Is it just my imagination or go launcher ex is a huge battery drain?
For comparison I installed it on my galaxy s and there I see no battery drain (previously I had launcher pro on both devices)
But when I installed it on my tab I see huge difference in battery consumption ...
Why is that? I am using overcome 2.0.1 and therefore can't see anything in battery stats...
Is anyone else experiencing same problems?
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I'm using ADW launcher EX , for sure any running app it will affect on the battery status , but not that much drain .. i think its just your imagination
I don't think its my imagination... when I was using launcher pro, my CPU was avarage on 800 MHz (cpu spy), on go launcher its 1400mhz....
I tested this by going to cpu spy, reset timer.. go to launcher... swiped through screens for minute then to cpu spy again....
And I was wandering why go launcher is far more fluid on my tab then launcher pro ever was :-(...
When I put governor to conservative, on go launcher cpu is avarage at 800 but it lags like launcher pro...( while I was using launcher pro governor was ondemand)
Anyone can confirm this? I mean go launcher an launcher pro are both fluid on my sgs on Max 1000mhz and 1400mhz.. even on 800mhz they are fluid enough...
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Here is SC of cpu spy, for 20 minute use 12% battery ...
I don't know why, but it all started when I installed go launcher ...
Xda apply, browser... wifi on.... brightness set to 20%
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there is option in the go launcher settings
preferences\advanced settings\high quality drawing uncheck it
just for the info .. any launcher like go or Adw are take much memory and also drain your battery this is what i know
Its unchecked ...
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I''ve been running GO Launcher EX for a few months now and have no problems with battery drain, i use setcpu and never go over 1000mhz, never needed to on Overcome GingerBread ROM, the only time i get major battery drain is when network (3G/H) is on so i allways have this turned off.
My tab was taken off charge at 7.45am today have watched 22 mins family guy cartoon at lunch break, go weather/Colorize twitter and facebook widget updated on wifi before i left for work, its now 7.50pm and battery is at 90%.
Go Launcher has effects and High Quality Drawing on, and all widgets installed and lots of themes.
So not sure why you are having problems with go launcher.
I install this launcher yesterday, and it drain battery faster than touchwiz at least twice. Last night i recharge my phone battery full at 12, and this morning i wake up at 11 the battery gone more than 40%. With touchwiz launcher my phone can stay at least 2 day.
GO Launcher *is* a battery drain
Go Launcher generally crushes your battery, no doubt, but not everyone suffers. And it's not yet fixed, despite the GO developers running a bit of a poll on their web site asking for feedback in October.
With Go Launch Ex (current version as at 8 Nov 2011) running, I could see 10-12% battery drain per hour. Didn't know about CPU Spy back then so no idea what that was reporting. Not interested in switching back to find out either. I could literally watch the battery drain out.
Huawei Ideos X5, CM7 + franco kernel, cpu governor set to smartassv2 and cpu min/max @ 245/806MHz (ie not overclocked).
Installed ADW Launcher - battery has been on 67% for over two hours. 56% in deep sleep, and would probably be more but I keep hitting the power button to see the battery %
For a couple of days ago i installed Go Launcher Ex on my Desire HD and I noticed huge battery drain right away.My DHD battery can't survive all day with Go Launcher runing.
I use LauncherPro Full in my Galaxy Tab 7 with Setcpu at 1,4 Ghz (rooted) and the battery runs good.
I used ADW and it drained fast my battery. Go Launcher Ex I never used for a long time to tell my experience.
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I install this launcher yesterday, and it drain battery faster than touchwiz at least twice. Last night i recharge my phone battery full at 12, and this morning i wake up at 11 the battery gone more than 40%. With touchwiz launcher my phone can stay at least 2 day.
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Got same result....
Is there any tweak??? It's such a nice launcher, but if drains my phone life like this than we wont be able to use it.
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Got same result....
Is there any tweak??? It's such a nice launcher, but if drains my phone life like this than we wont be able to use it.
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I just needed to unistall it and go back to HTC Sense now my battery is normal again.
Dentisst said:
I just needed to unistall it and go back to HTC Sense now my battery is normal again.
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I have same problem. Different device (Sensation 4G) but am suspicious it is GO launcher causing battery drain. Battery will drop 10% per hour just sitting on the table. Now trying going back to Sense as well.
I realize this isn't applicable to the Galaxy Tab forum, but wanted to chime in that people have the problem and also suspect GO Launcher.
UncommonGuy said:
I have same problem. Different device (Sensation 4G) but am suspicious it is GO launcher causing battery drain. Battery will drop 10% per hour just sitting on the table. Now trying going back to Sense as well.
I realize this isn't applicable to the Galaxy Tab forum, but wanted to chime in that people have the problem and also suspect GO Launcher.
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Yes, exactly. It drains battery like hell even if I'm not using the phone and its laying with screen off.
I have GO Launcher EX and I don't have any battery drain - my SGT works good, battery holds whole day if I play a lot (of course, more if I don't), and it took around 2% of battery per hour in pure standby (btw, I have SIM inside and SGT is always online - ireless or 3G).
Maybe some other process drains battery?
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ravenhr said:
I have GO Launcher EX and I don't have any battery drain - my SGT works good, battery holds whole day if I play a lot (of course, more if I don't), and it took around 2% of battery per hour in pure standby (btw, I have SIM inside and SGT is always online - ireless or 3G).
Maybe some other process drains battery?
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Nope it's Go Launcher. Battery drain started right away after i installed it.
Drains battery on my Galaxy SII, too!
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I have GO Launcher EX and I don't have any battery drain -
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Hi There OB Users,
Just curious about your battery life.
Please post how long your battery can last.
What ROM and apps you using.
Mine can last roughly 20 hours on low usage (3G ON)
With Wifi ON, it's about 10 hours.
I'm using an app called "2X Battery" (can be found on market)
I'm running NOVA 4.5 ROM
Really appreciate it.
NOVA 4.5
Last three days I didn't use that much my phone so I could test how long does it go without charging.
Calling ~3min
WiFi - 5min
Camera - 10 photos
Winamp - 2h
Display was on about 1.5h
Other apps (no games) that don't use internet - 20min
At 5% I had to charge it for next day. So 95% = 2 days 18 hours. It would be 3 days if I didn't look what time is that often.
But for "normal" every day use, it's 1.5 days. I don't use internet because it's slow in my city (and it's optional for my plan). And at this moment I don't have WiFi router at home (I broke antenna).
Hey there.
here: NOVA v4.5
I use my phone a lot, like 2 hours of 3G network (lot of whatsapp, and quick web search). 3G aways ON
1 hour of calling
3 hours of music
The battery life is about 10 hours.
It would be great if i have at least a day, using it like i do.
Maybe undervolting?
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Maybe undervolting?
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Undervolting using SetCPU?
Recommended settings to share?
Thanks!
hi u all!
i'm using cm7 for few days but its feel like my battery wasted so
last night i'm install 20b rooted rom then i install setcpu and advanced taskiller, i set them to battery save mode (its like close all app when screen of for taskkiller, and for set cpu, make my cpu %30 use when screen off) and i charced my phone it was %99 before the sleep. when i woke up i look at my phone and battery percent was %67, basicly i freak out!!! I JUST SLEEP and something use my battery %32
so, i delete setcpu and stop all activity of taskiller, but nothing change, battery keep going down :/
sorry for my terrible english
ofpistan said:
hi u all!
i'm using cm7 for few days but its feel like my battery wasted so
last night i'm install 20b rooted rom then i install setcpu and advanced taskiller, i set them to battery save mode (its like close all app when screen of for taskkiller, and for set cpu, make my cpu %30 use when screen off) and i charced my phone it was %99 before the sleep. when i woke up i look at my phone and battery percent was %67, basicly i freak out!!! I JUST SLEEP and something use my battery %32
so, i delete setcpu and stop all activity of taskiller, but nothing change, battery keep going down :/
sorry for my terrible english
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Check if you have apps which refreshes between intervals (or even push notifications) and avoid them.. the best solution is to disable Wi-fi and, if you are not a demanding person by others, switch to airplane mode while you sleep!
EDIT: If it doesn't work, just go to recovery and clear dalvik cache
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WIIstpM said:
Check if you have apps which refreshes between intervals (or even push notifications) and avoid them.. the best solution is to disable Wi-fi and, if you are not a demanding person by others, switch to airplane mode while you sleep!
EDIT: If it doesn't work, just go to recovery and clear dalvik cache
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Unfortunately, along with many of the downsides of CyanogenMOD, battery life is an absolute joke. I think you'd be lucky to get over 24h of usage on that ROM. I have no idea why, but it seems that it sucks the life from your phone WAY too quickly.
For those having battery life issues, I'm on Zeus 6.11o and i've increased my battery life by just:
Using a good governor (smartassv2) to control CPU usage when screen off.
Recharging from dead to 100% seems to increase battery life.
And after using playerpro for an hour, surfing the net, using NBA.tv, 3G always on, an hour or so of Kairosoft gaming and i'm currently at 73%.
So life's good under the hood.
wait for ics. im using L7 right now, the battery life is way better than gingerbread.
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wait for ics. im using L7 right now, the battery life is way better than gingerbread.
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What's L7? A rom?
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What's L7? A rom?
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A phone. It's the LG Optimus L7. Comes with ICS out of the box.
my hero
WIIstpM said:
Check if you have apps which refreshes between intervals (or even push notifications) and avoid them.. the best solution is to disable Wi-fi and, if you are not a demanding person by others, switch to airplane mode while you sleep!
EDIT: If it doesn't work, just go to recovery and clear dalvik cache
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thank you very very very much it totally works! and i'm start use my phone in 2G.
hi
i was using zeem launcher all these days, as i like the touch wiz4 feel i recently installed Go launcher EX and added the touch wiz4 theam. But suddenly i feeling a heavy battery drain.Just wanted to know if Using the Go launcher is the reason for this to happen if so what do i need to do to avoid a heavy battery drain
Thanks in advance
I'm using GO Launcher since long time (as long I purchased my Android, infact I've not used any other launcher) and I never faced any battery drain problem due to it. Can't say what's the reason for sudden battery drain but you can try to calibrate your battery
hi
i have been using 2g may be thats it
how do i caliberate the battery
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AFAIK, enabling widgets will drain more battery... as the widgets keep on running all the time in the background..so it is better to use as less widgets as possible or no widgets at all as far as battery drainage is concern... and i think, yes battery drainage depends on launcher to launcher, display settings, even on theme/ wallpapers( i may be wrong though)
haree said:
hi
i was using zeem launcher all these days, as i like the touch wiz4 feel i recently installed Go launcher EX and added the touch wiz4 theam. But suddenly i feeling a heavy battery drain.Just wanted to know if Using the Go launcher is the reason for this to happen if so what do i need to do to avoid a heavy battery drain
Thanks in advance
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are you using a live wallpaper or some widgets like facebook widget or other widgets.....??? all these tend to eat upon your battery life..... disabling haptic feedback and keypad vibrations may help, some launchers also have option to choose high quality scrolling which uses more battery, check if yours is enabled....
to get an idea you can switch back to your old launcher for a day or two to see if the battery life improves, BTW i am using launcher pro and haven't felt any battery drainage issues....
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are you using a live wallpaper or some widgets like facebook widget or other widgets.....??? all these tend to eat upon your battery life..... disabling haptic feedback and keypad vibrations may help, some launchers also have option to choose high quality scrolling which uses more battery, check if yours is enabled....
to get an idea you can switch back to your old launcher for a day or two to see if the battery life improves, BTW i am using launcher pro and haven't felt any battery drainage issues....
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hi
no none of the above but as i said i was using a lot of 2G yesterday so may be thats it .but as u say ill go back to zeem and use it for a day and chek on the same thanks buddy
note : as i said i think the reason for my heavy battery drain was my usage of 2g & wifi i did not use it yesterday and the battery seems to be ok still have 75% today morning with min use thanks to all for their kind advise
IMO Go launcher does consume more battery compared to other launchers escpecially zeam......
My phone is having a really bad battery life.It can't last a whole day and it discharges extremely fast.I looked at "Battery" in settings and nothing looks suspicious.Even in standby mode it discharges like crazy ( overnight i lose about 30% of battery ).Phone is completely new.I don't want to disable live wallpaper, wifi, mobile data, sync etc. because i bought a smartphone for those features.Any other suggestions are welcome.
Aport said:
My phone is having a really bad battery life.It can't last a whole day and it discharges extremely fast.I looked at "Battery" in settings and nothing looks suspicious.Even in standby mode it discharges like crazy ( overnight i lose about 30% of battery ).Phone is completely new.I don't want to disable live wallpaper, wifi, mobile data, sync etc. because i bought a smartphone for those features.Any other suggestions are welcome.
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That's normal for the stock ROM, flash my V3 ROM you'll have 2 or 3% drainage over night.
I get super draining aswell after flashing dmod v1. I can't be bothered to keep flashing roms so I'm waiting for cm or benzrom v4.
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Turn off your live wallpaper en weatherclock. Those 2 keeps the phone awake. I have with 3g allways on slight browsing loads of texting and whatsapp few calls and most of the time online on facebook, 20/27h of battery time. When i dont use my phone alot it can go up to 35/40h
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No live wallpaper and no weather clock. Most bloat ware removed, Using golden kernel hotplug governor and seeder. With benzrom I had 20+ hours with heavy use. Since dmod I get roughly 10-15 hours. 30% drains overnight.
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iKlutz said:
No live wallpaper and no weather clock. Most bloat ware removed, Using golden kernel hotplug governor and seeder. With benzrom I had 20+ hours with heavy use. Since dmod I get roughly 10-15 hours. 30% drains overnight.
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So strange,there are no significantly changes in DMod, compared to the base BenzROM! Essentially frameworks and apps are the same
I know man it doesn't make sense but I can't wait for another better rom that will hopefully fix this issue with a clean install.
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Look at the massive discharges spikes after charging. I know I don't often get to charge it fully but this is really bad.
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iKlutz said:
Look at the massive discharges spikes after charging. I know I don't often get to charge it fully but this is really bad.
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Download Better Battery Stats to figure out which application is the guilty one.
Remove bloatware.
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So strange,there are no significantly changes in DMod, compared to the base BenzROM! Essentially frameworks and apps are the same
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Yes but you're forgetting about build.prop tweaks, they play a big role when it comes to battery drainage.
I just installed Benz rom, so i am hoping for better battery life.But there is also one more thing i noticed.I installed no frills cpu and i noticed that minimum frequency is 1 ghz !!! I set it to 200 mhz and i think that will make a huge impact on battery.I will be posting my battery stats picture soon.
So many advises about installing other rom. I think you need to try to remove huge battery drainers first. Try to disable Picasa web-albums sync (this **** eats alot! ) and some other sync that you don't need. You need to change it for each Google account you use on your phone. That's all. This small change halped me alot with battery drain and, I hope, will help you.
Also, you can freeze apps that you don't need to. It can be made without root.
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In screenshot you have a very weak gsm signal in your area. This drains your battery.
If you don't use 3G/HSPA mobile data, you can try to manual switch to 2G network (2G band use less power from your battery).
HTH,
Ok, so installing a new rom and messing with CPU frequencies did help after all.I installed Benz rom and changed minimum cpu frequency from 1 ghz to 200 mhz.Battery now lasts 2-3 days with light use and about 1.5-2 with medium use.Battery discharge overnight is about 10% with sync, wifi etc. turned on.
hmm,i dont know what apps you have installed on your phone,but when i installed Dropbox app few days ago, there was a massive battery drainage overnight...it eat my battery between 30-35% overnight...and it used to be only 3-5%...
of course i uninstalled the app and now its back to normal,only 3-5% drainage overnight(wifi and sync off)...
Check my "Obligatory Extended Battery Thread."
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Hello people.. I am having problems with my nook color again ... I have paranoid android 2.99 (using android 4.1.2) and in the first time after I have installed the rom, my battery was draining an acceptable percent of 3-4% per day (24 hours-idle mode). After I have played with it a bit and install some applications and games, the battery loses 12% per day I would like to know what background application drains the most of the battery, though I have uninstalled most of the applications.. Is there a way to check how much of the battery each application consumes? I want to uninstall it immediately. I have tried Cpu Spy as I read on other discussions, but it is irrelevant to my needs.
Thank you
mlegs said:
Hello people.. I am having problems with my nook color again ... I have paranoid android 2.99 (using android 4.1.2) and in the first time after I have installed the rom, my battery was draining an acceptable percent of 3-4% per day (24 hours-idle mode). After I have played with it a bit and install some applications and games, the battery loses 12% per day I would like to know what background application drains the most of the battery, though I have uninstalled most of the applications.. Is there a way to check how much of the battery each application consumes? I want to uninstall it immediately. I have tried Cpu Spy as I read on other discussions, but it is irrelevant to my needs.
Thank you
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That's pretty normal for the first few recharges after flashing. Let your Nook completely discharge and charge it all the way back up. By the third time it should be back to normal. You can find out what applications are using the battery under Settings, Applications, Battery Use.
Hi, thank you for the reply. There have been more than 3 recharges since installing this ROM. The battery life was longer right after installing the ROM but I don't know what have I done wrong that the battery life is shorter now(with the same ROM). I tried going to settings but there I have an option apps that lists all my applications and I cant see the battery consumption of the applications...thank you
Another thing that might work is toning down your prossecor. I have my max at 800mhz, and I get a few more hours of life, and you don't notice it to much.
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Try using BetterBatteryStats and see what is keeping your device from going into deep sleep.
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Thank you for the answers .. I wiped out the cache and the Dalvik cache and everything seems back to normal now
frostysnowman3567, Thank you .. I will try and use Setcpu to get a proper use of the processor... even set it at the minimum of 300 mhz when deep sleep is active.
Fire Ball, I will install that application, sounds useful thanks
was runnig it with cm7 with excellent battery live several days, now trying cm10, battery drains way faster, it feels like you can watch it drain. anyone else experiencing the same and having a solution?
I've recently purchased Nova Launcher Prime and been using it for some days, I love how customizable it is, but I've also noticed that my battery drains A LOT faster, and also I've checked under the battery usage settings and the thing that's been draining the battery is the Android System. For example: if my screen on time usage is let's say 20%, the Android system is about 10% and when I use the Samsung stock Launcher the Android system is always about 1/4 or 1/3 of the screen usage (I know it's strange but that's how I meassure the battery usage). Also I use the rootless pixel launcher and Hyperion launcher and it only happens with Nova. (FYI I normally get around 7 or 8 hours of SOT and with Nova I only get about 5 hours max)
Any thoughts?
TonyGzl92 said:
I've recently purchased Nova Launcher Prime and been using it for some days, I love how customizable it is, but I've also noticed that my battery drains A LOT faster, and also I've checked under the battery usage settings and the thing that's been draining the battery is the Android System. For example: if my screen on time usage is let's say 20%, the Android system is about 10% and when I use the Samsung stock Launcher the Android system is always about 1/4 or 1/3 of the screen usage (I know it's strange but that's how I meassure the battery usage). Also I use the rootless pixel launcher and Hyperion launcher and it only happens with Nova. (FYI I normally get around 7 or 8 hours of SOT and with Nova I only get about 5 hours max)
Any thoughts?
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I have been using Nova Prime for many, many years.
Overall /battery wise, Nova Prime has never been
an issue.
However,
yes, a few times i did have issues with Nova Prime, draining my battery.
The reason I eventually found, was that directly / indirectly, the beta Nova Prime version (I'm a beta subcriber) was in some way corrupted or it was a bug or another app directly or indirectly, related to the functioning of the Nova Prime beta version.
Bottom line
is that if sorted out, Nova Prime should not be a battery drainer
See example screenshots
I'm using nova beta, and I think it is worse on battery than rootless pixel launcher from amirzaidi, which I'm back using again
I just wish you could lock the desktop cause my kids are always moving things .
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willcor said:
I have been using Nova Prime for many, many years.
Overall /battery wise, Nova Prime has never been
an issue.
However,
yes, a few times i did have issues with Nova Prime, draining my battery.
The reason I eventually found, was that directly / indirectly, the beta Nova Prime version (I'm a beta subcriber) was in some way corrupted or it was a bug or another app directly or indirectly, related to the functioning of the Nova Prime beta version.
Bottom line
is that if sorted out, Nova Prime should not be a battery drainer
See example screenshots
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harlenm said:
I'm using nova beta, and I think it is worse on battery than rootless pixel launcher from amirzaidi, which I'm back using again
I just wish you could lock the desktop cause my kids are always moving things .
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I'm not a beta user, but still the problem persists. I read that it might be caused by the incompatibility of the At a glance widget, I've disabled it and nothing. But the weird thing is that I use that widget with all my other launchers and only with Nova the Android system tab is the one with a lot of drain.
To prove my point, I'm currently using the Launchair V2 and check the SOT and the Android system battery usage. Screen is 27% and Android system is 10% which is nearly a third. With Nova for example if the screen were 27% the Android system should be around 15 to 17% and I think that's a lot.
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I'm not a beta user, but still the problem persists. I read that it might be caused by the incompatibility of the At a glance widget, I've disabled it and nothing. But the weird thing is that I use that widget with all my other launchers and only with Nova the Android system tab is the one with a lot of drain.
To prove my point, I'm currently using the Launchair V2 and check the SOT and the Android system battery usage. Screen is 27% and Android system is 10% which is nearly a third. With Nova for example if the screen were 27% the Android system should be around 15 to 17% and I think that's a lot.
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I think you should used more "Advanced battery apps"
eg Gsam battery (ADB method,no root, Play Store free)
BetterbatteryStats (ADB installed method, no root, Play Store,/ XDA forum
Wakelock detector ADB install method, no root
Play store /XDA forum
3C All in one Play store,
to analyze your battery consumption /drainage /use.
You should get more info, on type of wakelocks/battery drain etc.
I don't use or even look at my in buildt battery
app.
If Nova Prime launcher is causing
excessive battery drain then there should be a good
reason.?
The obove apps could pinpoint reason.
I believe most of the popular, Android launchers in Playstore is battery friendly /optimized.
As stated i have been using Nova Prime for many
years.
I have no battery drain issues presently and I'm using the beta that should have bugs etc.
The stable version of Nova Prime should be stable.!
Good luck.
TonyGzl92 said:
I've recently purchased Nova Launcher Prime and been using it for some days, I love how customizable it is, but I've also noticed that my battery drains A LOT faster, and also I've checked under the battery usage settings and the thing that's been draining the battery is the Android System. For example: if my screen on time usage is let's say 20%, the Android system is about 10% and when I use the Samsung stock Launcher the Android system is always about 1/4 or 1/3 of the screen usage (I know it's strange but that's how I meassure the battery usage). Also I use the rootless pixel launcher and Hyperion launcher and it only happens with Nova. (FYI I normally get around 7 or 8 hours of SOT and with Nova I only get about 5 hours max)
Any thoughts?
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I've used Nova Launcher Prime for a long time, at least 4-5 years. I don't use the beta releases but with the paid public releases I've never ever seen or experienced battery drain issues ever. My top battery drainers are screen on, and always on display. Everything else from there is virtually nothing to worry about.
One thing you may want to try if you haven't is go into settings>device maintenance>then tap battery in bottom left, and in there you can place all the apps that you don't need updates from or get messages from in the always sleeping apps catagory. The "Unmonitored" catagory would be for apps you never want put to sleep. I'd say 85% of my apps are in "always sleeping". Doing this should help save battery. Also running your display in FHD+ and not WQHD+ saves battery, black themes/wallpapers, and keeping screen brightness low will help too. One last tip is Uninstall any bloatware you can if not using it and if it's not removable force stop it, then clear cache & data and then disable the garbage.
As for Nova being a battery hog I'd have to say maybe there is some underlying issue or conflict. Mines been light on battery on all my phones.
^Excellent info!
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I've used Nova Launcher Prime for a long time, at least 4-5 years. I don't use the beta releases but with the paid public releases I've never ever seen or experienced battery drain issues ever. My top battery drainers are screen on, and always on display. Everything else from there is virtually nothing to worry about.
One thing you may want to try if you haven't is go into settings>device maintenance>then tap battery in bottom left, and in there you can place all the apps that you don't need updates from or get messages from in the always sleeping apps catagory. The "Unmonitored" catagory would be for apps you never want put to sleep. I'd say 85% of my apps are in "always sleeping". Doing this should help save battery. Also running your display in FHD+ and not WQHD+ saves battery, black themes/wallpapers, and keeping screen brightness low will help too. One last tip is Uninstall any bloatware you can if not using it and if it's not removable force stop it, then clear cache & data and then disable the garbage.
As for Nova being a battery hog I'd have to say maybe there is some underlying issue or conflict. Mines been light on battery on all my phones.
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Yeah, actually I've done all of those things, I have the "always sleeping" section with a lot of apps. But after reading all of your responses (which I thank btw) I think none of you have experienced my issue, because the thing that drains my battery is, after screen on, Android system, but only when using Nova. Because I switch to the stock launcher and boom, no more drain. And it's strange because I use the exact same apps with all the launchers. It's a shame, because I love Nova but I'd rather have my battery than a "good looking device".
TonyGzl92 said:
Yeah, actually I've done all of those things, I have the "always sleeping" section with a lot of apps. But after reading all of your responses (which I thank btw) I think none of you have experienced my issue, because the thing that drains my battery is, after screen on, Android system, but only when using Nova. Because I switch to the stock launcher and boom, no more drain. And it's strange because I use the exact same apps with all the launchers. It's a shame, because I love Nova but I'd rather have my battery than a "good looking device".
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I really don't know what else to suggest, but I can add a comment in the form of a question, aren't Electronics wonderful? Haha at times they seem to have a mind of Their Own and do as they wish. Sometimes it's the simplest thing we overlook that is causing the issue, and other times it is a hardware issue or conflict.
Here is my use all the battery you wish (Unmonitored) list & battery stats, check Nova.
And my phone info...
I wish you all the best, hopefully you will figure it out. Nova is the best launcher in my opinion when it comes to customizing the way your phone looks and operates. But like you said it would be better to have a phone with a battery that performs rather than a phone that just looks good.
TonyGzl92 said:
I've recently purchased Nova Launcher Prime and been using it for some days, I love how customizable it is, but I've also noticed that my battery drains A LOT faster, and also I've checked under the battery usage settings and the thing that's been draining the battery is the Android System. For example: if my screen on time usage is let's say 20%, the Android system is about 10% and when I use the Samsung stock Launcher the Android system is always about 1/4 or 1/3 of the screen usage (I know it's strange but that's how I meassure the battery usage). Also I use the rootless pixel launcher and Hyperion launcher and it only happens with Nova. (FYI I normally get around 7 or 8 hours of SOT and with Nova I only get about 5 hours max)
Any thoughts?
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Using nova launcher prime on my note 9....no battery drain at all compared to the stock launcher of the phone. That's where I experienced drain. Also I disabled the stock launcher from the apps. (force close)
I use nova launcher for a couple of years, since samsung launcher stop showing the notifications in some apps and lot of options missing.
and nova launcher show all notifications badges.
and consume very low battery.
TWiiTCH said:
I really don't know what else to suggest, but I can add a comment in the form of a question, aren't Electronics wonderful? Haha at times they seem to have a mind of Their Own and do as they wish. Sometimes it's the simplest thing we overlook that is causing the issue, and other times it is a hardware issue or conflict.
Here is my use all the battery you wish (Unmonitored) list & battery stats, check Nova.
And my phone info...
I wish you all the best, hopefully you will figure it out. Nova is the best launcher in my opinion when it comes to customizing the way your phone looks and operates. But like you said it would be better to have a phone with a battery that performs rather than a phone that just looks good.
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angvil said:
Using nova launcher prime on my note 9....no battery drain at all compared to the stock launcher of the phone. That's where I experienced drain. Also I disabled the stock launcher from the apps. (force close)
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Wow it's kind of annoying, everyone seems to have no problems with the battery in some cases even better. So I guess it's just me? Then again I'd like to remark that the thing that's draining my battery is Android System, not Nova itself. But it ONLY happens when Nova is selected.
I'm only bringing this up in case someone had the same issue and somehow figured something out.
TonyGzl92 said:
Wow it's kind of annoying, everyone seems to have no problems with the battery in some cases even better. So I guess it's just me? Then again I'd like to remark that the thing that's draining my battery is Android System, not Nova itself. But it ONLY happens when Nova is selected.
I'm only bringing this up in case someone had the same issue and somehow figured something out.
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I just did this to prevent that android system drain
I disabled it from running in the background
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I just did this to prevent that android system drain
I disabled it from running in the background
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I wonder what can be the consequences to disable it since it seems to manage a lot of process.
I'll give it a try.
angvil said:
I just did this to prevent that android system drain
I disabled it from running in the background
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Nastrahl said:
I wonder what can be the consequences to disable it since it seems to manage a lot of process.
I'll give it a try.
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Actually guess what, I've done exactly the opposite, I turned on the background usage and it actually LOWERED the % it was taking compared to when I had that "running in the background" turned off...
Weird, you guys should give it a try.
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I just did this to prevent that android system drain
I disabled it from running in the background
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TonyGzl92 said:
Actually guess what, I've done exactly the opposite, I turned on the background usage and it actually LOWERED the % it was taking compared to when I had that "running in the background" turned off...
Weird, you guys should give it a try.
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Well, I notice it is automatically checked back on reboot so I won't bother myself more. :/
TonyGzl92 said:
Actually guess what, I've done exactly the opposite, I turned on the background usage and it actually LOWERED the % it was taking compared to when I had that "running in the background" turned off...
Weird, you guys should give it a try.
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Is usually turned on by default. I had battery drain when it was on.
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Well, I notice it is automatically checked back on reboot so I won't bother myself more. :/
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Yeah at every reboot you need to turn it off.
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I wonder what can be the consequences to disable it since it seems to manage a lot of process.
I'll give it a try.
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Nothing changed on my side when I turned it off. Just saved a little more battery life.
I also noticed a faster discharge when charging with anything except the original charger it came with.
TonyGzl92 said:
Actually guess what, I've done exactly the opposite, I turned on the background usage and it actually LOWERED the % it was taking compared to when I had that "running in the background" turned off...
Weird, you guys should give it a try.
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Hey how are you, nova launcher drains a little bit but less than the stock launcher,
Did you restrict the background for nova launcher?
cavags5 said:
Hey how are you, nova launcher drains a little bit but less than the stock launcher,
Did you restrict the background for nova launcher?
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Hey bro, yeah, since the pie update it actually drains a little bit less
TonyGzl92 said:
Hey bro, yeah, since the pie update it actually drains a little bit less
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Thanks I have restricted too, but nova launcher is the main launcher, it always force a little bit in the background.
Only if we don't use the phone.