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really? i barely used the phone. everyone is turned off except wifi and i did not even use the the browser. this can't be real. only that much time and it's almost halfway dead and i barely used it. i know there have been battery threads before but man... how can it be this horrible. btw juice defender don't do crap, i've had it for the today and yesterday, was crap so i uninstalled. had brightness are low as i can without making me squint.
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I'm no expert but it looks like you may have some serious wake locks?
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I've had relatively poor battery life as well... I went 12 hours with a recharge from 10 to 50% again before it completely drained...
I'm not impressed with the battery on this phone but everything else has been great.
... I'm starting to think I'll have to make my own Qi Charger for pant pockets... embed it in your pocket so whenever the phone is there it's charging. I'm seriously considering trying this to see if it's possible... if so, i'm doing it for sure. Or a carrying case with an extra battery and a Qi Charger... or a Qi charger dock for the car... you get the idea. Wireless charging shouldn't be the fix for poor battery life, but it definitely could help it.

The first thing I would do is remove that dreaded task manager

yo2boy said:
The first thing I would do is remove that dreaded task manager
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it's too useful to remove....without it, i would be draining battery much faster.

jinjin12 said:
it's too useful to remove....without it, i would be draining battery much faster.
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BZZZZT! Wrong answer. Rid of it, and turn off locale/Now when you don't really need it.

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it's too useful to remove....without it, i would be draining battery much faster.
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Wrong.
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Ahahahaha I didn't even see the task manager. Yes remove that and your battery should improve a lot. Also if you're running jellybean, you have an auto task manager.
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jinjin12 said:
it's too useful to remove....without it, i would be draining battery much faster.
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Task managers mess around with Android's memory management and it is fairly well known that they usually end up draining more battery than they save. Try getting rid of it.
Also other people are reporting that the battery life gets better after a few days of using. Is yours really new? Im not sure how true that is btw.

Probably a combination of that task killer and a wake lock.
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Install Franco's kernel. Battery life has been outstanding (1 Gmail account sync, 1 Exchange account sync, maybe 30 minutes of calls and 100+ texts a day; I have location services & Google Now enabled as well). I average 3+ hours screen on time and I normally end the day around 30% ...
I would stay away from task managers ... it's not that I know what's going on more than you or anyone else, but well established and respected kernel developers recommend against it. If these guys don't know then I honestly don't know who else does ...

yo2boy said:
The first thing I would do is remove that dreaded task manager
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BZZZZT! Wrong answer. Rid of it, and turn off locale/Now when you don't really need it.
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just uninstalled advanced task manager to diagnose the problem, and so far it still remains, so the task manager is not that problem.

jinjin12 said:
just uninstalled advanced task manager to diagnose the problem, and so far it still remains, so the task manager is not that problem.
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You're gonna have to be patient for results. Also reboot and fix your wake locks soon and you'll see better battery.
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1. remove the task killer, you REALLY don't need it
2. Install BetterBatteryStats http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
3. Go on a wakelock witch hunt.
Question: were you on the same WiFi network the whole time? Is it your home network?

3thanol said:
You're gonna have to be patient for results. Also reboot and fix your wake locks soon and you'll see better battery.
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Yep...20-30 minutes won't tell the tale. I'd also recommend Brightness Toggle widget...allows a few extra steps (16 total, IIRC) of brightness control over stock, to fine tune screen brightness, often another culprit.

Turn off location access!!
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This couldn't have gone in the existing battery thread for what reason exactly?
Sigh! The search feature really must be too mind-blowing for some people.
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Or if you don't want solid advice/help, stop posting. And this should be Q&A.
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How are ppl complaining about battery it's been nothing but stellar for me. running latest cm nightly this was with one hour of streaming music and one hour of GTA
Edit: I also flashed a ROM at around 80% so my battery would've been even better as reboots always drain some
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Fyi
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[Q] Is my battery bad?

Hi, I have been using my Z1 for a while, but I have never get good battery, screen on time my best is 4 hours and not even a day on battery
I have flashed few firmwares and repair the rom via sony PC companion, but still the same
Am i having bad battery? I used to be able to last at least one day on battery, but now i charge every night, i envy those people who can get 5hours screen time with 2 days on battery.
These are screenshots from my phone, please help me
Stamina mode on, Snapdragon battery guru, Greenify most installed apps, no system apps removed
And my phone seems got so much wakelock... It keeps awake
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Please search before posting
please use this existing thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2740623

gregbradley said:
Please search before posting
please use this existing thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2740623
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Sorry for that, i didn't know that i had to use that thread, and i don't think it would help me either
But please just answer my questions. I have never get a satisfied answer before by posting on someone's thread, either being ignored or just receiving **** answer...
Once again sorry but please help me
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Riaes said:
Sorry for that, i didn't know that i had to use that thread, and i don't think it would help me either
But please just answer my questions. I have never get a satisfied answer before by posting on someone's thread, either being ignored or just receiving **** answer...
Once again sorry but please help me
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1. Flashing roms wont help if u dont let the android do its work
2. Game apps drain battery no matter what
3. Not sure if batteryguru is usefull at all
4. 18 hours is decent if u ask me
5. I see 17% on phone. Call alot?
Is ur auto sync on?
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@Riaes
I know it's not going to help you a lot, but for comparison's sake, with a screen time of 4 hours, sync on, wifi on, location reporting on, stamina mode on, after 39 hours, I got down to 18% battery level. But, there is a catch, I am still on 4.3, not KitKat. If you want, I can also post some screens, but this is pretty much it.
So, by the looks of it, your KitKat is a bit of a battery hog, at least for now.

blikie said:
1. Flashing roms wont help if u dont let the android do its work
2. Game apps drain battery no matter what
3. Not sure if batteryguru is usefull at all
4. 18 hours is decent if u ask me
5. I see 17% on phone. Call alot?
Is ur auto sync on?
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Okay, I will try to uninstall Batteryguru, but even standby it always awake, it is like using the phone or not is just the same. it keeps draining. and auto sync never on.
Aegethir said:
@Riaes
I know it's not going to help you a lot, but for comparison's sake, with a screen time of 4 hours, sync on, wifi on, location reporting on, stamina mode on, after 39 hours, I got down to 18% battery level. But, there is a catch, I am still on 4.3, not KitKat. If you want, I can also post some screens, but this is pretty much it.
So, by the looks of it, your KitKat is a bit of a battery hog, at least for now.
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My wifi on when at home, and auto sync never on. i was at 4.3 too but seems just the same.

Riaes said:
Hi, I have been using my Z1 for a while, but I have never get good battery, screen on time my best is 4 hours and not even a day on battery
I have flashed few firmwares and repair the rom via sony PC companion, but still the same
Am i having bad battery? I used to be able to last at least one day on battery, but now i charge every night, i envy those people who can get 5hours screen time with 2 days on battery.
These are screenshots from my phone, please help me
Stamina mode on, Snapdragon battery guru, Greenify most installed apps, no system apps removed
And my phone seems got so much wakelock... It keeps awake
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Hi,
After I uninstalled Battery Guru it had a better life, also, I saw that you played some Nintendo DS emulator there, heavy emulators like this one consumes lots of battery, that's one of the motives for this "low battery life". Also, I don't think 18 hours with 4 hours SOT is that bad.
I'll see further later to see if there's anything I can do to help better .
~Lord
"All I ever needed was a little piece of hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)
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Wifi always on

Hello everyone i have a problem with the last update of Xperia z
Wifi always on even when i turn it off it still consume power like this picture
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The wifi if from 3 hours but in power management it seems on and eat the battery any ideas??
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ahmadzxc said:
Hello everyone i have a problem with the last update of Xperia z
Wifi always on even when i turn it off it still consume power like this picture
The wifi if from 3 hours but in power management it seems on and eat the battery any ideas??
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Read the forum rules, DO NOT POST QUESTIONS IN THE GENERAL SECTION!
To your question: Do a factory reset and see if the problem remains

St.Jimmy90 said:
Read the forum rules, DO NOT POST QUESTIONS IN THE GENERAL SECTION!
To your question: Do a factory reset and see if the problem remains
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sorry for the mistake
i tried a fresh install and a three roms and it still the same
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Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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Also try ...Settings..Power management and turn on Location-based WiFi ..
Good Luck !!

Felimenta97 said:
Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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thank you very much that solved the problem
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Onmehedson said:
Also try ...Settings..Power management and turn on Location-based WiFi ..
Good Luck !!
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Uhm, I do think that it has been proven that, that actually uses more of your battery.

Felimenta97 said:
Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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Same problem here, but I didnt realize before! Thanks for the solution.
Worst update from Sony ever??

Felimenta97 said:
Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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Same problem here, Thanks for the solution

fernando823 said:
Same problem here, but I didnt realize before! Thanks for the solution.
Worst update from Sony ever??
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This is a KitKat thing, not something by Sony. It helps a lot with Google Now, but with the tradeback of worse battery life.
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Dsteppa said:
Uhm, I do think that it has been proven that, that actually uses more of your battery.
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Ah...O.K ... I had better turn it off then and maybe my battery will last the whole week...

Onmehedson said:
Ah...O.K ... I had better turn it off then and maybe my battery will last the whole week...
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Now, that is some crazy ass battery life, but, I wonder how long does the screen been turned on? Then I'll get a clearer understanding of it ,if you don't mind .

bloodsuckingcomputer said:
Now, that is some crazy ass battery life, but, I wonder how long does the screen been turned on? Then I'll get a clearer understanding of it ,if you don't mind .
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Must be something like 10-20 minutes, lol.
Regarding "always scanning", I dont think it's something that uses alot of battery. Probably even more battery friendly than other "location" services. Just because it labels WiFi as always on, doesnt mean it uses as much battery as actually being connected to a network. Personally, I don't care for all this location nonsense so it's obviously off. Regarding the location-based wifi, it's only smart if you don't know how to toggle WiFi when leaving your house, etc.

bloodsuckingcomputer said:
Now, that is some crazy ass battery life, but, I wonder how long does the screen been turned on? Then I'll get a clearer understanding of it ,if you don't mind .
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No probs Bloodsucker !... Screen on 13% of 34 hours = 4.5 hours..This is my everyday day phone.I would consider myself to be a light-medium user , I dont play games used for voice calls ( 5-10 calls), text messages, used as a time piece (checked every 1/2 hour or so), 2 weather apps constantly updating as I move around a lot, GPS always on , bluetooth always on, maybe 1-3 youtube vids a day..screen turns of after 1 mins inactivity...
Running existenz 1.5.5 dark edition on a locked bootloader.. using Next launcher 3D and a live wallpaper...
hope that helps ..

Onmehedson said:
No probs Bloodsucker !... Screen on 13% of 34 hours = 4.5 hours..This is my everyday day phone.I would consider myself to be a light-medium user , I dont play games used for voice calls ( 5-10 calls), text messages, used as a time piece (checked every 1/2 hour or so), 2 weather apps constantly updating as I move around a lot, GPS always on , bluetooth always on, maybe 1-3 youtube vids a day..screen turns of after 1 mins inactivity...
Running existenz 1.5.5 dark edition on a locked bootloader.. using Next launcher 3D and a live wallpaper...
hope that helps ..
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The phone maxes around 5-6, MAYBE 7 (I've never come near that though), hours of screen on time in total.
The 13% means that 13% of the battery used going from 100% to 72% was from the screen.
Tap "screen" in the list of battery usage and it will tell you how long it has been on.
This one's mine... ca. 70% brightness:

Kocayine said:
The phone maxes around 5-6, MAYBE 7 (I've never come near that though), hours of screen on time in total.
The 13% means that 13% of the battery used going from 100% to 72% was from the screen.
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Thank you sir for the explanation... I thought it couldn`t be right!

Battery is draining so fast.

It was fine for day one using it with gear vr. I got over a day of battery then it when to under a day or less. My phone isnt rooted. Help me fix please. Here are some pic of my battery stats.
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Looks like something with VR got hung. I'd go wipe the cache and data for those apps, then reboot the phone.
Without root your only other option is to factory reset the device.
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Thank you! I'll try that and see what happens.
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ShrekOpher said:
Looks like something with VR got hung. I'd go wipe the cache and data for those apps, then reboot the phone.
Without root your only other option is to factory reset the device.
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After looking so wipe anything with gear vr and oculus?
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chailee said:
After looking so wipe anything with gear vr and oculus?
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Yes
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Yes
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After clearing cache and data, still the same. I even rooted the phone and flash firekat still the same, even flash ael kernel after still battery draining fast when not in use and being used.
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Before anyone can be of much help, we will need to know what is causing the drain. Use an app called Waklock Detector to get 12 hours' of info, then post screenshots of those readings. That will tell you what is causing the drain.

RiverCity.45 said:
Before anyone can be of much help, we will need to know what is causing the drain. Use an app called Waklock Detector to get 12 hours' of info, then post screenshots of those readings. That will tell you what is causing the drain.
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my tmobile note 4 couldnt get 12 hours :crying:
here are the screenshots:
from 100%
Heres the wakelock detector.

Wow cell standby is killing your battery, but it's definitely not normal at all. Almost completely drained in 5 hours with the screen off most the time...
Wake locks don't even look too bad...
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Bad battery?

That kinda drain has got to be something other than apps cause wow ive never seen battery life so bad especially not being rooted

Debloat your phone and get rid of all carrier iq. Cell standby keep on cause an app is causing it to drain. You may need a full wipe cause something hung up.

i got a new battery and still the same.
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Debloat your phone and get rid of all carrier iq. Cell standby keep on cause an app is causing it to drain. You may need a full wipe cause something hung up.
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i have debloat as much as i can, still same result. as for the carrier iq, can you show me which one to get rid of?

chailee said:
i got a new battery and still the same.
i have debloat as much as i can, still same result. as for the carrier iq, can you show me which one to get rid of?
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If u like stock like me flash jovy stock deodex or one of the others has a few stock but has slight mods to it. I am using jovy and it is great no issues at all. But u need to wipe for a clean install to help ya with the cell standby.

BACARDILIMON said:
If u like stock like me flash jovy stock deodex or one of the others has a few stock but has slight mods to it. I am using jovy and it is great no issues at all. But u need to wipe for a clean install to help ya with the cell standby.
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ive tried both jovy and even some of the other that used jovy with clean install. probably something is wrong with the phone itself.

Changes in 5.1.1

Figure it would be nice to have a thread of changes we have found in 5.1.1
For me the UI feels a LITTLE more responsive, nothing major. That's all I have seen.
What about others?

For me so far it has been better standby time. Battery.

I notice somewhat better performance in general, phone just feels a little snappier. Battery life obviously can't be judged yet, might factory reset later if it gets worse (stupid Google Play Music device limit).
This is super minor, but I notice that the time it takes for the phone to verify the encryption passphrase is about half of what it was. And most people will likely not care about this either, but the T-Mobile jingle aligns with the T-Mobile white screen during boot up now.

Agree it's very very early, but I had pretty bad battery drain for the first few hours after I updated. Cleared cache via the stock recovery and it seems to be much better.

Definitely feels snappier.. I've noticed slightly better battery life.. But I can't really tell yet.. Just gotta use the phone and figure out any immediate changes

se1000 said:
Agree it's very very early, but I had pretty bad battery drain for the first few hours after I updated. Cleared cache via the stock recovery and it seems to be much better.
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I just cleared my cache with stock recovery too, and when it rebooted, it said the update failed, which is strange since I updated it 11 hours ago, and I'm definitely on 5.1.1.

stevessvt said:
I just cleared my cache with stock recovery too, and when it rebooted, it said the update failed, which is strange since I updated it 11 hours ago, and I'm definitely on 5.1.1.
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I noticed that too. I had to reboot twice into recovery (had to go back into Android because I needed to decrypt my phone to clear cache). Both times it said "Installing system update". No ertror mesage, though.

Updated this morning. Played around with my phone for a bit and then did a factory reset for the heck of it. So far it's pretty decent. I like the new camera feature and the removable S Finder and Quick Connect boxes too. I've been running it with everything turned on for almost a month and was getting great battery life. So far the battery is doing pretty good as I'm using it quite heavily.
Launched from my?T-Mobile Galaxy S6 ? 5.1.1 ?

philliman said:
Updated this morning. Played around with my phone for a bit and then did a factory reset for the heck of it. So far it's pretty decent. I like the new camera feature and the removable S Finder and Quick Connect boxes too. I've been running it with everything turned on for almost a month and was getting great battery life. So far the battery is doing pretty good as I'm using it quite heavily.
Launched from my?T-Mobile Galaxy S6 ? 5.1.1 ?
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What new camera feature?
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Gqsanders said:
What new camera feature?
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Adjusting the brightness on screen while using focus before taking a pic.
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What new camera feature?
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OEM Unlocking Toggle
Developer Options --> OEM Unlocking

philliman said:
Updated this morning. Played around with my phone for a bit and then did a factory reset for the heck of it. So far it's pretty decent. I like the new camera feature and the removable S Finder and Quick Connect boxes too. I've been running it with everything turned on for almost a month and was getting great battery life. So far the battery is doing pretty good as I'm using it quite heavily.
Launched from myT-Mobile Galaxy S6 5.1.1
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Rooted still?

Brava27 said:
Rooted still?
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I wasn't rooted to begin with. 100% stock.
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Has anyone noticed better battery life after factory resetting post-update? Considering doing it now.

Anyone know how to access guest mode ? I can't seem to find it

It wasn't included in the update.

I believe that tmobile my account app is the reason why my data keeps turning back on.
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I can now see the time remaining when i set the alarm clock. It wasn't there before the update.

jhun80 said:
I can now see the time remaining when i set the alarm clock. It wasn't there before the update.
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I didn't know how important that was till I didn't have it in this phone