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Battery stats not showing real usage

Hello, on this picture you can see my stats, but when I click on WhatsApp, it says that it is has been used for 2 minutes, actually I was using it for almost 30 minutes.
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same thing is with few other apps, usage on battery stats is 2mins, but real usage is much longer
Why is my nexus not showing properly my usage? or is this some android issue...

I was on 9gag for about 40 minutes, stats say i was 1 minute :S
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Same here..I use Facebook & xda App for hours but it shows only 15 or 16min usage total..

If the phone is connected to the pc by usb the battery counter is somehow beeing reset sometimes.Have no idea why though.

My nexus was not connected to pc or charger..
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mamutarka said:
My nexus was not connected to pc or charger..
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Maybe it only displays the last session and not all sessions. Time it roughly next time and then look in settings.

Well I am timing all the time, I was on whatsapp messaging for a 45mins and on battery stats it says http://i.imgur.com/IalAlHm.png

mamutarka said:
Well I am timing all the time, I was on whatsapp messaging for a 45mins and on battery stats it says http://i.imgur.com/IalAlHm.png
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I don`t use Whatsapp myself bro so can`t realy tell whats going on. Maybe its a Whatsapp issue with android 4.2.2. Other apps give actual times in settings?

It's not the issue with one app...almost every app that i tried has got this issue..i use xda app a lot.but when i look at battery stats at the end of the day,all it shows is hardly 3 or 4mins usage.same case with facebook,messaging app etc
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You "using" the app doesn't count until the APP is actually doing something such as sending/receiving data. That of-course takes milliseconds so at the end of the day with 2hrs of "use" it will show maybe 10mins of CPU time because that's all it used.
The rest of the time the APP is sitting there idle with the "Screen" being used since it's on and displaying information in whatsapp or whatever you have open.

shotta35 said:
You "using" the app doesn't count until the APP is actually doing something such as sending/receiving data. That of-course takes milliseconds so at the end of the day with 2hrs of "use" it will show maybe 10mins of CPU time because that's all it used.
The rest of the time the APP is sitting there idle with the "Screen" being used since it's on and displaying information in whatsapp or whatever you have open.
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This exactly.
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Thanks, I understand this now.
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[Q] anyone try "power saving mode"?

ive been messing around running the "power saving mode" for the past 3 days. its supposed to underclock tbe processor, I can confirm it does not and my battery life is basically identical to "non-power saving mode". it still runs to 1890mhz and I get the same 4-4.5hrs kn screen time on a full charge. is this a big crock of BS or is it my phone? anhone else try this and have the same issues? thanks in advance

Same for me. Im trying out BatteryGuru now.
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CAG-man said:
Same for me. Im trying out BatteryGuru now.
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yea this is tbe built in one in the settings. doesnt do dik! lol

Yep. I meant to say I tried it too with tje same outcome. Hoping the BatteryGuru works.
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well I figured it was going to cut down the mhz like it says, but thats not the case. ill just root my phone when I get home from vacation and mess with it a little more..probably just mess with root at first to underclock&undervolt then remove the bloatware I have disabled, plus a few tbat you cant disable. all before I install any custom roms.

I've had it on since I got the phone Monday and I'm at 8 and a half battery life
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Tinag379 said:
I'm at 8 and a half battery life
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whats does that mean? 8 and a half battery life. lol

All the battery saver apps are crap. Use better battery stats and learn about wake locks and how they effect your battery life. That's the only way you'll get better battery life. There is an excellent write up in the i727 forum
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jd1639 said:
All the battery saver apps are crap. Use better battery stats and learn about wake locks and how they effect your battery life. That's the only way you'll get better battery life. There is an excellent write up in the i727 forum
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I dont have battery life problem, was just seeing if I can get more out of it. I installed better battery stats last night and it takes a few days for tbe readings to be accurate, so it claims. ill see if I can find that thread in the i727 section. thanks

My bad. I meant 8 1/2 hours battery life.
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whats does that mean? 8 and a half battery life. lol
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Tinag379 said:
My bad. I meant 8 1/2 hours battery life.
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hows this? just captured this before i plugged it in to charge
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[Q] Guys what am I doing wrong? my battery is poor.

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I'd love for some help,
Thanks.
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use a touchwiz rom - problem solved though it doesn't seem all that bad - considering it hasn't fully drained and you've also had a reboot of some sort which has screwed up the battery stats (random line/drop).
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In the latest CM nightly, I have been able to get some really impressive results with almost 2 hours of screen-on time, games, wifi, calls, SMS, etc. i have more than 13 hours and I am right now at 75% charge. I found that, since I don't use NFC, simply disabling it, then deleting it (freezing it or just turning it off doesn't work) I was able to squeeze out even more juice.
At this rate, I'm on track for two days on a single charge, which is something I never thought I'd see on CM.

Your signal stinks. Try backing off the 4g lte until you really need the extra data speed. When the phone it idle and kn voice calls you don't need 4g. So keep it on 3g. You will have a better signal and that will greatly improve your battery life.
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beaver2233 said:
use a touchwiz rom - problem solved though it doesn't seem all that bad - considering it hasn't fully drained and you've also had a reboot of some sort which has screwed up the battery stats (random line/drop).
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I'm using PA 3.99 currently and I really love it, I don't think it's the ROM causing bad battery life though.
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Your signal stinks. Try backing off the 4g lte until you really need the extra data speed. When the phone it idle and kn voice calls you don't need 4g. So keep it on 3g. You will have a better signal and that will greatly improve your battery life.
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What's the best network mode to use if I'm not using 4g then?
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Gsm/Wcdma. Had same issue on my HTC one. Switched off LTE option and all good since then.
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Rexton270 said:
Gsm/Wcdma. Had same issue on my HTC one. Switched off LTE option and all good since then.
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I seem to have a problem when I select GSM/WCDMA and some of the others network types.
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new to android need battery saving advice

hello im new to android coming over from wp8 (nokia 920) which i LOVE to death but ive been through 6 920s since launch for a few different reason. Att allowed me to get the g2 for $50 bucks and i get to keep this 920. ive read alot obout the g2s battery and i just wanted to know what i need to disable besides the usual nfc gps stuff to make my battery last longer. I had the screen on for no more than 10 minutes and my batter dropped from 95 to 87 and all i did was look around in settings and take 2 pics with no flash the screen brightness is set to 60 auto.

You have to allow it to go through about 4 charge cycles to calibrate and then your battery life will be insane.
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Don't install anything or do anything. Give it a few days (after the new honeymoon phase) of normal use...you'll get it going the entire day. That drop is fine, don't worry about it.
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Don't turn on the screen.... Ever... and your battery life will be amazing!
Apps can be your best friend and worst enemy. Make sure that you don't have rogue apps eatting your batter and/or apps that have a lot of sleep wake issues and don't let your phone go into deep sleep. Use battery stats apps and sleep wake apps to track down those unwanted apps
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Don't use it?
But seriously. If you plan to not to use that ****ton of features LG included, you can simply root it, install Titanium Backup, and freeze those processes.
Also disabling WiFi hotspots and GPS is said to be the greatest battery saver.

I have CID off, GPS and use 2x battery app.
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Dumb question, what's CID??
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ricardo_r21 said:
Dumb question, what's CID??
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I assumed it was caller ID, but I can't see how that would save battery life, beside maybe freezing the bloatware app that's on the Verizon version (not sure if it's on the other versions).

phone runs very warm and short battery life?

Sup peeps,
Just picked up the note 3 yesterday.
The battery life has been pretty abysmal compared to my note 2...
1 hr of Web browsing and photo editing ran down 18%... No video or 3d rendering.
Also, the superior posterior aspect of the phone is abnormally warm with just plain use... Again, no video or 3d rendering.
Anyone else experiencing these issues?
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Do you try see which app drain you battery?
Setting >>>>>>battery
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Yes. First thing I did a actually. Mostly screen consumption and I am running at lowest screen brightness but not power saving. I never had to worry about these things with the note 2.
Here is my current usage after recharging again... Not as fast of drain but still bad for forum and Web browsing. Blue tooth and gps off but I am using 4g.
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I use power saver mode unless I'm doing something cpu intensive but texting, web browsing, forums you don't need the full cpu power
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I actually recommend going into dev options and enable cpu monitor. My note 3 was getting terrible battery because of indexing. And only found out why from the mon. removed my sd to fix it.
To enable dev options tap on the build# a few times.
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Similar for me. I unplugged mine around 11am this morning and actually didnt use it at all. It sat on the table while I worked around the house. While on wifi it was down to 55% less than 4 hours later. Battery shows exchange services is killing me with over 70% usage. Coming from a note 2 i never had this issue. In fact, my note 2 was amazing with the exact same setup.
Since this is being used for work, I need to use exchange and it needs to be set to push email. Anyone else use exchange and have similar issues?

My battery is really long lasting :/
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