Sudden Battery Impact - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Battery problems are a dime a dozen, I know, but this one cropped up in the last few days and I want to check if it's affecting anyone else.
I have a stock, 5.0 I-9505G, and the kernel (Android OS) and Android System have spiked in usage the past week. I suspect it's connected to a Google Play Services update, but I haven't seen other reports on it.
Anyone else's stock kernel acting out? What would your all recommend?
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It's caused by an app, some setting in your phone etc. If you can't figure it out, then try a factory reset.

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Weird Wakelock Issue.

Running uXylon 07/09, with Franco 162 undervolted, and for the past few days my battery is suffering huge Wakelock. Not sure what the issue may be, but I've recently installed the new "Wi-Fi fix" that may be the issue.
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I checked your screenies, but - for me at least - they are not so informative. You should get Better Battery Stats. It is available on the Play Store, and it'll help you to nail down whether you have a defective system/user app or you really having kernel wakelocks. So install the app, charge your phone and use it for at least one cycle.

4.3 and Bluetooth

Anyone getting the following error when turning on Bluetooth:
Trying: SDK 18 - getphone error, java.lang.null pointer exception
Its really annoying and from time to time it causes my phone to reboot itself. Don't want to factory restore the shipping image yet if I don't have to.
Any thoughts? I was stock unrooted since I got the phone and applied ota
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Yes, I'm having the same problem.
I haven't had it crash my phone yet,but sometimes bluetooth won't turn off until I restart the device.
Figured it out... Soundabout was causing the issues and random reboots. Everything is fine now

Can't solve this note 4 riddle

See pics below. I noticed that my phone is always awake.
I have tried gsam battery and it offers no inclination as to what is causing it.
I have turned off all location settings. But she still stays awake. I don't think my battery life is bad, but I have ocd and know it isn't right. Any ideas? If I reboot phone it will act normally until at some point phone again stays awake.
In below example my screen on time is 1.5 hours.
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One of your apps is causing it
Bummer. Can't root (Verizon) so hard to tell which one.

Recently started getting weird gradient in most apps

Can close the thread. Still don't know why it happened but a restart fixed it.
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Is this a known thing? I first noticed it in the Google Messenger app but it seems to have spread to most apps. I'm running stock (MPH24.49-18) without root on Verizon.
Included Tapatalk screen as an example, can barely read the recent changes block in the play store due to the gradient.
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Ok, that's really strange. Phone had been running for 400+ hours so I went ahead and restarted it. Now everything looks fine again... even the screenshot I attached to this post.

Advice on what's hogging my battery and zapping it at 50ish %

Hi. I'm on the B03 build of Oreo non rooted. Had to manually find the download as bought phone from Italy and imported to UK.
Really like Oreo but since getting it, my battery has been cutting out at around 50% sometimes lower. There is something in the battery life that is hogging it but it doesn't say what, just the android symbol at 86%.
Would a new battery fix this or is it time for a new phone? I've only had this 2 years and most phones I've got 4 years out of. Love the hardware but it's been a bugger for lack of support and no OTA updates.
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