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Android system eating battery

My battery is declining faster than expected and when I looked up my stats, it showed that Android system was eating up more battery than the screen!
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I took my better battery stats as well. I don't have location services on, but I am using Google Now. Is that the reason for this battery drain?
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Dude that's still pretty damn good...why are you complaining?
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Yeah, just last night I had 15 hours on battery, over 5 hours of screen on and still 20% battery left. Don't know why OP os complaining.
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Yeah the phone's battery is great. I always have gps, wifi, and Bluetooth on with pretty good results. I can only imagine how much longer it would last with some of those off.
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I'm not complaining, but just curious why Android system is such a battery drain. It would seem that the screen would be the biggest drain.
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ireknole said:
I'm not complaining, but just curious why Android system is such a battery drain. It would seem that the screen would be the biggest drain.
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Because it is what makes everything in the phone work....

kprice8 said:
Because it is what makes everything in the phone work....
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So it should be higher in usage than the screen? I always thought it was a bad thing if Android system was the first thing on the list.
Okay then, never mind. I am happy with the battery life, just want to make sure I'm getting the best battery this phone can offer.
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Just for your reference.
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Generally though if Android OS is higher than your screen on time then you have a wakelock issue. I know without root it'll be a little harder to fix the issue at hand though.
I'd at least look into WiFi settings and turn Always Allow Scanning to Off. Then maybe look at your GPS settings and try the battery friendly mode or GPS only mode. I also don't allow Google to use your WiFi for better location results. There have been similar bugs reported with 4.4 here is some info and afew people trying to squash the issue on a Nexus http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1y96zm/battery_drain_caused_by_android_os_possible/
You boys need root!
I'm not sure if any of the wake lock apps out can show you what's causing this without root but maybe look into it.
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Also you can try changing the "keep WiFi on during sleep" to either off or only when plugged in. That may help. Just suggestions that's all. Maybe something here will help somebody.
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You also have to remember how much Samsung based apps are running in the background at all times. Figure the pedometer in S-Health, any kind of airview, or S-This S-That when the phone is on. That is probably part of the cause. I do say i see it too but i wouldnt say my battery is exactly bad because of it.

Mistertac said:
Generally though if Android OS is higher than your screen on time then you have a wakelock issue. I know without root it'll be a little harder to fix the issue at hand though.
I'd at least look into WiFi settings and turn Always Allow Scanning to Off. Then maybe look at your GPS settings and try the battery friendly mode or GPS only mode. I also don't allow Google to use your WiFi for better location results. There have been similar bugs reported with 4.4 here is some info and afew people trying to squash the issue on a Nexus http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1y96zm/battery_drain_caused_by_android_os_possible/
You boys need root!
I'm not sure if any of the wake lock apps out can show you what's causing this without root but maybe look into it.
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Also you can try changing the "keep WiFi on during sleep" to either off or only when plugged in. That may help. Just suggestions that's all. Maybe something here will help somebody.
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Thank you for those tips! I didn't know about that wifi one. I immediately unchecked always scanning. I keep my wifi on to make sure I use wifi, if available, but I don't need it always scanning. I hesitated on the gps switch, but I figured I'll try it on power saver and see what happens.
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After turning off wifi scanning, that's what I got. That looks better to me. Although my usage time is lower than my previous screenshot, I started my day at 90% (forgot to charge last night, and that's as high as I could get it before leaving for work), and I'm using my phone more today.
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There's another thread on this. It's happening to a lot of people, including me.

Downloading new update now

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It breaks the hotspot by greying out the APN settings even with the MSL

So we have a choice of forgoing all future enhancements, or losing hotspot. Great.

How is the update? Good/Bad feedback?

I'm downloading it now. I don't see this thing being rooted anytime soon anyway. I hardly ever use hot spot but it is nice to have if you need it. Any other solutions working without root?

Had to wipe both my wife and my s7e. They would stop sending and receiving texts and made some wierd screeching noise before rebooting.

ggee6688 said:
Had to wipe both my wife and my s7e. They would stop sending and receiving texts and made some wierd screeching noise before rebooting.
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I usually always hard reset anyway after an OTA. Have you had any issues with the update since hard resetting?
Also those that want to get rid of the update nag, use package disabler pro (it's $2, don't be cheap, it's well worth it) disable com.sec.android.soagent & com.wssyncmldm and the nag will go away. I did download the update but haven't applied it yet. Wanted to get some feedback first before applying. If you have not hard reset and have issues then I really wouldn't bother posting about it till you hard reset.

Ok, I updated and it seems like the dun setting is still there for hot spot mod but it is grayed out now. Will have to see if still works.

No problems after performing factory reset. Had to do it 3 times. First 2 times wiping data in recovery caused issues. Factory reset under settings/security menu worked great. Battery is better. No dun in son setting gs though I'll have to carry my Hotspot with me.

riyatch said:
Ok, I updated and it seems like the dun setting is still there for hot spot mod but it is grayed out now. Will have to see if still works.
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I didn't take the update just because I want to keep Hotspot, but if it does work it will probably go away with a data reset or prl update

My Hotspot still works after update. Have not updated profile or prl so not sure if gonna go away after doing so.
Otherwise update seems pretty good.

Took the update yesterday. Tried Hotspot today and it's working. Updated PRL and Profile just now and Hotspot is still working. I do have to turn off Adguard though.

Wonder why it's not working for some

Ramer said:
Took the update yesterday. Tried Hotspot today and it's working. Updated PRL and Profile just now and Hotspot is still working. I do have to turn off Adguard though.
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Don't you have a plan with Hotspot or you modified the APNs?

Soooperstar said:
Don't you have a plan with Hotspot or you modified the APNs?
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I don't really use it, just wanted to test it to either rule out or concur with the subject of this thread.

Ramer said:
I don't really use it, just wanted to test it to either rule out or concur with the subject of this thread.
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But do you have a plan or did you modify your apn? I think the thread is referring to modified APNs
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Dun mod still works but battery life seems worse

I notice my battery life is horrible I can even last a full day at work like when I got this phone.
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riyatch said:
Dun mod still works but battery life seems worse
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DJSmoove said:
I notice my battery life is horrible I can even last a full day at work like when I got this phone.
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Yup, same here, even after a factory reset. They ****ed up.
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Yep, battery went from so so to no good..used to last till 6pm with normal use, now I need a charger by 4 or 5
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5-12-2016 Software update?

Just got a notification for a software update, doesn't say what its for... Anybody know before I take the plunge???

You'll have to check with AT&T. I already updated, still 6.0.1. AT&T usually posts more specifics on their website. I'm trying to find it now, I'll post the link if I do.

I just got the notification right now too
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Security Patch May 1, 2016 Update as far as i know.
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Seems faster.... lol
All I can see was the May Security updates.
Almost 2 weeks late, but super early for AT&T !
I hope they keep it up.

Just completed the update. I can't tell what has changed besides the baseband and kernel versions and security patch level.

To update or not is the question, I hope battery life won't get worse lol
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Well at this point there is no root, or hope of root so to me I guess an update, is an update.
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Well I will have to say it appears to be more responsive then before. AT least XDA Premium 5 opens up much snappier! Now to test a few more apps.
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Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
On another board, someone mentioned that it included activation of the FM radio, but I cannot confirm that.

Castaway78 said:
Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
On another board, someone mentioned that it included activation of the FM radio, but I cannot confirm that.
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You are correct i chack radio on mine by using Next Radio from play store, i turn off wifi and mobile data and get over air radio working.

I've had next radio installed on mine since the beginning. I haven't taken any updates and still able to use next radio.

Castaway78 said:
Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
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Just a follow-up... I cleared my cache, and did a hard reboot, and all appears to have calmed down now. No more reboots. *knocks on wood*

t12icky0 said:
I've had next radio installed on mine since the beginning. I haven't taken any updates and still able to use next radio.
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And you are doing this with all data turn off?

norbarb said:
And you are doing this with all data turn off?
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What do you mean? I'm still on the stock update. The one the phone was released with. I only use my carriers data.

t12icky0 said:
What do you mean? I'm still on the stock update. The one the phone was released with. I only use my carriers data.
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My WiFi and mobile data is turn off and radio is working fine. Not using any data at all. Just over the air antena.
Long , long time ago in fare Galaxy S7 Edge.

norbarb said:
My WiFi and mobile data is turn off and radio is working fine. Not using any data at all. Just over the air antena.
Long , long time ago in fare Galaxy S7 Edge.
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Oh, I haven't really tried that.

Anybody else experiencing battery life problems since the update? I notice battery life is much shorter and my phone starts to get a little warmer than before.

MikeDroid713 said:
Anybody else experiencing battery life problems since the update? I notice battery life is much shorter and my phone starts to get a little warmer than before.
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I've experienced the exact opposite.
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I had the AT&T update app disabled with Package Disabler Pro since day one. Should I bother to take this update?
Sent from the seventh galaxy on XDA Premium.

Has anyone taken the update yet out of the box?

All it says is "11A".
I deferred it for now until someone has some advise. I don't want to not be able to achieve root or something because I took an update out of the box. Haha

dbornack said:
All it says is "11A".
I deferred it for now until someone has some advise. I don't want to not be able to achieve root or something because I took an update out of the box. Haha
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Yea I got screwed like that with the Note7 replacement... Smh I'm with you.
I just got the V20 today, loving it so far, a lot to get used to coming from Samsungs all these years.
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DLovo313 said:
Yea I got screwed like that with the Note7 replacement... Smh I'm with you.
I just got the V20 today, loving it so far, a lot to get used to coming from Samsungs all these years.
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Yeah, definitely going to take me a few days. Came from Droid Turbo and 5.1.
Cool on the update, I figure unless there's some functionality broken out of the box, no need to take it until someone can tell us what it is.

I'm getting constant nag notifications for this. I turned off notifications for updates and it just sits in the notification drawer.
Anyone know how to permanently not take updates so I'm not bothered?

dbornack said:
I'm getting constant nag notifications for this. I turned off notifications for updates and it just sits in the notification drawer.
Anyone know how to permanently not take updates so I'm not bothered?
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WELCOME TO VERIZON,talk about a double-edged sword:
Great coverage & network (YMMV of course),but,man the rest of their practices,not to mentionusing the bastard CDMA technology,is more than anyone should have to tolerate,especially when no real viable options are available.
Can you not disable VZW's bloatware (VZW apps)?
At minimum,I'd disable DT Ignite,not sure if that will help in the nagging,but,it's one less crapware app needlessly running on your phone..............

dbornack said:
I'm getting constant nag notifications for this. I turned off notifications for updates and it just sits in the notification drawer.
Anyone know how to permanently not take updates so I'm not bothered?
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I disabled in my settings, application manager, show system. It no longer nags. Force close the on that does not let you disable
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I disabled in my settings, application manager, show system. It no longer nags. Force close the on that does not let you disable
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Problem for me is I disabled that one yesterday....thought it was good, but nope, started nagging me again today, it still shows disabled too.

LiquidHonesty said:
Problem for me is I disabled that one yesterday....thought it was good, but nope, started nagging me again today, it still shows disabled too.
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I forgot, I also went into developers options and turned off automatic system updates. Mine does not nag anymore even after reboot

DLovo313 said:
Yea I got screwed like that with the Note7 replacement... Smh I'm with you.
I just got the V20 today, loving it so far, a lot to get used to coming from Samsungs all these years.
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How do you like the screen compared to Samsung devices.
That's honestly the only thing that keeps me using Samsung phones.
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donharden2002 said:
How do you like the screen compared to Samsung devices.
That's honestly the only thing that keeps me using Samsung phones.
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I came from a Note 4 and then S7E to the V20. AMOLED has such a tremendous saturation of colors that no LCD will ever be able to compete on that front. But, the brightness level and clarity is about the same. But it has taken me a few days to get back to accepting this as the new norm. Everytime I load CoC I think something is wrong until I remember I'm on a new device.

I took the update. I think it got rid of app pinning in recents.
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anyone has LG VS20 VS995 IMEI?

The IMEI is a unique identifier for your phone,no two phones will have the same IMEI,regardless of carrier &/or model:
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If you're asking how to find your IMEI,look in SETTINGS > ABOUT PHONE > STATUS

Mad with battery drain

Hi ,i ve received two weeks ago my s10 plus exynos version,i was struggling with the battery drain since that.
I tried everthing ,hard reset cach wipe every tutorial in the web to fix that but without success.
I barely reach 4h and half of sot,i dont play games i don't have Facebook or instagram,just reddit a few football news apps and the screen on fhd +.
Adabtive battery on and cellular data on 3g just it
Any one faced this ?

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quick question......have you got the "Find my device" app installed on your phone? The google one.
if you do, uninstall it and see what happens. This was happening to me. Mad battery drain. Uninstalled the app last night and battery drain improved immediately.

frostfree55 said:
quick question......have you got the "Find my device" app installed on your phone? The google one.
if you do, uninstall it and see what happens. This was happening to me. Mad battery drain. Uninstalled the app last night and battery drain improved immediately.
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i hv many stuff running, including location sharing.
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jemfalor said:
i hv many stuff running, including location sharing.
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exactly the same as me. Anything i can have on is on.
But, i found that that app "find my device" was the one that didnt let my phone sleep and was the cause of the battery drain.

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I just deactivated the option.lets see whats it changes

frostfree55 said:
exactly the same as me. Anything i can have on is on.
But, i found that that app "find my device" was the one that didnt let my phone sleep and was the cause of the battery drain.
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ahh it's an app. sorry. didn't install
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frostfree55 said:
exactly the same as me. Anything i can have on is on.
But, i found that that app "find my device" was the one that didnt let my phone sleep and was the cause of the battery drain.
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does "find my device" same as "find my mobile"?
because that's what's inside my phone.

BloodyR0AR said:
does "find my device" same as "find my mobile"?
because that's what's inside my phone.
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find my mobile is samsungs integrated system. it is not the same (but has the same functionality).
You'd only get find my device through the Play Store.
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I just deactivated the option.lets see whats it changes
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i'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Turn on samsungs one, under biometrics and security. that one seems to work fine.

Not sure if this is classed as decent battery or not?played about 1 hour of music through the day rest just social on and off not long

russellcausier said:
Not sure if this is classed as decent battery or not?played about 1 hour of music through the day rest just social on and off not long
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Not close to decent at all, this is mine so far...
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lexi250 said:
Not close to decent at all, this is mine so far...
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Hard to figure out how to get it to it's best without a lot of messing then