I'm extremely disappointed in my phone's battery life. I used to be able to stream on Google plays music app for hours before needing to switch batteries. Now it dies earlier without any actual usage.
What could be a potential fix?
Poor signal was my first thought but why would that only now be a problem? Should I just start with a clean slate? (Factory reset, reflash my ROM) I'm lost, only thing on Google directs me to "Google play services" battery drain threads.
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Which Phone are you using
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sanju micromax said:
Which Phone are you using
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Maybe a V20.......? Just a random guess.
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Maybe a V20.......? Just a random guess.
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Lol you sir are correct.
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Hey guys, I just noticed that Google services has been using up a good deal of battery for the past few days... My autosync is off, gps off but still has it using up a fifth of my battery.. Anyone else have similar problems?
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sameer1807 said:
Hey guys, I just noticed that Google services has been using up a good deal of battery for the past few days... My autosync is off, gps off but still has it using up a fifth of my battery.. Anyone else have similar problems?
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Same here. I wonder if it's the new Gmail.
Yep same here
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They better fix it.. I'm losing battery lol.. Dropped 15% in 2 hours standby
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They better fix it.. I'm losing battery lol.. Dropped 15% in 2 hours standby
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I have noticed that even in flight mode and screen off, there is a significant amount of battery drain (i saw 20% less in 6 hrs). With previews phone.. would be 2 to 5 %. I think that the key would be to underclock it in iddle mode
Do you have Google Now and maps location reporting enabled? Those two are major battery hogs.
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This worked for me and a friend. Go to Application manager then Google Play services and click uninstall updates. After uninstalling launch Hangouts. It will tell you that you need to update at which point do so. Hope that helps you out like it did me.
I am willing to bet these drains all occur after Google app updates? It seems that most Google apps want to eat battery the first cycle after they were updated. What I have noticed though, is that even though the "battery" stats report Google services as using a lot of percentage, the actually time the phone takes before it needs charged is about the same as when battery stats doesn't report Google services as eating battery.
So, see if "Google services" or Maps or any other Google app doesn't settle down after a cycle and also check to see if it really is shortening the time your phone needs between charges. I suspect it might just be temporary or maybe reported to the phone wrong.
Except for Google Music, freeze it, it will eat your data.
i uninstalled the play services update, and i disabled location services..seems to be fine now. ill turn it back on after a while to see if problem is caused by updates.
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They better fix it.. I'm losing battery lol.. Dropped 15% in 2 hours standby
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I've had this standby battery issue with three s4s now. Really annoying. My nexus four with a smaller battery lasts way longer
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I have a big problem in battery lifetime it drains too fast
Any help please
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Conect it to Kies 3 for know if u have any update. Update ur phone then and tell us how it works
i have the last update 4.3
whiteknigth007 said:
I have a big problem in battery lifetime it drains too fast
Any help please
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Frm the screen shot it seems you have background processes running(BBM n alarms). If you are always on 3g/wifi then the battery draining is normal. Or you can buy a new one for your satisfaction. Or charge it fully n dont use it just check for successive draining and if it drains within minutes then buy a new one.
Turn of features like google now and google location reporting. They consume hell lot of memory. Install greenify.
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Try to check your battery if it is swollen...this is the big down of s4..
Or maybe a bad flash of your rom if u have
I'm using lindroid rom and i experienced good battery life. I also tried thunder_universe rom and thorvicc did a good job...
Try also one of any custom rom it might solve your problem
thanks to all
thanks to who want to help me
i use official rom
bbm i will close it and watch
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whiteknigth007 said:
thanks to all
thanks to who want to help me
i use official rom
bbm i will close it and watch
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There is a thanks button for this -_-
On the topic
Install an app like wakelock detector to see which app is the culprit of ur battery problem
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Is this bad, Seems like its way worse than it used to be. Wondering if I need to get a new battery.
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kickenwing13 said:
Is this bad, Seems like its way worse than it used to be. Wondering if I need to get a new battery.
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Same thing here.
As of like 4 days ago the battery life went from "pretty good" to "absolute garbage".
I'm thinking SOMETHING updated and is causing this massive drain.
After the second day on the room of my choice my battery life tanked. I found the issue to be a few apps which begin to sync in the background for location. Go to location services and check it out. Some you will have to disable in location services and some in the apps themselves. Happy hunting.
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sdglenn said:
After the second day on the room of my choice my battery life tanked. I found the issue to be a few apps which begin to sync in the background for location. Go to location services and check it out. Some you will have to disable in location services and some in the apps themselves. Happy hunting.
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Whats odd is i've been running 4.4.2 day it hit OTA, and it was okay, was not till the last 4-5 days that "Android System" is eating up more then screen-on time.
Screen shot of battery stats
Glad I'm not the only one. I'll turn location services off
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Hello,
I have a big problem and im crazy with this, i cant stay 3g active.
In traffic my android os, Google services and play store drain my 3g. In wifi its ok.
I changed rom, gmail account, clean rom with any app and problem stay.
What happened?
Thank you
Anyone please?
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Anyone please?
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Can u plz post a screenshot of ur battery stats? It is better if u have BetterBattery stats.
Mandark52 said:
Can u plz post a screenshot of ur battery stats? It is better if u have BetterBattery stats.
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Kernel wakelocks? I think is normal, i think is bug in system.. i full wipe many times, many roms and the problem stay
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Kernel wakelocks? I think is normal, i think is bug in system.. i full wipe many times, many roms and the problem stay
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A screenshot pls
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A screenshot pls
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The ROM as flash like 1h
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Please?
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Mobile data always uses more battery than wifi. It is a known issue. Something to do with signal strength the more weaker the signal the more battery drain.
Afaik.
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Sorry, but the problem is excessive data usage for android os and Google services. Like 200mb per day.
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pd130 said:
Sorry, but the problem is excessive data usage for android os and Google services. Like 200mb per day.
Sorry for being late. turn off your sync. Turn automatic app updates off and if possible do a hard reset. And yes as said above 3G usage or being idle drains battery at greater extent. Being always on 3G will last your battery about 6 hrs. Try for hard reset this might work as it worked for me. All the best.
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Hi All,
Everything was ok till the day before yesterday. But suddenly from yesterday I am facing a huge battery drain problem i.e. 1% per minute on my S4. I am running the latest version of Arrow Rom.
I did format everything and reinstall Arrow Rom but no luck. Then I restored my previous Stock CWM backup and again problem is same.
One more thing my phone's battery is taking too much time to full charge. It takes 5 to 6 minutes to charge 1%. Sometimes it takes more than that.Although my phone is only one year old. When Iam using phone for browsing or chatting with charger plugged in its not charging properly its decreasing.
Can anybody tell me what is the problem?
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vishaldhamnekar said:
Hi All,
Everything was ok till the day before yesterday. But suddenly from yesterday I am facing a huge battery drain problem i.e. 1% per minute on my S4. I am running the latest version of Arrow Rom.
I did format everything and reinstall Arrow Rom but no luck. Then I restored my previous Stock CWM backup and again problem is same.
One more thing my phone's battery is taking too much time to full charge. It takes 5 to 6 minutes to charge 1%. Sometimes it takes more than that.Although my phone is only one year old. When Iam using phone for browsing or chatting with charger plugged in its not charging properly its decreasing.
Can anybody tell me what is the problem?
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Your battery is more likely to be uncalibrated. Download Battery Calibration from Google Play and follow the steps on how to calibrate it. It requires ROOT. Any other things that can cause this are wakelocks, be careful what kernel you use. You can monitor wakelocks using Wakelock Detector from Google Play.
Or your battery might be a faulty one, check if its swollen
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Or your battery might be a faulty one, check if its swollen
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if it is, do not use it anymore if you don't want to carry a small IED with you
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if it is, do not use it anymore if you don't want to carry a small IED with you
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What is IED?
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ISF said:
Your battery is more likely to be uncalibrated. Download Battery Calibration from Google Play and follow the steps on how to calibrate it. It requires ROOT. Any other things that can cause this are wakelocks, be careful what kernel you use. You can monitor wakelocks using Wakelock Detector from Google Play.
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I am trying these apps.
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Or your battery might be a faulty one, check if its swollen
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How do I know my battery is faulty?
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What is IED?
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Improvised Explosive Device
vishaldhamnekar said:
Hi All,
Everything was ok till the day before yesterday. But suddenly from yesterday I am facing a huge battery drain problem i.e. 1% per minute on my S4. I am running the latest version of Arrow Rom.
I did format everything and reinstall Arrow Rom but no luck. Then I restored my previous Stock CWM backup and again problem is same.
One more thing my phone's battery is taking too much time to full charge. It takes 5 to 6 minutes to charge 1%. Sometimes it takes more than that.Although my phone is only one year old. When Iam using phone for browsing or chatting with charger plugged in its not charging properly its decreasing.
Can anybody tell me what is the problem?
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I don´t believe in calibration. It´s a balast...
How old is the battery?? Over one year? Buy new one.
Or try to use Wakelock detector and after results use Greenify
verny94 said:
I don´t believe in calibration. It´s a balast...
How old is the battery?? Over one year? Buy new one.
Or try to use Wakelock detector and after results use Greenify
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My battery is only a year old. I have downloaded Wakelock detector n trying to find out which cause battery drain.
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Battery has 300 charging cycles after one year should be bad
Recomended is buying official one but Greenify is very good app Its one of non-fake
vishaldhamnekar said:
Hi All,
Everything was ok till the day before yesterday. But suddenly from yesterday I am facing a huge battery drain problem i.e. 1% per minute on my S4. I am running the latest version of Arrow Rom.
I did format everything and reinstall Arrow Rom but no luck. Then I restored my previous Stock CWM backup and again problem is same.
One more thing my phone's battery is taking too much time to full charge. It takes 5 to 6 minutes to charge 1%. Sometimes it takes more than that.Although my phone is only one year old. When Iam using phone for browsing or chatting with charger plugged in its not charging properly its decreasing.
Can anybody tell me what is the problem?
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Use power saving mode install stock rom
Auto brightness
Format sd card
Remove unnessesary apps
Stop all unusual apps like google plus hangout and play books etc etc those you don't use.
Disable chrome use dolfin or other's.
If you are using custom kernel or mods like audio mod or performance mods don't use them.
Auto sync off when not needed
If these steps don't work then change the battery
For charging use 2amp charger with a 16amp socket
Use stock usb
Clean your battery's copper area with petrol and also clean your
Usb cable and ports sockets
Hope this will help
And I know my English is not good.