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My MAJOR improvement in battery life and how I did it so simply

Settings > Locations and Security > Uncheck everything in the first portion.
I happened to find my 'Use wireless networks' turned on one day, and after turning it off, my battery life improved (on the next charge) from (based on screen-on time, seen by checking Display in Battery Usage) 2 - 2.5 hours to 4.5 - 5 hours. That's double!
A battery recalibration is recommended after doing that.
It worked for me but it might not for you, so I don't guarantee any results. This is just my experience and the advice I'd like to give.
If it worked for you, enjoy!
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It is always the same with this smartphone things. Mostly everytime you switch off some battery draining stuff, you loose comfort. I often want my phone to know where I am, because of wheather widget, bus/tram widget and so on.
This is good for someone who doesn't use these things.

yeah i always have this enabled because i want weather updates every 2 hours or so and sometimes use it ti check in to places, it doesn't use up that much battery compared to some other things.

Thats true. I didn't notice any difference because I don't use those things.
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Disabling 'Background data' in 'accounts and sync' does a lot too .. I mean in the case you don't use it, and you have both wifi and mobile network off, so nothing can't connect anyway.

Mercury0660 said:
It is always the same with this smartphone things. Mostly everytime you switch off some battery draining stuff, you loose comfort. I often want my phone to know where I am, because of wheather widget, bus/tram widget and so on.
This is good for someone who doesn't use these things.
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agree it more comfort like where you want to use foursquare or facebook to check in

You can turn off:
Wi-Fi
Data
Bluetooth
GPS
Auto Sync
3G
Might as well have one of these
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THUDUK said:
You can turn off:
Wi-Fi
Data
Bluetooth
GPS
Auto Sync
3G
Might as well have one of these
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I use to have one of those!
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how do you recalibrate the battery?

moedin said:
how do you recalibrate the battery?
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Look at my signature to make a correct battery calibration bro

THUDUK said:
You can turn off:
Wi-Fi
Data
Bluetooth
GPS
Auto Sync
3G
Might as well have one of these
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I don't get why anyone plunks down $400+ for the latest and greatest smartphone and then turn everything off.

superdx said:
I don't get why anyone plunks down $400+ for the latest and greatest smartphone and then turn everything off.
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The same reason why ppl buy iphones....only to fit in.

Losing signal

Anyone been losing signal? I been getting the LOS bug that was also found in the epic touch when it first came out... My phone would just go from 3G to nothing showing then go to a circle with the line in it :crying http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/7429534674/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/7429314544/

The phone radios suck so bad. Sorry
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Anyone been losing signal? I been getting the LOS bug that was also found in the epic touch when it first came out... My phone would just go from 3G to nothing showing then go to a circle with the line in it :crying:
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Did you take off sprint optimization?

Jahspree said:
Did you take off sprint optimization?
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Yes I tried it with it on and off and also with lte/CDMA and just CDMA on but still no luck it really happens like when I turn my screen off then when I turn it back on it happens

lse4 said:
Yes I tried it with it on and off and also with lte/CDMA and just CDMA on but still no luck it really happens like when I turn my screen off then when I turn it back on it happens
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I have the issue only when I take off sprint optimization. What is your roaming on? Sprint or automatic?

Jahspree said:
I have the issue only when I take off sprint optimization. What is your roaming on? Sprint or automatic?
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Ok so my roaming was set to automatic... I never even looked in this setting and also in roaming settings only voice is checked

Try updating profile from Settings/System Updates.

nabbed said:
Try updating profile from Settings/System Updates.
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Ok I just updated my profile hopefully that works... Thanks also what should the roaming network be set to automatic or sprint only?

lse4 said:
Ok I just updated my profile hopefully that works... Thanks also what should the roaming network be set to automatic or sprint only?
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Automatic. That setting will connect to Sprint if available and roam if not.

BBS wakelocks

Im wondering if anybody is seeing these type of stats in Better Battery Stats. I see the phone is having alote of wakeups by the phone and there are several kernal wakelocks that I have not been able to find information on. Any help is much appreciated!
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I do see high Android OS keep awake but it does not seems to affect the battery life much. When it is in standby for hours, the battery level hardly moves.

Battery does barely move during standby.

Mu5ic92 said:
Im wondering if anybody is seeing these type of stats in Better Battery Stats. I see the phone is having alote of wakeups by the phone and there are several kernal wakelocks that I have not been able to find information on. Any help is much appreciated!
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Disable fast dormancy and the phone wake lock is solved.
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Skin1980 said:
Disable fast dormancy and the phone wake lock is solved.
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Where is that setting located if you don't mind pushing me in the right direction?

Mu5ic92 said:
Where is that setting located if you don't mind pushing me in the right direction?
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3845#*[xxx]# Where [xxx] is your G3 model
Select Settings > FastDormancy Mode
Choose Disabled
Reboot when prompted.

nobnut said:
3845#*[xxx]# Where [xxx] is your G3 model
Select Settings > FastDormancy Mode
Choose Disabled
Reboot when prompted.
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Thank you just did it! Any negative that disabling can cause ? What is fast dormancy used for?

Mu5ic92 said:
Thank you just did it! Any negative that disabling can cause ? What is fast dormancy used for?
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LOL I like the way you ask after you have done it.
Anyway, to answer your question, it is a feature used by some mobile service providers which in effect allows for a more efficient data service by not having to wake the device up to transfer packets of data. The converse is true if your provider doesn't support it. If your provider supports it, you want to leave it switched on. If your provider doesn't support it, turn it off.
My provider doesn't support it, so I turn mine off. You will have to Google to find out for sure if yours does. Don't rely on the gimps who work in shops/manage help desk calls to know. They most often don't and then just make their answer up.
Google is the best place to check.

I enable FD for the 3 network (UK) as it supports it, no battery issues

[Q] How can I get rid of the "wlan_ctrl_wake wakelock"?

Hey guys,
I have a serious problem with my Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005.
Since last month my battery drains like hell and at the same time, my wifi works not properly. It is on but only wenn I get into the Wifi-Settings it scans the location for signals. So it doesn't get into a wifi-router itself, I have to scan the area on my own and only after that it logs into the saved routers.
I used "Wake Lock Detector" to see which application doesnt let my processor sleep and I found that 90% of the time the "wlan_ctrl_wake" lets my phone awake. What can I do? I did nothing (I think) it would make it this way! Is my Wifi damaged? Or is it only a software problem? When I go by train it is the same problem. I don't think the problem is my router or something else but my phone. It is a problem of my phone.
When I turn Wi-Fi off, it works very well.
Sincerly,
Jan

@poanda in wifi settings press menu and advance there uncheck always allow scanning snd see if this works.
Also select never in keep wifi on during sleep.

thahim said:
@poanda in wifi settings press menu and advance there uncheck always allow scanning snd see if this works.
Also select never in keep wifi on during sleep.
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So you're saying practically I shouldn't use Wi-Fi anymore? Because I know both are checked and they were never a problem. I don't think that's the solution (but I will test your first idea).
I think it is a deeper problem. I had never such an high wake up time and I use it since April'14.
And I forgot to tell that I updatet the ROM to KOT49H.N9500XXUGNI4 (Buildnumber) two weeks before the problem.

@fatman0 @poanda I didnt say stop using wifi I gave you som3 suggestions m

thahim said:
@poanda I didnt say stop using wifi I gave you som3 suggestions m
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sorry.. but thats not the solution

poanda said:
sorry.. but thats not the solution
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it's ok

What can I do :'(
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fatman0 said:
What can I do :'(
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I'm not sure what could be the reason in your case. But you can try this:
Enter the code *#0011#, then press Menu button > WiFi, and make sure WIFI Power Save Mode is ON?

It was checked all the time
Does this screenshot help?

Ok it's already ON.

Location mode sets to High Accuracy automatically, after I change it to GPS ONLY?

Hi,
So I am trying to setup my note 4 to be on GPS only mode all the time. But everytime I turn off and turn on location, it goes back to High accuracy mode.
How do I make it stick to GPS only mode?
Thanks.

awaisuk said:
Hi,
So I am trying to setup my note 4 to be on GPS only mode all the time. But everytime I turn off and turn on location, it goes back to High accuracy mode.
How do I make it stick to GPS only mode?
Thanks.
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This is "normal." Every time you turn location on, it defaults to high accuracy and you must change the settings to power saving. If you turn location off and on again, it will default again.
I hate it too. It's annoying as heck, but it's a stupid Android problem and not the Note 4. My old phone did it on Kitkat too, and it was an LG.
The good news is that you can get to the location settings quickly by holding the location toggle in the quick settings pull down. Unfortunately, you'll have to go to the settings everyone you turn location on, or just keep location on or off.
My phone isn't really rootable, but MAYBE there's some sort of trick you can do if rooted. If so, I hope someone can help you more.
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same issue on my s5 and its damn annoying.
I posted a request in apps section to see if a dev can make a xposed module to fix it, but I am going to see if I can fix with tasker, as tasker can do cool things like toggle settings after a mode is activated.

Go into Settings -> Location and you be able to adjust the GPS connection settings there.

DarkGuyver said:
Go into Settings -> Location and you be able to adjust the GPS connection settings there.
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that only works until you disable it, then it changes again when turning back on

Just came across this INSANITY, think it's because I installed (and promptly uninstalled!) the weather.com app. It changed the settings, I'll try with clearing the cache:
Code:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/502397-how-do-i-stop-my-location-mode-changing-high-accuracy.html
Why isn't this on the Android web site and first result in Google. It's like they WANT everyone to suffer. I can't rage here, but believe me I'm cussing right now.

Genius, got it!.. It was one of the Google apps!!
Rebooted to Safe Mode (probably irrelevant ) & cleared the data - on several Google services, dunno which is the culprit - and voila!
On Reboot, switching Location back on presented me with the dialog to NOT have High accuracy; yes, lol!
Going to try and add that screenshot to the post here. =)
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Well, this is officially the stupidest thing Google/Android have ever done. And it's been around for a while, as I see. It is still there on Marshmallow ... how fantastic. Yep, they do wanna troll you and own you ... that we get.
Here's a possible fix for rooted phones - https://csullender.com/blog/2014/01/26/automatic-high-accuracy-android-location/ just revert the procedure somewhat and make sure that Tasker tells Maps (or whatever nav app you use) to default to GPS off which is “battery saving” mode in Secure Settings.
This is insanely retarded ...