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[Q] Avast anti-theft & Battery usage questions

Hi, I've seen many posts about not being able to uninstall Avast anti-theft, although I've managed to uninstall it just like any other app. After I've seen these posts I was worried that maybe I've uninstalled it the wrong way and that it still remained on the device. How can I check that?
My other question is - Is it normal that when playing a game the battery reduces by about 10% per half an hour?

The reason many ppl don't know how to uninstall is because they fail to go into the security settings and disabling avast from device administrators list
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Well the app wasn't even in my device administrators list..

[email protected] said:
My other question is - Is it normal that when playing a game the battery reduces by about 10% per half an hour?
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depends on your game. if i play need for speed on highest brightness and kernel pumped to performance i can suck your cellphone dry from 100% to 0% in mere minutes.

molesarecoming said:
depends on your game. if i play need for speed on highest brightness and kernel pumped to performance i can suck your cellphone dry from 100% to 0% in mere minutes.
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Totally agree. 10% per half hour gives 100% to 10% in 4.5 hours off gaming, seems okay to me.

Thanks. What about the first question?

[email protected] said:
Thanks. What about the first question?
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Thought I'd would try to remove it myself. Following removal I changed the sim card to a different carrier and checked for any running services. I had no problems. I've now re-installed. Some issues seem to arise when the phone is factory reset before uninstalling Avast anti theft. I'm guessing that Titanium backup should also be able to remove it if required.

Thank you very much. Hope I won't have any trouble changing my SIM card!

[Q] Is my battery dead?

Hello guys!
I've been having battery issues for a few months now. I can barely use my phone for a whole day, without having to charge it... 6-7 hours after I unplug it in the morning.
My day goes like this:
I wake up and use my phone for roughly 20 minutes
I take the bus which is about 25-30 minutes of use
Then I rarely use it at school
A few hours later I take the bus to the gym and use it there for probably 30 minutes total
Then I use it 25-30 minutes again on the way home
When I then get home, the phone is < 15% battery. I run 100% brightness and I just use it for browsing.
I just updated to Lollipop (running stock all the way) but the issue hasn't been fixed. What can I do? It's irritating to run around with the thought of my phone running out of juice in the middle of the day.
Thanks!

Amazon and an Anker replacement battery .

JJEgan said:
Amazon and an Anker replacement battery .
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So you think it's the battery?

mortenmoulder said:
So you think it's the battery?
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More the fact that you need to start somewhere and the battery is the first to eliminate .

JJEgan said:
More the fact that you need to start somewhere and the battery is the first to eliminate .
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That's a 30 dollar start.

mortenmoulder said:
That's a 30 dollar start.
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Well it's either your battery or you must have a wakelock keeping your phone awake a lot of the time. You can install wakelock detector and try and figure if something is draining your battery but I'm guessing since you have a note 3, it is a year or so old roughly? My guess also is that it's the battery. Do you have any friends with same device? If so swap batteries for a day and see if his battery dies quickly but you still have plenty of battery left. If so it's the battery mate. Another thought, I buy phones off contract now but back when I was tied to a specific carrier I could go into their local retail store and they would give me a new battery. You might try that if your circumstances are the same as mine were.
Good luck!
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mortenmoulder said:
Hello guys!
I've been having battery issues for a few months now...
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Which phone? Have you tried the specific forums for that phone?
How much battery do you lose overnight?
But generally, what are you doing in those times? Do you have Data, Wifi, GPS and BT all on during all that time?
An app like Better Battery Stats can help you work out just what is draining your phone.

Journyman16 said:
Which phone? Have you tried the specific forums for that phone?
How much battery do you lose overnight?
But generally, what are you doing in those times? Do you have Data, Wifi, GPS and BT all on during all that time?
An app like Better Battery Stats can help you work out just what is draining your phone.
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I posted in the Note 3 subforum... Which phone do you think I have?
I charge it every night. Otherwise it dies.
Data on. WiFi on/off (off when I don't have signal), GPS off, and BT off.
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Well it's either your battery or you must have a wakelock keeping your phone awake a lot of the time. You can install wakelock detector and try and figure if something is draining your battery but I'm guessing since you have a note 3, it is a year or so old roughly? My guess also is that it's the battery. Do you have any friends with same device? If so swap batteries for a day and see if his battery dies quickly but you still have plenty of battery left. If so it's the battery mate. Another thought, I buy phones off contract now but back when I was tied to a specific carrier I could go into their local retail store and they would give me a new battery. You might try that if your circumstances are the same as mine were.
Good luck!
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It's from October 2013. I spoke to Samsung and they want me to send it in, because 9/10 cases it's not the battery or software, she said. Bull**** is what I say.
I can't send it in though. So I have to try a new battery.

A dead battery is usually recognisable by these symptoms:
- Sudden drops in battery level (from 70 to 30 in 3 seconds, for example).
- Random reboots with a sudden drop in battery.
- bulges, bloats or a curves battery when you look at it on a table.
- Extreme drain not caused by wakelocks, processes or settings, that still occurs without a SIM and MicroSD.
- Not fixed by a factory reset. (An Update isn't a reset.)
Did you try a factory reset? That's the first step in diagnosing a problem like this.
Did you try it without the (if you use one) MicroSD and SIM?
The MicroSD tends to cause Mediascanner wakelocks from a corrupt file. Easy to fix, but easier to miss.

mortenmoulder said:
I posted in the Note 3 subforum... Which phone do you think I have?
I charge it every night. Otherwise it dies.
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Well... let's see... there's n900, n900t, n900a, n900v, n900p, n9002 and n9005 just for major types - all of them are Note 3's. At least 3 of them have their own sub-forums with their own Q&A section.
You could try charging it in the afternoon, say on the W/E and see how it goes when it is off overnight.
You could try BBS and see what is causing the problem, or Wakelock Detector will also give you info.
Or you could buy a new battery and hopefully NOT find out it does exactly the same thing when you've got it.

Battery drain problems with my Verizon galaxy s7 edge

So I recently bought an s7 edge from Verizon and it has horrible battery life compared to other people with the same phone. I went to Verizon with this issue and all they did was give me another phone in exchange for the previous one but that did not help. Sometimes the battery drops 12 percent on standby overnight. I have found a few apps which have been draining my battery but I unfortunately cannot disable them: gear vr service, help, and knox use over 12 percent of battery each. I wish I could root the phone but no roots are out for the snapdragon version. Help would be greatly appreciated.

Can't you just use disabler pro to disable those apps
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Im really amazed how people just go to lets say phone provider and say that they dont like the phone and they get a new one . In Poland I think this kind of thing just wouldnt work. Especially that at the moment this phone is sold out and i was luck to get mine so fast.

androidman0225 said:
Can't you just use disabler pro to disable those apps
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I'll try that

Factory reset?
Yea try as mentioned above to disable them otherwise boot in to recovery and factory reset the phone, or perhaps to start out you can try to wipe dalvik and cache in recovery

Aflak said:
I'll try that
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This didn't work

Bernard23 said:
Yea try as mentioned above to disable them otherwise boot in to recovery and factory reset the phone, or perhaps to start out you can try to wipe dalvik and cache in recovery
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I have tried factory resetting

Aflak said:
I have tried factory resetting
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Could you post some screenshots of the battery stats and screen on time

Bernard23 said:
Could you post some screenshots of the battery stats and screen on time
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3706531&stc=1&d=1459717147

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3706531&stc=1&d=1459717147
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What's your screen on time?

Bernard23 said:
What's your screen on time?
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26 mins on battery

Bernard23 said:
What's your screen on time?
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26 minutes on battery

Aflak said:
26 mins on battery
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Have you checked if certain apps use location a lot?

Bernard23 said:
Have you checked if certain apps use location a lot?
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I don't think using location is what is causing my battery drain because like I stated before my friend also has the same phone but on a different carrier and even with heavy usage his phone battery life is amazing. But I will see which apps do use location a lot.

Aflak said:
I don't think using location is what is causing my battery drain because like I stated before my friend also has the same phone but on a different carrier and even with heavy usage his phone battery life is amazing. But I will see which apps do use location a lot.
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Sure, also I recommend you check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/temporary-fix-battery-drain-t3343415
If you haven't already

Bernard23 said:
Sure, also I recommend you check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/temporary-fix-battery-drain-t3343415
If you haven't already
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Yah I saw it before

Do you have AOD on at night? That will burn through some battery.
Those three apps are interesting. How did you determine they're using a lot of battery?
When I look at them in the application manager each one says it's used 17% of battery since the phone was fully charged (24 hours ago). But that can't be accurate. Added together, they'd use more than 50% of my battery capacity, but they don't show up as individual apps in my battery stats, and the largest user (Android System) only used 30%.
Can you post some screen captures of the battery usage screen showing the apps using data? You might also try force charging to 100%, then force closing those apps, and see if there's any impact on battery life. If not, then it might be worth trying Package Disabler Pro. But most Edge owners seem to be getting good battery life, so I don't think that should be necessary.

I am getting the same drain (S7 edge verizon). It only drains my battery at my dorm wifi and when I go home it's fine. I don't think it's a Samsung issue since my LG G3 with a 6500mah battery can't even last two days on standby.

meyerweb said:
Do you have AOD on at night? That will burn through some battery.
Those three apps are interesting. How did you determine they're using a lot of battery?
When I look at them in the application manager each one says it's used 17% of battery since the phone was fully charged (24 hours ago). But that can't be accurate. Added together, they'd use more than 50% of my battery capacity, but they don't show up as individual apps in my battery stats, and the largest user (Android System) only used 30%.
Can you post some screen captures of the battery usage screen showing the apps using data? You might also try force charging to 100%, then force closing those apps, and see if there's any impact on battery life. If not, then it might be worth trying Package Disabler Pro. But most Edge owners seem to be getting good battery life, so I don't think that should be necessary.
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Do you mean in app manager? Or should I screenshots what is shows me when I click android system in battery usage panel

holystreetballer said:
I am getting the same drain (S7 edge verizon). It only drains my battery at my dorm wifi and when I go home it's fine. I don't think it's a Samsung issue since my LG G3 with a 6500mah battery can't even last two days on standby.
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I think it's a Verizon issue

Tips for max battery and performance without root

Hi guys,
I'm picking up an H870DS and don't plan on rooting (not like I can atm anyway) so I just wanted to start a thread on what you guys did to max out your battery life and performance without having to use root. Maybe some settings drain batt or maybe you disable certain apps. Let me know! You can also warn about what things cause battery drain and such so other users can avoid them.
Add to this thread and I'll try my best to edit this and compile your answers below.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6/how-to/lg-g6-debloating-guide-t3636471
This is a very, very important tip.

EvilHowl said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6/how-to/lg-g6-debloating-guide-t3636471
This is a very, very important tip.
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Yes, system sucks a lot. Even just removing useless app (like quickmemo+, lg health, facebook pre-installed bloatware) you can gain a little improvement in standby consumption.

aledex said:
Yes, system sucks a lot. Even just removing useless app (like quickmemo+, lg health, facebook pre-installed bloatware) you can gain a little improvement in standby consumption.
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Yep, that is why I am planning to unlock bootloader and install a ROM. Have you done it?

EvilHowl said:
Yep, that is why I am planning to unlock bootloader and install a ROM. Have you done it?
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Not for the moment being, I don't want to lose warrenty nor I have problems with battery life (I usually get 4-4h30m of SoT over 24 hours), the only major battery drainer is the frikking LTE once I'm out of wifi range. I hope that they find a way to make it suck a little less

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Not for the moment being, I don't want to lose warrenty nor I have problems with battery life (I usually get 4-4h30m of SoT over 24 hours), the only major battery drainer is the frikking LTE once I'm out of wifi range. I hope that they find a way to make it suck a little less
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Okay. Mine arrived yesterday, I don't know how is the battery, but I feel the animations a little laggy, do you feel it? That's my main problem.

EvilHowl said:
Okay. Mine arrived yesterday, I don't know how is the battery, but I feel the animations a little laggy, do you feel it? That's my main problem.
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No, I've read some people complain about that, I personally haven't had that problem so far, neither with stock launcher nor nova.
Maybe since it arrived just yesterday, you could try with a factory reset and, if prompted, choose not to install lg apps when asked.

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Yep, that is why I am planning to unlock bootloader and install a ROM. Have you done it?
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Just remember you can delete any app (even system ones) with adb, look fo rthe thread on removing bloatware, it describes the process, was quite easy, I deleted LG Health, switcher, and few others, also Google newsstand, music and movies and definitely have seen a difference, remember to also disable the LDB function (LG 24/7 tracking of phone) with the hidden menu, that also makes a difference to battery life!

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Just remember you can delete any app (even system ones) with adb, look fo rthe thread on removing bloatware, it describes the process, was quite easy, I deleted LG Health, switcher, and few others, also Google newsstand, music and movies and definitely have seen a difference, remember to also disable the LDB function (LG 24/7 tracking of phone) with the hidden menu, that also makes a difference to battery life!
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I know. Actually, the first answer in this thread was mine pointing to that thread.

ok, cool.

S10+(SM-G975U1) battery life went bad

Does anyone know that is wrong with my phone?
the standby battery life off the chart
i can get close to 9h SOT stright no problem,but if i leave it on standby i can't even get 16hours out of it
no warm,hot or something like that
i thought it was the battery but it is still the same after replace the battery
i've try anything i can find on internet
1.Disable AOD
2.Reset network setting
3.airplane mode
4.factory reset
5.screen resolution
6.adaptive brightness,adaptive power saving
7.reflash firmware
8.replace new battery
9.switch it off for 24hours(not even lose 1%)
i'm ran out of idea now
if anybody know what wrong with this phone please help me
sorry for my english ><

You might need to take it somewhere and have a tech look at it or contact Samsung on it or claim warranty with Samsung.

See if it does it in safe mode.
Probably a rogue apk(s)... a software issue.

okay i'm going to give a try on safe mode

it's still there losing a about 15% over 5 hours on idle.

Same on my note 10. Battery live just went bad over nigh, exactly 1 year after I bough the phone. So I guess this is build in to make us upgrade to the next gen phone. I won't even waste my money to replace the battery because I know it won't make any difference. Typical $am$ung

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it's still there losing a about 15% over 5 hours on idle.
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I'm running on Pie with a 10+ so you may have different issues/solutions. One of the big reasons I never upgrade; I have this phone optimized, it's fast, stable, reasonably secure and I like it. Took a lot of time to get to this point.
Lol, I'm still happily running W7x64
Probably a Google apk; Backup Transport*, Google Services Framework and Google Play Services are known offenders.
Try clearing their data.
I package block the first 2 and use Karma Firewall to block GP Services except when I need it for gmail or gmaps.
In Developer options look at running services.
Also in the same look at Standby apps; all buckets should show as active. If not then power management** is active, disable all power management; Android will manage it's self nicely.
Enable only the "Optimized" option for display/cpu and fast charging in Device Care.
Use the factory load version of Device Care if on Pie. Firewall block it though after which use it's system cache cleaner.
Download Galaxy Labs Battery Tracker from the Galaxy store.
Download Karma Firewall from Playstore.
Consider using this: https://www.packagedisabler.com/
*turning off backup Transport in goggle settings doesn't stop it and Framework is a dependency of the former I think. It needs blocked too and will still show as running but at a very reduce amount.
Occasionally even when blocked all 3 need their data cleared to stop excessive battery usage.
**track down the roque apks one by one and deal with them without using power management options.

Burllz said:
Same on my note 10. Battery live just went bad over nigh, exactly 1 year after I bough the phone. So I guess this is build in to make us upgrade to the next gen phone. I won't even waste my money to replace the battery because I know it won't make any difference. Typical $am$ung
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i completely agree with you
there no point replacing the battery like i did
Li-Ion/Li-Poly can't go bad in just 1 night unless it blow up or something
even my previous note 5 battery can take charge day in day out for over 3years without needing a new battery.

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I'm running on Pie with a 10+ so you may have different issues/solutions. One of the big reasons I never upgrade; I have this phone optimized, it's fast, stable, reasonably secure and I like it. Took a lot of time to get to this point.
Lol, I'm still happily running W7x64
Probably a Google apk; Backup Transport*, Google Services Framework and Google Play Services are known offenders.
Try clearing their data.
I package block the first 2 and use Karma Firewall to block GP Services except when I need it for gmail or gmaps.
*turning off backup Transport in goggle settings doesn't stop it and Framework is a dependency of the former I think. It needs blocked too and will still show as running but at a very reduce amount.
Occasionally even when blocked all 3 need their data cleared to stop excessive battery usage.
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i wish i can downgrade it back to pie and stay there like you did,but now i'm stuck with Bit 4 firmware can't even roll it back to OneUi 2.1
now i'm going to give a try to disable those stuff like you said xD

Burllz said:
Same on my note 10. Battery live just went bad over nigh, exactly 1 year after I bough the phone. So I guess this is build in to make us upgrade to the next gen phone. I won't even waste my money to replace the battery because I know it won't make any difference. Typical $am$ung
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Avoid charging to 100%
Avoid draining below 30%
Never charge battery if temp is below 60F and especially if freezing or below.
Ideal charging start charging temp seems to be about 80-90F
Keep battery temp below 100F whenever possible.
Shut it down or cool it if battery reaches 105F when using it.
Li's like small frequent midrange charge cycles*.
I run between 40-65% normally and fast charge it 3 to 4 times a day.
A charge takes about 10-12 minutes.
I'm at over a year and not seeing any detectable deterioration yet.
*this can extend the battery life by hundreds even thousands of full charge cycles.

zackyo said:
i wish i can downgrade it back to pie and stay there like you did,but now i'm stuck with Bit 4 firmware can't even roll it back to OneUi 2.1
now i'm going to give a try to disable those stuff like you said xD
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Live and learn. Play with it and sort it out.
You could always get it flashed back to the original firmware if worse comes to worst... hopefully that won't be necessary.

blackhawk said:
Avoid charging to 100%
Avoid draining below 30%
Never charge battery if temp is below 60F and especially if freezing or below.
Ideal charging start charging temp seems to be about 80-90F
Keep battery temp below 100F whenever possible.
Shut it down or cool it if battery reaches 105F when using it.
Li's like small frequent midrange charge cycles*.
I run between 40-65% normally and fast charge it 3 to 4 times a day.
A charge takes about 10-12 minutes.
I'm at over a year and not seeing any detectable deterioration yet.
*this can extend the battery life by hundreds even thousands of full charge cycles.
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agree,this will reduce the stress on the battery except on Note4,that phone just keep asking for new battery every
6-12months no matter what i do.
for me personally i just use it as day in day out like most people do course i don't mind replacing the battery every 1-2 years as long it works the way it should,i mean not the way my S10+ does right now ><
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Live and learn. Play with it and sort it out.
You could always get it flashed back to the original firmware if worse comes to worst... hopefully that won't be necessary.
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i totally understand what you meant xD and yeah hopefully that won't be necessary.

zackyo said:
agree,this will reduce the stress on the battery except on Note4,that phone just keep asking for new battery every
6-12months no matter what i do.
for me personally i just use it as day in day out like most people do course i don't mind replacing the battery every 1-2 years as long it works the way it should,i mean not the way my S10+ does right now ><
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I haven't been a saint with the 10+'a battery but the insults add up if you do it every day.
Likewise being conservative with the charging and temp parameters should too.
It will be interesting how long this battery lasts as I use the phone a lot.
Accubattery to spite it's faults is a good monitoring tool. It's charge reminder is handy and it's milliamp overlay has been useful.
It also logs charge/discharge milliamps and times which is probably the best battery indicator.

speaking of discharge rate,may i know whats your?
mine was like 100ma-150ma on idle off screen thats pretty high even compare to 3 years old device

zackyo said:
speaking of discharge rate,may i know whats your?
mine was like 100ma-150ma on idle off screen thats pretty high even compare to 3 years old device
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Sounds normal even low for idle SOT...

blackhawk said:
Sounds normal even low for idle SOT...
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okay noted thanks.
look like i'm going to dive deeper into this device then
not giving up on this beauty devices yet

zackyo said:
okay noted thanks.
look like i'm going to dive deeper into this device then
not giving up on this beauty devices yet
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Disable Android updates. Only update after others have given feedback and you have more to gain than loss. Once you update you may well need to start this witch hunt all over.
Androids are fun to play with... go to it

noted,will do
do you recommended me to rollback to 1st 4 bin Nov firmware or just stick with current firmware?

zackyo said:
noted,will do
do you recommended me to rollback to 1st 4 bin Nov firmware or just stick with current firmware?
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Depends what you want. If not sure, play with this one for a while.
I'm still running on Pie on my 10+ so I don't bother looking much at updates.
I'm not pleased with Q though so it's a no brainer to stay with Pie. At this point I have near zero issues, it's fast, stable, it does all I need it to do and runs the apps I use well.

zackyo said:
Does anyone know that is wrong with my phone?
the standby battery life off the chart
i can get close to 9h SOT stright no problem,but if i leave it on standby i can't even get 16hours out of it
no warm,hot or something like that
i thought it was the battery but it is still the same after replace the battery
i've try anything i can find on internet
1.Disable AOD
2.Reset network setting
3.airplane mode
4.factory reset
5.screen resolution
6.adaptive brightness,adaptive power saving
7.reflash firmware
8.replace new battery
9.switch it off for 24hours(not even lose 1%)
i'm ran out of idea now
if anybody know what wrong with this phone please help me
sorry for my english ><
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Dial *#0228# in telephone app , and a advanced-looking app will pop up, click on quick start, neglect any warning messages.