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I've experienced the extreme battery drain others here are reporting. I read about the Facebook 1.3 diagnosis, but removing this app did not resolve the issue for me. After some investigating and testing, I've found that the LED Light widget (not the new app that came with the phone, but a widget actually called "LED Light" by picolyl) also causes a partial wake lock. Your screen will go off but your phone does not sleep. To alleviate this simply remove the widget from the home screen it is located on, no need to uninstall. Hopefully the dev will be able to fix this issue; I have sent him an email via the market to notify him.
ccicchitelli said:
I've experienced the extreme battery drain others here are reporting. I read about the Facebook 1.3 diagnosis, but removing this app did not resolve the issue for me. After some investigating and testing, I've found that the LED Light widget (not the new app that came with the phone, but a widget actually called "LED Light" by picolyl) also causes a partial wake lock. Your screen will go off but your phone does not sleep. To alleviate this simply remove the widget from the home screen it is located on, no need to uninstall. Hopefully the dev will be able to fix this issue; I have sent him an email via the market to notify him.
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Would this, perhaps, apply to the SwitchPro Widget LED light as well?
I uninstalled the facebook update and was still getting some pretty ****ty battery life, I JUST pulled the switchpro LED light from it's bar and am praying that fixes my battery. I can't find anything in Spare Parts or SystemPanel on what the culprit is though, everything looks "ok"
Are you referring to this widget ?
I have used that app since the phone came out and don't have problems with battery because of it... but I did have a huge battery problem after updating.. FACTORY RESET will fix you problem
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opie2l said:
I have used that app since the phone came out and don't have problems with battery because of it... but I did have a huge battery problem after updating.. FACTORY RESET will fix you problem
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Unless you're on a custom ROM, in which case wouldn't a factory reset totally hose you?
I'm not sure which LED light (with widget) I had, but I can also confirm I had terrible battery life with it. I started removing the most recent apps I installed, and that was the one.
Even if you're not on a Custom rom, factory reset did nothing for my battery life. It was fine until Froyo. Now it's dying and NOTHING is on. I can't see where my battery is going. I've checked all the running apps, and force stopped non essential ones. My battery is still dying very quickly. I was doing factory resets last night because Sprint was saying that if I did it would remove 2.2. I don't know who is dumber, him for telling me or me for actually doing it and believing it might.
jaypeezee said:
Are you referring to this widget ?
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It's the original version of that widget, yes
opie2l said:
I have used that app since the phone came out and don't have problems with battery because of it... but I did have a huge battery problem after updating.. FACTORY RESET will fix you problem
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First and foremost, don't factory reset! That causes gremlins to come out. If you want to wipe your data, boot into recovery, wipe the cache, dalvik cache, and the user data option there.
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Even if you're not on a Custom rom, factory reset did nothing for my battery life. It was fine until Froyo. Now it's dying and NOTHING is on. I can't see where my battery is going. I've checked all the running apps, and force stopped non essential ones. My battery is still dying very quickly. I was doing factory resets last night because Sprint was saying that if I did it would remove 2.2. I don't know who is dumber, him for telling me or me for actually doing it and believing it might.
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Check your Up time vs Awake time in Battery under about phone in settings. If they match or are very close, you have an app causing a wake lock. Typically, you should see a big gap, like this: Up time 20:34:56, Awake time 3:30:24
I posted a topic about this too when the leaked update came out and can confirm it causes a drain. There is no need to wipe or reset anything. Just uninstall it until the dev updates it for froyo.
Hi all,
I'm experiencing an issue on my stock 4.1.1 Nexus 7. The screen seems to be turning itself on randomly. It normally turns off again but may toggle on/off quite a few times. Then it seems to go for a while whitout turning on. Bit odd.
Anyone else experienced this or have any thoughts on a reason for it?
Thanks
Same problem here, except with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I just updated to 4.1.1 today and this is the first time I've seen it happen. Was previously on 4.02 without issues.
I have had the same problem. It seems to happen in the evening and I wondered whether the case was causing it to overheat. Seems to be OK when I take it out of the case. I phoned Google and was told that it hadn't happened before. I will contact them again if it doesn't get any better.
Sorry. Misread the post. Mine goes to sleep, not turns on
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gifton1 said:
Hi all,
I'm experiencing an issue on my stock 4.1.1 Nexus 7. The screen seems to be turning itself on randomly. It normally turns off again but may toggle on/off quite a few times. Then it seems to go for a while whitout turning on. Bit odd.
Anyone else experienced this or have any thoughts on a reason for it?
Thanks
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Same here but mine is not exactly stock.
I have installed Apex Launcher plus numerous apps. I thought maybe it was the launcher doing it. But at this point... I have no idea. Just noticed it tonight coming on and then going off within 1 sec. but its random. it may do it once within an hour, or it may do it up to 5 times within a min... then go several minutes completely black screen. Crazy stuff. I thought maybe it was getting a message at first but then realized I had the WiFi off on my phone so it was dead to any incoming messages/wifi. I am really curious as to what is causing it and will be following this post as well as others quite frequent. Also.... the latest app that I have downloaded was OSMOS HD. it wasn't waking then sleeping before that app... just my 2 cents.
Hi Qbensis,
By stock, I just mean not rooted and not running any custom firmware. I had various apps and the like installed.
I have actually since rooted my N7 and installed a few custom ROMs and since then have not seen the issue at all. If you want to stay stock, I assume the issue will be fixed in the next update
I have seen this a few times. Middle of the night I look over and the screen is on then off. I check the power usage overnight and I see little blips of screen on when looking at the graph. Not sure whats causing it (I figure a app).
Same Problem over here, any solutions???
I'm on stock 4.1.2 and having the same problem, not rooted. Creeped me out in the middle of the night when it goes on and off.
N7 Random Turn On
Same here on 4.2.1. I carry in front pocket all the time with screen facing leg and feel heat when it happens. Has even done it when in Power Off mode and still does it. I thought that would prevent it for sure. Very irritating and drains battery. We Winter in 55+ community and drive around in golf carts. I am starting to wonder if WiFi spots trigger it. Will continue to track behavior and search other forums. Curious that there have not been any solid suggestions or solutions.
Happens to my rooted but stock 4.2.1. It happens randomly when I recharge using a battery pack (4AA) as opposed to charging using regular AC. It's annoying as heck! I don't know how to get this fixed!
I've been getting this on both SmoothROM and raspbeanjelly, and it's very irritating.
It has to be an app that is causing this. I initially thought perhaps it was GPS Status, because I caught it in the notification bar a few times when the screen turned on.
My device definitely isn't hot when it happens.
I'm suspecting the Email app, Maps, or Facebook.
EDIT - not any of them either. I'll test Beautiful Widgets next.
Okay guys, try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29420959&postcount=7059
I'd been suffering from this for weeks, factory reset, reinstalled and changed out ROMs, installed apps one by one over the course of several days to keep an eye on what might be triggering it etc. Nothing worked for more than 2-3 days at most, and the issue always came back in one way or another.
It was causing me to have to turn the Nexus off when not in use because it would be draining battery (15-20% overnight compared to 2-3% when the issue wasn't present).
Then I stumbled upon that guide and using Gemini I disabled Maps from auto-running, turned off Latitude, and so far so good.
If it works for you too, be sure to hit thanks on Karpfenhai's post!
I was having this same problem on my Nexus 7 running stock 4.2.2 rooted with SuperSU. Finally tracked it down to having installed BetterBatteryStats and for some reason, I had not granted it perpetual root. It was causing the device to wake and turn the display on for random times (up to 13 hours, which killed the battery), not always showing the SU request dialogue. I granted perpetual SU privilege to BetterBatteryStats and problem went away.
Try taking out the battery and clean out the USB port with a toothpick. This worked for me. All the dust that accumulates in the post can cause the phone to think it's charging.
hi guys, been having problems with my wifi not turning for a couple of days. when i hit the button in the notification bar it turns a dim green, then turns back off. i have tried restarting, taking battery out, i rooted my phone and changed the name of wpa supplicant in data/misc/wifi. i even installed cyanogenmod and nothing has seemed to work. the most common fix appears to be removing the battery but its not doing anything for me and i dont really have any ideas as to what i could do. any ideas or links for a solution would be greatly appreciated
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hi guys, been having problems with my wifi not turning for a couple of days. when i hit the button in the notification bar it turns a dim green, then turns back off. i have tried restarting, taking battery out, i rooted my phone and changed the name of wpa supplicant in data/misc/wifi. i even installed cyanogenmod and nothing has seemed to work. the most common fix appears to be removing the battery but its not doing anything for me and i dont really have any ideas as to what i could do. any ideas or links for a solution would be greatly appreciated
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If flashing a new ROM doesn't work, then something serious is up. Try flashing stock firmware and I'm guessing if that doesn't work it could be a hardware problem
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okay i will try that, i was on unrooted stock android when i started having this problem but maybe going back will fix it. i recently got the phone from bestbuy as a geek squad replacement so could it just be a bad phone? wifi worked at first but maybe something came loose inside
Phone keeps turning off! Never while using it & sometimes when phone is not moving.
I have an LG-D801 running 4.4.2 kernal 3.4.0 and software D80120a. I also have and use TWRP for recovery. Ever since I rooted my phone and installed this rom, everything has been perfect! That was about 4 months ago. I have and use lots of apps, most of which I have been using for years without any issues. Lately I have been finding my phone off in my pocket for some reason. It now is happening maybe 6-10 times a day which is really getting annoying.
The LG G2 battery doesn't come out so not like it got loose. I have tested it by sitting on the desk lightly and checking it later to STILL find it turned off. So I know I'm not bumping it. I have tried an app killer to kill apps before turning off the screen but it still seems to happen. The phone is still relatively new so I doubt it's hardware, I baby my phones.
Any ideas for ways to make it STAY on without flashing a new rom? Or maybe ideas for how to diagnose what is shutting it down?
(I am looking for ideas and useable feedback, please don't respond that my phone has hardware issues and needs to be replaced!)
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I have an LG-D801 running 4.4.2 kernal 3.4.0 and software D80120a. I also have and use TWRP for recovery. Ever since I rooted my phone and installed this rom, everything has been perfect! That was about 4 months ago. I have and use lots of apps, most of which I have been using for years without any issues. Lately I have been finding my phone off in my pocket for some reason. It now is happening maybe 6-10 times a day which is really getting annoying.
The LG G2 battery doesn't come out so not like it got loose. I have tested it by sitting on the desk lightly and checking it later to STILL find it turned off. So I know I'm not bumping it. I have tried an app killer to kill apps before turning off the screen but it still seems to happen. The phone is still relatively new so I doubt it's hardware, I baby my phones.
Any ideas for ways to make it STAY on without flashing a new rom? Or maybe ideas for how to diagnose what is shutting it down?
(I am looking for ideas and useable feedback, please don't respond that my phone has hardware issues and needs to be replaced!)
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Are you sure it's actually off and not just asleep and not waking up. I've never seen a generally working phone turn itself off. On another device we called it the SOD (Sleep of Death) and required a long press on the power to reboot. It's most likely a rooted app like something Xposed related perhaps.
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Are you sure it's actually off and not just asleep and not waking up. I've never seen a generally working phone turn itself off. On another device we called it the SOD (Sleep of Death) and required a long press on the power to reboot. It's most likely a rooted app like something Xposed related perhaps.
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How can I tell the difference? Basically I press the power button once quickly to turn the screen on and it doesn't come on. I hold it for maybe 3 seconds and get the booting up stuff. I am guessing if it was sleeping I'd have to hold it much longer?
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How can I tell the difference? Basically I press the power button once quickly to turn the screen on and it doesn't come on. I hold it for maybe 3 seconds and get the booting up stuff. I am guessing if it was sleeping I'd have to hold it much longer?
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Yeah bud, that's a new one on me. Do you have any root apps that could be the cause? Like Xposed.
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Yeah bud, that's a new one on me. Do you have any root apps that could be the cause? Like Xposed.
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Thanks for the help. After reading your previous post, I decided to remove GravityBox KK and Xposed. I was using it because I find it annoying that when I plug in my phone at night, it turns on my screen. Not a big deal...
I also use SuperSU and LuckyPatcher which both use root. The only other thing I can think of is that I semi-recently upgraded my Play Store (v4.8.19 using Lucky Patcher) which I had some troubles with. It kept saying my /system was out of space and for some reason, even with root, it tells me acces denied when changing stuff inside the /system such as boot animation.
so... just an update. It's still doing it even after I uninstalled all the apps that need root. I really wish there was a log or something (like Windows) to tell me why it keeps turning off!
I have noticed it seems to happen much more often if I am texting somebody even though I'm using the default app for messages. It literally was turning off after every message I sent early before the other person was able to reply for about 5 messages in a row.
Hey,
I have a weird glitch on my S7. Sometimes it won't wake up from the lockscreen. The screen just stay black no matter which buttons I press.
I've tried to fresh install Android OS, that didn't help.
I've tried to switch from Android 6.0.1 (DBT) to 7.0 (BTU), that didn't help.
I've also tried to turn off the Always On display, that didn't help either.
I'm running out of ideas.. It happens everyday 1-6 times and it really bugs me..
I don't want to install a custom rom since my KNOX didn't trip.
Do you guys have a solution for this problem?
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Phone doesn't get hot or anything. It behaves normally. I can even put it on my QI Charger and I see the red charging LED.
Maybe a proximity sensor problem ?
Have you enable the feature who keeps your screen off when your phone is in your pocket or bag ? Maybe your proximity sensor does not work properly and causes this problem
Are you using stock lockscreen ?
No the feature is turned off.
I'm using stock lockscreen :/