Battery drains fast!

[untoothedyouth]

Its Android OS sending/receiving data in the background that's the culprit. I've tried everything and turning data off is the only thing that worked.

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[Juicemane]

Uninstall Google+ or freeze it. After a reboot open then close the camera application. Some users have reported that the camera shutter hangs upon reboot and the only way to fix it is to open/close the app. Also in regards to google+ apparently its just a data syncing whore and chews up battery, I personally do both and have noticed much better battery life.

 

[alboboy10]

My phone is weird. Without data enabled this phone lasts forever even constantly texting.

But on standby on battery it dies pretty quick.

When I first got it it was different. Androids are very inconsistent in this

 

[syndicate0017]

My phone is weird. Without data enabled this phone lasts forever even constantly texting.

But on standby on battery it dies pretty quick.

When I first got it it was different. Androids are very inconsistent in this

Your phone isn't weird...that makes complete sense. With data disabled, its just like a dumb phone. It could go a week on a single charge.

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[alboboy10]

Yea but in the beginning even on 4g it was good. Let alone 3g it could last forever. Something I think is running in the background killing the battery. Android os when I don't touch it is at 50% almost.

I'm doing a reset now but I don't wanna lose everything. Since this phone doesn't have an SD card do you guys know how to back up the phone fully and restoring it later? I'm using my back up pro now.

Other phones don't die this quick with data enabled. Why do iPhones go on forever even with data on.

 

[dureyes]

Changing to 3G only

Go to settings go first selection "Wireless & Networks" and click on "More" than select "Mobile Networks" than select "Network Mode" and than select "CDMA" Done.

 

[alboboy10]

I know how to change to 3g...but the phone lately has had bad battery. Even on standby today in the morning with absolutely no use at all my phone went to 96% in like half an hour. That's pathetic. Android os was like 50%

 

[ntrddragn]

not sure if my battery is doing good or bad but here it is. stock, not rooted, 4g all the time never set to 3g since i turned it on, screen bright to max (auto). View attachment 45874View attachment 45875

 

[untoothedyouth]

Its Android OS. Google needs to get on this mess.

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[SSHGuru]

I know how to change to 3g...but the phone lately has had bad battery. Even on standby today in the morning with absolutely no use at all my phone went to 96% in like half an hour. That's pathetic. Android os was like 50%

That's normal and healthy for the battery. Not pathetic.

 

[alboboy10]

How's it healthy? My friends 4s doesn't do that. None of their iPhones do. Every android has this problem I think. There are days where it lasts more than others. I don't get it. With similar use.

 

[SSHGuru]

If you take the time to read through some of the battery threads here there are some that will explain it to you.

The IPhone may say 100% but it may in reality be 97%.

Customers would rather see 100% so the manufacturers make that happen. However for the health of the battery they never charge all the way. Android phones are more honest and in particular the Nexus.

How's it healthy? My friends 4s doesn't do that. None of their iPhones do. Every android has this problem I think. There are days where it lasts more than others. I don't get it. With similar use.

 

[dezymond]

Your battery gauge is lying to you (and it's not such a bad thing) - xda-developers

 

[alboboy10]

Just want it to last longer than it does now. I feel like something is running draining my battery. Cause before this the battery was better.


Strangely though somehow I don't have the problem of my phone charging slow anymore. It charges blazingly fast now.

 

[lazarus2297]

My battery synopsis

here is my take on the battery life...

Those that have claimed 24hrs or more on battery life and have posted screen shots have only been proving one thing.. if you have the phone on wifi.. and the top things eating your battery are screen, android os, phone idle, (basically standard phone operating stuff) then it's probably safe to say your not really using the phone that much.. What you need to post is the screenshot that shows your battery graph with the screen on , idle graph at the bottom.. my usage today was very lite and I am at 13.5 hours now and 7%... That sounds ok, but i was on wifi for like 6-7 hours.. with no phone calls, texts, or any real internet usage until I went out to eat after church tonight. Here is what i notice if you just take out your phone to check email, browse some internet app, for a couple mins here and there your battery will do ok, you can even have lots of "screen on" time as long as it's spread out, but when you actually put it prolonged screen on time (like 15-20 mins) the battery will PLUNGE.. Tonight mine went from like 40 to 12 in like 12 mins while my son was playing Flick-it-golf which is seen in the battery graph screenshot below as the first 3/4 of the graph show a pretty gradual loss then it just drops like a rock.. I don't attribute this to android OS or anything, I mean it's purely the gorgeous (huge) screen sucking the life out of the battery..

My screen on time was 2hr 23mins 33secs out of 13hr 40m 56s..

Until battery technology changes to keep up with bigger screens/faster processors... then we will have to get used to charging when we get the opportunity.. I just got my phone replaced and this battery is only on the second full charge cycle so I am purposely letting it die, otherwise i would have charged it in the car on the way to the restaurant tonight..
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