[Q] Pretty bad battery life, help please? - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm not seeing the battery life everyone does with the phone, and frankly I am not sure if it's a hardware or software issue.
For starters, I have excessive battery drain while on WiFi and not using the phone - about 3%/h according to BetterBatteryStats. It all seems to come from two particular wakelocks - sns_async_ev_wakelock (kernel) and WifiOffDelayIfNotUsed (partial). There is also BlockBeforeSleep but not as obvious as the other two. Also, while on data, I get another massive kernel wakelock - bman_dmux_wakelock.
Right now I have no relevant BBS or GSam screenshots, since my phone is still plugged in. However here's a screenshot of Battery Monitor Widget on a completely full charge - if there's anything wrong with the voltage or other data please tell me, my return window for the phone ends in a week -> screenshot
Tomorrow I will be going out and will use data, so I will post screenshots here and on the GSam thread. If anyone has any idea what I can do about this, please tell me - I absolutely love the phone and it pains me that I can't use it fully.
For what it's worth, the phone is running V10B - seems to be a Taiwan ROM.

First of all, I suggest you to
1. Install Wakelock Detector to determine exactly what is going on with your G2
2. Install CPU Spy to see if your G2 is even going into Deep Sleep as it should.
3. Install Greenefy (root needed) and hibernate all those nasty background apps you don't need running until you need them running.
Cheers!

Rayan said:
First of all, I suggest you to
1. Install Wakelock Detector to determine exactly what is going on with your G2
2. Install CPU Spy to see if your G2 is even going into Deep Sleep as it should.
3. Install Greenefy (root needed) and hibernate all those nasty background apps you don't need running until you need them running.
Cheers!
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Do 1. and 2. have any benefits over BBS? I would also gladly use Greenify but I am not rooted yet.

metalboy94 said:
Do 1. and 2. have any benefits over BBS? I would also gladly use Greenify but I am not rooted yet.
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All these apps have their own specific uses and purpose and can be used together or on their own.
The first two are for diagnostic purposes and the last one (Greenify) to avoid unnecessary data and memory consumption, thus saving battery.
Have you tried the obvious first? Starting from scratch by doing a hard reset?
Also I would really recommend you to root and get rid of all unnecessary boatware and to control things like boot up processes, startup items, fstrims, etc.
Good luck!

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[Tips]How to get a sexy battery life.

Ayo mates.
So who doesn't have battery problems? Probably everyone has. Even if you don't you'd want more ? huh ?
So after owning the phone for almost 3 months I had serious variations in battery life from 10 hours screen on to 7 hours screen on (*cough* 4.1.2) and back to 10 hours with xxdmb6 (YEAH!)
Also the screen off consumption.
So I am gonna talk about wakelocks in this thread. So what can use battery when you aren't using your phone... can also use the battery when you are using it. So fixes or possible fixes should improve the total battery life as well.
This thread is divided into 3 parts - basic tips , wakelock fixes and advanced fixes.
Install BetterBatteryStats. This is gonna monitor the wakelocks and the elements that drain the battery.
Tip 1 - (Install CurrentWidget) If you keep charging the battery even after it has reached 100% you will see that the battery continues to accept charge. This is true. If you charge the battery till it stops accepting power(by monitoring it through currentwidget) you will see that 100% lasts for a long time. i mean that suppose your phone uses 1% battery per 10 minutes, now if you just unplug and start using the phone, it will stay at 100% for a long time.
But this may even damage your battery. I am not sure. I do it considering how much technology has advanced.
Tip 2 - So from wanam's thread -
wanam said:
Disable auto sync for accounts if you don't need it
Disable GPS (and wifi gps) when not in use
Disable auto backup of Google account
Set brightness level to automatic
Disable motion if you don't use it
Check your apps settings and disable useless background sync
Disable useless animations
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List of general Wakelocks -
PowerManagerService - It is a sum up of partial wakelocks.
MultiPDP - This indicates a high network usage(2g/3g/4g).
AlarmManager -
AlarmManager provides access to the system alarm services. These allow you to schedule an application to be run at some point in the future. When an alarm goes off, the Intent that had been registered for it is broadcast by the system, automatically starting the target application if it is not already running. Registered alarms are retained while the device is asleep (and can optionally wake the device up if they go off during that time), but will be cleared if it is turned off and rebooted. The Alarm Manager holds a CPU wake lock as long as the alarm receiver's onReceive() method is executing. This guarantees that the phone will not sleep until you have finished handling the broadcast.
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These are the findings of asksven, so have been quoted. So it is a sum up of different wakelocks again
AudioOut_2 - When apps run in the background that use sounds, this wakelock is always there.
deleted_wake_locks - A wakelock that is no more, generally when you turn wifi or data or gps on and off. But it still reflects wifi wakelock. You can sum it up as a wifi wakelock and some other wakelocks.
network-location - This is a gps wakelock.
wlan_rx - Wifi wakelock
wlan_wake - Wifi wakelock
mediaserver - when something uses media files or may even when you play heavy games like real racing 3 which uses data on internal sd card
l2_hsic - A possible explanation is unplugging the charger while phone is asleep.
I have attached a pic. You can see the difference
Wakelock Fixes
AudioOut_2 - AudioOut_2 is a major wakelock on many devices. The solution is simple. Before turning the screen off. remove all recent apps and in task manager , go to ram tab and hit clear memory. Then close task manager and swipe it away from recent apps as well. Then lock the phone. Alternatively you can download advanced task killer. (Viber seems to cause this on many devices.)
MediaServer - Flash the attached fix via a custom recovery. Someone posted this and said that he got from alliance rom ota app. I asked the Dev and he said that I can use it but it may cause a boot loop. So keep nandroid a ready. Credits go to comnam90.
Other fixes could be to download Rescan Media Root. This app fixes wakelock but it might still come up sometime.
If you are comfortable with decompiling try this.
l2_hsic - This wakelock is incorrigible. But possible fixes are in thread. I will jot down what works for me.
NetworkLocation/SignalCollector Hierarchy - Many wakelocks happen due to this maps app. This is because maps app try to update the location of the device. Modify the settings according to the image attached. But better is to disable all location services. This will also decrease AlarmManager wakelock.
But if you really don't use maps then best is to Freeze local app, maps app, navigation app. This wouldn't harm the phone as they can also be downloaded from play store which means android os can cope without it.
Processes - There are many user apps which are a necessity but eat up the battery. We can't freeze it nor uninstall it due to the need. What can we do about 'em ? This is where Greenify comes in. Don't let the uber simple UI fool you. The app is simple and self explanatory. I have greenified almost all the apps and this app doesn't eat up your battery !
I will be adding more as I find more...
Advanced Fixes
These aren't very advanced if you know what you are doing.
Try another kernel. (like perseus, uneak, redpill). I find almost similar results but it may vary as we move to the next parts
Undervolt(CPU). Believe me it will help. You should start off by reducing each voltage by 25m for each step. This requires a custom kernel and a compatible app. STweaks for redpill or perseus or uNeak Engine for uneak kernel.
Do stress tests after reducing value. It is recommended not to go below 800mV.
Thanks!
One of the best things I did to save battery is to remove Facebook and Viber.
Now I'm trying to Greenify Facebook. I hope it will not do any wake locks.
Nice article Utkarsh.
Those are general wakelocks, but there are others as well, like in the attached pic.
Btw- What's that wakelockfix.zip?
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jujuburi said:
Nice article Utkarsh.
Those are general wakelocks, but there are others as well, like in the attached pic.
Btw- What's that wakelockfix.zip?
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That wakelock is generic with exchange services. Remove it to get rid of it.
Well that will probably fix media server. It did for me but I will see if it comes up again.
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UtkarshGupta said:
That wakelock is generic with exchange services. Remove it to get rid of it.
Well that will probably fix media server. It did for me but I will see if it comes up again.
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Yeah, I know. But I use that on daily purpose. No question of removing it
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jujuburi said:
Yeah, I know. But I use that on daily purpose. No question of removing it
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Well you gotta try hampering with update settings. I am a student and not in business so email delay is not gonna hurt me at all.
It would hurt business men(that's what I derive of you) or someone whose most work is done through mails.
Nice thread, but I'd like to chime in that wakelocks aren't necessarily an absolute evil. You will always have some wakelocks, and it's supposed to be that way. Network, wifi, location services and some apps won't work properly without being able to wake the phone from time to time. It's when these wakelocks sum up to a considerable ratio of your uptime that you should begin to worry.
Might I also suggest you add greenify to your list of countermeasures.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Undervolt. Believe me it will help. You should start off by reducing each voltage by 25m for each step. This requires a custom kernel and a compatible app. STweaks for redpill or perseus or uNeak Engine for uneak kernel.
Do stress tests after reducing value. It is recommended not to go below 900mV.
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Is this for cpu or gpu? Thanks for the guide.
gyxter said:
Is this for cpu or gpu? Thanks for the guide.
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Thanks should have mentioned. It is CPU.
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adytum said:
Nice thread, but I'd like to chime in that wakelocks aren't necessarily an absolute evil. You will always have some wakelocks, and it's supposed to be that way. Network, wifi, location services and some apps won't work properly without being able to wake the phone from time to time. It's when these wakelocks sum up to a considerable ratio of your uptime that you should begin to worry.
Might I also suggest you add greenify to your list of countermeasures.
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Greenify is already there. Check in 2nd post processes part.
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UtkarshGupta said:
These aren't very advanced if you know what you are doing.
Try another kernel. (like perseus, uneak, redpill). I find almost similar results but it may vary as we move to the next parts
Undervolt(CPU). Believe me it will help. You should start off by reducing each voltage by 25m for each step. This requires a custom kernel and a compatible app. STweaks for redpill or perseus or uNeak Engine for uneak kernel.
Do stress tests after reducing value. It is recommended not to go below 900mV.
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Hi, just one question, why not go below 900mV? Is there any reason for that? I´ve got my Note 2 uVd to these values (762, 775, 800, 825, 850, 875, 925, 950, 1000, 1050, 1075, 1125, 1150, 1175, 1250) for the frequencies from 200Mhz to 1600Mhz, I don´t think it wil harm it as I´ve been running these settings with RedPill Kernel and STweaks app for a couple of months now and I haven´t had any freezes at all or any issues, could you explain why it´s not recommended to go below 900mV? Is it just for the different tolerance to uV every chip has? Thank you anyway for your marvelous post and for the greenify app, looks promising, I´ll report how it goes since I´ve just started using it today, thanks.
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Hi, just one question, why not go below 900mV? Is there any reason for that? I´ve got my Note 2 uVd to these values (762, 775, 800, 825, 850, 875, 925, 950, 1000, 1050, 1075, 1125, 1150, 1175, 1250) for the frequencies from 200Mhz to 1600Mhz, I don´t think it wil harm it as I´ve been running these settings with RedPill Kernel and STweaks app for a couple of months now and I haven´t had any freezes at all or any issues, could you explain why it´s not recommended to go below 900mV? Is it just for the different tolerance to uV every chip has? Thank you anyway for your marvelous post and for the greenify app, looks promising, I´ll report how it goes since I´ve just started using it today, thanks.
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Well I read somewhere. But I will update the op.
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Deep sleep results....
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how about just use the power-saving mode...
thanks for guide...
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thanks for guide...
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Welcome but plz use thanks button. It isn't about no of thanks but it helps prevent clogging of threads
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Audio out 2 for me has been causing an annoying battery drain. Turns out viber is causing it for me. Yesterday it was the best part of two hours.
Today I quarantined viber and my audio out 2 dropped to 6 seconds after the phone being on for 6 hours. Half an hour ago I re started viber and my wakelock now reads 22 minutes. So I have now uninstalled viber.
How this info helps others.
arjunr24724 said:
how about just use the power-saving mode...
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Well this doesn't hit performance.
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[Q] TWO Android systems draining battery??

Good day to you all,
Recently after a small android update (still having version 4.4.2) I noticed the battery was draining faster than I'm used to. Before that, it was consuming roughly 1% per hour in idle. This has changed now to 3-5% per hour. Looking at the battery info I noticed the Android system was the biggest batterysucker here. Not only that, there are even TWO Android systems shown and I began to think there's something wrong here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2908920&stc=1&d=1408796626
Also looking at the wakelocks shows that my phone is barely able to get into sleepmode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2908921&stc=1&d=1408796626
Before posting this thread I have literally tried every option to see if it could lessen the battery consumption:
- Disabled Google location reporting services
- Disabled GPS
- Disabled Google sync
- Disable Wifi when in Sleep mode
- I don't use Google Now so it's disabled
- Widen the Facebook refresh intervals to 4 hours
- Wiped the cache partition
None of the above worked and I started to think that the second Android system here might be the cause.
Should there be a second Android system consuming battery? What could be the problem here??
JohnnyGui said:
Good day to you all,
Recently after a small android update (still having version 4.4.2) I noticed the battery was draining faster than I'm used to. Before that, it was consuming roughly 1% per hour in idle. This has changed now to 3-5% per hour. Looking at the battery info I noticed the Android system was the biggest batterysucker here. Not only that, there are even TWO Android systems shown and I began to think there's something wrong here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2908920&stc=1&d=1408796626
Also looking at the wakelocks shows that my phone is barely able to get into sleepmode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2908921&stc=1&d=1408796626
Before posting this thread I have literally tried every option to see if it could lessen the battery consumption:
- Disabled Google location reporting services
- Disabled GPS
- Disabled Google sync
- Disable Wifi when in Sleep mode
- I don't use Google Now so it's disabled
- Widen the Facebook refresh intervals to 4 hours
- Wiped the cache partition
None of the above worked and I started to think that the second Android system here might be the cause.
Should there be a second Android system consuming battery? What could be the problem here??
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Hi ,
is hard to tell with what you show here...get an app like Better Battery Stats
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Let it run for 3-4 hours and check it , the app will tell tell you what is going on....is the only way to find the real culprit
MAX 404 said:
Hi ,
is hard to tell with what you show here...get an app like Better Battery Stats
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Let it run for 3-4 hours and check it , the app will tell tell you what is going on....is the only way to find the real culprit
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Will this app also show the needed info even when my phone isn't rooted? Because I'm really not into rooting it.
JohnnyGui said:
Will this app also show the needed info even when my phone isn't rooted? Because I'm really not into rooting it.
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Hi mate
This is from the thread :
Q:Why installing BBS as a system app as everything works with root?
A: Starting with Kikat BBS has 3 modes: without root a limited mode provides a minimal set of stats. With root the set of stats is complete but some stats (other, partial wakelocks, processes) still use a workaround. Finally with the system app BBS is fully featured without any workaround.
For this cases root is good to have as it gives you a better access to all the process running , try without root and see what kind of info you get
If it's a conciliation, my android (currently on AOSP) is also running two android systems. Not exactly the same name (Android-System and Android-Besturingssysteem), but you get the idea. You mentioned quite a few things you've already tried, but what about existing widgets and or android apps you've installed? Usually (for me anyway) battery drain is an installed app not exactly behaving nicely.
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Hi mate
This is from the thread :
Q:Why installing BBS as a system app as everything works with root?
A: Starting with Kikat BBS has 3 modes: without root a limited mode provides a minimal set of stats. With root the set of stats is complete but some stats (other, partial wakelocks, processes) still use a workaround. Finally with the system app BBS is fully featured without any workaround.
For this cases root is good to have as it gives you a better access to all the process running , try without root and see what kind of info you get
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So does this mean I'm not able to see the exact cause of my wakelocks since my phone isn't rooted?? I have installed Gsam Battery monitor from Google Play, hopefully it will give me (and you guys) the relevant information after keeping my phone on idle for a while.
@Skyrider: The weird thing is that in my case, it DOES display the same name twice. Doesn't that seem weird? I can't see any Android OS (besturingssysteem) displayed.
Also, if I have a battery heavy app, shouldn't it be displayed in the battery info screen as well? I only have the Weather widget and a News widget (NU.nl) on my homescreens. Haven't installed many apps except for Facebook and a few games that barely use background processes.
JohnnyGui said:
So does this mean I'm not able to see the exact cause of my wakelocks since my phone isn't rooted?? I have installed Gsam Battery monitor from Google Play, hopefully it will give me (and you guys) the relevant information after keeping my phone on idle for a while.
@Skyrider: The weird thing is that in my case, it DOES display the same name twice. Doesn't that seem weird? I can't see any Android OS (besturingssysteem) displayed.
Also, if I have a battery heavy app, shouldn't it be displayed in the battery info screen as well? I only have the Weather widget and a News widget (NU.nl) on my homescreens. Haven't installed many apps except for Facebook and a few games that barely use background processes.
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Let us know what you find ....good luck
JohnnyGui said:
The weird thing is that in my case, it DOES display the same name twice. Doesn't that seem weird? I can't see any Android OS (besturingssysteem) displayed.
Also, if I have a battery heavy app, shouldn't it be displayed in the battery info screen as well? I only have the Weather widget and a News widget (NU.nl) on my homescreens. Haven't installed many apps except for Facebook and a few games that barely use background processes.
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In my opinion, that's the problem with the default battery information. In my years of experience, it usually never knows the information that you need what exactly is braining the battery. If your battery is still being drained, I suggest to remove most of your apps. Only for a day orso. It should be enough to gather the information to know that at least one of your apps was the cause of it.
It's a pain to do it. But It always has helped me rather than relying on apps of which usually doesn't work out for me.
Also. Might be a good idea to alter your system language from Dutch to English and check the battery info again to search for the duplicate running system on google. You'd expect "Android System" being enough, but who knows that a different language might show a different name.
Ok, I don't have the slightest idea what happened but my battery duration is amazing now. After installing Gsam Battery Monitor and charging my phone to 100% I went to sleep and after 10 hours of standby I looked at my phone and it was on 93%. My phone doesn't consume more than 0,6-1,0% per hour now in the last 3 days!!
I haven't changed anything except choosing to use Wifi and mobile network for location services but not GPS. Weird thing is that I tried that option before without success.
I'm happy now
I'm still confused about the 2 Android systems in my battery info screen though. That might be a good idea to try @Skyrider but I do remember that "Android OS" was displayed differently in Dutch a while back. I'm guessing you have your phone language in Dutch as well since you're seeing "Android Besturingssysteem" on the battery info screen?
JohnnyGui said:
Ok, I don't have the slightest idea what happened but my battery duration is amazing now. After installing Gsam Battery Monitor and charging my phone to 100% I went to sleep and after 10 hours of standby I looked at my phone and it was on 93%. My phone doesn't consume more than 0,6-1,0% per hour in the last 3 days!!
I haven't changed anything except choosing to use Wifi and mobile network for location services but not GPS. Weird thing is that I did try that option before without success.
I'm happy now
I'm still confused about the 2 Android systems in my battery info screen though. That might be a good idea to try @Skyrider but I do remember that "Android OS" was displayed differently in Dutch a while back. I guess you're having your phone language in Dutch as well since you're seeing "Android Besturingssysteem" on the battery info screen?
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Kudos for the battery mate.
JohnnyGui said:
I'm still confused about the 2 Android systems in my battery info screen though. That might be a good idea to try @Skyrider but I do remember that "Android OS" was displayed differently in Dutch a while back. I'm guessing you have your phone language in Dutch as well since you're seeing "Android Besturingssysteem" on the battery info screen?
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Yea, I'm using the Dutch language. But I'm not using the stock ROM of the phone, so hence I am seeing different systems running in the background. But I'm glad the battery is semi-fixed.
Ok, so I changed my phone to English and behold, one of the "Android Systems" indeed changed to "Android OS"
I could have sworn it was like that when my phone was in Dutch.
Perhaps someone with the stock ROM in Dutch could check that out?
No idea if this helps but i thought might as well contribute what it sais on my phone
Edit : i have a very high idle battery drain so any advice is welcome btw
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Stefan0vic said:
No idea if this helps but i thought might as well contribute what it sais on my phone
Edit : i have a very high idle battery drain so any advice is welcome btw
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Thanks a lot for confirming this! I guess Android OS is indeed translated to "System" for Dutch S4's.
Have you tried my suggestions in the opening post?

Battery Life with Greenify on Droid Turbo

SInce Greenify works with the new MOFO method, I thought it would be interesting to see how it's affecting the Turbo's already superior battery life. How much further are people getting on a single charge?
i completely forgot about that. i will let you know. may take a couple days though to really see.
I've been using greenify since owning the turbo. Without xposed, root only allows for hibernation without having to turn the screen on. Otherwise, I haven't noticed much of a difference - though it is nice not watching the screen turn on, stop processes, then turn off many times a day.
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Demiurge7 said:
I've been using greenify since owning the turbo. Without xposed, root only allows for hibernation without having to turn the screen on. Otherwise, I haven't noticed much of a difference - though it is nice not watching the screen turn on, stop processes, then turn off many times a day.
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i thought without root it could not autohibernate. before root you had ot manually hit the button to close apps. at least i couldnt find a way to have it auto hibernate without root
johnbravado said:
i thought without root it could not autohibernate. before root you had ot manually hit the button to close apps. at least i couldnt find a way to have it auto hibernate without root
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No it can auto hibernate without root. You just have to set greenify as a device administrator - and it has to turn the screen on to stop apps. This function may require the paid version (dont remember), but not root. I think root may also allow hibernation of system apps, but even then I think that was an option without root.
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does not work 100%?
My workaround was to use fast reboot pro since it stops apps without root or turning on the screen.
Haven't rooted my turbo yet (not paying for it when they give disclaimers and there was a bounty) but frp seems to save some battery plus switching to ART helps as well.
I don't think greenify will do much difference because it requires more of cpu downclocking and Governor change.
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I don't think greenify will do much difference because it requires more of cpu downclocking and Governor change.
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Huh? Greenify does not "downclock" or change your governor. It keeps wake locks down, and prevents apps from using battery by running when they don't need to be.
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My battery barelly holds 16 hours and I have the donation package of greenify. What am I doing wrong? My Z2 battery used to hold like 18~20 hours or even more.
Demiurge7 said:
Huh? Greenify does not "downclock" or change your governor. It keeps wake locks down, and prevents apps from using battery by running when they don't need to be.
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I am well aware of that. My lack of not seperating the sentences may have brought confusion. What I was implying, was that greenify won't do so much of a difference because to obtain legit battery improvements it requires tweaking of kernel and cpu and governors and achieve the best battery possible.
maximuscesar said:
My battery barelly holds 16 hours and I have the donation package of greenify. What am I doing wrong? My Z2 battery used to hold like 18~20 hours or even more.
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Do not be mislead to how many hours it lasts in the long run of quantity but focus on screen on time which matters most. I am not rooted whatsoever and I constantly achieve this battery life.
wadamean said:
I am well aware of that. My lack of not seperating the sentences may have brought confusion. What I was implying, was that greenify won't do so much of a difference because to obtain legit battery improvements it requires tweaking of kernel and cpu and governors and achieve the best battery possible.
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I see. I do think greenify does its job, and certainly helps battery life (especially in conjunction with xposed). I would, and I am sure many others would agree that it's still an effective and legitimate tool. I agree, not as much so as throttling, but that's not really what I thought this thread was about. We are unfortunately far from kernel tweaks at the moment ☺
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wadamean said:
I am well aware of that. My lack of not seperating the sentences may have brought confusion. What I was implying, was that greenify won't do so much of a difference because to obtain legit battery improvements it requires tweaking of kernel and cpu and governors and achieve the best battery possible.
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apps not waking the cpu from deep sleep and being more efficient than a super fast cpu running more slowly and performing the tasks for longer. sounds better to me at least thats the idea behind the new job scheduler api in 5.x and greenify thats longer that all the components on the phone have to be operating and creating heat Im not an expert but my 2 cents
53?!?
Thats right, 53 hours, or around there at least. So I am using the original root image from mofo, with Greenify Donation Package installed, so I get auto hibernation, but not the system function hibernation....yet. I may be updating to an Xposed image soon, to unlock those features. I have every app possible except Carbonite Mobile (Auto Pic/Video backup/access) and TextSecure ( 3rd party SMS/MMS) set to auto-hibernate, including my 3rd party email K-9 Mail, I don't use the normal GMail app. With my current combination, normal usage inc. phone calls, texts, (mostly) web browsing or stalking the XDA app, I got a whopping ~53 hours of battery life before I had to charge at 2%. My phone is also my alarm clock. Unfortunately I forgot to take a screen shot, but I will try and duplicate it and take one.
BEDickey said:
Thats right, 53 hours, or around there at least. So I am using the original root image from mofo, with Greenify Donation Package installed, so I get auto hibernation, but not the system function hibernation....yet. I may be updating to an Xposed image soon, to unlock those features. I have every app possible except Carbonite Mobile (Auto Pic/Video backup/access) and TextSecure ( 3rd party SMS/MMS) set to auto-hibernate, including my 3rd party email K-9 Mail, I don't use the normal GMail app. With my current combination, normal usage inc. phone calls, texts, (mostly) web browsing or stalking the XDA app, I got a whopping ~53 hours of battery life before I had to charge at 2%. My phone is also my alarm clock. Unfortunately I forgot to take a screen shot, but I will try and duplicate it and take one.
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That's intense.
Just rooted and got xposed working last night to hibernate some system apps. Excited to see how it works.
Sooooooooo..... Battery life with greenify and lux after root and disabling bloat. My location services are on high accuracy. My Bluetooth is always on with my moto 360. Wi-Fi and data are also always on. I receive all notifications. How can I ask for any better.....
That picture doesn't really mean anything without also showing screen on time.
JasonJoel said:
That picture doesn't really mean anything without also showing screen on time.
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Because of the moto 360 not a lot of screen time. I reply and skip music through through the watch.
So for people like me that means a lot. Just news when I'm free for screen on time.
XT1225, Kit Kat with some apps greenified and some bloat removed/frozen.

Stock 5.0.2 Not entering deep sleep (With Screenshots)

Ok, so my g2 is simply not entering deep sleep so the battery is draining like crazy (I lose 20%-30% when just leaving it from fully charged overnight).
I want to know what is the likely cause of these wake-locks as I am reluctant to root- (still in the vain hope of an update from LG )
At first I checked the normal battery information and found that 'android os' was keeping the phone awake and was using 49% which can't be normal.
So I installed betterbattterystats and this confirmed that something was causing the phone to stay awake when the screen's off. (the deep sleep percentage is when I switched off WiFi altogether to test it).
Obviously I can't check the partial wake-locks section as I'm not rooted.
And also, if I do have to root - how easy is it? Is it as simply to use towelroot or something similar, and how easy is it to go back to stock (if lg get their act together and push an update).
Thanks
Hard to tell from current evidence, but i can tell you that you have no benefit from Greenify. I get 30hr standby + 3-4h sot + wifi on 24/7 + 1 year old battery on 5.0.2 no greenify
Facebook app used to increase my battery drain, maybe its that if you have it (messenger is ok)
Can you check your Auto-sync settings and GPS?
I used to get those battery stats, but its only recently that my problems have happened
It shouldn't be Facebook because that app doesn't even show up in battery usage- its just 'android os' that uses over 50% on a regular basis.
I don't have messenger any more, gps is always turned off and my synced accounts are
bbc news
facebook
google
outlook
reddit
skype
whatsapp
Hi, You can try Dorimanx's kernel, you can find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60586770&postcount=1
I experienced better battery management and lowered "Android OS" usage with it.
root your phone
use this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...ols-how-to-install-twrp-bump-d80230a-t3072186
and check the wake-locks
and if you want to go back stock use this tuto http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
this may be a useless post, but i assume you already rebooted to try and clear the wakelock right? Does it happen on every boot?
lyesb1 said:
use this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...ols-how-to-install-twrp-bump-d80230a-t3072186
and check the wake-locks
and if you want to go back stock use this tuto http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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Thanks, I knew I'd might have to root at some point
migueldbr said:
this may be a useless post, but i assume you already rebooted to try and clear the wakelock right? Does it happen on every boot?
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Yep, I've tried that many times - and it does happen on every boot
Can any one tell me a way of rooting without installing a custom recovery?
I saw that this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-...ols-how-to-install-twrp-bump-d80230a-t3072186 also installs a custom recovery.
As from what I understand, I would still be able to install OTAs while rooted but with the stock recovery

My Yotaphone 2 Doesn't Sleep Well

Hi guys,
My phone is having sleeping problems. He's just not relaxed and is constantly bothered by something and this tension keeps waking him up many times, even though he is supposed to rest! I've tried my best to give him the right conditions - no Wi-Fi, no BT, full Airplain Mode, yet it is simply not enough.
I attach some images to make it clear.
[edit: why is Google Play Services doing all that? Could they just stop messing up with my hardware - GPS, CPU and so on?]
YD-206 with software for 201
root
TWRP
Xposed - Greenify
NovaLauncher
Nothing special
Is there any hope?
Thanks
Absolutely the same problems on my YD-201 6.0.1 with the same configurations (TWRP, Xposed, Greenify, NovaLauncher + Stock Battery Optimization). Besides, my wifi cannot be disabled, it is always active whatever i try. It is always on search mode even it is disabled. Hey, how do you get the dark theme for stock settings menu? And is your Battery Optimization Settings active?
Android Version?
What's the android version do you have? Lollipop or Marahmallow, i have YD206 with YD201 software, it has some issues with lolli and others with Marsh.
Do you have the hybrid Radio? The european or the chinese? If you dont even know then i suggest you to install the hybrid radio, it solves problems with the battery drain and the warm issues (yota hell xD).
I dont use greenify, i just use the freezing mode from titanium backup.
sozen said:
Absolutely the same problems on my YD-201 6.0.1 with the same configurations (TWRP, Xposed, Greenify, NovaLauncher + Stock Battery Optimization). Besides, my wifi cannot be disabled, it is always active whatever i try. It is always on search mode even it is disabled. Hey, how do you get the dark theme for stock settings menu? And is your Battery Optimization Settings active?
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An update: THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER [after installing Better Wifi on/off (read below)]
1. I'm using Greenify and have hibernated many applications - this might be one of the solutions to the Wi-Fi usage. (See attached zip file for which apps are hibernated)
2. I installed an app called Better Wifi on/off version 2.1.0.0 from Google Play Store and have set the rules how to turn on/off (See also attached zip file for the exact set-up).
3. The Wifi sometimes appear to be ON on Battery Usage Graphic, but actual battery consumption is not noticed. The the normal consumption for 'Phone idle' is about 3-4% per day (around 120 mA). This would suggest that the phone will be able to last around 20 days if totally idle.
4. BLUETOOTH BUG - somewhere in this forum I read that after connecting the phone via Bluetooth to some external gadget (in my case UE Roll 2 music box), even after disconnecting, the Bluetooth causes Wakelock and this dramatically drains the battery!!! (See screenshot) The solution is Restart of the phone. On the Battery graphic you can clearly see the drain from Awake and after that I did a Restart and let the phone stay idle - the usage dropped immediately!
5. I'm using stock Battery Optimization
6. [OFF-TOPIC] To make background color for menus dark I use projekt.substratum_490_minAPI23.com.apk (attached to the post) and after installing it, I downloaded the theme InversionUI from Google Play Store. (I can't stand white/bright colors on my screen, especially at night, and knowing what it does to my battery since I'm on AMOLED display).
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What's the android version do you have? Lollipop or Marahmallow, i have YD206 with YD201 software, it has some issues with lolli and others with Marsh.
Do you have the hybrid Radio? The european or the chinese? If you dont even know then i suggest you to install the hybrid radio, it solves problems with the battery drain and the warm issues (yota hell xD).
I dont use greenify, i just use the freezing mode from titanium backup.
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All your questions are answered by the Screenshots in my first post - have a look.

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