Battery Life Improvements - ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers

Hey guys, so battery life is pretty good on my Axon 7; however, I am always looking for ways to extend it as much as possible. What are some 3rd party apps/modules you guys recommend that save battery life? (For example an app that prevents wakelocks) I've tried Amplify but Im not really sure what is safe to disable. I've also tried the Xposed Module Power Nap but it doesn't seem to function with most apps.

I'm using Amplify(stock tweaks)+Greenify(running in xposed mode+basically greenified all GCM apps and maps apps+using agressive dose)
I would say the agressive dose feature is the best one for saving battery in standby!

Haven't rooted or unlocked yet. Any use for Greenify?
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[Snapdragon batteryguru vs Stamina mode]

Dose anyone use snapdragon batteryguru?
Or stay with default function, namely stamina mode?
Or both together?
I just installed yesterday and it is on the way learning.
So, if some of you have already tried some combination of those, I am appreciate it in giving me feedback.
Also, I will give you feedback after testing.
Best regards,
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I have used batteryguru before didn't notice much improvement and from what the app was saying the apps you don't use often it stops them pushing the notifications etc until you load the app however I was still having notifications coming from all the apps on my phone. Your milage may vary though depending on what you use your phone for.
I was using JuiceDefender until I've been told that it doesn't do me any good. I thought it was a pretty nifty app for its functionality to enable and disable Wi-Fi and mobile data when I need it or not...
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I have been used for 1 month. I guess batteryguru did not help me much. So, I just uninstall it.
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I also had tried it on my HTC Butterfly (Global version of Droid DNA) and my LG G2, noticed no improvement in battery life.
Also, I just recognize that battery recharge time longer when I used it.
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I think is better to use both
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GigaSPX said:
I was using JuiceDefender until I've been told that it doesn't do me any good. I thought it was a pretty nifty app for its functionality to enable and disable Wi-Fi and mobile data when I need it or not...
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Why would you think, that JuiceDefender does not do any good?
I use it and actually have very good results with it...
bill340 said:
Why would you think, that JuiceDefender does not do any good?
I use it and actually have very good results with it...
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Well, peers have told me:
1. Battery saving apps are pointless with how advance Android is nowadays. Also especially since Sony has already included enough battery saving software in their devices.
2. The battery saving app keeps running, so that itself drains the battery.
What do you think?
GigaSPX said:
Well, peers have told me:
1. Battery saving apps are pointless with how advance Android is nowadays. Also especially since Sony has already included enough battery saving software in their devices.
2. The battery saving app keeps running, so that itself drains the battery.
What do you think?
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1 is correct
2 is partially correct, depends on which power saving app, I didn't notice any real drain from Battery Guru, though it didn't help increase it either.
I've never used Battery Guru before, but I think I'd rather purchase Tasker to do the job of location based Wi-Fi for my phone.
Would it drain battery or such if I have that act like juice defender/battery guru instead?
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Ive used battery guru for a while, but looks like it doesnt do much. So i uninstall it already.
With the latest version of Stamina I can't really see what BatteryGuru can do to further improve things.
The Z3 effectively turns just about everything off in standby if you ask it to, firing up when you start using the phone. Battery Guru attempts to learn your usage, so it will still allow data at certain times and restrict completely at others.
I'm very happy with Stamina and uninstalled Battery Guru some time ago. I still have it on some other devices tough, especially anything that doesn't have any native power saving functions.
I do wonder how Sony is going to combine Stamina with the Lollipop battery saver, which is a simple on or off - along with the horrid orange bars. That's very much all or nothing with far less intelligence, so maybe Sony will not use that at all.

Amplify, greenify, better battery stats: how to?

How do I use these apps to increase battery life without negatively affecting performance? Particularly amplify and batterystats since I'm not sure how to read the numbers given to me by those apps
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Most battery apps are pretty useless with cheap tricks like turning on and off WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS etc. I think we all know apps like Facebook, twitter and free to play apps are a battery drain, just go to settings and disable or delete the apps. When I used to be rooted on my oneplus I used to underclock or disable background apps and all this junk. My best solution to save battery was to turn my phone from 4g to 2g when I wasnt using any type of data other than calls and text messages.
gmap516 said:
How do I use these apps to increase battery life without negatively affecting performance? Particularly amplify and batterystats since I'm not sure how to read the numbers given to me by those apps
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There is no short answer to this question. You need to read the forums and understand what wakelock and hibernation mean. You can really foobar your phone's behavior by greenify-ing the wrong things or preventing the wrong wakelock.
I have used these apps as well and in my experience they did nothing to gain additional battery. For me uninstalling unused apps and keeping brightness at 40% worked the best.....and stopped watching the battery and just using my device was the best solution.
I know many will disagree with this, this is just my experience.
By the way I average 3 to 4 hours SOT daily.
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Advice about rooting

Will root benefit my battery life?
Some people say is not worth rooting anymore
You can do some debloating without rooting. There is the package disabler pro for samsung devices. You can also use tools like greenify, which should help somewhat with hibernating apps and aggressive doze. Both options should be able to improve battery life considerably without root.
You do need root if you intend to go after wakelocks, which you can do with apps like amplify. This isnt mandatory as long as long as wakelocks dont keep your phone awake for too long though. Getting a different kernel could also improve things there but I can't say the difference would be dramatic.
All in all, I am inclined to say its probably not necessary to root your phone just for extended battery life. Having amplify is a relevant part of optimization but as long as you can kill the related app, you might not need it.

Android 7.0 users, Greenify or Naptime helpful ?

Just curious, everyone running Android 7.0. Do you use battery helping apps like Greenify or Naptime ? Do those truly help extend battery life like they say, by a substantial margin ?
Thx.
I removed Greenify Donation running Xposed mode a few months back running PureNexus MM, and have noticed a minimal change in battery life.
I'm talking less than 5% difference.
The benefits of it now that Doze is a thing, isn't as great as it was back when Doze wasn't on our devices. Since Doze got a boost in N, I'd say it's not worth it anymore.
Smarten up with your apps like using Swipe or Metal for Facebook, etc. and you'll notice a world of difference.

Greenify Make Any Difference? (Nougat)

Been trying out Greenify and it honestly does not make anything magically better in terms of battery life. Is it just not optimized for Nougat?
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Been trying out Greenify and it honestly does not make anything magically better in terms of battery life. Is it just not optimized for Nougat?
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I liked Greenify pre-Marshmallow but I don't think it works well with Doze. If you are rooted you might want to try Naptime. I didn't like the app but it definitely extends battery life. It puts your phone in Doze as soon as the screen goes off. If there are any apps you want to work with the screen off (a music app, for example) you need to exempt it from power saving or it will stop working immediately after the screen goes off.
You'd be better off using custom kernel (ElementalX or Flash) and one of the battery friendly governor profiles. Using black/ dark wallpaper and theme also helps.
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You'd be better off using custom kernel (ElementalX or Flash) and one of the battery friendly governor profiles. Using black/ dark wallpaper and theme also helps.
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Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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Can't you just turn off notifications for whatever apps are triggering your alarms?
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Can't you just turn off notifications for whatever apps are triggering your alarms?
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Doesn't really say what apps are causing it but I guess I can turn off notification for all my apps since I check on my own time. In BB doesn't really say. This is a bad screenshot cuz I've been in my phone plauingt with it for a while now after a qucik little charge.
d08speed3 said:
Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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I had the alarms cuz my gps was turned on all the time. So I installed franco kernel and his franco app which lets me set profiles for every app. Since I only need location in maps, phone, and google I have location turned off all the time and it automatically turns on in those apps. Saved a lot of battery this way
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I had the alarms cuz my gps was turned on all the time. So I installed franco kernel and his franco app which lets me set profiles for every app. Since I only need location in maps, phone, and google I have location turned off all the time and it automatically turns on in those apps. Saved a lot of battery this way
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If GPS is the culprit and you don't want to use Franco's Kernel couldn't you just change location setting to battery saving and then just turn on the GPS (change location setting to high accuracy) when you are actually using the GPS?
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d08speed3 said:
Doesn't really say what apps are causing it but I guess I can turn off notification for all my apps since I check on my own time. In BB doesn't really say. This is a bad screenshot cuz I've been in my phone plauingt with it for a while now after a qucik little charge.
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It doesn't sound like apps are causing the alarms. I'm surprised you're having all this going on with Naptime installed. What kind of battery life are you getting?
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d08speed3 said:
Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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I hate Franco's Kernel but it's known for extending battery life. Franco also made Naptime. He seems to be obsessed with extending battery life at the expense of the functionality of your phone. But if battery life is an important consideration you might want to give his kernel a try.
Here are my stats...
DU Latest + Element X
Butterfly Gov
Naptime
All App Location Access Denied
Do I have a bad battery???
I removed Greenify a week ago from my 6P running 7.1.1 and discovered battery to be the same or slightly better. I've since flashed Franco.kernel and the battery life is back to my expectations. But yeah, Greenify is useless on Nougat.
d08speed3 said:
Yea I use X and Drunksauce Lite + DU. Just wish battery lasted longer. I have always been using Naptime as well. Wish there were more apps that could block alarms as this seems to be the biggest killer for me. The alarm "alarm_wakeup_locator" is my mail culprit but I have no control over it lol.
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RR has alarm and wakelock controls built into the OS. Until Nougat gets Xposed, its a good alternative.
On official RR 5.8.3 latest build (with the culprit alarms and wakelocks blocked) + Franco Kernel (disable all network wakelocks in FKUpdater app) + Naptime (aggressive doze, disable motion detection), I get 6 hr SOT on average.

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