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Hello all,
I got frustrated with the unrealistic 10% step battery reporting and unknown battery eaters so below are the steps I've taken. Scroll down to skip the initial stats.
First you should study http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27927999 and use the tips given there. I will focus on more internal stuff that is in part specific to RAZR. This guide is for you if you see high battery usage of "Android OS".
Suggested apps:
- Circle Battery - free - it will report the real battery percentage as well as battery temperature. The higher the temperature the slower the phone will charge
- BetterBatteryStats - paid on the Market or free here on XDA
Measuring:
I would suggest to do measure any improvements during idle usage. It's a lot easier to track down the hungry settings.
Also, you should fully charge your phone between measurements so the battery stats get reset. There are also other ways to do it.
Establish the baseline usage of your phone with the current setup. You can assume a linear battery run down so you can extrapolate from the REAL 20% of battery usage that your phone will last 5 times more.
Go to Settings=>Battery and write down which apps used most of the battery.
If screen and cell standby are the biggest ones then you are mostly ok: cell switching for 2G->3G->4G switching is eating a lot of battery.
You can either: use WiFi for data (if available and has a good signal) or disable data altogether while in the problematic area. You can also disable high-speed connections and remain on 2G.
If Android OS is eating the most then write down the stats and read on.
Remove ALL the widgets on the home screen. Measure battery usage again as above. If still not satisfied, keep widgets removed and read on.
Go into Settings=>Accounts and disable unneeded syncing of accounts. You can manually sync your Drive app for example or the Books. For example, I have left only Browser, Calendar, Contacts, Chrome for my google account.
Set your email checking frequency to 1 hour for all email accounts, don't use push.
Measure and move on if not satisfied.
Open BetterBatteryStats and set the second drop-down as 'Since Unplugged'.
Select "Partial Wakelocks" from the first combo and study the output. It will tell you which apps are waking up the phone.
Select "Alarms" from first combo and study which apps are periodically waking up the phone to process data. Mostly email, calendar, facebook, but you might have a few surprises. Clicking on an alarm will show how many times the application has woken up the phone and how long it kept it up. There is a lot more information here on the forums about BBS usage so do a search.
Some other thing: high data usage would most like mean high CPU and battery usage. A friend with SGS noted that the News&Weather app ate 300MB of data in two days. While transferring, the phone is most likely not idle. You can check data usage in Settings=>Data Usage. From the options menu you can also enable the WiFi statistics and check those as well.
Hopefully by now you have identified what's keeping eating your battery so let's see the:
Actions
Is the app needed? If not, just disable it through Manage Apps=>App Info=>Disable
Does the app really need the data connection? If not, go to the data settings, set a limit to the data plan and you are able to disable background data for some apps.
Find battery-friendly alternatives for applications and widgets.
Use Tasker to set profiles. For example I'm automatically opening up the WiFi while near one of my home GSM Cells. This uses minimal battery as opposed to a GPS positioning. I'm disabling all data connections during night time, also good for sanity.
There's a lot more info about Tasker and building profiles on the Internet.
You can also use the built-in Smart Actions app, but it's not so flexible.
Increase the WiFi search delay from 45s to 90s or more.
[TODO: more measures]
Recommendations
On my phone MotoEmail was eating a lot of battery, even more while set as a widget on the home screen. I've replaced it with 'Inverted Mail', it's the stock ICS Google Email app with inverted colors. To replace it you have to use Root Explorer (or similar), set the /system as r/w and rename /system/app MotoEmail.apk to *.bak, copy the inverted app as MotoEmail.apk and install it. You will lose some options such as gestures, widget style and probably more.
Put a leash on location-aware apps like Latitude and Social Location, they will send a lot of work to Google Maps.
Use darker themes and low brightness for improved screen-on life.
Check live wallpaper CPU usage by enabling the checkbox inside the developer settings.
Give up your microSD card if you can live with 16GB.
Disable touch sounds and haptic feedback.
Disable automatic market update checking and notifications. Still at notifications, disable the notifications you don't really need.
Watch out for maps that automatically update graphically. Google maps live background or widget is nice but it kills the battery and performance.
Other stuff
There are also a lot of other options but I have not been able to confirm them on myr Razr since I have only had it since last week. These include underclocking, raising minimum CPU speed (worked on my other phones), using different colors for background and theme, disabling some logs, modifying buffer sync time, boot scripts etc.
Feel free to add to this thread by listing your changes that improved battery life.
TL;DR
Install Circle Battery Widget and BetterBatteryStats
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27927999
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Thanks, I actually followed that thread but it mostly deals with improving the result not solving the root of the problem.
I would say it's mostly a complement to your thread, except the recommendations which are pretty similar.
I could have added to your thread but the information gets lost quickly if you are not within the first few posts.
Above is only one of the ways in which you can systematically track down battery usage, mostly tailored for an ICS Razr.
Thanks again for your reference, it's very helpful and all owners should read it.
Explanations for varios high-usage services:
com*motoemail*
This is the default email client included by Motorola. I had to replace it with the standard ICS mail client and chose the inverted version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634469
I have seen a high improvement since I made the switch and functionality is almost the same.
The Motorola email client is hungry for wakelocks so something is badly coded there. The situation gets even worse if you add the widget to your homescreen.
I'm on the leak so situation might be improved by the OTA.
spi_tty_wakelock
This is actually the data connection (2G/3G/4G) transferring data.
Could be caused by always-online applications (Facebook, Messenger, GTalk) and by network location service.
This name is specific to Motorola.
PowerManagerService
Grouping of partial wakelocks: https://github.com/asksven/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/wiki/PowerManagerService
AudioOut
Caused by: phone ringing, audio notifications, haptic/sound feedback for selections and keyboard, listening to radio/music.
usb
Caused by the USB connection, of course.
Tip: by doing a complete dump of the file you can study the running services as well, it's the last section of the file. I'm still trying to make figure out what the all the com.motorola services are doing and what input (data, location, ...) they need.
brainwash123 said:
Explanations for varios high-usage services:
com*motoemail*
This is the default email client included by Motorola. I had to replace it with the standard ICS mail client and chose the inverted version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634469
I have seen a high improvement since I made the switch and functionality is almost the same.
The Motorola email client is hungry for wakelocks so something is badly coded there. The situation gets even worse if you add the widget to your homescreen.
I'm on the leak so situation might be improved by the OTA.
spi_tty_wakelock
This is actually the data connection (2G/3G/4G) transferring data.
Could be caused by always-online applications (Facebook, Messenger, GTalk) and by network location service.
This name is specific to Motorola.
PowerManagerService
Grouping of partial wakelocks: https://github.com/asksven/BetterBatteryStats-Knowledge-Base/wiki/PowerManagerService
AudioOut
Caused by: phone ringing, audio notifications, haptic/sound feedback for selections and keyboard, listening to radio/music.
usb
Caused by the USB connection, of course.
Tip: by doing a complete dump of the file you can study the running services as well, it's the last section of the file. I'm still trying to make figure out what the all the com.motorola services are doing and what input (data, location, ...) they need.
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Great tips, a somewhat different approach to increasing battery life.
Can I add this to my thread, get an all in one?
Nice write up. Thanks!
This is the best written tips on battery saving I've ever found.☺
Battery Saving Tips
1. Keeping mobile data (i.e., 4G or 3G) or wifi on all of the time uses battery. Ask yourself if you really need to be notified in real time about every new email, Facebook post, or tweet. If it isn't that important, then keep mobile data and wifi off until you really need it. Although most devices make it easy to toggle wifi off and on, it's a little more inconvenient to toggle mobile data with the stock controls. I like Power Toggles, which is very customizable and easy to use; another popular choice is Widgetsoid.
2. The biggest power drain is usually from the screen. The longer it's on and the brighter it is, the faster your battery drains. Adjust your screen timeout so that it turns off after 30-60 seconds of idle. Turn the brightness down to 50% or less, which is usually more than enough for indoor lighting. Automatic brightness may or may not help save battery--some think that constant sensing and screen adjustment may actually contribute to battery use.
3. Many apps (e.g., Facebook) by default will try to refresh their data on the web at certain intervals. In order to do so, they have to partially wake the device up from sleep, then try to access the web, and then refresh data, all of which uses battery. If you don't need realtime updates, you can typically change to manual refresh in the app's Settings, which prevents the app from waking up the device. For Facebook, all you need to do when you open the app is just swipe down, and your newsfeed will manually refresh to what's current.
4. Google Currents is notorious for being a memory and battery hog. Many people have reported that battery life improved significantly after changing its refresh setting to manual and/or disabling Google Currents completely. (Update 7/2014: Google Currents has since been replaced by Google Play Newsstand, which manages memory much more efficiently, without the same battery drain.)
5. Along the same lines, consider turning off the device's Background Sync. You can find the switch to turn it on or off under Settings/Accounts/Google, but it's easier to use the stock Power Control toggle or the better Power Toggles or Widgetsoid apps. Turning off Background Sync means the device is spending less time and energy syncing your Google account. If Background Sync is off, you can always manually refresh any of the Google apps within their respective menus.
6. Some apps partially wake a device up from sleep (called a "wake lock") numerous times a day to do things like trying to check the web for data updates as well as reporting location data. Install an app to detect wake locks like Wake Lock Detector. Let it run for the better part of a day, then open it and find out what apps are responsible for the most wake locks. (Update 7/2014: KitKat no longer allows apps like this to report wakelocks unless your rooted.)
7. #6 is how I discovered that Google Maps was burning up a fair amount of battery due to its Location Reporting (previously for Latitude, now used for Google+). If Location Reporting is turned on, then Maps causes very frequent wake locks to check location and report it. I don't think Latitude was that popular--I certainly didn't use it, because I don't really want other people to know exactly where I am, so I turn off Location Reporting by opening Maps, tapping Settings/Google Location Settings, and turning off Location Reporting. Note that this does not affect the ability of your apps to use your location to refine searches, for example.
8. Widgets are definitely a cool feature that makes Android unique, but some of them also contribute to battery drain--specifically the ones that need to access the web to update their information (think weather widgets). Review your widget use and remove the ones you really don't use.
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9. Live wallpapers, another feature that distinguishes Android, can also use up power like crazy--typically the ones that are very graphics/animation intensive, or the ones that also access the web for information like weather. Use static wallpapers instead, but if they're too boring, here's a list of some of my favorite live wallpapers that use minimal battery:
ARTware ATOMium
Blox
Digital Hive
Fading Lines
Light Grid
Mystic Halo
Retro Contours
SwampWater
10. Vibrate uses a lot of power. Do you really need your phone to ring and vibrate at the same time? Do you really need the haptic feedback when you're typing (especially if you're using Swype-style gesture typing)? Turn off vibrate.
11. GPS is another big power-sucker. For most location-based apps, using Google Location Services (based on the wifi hotspot's MAC address or by triangulating your nearest cell towers) is enough, since it generally locates you accurately within about 100 meters. Use GPS only if you need a more precise location, like if you're driving and using Navigation. Otherwise, turn off GPS by changing the setting to "Battery Saving."
12. You never know what kinds of processes the bloatware on your device might be responsible for, but they might be contributing to battery use as well. Go to Settings/Apps/All Apps, go through the list, and disable any bloatware apps that you don't need. Be cautious that you don't disable an important system app--if you aren't sure, just post a question in one of the AC Forums, and someone is bound to know.
13. Understand how Android utilizes RAM, and resist the urge to use task killers. To understand how things work, read this article by the esteemed Jerry Hildenbrand here, as well as this guide by Ambassador extraordinaire Golfdriver97. Apps that you kill manually will often restart on their own, which in itself takes a little bit of CPU and battery power--so if it's happening hundreds of times a day, it can become significant. The main reason to use a task killer is if there is some runaway process that you know is bogging the system down and won't shut down on its own. It might still restart on its own--if the cycle keeps happening, it's probably a problem with the app, which should be uninstalled or disabled.
14. Poor cell reception kills battery, because the radio is working overtime to try to establish the connection. If you know you're going to be in an area of poor reception for a while, consider turning on Airplane Mode to temporarily shut off your cell radio. You can get some idea of how much time you're spending in an area of poor signal by going to Settings/Battery, tapping Cell Standby (if it's there), and seeing if it says how much time without signal there was.
15. If none of the above tips are helping, then try wiping the cache partition, which is the portion of memory where Android stores a lot of temporary data. It's a little different from clearing the cache of individual apps, because the cache partition also stores a lot of temporary data used by the system. You need to access your device's recovery menu in order to wipe the cache partition, and this process varies with the device, so the best way to learn how to do it is to do a web search
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Best ever collection of tips. nd thanks for this tips....
I think I can say ... everyone here knows the native google services app, right? Well, this app performs structural operations on the system, plus functionalities. All this, however, in the background, and sometimes (with or without mobile data). In fact, every operation of this app is performed without such data, but, on the other hand, with the data attached, then [it] may come to consume. Several brands from manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Sony etc ... allow the user to restrict the use of mobile data in the background of some apps (natives or not, which consume a lot of franchise or not). And these manufacturers allow two types of restrictions in the background. A: general, aiming not to exceed the limit of data used of the franchise, two: specific, whereby the user manually restricts or de-restricts the apps that are or are not consuming data (internet). Now, one thing needs to be said, depending on the version of android, of course, the place where the user can restrict apps from consuming rem background may be different. So to use a standard reference - in my understanding - I will use Samsung as a manufacturer reference, and the Android versions between 4.1 and below 5.0, aiming as I said, on average. It should be noted that in every app (native) can be made such a restriction. Of some native apps (not counting offlines, for entertainment), they depend on all the stability of the operating system, and not only, but they do not use any mobile data, even when connected. Returning to stick with google services, you need to expose two of your own characteristics. [It] does not use any data in the foreground (since it can not be accessed internally, since it has no icon in the application grid), and the second is that [it] uses data in the background (regardless if you are inside the play store "downloading something" and, or if automatic notification update synchronization is disabled).*The problem is that if the user restricts the background data consumption (specific form) of the play store app, for example, if he [user] decides to re-enable such consumption of the app referred to, it will do so without any problems. It is only the user (after accessing it internally, and spending a few kb / s of data browsing "in the store") to go to the mobile data consumption meter on your device and the list with the most consumed internet apps, click on top of the app you want the restriction (in this case, the play store) and choose this option. However, if the same restriction for the google services app happens the opposite. The primary constraint becomes irreversible! At least, that's what I said, I'm not in this forum, maybe someone points out an effective deal. Anyway, let's see why this [reported] is given. Remember the explanation, where he said: just spend a few kb / s, for this consumption to appear in the meter of consumption, and be clicking on top of such app? I was referring to the play store, I made it clear ... or not? Well, since google services does not use anything in the foreground, it will be impossible to make [such an app] appear on the referenced meter. This implies the possibility of reactivating consumption in the background (if restricted), not only referring to google services, but all apps that do not consume anything in the foreground.
Tl;dr: Skip down to the bolded parts of paragraphs 4 and 5.
I had this very question, and have seen other people post inside numerous threads asking about the same thing. If you're unfamiliar, the Device Care is baked right into your phone with a near identical feature-set to the root-only app Greenify.
Device Care learns your app usage patterns, what apps you use, how often. Which apps you don't use, or which apps are at risk for draining your battery. From there, it will automatically sleep or disable these apps. They can still be used, but you may not receive push notifications; you weren't using them anyways, so most people appreciate this feature, and are not bothered by it.
However, I have many apps that are plugins, things I sporadically use, or apps that I want to ensure are never impeded by battery saving features. In Nougat and Oreo, the Device Care app had a section that said "Unmonitored Apps." You could add apps for this section that you did not want to ever be closed or out to sleep to save power.
In Pie, this section was removed, but the whitelist still exists. Here's what happened, Decide Care battery saving features somewhat overlap Dose. Rather than maintain two different "never optimize these apps for battery usage," they instead pull from the Doze's Optimize Battery Use whitelist. Find this number going to Settings->Search->Optimize battery->Tap, tap again. Adding an app here, prevents you from adding that same app to the "Always Sleeping" section of Device Care, thus demonstrating that this list is the new home for the "Unmonitored Apps" section.
A new whitelist was also created, focused on background apps. Device Care now offers by default to Auto Care everyday, this cleans up temp files and closes background apps. Apps aren't actually force closed though, instead their UI activity is closed, and the service (if one exists) stays running. A whitelist was created for this Auto Care feature. Found in Device Care->Memory->Menu->Apps that aren't checked.
Cheers!
What is Device Care? Is it only for pie? I have 8.0.0 still btw.
I never would have found that
Thanks for this!
I'm confused. There seems to be 2 separate lists. Device care/unmonitored apps and special access/optimize battery usage.
Device Care->Memory->Menu->Apps that aren't checked seems to only apply to apps that are using too much memory.
Settings->Apps->Menu->Special Access->Optimize battery usage (or search for Optimize battery). Then change the dropdown menu from Apps not optimized to All apps to turn off battery optimization for certain apps. This section seems to apply to apps that use mobile networks or sync data (I think this is the one that used to be called doze).
When I set my VPN app to not be checked under the device care/unmonitored apps list, I was still getting notifications to shut it down for "background data usage". Then I went to the to special access/optimize battery usage list and disabled it there as well.
But here is the problem. I have also installed my VPN app in the secure folder. The device care/unmonitored apps list included the secure folder apps but the special access/optimize battery usage does not include app in the secure folder. So I don't see any way to disable battery optimization for my VPN app in the secure folder.
So confusing!
Hello, it is really nice info, although doesn't seem to work for me... The app in my case is EyeDTV, which is for watching TV from EyeTV from my Mac, and it goes to sleep anyway... It doesn't work at all at least in my s10+
Hey everyone, I wanted to share some tips on how to improve your phone's battery life. However, I also want to point out some negative aspects of the customizations and privacy practices by Samsung and Google. Here are my recommendations:
Turn off all Wi-Fi intelligent services - they are not necessary.
Disable Google's digital well-being by restricting usage data as it can drain your battery.
Use LTE instead of 5G and manually register your network instead of automatic registration.
Create routines based on time and Wi-Fi, not location-based.
When you get a new phone, charge it from 15% to 100% for at least three days so the device can learn on usage. Then, toggle to protect the battery.
Disable all Google unwanted services in the "Google" settings page, including Nearby devices, casting, reset ads, location sharing, nearby share, find my mobile, earthquake alerts, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth scanning, and send diagnostic data.
Enable Google location accuracy and Nearby devices scanning under Samsung settings.
Disable UWB, Samsung customization, ads, and marketing things, and send diagnostic data from Samsung settings.
You can use QHD, 120hz, and light performance modes without worrying about battery life.
Do not use any battery monitor applications.
Use alternatives for original apps, such as Frost for Facebook and Sync Pro for Reddit.
Do not put any apps in deep sleep.
Install the battery tracker, thermal guardian, and battery guardian from the Galaxy Store and leave them running for at least 10 days. Battery guardian will help you find shady apps that run in the background.
Disable the My Galaxy application.
Uninstall Samsung apps if you do not use them, such as Samsung Smart Device, Smart Tutor, and Samsung Pay.
Stop backing up your data automatically all the time, unless you are at risk of losing your phone.
Use a Samsung charger and cable for charging.
Use the Always On Display sparingly.
You can play games on this phone for a long time without battery issues as the phone does not overheat.
Disable Nearby Share and Quick Share and only use them when you need to.
Be mindful of the apps that require notifications, otherwise disable notifications for the apps you do not need.
Do not run location all the time; instead, create a routine that enables location when you open banking, grocery, food apps, or maps.
Do not use modded apps as they may have serious security issues. Instead, subscribe to real apps, such as Spotify, Medium, and Balance for Meditation.
If you have a Galaxy Watch Classic, do not use the step counter in your phone, and do not provide physical activity permission to the Samsung Health app. Your watch will count the steps and other workouts, and then it will automatically sync to your phone.
Turn off sync if you are not using it, such as Google Calendar or Keep Notes.
Turn off Bixby and OK Google if you are not using them to avoid data collection.
Enable 0.5x in the transition settings under developer options.
Uninstall all meta inbuilt apps through adb, but do not uninstall Samsung apps via adb as it may cause issues.
Use the app booster in Galaxy Good Guardian and run it once, then run it monthly.
Do not update your Samsung firmware right after its release. Wait for a few days and ask peers for feedback before updating the phone. This way, you can skip the current update and update the phone directly to the next version.
Avoid clearing the cache partition every time after an update. Instead, it's recommended to run the app booster after updating and charge your phone to 100% at least twice before using the battery protection feature.
Lastly, review your app permissions again after using your phone for a month and take necessary action to turn off or limit permissions if needed.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to comment if you have any ideas or settings that are shady!
Thank you for this IMHO good list off possible actions to save battery life - a lot of things are part of my regular "optimization" routines but a few new aspects are there, I'm happy to try them out
Some of the items sound contradictory to each other, but maybe this is because I am reaading them wrong:
E.g. #11 and #23, but maybe I misread what you mean by "modded"
Also I would be interested in a bit more background on #12 because i would have assumed that apps in deep sleep indeed are good for battery life and on top OneUI is adding devices to deep sleep automatically, so does #12 mean that it would be advisable to disable this functionality (if it can be disabled, not sure right now) ?
AD 9. 120 hz will not drain battery more than 60hz? I don't think so...
Thanks for the post. I do many of the things listed already, and some variations of others. But funnily enough, I do it not because of saving battery (the vast majority of the time, I "finish the day" with 60-70% battery remaining, meaning I don't really use my phone much or in ways that "power users" would - therefore, I'm not overly concerned about saving more battery), but because of security - for example, disabling nearby devices would reduce the chance of being "hacked" by this attack vector.
This also means minimising the installation of "third party" software, or even non-default Samsung software, as all software security experts would understand that increasing amount of software code in a device also increases the "surface area" for hacking to take place.
I've previously owned the S7, S9+, and S21 Ultra (all Exynos chips), and the S23 Ultra has the best battery life of them all (obviously relatively speaking). I think I haven't noticed such good battery life since the S7. I do still miss the S7's amazing standby drain with AOD always enabled - it was as low as ~0.5% per hour by default, which is unheard of now. Now it's closer to 1% per hour, and over a 12-18 hour day, that can "hurt" battery quite a bit. However, the convenience of having AOD always enabled trumps any battery concerns for me, especially considering I still "finish the day" with 60-70% battery remaining.
I guess one of the points I'm making with this post is that having AOD disabled (or tap to show etc) is probably the biggest battery saving tip in the entire list! In my opinion, practically all the others barely save any battery, if any. However, users will need to consider the convenience of AOD always enabled (eg. acts as a night clock, or quick way to check the time during the day by just glancing at the phone) verses saving battery.
s3axel said:
Thank you for this IMHO good list off possible actions to save battery life - a lot of things are part of my regular "optimization" routines but a few new aspects are there, I'm happy to try them out
Some of the items sound contradictory to each other, but maybe this is because I am reaading them wrong:
E.g. #11 and #23, but maybe I misread what you mean by "modded"
Also I would be interested in a bit more background on #12 because i would have assumed that apps in deep sleep indeed are good for battery life and on top OneUI is adding devices to deep sleep automatically, so does #12 mean that it would be advisable to disable this functionality (if it can be disabled, not sure right now) ?
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I'm also curious about #12, as I'd have thought it would overall save battery by not being able to be spontaneously woken up and/or send notifications. One counter-argument would be that if it's an app that you use at least relatively regularly, having to frequently keep "waking it up" might end up using overall more battery.
For #31, why is clearing cache partition not a good thing to do? Can someone direct me to what "app booster" is?
s3axel said:
Thank you for this IMHO good list off possible actions to save battery life - a lot of things are part of my regular "optimization" routines but a few new aspects are there, I'm happy to try them out
Some of the items sound contradictory to each other, but maybe this is because I am reaading them wrong:
E.g. #11 and #23, but maybe I misread what you mean by "modded"
Also I would be interested in a bit more background on #12 because i would have assumed that apps in deep sleep indeed are good for battery life and on top OneUI is adding devices to deep sleep automatically, so does #12 mean that it would be advisable to disable this functionality (if it can be disabled, not sure right now) ?
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Hi, thanks!
11 talks about alternatives
23 talks about modded apps like there are few modded apps like spotify premium modded where you don't require premium but still won't see ads.
12 will mess up your notifications at the initial, I would say that phone can handle that deep sleep recommendations so that you can take actions accordingly.
ssj100 said:
For #31, why is clearing cache partition not a good thing to do? Can someone direct me to what "app booster" is?
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App Booster is part of the "Good Guardian" package, an app that can be downloaded via the Galaxy Store
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Hey everyone, I wanted to share some tips on how to improve your phone's battery life. However, I also want to point out some negative aspects of the customizations and privacy practices by Samsung and Google. Here are my recommendations:
Turn off all Wi-Fi intelligent services - they are not necessary.
Disable Google's digital well-being by restricting usage data as it can drain your battery.
Use LTE instead of 5G and manually register your network instead of automatic registration.
Create routines based on time and Wi-Fi, not location-based.
When you get a new phone, charge it from 15% to 100% for at least three days so the device can learn on usage. Then, toggle to protect the battery.
Disable all Google unwanted services in the "Google" settings page, including Nearby devices, casting, reset ads, location sharing, nearby share, find my mobile, earthquake alerts, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth scanning, and send diagnostic data.
Enable Google location accuracy and Nearby devices scanning under Samsung settings.
Disable UWB, Samsung customization, ads, and marketing things, and send diagnostic data from Samsung settings.
You can use QHD, 120hz, and light performance modes without worrying about battery life.
Do not use any battery monitor applications.
Use alternatives for original apps, such as Frost for Facebook and Sync Pro for Reddit.
Do not put any apps in deep sleep.
Install the battery tracker, thermal guardian, and battery guardian from the Galaxy Store and leave them running for at least 10 days. Battery guardian will help you find shady apps that run in the background.
Disable the My Galaxy application.
Uninstall Samsung apps if you do not use them, such as Samsung Smart Device, Smart Tutor, and Samsung Pay.
Stop backing up your data automatically all the time, unless you are at risk of losing your phone.
Use a Samsung charger and cable for charging.
Use the Always On Display sparingly.
You can play games on this phone for a long time without battery issues as the phone does not overheat.
Disable Nearby Share and Quick Share and only use them when you need to.
Be mindful of the apps that require notifications, otherwise disable notifications for the apps you do not need.
Do not run location all the time; instead, create a routine that enables location when you open banking, grocery, food apps, or maps.
Do not use modded apps as they may have serious security issues. Instead, subscribe to real apps, such as Spotify, Medium, and Balance for Meditation.
If you have a Galaxy Watch Classic, do not use the step counter in your phone, and do not provide physical activity permission to the Samsung Health app. Your watch will count the steps and other workouts, and then it will automatically sync to your phone.
Turn off sync if you are not using it, such as Google Calendar or Keep Notes.
Turn off Bixby and OK Google if you are not using them to avoid data collection.
Enable 0.5x in the transition settings under developer options.
Uninstall all meta inbuilt apps through adb, but do not uninstall Samsung apps via adb as it may cause issues.
Use the app booster in Galaxy Good Guardian and run it once, then run it monthly.
Do not update your Samsung firmware right after its release. Wait for a few days and ask peers for feedback before updating the phone. This way, you can skip the current update and update the phone directly to the next version.
Avoid clearing the cache partition every time after an update. Instead, it's recommended to run the app booster after updating and charge your phone to 100% at least twice before using the battery protection feature.
Lastly, review your app permissions again after using your phone for a month and take necessary action to turn off or limit permissions if needed.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to comment if you have any ideas or settings that are shady!
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How do you do #2?
Why not put any apps into deep sleep?
I find #10 and #13 confusing... aren't those contradictory? also, couldn't find any battery guardian in the galaxy store...
carlosLondon said:
I find #10 and #13 confusing... aren't those contradictory? also, couldn't find any battery guardian in the galaxy store...
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You need to download "Good Guardian" in the Galaxy Store, Battery guardian is part of that App....
Battery monitor apps like BBS of course need some resources to run in the background and they are running 100% of the time to track battery usage...
The apps mentioned in #13 are at least Samsung apps, but of course these also may use background resources/battery - I would think to a lower extend as they are not running contiously but rather on a (relatively loose) schedule or even need to be triggered manually....
carlosLondon said:
I find #10 and #13 confusing... aren't those contradictory? also, couldn't find any battery guardian in the galaxy store...
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It's part of Galaxy Good Guardians. I don't use it.
Oddly App Booster used to be a bomb but the newest version has an added option. Now it runs really fast and it did help to really optimize SD Maid Pro for one. Ok then...
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