Downgrade Nexus to Nougat or Marshmallow for better battery life? - Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

For now I am on ABC ROM oreo with Franco kernel, and having ok battery life getting probably around 12-16% drain per hour of use on screen time (fk kernel manager battery monitor) However I want to have best possible battery life.
Don't really care if missing some features, or security wise if that's so important.
Would downgrading from Oreo to instead Nougat, or Marshmallow be smart battery wise?
If I go to Nougat I will fix purenexus rom of course, but unsure if going from 8.1.0 (Oreo) to a lower android version would help getting the battery even better?

Ive been trying to go down that road myself. currently trying CHROMA, (MM) been going pretty well... Sots been better than oreo, but its deepsleep hasnt so ive been trying to fix that.

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To buy or not to buy

Hi all!
I'm currently an LG G4 user but I'm really disappointed of this device because of it's poor battery life...
Before having the G4 I had the Mate 7. I loved its fingerprint sensor and its huge battery.
I want to know if it's easy to get 5-7 hrs of SoT with the OpT and if its camera and fingerprint sensor worth getting the device?
Btw I'm planning getting a MarshMallow Rom (for the fingerprint sensor API integration on Android 6.0), is the battery life OK?
Concerning the overheat issue is it solved?
As far as I could read, the SkyDragon Rom is quite well made and even with OOS 2.x.x combined with Boeffla's kernel gives good results... But as I'm looking for a MarshMallow rom I'd like to have reviews about the SkyDragon Rom (any compatible Kernel or setting giving good battery life? Same questions for CM13)
Waiting for your replies!
TheBledard
hey there, well the fingerprint sensor is really good not just a gimmic much better then locking your phone with a code/patten, so useful for simply unlocking and locking the phone.
About battery life i mean well on skydragon with boeffal's kernel and a good battery saving profile you cab get really good results some others even getting 7-8 SoT!
But realistically on any MarshMallow ROM your only gonna push 5 hours SoT max.
I've tried pretty much every ROM and combo with kernels ect, i'm currently using the Offical Exodus ROM 6.0.1, for me at least its just awesome lovely user experience very very fast and just all round a brilliant and stable ROM and updated lots.
But as for battery life i get 4 to 4 and a half hours SoT on average a fue times had over 5 hour but thats using the phone very little, i get through the day on one charge 80% of the time and thats good enough for me.
Hope this helps a little let me know if theres any other questions you have.

ROM Battery Life Comparison Question

Hi,
I am currently running Marshmallow stock firmware with root, because I pretty much have enough customization as I wanted with Xposed modules.
The reason I kept my firmware is because I think that its battery life is already great.
However, I am open to any ROMs that are more capable of handling more battery life than the current latest stock ROM.
Thanks.
ezcheez said:
Hi,
I am currently running Marshmallow stock firmware with root, because I pretty much have enough customization as I wanted with Xposed modules.
The reason I kept my firmware is because I think that its battery life is already great.
However, I am open to any ROMs that are more capable of handling more battery life than the current latest stock ROM.
Thanks.
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According to people beanstalk and resurrection remix have best battery life
Try Oct OS N with Quark Kernel 2.2.
I'm getting around 6-8 hrs SOT with medium usage (Whatsapp, Tapatalk, Opera browser, Messenger, Music, General use like SMS, Phone)
Note: I use Greenify which further increases battery life.
From my experience even RR Nougat is pretty good. Great balance of customisation and battery life. Bugs are lil more compared to Oct OS or CM though.
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Shall I upgrade to 7.1.1?

I have Nexus 6p on MM 6.0.1. I was following the news about Nougat update and all the battery drain and shutdown problems. I read the whole thread on the battery life in the general section but I can't decide is it a software or hardware problem. Is there any sure method to detect if I will face those bugs or not? Plus, In case I face them, does using custom roms and kernels solve it?
kaborayyan said:
I have Nexus 6p on MM 6.0.1. I was following the news about Nougat update and all the battery drain and shutdown problems. I read the whole thread on the battery life in the general section but I can't decide is it a software or hardware problem. Is there any sure method to detect if I will face those bugs or not? Plus, In case I face them, does using custom roms and kernels solve it?
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There were battery drain issues on earlier versions of Nougat but the current build is pretty solid. Some people are reporting battery drain related to Facebook apps however, especially Facebook Messenger. Google says the boot loop and shutdown issues are hardware related. Since multiple people who RMA'd their phone to Huawei reported getting it back with a new motherboard that would seem to support Google's claim. There's no way I know of to predict if you will have problems but it does seem to be occurring more with earlier builds of the phone. You could get better or worse battery life with custom ROMs and kernels depending on what you use but the same problems are being reported on stock and custom roms. People are also reporting the boot loop of death on stock Marshmallow so not upgrading is no guarantee that you won't still eventually have problems. I run Cortex Rom which gives the 6p Pixel features and the Elemental kernel. I have no problems and would never go back to Marshmellow. But it's a personal choice in the end. The one legitimate reason you might want to stay on Marshmellow is that Xposed doesn't work on Nougat. Otherwise I would personally say go for it. Stock Nougat is pretty solid and there are some nice Nougat based custom ROMs for the 6P. Staying on Marshmallow seems like kind of a waste.
i am in the same position as the original poster: 100% stock on marshmellow. i never made any sort of upgrade to 7.0.
my phone was a google replacment from june, 2016. i have 89% life in my battery. everything works well.
i can get a replacement from either google or the manufacturer. google has an easier, quicker system. i will wait and see how it goes.
i am with verizon. has verizon ever finally approved 7.1.1. maybe 7.1.1 is ok to upgrade? i am sort of afraid. i am not really interested in playing or working on my phone--i am busy and just not my thing.

Battery replacement and Android version

I am planning to have my batteries replaced because of the abysmal battery life I am getting and I am afraid that it's not even the software since I had it before Nougat. It has just degraded. So, the question is, what Android version should I put when the battery is replaced? Should I flash back to MM or stay with N? I'm currently using RR with f2fs.
Hi... Flash the ROM of your choice and move on... Isn't that the freedom a nexus offers?
There is plenty of evidence battery degradation issues are independent of the Android version. Just as many ppl with issues on MM who never upgraded to N. Run with the ROM of your choice.

Extreme battery drain on oreo

Hi
I have an g9350 (china edge) and i bought it, as you can guess, in China. At first it was ok, holded battery for 2-3 days of semi-usage.
When i returned back home, i installed an s9 ported 8.0 oreo rom. (Aurora v32) (my stock was 7.0 N)
Then, my battery drain got much stronger, and my phone can't keep even a day on semi-usage, with battery saving turned on!
I tried going to detailed battery info to check what was draining the battery buuuut..... there isn't such option on oreo 8.0 (what?)
So, I would really like to stay on oreo, since I like it, but I need to find the solution to extreme battery drain.
Anyone know anything that may help me?
Maybe it is related to the ported Rom or the Kernel.
Have you tried to flash a Stock Oreo Rom and check the Battery drain again?

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