Database Users

Battery Life BUG in ICS based ROMS

I've done a little research and there is a bug in the 4.0.3 AOSP release. You can see a link to this issue here: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22878#makechanges
Attached is a screenshot of the problem ocuring in ICS Passion 13.1
I am curious is anyone NOT having this issue?

Yeah, mine started couple of days ago with the same problem. Android System shows 75% battery usage.
I wonder if there is a fix for this bug. I read whatever is on the link but there is all king of possible solutions.

I'm on MIUI and this is happening quite a bit too

Yeah, My battery will be 80% I reboot and it 10% or it's10% and I reboot then it's 80%...lol

I think, 84% is the culprit. Read my post here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23766036&postcount=2223
bobshute said:
Yeah, My battery will be 80% I reboot and it 10% or it's10% and I reboot then it's 80%...lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

I used to have that issue on CM7 many moons ago. Did a bunch of searches and someone mentioned a process call GOOGLEBACKUPTRANSPORT.APK somewhere on XDA, that constantly runs even after you do not choose to backup to google (at least thats what I think its for).
I used root explorer to go into /system/apps and delete the GOOGLEBACKUPTRANSPORT.APK. I have never had any negative effect from doing it. It fixed the Android OS sucking up battery problem. Now I make it a point to delete it after flashing a rom regardless of whether batter drain is there or not. Never had that issue since.
Try it and see what happens. You can always just move it or rename it so you can put it back if it does not solve your problem.

illego said:
I used to have that issue on CM7 many moons ago. Did a bunch of searches and someone mentioned a process call GOOGLEBACKUPTRANSPORT.APK somewhere on XDA, that constantly runs even after you do not choose to backup to google (at least thats what I think its for).
I used root explorer to go into /system/apps and delete the GOOGLEBACKUPTRANSPORT.APK. I have never had any negative effect from doing it. It fixed the Android OS sucking up battery problem. Now I make it a point to delete it after flashing a rom regardless of whether batter drain is there or not. Never had that issue since.
Try it and see what happens. You can always just move it or rename it so you can put it back if it does not solve your problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm trying this now, I'll report back. Thanks

I'm joining this club.
Mine S2 is having the same problem since yesterday....
System uses 39% and keeps my phone awake for 6 hours now.
Would like to add a screenshot but I can't
Info:
Model: GT-I9100
Version: 4.0.3
Baseband: I9100XXLPQ
Kernel: [email protected] #3
Build: Lite'ning ROM v2.1

thaizz said:
I'm joining this club.
Mine S2 is having the same problem since yesterday....
System uses 39% and keeps my phone awake for 6 hours now.
Would like to add a screenshot but I can't
Info:
Model: GT-I9100
Version: 4.0.3
Baseband: I9100XXLPQ
Kernel: [email protected] #3
Build: Lite'ning ROM v2.1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Post to the Google Code bug

Just wondering if there have been any discoveries or new info on this problem.
I was experiencing this bug for a long time and I thought it was a bad battery. After replacing my battery it was still happening.

Battery life is the sole reason I went from ICS Passion (4.0.3) to Slim ICS (4.0.4).
I think battery life is better now, but I've also been incrementally restoring all my apps, ensuring battery drain isn't unreasonably affected with each restore.

I have this same issue! My battery lasted up to a day yesterday and today I had to charge my phone twice. Lasted only 4 hours. Pretty ridiculous I would say! I did try removing googletransport.apk and it reduced my android os to 25% or so from 60% that's about it.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium

Try using any of the ROMs on Android 4.0.4
EXROM
SLIM ICS
ZenWick
I too was on ICS Passion. I noticed a huge battery improvement when moving to the ROMs listed above (4.0.4 based)

xdaboualem said:
Try using any of the ROMs on Android 4.0.4
EXROM
SLIM ICS
ZenWick
I too was on ICS Passion. I noticed a huge battery improvement when moving to the ROMs listed above (4.0.4 based)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was hoping for a work around sigh .
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium

illego said:
I used to have that issue on CM7 many moons ago. Did a bunch of searches and someone mentioned a process call GOOGLEBACKUPTRANSPORT.APK somewhere on XDA, that constantly runs even after you do not choose to backup to google (at least thats what I think its for).
I used root explorer to go into /system/apps and delete the GOOGLEBACKUPTRANSPORT.APK. I have never had any negative effect from doing it. It fixed the Android OS sucking up battery problem. Now I make it a point to delete it after flashing a rom regardless of whether batter drain is there or not. Never had that issue since.
Try it and see what happens. You can always just move it or rename it so you can put it back if it does not solve your problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow, this worked beautifully, thanks a mil illego.
Installed ICS Passion v13.1 a few days ago and had severe battery drainage, from 100% to 0% in 8 hours after calibration.
Looking at the battery stats I realized that the phone was always in AWAKE mode, with ANDROID SYSTEM sapping like 80%.
After renaming GOOGLEBACKUPTRANSPORT.APK the phone finally went into much needed sleep mode.
In hindsight, I enabled Google "Backup this Phone" during first ICS setup, and this must've tried to connect to the internet the whole time or had a process keeping the phone awake.
Brilliant fix, you made my day, thx.

I was using ICSSGS's 4.0.3 and noticing that my battery was draining pretty quick with little or no use.
I decided to try the Dark Knight 4.0.4 rom and my battery life has pretty much doubled.
No lock screen issues now either!

SlimICS!
I have been using SlimICS and have never had any batt drain issues. Googlebackup.apk is removed by default from this ROM.

I never get good battery life on a ics rom, tried on 3 different phones with 6 different roms. It looks nice but isn't battery friendly from my experience.

[bman123] said:
I never get good battery life on a ics rom, tried on 3 different phones with 6 different roms. It looks nice but isn't battery friendly from my experience.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You must have one or more apps draining your battery.
User betterbatteryStats or "BadAss battery monitor" to check where battery is being used and whether any app is keeping the phone awake.

I agree
I have to agree. When I use a Froyo Rom my phone loses .5% per hour in idle. At times it loses a max of 1% per hour. However, with ICS ROMs I lose around 1.7% per hour. I have tried just about all ICS Roms, and all Kernels. While some are better than others, 1.7% per hour is pretty standard with any ICS. Trust me, I have no deep sleep issues, and no abnormal wakelocks. I've read all the post of saving battery life, and done them all. Roughly 1.7% per hour is what I get with any ICS Rom.
Personally, I like the look and feel of ICS so I just take the good with the bad. Can anyone shed some light on this. Why does ICS drain battery so quickly in idle vs older android versions. Or, is it just the Vibrant? Im stumped.

DP2 battery Drain

Google fixed the battery issue ?? ........On my nexus Android System is still more draining batery then displey.......

ArzeniT said:
Google fixed the battery issue ?? ........On my nexus Android System is still more draining batery then displey.......
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here, I've been digging through articles most of them are the same. But there's a comment said disabling Automatic System Update fixes the issue.

And where i can disable this automatic update ?

ArzeniT said:
And where i can disable this automatic update ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can find this in the developer settings. (You get there by clicking on the build number 8 times and it then shows up in your settings menu at the bottom.) Its weird that these Google devices keep getting this battery drain issue. Its so frustrating, you would think they would have this solved by now with the system going rogue thing.

Thanks man i will go test it ....

Hmm ....little bit better but still draining a lot ....... then 6.0

Stock DP2. I'm having solid battery life.
You guys should try doing a clean install from the factory image.

Mine was fixed by the battery replacement and been having 4+ hours SOT so far. Check this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/how-solved-battery-draining-problem-2-t3506071

FanDroid09 said:
Stock DP2. I'm having solid battery life.
You guys should try doing a clean install from the factory image.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Android System and OS are still at the top of battery usage. Which shouldn't really happen

Technicolors said:
Android System and OS are still at the top of battery usage. Which shouldn't really happen
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They are not at the top, Screen is at the top and system is below it which is what I would see on MM as well.
People are way to concerned about where Android System is on the usage list.... Does it really matter if you're getting solid battery life that's just as good as MM?
Also, if you're not aware, System and OS are probably going to show higher usage when compared to MM no matter what.
I'm pretty sure battery stats are calculated a bit different in N... If you go check out the battery life threads in the Pixel forums you'll see plenty of screenshots that show similar System usage.

Sadly I am not getting as good battery life as I did on MM... I've tried everything I could to improve battery life on N. My only option now is to move back to MM, which I am very tempted to do but rather not because everyone's moving to N, or replace the battery itself. The latter is probably the next thing I'll have to do. Right now I have to baby my 6P around just to get decent battery life out of it, and that honestly irritates me.

Bad Battery on Aprils update

Hello,
is it just me or the battery on April's update drains a lot quicker than any previous updates?
I am currently using PureNexus 23/4 clean flash no mods and the battery is draining like crazy when playing some games or using it in general.
I know it depends on how are you using the phone, but this month is draining a bit faster than normally does.
I've used various ROMs with the April's update and are all the same.

I'm getting good battery life on latest DU.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

i have the same feeling too..im on stock rom..i was getting between 4.5 to 5 hr sot most of the time, after aprils update getting only 4 hr.

primo14z said:
Hello,
is it just me or the battery on April's update drains a lot quicker than any previous updates?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not on stock with EX Kernel. Check your battery capacity.

Not familiar with the Pure Nexus kernel. You might want to install a kernel auditor program like Ex Kernel Manager and check what your current kernel settings are. They could be set at a more performance oriented profile that eats battery faster. Since Pure Nexus is an Aosp Rom with its own kernel your experience on Pure Nexus wouldn't be applicable to people on other Roms. The best place to post your question would really be the Pure Nexus support thread.

LOL this question pops up after every update

jhs39 said:
Not familiar with the Pure Nexus kernel. You might want to install a kernel auditor program like Ex Kernel Manager and check what your current kernel settings are. They could be set at a more performance oriented profile that eats battery faster. Since Pure Nexus is an Aosp Rom with its own kernel your experience on Pure Nexus wouldn't be applicable to people on other Roms. The best place to post your question would really be the Pure Nexus support thread.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey,
Pure Nexus kernel = stock
Cheers...

adsubzero said:
LOL this question pops up after every update
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Every single time people say their battery life decreases. Without fail. Im surprised by now their phone can even still hold charge since they say it drops with every update

I have a problem after that update. My 6p is stock and come after the beta 7.1.2, I full reset to factory and the drain is still here. Before if I left the phone overnight it drain 2-3% in 5h. Now it drain 13/15% ore more... And the battery interface doesn't report a specific app or internal process.

Andariel636 said:
I have a problem after that update. My 6p is stock and come after the beta 7.1.2, I full reset to factory and the drain is still here. Before if I left the phone overnight it drain 2-3% in 5h. Now it drain 13/15% ore more... And the battery interface doesn't report a specific app or internal process.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Check your battery capacity with Accubattery just to be sure it's not battery degradation, and install BBS or GSam to identify a wakelock, process or app sapping the battery.

Ok, thanks. I've installed Accu and gsam. I will see.

Idle Battery Drain

Hi All,
From Past 2 weeks... am Facing Phone Idle Battery Drain...
I have tried everything.... - Factory Resetting, etc....
The problem even persist in Safe Mode also...
Is it a Hardware issue ? or A Clean system Reflash might help ?
PS: My phone is not rooted.

For me after I'm uninstalling the snaptube, all it's turns normal... Maybe you use some app has draining your battery ?(software)
Sent from my LG-H870DS using Tapatalk

Deci M said:
For me after I'm uninstalling the snaptube, all it's turns normal... Maybe you use some app has draining your battery ?(software)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I also thought the same...But I didn't install any new apps other than Pixel Launcher.... And Now...I Uninstalled it.... Still facing the same problem.

I guess it is just the horrible LG software. I also experienced extreme battery drain in standby and could not figure out why.
I decided to flash the Resurrection Remix ROM onto my LG and look at that... Amazing battery life with the same usage and same apps installed.
My battery now drops 2% over night. With stock it was 9-10%.
I know it might not be the answer you are looking for. All I am saying is: maybe the Oreo update will help for Stock solutions.
There are reports out there that show amazing battery life with stock but they often disable a lot of services which in my eyes is not the purpose of a phone. Other than that... Try your luck with Greenify or something like that (could be hard to reach real results here without root though).

Schlengge said:
I guess it is just the horrible LG software. I also experienced extreme battery drain in standby and could not figure out why.
I decided to flash the Resurrection Remix ROM onto my LG and look at that... Amazing battery life with the same usage and same apps installed.
My battery now drops 2% over night. With stock it was 9-10%.
I know it might not be the answer you are looking for. All I am saying is: maybe the Oreo update will help for Stock solutions.
There are reports out there that show amazing battery life with stock but they often disable a lot of services which in my eyes is not the purpose of a phone. Other than that... Try your luck with Greenify or something like that (could be hard to reach real results here without root though).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm.... But I hav paid 760$ to buy this phone.... Why Should I settle for less ? If its a budget phone...then Ok...but this is a Flagship Device.... I am going to take this to Service Center. These Battey Problems are irritating me.

As far as I remember, that idle battery drain is known issue in Android 7.0 and our precious G6's have 7.0 and probably will never get 7.1 which has this problem fixed, LG rarely releases incremental updates, mostly only releases new devices with newer software (V30 has 7.1, Q6 also has 7.1 and their battery life is great).
7.0 bug causes "Phone Idle" thingy popping up in battery stats almost always on top, sucking up to 1000+mAh of battery in my case so I have to charge the phone almost every single day which is a little bit frustrating considering phone's battery and that it lies unused for around 8 hours every day as I have to leave my phone in locker room when I'm at work. This is the only thing that I hate in this phone.
We have to wait for Oreo... which also makes me a little bit nervous because 8.0 also has many bugs... Yes, 8.1 is right behind the corner but that strange LG update policy will probably halt our phones on 8.0...

wilsondrake said:
Being able to have numerous apps for different purposes downloaded on your phone is what makes our smartphones so good. However, there may be a few that are resulting in rapid Android OS battery drain., without you even knowing about it.
Try These
Stay in Power Saving Mode
Reduce Display light
Try using the App Greenify, helps you identify which apps are causing battery drain, and put these into hibernation when you are not using them, to stop them from lagging your device and leeching the battery
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Tried all.... Sadly...no improvement

wilsondrake said:
mmmm well try to change your phone then because these battery issues are really a pain in the a**
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not so soon

romcio47 said:
As far as I remember, that idle battery drain is known issue in Android 7.0 and our precious G6's have 7.0 and probably will never get 7.1 which has this problem fixed, LG rarely releases incremental updates, mostly only releases new devices with newer software (V30 has 7.1, Q6 also has 7.1 and their battery life is great).
7.0 bug causes "Phone Idle" thingy popping up in battery stats almost always on top, sucking up to 1000+mAh of battery in my case so I have to charge the phone almost every single day which is a little bit frustrating considering phone's battery and that it lies unused for around 8 hours every day as I have to leave my phone in locker room when I'm at work. This is the only thing that I hate in this phone.
We have to wait for Oreo... which also makes me a little bit nervous because 8.0 also has many bugs... Yes, 8.1 is right behind the corner but that strange LG update policy will probably halt our phones on 8.0...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually....Just got a October Security Update... Le me try this update...

romcio47 said:
As far as I remember, that idle battery drain is known issue in Android 7.0 and our precious G6's have 7.0 and probably will never get 7.1 which has this problem fixed, LG rarely releases incremental updates, mostly only releases new devices with newer software (V30 has 7.1, Q6 also has 7.1 and their battery life is great).
7.0 bug causes "Phone Idle" thingy popping up in battery stats almost always on top, sucking up to 1000+mAh of battery in my case so I have to charge the phone almost every single day which is a little bit frustrating considering phone's battery and that it lies unused for around 8 hours every day as I have to leave my phone in locker room when I'm at work. This is the only thing that I hate in this phone.
We have to wait for Oreo... which also makes me a little bit nervous because 8.0 also has many bugs... Yes, 8.1 is right behind the corner but that strange LG update policy will probably halt our phones on 8.0...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually...Just got October Security Update... Will try this and report...

Sorry to burst your bubble early, but October Security Update won't change a thing. I've had it for a while and phone idle is still on top of my list for battery draining.
*fingers crossed for Oreo to fix this "bug"*

pony182 said:
Sorry to burst your bubble early, but October Security Update won't change a thing. I've had it for a while and phone idle is still on top of my list for battery draining.
*fingers crossed for Oreo to fix this "bug"*
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
same here.... Oreo is the only way ???

same issues, the top battery draining is idle.. soo damn frustrated. and there no chance tochange to a rom without unlocked bootlocker right ? Because im not able to unlock it .

Croize said:
same issues, the top battery draining is idle.. soo damn frustrated. and there no chance tochange to a rom without unlocked bootlocker right ? Because im not able to unlock it .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think we can Unlock BL...but I don't want to unlock untill Oreo update....

still high idle... but lessa then a day or two ago, maybe correct itself, i dont wanna root because of this. My days with those kinds of tweaking is over

i think its gettiing better for me, altough standby is insane still, over 25 hrs

Croize said:
still high idle... but lessa then a day or two ago, maybe correct itself, i dont wanna root because of this. My days with those kinds of tweaking is over
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow...you are getting 4hrs SOT in 36% of battery.... I get 4hrs at 2 or 3% of battery only... Yours seems better.... I will post my results today

My Stats....
I just feel... Phone Idle is draining too much battery?

[email protected] said:
My Stats....
I just feel... Phone Idle is draining too much battery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
damn :/

Wow, very bad score....
My phone keep to 72h in idle, juts normal use, few calls i day, bit 3g+, nothing bizare. I'm very happy with it

Battery draining issue

Hello XDA.
I really love the work everyone is doing here on XDA.
I just need some help from you guys.
I'm facing battery drain while screen is off in every single ROM (PE, Havoc OS, MIUI).
i think my battery life is good while i'm using my phone but whenever i put it down, it starts eating batter like hell (almost 10% in 1 hour).
Please anybody help me, i'm really frustrated by this issue.

Try dot os

Kuchayhilal said:
Hello XDA.
I really love the work everyone is doing here on XDA.
I just need some help from you guys.
I'm facing battery drain while screen is off in every single ROM (PE, Havoc OS, MIUI).
i think my battery life is good while i'm using my phone but whenever i put it own, it starts eating batter like hell (almost 10% in 1 hour).
Please anybody help me, i'm really frustrated by this issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am facing the same issue. Using AEX rom latest version atm. Really like the rom but the battery drain is high when the phone is ideal.. Drops from 40-0 overnight without any use. Even after everything including wifi and data is off

Debraj903 said:
I am facing the same issue. Using AEX rom latest version atm. Really like the rom but the battery drain is high when the phone is ideal.. Drops from 40-0 overnight without any use. Even after everything including wifi and data is off
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Soo any solution ?

Kuchayhilal said:
Soo any solution ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I will roll back to nougat for the meanwhile. It is a deep sleep issue with every oreo rom at the moment. Hoping to see a fix soon.

Debraj903 said:
I will roll back to nougat for the meanwhile. It is a deep sleep issue with every oreo rom at the moment. Hoping to see a fix soon.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Best nougat ROM ?

Debraj903 said:
I... It is a deep sleep issue with every oreo rom at the moment...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Cannot agree with above. My AEX (by Woivod) in deep sleep most of the time if unused, 1% battery over night in airplane mode . Check your device 's battery or installed apps.

arteks said:
Cannot agree with above. My AEX (by Woivod) in deep sleep most of the time if unused, 1% battery over night in airplane mode . Check your device 's battery or installed apps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I will surely give the battery a checkup Though I highly doubt it since the problem started after I updated to treble rom a week back.
---------- Post added at 04:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:28 PM ----------
Kuchayhilal said:
Best nougat ROM ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I will roll back to RR .

Flash Magisk then install Greenify Module from Magisk and install Naptime. I'm sure this would help. If it doesn't I got some settings in kernel Adiutor from Game of Roms YouTube Channel.

OMkaRRasaL said:
Flash Magisk then install Greenify Module from Magisk and install Naptime. I'm sure this would help. If it doesn't I got some settings in kernel Adiutor from Game of Roms YouTube Channel.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Already tried Greenify & Naptime buddy.
Again installed Naptime.
I'm on Havoc OS with stock kernel.
Suggest best kernel settings.

Kuchayhilal said:
Already tried Greenify & Naptime buddy.
Again installed Naptime.
I'm on Havoc OS with stock kernel.
Suggest best kernel settings.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I sure hope you have solved your issue .If not, then these were the steps that solved it for me.
After trying all types of calibration apps, I went ahead and Flashed the Latest Miui9 Global Build for Redmi 3s and suddenly my issue was solved. It was most probably a miscalibration from all the flashing which was causing the intense drain.
Attached Some screenshots of my present battery usage

Debraj903 said:
I sure hope you have solved your issue .If not, then these were the steps that solved it for me.
After trying all types of calibration apps, I went ahead and Flashed the Latest Miui9 Global Build for Redmi 3s and suddenly my issue was solved. It was most probably a miscalibration from all the flashing which was causing the intense drain.
Attached Some screenshots of my present battery usage
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I flashed MIUI 10 & battery backup has improved ?

Kuchayhilal said:
I flashed MIUI 10 & battery backup has improved ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Happy to hear that

Debraj903 said:
Happy to hear that
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes buddy,
Not improved drastically but still better.
I feel my battery is expired.

Kuchayhilal said:
Yes buddy,
Not improved drastically but still better.
I feel my battery is expired.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I Strongly suggest to get it checked then. My Note4 battery had swelled up and it ended up breaking my screen from the inside.
(Back panel had 0 budge as it is a metal panel)
So a Rs1000 repair turned a lot expensive.

Guys try msm xtended rom with chimera kernel and do some changes in setting definitely there is no idle drain over the ni8
:angel: I fall in love with this rom:laugh:

Kuchayhilal said:
Already tried Greenify & Naptime buddy.
Again installed Naptime.
I'm on Havoc OS with stock kernel.
Suggest best kernel settings.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have set the CPU governor on stock kernel of Havoc OS to conservative and my idle battery drain is 1 or 2% overnight.

Kuchayhilal said:
Hello XDA.
I really love the work everyone is doing here on XDA.
I just need some help from you guys.
I'm facing battery drain while screen is off in every single ROM (PE, Havoc OS, MIUI).
i think my battery life is good while i'm using my phone but whenever i put it own, it starts eating batter like hell (almost 10% in 1 hour).
Please anybody help me, i'm really frustrated by this issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried many different ROM's, but only Resurrection Remix and crDroid Android give good battery life on their's stock kernels without greenify and etc. !

Try havoc os pie version, it gives me around 7-9 hours of SOT. AND that too without any app like greenify.