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Heavy battery drain

Hello fellow note owners
My note has been draining a heavy amount of battery lately. 2 days ago I did a battery calibration,drain it to 0 then fully charge it to 100 while phone is off. Today i turned it on and I was surprised the first 5 mins I used the phone, 5% of battery gone!
I am currently using Rocket Rom v22 on Abyss kernel 4.2
Abyssplug governor
I am using SPB Shell launcher
My screen brightness is all the way to dimmest
Wifi,gps,BT are all turned off
Data and background data is on
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Download Better Battery Stats and find out what is causing your *wakelock*

whatever you are using... am using the same except spb laucnher. Mine consumes average of 3% per hour with GPS,3G, background sync on. And not using any battery monitors.. Try reseting..coz some app may cause this drain..

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Download Better Battery Stats and find out what is causing your *wakelock*
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I have this app but I dont really know how to use it... and also I am not concerned about my phone draining battery when im not using it. Its when I am CURRENTLY using it and draining massive amount of battery for simple task (I.e browsing over my phone's apps, Internet, checking email using K9 mail, Facebook) I literally just unplugged the phone from charger and used for 5 mins and battery immediately dropped to 95%...
priyanv said:
whatever you are using... am using the same except spb laucnher. Mine consumes average of 3% per hour with GPS,3G, background sync on. And not using any battery monitors.. Try reseting..coz some app may cause this drain..
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This is what I wanted to happend 3% PER HOUR!!! Mine is 5 mins = 5% gone!
What do you mean reseting? Reset what?

However any app grinding when you aren't using the phone will also be grinding cpu when you are.. In better battery stats select wakelocks and see what apps are constantly waking up.
You really want to get your phone using minimal cpu when it's off so you can really judge how much the running apps are using.

JayMurda said:
Thanks for the replies
I have this app but I dont really know how to use it... and also I am not concerned about my phone draining battery when im not using it. Its when I am CURRENTLY using it and draining massive amount of battery for simple task (I.e browsing over my phone's apps, Internet, checking email using K9 mail, Facebook) I literally just unplugged the phone from charger and used for 5 mins and battery immediately dropped to 95%...
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Check out Badass Battery Monitor. It's easier to understand.

I was having the same battery drain issue. I install better battery stat app and found that google+ was using most of the battery and stay awake the whole time. I uninstall google+ and no more drain.

I am not sure if these are normal..
Can someone guide me on how to do some tweaking/killing bloatwares to improve battery life?
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What is on top of the list when you hit "App Usage" in Badass Battery?
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Spb shell 3d.
Also on on badass battery, the phone radio is on the same time as the battery time. Is that normal?
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You got your answer right there.
SPB Shell 3D is eating up the juice. Its a beautiful launcher but its serious battery drain if you play with it little bit.

[Q] Battery Life on S3 Mini?

Hello guys..
I am a GNote 2 user, but i'm planning to buy a smartphone for my girlfriend and in this case, i think s3 mini is quite a good phone..
what i am asking here is, how's the battery life on s3 mini? with my note 2, i can get around 24 hours with email, twitter, facebook, and another social network app syncing every time and a lil bit gaming of course.. For the s3 mini, how long does it last in average? Thanks :fingers-crossed:

Mine lasts for 30hrs with wifi and mobile data always on, a bit of gaming, alot of messaging,few calls, browsing and so on... Great battery life all in all...
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Kvidli said:
Mine lasts for 30hrs with wifi and mobile data always on, a bit of gaming, alot of messaging,few calls, browsing and so on...
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30hrs with that usage?! That with Stock battery?
Considering the SIIIMini has a 1500mah battery and the Note2 has a 3100mah...

Like all the smart phones i had before. Play around with the phone all day and charge in the evening. I
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MalekoUK said:
30hrs with that usage?! That with Stock battery?
Considering the SIIIMini has a 1500mah battery and the Note2 has a 3100mah...
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Yep... oh forgot to mention... battery saving is on... and screen brightness all the way down
will add screen at 1%

For me 24 hours maybe 25.
Screen at 30%
Wifi always on
Lots of gaming
Internet browsing 2-3 hours
1 hour of calls.
No battery saving on.
Stock original battery
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Wow..
20hours++ are surprising.. it nearly the same with note 2...
it means that the battery life on mini is awesome.. gonna get one then..
Thank you guys for sharing.. :highfive:

As promised 3G,wifi and mobile data, brightness 25%, alot of messaging, few calls, little bit of gaming and browsing, battery saving on.
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Kvidli said:
As promised 3G,wifi and mobile data, brightness 25%, alot of messaging, few calls, little bit of gaming and browsing, battery saving on.
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My stock battery gets 14 hours on everyday use!
Do you turn your phone off at night?

Nope
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GSM Arena says the battery strength on this likely related to Jelly Bean optimisations. They say other Jelly Bean phones they've tested perform REALLY well battery-wise. Other phones with bigger batteries on older software die long beforehand. You can see the battery test for this phone here: http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-ga...hes-our-battery-tests-the-results-are-inside/
Hours, minutes:
Calls, 6.22
Web, 7.38
Video, 7.46

I'm surprised that your phones can take it that long with gaming/browsing like that.. mine normally gets through the day, with +-5% to spare..
- charges by night, till 7A.M.
- overday average usage: 25 texts, 15-30min talking, 20min gaming, 20min doing other stuff
- wifi/mobile data/sync/bluetooth are always on
- going to bed at 1A.M., so 18h of working time.
Guess I could optimize by disabling that wifi etc.. Also tried some power savers:
- juice defender didn't do a thing at first sight :/ (free edition)
- easy power blabla was buggy & gave black screens
- go power master really helps, managed to get through 2 days actually.. however, the screen transitions were quite slow. I don't know yet what settings I used, reinstalled it today & at first glance it doesn't help that much anymore.. (transitions are smooth again though)
Any other tips on power saving are also welcome

You should see the battery life on the MyTouch 4G Slide. You're lucky to get four hours on standby with it.

Mine battery is about 6-7hrs
I turned on power saving and brightness was about 50%
I use a lot of fb messenger an chrome ,little bit of music,and xda app ,3g was on all the time ,wifi was turned off ,2 app runing in bckground weather and antivieus aand i think thats all
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detexr said:
Mine battery is about 6-7hrs
I turned on power saving and brightness was about 50%
I use a lot of fb messenger an chrome ,little bit of music,and xda app ,3g was on all the time ,wifi was turned off ,2 app runing in bckground weather and antivieus aand i think thats all
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that bad man.....6-7 hours usage....what is your screen on time actually? stock or rooted rom?

3G uses crapload of battery.
Turn it off if you don't need it
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I used to get almost 2 days out of it until I put the latest version of Faria's rom on it. Now I get a days usage. Grrrr. Somehow I'm losing 24% of battery life while my phone is sitting in standby (unused) with screen off for 9 hours.

Here is my battery usage..
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only 30 hrs on flight mode ???
I bought my phone 3 weeks ago and then traveled for work outside network coverage area so i put it in flight mode and the battery lasts for max 30-32 hrs with no more than 30 min of light games like solitaire per day.
Any advice ?

hossamov said:
I bought my phone 3 weeks ago and then traveled for work outside network coverage area so i put it in flight mode and the battery lasts for max 30-32 hrs with no more than 30 min of light games like solitaire per day.
Any advice ?
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Its normal. Your phone still uses os features.
You can't expect from smartphones these days to last 4 days

How much battery time?

So two days ago i bought a s3mini and how it looks, feels and works... i'm loving it..
however, battery time seems to suck... today i'm at 43% after 8 hours.... meaning it won't make it till I go to bed (still another 8 hours).
Wifi has been turned off all day, my screen, It's a black background without any icons... screen brightness on 30%.
Is this device known to have a short battery life? or did i just have bad luck?

Idk. Is autosync off?
I get 20h on heavy usage. (Games, calls, yt videos) Wifi always on, autosync off.
Brightness 20-30%
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Based on usage i get this:
4-5 days: only calls and messages
2-3 days: light gaming and internet usage
1-2: days: medium to heavy internet and games usage

ppero196 said:
Idk. Is autosync off?
I get 20h on heavy usage. (Games, calls, yt videos) Wifi always on, autosync off.
Brightness 20-30%
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damn your phone is super :/ my s3 mini doesnt even stay 2 days without using :/ it looses about 20% while iam sleeping (6-7 hours) with 2G enabled only
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When i bought this phone, battery life was horrible.Then i rooted my phone and installed SetCPU and discovered that my phone was running in performance mode which meant that processor was using both cores at 1000 mhz non stop - even in standby.Then i installed a custom rom and GoldenKernel and started using pegasus governour with 1000 mhz max cpu clock and 200 mhz min.Since then, my battery can last up tu 24 hours with medium usage (WiFi or 3G always on, Auto Sync, high brightness, 2-3 hours of screen time).I currently have about 20% of battery and i unplugged 14 hours ago, but i streamed a whole HD episode of GoT ( 1 hour of heavy cpu/internet usage, 1.3 GB file).

If your phone is rooted, try Greenify. It will hibernate apps during sleep to save battery usage. Get more info on their xda forum.

You can find Greenify here ;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155737
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Buy an extended battery.

nik511 said:
Based on usage i get this:
4-5 days: only calls and messages
2-3 days: light gaming and internet usage
1-2: days: medium to heavy internet and games usage
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You are joking right?
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Battery
12 hrs medium/heavy usage
*no games, internet only :good:

ofc not. I have customized the stock rom my self. Removed all bloatware, I don't even have google (voice) search installed. All the animations as well. Huge difference in battery usage.

nik511 said:
ofc not. I have customized the stock rom my self. Removed all bloatware, I don't even have google (voice) search installed. All the animations as well. Huge difference in battery usage.
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Well good to know.
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I get about 14 hours of usage just Web surfing and texting
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This is from a friend his S3 Mini...
Normal usage.. all stock. No disabled apps, only in power saving mode.

Almost 4 days and still have 30% battery:

omg how do you keep it for 4 days mine cant go even one day :S

Only few calls and messages and bit gaming every day my phone lasts for 4 days... I'm not using any apps not even the powersave mode. I have just removed a ton of stock rom bloatware and rooted it my self.

Thow did you do it teach me pls
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If u just doing calls and messages and dont use any other apps why bought this phone thats mean u dont need a smart phone haha
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Bad Battery performance on my OB.

Hey folks! I have recently started observing that my phone is consumimg excessive battery. I really cant seem to understand the cause, but for sure, I know there is an issue unknown to me. As I can see and observe, the situations I've faced are as follows:
1. When fully charged and unplugged, usage on wi-fi, screen on and some music leads to empty battery in almost 2 hours sharp.
2. When fully charged and unplugged, wi-fi off, sync off, GPS off, data off and literally everything off including the screen, then from 100% charge to 25% charge in 8 hours.
3. When I use the phone, as mentioned in point 1, suppose the phone discharges from 100% to say 60% in 40 minutes, the thing I do is turn the screen off. Then as soon as I do this, the battery level rises up until I turn the screen on again. Funny! :/ xD
4. Now the final case is this. When I turn of the phone at suppose 20%( probably unreal charge stats), connect it to a charger, and then while connected, switch on the phone, the phone gets charged up to like 50% or so. Epic fail!
5. Oh I almost forgot, battery usage charts show Android OS consuming 40-85% of the charge at all times in which the wakelock stats are an alarming 3-4 hours as per the 2nd point. Screen consumes 30% of the charge and Android System follows
I am posting my battery usage screenshots here.
1. The first screenshot was the one before I rebooted at 20% charge. Look at the roller coaster battery stats. XD
2. The second screenshot is the one showing all the stupid processes consuming excess battery.
3. Observe the difference towards the extreme right of the third screenshot and the first one. The third screenshot was the one after I rebooted. There is a long white line at the right end of the third one which shows the rise of battery charge from 20% to 56% precisely. Bloody hell!!
:/
Kindly, anyone who feel that they can help, look into this matter and suggest me good options to follow.
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Two more screenshots!
Just look at the time at which each screenshot was taken and compare the stats Yourself. This **** is freaking me out each day.
LOL and the charge was at 19% at 00:33. At 56% at 00:39 and now at 82% at 01:15. Highly quick charge and discharge. what do I do?
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rokr05 said:
Two more screenshots!
Just look at the time at which each screenshot was taken and compare the stats Yourself. This **** is freaking me out each day.
LOL and the charge was at 19% at 00:33. At 56% at 00:39 and now at 82% at 01:15. Highly quick charge and discharge. what do I do?
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Mention your rom and kernel.
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Umm the screenshots are from the Xperian UI ROM. I dont know which kernel it is, but the screenshot here can help You maybe. But but but, I faced the same problem of excessive battery drain even on the official 2.3 ROM of LG. Every ROM is having the same effect more or less.
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rokr05 said:
Umm the screenshots are from the Xperian UI ROM. I dont know which kernel it is, but the screenshot here can help You maybe. But but but, I faced the same problem of excessive battery drain even on the official 2.3 ROM of LG. Every ROM is having the same effect more or less.
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I think ths is because of the xperia apps. I remember when i used optimusZ by eminent. The drain was high, even when i removed it. Check your wakes with betterbatterystats
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Well You are right about Xperia apps. The Facebook inside Xperia extensions suck up the battery. But that is just a part of the story for me. I've been having the same amount of consumption in almost all the ROMS I've tried so far.
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Massive battery drain after JB update.

Hi,
I was so satisfied with how good battery lasts till JB update came. Before that I would rarely charge before night but now I have to do it every night I am sort of light to average user. My main concern brought this stats you can see screen shot where android system uses most of the battery. What is going onhhere? I have a few apps that using but not much changed in my habits. I am with 3UK
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Did you do a full wipe after the update?

Yes I did. All from the scratch. I just red that one htc one owner had similar issue and his fast boot option was off he enabled it and things got way better. so was mine off just enabled it.

Why is everyone so surprised at Android System being at the top of the new battery stats?
It makes sense really. If you don't use your phone a lot, and nothing else is running taking up power, the system is going to be at the top...
As far as an actual drop in battery life, I'd download GSM battery monitor or Better Battery Stats and check for wakelocks.
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CoryTallman said:
Why is everyone so surprised at Android System being at the top of the new battery stats?
It makes sense really. If you don't use your phone a lot, and nothing else is running taking up power, the system is going to be at the top...
As far as an actual drop in battery life, I'd download GSM battery monitor or Better Battery Stats and check for wakelocks.
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Yeah I agree, especially if you reset your battery monitoring often, it can be highly confusing and misleading to read battery usage stats. I use Du Battery Monitor which I've been happy with.

I have wakelock detector installed. And also noticed android system wakelocks on cpu wakelocks are high on the high. Higher than anything else. And this happend in the first half an hour I am on the phone. First screenshot is cpu wakelock and second is wakelock triggers.
What would you guys advice to monitor for battery usage : over what time period and what to pay attention most. My wake lock detector is on now and I will do more screenshots tonight.
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nebulaoperator said:
I have wakelock detector installed. And also noticed android system wakelocks on cpu wakelocks are high on the high. Higher than anything else. And this happend in the first half an hour I am on the phone. First screenshot is cpu wakelock and second is wakelock triggers.
What would you guys advice to monitor for battery usage : over what time period and what to pay attention most. My wake lock detector is on now and I will do more screenshots tonight.
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Well at least your phone is going into deep sleep and doesn't look like any rogue app. You may want to Greenify facebook though.
Also look here for a battery "calibration", some say it worked for them: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43579577&postcount=36105
And don't forget you need to let your battery "settle" which takes a couple of days.

nkk71 said:
Well at least your phone is going into deep sleep and doesn't look like any rogue app. You may want to Greenify facebook though.
Also look here for a battery "calibration", some say it worked for them: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43579577&postcount=36105
And don't forget you need to let your battery "settle" which takes a couple of days.
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How would you advice to tackle FB. It looks FB is persistent though on battery guru it's set to refresh it self ,,only when you open it,,
I will do factory reset again and then battery calibration later.

nebulaoperator said:
How would you advice to tackle FB. It looks FB is persistent though on battery guru it's set to refresh it self ,,only when you open it,,
I will do factory reset again and then battery calibration later.
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Use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en to hibernate FB when not in use.
EDIT: you have to have root

nkk71 said:
Use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en to hibernate FB when not in use.
EDIT: you have to have root
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I don't have root. But thanks anyway

So here are new stats from last day. I have concern over qualcom wake locks. Wonder if this might cause battery drain. Screenshots attached. What are your thoughts guys? Thanks
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Why are there 3 battery guru icons in your bar? When I used it there was only 1. I got rid of it though after doing a custom ROM. Had no use for it.
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bbinder said:
Why are there 3 battery guru icons in your bar? When I used it there was only 1. I got rid of it though after doing a custom ROM. Had no use for it.
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Third one appears when low battery for extra savings. Second one I don't have a clue now. I normally have two icons.
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nebulaoperator said:
Hi,
I was so satisfied with how good battery lasts till JB update came. Before that I would rarely charge before night but now I have to do it every night I am sort of light to average user. My main concern brought this stats you can see screen shot where android system uses most of the battery. What is going onhhere? I have a few apps that using but not much changed in my habits. I am with 3UK
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Are your network location services on or off? If they are on, try turning them all off (as well as any Google Now network location service stuff). I found that sometimes the Google services updated badly and went into a situation where the battery would drain rapidly due to constant wakelocks.

tuxkamen said:
Are your network location services on or off? If they are on, try turning them all off (as well as any Google Now network location service stuff). I found that sometimes the Google services updated badly and went into a situation where the battery would drain rapidly due to constant wakelocks.
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Just checked location services it was on. Off from now... Will see how it goes. Thanks for the tip
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So here are new stats. Fresh reset from scratch power save mode on. What do you think guys if there is more to be desired?
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nebulaoperator said:
So here are new stats. Fresh reset from scratch power save mode on. What do you think guys if there is more to be desired?
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I...don't think 16 hours is terrible considering that you seem to have been doing some Youtube and PDF-reading. The percentage on that PDF viewer seems pretty high but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Facebook is obviously the biggest culprit remaining.

I would try to use Facebook in your browser instead of the app. I'm not a heavy Facebook user and don't need the notifications. It gave me a big battery boost after deinstalling the app. Facebook is constantly syncing and tracking your location, it's very batterie unfriendly
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Brembo109 said:
I would try to use Facebook in your browser instead of the app. I'm not a heavy Facebook user and don't need the notifications. It gave me a big battery boost after deinstalling the app. Facebook is constantly syncing and tracking your location, it's very batterie unfriendly
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I have thought the same today to have FB on browser rather than app. It is strange I have tweaked FB app a lot like refresh only 4 hours, no notifications left on but app still awakening mad. Now only FB bothers me other apps behave well and I get pretty good battery consumption.
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I am using ARHD 21.0 and it's got 4.3 in it. Android system reports it's taking up like 50 Percent of my battery but I still get more time out of my phone than I did when I was on 4.2.2.
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