I bought my Galaxy S6 in June 2015 and the phone now is 2.5 years old and battery has lost over 30% of its capacity and after the last update the phone started randomly rebooting 3-4 times per day. So I took inspiration from what Apple did with their older iPhones and customized my power saving option to just decrease the CPU performance by 30% to avoid the peak currents that causes the battery to shut down and I haven't had a single reboot ever since then. It does actually works.
The difference however is that I have intentionally done that based my choice. And I know why my device has slowed down now and I know that all I need to do to get the day 1 performance is get a fresh battery ;P.
Ahmedalwakeel said:
I bought my Galaxy S6 in June 2015 and the phone now is 2.5 years old and battery has lost over 30% of its capacity and after the last update the phone started randomly rebooting 3-4 times per day. So I took inspiration from what Apple did with their older iPhones and customized my power saving option to just decrease the CPU performance by 30% to avoid the peak currents that causes the battery to shut down and I haven't had a single reboot ever since then. It does actually works.
The difference however is that I have intentionally done that based my choice. And I know why my device has slowed down now and I know that all I need to do to get the day 1 performance is get a fresh battery ;P.
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well... in my case, (my phone is also around 2.5 years old) after replacing my battery with another s6's battery i had, the rebooting and freezing stopped for... probably 4 days... or so...
It happened again and i asked a friend of mine to look at it (he's an electronics hobbyist with some nice tools and phone breaking experience)... He said it appeared that there was some irregularities with the motherboard in my FIXED s6 compared to my other S6 with the broken lcd... i didn't understand the other stuff he said but we swapped motherboards... that was around Halloween 2017 and the phone has since behaved like it should.
P.S: im using the original battery now. not the swapped battery...
(P.P.S: how is this problem so common and no one knows how to fix it? my guess is it was built this way to upgrade to s7? meaning s7 people will start experiencing the same thing around 2.5 years or sooner..)
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Hello all. This is my first actual help post cause I now have a problem, but I have been lurking for a while.
Anyway, I have a rooted S5 from verizon that had awesome battery life compared to my old nexus - I could hit 2 days with one charge. Anyway, I am now living in Germany, will be here for the next year, and I can get maybe half a day before I hit 30%. It feels like I am back with the nexus, I have to plan my charging around what I will be doing.
My carrier here is Lebara. Under the battery stats Android system and Androud OS dominate usage. I had that under control in the States with some TB tweaking, but it is back with a vengance. I haven't updated the OS and am not planning to until L comes out and is compatible with root.
I am never far from an outlet, but I don't want to return to my old habits of always plugging in.
I just had a thought - is it possible that the different electricity standards here nuked my battery? If this is the case, should I worry about my tablet too?
I am also starting to notice a lot more lag and even freezing from normal usage.
S5 frezzing and low batery life.
same here . in the states running stock os flashed to PP
After waiting years for a new Windows Mobile device I jumped at the chance to grab a 950 on AT&T. So far, my experience has been a mixed bag.
The phone gets extremely hot after only about 10-minutes of light web browsing on my home WiFi and will drop 20%. At this rate, it wont' last half a day. It stays nice and cool and will only drop a couple of percent over several hours in standby so I don't suspect a rogue background app.
Anyone else experiencing something similar?
***UPDATE*** After 3-days I decided to exchange the phone for a new one and so far the difference is night and day. The new phone is already proving to be better on the battery. I'm cautiously optimistic and will reserve judgement until the end of this week.
You may need to wait charge battery couple circle times. Then see how is battery life
Haven't seen that myself. Battery has been great and no heat issues when using. I did do one factory reset after having it one day. Seemed a little sluggish at first, but after resetting and installing apps, it runs pretty smooth now.
I've had the same issues, and I agree it seems to be worst with web browsing. Not sure if that's an app problem (with Edge) or the device... Everybody says the over heating and battery drain issue should resolve itself over the first week or so. I hope they're right...
Had my phone 4 days. 2 good days/2 bad days with the battery. Seemed to be good after a full discharge and full charge. I've noticed the issues of heat and fast drain after partial charges. I'm not familiar with these issues. Never had the problem with 920. I'm not sure how a battery 'conditions' itself across normal use. Does anyone have knowledge of this? Would really hate to return this phone. Its quite elegant in function despite its bland design.
My phone has been so much better since getting it exchanged at AT&T. I'm inclined to think that it's really an app issue. I follow a handful of tech blogs and I use their own apps to view their sites. I noticed that when I use the WMPoweruser app my phones heats up and starts draining the battery. This also happens with one or two other apps and I suspect that it's because they're not optimized for Windows Mobile 10.
When on the Fast Ring for the Lumia 1020 I was getting awful battery drain. Ended up being the messaging app. I believe because Skype was linked in with it. I had to discover this by using the Settings...System...Battery Saver...Battery use...section in the Settings. Since I upgraded to the 950, even with Skype on the problem doesn't exist. Weird. Glad you worked out your specific issue.
Hi, I also experience the same issue. Got recieved unlocked 950 two days back at USA. So far, 3 to 4 cycle got done. I'm facing phone heat problem and battery drain. If I browse in edge for 15 mins in Wifi, I cannot even hold phone in hand coz of heat liberate on phone. I will see this phone performance for one more week, if it continues I will exchange it.
I noticed that there have now been reports of the S7 and S7 edge exploding in the same way the note 7 has even giving a guy 3rd degree burns. This got me thinking about the two s7 edges I've had and the quality control issues that may be plaguing our devices as well. My first s7 edge had great battery life, 6 hrs+ SOT, and ran cool all day. I then returned it because a better promo came out within 14 days of my purchase and got a new one. The new one has never made it past 3.5 hrs of SOT and runs hot all the time. This is with the exact same apps installed, the same settings, and initially the same firmware. I've tried running 100% stock, FDR's, freezing apps, rooting, and tweaking just about everything with little to no success which makes me wonder if this is a hardware related issue with the battery. Maybe this explains how some people are getting 8 hrs of SOT while others cant make it past 3. It's a definite possibility in my mind that we have the same or similar manufacturing defect in the s7 edge as the note 7.
http://www.sammobile.com/2016/09/11/samsung-sued-over-exploding-galaxy-s7-edge/
I've never gotten anywhere near that much screen on time. Mine's more in the 3 hours range maximum. If the screen is off, my battery seems to decently, but I've never seen the crazy high numbers that many others have.
My SOT is rather high, but I only experienced battery issues after rooting the first time with the 935V kernel. After moving to 935U, I went back to VERY cool CPU & Batteries, and better SOT.
Hot S7
Try turning off all of the Amazon crap if you don't use it. They tend to use up a lot of battery time when they are running in the back ground, and by default they are installed and set to run always. That might help a little bit.
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I noticed that there have now been reports of the S7 and S7 edge exploding in the same way the note 7 ...
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Google any device and you'll find cases of a few burning. That's just the state of LiPo technology at the moment.
The Note 7 has had upwards of 30 cases in a very short period of time, and a known quality issue from a particular manufacturing partner. What you'll find with the S7/S7E is nothing near that severe, and on par with contemporary devices like the iPhone 6/6s.
Update: I called Samsung and I'm not even kidding here's how the first part of the conversation went:
Me: Hi I have a galaxy s7 edge and I'm a little concerned because it is draining quickly and the phone runs very warm and sometimes hot.
Agent: That is not good! Are you hurt?
Me: No I'm okay
Agent: Thank god! Please power the phone down and send it to us. We will fix it or send you a replacement within 5-7 days. What is your imei number and email address?
I got an email within 5 min with a return authorization and then called verizon because I don't want to be without a phone for 5 days. I told them the story and they are sending me a replacement and I just have to send the old phone in. Either Samsung is being super cautious or they know there might be an issue with our phones as well. Either way I'm looking forward to seeing if the replacement is any better. I saw that a couple of people have reported getting referb phones that run cooler/better.
CafeKampuchia said:
Google any device and you'll find cases of a few burning. That's just the state of LiPo technology at the moment.
The Note 7 has had upwards of 30 cases in a very short period of time, and a known quality issue from a particular manufacturing partner. What you'll find with the S7/S7E is nothing near that severe, and on par with contemporary devices like the iPhone 6/6s.
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i believe theyre over 90 now lol.. i doubt theres a defect in the S7/S7E, ppl are just wary now after the N7 recall even though unless you do anything crazy theresasmaller chance of it atually exploding..
i actually take my phone off the charger for a few mins if i feel it burning up lol
My phone has been doing this. Getting super hot and the battery goes from 100% to 0 in 2-3 hours. I'm gonna call them
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If I remember correctly they had a factory issue and had to outsource like 10% of the note7 batteries to a different company. They didn't do that with the s7e to my knowledge so if there is an issue it's probably not related to the note7 issue.
I had this issue earlier this week.....phone wouldn't even last a normal 9 hour shift at work and I was down to under 15% by my lunch break. Lost my mind going back to stock and reflashed stang Rom 3 times...the third time I forgot to install greenify and the problem was solved. Reinstalled greenify and my battery drained like it was a countdown clock. Went back stock, reflashed and didn't bother with greenify, just rolling with forcedoze and have 0 issues. Currently at 32% and I've been off the charger for close to 12hours and even had to use my flahsight for a solid 10minutes
My original Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ended up literally melting all USB cables and chargers that I plugged into it. This was roughly after 4 months of owning the device, it always got really hot while charging, but one day it started smelling like burning plastic. I successfully got a warranty replacement on that device, my current S7 Edge still gets hot after charging, but nowhere near the original device.
I would venture to assume that 'fast-charging' is the culprit behind overheating, as you are pushing 2 Amps to the battery (compared to your usual 700mAh - 1 Amp standard USB charger).
As the Doctor stated -- you will always have SOME defects in a very small percentage of devices. As the S7 Edge has been out longer, I would say we are okay
Hello and Happy New Year to all,
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I came across an issue with my Note's (N910C) battery today and I would like your opinion on it.
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A quick background:
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The phone has never been rooted.
9-10 months ago I downloaded an official firmware (6.0.1) which I flashed via Odin and it began to drain the battery very fast, killing the phone in less than a day.
I got a new battery, but the problem was still there.
Eventually I tried another firmware which worked nicely and consumption returned to normal levels. Since then, I had no problems whatsoever.
Yesterday night I got a notification to update. I had already done another two in the past - if I'm not mistaken - , without noticeable difference.
I did the update overnight and I removed the charging cable in the morning. It seemed that it was a little warmer than usual, but I did not pay attention.
The battery percentage was reducing at the rate of 1% per minute and it died within 2 hours.
I checked battery info, nothing abnormal.
I have two questions:
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1. Does anyone have similar experience with this model (or other)?
2. If I reinstall the previous firmware, normally the problem should be fixed, right? I mean it started after an official update which AFAIK affects native apps only.
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Thank you in advance
I have noticed on my Note 4, after upgrading to marshmallow, the battery drained like crazy too. It would drain 10-20% when I use it for 20 mins or so. The battery that I'm using is a 'new' one that I bought just about a year ago although the problem still occurred when it was fairly new.
I'm speculating that there might be some sort of battery or software issue with marshmallow as the original battery that came with the phone also had the same issue. It would drain fairly quickly until one day it just stopped working and would boot loop until I plugged it in to the charger.
Ever since marshmallow, I have never seen my battery get to 15% before switching off completely. Sometimes even 45% lol.
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I have noticed on my Note 4, after upgrading to marshmallow, the battery drained like crazy too. It would drain 10-20% when I use it for 20 mins or so. The battery that I'm using is a 'new' one that I bought just about a year ago although the problem still occurred when it was fairly new.
I'm speculating that there might be some sort of battery or software issue with marshmallow as the original battery that came with the phone also had the same issue. It would drain fairly quickly until one day it just stopped working and would boot loop until I plugged it in to the charger.
Ever since marshmallow, I have never seen my battery get to 15% before switching off completely. Sometimes even 45% lol.
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I had a faulty N910F and got another (used) one and it's had occasional forced closes at between 15-20%. This worries me that it might go the way of the old one where it developed the issues with it freezing and the frequent reboots....does yours exhibit any other issues?
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I had a faulty N910F and got another (used) one and it's had occasional forced closes at between 15-20%. This worries me that it might go the way of the old one where it developed the issues with it freezing and the frequent reboots....does yours exhibit any other issues?
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Yes. Unfortunately. Currently, it would just die halfway even when I'm at 50%? That's the highest that I've noticed. So I had to charge it up for a bit maybe to 60% and it would be fine before dying around the 20+ - 40% mark. Previously, the original battery that came with the phone had this weird issue where the battery won't hold any charge even when it's fully charged. Like it will go to a bootloop when I've unplugged it even though it's at 100%. When I bought the new, current battery I noticed that it would still die off at 15-20% and the original battery became bloated a few months later.
Are you using any custom roms? The bootloops and freezing could be related to using some custom roms. I changed from a N7 port to a deodexed stock rom and the frequency of the freezing and reboots just plummeted. Reboots only happening when the battery is close to dying.
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Yes. Unfortunately. Currently, it would just die halfway even when I'm at 50%? That's the highest that I've noticed. So I had to charge it up for a bit maybe to 60% and it would be fine before dying around the 20+ - 40% mark. Previously, the original battery that came with the phone had this weird issue where the battery won't hold any charge even when it's fully charged. Like it will go to a bootloop when I've unplugged it even though it's at 100%. When I bought the new, current battery I noticed that it would still die off at 15-20% and the original battery became bloated a few months later.
Are you using any custom roms? The bootloops and freezing could be related to using some custom roms. I changed from a N7 port to a deodexed stock rom and the frequency of the freezing and reboots just plummeted. Reboots only happening when the battery is close to dying.
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Ah right, so you had only the reboots, nothing else? That's fair enough.
No, it's nothing at all to do with the ROM. I'm stock but LOTS of people have had the same issue. As it stands, the only way to fix it is to get a new mobo :crying:
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Ah right, so you had only the reboots, nothing else? That's fair enough.
No, it's nothing at all to do with the ROM. I'm stock but LOTS of people have had the same issue. As it stands, the only way to fix it is to get a new mobo :crying:
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Well besides the usual overheating that's related to our snapdragon CPU, nothing much but mostly battery issues.
Although there is thread that I'm following that promises to fix the 15-20% issue. Checking their method to see if it works or not
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/battery-shutdowns-15-20-fix-root-t3513268
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Hello and Happy New Year to all,
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I came across an issue with my Note's (N910C) battery today and I would like your opinion on it.
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A quick background:
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The phone has never been rooted.
9-10 months ago I downloaded an official firmware (6.0.1) which I flashed via Odin and it began to drain the battery very fast, killing the phone in less than a day.
I got a new battery, but the problem was still there.
Eventually I tried another firmware which worked nicely and consumption returned to normal levels. Since then, I had no problems whatsoever.
Yesterday night I got a notification to update. I had already done another two in the past - if I'm not mistaken - , without noticeable difference.
I did the update overnight and I removed the charging cable in the morning. It seemed that it was a little warmer than usual, but I did not pay attention.
The battery percentage was reducing at the rate of 1% per minute and it died within 2 hours.
I checked battery info, nothing abnormal.
I have two questions:
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1. Does anyone have similar experience with this model (or other)?
2. If I reinstall the previous firmware, normally the problem should be fixed, right? I mean it started after an official update which AFAIK affects native apps only.
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Thank you in advance
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hey can you give me the link of that firmware that improved your battery life
I had a similar problem with fast battery drain - did a factory reset and it's back to normal. Make sure you're using a battery from a reputable source like RavPower (don't think there are any genuine Samsung ones left and Anker stopped making them).
Kinsman-UK said:
I had a similar problem with fast battery drain - did a factory reset and it's back to normal. Make sure you're using a battery from a reputable source like RavPower (don't think there are any genuine Samsung ones left and Anker stopped making them).
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i have done every thing bought new batteries from different Companies but still my phone dies with in 1.5 to 2 hours please if there is any fix do tell me.
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i have done every thing bought new batteries from different Companies but still my phone dies with in 1.5 to 2 hours please if there is any fix do tell me.
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Try GSAM Battery Monitor:
Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm
Pro: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm.pro
Root: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm.rootcompanion
[EDIT: Sorry, Root version is only necessary for KitKat and older devices]
If you're not rooted, you can use the ADB commands to get the enhanced statistics, this is explained in the app. User Guide: http://blogger.gsamlabs.com/2011/11/badass-battery-monitor-users-guide.html
This will help you understand what app or aspect of your device is draining the battery, and also show you when it is using doze, deep sleep etc.
I just wanted to share how happy i've been with the Nougat update and share my experience with battery replacement. This phone is 2 years old and man i still think this phone can hang in 2017. It's snappy enough for me. I was getting jealous of my sisters s7e with N running. Now that I have it on my s6 i feel like the phone is brand new. Im a happy camper. Also I wanted to share my experience with changing my battery. I bought a replacement battery of ebay and swapped it when i found out my old one was busting out the back cover (defective) and was dying minutes after fully charging. Just replacing the battery i got more use. SoT is 15 minutes shy of 5 hours compared to my before time of 3 hours. stanby with music and light usage is about 24 hour with 20 percent still left. All i do to try to keep the battery in good condition is never letting it run below 20 percent and using greenify. I don't know if Nougat helped battery life but my phone has felt brand new to me from just replacing battery and updating to N. Let me know your experience with battery and how you are liking Nougat. I just flashed to Nougat on Tmo so i might be late to party ive heard some have been running it for months now.
http://www.imgur.com/a/7VJaK
I ran stock unrooted nought since the ota came out here. I had no issues until I made that mistake of installing substratum for touchwiz roms. It worked fine for a little while until the themed apps got updated breaking them one by one. Since I was forced to wipe it anyway I rooted and installed golden eagle Rom which I'm really happy with so far. A lot of benefits over stock.
So far my battery hasn't had any issues and hopefully it won't for a while. I don't run it low or use quick charge if I can help it. The phone is almost 2 years old.
S6 is very bad Google pxl is the boss
If I could buy a Google pixel for anywhere near as cheap as the s6 I would. Your comment isn't very helpful. I personally find the s6 to be a really decent phone for it's age. Especially since I never liked any Samsung phones before this because I always found them to be cheaply made, laggy and buggy.
350Rocket said:
If I could buy a Google pixel for anywhere near as cheap as the s6 I would. Your comment isn't very helpful. I personally find the s6 to be a really decent phone for it's age. Especially since I never liked any Samsung phones before this because I always found them to be cheaply made, laggy and buggy.
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Don't feed the trolls. Let the mods handle them. BTT, nougat has been very good in terms of battery in my experience as well.
350Rocket said:
So far my battery hasn't had any issues and hopefully it won't for a while. I don't run it low or use quick charge if I can help it. The phone is almost 2 years old.
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so do you just uncheck the fast charging option in the settings when you want to charge it and aren't in a hurry? is there study into fast charging causing battery to die out faster? sounds interesting
I haven't heard of any study but typically batteries in general like slow charging better. I leave it unchecked unless I want to charge it faster which happens maybe once a month for me. I charge it in the evening and usually have no problem getting through the day. I usually have a portable power pack with me just in case.