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Two questions relating to keeping a data connection always open:
I make use of DirectPush Email pretty much 24/7 - IMO one of Microsofts better technology implementations! I have a fairly good understanding of how it works, keeping the connection 'open' by not sending the reply packet etc.
The downside to using such a technology however is I guess that the data connection is always online (all be it not actually transmitting data unless there is any mail activity or responding to timeouts etc). My question is what is the detrimental affect of this on battery life? In other words, how much of a hit in battery life am I taking by having DirectPush Email always on? This is mostly for information-only, however if there is a significant impact then I might alter my usage pattern slightly so as when I'm struggling with battery and not in a position to respond to emails straight away (ie. a mornings heavy usage which has left me with <30% power by lunchtime, then say stuck in a meeting for 2hrs) to make an effort to switch it off.
On a similar (ish) vein.. I've today started playing with Windows Messenger via the Diamond. I find IM very useful on my laptop, but don't really bother with it on my mobile. However I'm seeing how it could be occasionally useful, if I'm struggling to track someone down then having a quick look to see if they're online and sending them a quick "have you got 5 mins?" IM.. and was wondering about the impact of leaving it permanently signed in - as opposed to signing in just when I need it (which seems to take a while, ok only say 15 seconds but it all takes away from the 'intstant' element!). As per above I always have my data connection open for DirectPush Email so things won't change here, I guess there'd just be small data transitions every so often as people come and go on/offline, status updates etc (unless the apps model clever enough not to bother with such things unless the device has its screen switched on?). Noticeable impact on battery? Any/all comments & info much appreciated!
I've been revamping this thread for new devices for years hoping to share some of the love with newer users. Over the time I've been on android, I've learned a few simple things that can greatly assist in the battery life of our wonderful smartphones.
If you get anything out of the thread, please don't hesitate to rate it and drop me a thanks!
If you read the thread and like the tips, have a new one to suggest, or have a revision, please post it.
On a similar note, moderators, thanks for the sticky!
General Lithium Ion Battery Information - This link includes stuff about charging, including trickle charging aka SBC (Why NOT to use it, or at your own peril)
My tips for good battery life:
Tips for both Rooted and Non-Rooted users
1.Turn off all radios when not in use.
(Bluetooth, wifi, data, 4G/Wimax/LTE, NFC, etc) Use a widget like the default power widgets, Switchpro, or a similar app from the market. *Many rooted ROMs generally allows users to access these radios and other settings from the notification pulldown menu.* The radios of the phone draw power if on even if the user isn't actually utilizing the radio's functions. A radio searching for signal (if you are in a low-signal area) drains more than a radio with good signal, so again, turn 'em off when you aren't using 'em.
To manually turn off radios without a toggle, go to Settings>wireless & networks. This can be accessed from the notification pulldown and hitting the cog icon.
Wifi uses less battery than 3G, so use wifi when you can. Another important setting to note is more dependent on the user. If you live in an area without 4G LTE coverage (check here to see), then go into Settings>Mobile data>Network Mode and check CDMA Only. This will prevent your phone from unnecessarily searching for LTE coverage, which wastes a ton of battery life.
3. I love live wallpapers, and I’ve always been a fan of pixel zombies, but they are really only good for showing off due to their battery drain.
4. Set your screen timeout/brightness to something that fits you.
The screen is the highest drain of battery power on any smartphone. BY setting the timeout, you can prevent your phone from staying on when you don’t manually turn off the screen. Also, manually turn off your screen when you’re done with your phone.
Another huge tip is to turn on automatic brightness (it is enabled by default). This greatly reduces power consumption by constantly changing the brightness of your display, tailoring it to your needs.
Settings>Display, gestures & buttons>Sleep
I use 30 seconds.
4. Task killers used to be all the rage, but no longer.
Here is the ultimate, in depth, graphically assisted, explanation by the famous Fresh ROM's chef, Flipz. Shortly, in light of recent testing, really don’t do anything but force apps that the android OS needed to be open, and thus didn’t close, to re-open. So try not using them, unless for stuff like trying to figure out why your phone isn’t sleeping with system panel. You really won’t notice a performance difference, and the adverse effects you aren’t seeing will stop
+=+ A good alternative is the application SystemPanel Pro. It has a free version, but I highly reccomend purchasing the paid app. It basically monitors everything going on with your phone's usage both in real time an in terms of usage history. If your battery is draiging fast, it tells you what app was doing it, how much it was doing it, and allows you to stop it.
5. I'm sure you have all heard around that your phone isn't "sleeping".
This is referring to the phone's "awake" time, hence the name. When you go to Settings>Power>History. You can compare the lines from awake to screen on versus time on. "Time on battery" refers to the amount of time since the last reboot. The "awake time" is how long the screen has been active. The problem is, a lot of the time, due to the endless possibilities of inconsistencies between apps/ROMs/kernels/phones, the phone will not go to "sleep", drawing power proportionate to the screen being in use when it reality the phone is sitting idle.
If you compare these times and they are the same, or if you note the difference (turn off the screen for a minute, then re-check and they are the same), then your phone is not sleeping.
One solution is to reboot.
I recommend two apps to help monitor:System Panel and Better Battery Stats. These two apps (explained in their FAQ's and descriptions greatly aid in finding those rogues.
Usually, SystemPanel will show an app that has gone "rogue" and is keeping your phone awake.
-This is done by hitting menu>settings>monitoring enabled. Then after some time has passed, ht menu>monitoring>history>change tab to top apps, and see if anything is above, say, 2-4%.
Uninstall applications/reinstalling them slowly, checking after every install to see what is causing it is one tedious but surefire solution.
Lastly,
Follow these steps that I have discovered almost always work.
1. Reboot phone.
2. Instantly upon reboot, as soon as you gain control, open up some type of monitor/taskkiller
3. "kill all" tasks on startup; about 2 times in quick succession should do the trick.
4. Turn off the screen and leave it for about five minutes.
5. Check the up time v. awake time and see if they are the same.
6. If they are, repeat steps 1-5. If they are different, you are good.
6. Apps and Combinations to watch out for!
-Facebook- Tries to sync live feed all the time, HIGHLY recommend unchecking this box, as it creates a massive draw on data
-Skype- This app reportedly (I've seen it myself) likes to sync random data and open up the network for fun. Sign out of app when not in use to fix
-GTalk- This application keeps you constantly connected to all of our google contacts across of your accounts. I have several accounts that I must maintain, and by default the application had me signed in and maintaining a connection with all of them. Open GTalk, then hit each account and sign out to neutralize this puppy. Unless of course you want to stay signed in.
7. Manage your syncing.
This is a big one, and it differs from person to person. Go to Settings>Accounts and Sync, and take a look at what's going on there. Listed app titles means that there is an account syncing data. I, for example, have four email addresses, facebook, dropbox, box, weather, etc. That is bad. You should go through and turn off syncing for nasty apps you might not have known were accessing the internet, or limit the access of apps and services that you do want to allow.
The problem lies in the way this syncing is handled. Each app/service runs on its own schedule, making it particularly likely that your phone could almost always be establishing a data connection and trying to download data for your various apps. See step 2 regarding the app Juice Defender to handle this problem.
8. Vibrate/Haptic Settings
Vibration and haptic feedback eat up a surprising amount of battery. If you have the haptic feedback enabled, then every time you press anything your phone puts out some juice to make itself dance.
Settings>Sound>Vibrate on touch
Some apps have their own haptic feedback settings, and notifications are their own set entirely.
Tips for Rooted users:
1. Try out custom kernels.
By going to the Sprint HTC One Android Development section of the forums, you can see all of the different kernels being developed. These allow for all kinds of modifications like underclocking the CPU and undervolting, both of which save battery. To see how to use them, read the FAQ's in each thread's OPs.
Here is a great guide to custom kernel's by mroneeyedboh.
2. Use Rom Toolbox Pro, SetCPU, or some CPU clocking app in compliance with whatever your custom kernel allows.
This site will explain the basics of SetCPU: http://www.setcpu.com/
-Profiles from SetCPU should usually involve these for battery life optimization:
-Screen off at the minimum clock speed for both, with the max raised on level if sluggishness is apparent
-A temperature greater than “X”
-General power related profiles that lower cpu speed at lower battery levels
(Note that setcpu has fallen off of the radar, but clocking your cpu to levels that suit your needs is still viable, although many argue that the android system's core management should best be left alone. Read up for yourself and make an educated decision)
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*Some apps or processes begin to run at startup and keep the phone awake. These apps are not detected by things like spare parts or system panel, unless sometimes represented in the "system" process, in which case its usage will be unusually high.
This shouldn't take more than three repeats, and if it does, you need to factory reset, and slowly add apps back to see what's causing the problem.
___----When it comes to people claiming 20 plus hours of moderate/heavy use out of their current setup or other ridiculous absurdities, consider my position: No matter what you do, the cellphone battery is the cellphone battery. You can tweak it and customize it with kernels, ROMs, and settings, but none of that will turn it into a car battery. The main problem (besides a false sense of pride) that leads to these reports is the misunderstanding of what the usage levels are, so here’s my best summary:
* *Light usage – Phone screen actually on for maybe 0-2 hours. Things like a few texts, some emails, 20 minutes web browsing, etc.
* *Moderate usage – You watched a few youtube videos or similar apps, sustained web browsing, hundreds of texts, some games. Hours range from about 2-5 of screen on
* *Heavy usage – LOTS of video watching and games, pictures or video recording, or some high def gaming/movie watching for at least an hour to an hour and a half in total, with lots of emails and texts, browsing, and other app shenanigans. 5+ hours
*I’m sure everyone doesn't agree with all these numbers, but this is most likely a good average of what powerusers think. All specific hourage may vary due to differences in phones, batteries, ROMs, and kernels… Which also means that most battery comparisons are pointless; it’s only what you can improve on that counts!
I’ll update this whenever I see good stuff, people remind me, or I remember/come across things I do.
Hope it helps everybody!
Hit the "THANKS" button if I help you!
Good thread, we need more informational threads like this.
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* *Heavy usage – LOTS of video watching and games, 3D pics or video, or some high def gaming/movie watching for at least an hour to an hour and a half in total, with lots of emails and texts, browsing, and other app shenanigans. 5+ hours
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This isn't the Evo 3d forum Bio . Good to see another 3vo user around these parts haha.
Stickied for the time being
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This isn't the Evo 3d forum Bio . Good to see another 3vo user around these parts haha.
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Haha yep!
Nice catch though, there was a lot there to change.
Hello Biofall,
I was wondering how effective is the Snapdragon BatteryGuru app from qualcomm vs juice defender if you ever tried that app before? I have used juice defender with my EVO 3D but I didn't liked the that the app was turning off Wimax even tough my phone was charging while using it.
Not only are we fighting the screen. We are fighting the quad core processor. It seems to be very aggressive.
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Well done.
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Not only are we fighting the screen. We are fighting the quad core processor. It seems to be very aggressive.
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It's aggressive when it feels the need to ramp up. When installing several apps, the damn thing actually gets hot to the point where I put it in the freezer. [edit: this is dumb according to the device's thermal protection] I know that the components shouldn't be reaching those temps....
I'm on the lookout for more info on explicit effects of the quad core on battery life and direct ways to combat it.
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Thanks! I've been scouring for empirical info for years and I owe a lot of thanks to other people.
Turn off Juice defender. In fact, uninstall it. You will see your battery life is actually improved.
Leave the quad core component alone. If the cores aren't being used, they're offline. Offline is essentially 0 power consumption. The only case I can see improving battery by disabling cores would be for games. Otherwise, its probably detrimental.
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Turn off Juice defender. In fact, uninstall it. You will see your battery life is actually improved.
Leave the quad core component alone. If the cores aren't being used, they're offline. Offline is essentially 0 power consumption. The only case I can see improving battery by disabling cores would be for games. Otherwise, its probably detrimental.
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Juice defender has a large multitude of components. If some parts use more power for you, then you should post which of them you believe they were, before and after, possibly with battery graph screenshots.
On the last quad-core device that I had used there was a problem where the cores would ramp up unnecessarily for small tasks, so there is certainly a possibility for improvement.
On an unrelated note, there are other things that I want to add to this thread, including screenshots, so if anyone has anything to add, just tell me.
What I don't get is that a lot people seem to believe they know better than HTC's engineers. Doing things like forcing off cores, how do you know that's really saving power? For all you know, the power loss of enabling an extra core for a small task is insignificant to ramping up an already active core to do the same thing.
Sure there are some things you can do to improve power usage (such as avoiding wakelocks) but if you start changing numbers for how internal software power functions work, you should have some damn good reasons why. Even a graph isn't going to be terribly accurate unless you can substantiate the gains across multiple tests. Many of the improvements people mention often have an impact of less than 1% over the course of an entire charge, and that's nearly impossible to even measure. The battery percentage indicator is only an estimation and not only varies between device, but even varies based on the temperature!
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What I don't get is that a lot people seem to believe they know better than HTC's engineers. Doing things like forcing off cores, how do you know that's really saving power? For all you know, the power loss of enabling an extra core for a small task is insignificant to ramping up an already active core to do the same thing.
Sure there are some things you can do to improve power usage (such as avoiding wakelocks) but if you start changing numbers for how internal software power functions work, you should have some damn good reasons why. Even a graph isn't going to be terribly accurate unless you can substantiate the gains across multiple tests. Many of the improvements people mention often have an impact of less than 1% over the course of an entire charge, and that's nearly impossible to even measure. The battery percentage indicator is only an estimation and not only varies between device, but even varies based on the temperature!
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Sure man, sure. There are surely negatives associated with turning off, down, or generally altering core performance. However, taking the decisions that HTC engineers coupled with HTC software designers implemented for mass consumption as the best option for all users is foolish. The reason we have a development community revolves around that concept.
Several of the things I talk about have an impact in terms of hours the device can function without being plugged into an outlet, which has little to nothing to do with battery percent levels.
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Sure man, sure. There are surely negatives associated with turning off, down, or generally altering core performance. However, taking the decisions that HTC engineers coupled with HTC software designers implemented for mass consumption as the best option for all users is foolish. The reason we have a development community revolves around that concept.
Several of the things I talk about have an impact in terms of hours the device can function without being plugged into an outlet, which has little to nothing to do with battery percent levels.
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Battery percent or how long the device is on is still a hard comparison to make.
You could do the EXACT SAME THING on the phone twice, from full charge to dead, and you'd get a different length of time. Batteries aren't that consistent.
A couple things that bother me:
1. You stick the phone in the freezer because it gets warm. The phone already has thermal protections that keep it from overheating. The CPU can deal with far greater heat than you know (70C isn't even a problem). Anandtech was able to run it through the entire gauntlet of its tests (which are much harder on the device than just installing apps) without it ever triggering thermal protection. Most thermal protections exist solely for the battery's sake, which in itself can deal with 50C while charging, or even higher when not.
2. In almost all cases, it is better to let the CPU drive itself as fast and as hard as possible in order to finish tasks. Let it turn on all the cores and such. Because once it's done, it can go back into deep sleep, where everything is off. This is why almost all phones, not just HTC ones, are designed to do just that.
I agree with Felnarion's sentiment. Juice Defender is probably wasting more power just measuring your battery usage than it is helping you save.
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Sure man, sure. There are surely negatives associated with turning off, down, or generally altering core performance. However, taking the decisions that HTC engineers coupled with HTC software designers implemented for mass consumption as the best option for all users is foolish. The reason we have a development community revolves around that concept.
Several of the things I talk about have an impact in terms of hours the device can function without being plugged into an outlet, which has little to nothing to do with battery percent levels.
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Battery percent or how long the device is on is still a hard comparison to make.
You could do the EXACT SAME THING on the phone twice, from full charge to dead, and you'd get a different length of time. Batteries aren't that consistent.
A couple things that bother me:
1. You stick the phone in the freezer because it gets warm. The phone already has thermal protections that keep it from overheating. The CPU can deal with far greater heat than you know (70C isn't even a problem). Anandtech was able to run it through the entire gauntlet of its tests (which are much harder on the device than just installing apps) without it ever triggering thermal protection. Most thermal protections exist solely for the battery's sake, which in itself can deal with 50C while charging, or even higher when not.
2. In almost all cases, it is better to let the CPU drive itself as fast and as hard as possible in order to finish tasks. Let it turn on all the cores and such. Because once it's done, it can go back into deep sleep, where everything is off. This is why almost all phones, not just HTC ones, are designed to do just that.
I agree with Felnarion's sentiment. Juice Defender is probably wasting more power just measuring your battery usage than it is helping you save.
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You could do the same thing and get different results, but in reality strong trends in usage are reflected in battery life.
As for this the CPU discussion, all that I said was that I'd like to look at more in depth studies or core process handling. So it bothers me too.
In regards to JD, it won't be making it into the next revision of the thread, as I have noticed unnecessary draw. Honestly android implemented most of the vital operations into the OS, so it is mostly useless coupled with the other tips and just general awareness.
Finally, the xda app is acting up, sorry for the clutter.
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Thanks for the write up. I went from being a little unimpressed by battery life to blown away. Biggest saver from stock is dropping all the SYNC stuff. Totally unnecessary IMO. If you aren't consuming the news and updates (you know actually in the app), you probably don't need it refreshing. Still baffles me this is the from-the-factory type setup.
Phone used to eat 5-10% of my charge per hour with light use and barely make it through my "day" (~15hr away from charger). Now, after 6hrs. since it's been off the charger, I'm still at 91%.
Kill LTE and go to CDMA only if you don't have it in your area either, or it's still rolling out. Seemed to help too.
EDIT: And I should note my scores are with never letting the Data Connection completely sleep, so I can still get emails as they come in which I find important.
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Here's another tip: Go into Google Talk and make sure to sign yourself out if you don't use/care for the service.
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Thanks for the write up. I went from being a little unimpressed by battery life to blown away. Biggest saver from stock is dropping all the SYNC stuff. Totally unnecessary IMO. If you aren't consuming the news and updates (you know actually in the app), you probably don't need it refreshing. Still baffles me this is the from-the-factory type setup.
Phone used to eat 5-10% of my charge per hour with light use and barely make it through my "day" (~15hr away from charger). Now, after 6hrs. since it's been off the charger, I'm still at 91%.
Kill LTE and go to CDMA only if you don't have it in your area either, or it's still rolling out. Seemed to help too.
EDIT: And I should note my scores are with never letting the Data Connection completely sleep, so I can still get emails as they come in which I find important.
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Here's another tip: Go into Google Talk and make sure to sign yourself out if you don't use/care for the service.
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Solid tips man. Will update the OP. I always forget to change my mobile data to CDMA only. Also, I had three accounts signed into gtalk, which was unnecessary.
Biofall,
Nice thread.. Very very nice.
The battery issue --
When it comes to people claiming 20 plus hours of moderate/heavy use out of their current setup or other ridiculous absurdities
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While I actually agree with what you say I do feel a bit different. I base mine on previous usage.
My days really fall into one of three areas. When you get old like me you will see your days are all about the same. :crying: My heavy use is going to be someone else light day.
For me I can judge based on different phones, kernels and roms. The 4g days I needed to have a charger at my desk. There was no way I could get through a whole day regardless of how many calls I made.
Now I am judging verse the LTE I had and and very surprised on how well its holding up even on
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heavy days.
Have you had time to try this yet? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230403
Not sure it works, like you said some of these apps just use more than they save. I am going to see what happens over the next few days and see if I can see differences.
Your Facebook and sync statement, man do those hit home! I still have a few phones at work that these guys don't get it.
Gtalk.. beh turns on when you flash a new rom.. People have to remember to go back and shut that sucker off!
Thanks for your post, I am going to show a few people this, maybe it will open their eyes.
I generally knows how to flash stuff, use xposed, and whatnot. But I've never really done anything unified to focus on extreme battery saving. I am hoping to be able to switch profiles or something like that so I can keep the phone running on the lowest power possible but still be available for me to wake up to higher power for camera, gps, and messaging uses. The reason for this use case is because I will be hiking half of the Appalachian Trail this summer from Harper Ferry, WVA to Springer Mountain, GA, a total of roughly 1023 miles. Being able to stretch my battery as much as possible without actually enabling airplane mode or turning it off would be extremely helpful. I'm deaf so I cannot just simply borrow anybody else phone to call family. So I must be able to use my current phone for many different functions, including communication.
I do want to be able to use my phone as a primarily social media and messaging device. I have a wordpress blog that I'm trying to get in the habit of updating more often. I also have Instagram, Facebook, and the like. I will be bringing a pocket camera with me but I still want to be able to use my phone to snap pics for easy sharing to Instagram (it will autopost to both Facebook and Wordpress). One of my concern about the camera app is because I know that some ROMs have had issues with the camera's performance after a little while. Being on the trail for about 2 and half month, I won't have any opportunity to fix up my phone. Hence why I want to start testing thing out right now and have about a month or two to go before the actual hike.
GPS is obviously going to be vital. I have a guidebook with me that should covers everything and I almost never ever lose my cardinal direction so I'm not too worried about getting lost. But some GPS access could help just in case I need to figure out exactly how far I've missed a turn or how much I have left to go for the day. Plus it would be nice to have in case of emergency.
I do need bluetooth though. I have a Pebble watch that would be useful for me on the trail, I think. And I will be using a folding bluetooth keyboard on the trail too.
I remember once having Cyanogenmod on an old phone of mine with the ability to extremely underclock. It was incredibly laggy but I was able to create a shortcut to the clocking page so I could switch to a higher speed as I needed it. I'm hoping to be able to do the same with my Verizon's Nexus 6.
Anyway, I'm hoping for any input on which ROM, kernel, etc... would be recommended for setting up the absolute best battery saving and be able to switch the functionality high or low as I needs it. Thanks for any input.
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I know that this doesn't exactly answer the question you asked. And I've only owned my N6 since September, and despite flashing everything under the sun with my older devices, I have yet to leave stock on the 6.
That said, are you considering auxiliary batteries (some will give you about 3-4 full charges and are the size of a deck of cards) and possibly solar arrays to top them off? I would consider hanging one from the top of my pack during the day and taking my rests near clearings for direct sunlight. And if you're really looking to stretch your battery, but don't want to run in flight mode, I would consider leaving the BT devices home and maintaining a 2g connection while hiking, only switching to higher power radios when you need to upload images. Remember, in fringe areas, the higher power radios are going to use exponentially more power than when they have a solid signal. And the 2g radio has better reception in fringe areas, besides. Personally, I would use flight mode while sleeping.
One other thing about the radio: this may sound like snake oil, but it is my understanding that the radio's reception can be stronger when closer to the ground based on how the radio waves travel. (It may have been a placebo, but I'm certain I have seen benefit from this on occasion).
I would also make sure that things like NFC, ambient display, screen rotation, adaptive brightness, sync, notifications and vibration are turned off (Being deaf, I suppose that no vibration may not be possible). I would also uninstall (or disable) any and all apps that are not absolutely necessary for the trip. I would also uninstall the Facebook app, if you are using it. If you prefer an app experience for it, I would recommend the Metal app in it's place. No matter what rom you install, you should go for optimizing the power usage.
As for the camera, I would stay away from the AHDR modes and stick to single frame (huge battery saving there!)
I would set a completely black lock screen and home screen wallpaper, too.
I would also suggest an automation app for managing your power usage. Most allow you to have predefined groups of settings that you can assign home screen shortcuts or a quick settings tile. I recommend Automate by Llama Labs.
Good luck! And I hope you have a fantastic trip!
So far that I know of, is that the CPU and GPU speed and governors affect how much the battery is used (#2 heavy power consumer behind the active-matrix organic LED screen with light background) - the faster they run, the more power they require to do certain tasks. I have since set my Nexus 6 phone's processor at 200 - 300 MHz to 1 GHz across entire quad cores (with AutoSMP hotplug and ondemand governors) and GPU locked to 300 MHz maximum, and that configuration have been saving me a lot of power (and quite noticeable with the new battery I installed last week). The ROM I am using is crDroid (Android 7.1.1 Nougat), if you're wondering.
As for GPS, it depends. It may just sip or hog the power. Vibration? It depends on vibration strength (which can be adjusted with Kernel Adiutor Mod app), the stronger it is, the more current it require. Long story short, experimentation is necessary. I also recommend to use black theme under Substratum, it will also ease current consumption by the screen, which I have been doing also (Swift Black Substratum theme pack is what I'm using, perfect amount of blackness to save a good amount of power, and can be found in Google Play Store).
I second cameraddict's suggestion of a power pack. I have the 3000mah version of this, and it works very well.
https://www.amazon.com/PowerCore-Po...&qid=1490282378&sr=8-4&keywords=anker+battery
There are others with higher capacity, but this one would more than double your N6's capacity, and it's the size of a small cigar.
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I know that this doesn't exactly answer the question you asked. And I've only owned my N6 since September, and despite flashing everything under the sun with my older devices, I have yet to leave stock on the 6.
That said, are you considering auxiliary batteries (some will give you about 3-4 full charges and are the size of a deck of cards) and possibly solar arrays to top them off? I would consider hanging one from the top of my pack during the day and taking my rests near clearings for direct sunlight. And if you're really looking to stretch your battery, but don't want to run in flight mode, I would consider leaving the BT devices home and maintaining a 2g connection while hiking, only switching to higher power radios when you need to upload images. Remember, in fringe areas, the higher power radios are going to use exponentially more power than when they have a solid signal. And the 2g radio has better reception in fringe areas, besides. Personally, I would use flight mode while sleeping.
One other thing about the radio: this may sound like snake oil, but it is my understanding that the radio's reception can be stronger when closer to the ground based on how the radio waves travel. (It may have been a placebo, but I'm certain I have seen benefit from this on occasion).
I would also make sure that things like NFC, ambient display, screen rotation, adaptive brightness, sync, notifications and vibration are turned off (Being deaf, I suppose that no vibration may not be possible). I would also uninstall (or disable) any and all apps that are not absolutely necessary for the trip. I would also uninstall the Facebook app, if you are using it. If you prefer an app experience for it, I would recommend the Metal app in it's place. No matter what rom you install, you should go for optimizing the power usage.
As for the camera, I would stay away from the AHDR modes and stick to single frame (huge battery saving there!)
I would set a completely black lock screen and home screen wallpaper, too.
I would also suggest an automation app for managing your power usage. Most allow you to have predefined groups of settings that you can assign home screen shortcuts or a quick settings tile. I recommend Automate by Llama Labs.
Good luck! And I hope you have a fantastic trip!
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Thanks for all of the ideas. I already have a 10,000mah external battery that I will be using..Unfortunately solar panel are not very feasible on the trail, there is a reason why it is sometimes called a green tunnel.
I'll be removing virtually everything unneccesary from the phone. I do use Facebook a lot but I'm planning on using titanium backup to freeze the app (plus other apps) when I'm not using it so it should not be a problem there.
Good idea about limiting to 3g when I'm on the trail. There, I only need minimal data for emergency messaging and basic GPS sharing.
I do have a pebble smartwatch and I'm thinking that maybe using it would offload the battery usage from the phone to my watch allowing me to still have some notification and other details on the watchface.
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So far that I know of, is that the CPU and GPU speed and governors affect how much the battery is used (#2 heavy power consumer behind the active-matrix organic LED screen with light background) - the faster they run, the more power they require to do certain tasks. I have since set my Nexus 6 phone's processor at 200 - 300 MHz to 1 GHz across entire quad cores (with AutoSMP hotplug and ondemand governors) and GPU locked to 300 MHz maximum, and that configuration have been saving me a lot of power (and quite noticeable with the new battery I installed last week). The ROM I am using is crDroid (Android 7.1.1 Nougat), if you're wondering.
As for GPS, it depends. It may just sip or hog the power. Vibration? It depends on vibration strength (which can be adjusted with Kernel Adiutor Mod app), the stronger it is, the more current it require. Long story short, experimentation is necessary. I also recommend to use black theme under Substratum, it will also ease current consumption by the screen, which I have been doing also (Swift Black Substratum theme pack is what I'm using, perfect amount of blackness to save a good amount of power, and can be found in Google Play Store).
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Yeah, that's why I'm asking about it at this point. I feels that 2 months are long enough for me to experiment with this. I'm hoping to do the trick with governers so I'll be reviewing your comment after work today.
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I second cameraddict's suggestion of a power pack. I have the 3000mah version of this, and it works very well.
https://www.amazon.com/PowerCore-Po...&qid=1490282378&sr=8-4&keywords=anker+battery
There are others with higher capacity, but this one would more than double your N6's capacity, and it's the size of a small cigar.
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Yeah, I have a 10,000 mAh battery, heh.
I'd go back to Marshamallow and not Nougat for battery savings. Also "Pixel Off" app to reduce brightness and turns off 1/2 pixels to save battery. You can also use Black and White mode in Developer Option to save battery. Kernel Audiutor can underclock to 1190 Mhz top and 300 Mhz bottom with "conservative" governor and "powersaving" mode.
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I'd go back to Marshamallow and not Nougat for battery savings.
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I disagree, because I haven't seen a difference between Marshmallow and Nougat regarding battery saving (even though stock Nougat ROM blows - all the reason to install custom LineageOS derivative ROM instead) - I know because I checked with new battery installed and I am still at 56% battery remaining ever since 5 days after charging to 100%, on the Nougat ROM with aggressive economy CPU settings I tailored on my phone, however, as for 1/2 "Pixel off" and black - white video option to save a bit juice, I agree even though it will make the UI quite ugly.
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I disagree, because I haven't seen a difference between Marshmallow and Nougat regarding battery saving (even though stock Nougat ROM blows - all the reason to install custom LineageOS derivative ROM instead) - I know because I checked with new battery installed and I am still at 56% battery remaining ever since 5 days after charging to 100%, on the Nougat ROM with aggressive economy CPU settings I tailored on my phone, however, as for 1/2 "Pixel off" and black - white video option to save a bit juice, I agree even though it will make the UI quite ugly.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/5ujoyj/nougat_battery_life_latest_btu_vs_marshmallow/
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Bad-...-Edge-after-Android-7.0-Nougat-update_id90859
I had another thought this morning. ( I realize that all my suggestions are minor, but lots of minor adds up.) I would also turn off all animations in Developer options.
I also wanted to agree about the monochrome color option in Developer options. And the dark theme, in general.
As for kernel settings, on other devices I've had, I had quite a bit of success with UV. If memory serves, once I had finished a weeks worth of experimenting, I gained about 10% from UV. And using the ondemand governor, with lots of tweaking, I was able to increase battery life without too big of a hit on usability. I found that powersave always created a very unpleasant experience.
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One more thing, from my experimenting, you can also gain several % by changing how you interact with the device. Your governor will spike the CPU every time you touch the screen. One major difference you can make today is changing that behavior. When reading, scroll from the bottom all the way to the top of the screen and don't touch it again until you need to scroll all the way from the bottom. This isn't as hard or as silly as it sounds. Watch how you use your device, Many people touch the screen a lot
Despite every effort and tweak you can think of, you'll achieve only minimal battery life extension. Your best bet is to use the few tweaks that you feel are acceptable and rely on your 10000mah battery - nothing else will have anything like that effect.
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Despite every effort and tweak you can think of, you'll achieve only minimal battery life extension. Your best bet is to use the few tweaks that you feel are acceptable and rely on your 10000mah battery - nothing else will have anything like that effect.
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Respectfully, I disagree. Each .5%-2% gain adds up. 10 tweaks at an average of .75% gain is 7.5% Add one major tweak that gives an average of 8% and you now have a 15.5% gain. My battery, right now, on official 7.0 (with no tweaks) averages 40 hours on battery with 6-8 hours of SOT. I have many other metrics for this... So 40 hours x 15.5% = total battery life of 46+ hours. Those 6 hours are not minimal effect. Especially when there is no outlet nearby for days.
It is possible with the right mix of OS tweaks, app settings and kernel tweaks to see an average gain in the 30-50% neighborhood.
This, by the way, comes from years of tweaking and experimenting on many devices. Going back to 2003 or so. You can check out my old posts on optimizing my old Galaxy S2, I shared a lot about that device.
No need for "respectfully" I'm sure it's really just a preference. A lot of tweaks may well add up to a respectable extension, but they will never triple it as a 10000mah battery will. I'd rather carry the extra few ounces and be sure that I have a reserve. Not arguing, just stating my preference.
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No need for "respectfully" I'm sure it's really just a preference. A lot of tweaks may well add up to a respectable extension, but they will never triple it as a 10000mah battery will. I'd rather carry the extra few ounces and be sure that I have a reserve. Not arguing, just stating my preference.
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Gotchya. I just mention all the tweaks AND the battery for his use case. As an initial full charge plus three extra charges(with the 10,000mah) without tweaks (conservatively) would net him a total of about 8 days of use. But with 20% savings from tweaks, that goes up to nearly 10 days. Quite a useful increase.
ps... I wrote: "respectfully" 'cause you know how forums can be. Sometimes I think it's best to be proactive and let the person your responding to know that you're not arguing. Cheers!
I found myself customizing my new device as always from day one. I'm still running rootless with great satisfaction: one ui in superb in managing screen dimensions, good lock 2019 gives me the perk to optimize my multitasking, thanks to the community i run great gestures interface. I use no compromise: always on high performance mode, WQHD+, 4G+ always on, sync with 2 push emails 90% of the time it's on, lot of Bluetooth devices connected specially when I'm home (headphones, computer, amazon echo, bluetooth earbuds). I made a very light debloat with adhell that counts about 20 apps disabled (including all bixby services, which don't drain much battery tough).
I have about 180GB occupied out of 512, roughly 2.5/3 gb of ram always available and no heavy app optimization services enabled (just adaptive battery as far as I can tell). I normally DON'T close apps from multitasking. I make heavy usage of multiwindow specially from messaging apps trough notification bubbles. Always on display only when I'm home. You can see below my usage which may vary from day to day but consistently delivers incredible performances and very exciting battery results.
The device is an SM-N960F 8/512, so it's the exynos one.
In following posts I'm posting other days of battery I have record of in as much detail as I could get at the time.
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Same Setup here.
My Exynos last 3 Days with 7Hrs Screen On, or 2 Days with 8-9Hrs Screen On.
Right ATM iam on :
76% Battery left.
Usage Time : 20Hrs and 46 Min.
Screen On : 2Hrs and 3 Min.
Mixed Usage between Wifi and 4G.
But just using Samsung Browser, Youtube and Whatsapp. No Games or whatever.
Maybe i can reach this Time 8 Hrs Screen On with 4 Days of usage. But i think, maximum is 3 Days with 7Hrs.
I dont fight for battery. Iam just a light user. And i did debloat and use routines (Android 9). No enerysaver. 1080P
Exynos here.
Exynos here too
4G/4G+ always active outdoors, WiFi at home
Screen brightness on manual, above 60% most of the time
1440p active, I refuse to downgrade the display to 1080p
Bluetooth on moderately, headphones & computer
Chrome as my browser
Social apps include Twitter & WhatsApp
"Disabled" a couple services through adb (pm uninstall) method ~ not including Bixby although I never use it.. ever
Always on display is set to "Tap To Show"
Consistently leave my house with 100% battery early hours 6-8am & return home with 30% (or higher) without fail
My charging method varies, I either fast charge it in the evening & got to bed with it on 100% and wake up with it on 97%+ or I wirelessly charge overnight and wake with it on 100% using the official Samsung convertible charger
Overall, I couldn't be happier with its battery life.
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I found myself customizing my new device as always from day one. I'm still running rootless with great satisfaction: one ui in superb in managing screen dimensions, good lock 2019 gives me the perk to optimize my multitasking, thanks to the community i run great gestures interface. I use no compromise: always on high performance mode, WQHD+, 4G+ always on, sync with 2 push emails 90% of the time it's on, lot of Bluetooth devices connected specially when I'm home (headphones, computer, amazon echo, bluetooth earbuds). I made a very light debloat with adhell that counts about 20 apps disabled (including all bixby services, which don't drain much battery tough).
I have about 180GB occupied out of 512, roughly 2.5/3 gb of ram always available and no heavy app optimization services enabled (just adaptive battery as far as I can tell). I normally DON'T close apps from multitasking. I make heavy usage of multiwindow specially from messaging apps trough notification bubbles. Always on display only when I'm home. You can see below my usage which may vary from day to day but consistently delivers incredible performances and very exciting battery results.
The device is an SM-N960F 8/512, so it's the exynos one.
In following posts I'm posting other days of battery I have record of in as much detail as I could get at the time.
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May I ask do you doing any restoration, or data transfer from Smart Switch, Samsung Cloud or Google backup?
Or you just set it as a fresh new device?
I NEVER fast charge because I really have no need with this battery performance. @maple_mak I never wiped the device since i bought it, I made a dirty flash via ota for upgrading to Pie/OneUi, then installed as zip all the betas until I upgraded to stable and had 3 security patches from that moment. At the time I tried to fresh install as many things as possible but of course my samsung account and google account synced many data. If you have problems with battery I suggest you to choose wisely the apps you use and monitor their battery usage carefully. You can use gsam for that. The idea is that you need the device to do as less things as possible both in background and foreground: any automated activity drains battery, use features only if you strictly need them.
if you really can't understand what your battery problem is, I suggest a fresh install of the OS and most important after that a good set up of the system without installing "garbage". With garbage I also mean things that are useful to you but drain battery and execute tasks continously
No idea how you manage that. I've already dropped 12% in 2 hours ? this is my first Samsung since the S7 Edge, I probably won't get another after this. Not a fan of OneUI and the countless preinstalled junk apps that I never use lol
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No idea how you manage that. I've already dropped 12% in 2 hours ? this is my first Samsung since the S7 Edge, I probably won't get another after this. Not a fan of OneUI and the countless preinstalled junk apps that I never use lol
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You can essentially disable most pre-installed apps through adb
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You can essentially disable most pre-installed apps through adb
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Oh I know. Just can't be bothered having to do it lol rather they weren't there to begin with. I mainly bought it for the stylus, but I rarely use it. I think a smaller device in the future will suit better
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I found myself customizing my new device as always from day one. I'm still running rootless with great satisfaction: one ui in superb in managing screen dimensions, good lock 2019 gives me the perk to optimize my multitasking, thanks to the community i run great gestures interface. I use no compromise: always on high performance mode, WQHD+, 4G+ always on, sync with 2 push emails 90% of the time it's on, lot of Bluetooth devices connected specially when I'm home (headphones, computer, amazon echo, bluetooth earbuds). I made a very light debloat with adhell that counts about 20 apps disabled (including all bixby services, which don't drain much battery tough).
I have about 180GB occupied out of 512, roughly 2.5/3 gb of ram always available and no heavy app optimization services enabled (just adaptive battery as far as I can tell). I normally DON'T close apps from multitasking. I make heavy usage of multiwindow specially from messaging apps trough notification bubbles. Always on display only when I'm home. You can see below my usage which may vary from day to day but consistently delivers incredible performances and very exciting battery results.
The device is an SM-N960F 8/512, so it's the exynos one.
In following posts I'm posting other days of battery I have record of in as much detail as I could get at the time.
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thanks for sharing this. U helped me made my decision on getting my Note 9 despite its been quite some time it has been launched.
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thanks for sharing this. U helped me made my decision on getting my Note 9 despite its been quite some time it has been launched.
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You're welcome! I hope you got a good deal - I'm under contract with samsung so I will switch for few bucks to the note 10 as it gets on the market, tough the idea of staying on this note 9 for a year more doesn't hurt me at all. Enjoy your new machine
Since last 2 Pie Updates..batterylife getting closer and closer to Oreo. A bit more optimazion and we are back on Oreo runtime.
Sprov said:
I found myself customizing my new device as always from day one. I'm still running rootless with great satisfaction: one ui in superb in managing screen dimensions, good lock 2019 gives me the perk to optimize my multitasking, thanks to the community i run great gestures interface. I use no compromise: always on high performance mode, WQHD+, 4G+ always on, sync with 2 push emails 90% of the time it's on, lot of Bluetooth devices connected specially when I'm home (headphones, computer, amazon echo, bluetooth earbuds). I made a very light debloat with adhell that counts about 20 apps disabled (including all bixby services, which don't drain much battery tough).
I have about 180GB occupied out of 512, roughly 2.5/3 gb of ram always available and no heavy app optimization services enabled (just adaptive battery as far as I can tell). I normally DON'T close apps from multitasking. I make heavy usage of multiwindow specially from messaging apps trough notification bubbles. Always on display only when I'm home. You can see below my usage which may vary from day to day but consistently delivers incredible performances and very exciting battery results.
The device is an SM-N960F 8/512, so it's the exynos one.
In following posts I'm posting other days of battery I have record of in as much detail as I could get at the time.
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Hi, Would you mind sharing the 20 or so apps that you disabled? I'm not getting anywhere near your battery usage, and it would be great to improve it.
Thanks
silverwings2008 said:
Hi, Would you mind sharing the 20 or so apps that you disabled? I'm not getting anywhere near your battery usage, and it would be great to improve it.
Thanks
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Yes! It's not all the story since the apps consumption is negligible if you don't really use them, for instance be careful to disable functions that use sensor like the ones in advanced features, try to use as less bluetooth perks with the s-pen, careful with location and try to stay below 80% brightness. Charge without fast charging and stay as much as you can between 15%-85% battery.
Here the apps/services i disabled:
"Bixby" voice wake-up
Apps edge
Bixby home
Bixby Service
Bixby Vision
Bixby Voice
Bixby Voice stub
BixbyVision Framework
Bookmark Provider
Calendar (I use the Google one)
Clipboard edge
CoolEUKor (it's a font... whatever)
Customization Service (be careful this can mess up some elements of the ui like multitasking. I use good lock apps and have no problems. You can always disable Customization Service from your samsung account manager even if you leave the app active on your device: https://www.samsung.com/us/account/customization-service/ )
Edge Screen
Facebook
Facebook App Installer
Facebook App Manager
Facebook Services
Finance (yahoo)
Galaxy essential widget
Gear VR Service
Google Play Movies & TV
Google Play Music
Google VR Services
Instagram
Kids Home Installer
Linkedin
OneDrive
People Edge
PowerPoint
Samsung Galaxy Friends
Samsung Internet Panel
Secure Wi-Fi
Sports (yahoo)
SystemUIBixby2
Tasks Edge
Wearable Manager Installer
Youtube (I use another app)
upday
of course you can enable the ones you want if you use them
I also changed my dns to 1.1.1.1, don't know the impact of it in terms of battery
Black theme to everything you are comfortable with
Setting to auto the always on display or using the feature that doesn't allow the phone to turn on in pocket use the ambient light sensor and proximity sensor - this drains some battery
Try to block as many notifications from apps as you can
My suggestions could never end XD try navigate every menu and value every option. Shortcuts don't really matter but the things related to sensors or automation consume battery. Every little thing you can adjust to your real need make the difference
Thanks for the tips @Sprov
Did you uninstall them via adb or just put them to sleep?
DNS, you just using an app for that?
Thanks
I use adhell both for disable apps and change my dns. It's a bit tricky to setup fhe first time, there's an official guide, with some passages peculiar for the note 9. You can search for the thread here on xda. You need also to get a knox license from samsung, all of this requires about 30 minutes the first time. Main use of adhell is ad blocking at system level but it has a lot of features. If you're only interested in dns and disabling apps you can do it with adb with the latter, for the DNS there's an option in the Connection settings on the phone: in More Connection Settings tap on Private DNS and type 1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com
Adhell doesn't work anymore because samsung changed criteria to get KNOX license. From now on I will use package disabler pro OR ADB to disable system apps and services, for ADS blocking I changed the DNS from the "more connection settings", you can use the one from ADguard or get a customizable one from nextdns.com
Man, I can't believe you're getting such awesome battery life from the SM-N960F. I have the same device (512GB variant) and I barely get 3hours SOT. I think I could get more SOT if I really pushed for it but I don't use my phone as often as some. I just don't see why it should be down to less than 15% when I go to bed (11-12pm) after taking it off charge in the morning at around 8am!
I did a google drive app restore when I set up the device so maybe this is causing the battery drain? or is there a chance I have a faulty device? I am still within my 30 day return period with the seller so should I return it?
Forgot to attach screenshot.
I just bought this phone, one thing i dont know why because battery's using time is short, only 5 hours. I want to know that everyone the same as me?
You either have a n app eating thru your battery or a faulty battery.
Check in Settings/Battery. If nothing special pops out there, you might want to try a factory reset and see if that still happens.
In the past I also used GSam to get more info on battery usage.
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You either have a n app eating thru your battery or a faulty battery.
Check in Settings/Battery. If nothing special pops out there, you might want to try a factory reset and see if that still happens.
In the past I also used GSam to get more info on battery usage.
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Thanks buddy, what rom are using in phone and the time on screen'battery
Having the same issue with the same model.
Follow the 2nd post.
(SOT) Leaderboard - post your longest SOT's here 👍🏻
Looking at the OnePlus 10 pro on paper, it has everything you would possibly need to achieve incredible screen on times. The idea behind this besides some healthy competition is to whittle out the bugs and battery draining apps and habits.... in...
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Keep all social apps insta FB and WhatsApp with restrictions of background and foreground activity and keep auto launch off . That's make your battery long lasting. Keep optimization on in battery settings.
U can check other apps which are battery hungry and keep activity restricted.
Do not use always on display function.
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Follow the 2nd post.
(SOT) Leaderboard - post your longest SOT's here 👍🏻
Looking at the OnePlus 10 pro on paper, it has everything you would possibly need to achieve incredible screen on times. The idea behind this besides some healthy competition is to whittle out the bugs and battery draining apps and habits.... in...
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As far as I know I am the current leader of the SOT thread with 12.5 hours SOT and 23% battery left, unfortunately I literally didn't even try to get it at first and was in 120hz 1440p (no auto switch) with no battery saver at all lol. If you want a lot of SOT you can cheese it by streaming and doing nothing else thanks to the Snapdragon 8's efficiency with video
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As far as I know I am the current leader of the SOT thread with 12.5 hours SOT and 23% battery left, unfortunately I literally didn't even try to get it at first and was in 120hz 1440p (no auto switch) with no battery saver at all lol. If you want a lot of SOT you can cheese it by streaming and doing nothing else thanks to the Snapdragon 8's efficiency with video
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That would be great. Do you have the screenshots you would need to register your sot?
As per the requirements?
If so I'll be happy to add your time
If you're experiencing rapid battery drainage with your OnePlus 10 Pro, there are a few steps that you can take to solve this issue.
First and foremost, it is important for you to understand why the battery drains quickly. There are several factors that may contribute to this problem, such as the presence of background apps running in the background without your knowledge and an inefficient power management system.
To address the first factor, reducing or disabling any applications running in the background can help improve battery performance significantly. To do so: go into Settings > App Manager > Running Apps, where you can see which apps are currently active on your device. You should close or uninstall any unnecessary apps as they consume energy even when not actively used by you.
For further improvement of your device’s power efficiency, it also helps to recalibrate its internal Power Management System (PMS). This process involves resetting how much power is allocated for different tasks on your OnePlus 10 Pro allowing it to run more efficiently and effectively utilize whatever charge remains in its unit’s battery pack while still providing optimal performance. It is recommended that this procedure be done at least once per month or after factory resets – but no more than three times per month – as excessive PMS calibrations will only lead to shorter lifespan of both software and hardware components over time instead of better performance gains and improved efficiency levels.
Finally if these two solutions fail then eventually replacing/repairing parts inside phone such as motherboard may prove beneficial for fixing Oneplus 10 pro Battery Drain Fast issue permanently however seeking professional help from authorized service centers would be necessary before attempting similar DIY repairs within home due safety related issues involved with components which are sensitive enough handle with proper care & expertise .
Some tips I've shared over the years.
Change 5G to 4G
Remove tiktok it is 100% dodgy Chinese spyware.
Remove Facebook use web based
Remove Facebook messenger use web based
Remove Twitter use web based
Remove any ad based apps pay for the pro version
Turn off gestures like lift to wake
Change from QHD to FHD (No difference)
Allow auto brightness
Turn off WiFi overnight
Turn all updates to manual not auto (play store)
Remove any so you don't use
Change back up to once a month (WhatsApp)
Turn off location history (Google)
Use titanium to remove any system apps you don't need
Don't allow anonymous usage statistics for any app ever.
Don't allow tracking cookies on any website
Use adaway (root needed)
Don't open web pages in Google app (I use Samsung browser)
Don't use xposed.
If you game you will not get high SOT scores, period.
Don't bother with battery saving apps or monitoring apps.
Streamline your apps, if you don't use it, remove it.
Don't allow WiFi scanning (as in letting other apps use it when it's not on)
Never allow personalised ads.
Never allow notifications from websites
Always decline cookies unless your absolutely have to allow some tracking (common sense prevails here)
Optimise as many apps as possible unless it affects performance.
Don't allow apps to remain open in the notification area.
Change your launcher, my preferred launcher is lawn chair and this did actually burn up some battery when compared to the OnePlus launcher.
Don't use live widgets (yes they look cool, but they annihilate your battery)
Live wallpaper, again very cool, but battery burners.
Again! Don't charge overnight, make a note of your percentage then see what it is in the morning, you shouldn't be losing more than 5% really, if you've done well then it'll be reflected here, the good SOT results will follow.
Turn off live read outs of network speed, RAM usage in the status bar.
Turn off NFC unless in use.
Leave location on in quick settings.
Don't overcharge your phone, IE: overnight
Don't allow your phone to fully deplete the battery.
Whatever anyone says, this does 100% damage batteries, there is no argument here and I won't entertain anyone who says otherwise, Ive seen through real life tests what this results in, bloated, inefficient, possibly dangerous lithium batteries.
Keep your phone out the sun.
Keep it out of extreme cold.
Keep your device clean dust free.
Snapchat, Viber, house party, apps like that tends to use more battery as they don't have great dormancy periods.
Apps like speed test by Ookla tend to have location tracking, similarly they tend to turn themselves on and off when they feel like it, my advice, install test and uninstall.
Allow a couple of battery cycles between tweaking sets, to give you an idea of how much of a difference you've made.
Use BBS to see what is being used, once you've removed problems, remove BBS.
I've just written this from the top of my head so o probably missed some things, the general idea is to keep your device clean and fresh, remove files you don't need any more.
Keep an eye on apps that misbehave or aren't wanted, index your folders so they aren't a mess.
The more good things you do means the more potentially bad apps you can have on your phone, eg if you really need Facebook, you could keep it so long as you clean up other areas of your phone.
Good luck.
When it comes to battery optimization for the OnePlus 10 Pro, version 2213, I have a few suggestions that might help you maximize your device's battery life.
Firstly, it's important to note that OnePlus devices generally come with a variety of built-in battery optimization features. To begin, make sure you have enabled the battery optimization settings on your device. You can usually find these settings in the device's "Battery" or "Power" section within the settings menu.
Additionally, I recommend keeping your device's operating system up to date. Manufacturers often release software updates that include battery optimizations and improvements. So, regularly check for updates and install them as they become available.
Another effective approach to conserving battery life is by managing your apps and their power consumption. Identify any apps that are known to drain battery excessively and either limit their usage or consider uninstalling them if they are not essential. You can find battery usage statistics in the device settings, usually under "Battery" or "Power."
Furthermore, adjusting the screen brightness and timeout settings to a level that suits your needs can significantly impact battery life. Lowering the brightness and reducing the screen timeout duration can help conserve power.
Lastly, keeping unnecessary features and connections turned off when not in use can make a difference. Features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS can consume additional power if left enabled unnecessarily.
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When it comes to battery optimization for the OnePlus 10 Pro, version 2213, I have a few suggestions that might help you maximize your device's battery life.
Firstly, it's important to note that OnePlus devices generally come with a variety of built-in battery optimization features. To begin, make sure you have enabled the battery optimization settings on your device. You can usually find these settings in the device's "Battery" or "Power" section within the settings menu.
Additionally, I recommend keeping your device's operating system up to date. Manufacturers often release software updates that include battery optimizations and improvements. So, regularly check for updates and install them as they become available.
Another effective approach to conserving battery life is by managing your apps and their power consumption. Identify any apps that are known to drain battery excessively and either limit their usage or consider uninstalling them if they are not essential. You can find battery usage statistics in the device settings, usually under "Battery" or "Power."
Furthermore, adjusting the screen brightness and timeout settings to a level that suits your needs can significantly impact battery life. Lowering the brightness and reducing the screen timeout duration can help conserve power.
Lastly, keeping unnecessary features and connections turned off when not in use can make a difference. Features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS can consume additional power if left enabled unnecessarily.
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Good post
Would you say the Oneplus 10 Pro is still a good phone for this year even? Very new?