really understand what it did.
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It allows S Voice to update your facebook status

Want to delete Google Now and add pane to left of Home Screen.

Hi, I've read the manual but haven't found what I needed.
I'm trying to delete the Google Now screen that's left of the Home screen and then add something else. I can disable Google Now in APPS and get rid of the Google Now pane, but I can't seem to delete it. Without deleting Google Now I can't add my own pane to the left of the Home screen.
Can anyone help?
Thanks

I'm pretty sure that is a feature of the Xperia Launcher that comes with the phone. If you want your home screen to behave differently I'd recommend getting a different launcher from the play store. I personally use Nova Launcher, but there are tons of good ones out there.
UPDATE: Check post after mine for answer.

rmwebb1 said:
Hi, I've read the manual but haven't found what I needed.
I'm trying to delete the Google Now screen that's left of the Home screen and then add something else. I can disable Google Now in APPS and get rid of the Google Now pane, but I can't seem to delete it. Without deleting Google Now I can't add my own pane to the left of the Home screen.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
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go into home settings and the scroll down to advance and swipe google now off
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Pakman123 said:
go into home settings and the scroll down to advance and swipe google now off
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Thanks!!!!! That worked.

rmwebb1 said:
Hi, I've read the manual but haven't found what I needed.
I'm trying to delete the Google Now screen that's left of the Home screen and then add something else. I can disable Google Now in APPS and get rid of the Google Now pane, but I can't seem to delete it. Without deleting Google Now I can't add my own pane to the left of the Home screen.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
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Then you'll need to downgrade your xperia launcher to one without that feature. Apk mirror under Sony mobile communications they have all Sony's stock apps listed
Sent from my Xperia XA using XDA Labs

You can turn the Google now pane off by long pressing on the home screen, then settings bottom right, then turn the relevant slider off. (You can't do it via the regular settings, only the settings that you get to from long pressing the home screen!)

Unwanted popup

My phone is stock, no changes other than a few apps have been disabled.
I am getting an unwanted popup after I receive a call. It wants me to install Instagram, or another program. I have scanned with Malwarebytes but it finds no viruses.
Any help in getting rid of this appreciated. Please see the attachment.
Thanks.
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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Do you have ES File Explorer (think I see it in the background)? Try uninstalling that app and see if the ads persist. ES File Explorer may be presenting adverts and popups.

Thanks, but that did not work. Onto the next guess!

are you using a custom launcher? some of them provide ads on your ohone.. also try removing any apps that are known for showing popups

Chinese apps tend to have overlays like that, especially those cleaning/boosting apps. Get rid of those and see.

When it pops up, do you see anything more in the expanded notification bar? If yes, then press and hold on it and tap on "app info/detail". From there you can see which app is displaying these pop ups and disable notifications.

Thanks, Using ADW. Removed and still there.

Don't have any of those, but good guess.

No way to expand the notification nor any way to get more information. Talked to Motorola support and they had me clean the cache and that did nothing either.

Last case resort, start uninstalling apps one by one with the newest one first. When the pop ups stop, you've found the problem.

tomlogan1 said:
No way to expand the notification nor any way to get more information. Talked to Motorola support and they had me clean the cache and that did nothing either.
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Prior to using the last resort method provided by riggerman, you can view how much data/wifi each app is using that is currently installed on your device. This can be done by navigating to network info in your settings. Then simply compare that data to which app is eating up your memory at the time of the pop up. A more in depth method would to use an app that is designed to gather in depth data on installed apps specifically for the user, such an app would be Android Addon Detector available in the Play Store (link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector). I wont write up the way to do it cause I don't have that kind of time at the moment, and it'll do you good to teach yourself given the internet and the app FAQ and developers site because knowledge is power, and knowledge also helps to quickly deal with little piece of bull**** that land on your path in life, such as annoying popups

Removed 2 backup apps and seems to have gone away, thanks.

Had the same popup problem. I said STOP in response it has gone away.