Google Now draining battery REALLY badly...? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
Im running an XXELLA based rom on my SGS3, and in the last weeks I tried out using Google Now.
I really like that thing, its great how it knows where you work and where you live, and that it can give you traffic / train delay information when you have an appointment and so on...
But I also noticed that it severely drained my battery...
I didnt know that it was Google Now at first, because it didnt show up in Android's battery stats.
Then I used BetterBatteryStats to see what was causing Wakelocks...
When I had a "screen on" time of like 2 hours, the "awake" time was often 4 hours or even more!
NetworkLocationLocator was the culprit, and now since I disabled Google Now again, everything is back to normal... no more NetworkLocationLocator wakelocks and battery life is good again.
Now my question: Is this normal?
To the people who actively use Google Now: Do you also get such wakelocks of many hours? I'd be interested to see "BetterBatteryStats" output from other Google Now users...

... anyone?
(sorry for bumping this...)

tomcat84 said:
Hello,
Im running an XXELLA based rom on my SGS3, and in the last weeks I tried out using Google Now.
I really like that thing, its great how it knows where you work and where you live, and that it can give you traffic / train delay information when you have an appointment and so on...
But I also noticed that it severely drained my battery...
I didnt know that it was Google Now at first, because it didnt show up in Android's battery stats.
Then I used BetterBatteryStats to see what was causing Wakelocks...
When I had a "screen on" time of like 2 hours, the "awake" time was often 4 hours or even more!
NetworkLocationLocator was the culprit, and now since I disabled Google Now again, everything is back to normal... no more NetworkLocationLocator wakelocks and battery life is good again.
Now my question: Is this normal?
To the people who actively use Google Now: Do you also get such wakelocks of many hours? I'd be interested to see "BetterBatteryStats" output from other Google Now users...
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Same here...I'm using Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 on a International Galaxy S4, and google now was awaking my device too often and draining battery as well...after turning it off, all went back to normal... Maybe the Android 4.2.2 isnt as optimized as latest versions for google now...

tomcat84 said:
Hello,
Im running an XXELLA based rom on my SGS3, and in the last weeks I tried out using Google Now.
I really like that thing, its great how it knows where you work and where you live, and that it can give you traffic / train delay information when you have an appointment and so on...
But I also noticed that it severely drained my battery...
I didnt know that it was Google Now at first, because it didnt show up in Android's battery stats.
Then I used BetterBatteryStats to see what was causing Wakelocks...
When I had a "screen on" time of like 2 hours, the "awake" time was often 4 hours or even more!
NetworkLocationLocator was the culprit, and now since I disabled Google Now again, everything is back to normal... no more NetworkLocationLocator wakelocks and battery life is good again.
Now my question: Is this normal?
To the people who actively use Google Now: Do you also get such wakelocks of many hours? I'd be interested to see "BetterBatteryStats" output from other Google Now users...
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I remember reading somehwere on the forum that it was the location based aspects of google now that use the most battery because its always working out where you are to give you all those pretty little relevant cards. so I'd say that yes, your experience is normal. if you go into the setting of google now you can disable the location aspects. I'm currently running kitkat and there is an option to choose how the phone gets your location (cell towers, wifi, gps etc) by setting it to just gps i found it helped with battery consumption. I'm not sure if that option is available in your rom. I also use nfc tags to trigger the gps when im in my car because I dont really need the location based aspects when im not driving/travelling

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[Q] Abnormal battery drain overnight

Hi everyone,
I have a problem with my GT-i9300 with stock JB & stock kernel (I9300XXDLJ4), the battery drains too much fast while screen is off, even after all apps closed or cold start (if screen is on, battery drains abnormally fast as well). BBS shows lots of partial wakelocks named NetworkLocationLocator, and of course I have googled this and found an issue in AOSP issues list, but no solution. (sorry can't post links, issue #37348)
The only thing I can do to prevent early battery death is to go to Settings->Location and uncheck 'use wireless networks', but this is really bad for overall user experience. Things like latitude or google now are disabled.
I am attaching lots of screenshots that might help to understand my problem + BBS report and logs.
Thanks everyone in advance...
Mate, you know that there is an entire thread dedicated to better battery stats......... Search will probably lead to a resolution.
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I am searching for solution for like weeks including thread mentioned. Still no result..
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woyorus said:
Hi everyone,
I have a problem with my GT-i9300 with stock JB & stock kernel (I9300XXDLJ4), the battery drains too much fast while screen is off, even after all apps closed or cold start (if screen is on, battery drains abnormally fast as well). BBS shows lots of partial wakelocks named NetworkLocationLocator, and of course I have googled this and found an issue in AOSP issues list, but no solution. (sorry can't post links, issue #37348)
The only thing I can do to prevent early battery death is to go to Settings->Location and uncheck 'use wireless networks', but this is really bad for overall user experience. Things like latitude or google now are disabled.
I am attaching lots of screenshots that might help to understand my problem + BBS report and logs.
Thanks everyone in advance...
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I have exatly the same issue. Search and search and nothing. already troubleshoot using BBS, the only way to do it is disable it or use an app that disconnects 3g and wifi and connects it every x minutes - like easy battery saver. the only thing I am amazed is that there are not so many reports about it...
will keep you posted since I keep troubleshooting.
nunomax said:
I have exatly the same issue. Search and search and nothing. already troubleshoot using BBS, the only way to do it is disable it or use an app that disconnects 3g and wifi and connects it every x minutes - like easy battery saver. the only thing I am amazed is that there are not so many reports about it...
will keep you posted since I keep troubleshooting.
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It seems like I found the problem, at least on my phone. I have disabled SNS (Social Network Service or so, a weird app shipped with the stock rom by samsung) and also uninstalled the facebook app, looks like I don't have the issue since that. Battery has drained much less overnight today, and I don't see any location-related wakelocks in BBS. I'll try to find what exactly causes the problem
Can you please be more specific about this service? Where did you disable and what was the name of the app?
Thanks
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nunomax said:
Can you please be more specific about this service? Where did you disable and what was the name of the app?
Thanks
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It's under Settings->Application Manager. You have to swipe twice to the right in order to open 'All applications' tab there, and find SNS app, and then click 'Disable' button. The app's icon looks like Facebook logo (little f letter on blue background). Please let me know if it was helpful.. and don't forget to freeze/uninstall official facebook app
Thanks. Meanwhile I've remove and disable a lot of services, mainly from Samsung that I don't use and the battery drain is more stable when the device is on standby.
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nunomax said:
Thanks. Meanwhile I've remove and disable a lot of services, mainly from Samsung that I don't use and the battery drain is more stable when the device is on standby.
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Well, have you noticed anything other than the services and battery drain? Maybe an in-/decrease of performance, or something else?
If you look on the Android *stock* battery stats app, you'll see, as soon as the screen is off, for the night, the data connection goes crazy with different signals and network modes. Have you tried putting the phone somewhere else at night, maybe just to see, whether that makes a difference? I'm guessing, you get fluctuations in your network, at night. That has happened to me, quite a lot, as I had my GS II (Telekom DE fixed it, though).
If that isn't the problem, then you've probably installed other third-party apps, that are causing this battery drainage, maybe they're collecting your user data, or something.
Anyways, hope I could help!
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
Yes I've been watching it. In resume:
1) if you activate use networks for location the battery drains even if none app request it.
2) there are a bunch of services mainly from Samsung that drains the battery just because they do.
3) if I leave my Wi-Fi off for the night it will drain 5% against 20% if I leave it on
Probably this one is because of weak Wi-Fi at my bedroom. Yes I've selected only when connected but even so the phone doesn't respect it.
4) if you have selected backup this phone to Google it will drain the battery also
5) I can have really good battery life if I disconnect Wi-Fi and data and connect it once in a while
But my point is why should I need to manage all this stuff? Why do I need to spend more time troubleshooting something instead of having fun with a new phone?
I've used juice defender, battery stats and a bunch of other applications just to conclude that android and Samsung are a piece of **** regarding power management.
And yes, Google now is disconnected and also history location.
If I wipe my phone and do not install anything, battery life is regular, as soon I start to install apps it will start to drain without apparently explication.
I have bought an extra battery and will live with it. I this it's just an os feature.
I've tried some custom rom's but all of them have problems, some because something doesn't work, others because developer didn't implement it, so I know if I want one good enough to suit my desires,I should cook it myself but I do not want to do it, so I came back always to official one.
And I do not have enough patience to undervolt or spend my nights tweaking something that should have work from out of the box.
This is my experience with my first android and I think this is why people always have complains about this system. I'm just going to live with it and accept the fact that this os have lots of defects that should not exist.
One thing is true: it is very frustrating from an user experience point off view.
Just my 2 cents
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I completely agree with you here. I don't know what exactly causes the problem, bugs with Samsung's software or bugs in Android itself - I don't care. The user experience is awful with this device.
I really considering getting an iPhone. iOS is built the way when regardless of amount apps installed and their quality the battery life is stable and decent. No app, maybe except VoIP, could drain battery if it's in the background or the screen is off. For me personally, all this Android's 'customizability' causes only decline in UX and battery life.
Ridiculously, there are lots of poor quality apps for Android that behave extremely bad, for example The Tribez game. It's a game, and I am expecting battery drain only when I'm playing (isn't it logical?), however, I do get drain caused by this app even if it's closed! That's ridiculous. I just bought an iPad version and I have absolutely no problems with it, moreover, it is running much faster on my dualcore tablet than on my cutting edge quad core phone. Of course, this is just an awful job porting the game from iOS to Android, but I'm sure, mostly this is problem with Android itself. This is the _mobile_ OS, and it must not allow any app behave like this (like iOS does, it kills badass processes almost instantaneously). I'm sorry Android fanboys, but your lovely OS is a poor quality product.
I've already said too much, but again, I don't want to think if my WiFi or anything else is turned off, I want to use my handset. I think you get my point.
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[Q] Sudden high battery drain

I'm looking for help trouble shooting why my Atrix is suddenly sucking the battery dead over the period of a few hours. I've had my atrix for almost 2 years now and always had excellent battery life. After some app updates a couple weeks ago my phone started sucking the battery empty in just a few hours. I bought a new OEM battery thinking my battery had just expired, but this made no difference. I've uninstalled the apps and killed the processes for apps that I thought might be to blame, but still the problem remains. The "Battery usage" app shows that "Phone idle" uses the vast majority of the power. Is there some way determine which process is actually using the power, or a way to tell if maybe the processors are not being put to sleep when they should?
Download CPU spy from the play Store and check if the processor is entering deep sleep. it might as well be that the signal is low and the antenna, constantly searching for signal is consuming that battery power. Is the 3g ( and data) enabled?
SimplicityApks said:
Download CPU spy from the play Store and check if the processor is entering deep sleep. it might as well be that the signal is low and the antenna, constantly searching for signal is consuming that battery power. Is the 3g ( and data) enabled?
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Thank you very much! I installed CPU Spy Plus. In 2 hours 45 minutes my battery went from 100% to 50%. CPU Spy shows 85.9% of the time is in "Deep Sleep", and the rest of the time is sprinkled between 216MHz and 1000MHz. The back of the phone is slightly warm. So it looks like the CPU's are going to sleep properly, I wonder what else it could be?
AtrixInFL said:
Thank you very much! I installed CPU Spy Plus. In 2 hours 45 minutes my battery went from 100% to 50%. CPU Spy shows 85.9% of the time is in "Deep Sleep", and the rest of the time is sprinkled between 216MHz and 1000MHz. The back of the phone is slightly warm. So it looks like the CPU's are going to sleep properly, I wonder what else it could be?
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Then it's probably the cell standby, read this guide here!
Or, there is some Background service of an app which is running but not using CPU... could be Maps, try turning off gps.
me said:
Is the 3g ( and data) enabled?
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Did you try turning that off?
Romanoff lhption
According to my phone, only 12% went to "cell standby", 17% to "display" and 63% to "phone idle". My wifi is always disabled, and I always have 3g and data enabled. I just unchecked the options to use WiFi and GPS for location and I'll see if that makes a difference. If not then I will turn off data and see if that makes a difference.
I'm on the right track! Turning off location services did not make any difference, but disabling data entirely seemed to put the battery drain back to normal, AND the "deep sleep" percentage shown in CPU Spy went well up into the 90%+ range. So now I know the battery drain is caused by some app keeping the CPU from sleeping, and possibly using the data connection a lot. FF though some trial and error, and I am now suspecting the Google Play process. With data and background data enabled, if I kill the Google Play process and add it to the auto-end list, battery drain seems to possibly be back to normal. And the CPU is still spending 90%+ in "Deep Sleep". With Google Play running, the CPU is much more active. After another day or two I'll know for sure if Google Play is the problem. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions so far!
PS-> I see that Google Play Store will remove itself from the auto-end list..
OK now I need help. The problem is definitely google play. When I kill the process my battery usage goes back to normal, however the process keeps coming back to life on its own. Adding it to the auto kill list does nothing, and I was unable to uninstall it. Is there some way to roll back google play store to a previous version, or prevent it from starting itself?
What version of the Play app are you using? Version 4.1.10 came out a few days ago, they say among other things it fixes high battery drain on some devices/systems.
From what I've seen, Play is a kinda "special" app. There is no way to freeze it or kill it permanently. Not sure why.
ravilov said:
What version of the Play app are you using? Version 4.1.10 came out a few days ago, they say among other things it fixes high battery drain on some devices/systems.
From what I've seen, Play is a kinda "special" app. There is no way to freeze it or kill it permanently. Not sure why.
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How can I tell which version of play is installed? My problem started a couple weeks ago right after I installed some updates. I don't remember if Play was one of the apps that was updated. Is there some way to roll Play back to an earlier version?
hi, im having the same problem but not sure what is draining the battery. Using playstore 4.1.6 on Mrom whith SV kernel ver. 45. all services and data off, wifi off full signal bars and the battery only lasts 24 hrs on idle.
cpu spy shows 99% of deep sleep time, il try stopping playstore services and post again.
Originally Posted by ravilov<br />
What version of the Play app are you using? Version 4.1.10 came out a few days ago, they say among other things it fixes high battery drain on some devices/systems.<br />
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From what I've seen, Play is a kinda "special" app. There is no way to freeze it or kill it permanently. Not sure why.
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How can I tell which version of play is installed? My problem started a couple weeks ago right after I installed some updates. I don't remember if Play was one of the apps that was updated. Is there some way to roll Play back to an earlier version?
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Settings within Play Store or Manage Apps within phone settings
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Marcos OC said:
hi, im having the same problem but not sure what is draining the battery. Using playstore 4.1.6 on Mrom whith SV kernel ver. 45. all services and data off, wifi off full signal bars and the battery only lasts 24 hrs on idle.
cpu spy shows 99% of deep sleep time, il try stopping playstore services and post again.
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You just answered your own question... I don't understand where the confusion is.
Please re-read my previous post.
Is ur phone is rooted? Den I have a killer app dat will help u out @marcous
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Yeah is rooted thanks, i deleted the app playstore service or something like that with titanium backup and the battery drain is less than 1%/hour now . the playstore still works btw no problems until now.
the undervolt on cpu works amazing too.
Marcos OC said:
Yeah is rooted thanks, i deleted the app playstore service or something like that with titanium backup and the battery drain is less than 1%/hour now . the playstore still works btw no problems until now.
the undervolt on cpu works amazing too.
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You're luckier than me. Uninstalling the play store service and rolling the play store back to the old "market" helped a little, but definitely didn't resolve the issue. After that change, my battery drain was about 10%/hr. Every time I think I've resolved it, it quickly reverts back to high battery drain. If I completely disable all data then my battery life goes back to normal. My buddy at work is now having the same problem with his Atrix. I'm wondering if AT&T decided that it's time for us to upgrade our phones and pushed down some changes to make these older phones less desirable to work with, by killing the batteries faster.
AtrixInFL said:
You're luckier than me. Uninstalling the play store service and rolling the play store back to the old "market" helped a little, but definitely didn't resolve the issue. After that change, my battery drain was about 10%/hr. Every time I think I've resolved it, it quickly reverts back to high battery drain. If I completely disable all data then my battery life goes back to normal. My buddy at work is now having the same problem with his Atrix. I'm wondering if AT&T decided that it's time for us to upgrade our phones and pushed down some changes to make these older phones less desirable to work with, by killing the batteries faster.
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not so lucky i must say , got the problem back after a couple of hours. im changing roms/kernels in order to find the best combination. Actually managed to get like a 1% /hour battery drain, with ALL things turned off, il keep testing for like a day or two.
i'm having the same kind of issues as well my atrix...
also my battery meter frequently reads wrong i've tried both the atrix battery fix app which i had setup to automatically run the fix when ever it reached full voltage and the bat meter wasn't reading full i've also tried the some other .zip program i found on XDA with minimal success
i'll be paying attention to this thread to see what comes up
Edit...
Did a complete wipe of my phone and installed neutrino 2.9 EE vice GT or GT+ that I have been running previously
discovered Facebook and juice defender ultimate have permissions to modify battery statistics, so I disabled those permissions (along with multiple others from different apps) and turned juice defender off to see if battery consumption changes
As well I uninstalled Google services via titanium backup, report back in as couple days see if anything changes
Reporting, it seems like the phone cant get in deep sleep mode, tried wipes, new roms and kernels and getting the same problem. Maybe its a hardware related issue
I'm having a similar issue. I've removed play services, and changed radios and kernel. Will check to see if this helps.
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Same Problem
I have the same problem. I've read all thread and checked Play Service, yes it looks as if it's his fault.
Tried to delete it with "Root app remove" and titanium backup. No result it's coming back!
Really need help. This is a great phone with unique features (docking station). But before it worked 3 days on a single charge, and now 24 hours!
Google bought Motorola why is it so hard to fix this issue and why it's still working under Android 2.3.6... Give us ICS!
P.s.: System version 4.5.141.MB860.ATT.en.US, Android 2.3.6, Baseband N_01.77.37P
Had Google Play 4.1.6. Today changed on 4.1.10 maybe it'll help.

i9300 battery life

hi,
i checked the forums and found no solution. i am on stock 4.2.2 leak and the battery life is better than 4.1.2 however, it still doesn't compare well to what other people have posted.
i see some people showing screenshots showing their s3 lasting for 2 days... i am wondering am i doing something wrong.
here is what i get after a day at work (see attached)
thanks
Battery life is something on which you will get a million views/opinions/results. Depends on your usage, uc, uv, brightness, apps you use etc. For instance I don't get more than 3 hours screen time while people here get around 6 hours. Battery life is something you can work on and tweak to make it last longer.
Hope this helps!
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i am on stock kernel though rooted so no uc,uv brightness is set to auto with -5 (not sure what that does but on the 4.2.2 leak it made the screen dimmer), i suspect it might be the apps draining but .. what use is a phone without them...i use llama for location profiles and avast antivirus(not sure if really needed), also facebook set to not sync,gmail set to default push and i play games occasionally.. as shown from the image less than an hour total.
oh wells ... i was just wondering how do those people get 3 days+ out of the same phone, either they didnt use the phone much or left it in standby through the whole time.
exge said:
hi,
i checked the forums and found no solution. i am on stock 4.2.2 leak and the battery life is better than 4.1.2 however, it still doesn't compare well to what other people have posted.
i see some people showing screenshots showing their s3 lasting for 2 days... i am wondering am i doing something wrong.
here is what i get after a day at work (see attached)
thanks
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Post screenshot from Partial Wakelocks and Alarm (if you have enable root feature on BetterBatteryStats). We can find more information about apps which wakeup your phone all the time.
If I say I have to use 2 or 3 batteries per day, will that make you feel better?
Don't bother it, if you can have your screen on time over 3 or 4 hours, you can be happy with that, because from my experience, that is how our S III can do, of course with some more tweak and caution on the battery you can up it to like 5 , 6 hours.
If you really care about it,, like what? Lower CPU, undervoltage it, even the GPU, screen brightness down to minimum, kill all non essential function like BT, Wi-Fi, data connection, GPS... etc
Just don't compare with people around here , they are just like geeks over here...
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lelinuxien52 said:
Post screenshot from Partial Wakelocks and Alarm (if you have enable root feature on BetterBatteryStats). We can find more information about apps which wakeup your phone all the time.
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i didnt take a screenshot, will let it drain then post again.... but it seems to be mediaserver and no one has a fix for that, also google play music is always running even though i didnt run it.
exge said:
i didnt take a screenshot, will let it drain then post again.... but it seems to be mediaserver and no one has a fix for that, also google play music is always running even though i didnt run it.
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So you are saying the posted media server fix does not work .
If GP music is always running somehow you have turned it on .
Battery is variable depends upon usage and a key often overlooked component is your network and the masts . Weaker the signals the more time the battery drains searching signals .
jje
JJEgan said:
So you are saying the posted media server fix does not work .
If GP music is always running somehow you have turned it on .
Battery is variable depends upon usage and a key often overlooked component is your network and the masts . Weaker the signals the more time the battery drains searching signals .
jje
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yea it seems the posted mediaserver fix dont work, and GPM running seems to be a common problem with the latest update .. i have just froze it .. we shall see if it has any significant impact.
also, my signal strength is always high, so no issue there.
somehow i was unable to find GPM in greenify so had to use Ti to freeze it

Mysterious battery drain. Please help! (need PROs)

Intro
Hello I'm a very old lurker in this forum yet a new member and this is my first post so please don't kill me if I failed to follow the rules or if my English sucks. I will try to organize this thread and make it clear and easy to understand and read, while providing as much information as I can.
The Problem
So my i9100 has been having extreme battery drain lately, about 2% per 3 minutes. I refrain from using it throughout the day to help my battery hold until night. When I do so, it is usually about 40% by the time I go to sleep with having BARELY used the phone. Probably just now and then to answer a Whatsapp message or to check the time. I've long ago uninstalled all games since I can't even think of playing games with this horrible battery status.
How it started
The last thing I can remember before starting to have this problem is about a year(?) ago when I was on Jellybam. I had good battery, and then a build with an excellent battery came out and it worked perfectly. I can't remember which version it was, but a little after that, I updated Jellybam and noticed SUPER battery drain. I waited a little for the next updates but it wasn't fixed, so I changed a ROM. I noticed that it wasn't helping. So I tried the following for a couple of months now:
Attempts To Solve The Problem
I have tried the following:
Using lowest screen brightness
Disabling obvious stuff like GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi, 3G
Closing or even NOT installing any known battery consuming apps
NOT using task killers
USING task killers
Underclocking
Removing widgets. Using least icons possible on launcher
Using many different launchers
Changing ROMs, kernels and both
Reverting back to stock
Buying a new battery (extended and not original)
Trying a new original battery from a friend who has i9100
Flashing modems and RILs, including GetRIL. In fact, I've had better battery with worse signal (but not always). I think it was with XXLPH or XXLPW.
Using battery savers like JuiceDefender which basically do everything I've already tried. What's a smartphone without internet
Using BetterBatteryStats and Gsam Battery Monitor Pro. Did not notice anything special (but I am not pro enough to understand everything on BBS, though I googled some of the things and haven't noticed something unusual). Maybe some pro can help me with it.
Assumptions / Notes
A couple of versions ago, I have used Omega ROM version 4.2.1 which suddenly fixed(?!) my battery. I can't remember which build it was, but the new one doesn't fix the battery drain. I assume it could be due to the radio update to XXMS2
I have a feeling that the drain is related to the modem (aka baseband), because I've had some more battery-friendly modems and some less
I have tried many modems that are supposed to work perfectly (and really gave me good connection speed and signal), but they did not fix the battery drain. Even on stock rom
My provider is Golan Telecom, which is supposed to work good with Cellcom modems, but it didn't. At least not battery-wise
Last resort can be taking it to a lab, but it's hard for me to stay without my phone, and I think people here are more skilled than the noobs in the lab.
Can the problem be hardware-related but not battery-related? May it be caused by the huge amount of times I've flashed ROMs and kernels?
Had my phone for around 2 years
Never bricked my phone
Sorry for being a burden to this forum with this first post of mine, but thanks a TON of anyone who can shed some light on this problem for me!
*I have attached one log of BBS
2h screen on , 3h wifi running and 50% how you did that?
I don't think that is a big battery usage
Which battery do you have?
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krazy1101 said:
2h screen on , 3h wifi running and 50% how you did that?
I don't think that is a big battery usage
Which battery do you have?
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Don't know, the battery is just dying so fast...
I got the original one that comes with the i9100
It doesn't look horrendous to me. Things to do though :
1. Grant BBS root rights. Need it to see network and alarms.
2. Did you play music at all? If not, you need to diagnose apps which are putting out sound. Viber is a common culprit.
3. Deleted_wakelocks comes when you turn wifi off. As it's so large, something is killing you when you're on wifi. My guess would be wlan_rx_wakelock. Basically you need to turn off wifi when you're not actively using it to avoid the drain from it. "Better wifi on/off" may be an app which helps you out there, it'll automate the turning of wifi on and off with your screen.
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Hopper8 said:
It doesn't look horrendous to me. Things to do though :
1. Grant BBS root rights. Need it to see network and alarms.
2. Did you play music at all? If not, you need to diagnose apps which are putting out sound. Viber is a common culprit.
3. Deleted_wakelocks comes when you turn wifi off. As it's so large, something is killing you when you're on wifi. My guess would be wlan_rx_wakelock. Basically you need to turn off wifi when you're not actively using it to avoid the drain from it. "Better wifi on/off" may be an app which helps you out there, it'll automate the turning of wifi on and off with your screen.
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Thanks for your reply.
1. I have given it root rights, and will soon upload an updated log
2. I haven't played music at that time, not that I remember, but even with different players or not players at all, and without sound on keypress, the same drain is occuring. Also, I have long ago stopped using Viber as it eats the battery even more. My battery can't afford to have Viber :/
3. The drain seems to continue with or without wifi. I usually leave my wifi on when I'm at home, like now, but I have also tried, many times, to leave 3G without wifi and see if the battery improves. It didn't, unfortunately.

Battery drops really fast in standby

Hello guys. I bought this phone a few weeks ago and from the first day, I have been facing this problem. I have deleted all bloatware and tried everything on the internet. The battery usage stats show that no specific app is causing this. Just today, I went to sleep at around 8am with 45% battery and wifi off, and woke up at 5pm with 35% battery. Please help guys.
Attached is a screenshot of my battery stats. Always on display is set to always on btw but i dont think thats the issue
Wow, i cant remember when last i slept half that long!
I believe Miui 11 drains battery. I got better results after debloating. Try scheduling battery saver.
Haha I was surprised as well as I usually dont sleep this much. Anyway, attached is a screenshot of betterbatterystats and it seems like system is the culprit. What should I do now?
After disabled Screen Animations my Mi Note 10 works all day with 50% of battery. I think MIUI 11.0.8 is terrible.
rodrigodds said:
After disabled Screen Animations my Mi Note 10 works all day with 50% of battery. I think MIUI 11.0.8 is terrible.
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no, since MIUI 11.0.8 works without problems here.
May be too much sync? See if Greenify app or Superfreezz makes a difference.
I have 150+ apps, wifi on and when I checked two days ago I went from 100% => 99% in 7h 45 min during the night.
I have done nothing to improve battery life.
Maybe resetting the phone and start over?
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I have 150+ apps, wifi on and when I checked two days ago I went from 100% => 99% in 7h 45 min during the night.
I have done nothing to improve battery life.
Maybe resetting the phone and start over?
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Cmon, that's not possible.
I have just a few App, everything is optimised and still I get a huge drain from Google Play Services.
Catcher89 said:
Cmon, that's not possible.
I have just a few App, everything is optimised and still I get a huge drain from Google Play Services.
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This is Google play services for me after 12 h use. It is number 8 of battery consumption.
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This is Google play services for me after 12 h use. It is number 8 of battery consumption. View attachment 5084345
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Always on WiFi? that's the only explanation, since I get the drainage only when with data.
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Always on WiFi? that's the only explanation, since I get the drainage only when with data.
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Yeah, always wifi. Have not checked drain with data only. If I remember I will turn off wifi tonight and check.
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Always on WiFi? that's the only explanation, since I get the drainage only when with data.
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Tried with only data and lost 3% in 7 h. Most of it was at 3 AM when WhatsApp wanted to backup but I have it on only wifi.
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Tried with only data and lost 3% in 7 h. Most of it was at 3 AM when WhatsApp wanted to backup but I have it on only wifi.
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Lucky you!
I have done all the optimisation, enabled aggressive doze, remove auto-sync, notifications, backup, everything related to position/history/scan, blocked ads with nextdns, unistalled Google plays services updates, disabled change system setting, unistalled every possible 3rd part app that could use it (a few since it's brand new) and I am basically using it for WhatsApp.
Results: Google plays services always at the top, no matter what. It was higher, now it's stable around 10/20%. Unbelievable I hate this phone.
28% - 3h30 SOT
my old oneplus can do better, with a battery not even reaching 4k mA and with intense use of location tracking apps, FB, WhatsApp etc etc .
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Lucky you!
I have done all the optimisation, enabled aggressive doze, remove auto-sync, notifications, backup, everything related to position/history/scan, blocked ads with nextdns, unistalled Google plays services updates, disabled change system setting, unistalled every possible 3rd part app that could use it (a few since it's brand new) and I am basically using it for WhatsApp.
Results: Google plays services always at the top, no matter what. It was higher, now it's stable around 10/20%. Unbelievable I hate this phone.
28% - 3h30 SOT
my old oneplus can do better, with a battery not even reaching 4k mA and with intense use of location tracking apps, FB, WhatsApp etc etc .
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Maybe you did too much lol. I dont know, every review i watched, every endurance test on youtube, this device destroys others in battery test. I also have excellent endurance, charge once every 2 days, and i get around 6hours of sot. Completely stock, no hacks, mods, debloats or anything. 24/7 sync with my galaxy watch, 2 gmail accounts, facebook, instagram etc. You either have horrible reception, and while trying to find mobile towers phone wastes a lot of energy, or you have always on display setup for 24/7, or by removing stuff, you created some software bugs. Cant think of other explanation.
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Maybe you did too much lol. I dont know, every review i watched, every endurance test on youtube, this device destroys others in battery test. I also have excellent endurance, charge once every 2 days, and i get around 6hours of sot. Completely stock, no hacks, mods, debloats or anything. 24/7 sync with my galaxy watch, 2 gmail accounts, facebook, instagram etc. You either have horrible reception, and while trying to find mobile towers phone wastes a lot of energy, or you have always on display setup for 24/7, or by removing stuff, you created some software bugs. Cant think of other explanation.
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It is possible that a bad signal is the culprit here, I am currently living in the countryside and the signal is not the best (I can see in the stats too). Still I don't know what it should have to do with Google Play Services!
Luckily I am moving back to the city next week, so I will keep an eye on that.
Try one night in airplane mode on. If it's the signal, it would be a big difference in battery.
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It is possible that a bad signal is the culprit here, I am currently living in the countryside and the signal is not the best (I can see in the stats too). Still I don't know what it should have to do with Google Play Services!
Luckily I am moving back to the city next week, so I will keep an eye on that.
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Catcher89 said:
It is possible that a bad signal is the culprit here, I am currently living in the countryside and the signal is not the best (I can see in the stats too). Still I don't know what it should have to do with Google Play Services!
Luckily I am moving back to the city next week, so I will keep an eye on that.
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I read some good thing about this app. Might be worth a try.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.doze&hl=en
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Maybe you did too much lol. I dont know, every review i watched, every endurance test on youtube, this device destroys others in battery test. I also have excellent endurance, charge once every 2 days, and i get around 6hours of sot. Completely stock, no hacks, mods, debloats or anything. 24/7 sync with my galaxy watch, 2 gmail accounts, facebook, instagram etc. You either have horrible reception, and while trying to find mobile towers phone wastes a lot of energy, or you have always on display setup for 24/7, or by removing stuff, you created some software bugs. Cant think of other explanation.
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Wow, you have really bad SOT! I get minimum 10hrs and even a little more without gaming.
You guys should try debloating.
paq1170 said:
Wow, you have really bad SOT! I get minimum 10hrs and even a little more without gaming.
You guys should try debloating.
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Done and naptime is installed. I still have many wakeups from Google:
https://prnt.sc/u4xez7
Do you know how to fix them?

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