Could you recommend a good app for monitoring my battery and how applications use it? I feel like the tool in the settings is lying to me and not showing all the apps.
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Could you recommend a good app for monitoring my battery and how applications use it? I feel like the tool in the settings is lying to me and not showing all the apps.
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Betterbatterystats or accubattery
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Betterbatterystats
you won't regret
betterbatterystats requires root
Accubattery, gives an estimate of your battery size or mah
I'm using AccuBattery as well. Although I think it can only monitor foreground app usage.
It shows a variety of charging and discharging stats including voltages, %/hr changes, and tracks battery health over time.
gsam is the standard for proper monitoring of app use afaik but there seems to be bugs at the moment where even giving it the permissions with adb, it keeps forgetting that it has permissions and stops showing the complete breakdown of apps.
accubattery seems good but will only show foreground app usage, which doesnt help much since its the background app use that people need to monitor to stop battery drain. it does have some interesting stats like estimated mah of your battery and various forecasts of battery life based on % drain per hour and monitors your charging so you know how many charge cycles you have used.
wakelock detector IMO is good, since it monitors apps that keep your phone up even when it's not used, but it needs root and I don't know if ADB would have some workaround for that, which brings me to another question: is there any ADB manual/info that would list capabilities and functions it supports on Galaxy S8 in particular? Snapdragon S8 doesn't have a root, but maybe we don't need one, if ADB could give us similar functionality? I already came across one program that requires root, but has workaround for ADB as well, in case root is not available, but it would be nice to have one place to go to get info.
Shygeek said:
Could you recommend a good app for monitoring my battery and how applications use it? I feel like the tool in the settings is lying to me and not showing all the apps.
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Why you feel the monitoring apps is lying? Is it when u total up the battery usage, you wont get 100% of battery charge? I also having the same problem....
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I'm running into a strange issue where my tablet will be running fine then all the sudden battery life will start to suck and when looking at my batter usage it shows "Android OS" will show something like 70% of usage where normally display and wifi are well above that on the list.
I don't know what Android OS is so I'm looking for an app to give me a good granular view of what is running and how much of the CPU it is using. A battery usage app that gives a more complete list of battery usage by app would also be helpful. Spare parts has this functionality but it force closes when I try to use it.
Anyone else having this drain or have a good app for tracking app/battery usage?
I've used BetterBatteryStats from the Market ( https://market.android.com/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats ) Though not free it helped me find the app that was eating my battery. My phone would drop to 30-40% in a day with little or no use. Now with the same use it at 70-80% so I can go 2 days easy unless I use the phone alot.
According to the reviews for this app is is apparently available free for XDA members. Any idea where to find this (or another app that the review might be referring to)?
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"Don't bother yourself. An upgraded free app is at xda site. Developer answers vaguely. Also it has bugs."
I use SystemPanel. With the long battery life of these tablets (and the fact that the screen chews through the battery faster than anything else for me) I keep it monitoring at all times and every now and then check up on what's taking the battery.
I can't remember if I purchased this or not, I don't believe I did but could be wrong. I am pretty sure there's a free version of it.
Battery monitor widget all the way
Hey, My battery doesnt like being used, It kills itself, During normal use, say, just having the chat app Line, open for 20 minutes chatting away, on auto brightness, the battery often goes from 100% down to 85%.
I dont think this is normal, but correct me if i am wrong..
And I see stories of people saying 'my battery drains fast overnight!'
Well im sure that if i left mine without plugging it in overnight it would drain flat LONG before morning....
Im wondering if this could be related to RAM usage at all, Because even though im on an AOSP based rom, My ram usage is always arounf 1-1.6GB
Or if not that, What kind of things could be causing my issue ?
I tried the battery section of settings, and it usually says screen uses all the power, But sometimes, on low brightness, with 1-2 apps running (im the kind of person that closes what he doesnt need)
the battery monitor widget reports a drain of well in excess of 1300mah D:
Battery life is very important to me as i only really have a single chance per day to charge ;___;
Any advice on what I could do is appreciated c:
Im fine with disabling cores/underclocking or any other [major and efficient] battery saving tricks.
Phone info in my sig.
tl;dr: help me save battery. does ram use much power?
afaik, RAM usage isn't battery related. As usual, unused RAM = wasted RAM.
Perhaps you have insane wakelocks or apps that run in the background that automatically updates itself hourly/something. (E.g., Facebook updates itself hourly by default)
If you happen to be rooted, you should try out the apps Greenify and DS Battery Saver
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Using Auto Brightness will cause using more battery, use BetterBatteryStats to check what's using your battery or maybe wakelocks
saywhatt said:
afaik, RAM usage isn't battery related. As usual, unused RAM = wasted RAM.
Perhaps you have insane wakelocks or apps that run in the background that automatically updates itself hourly/something. (E.g., Facebook updates itself hourly by default)
If you happen to be rooted, you should try out the apps Greenify and DS Battery Saver
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Crauze said:
Using Auto Brightness will cause using more battery, use BetterBatteryStats to check what's using your battery or maybe wakelocks
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Thanks guys! Ill check those apps out and post back with anything i find!
Edit: Okay, I tried them, Didnt like them and they messed with my push notifications :c
I also tried something I saw else where, that said to flash the chronic kernel and cap the cpu at something lower, so i have it locked at 1.2ghz...
But my battery still seems tr drain at the same speed D:
that battery stat app I cant figure out..
Hi,
after I overclocked my device and used custom ROM to reduce lag the battery was drains fast and overheat and I used the factory image(in android 4.3) to get the stock kernel and stock ROM my device not overheat anymore but still drains fast and the charger sometimes when my device is on charges slooowly and sometimes while it plugged in it don't charge it decrease 1 percent and stop charging while playing any game and the charger smell like burnt and it charge first while my device is off but that didn't happen to me before the overclock,
I want to know I there are way to increase battery life and fix the charger problem,
Thanks.
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Any one please
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A Few Apps For Battery Life
There are a couple things I would do, first is you need to monitor what is draining the battery. One thing to note though is your OC is obviously going to drain the battery quicker than stock and your governor setting could also affect this a lot. I am guessing your custom ROM has a non-stock kernel with it, if not I would recommend Franco's Kernel (r75 is the latest) and he even has an app that will keep you updated and flash for you (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.kernel&hl=en) there is also a free version of that. Franco's paid app has a built in power settings option that lets you adjust power usage per app that could be extremely useful in your case. However I would do some monitoring first and make sure a live wallpaper or a hardware monitor is not draining more battery than you think it is.
I've used these two apps and both do a great job of letting you know what is using the battery most during load/idle/sleep:
Better Battery Stats:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats&hl=en
Go Power Master:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.gowidget.gopowermaster
Android Tuner (does A LOT for the price, including battery monitoring), If you are rooted this is almost a must buy:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.at&hl=en
Also in Android Tuner and I think Better Battery Stats (I've uninstalled it since I got Android Tuner) there is an option to turn on a fast charge option. Fast Charge will decrease the time to charge the battery, however I haven't used this feature because it sounds like there must be a catch (more power to the battery quicker isn't going to be at stock spec power delivery from charger to battery). If my N7 was having trouble charging, I might consider it.
Really the first thing you need to do is install one of the monitoring apps and watch what is using your battery the most and if something is using it a lot that you didn't even realize. I was using UseMon to monitor and it was using 36% of my total battery usage, so I ditched it.
Then you have some things you can do to save your Battery
You have Juice Defender which has some great options in it if you are draining the battery too quickly:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender&hl=en
It comes in 3 versions Free, Plus and Ultimate.
One of my Favorites that saves the battery is Lux Dash:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux&hl=en
There is also a free version, but this is easily worth the few bucks. It uses the camera to read the lighting of the environment you are in and based on the ratio you set, will dim or brighten your display. This method trumps any of the built in features, like NVIDIA's option.
Those two apps will help your battery a lot, especially if you also use the monitoring programs to see what is draining the battery so quickly.
You can read this article on some apps for monitoring and increasing battery life: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_...s-that-prolong-your-smartphones-battery-life/
and: http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/b...pps-for-analyzing-and-improving-battery-life/
Note these reviews/articles mention a lot of apps I have never tried nor mentioned, so be sure to read instructions on use carefully.
If this helped you at all please don't forget to give me a Thanks
mahmoudgamal1 said:
Any one please
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Just restart your N7. The battery draining issue would go away for about 5 days. This trick works for me
Lol, I am sure he has restarted his device since this started.
Choriandus said:
Just restart your N7. The battery draining issue would go away for about 5 days. This trick works for me
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NCSUZoSo said:
There are a couple things I would do, first is you need to monitor what is draining the battery. One thing to note though is your OC is obviously going to drain the battery quicker than stock and your governor setting could also affect this a lot. I am guessing your custom ROM has a non-stock kernel with it, if not I would recommend Franco's Kernel (r75 is the latest) and he even has an app that will keep you updated and flash for you (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.kernel&hl=en) there is also a free version of that. Franco's paid app has a built in power settings option that lets you adjust power usage per app that could be extremely useful in your case. However I would do some monitoring first and make sure a live wallpaper or a hardware monitor is not draining more battery than you think it is.
I've used these two apps and both do a great job of letting you know what is using the battery most during load/idle/sleep:
Better Battery Stats:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats&hl=en
Go Power Master:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.gowidget.gopowermaster
Android Tuner (does A LOT for the price, including battery monitoring), If you are rooted this is almost a must buy:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.at&hl=en
Also in Android Tuner and I think Better Battery Stats (I've uninstalled it since I got Android Tuner) there is an option to turn on a fast charge option. Fast Charge will decrease the time to charge the battery, however I haven't used this feature because it sounds like there must be a catch (more power to the battery quicker isn't going to be at stock spec power delivery from charger to battery). If my N7 was having trouble charging, I might consider it.
Really the first thing you need to do is install one of the monitoring apps and watch what is using your battery the most and if something is using it a lot that you didn't even realize. I was using UseMon to monitor and it was using 36% of my total battery usage, so I ditched it.
Then you have some things you can do to save your Battery
You have Juice Defender which has some great options in it if you are draining the battery too quickly:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender&hl=en
It comes in 3 versions Free, Plus and Ultimate.
One of my Favorites that saves the battery is Lux Dash:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux&hl=en
There is also a free version, but this is easily worth the few bucks. It uses the camera to read the lighting of the environment you are in and based on the ratio you set, will dim or brighten your display. This method trumps any of the built in features, like NVIDIA's option.
Those two apps will help your battery a lot, especially if you also use the monitoring programs to see what is draining the battery so quickly.
You can read this article on some apps for monitoring and increasing battery life: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_...s-that-prolong-your-smartphones-battery-life/
and: http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/b...pps-for-analyzing-and-improving-battery-life/
Note these reviews/articles mention a lot of apps I have never tried nor mentioned, so be sure to read instructions on use carefully.
If this helped you at all please don't forget to give me a Thanks
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Thnx, it also worked with ur apps and after I turn off my device for long time.
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No problem man, glad I could give you some useful advice!
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.
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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