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Hello all. I bought my Samsung galaxy S only a few months ago. Updated to Android 2.2 and now having quite bad battery issues.
When I leave Data on, my battery doesn't last more than 7 hours.
Is this normal?
My last phone was Sony Ericsson W910i. Seems Ive made a mistake going for the Galaxy S!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884816 have a look through there, there are lots n lots of pages, but it contains priceless information on how to extend battery life with hints and tricks and tweaks etc. its well worth a look before you get annoyed with your phone ...
Typical battery life of the SGS with 3G data is about a day. But it also depends on how many background apps / widgets you are running. Go through some of the battery life related threads for tips on how to improve it.
nirpaudyal said:
My last phone was Sony Ericsson W910i. Seems Ive made a mistake going for the Galaxy S!
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Comparing batterylife of a feature phone like W910i to a high end smartphone is like SGS is like comparing apples to oranges. All high end smartphones consume far more battery power than low end feature phones, because they contain more powerful CPUs and run complex operating systems.
You have data on and its sucking stuff down 24 hours a day .
be better if you controlled your phone .
My phone using Quick Settings .
Mobile Data OFF WiFi OFF GPS OFF Background Sync OFF except when required .
Likewise you may have a WiFi drain problem as posted on the many many battery posts .
jje
So basically what you guys are saying is that I dont have a faulty handset? Its expected from my phone? Also, if I m using gps and data and nav software, I cant get more than 2h of use from max charge without car charger. Wow
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No, 7 hours is not normal, 24-ish is.. At least a setting or some app is misbehaving. Its tricky to find the culprint, i use Systempanel app for that but im afraid itll take you time. A factory reset is the fastest way maybe, if you accept setting up all settings and apps again. Start from stock and dont throw in all kinds of apps at once, otherwise you cant tell the offender next time.
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lso, if I m using gps and data and nav software, I cant get more than 2h of use from max charge without car charger
Or less .
jje
Hi. Im a noob i know. I checked the forums. But i did not find what i was looking for.
So. Its really annoying, everytime i clear my ram then in less than 15 seconds its full again. Which drains my battery and takes ages to charge. With this i get overheating. My battery heats ut self up to 60c° and the screen is nearly untouchable as it burns. I use a fan and it cools it down to 33c°. Any help?
Repcak3 said:
Hi. Im a noob i know. I checked the forums. But i did not find what i was looking for.
So. Its really annoying, everytime i clear my ram then in less than 15 seconds its full again. Which drains my battery and takes ages to charge. With this i get overheating. My battery heats ut self up to 60c° and the screen is nearly untouchable as it burns. I use a fan and it cools it down to 33c°. Any help?
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Use this or this & block unnecessary apps frm loading during boot time..which rom u r using & which kernel?
are you rooted? if not the do that first and install titanium and remove u wanted apps
Rom
I have the latest rocketrom and hydracore kernel
May be do a full format and flash the rom again.
Full ram isn't always wasted. Its not like a windows pc.
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Full ram isn't always wasted. Its not like a windows pc.
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yes. But it drains my battery and makes my phone really hot. Ill maybe just have to go and look for software thatll stop my apps from restarting as soon as i clear RAM. Thanks for help though
Repcak3 said:
yes. But it drains my battery and makes my phone really hot. Ill maybe just have to go and look for software thatll stop my apps from restarting as soon as i clear RAM. Thanks for help though
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no, that's wrong. Clearing the RAM and forcing all the apps to load from scratch is heating the phone and wasting the battery!
The heat is generated by the CPU and the WiFi chip, NOT the RAM!
Android (and most Unix systems) use all available RAM to run more efficiently. It's not a power waste due to using the RAM in a very different way to Windows systems. I can't remember where I read it now, but an Android developer (either at Google or elsewhere) explains this better than me, but this is the general summary.
Short version: DO NOT USE RAM CLEANERS, Android is MEANT to use all available RAM, the CPU is heating the phone BECAUSE it has to load things from scratch rather than pull from RAM.
edit to add: even when something has outrun its usefullness (old program still in RAM, for example) then Android has a very good built-in cleanup system that unloads programs that have not been run for a while. This means that you don't even need to kill old programs that you no longer need!
Repcak3 said:
everytime i clear my ram then in less than 15 seconds its full again. Which drains my battery and takes ages to charge. With this i get overheating. My battery heats ut self up to 60c° and the screen is nearly untouchable as it burns. I use a fan and it cools it down to 33c°. Any help?
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Actually hte system uses the unused ram to cache other apps so they open faster when you need them..soeven though you clear the ram,it gets full after sometime.You need not worry about that because android can manage it well
And using some task killers could cause you battery drain and even leads to heat your phone
Try formating and reflash the rom
Let's go the crazy analogy route, 'cos they're always fun!
Say you're listening to music on some CDs. You have, say 5 CDs and on each CD there are a only couple of songs you want to listen to, so on a HiFi you'd have to keep switching CDs to get your play list. Let's say that they are also your favourite songs so you play them frequently. Let's call these top 5 songs "Messaging", "Gallery", "Camera", "Phone" and "Music".
So, you rip the CDs to MP3 and create a playlist. The songs are all strung together and they load and play significantly faster than switching discs repeatedly. This is what Android does with programs in RAM. To change between "Messaging" and "Phone" you just double click the file.
Now, you use a task killer to clean your RAM: What you have just done is delete all the MP3s from your computer, put the CDs back in their cases and put the cases back on the shelf. When you next go to play one of your frequently played songs you now have to go to the shelf, find the CD, put the CD in the drive, wait for it to load, then play the song.
Clearly the former is more efficient. The MP3s are not wasting power by being there, they're cached and pre-loaded so they load much more efficiently next time. Clearing everything away and reloading from scratch is much more processor intensive and that is what is generating that heat.
Thanks guys. Its not heating anymore. Thanks for all the help. You guys all get a thanks button clicked
You learn something new everyday. I actually didn't know about the specific way Android deals with ram. I've always cleared ram in the device settings in Airdroid (wifi file transfer app). Never get any battery drain/heatup issues though, but good to know about this, and will now refrain from being OC with clearing ram
I have been searching the forum but i cannot seem to get any answers to this.
I have installed null 23 on my GG V1 with excitement that i would be able to tether Bluetooth to my GG so i can use stock apps etc on my wrist.
I have it up and working but it becomes insanely hot after around 4 minutes or so,to the degree of feeling like it will explode any minute.
So having Bluetooth tethering using the wifi spoof is pointless then if the watch overheats and needs to be turned off.
Has anyone else experienced this or found a fix for it please,as all the hype to use google,apps etc seem pointless.
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I have been searching the forum but i cannot seem to get any answers to this.
I have installed null 23 on my GG V1 with excitement that i would be able to tether Bluetooth to my GG so i can use stock apps etc on my wrist.
I have it up and working but it becomes insanely hot after around 4 minutes or so,to the degree of feeling like it will explode any minute.
So having Bluetooth tethering using the wifi spoof is pointless then if the watch overheats and needs to be turned off.
Has anyone else experienced this or found a fix for it please,as all the hype to use google,apps etc seem pointless.
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I installed null a couple of days back and don't have this problem. my phone however went into meltdown, and it was due to the phones lookout security not knowing what was going on.
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I installed null a couple of days back and don't have this problem. my phone however went into meltdown, and it was due to the phones lookout security not knowing what was going on.
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Really i have had numerous people who have rooted their Galaxy Gear who have said when they tether on the null rom the watch heats up,so your saying that that does not happen with yours? So you can keep the tethering going for a long time on the watch with no issues?
warrencoakley said:
Really i have had numerous people who have rooted their Galaxy Gear who have said when they tether on the null rom the watch heats up,so your saying that that does not happen with yours? So you can keep the tethering going for a long time on the watch with no issues?
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Yes mine is fine I used the video mix app and watched about 15 mins of the new robocop film without issues
warrencoakley said:
I have been searching the forum but i cannot seem to get any answers to this.
I have installed null 23 on my GG V1 with excitement that i would be able to tether Bluetooth to my GG so i can use stock apps etc on my wrist.
I have it up and working but it becomes insanely hot after around 4 minutes or so,to the degree of feeling like it will explode any minute.
So having Bluetooth tethering using the wifi spoof is pointless then if the watch overheats and needs to be turned off.
Has anyone else experienced this or found a fix for it please,as all the hype to use google,apps etc seem pointless.
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i had this issue too, it heats up in 3 to 4 min. i can tell you why!
while you are tethering, go to voltage control and there you can notice that the cpu is fully loaded.
i solved that by putting the governor to "power save" and the minimal power to 600 MHZ. in this way, cpu will stick to the minimal power that you defined.
i will try to change the kernel to "triangulum" and give you feedback for that.
Issa Eid said:
i had this issue too, it heats up in 3 to 4 min. i can tell you why!
while you are tethering, go to voltage control and there you can notice that the cpu is fully loaded.
i solved that by putting the governor to "power save" and the minimal power to 600 MHZ. in this way, cpu will stick to the minimal power that you defined.
i will try to change the kernel to "triangulum" and give you feedback for that.
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OK i will try that and see if it stops the over heating but i would love to hear some feedback on the triangulum. Thanks
delboydell said:
Yes mine is fine I used the video mix app and watched about 15 mins of the new robocop film without issues
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Did you do anything within null 23 or settings? in order to reduce the heat completely? What way are you tethering?
Issa Eid said:
i had this issue too, it heats up in 3 to 4 min. i can tell you why!
while you are tethering, go to voltage control and there you can notice that the cpu is fully loaded.
i solved that by putting the governor to "power save" and the minimal power to 600 MHZ. in this way, cpu will stick to the minimal power that you defined.
i will try to change the kernel to "triangulum" and give you feedback for that.
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OK i done that and it seems to be still heating up. DO i need to change the scheduler to anything?
Issa Eid said:
i had this issue too, it heats up in 3 to 4 min. i can tell you why!
while you are tethering, go to voltage control and there you can notice that the cpu is fully loaded.
i solved that by putting the governor to "power save" and the minimal power to 600 MHZ. in this way, cpu will stick to the minimal power that you defined.
i will try to change the kernel to "triangulum" and give you feedback for that.
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OK tried it a few times,it doesn't hit up as much but there is some heat there. Am i doing anything wrong?
Can't really help other than to say I haven't had any heating issues
warrencoakley said:
OK tried it a few times,it doesn't hit up as much but there is some heat there. Am i doing anything wrong?
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no there is nothing wrong, it's just heat bcz the cpu stick to 600 MHZ all the time while the tethering is on.
i tried triangulum for some time, i found the same thing! the cpu is fully loaded untill you limit his power by the same procedure.
the thing is you can apply power save with minimal power to 200 MHZ and it will never heat! but you will face a huge lag !!
i couldn't find any other way.
Issa Eid said:
no there is nothing wrong, it's just heat bcz the cpu stick to 600 MHZ all the time while the tethering is on.
i tried triangulum for some time, i found the same thing! the cpu is fully loaded untill you limit his power by the same procedure.
the thing is you can apply power save with minimal power to 200 MHZ and it will never heat! but you will face a huge lag !!
i couldn't find any other way.
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I've been tethered with my Gear for about 9 hours and I haven't noticed heating. I'm mostly tethered, with some random sync going in the background, but it's never truly hot.
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Did you do anything within null 23 or settings? in order to reduce the heat completely? What way are you tethering?
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when I 1st installed null, I didn't alter any settings (about processer and cores) as I don't mess with things I don't understand. I also am in the uk and have teathering as standard on my S4 so I didn't install the extra stuff for doing that? perhaps that's the problem.
Hi guys,
Have been using my new note 9 after replacing it with my s8+. So far it's a pretty good phone. One of the primary reasons for me to get was the large battery such that it will last m even more longer. But I have been noticing poor performance everyday. At the end of the day, I am bleeding to 10%. The s8+ was given to my wife and I compared her usage vs mine and for same amount of screen time I ended up at 30% and she was at 67%. I have less amount of apps installed than hers and she is heavy user of all social media apps. I have been observing my battery performance and what seems to be draining the most is the Android system, Google play services and Android OS. They claim all together half of my battery life. I noticed that there was an update right after I setup my note 9 initially and not sure if that could have caused it. Is there any way I can reverse it to see if it was the update? I have already tried wiping out the cache and shutting down all background activities on those items and blocked notification on pretty much most of the apps. How is everyone else's experience on the battery? I forgot to capture screen shot but will do it at the end of today.
WIZARDfan said:
Hi guys,
Have been using my new note 9 after replacing it with my s8+. So far it's a pretty good phone. One of the primary reasons for me to get was the large battery such that it will last m even more longer. But I have been noticing poor performance everyday. At the end of the day, I am bleeding to 10%. The s8+ was given to my wife and I compared her usage vs mine and for same amount of screen time I ended up at 30% and she was at 67%. I have less amount of apps installed than hers and she is heavy user of all social media apps. I have been observing my battery performance and what seems to be draining the most is the Android system, Google play services and Android OS. They claim all together half of my battery life. I noticed that there was an update right after I setup my note 9 initially and not sure if that could have caused it. Is there any way I can reverse it to see if it was the update? I have already tried wiping out the cache and shutting down all background activities on those items and blocked notification on pretty much most of the apps. How is everyone else's experience on the battery? I forgot to capture screen shot but will do it at the end of today.
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I'm chiming in because I'm currently using the Note 9 ATT variant. My battery life has been pretty decent, but it's tough because the usage and even my "all day" and your "all day" can differ so much. Are you using 1080 resolution or did you set it to the higher resolution? I'm also running the ATT update you mentioned. But I'm also using wifi calling, not sure if that hurts or helps battery life, I haven't used it on my previous unlocked international HTC devices, so I'm just starting to experiment.
Have you enabled any of the battery optimization?
You can go to settings/device maintenance and click on battery on the bottom. I have it set to off in the "presets" but at the lower part of the page you can see "app power monitor" and see the app's power usage per hour. If you've got some that are higher, you can click on just those apps to check them on the list, and then click "save power" and see if your battery life gets better.
Possibly if you're using always on display you can modify that, if it's not something you really need and have already addressed.
Thanks for your reply. I am not running any battery optimization. I wanted to try default. Yes, I looked at battery usage per app and don't find anything bothering or consuming extra battery. Resolution is set to 1080 and always on display is off. Also. Wifi calling is on at all times. I am not sure if I am expecting too much but after using s8+ for over a year I was expecting much decent battery life with less than half of the apps installed on s8+ and having a bigger battery on this beast. I will need to find out how to lower down those Android system, os and Google play services.
My device is unlocked but on AT&T's network and I'm running my screen at max resolution and close to max brightness. My screen and AOD are always one and two with the O/S running a distant third or fourth sometimes fifth. If Google Play Services is consuming that much battery it is constantly running in the background trying to sync or pull data which it's not getting. Focus on that application and you should be fine, my phone is typically at greater than 50% at the end of the day and I use it all the time.
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My device is unlocked but on AT&T's network and I'm running my screen at max resolution and close to max brightness. My screen and AOD are always one and two with the O/S running a distant third or fourth sometimes fifth. If Google Play Services is consuming that much battery it is constantly running in the background trying to sync or pull data which it's not getting. Focus on that application and you should be fine, my phone is typically at greater than 50% at the end of the day and I use it all the time.
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How do you find which app or service is running in background which is trying to pull or sync data?
Just a note, I had to drop t-mobile to make a point with them for screwing with my account. Houston has good coverage but the network is congested and that is an understatement. My battery life went down on my V20 and my note4 when on ATT's network. Not that the reception was always poor, because it is very poor at my house, but speeds and latency on ATTs LTE were like going back to HSPA. Sometimes it was better to turn off LTE and just put up with the super high latency to get decent speeds on ATT.
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How do you find which app or service is running in background which is trying to pull or sync data?
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Go into settings/apps/Google Play Services/Battery and see what it's been doing. You can restrict the app as well from there I believe, also clear the cache. As I stated I would focus on that app specifically.
My experience was rough when I first got the phone as well. I factory restored with Odin and used ADB to remove all the apps I was not going to use. I then i stalled all my apps and the battery life took a hit again. I'd come home from a 9 hour day of work and be in the 40s. I downloaded betterbatterystats and let it monitor my phone overnight. I found that com.att.iqi was running all the time and constantly causing wake locks. I downloaded package disabler pro and disabled that package. Now when I leave work I am at 75% battery for the past two days. By bed time my phone has been off the charger for 18 hours with about 4 hours screen on time and I'm between 25%-35% which is outstanding. I made a thread with my complaint comparing the battery to my iPhone X and was called a troll because android can do no wrong. In short get betterbatterystats and package disabler pro.
Thanks for this, I was wondering if betterbatterystats would work on my Note 9, but hadn't researched it yet. It's a great app specifically for targeting issues like this, but I've always used it on rooted devices so I didn't recall if it worked on unrooted devices. I'm looking forward to trying it over the next few days and slimming this thing down.
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CharliesTheMan said:
Thanks for this, I was wondering if betterbatterystats would work on my Note 9, but hadn't researched it yet. It's a great app specifically for targeting issues like this, but I've always used it on rooted devices so I didn't recall if it worked on unrooted devices. I'm looking forward to trying it over the next few days and slimming this thing down.
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Try Wake lock detector lite. One simple adb command allows you see wakeup locks etc ..
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My battery life on the ATT version has been garbage too. I was going to return it, but I missed my 14 day window. Thus far, my S9+ was a better device, but I'm hoping the little bugs get squashed in an upcoming update.
One thing I'm wondering about is Bixby. My battery life seems to be pretty decent with ATT. I don't use Bixby, although I haven't disabled the app, I don't have it set up or signed in.
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My experience was rough when I first got the phone as well. I factory restored with Odin and used ADB to remove all the apps I was not going to use. I then i stalled all my apps and the battery life took a hit again. I'd come home from a 9 hour day of work and be in the 40s. I downloaded betterbatterystats and let it monitor my phone overnight. I found that com.att.iqi was running all the time and constantly causing wake locks. I downloaded package disabler pro and disabled that package. Now when I leave work I am at 75% battery for the past two days. By bed time my phone has been off the charger for 18 hours with about 4 hours screen on time and I'm between 25%-35% which is outstanding. I made a thread with my complaint comparing the battery to my iPhone X and was called a troll because android can do no wrong. In short get betterbatterystats and package disabler pro.
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Thanks. I will try out betterbatterystats.
ClubDownforce said:
My battery life on the ATT version has been garbage too. I was going to return it, but I missed my 14 day window. Thus far, my S9+ was a better device, but I'm hoping the little bugs get squashed in an upcoming update.
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I actually managed to return mine and got another note 9 thinking that I would try it without doing the first update. Unfortunately that software update thing popped up while I was using the phone and I hit continue by mistake. I am kind of thinking about returning this one and getting the s9 plus if I still have this crappy battery life.
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I actually managed to return mine and got another note 9 thinking that I would try it without doing the first update. Unfortunately that software update thing popped up while I was using the phone and I hit continue by mistake. I am kind of thinking about returning this one and getting the s9 plus if I still have this crappy battery life.
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I'm not a battery life hawk,but,there's a few things you can do without crippling your phone (some already mentioned) before throwing in the towel.
1) Go to each app in SETTINGS > APPS > MOBILE DATA & turn off ALLOW BACKGROUND DATA USAGE on apps that have this option & where you're absolutely sure this will not impact something important to your usage.
2) Package Disabler Pro was already mentioned,it's well worth the price of admission. This is where you'll likely see the biggest improvement,surely no one here uses every single feature/app on any phone,force stop & disable what you're not using.
3) Again,I'm not a battery stat ninja,I just use my phone as I see fit,but,others have suggested try using FHD instead of WQHD for screen resolution. I myself use WQHD,but,I'm content with my battery life,however,I'd give it a try if I felt the need.
4) If you have NFC on,turn it off until you need to use it,access to it is quick & easy. I myself do not use NFC,but,even if I did,I can't imagine I'd use it to the point to where I'd leave it on 24/7 for convenience of use.
What's important to your usage is in the eye of the beholder,so,that's the extent of my recommendations for battery recommendations. The few I've mentioned should net some improvement without negatively affecting your routine usage.
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Try Wake lock detector lite. One simple adb command allows you see wakeup locks etc ..
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Is this the app you're speaking of:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector.noroot&hl=en_US
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Is this the app you're speaking of:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector.noroot&hl=en_US
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Yes. But it seems to stop working once the battery level reaches a certain point. I think it was somewhere below 80% , probably 60% . I installed it last night.
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Yes. But it seems to stop working once the battery level reaches a certain point. I think it was somewhere below 80% , probably 60% . I installed it last night.
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THX,gonna give it a go. :good:
I may drop the developer a line,since the app hasn't been updated in a while.
Perhaps there's been some changes in Android 8 that haven't been addressed.
Regardless,I'm gonna try it out.
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Is this the app you're speaking of:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector.noroot&hl=en_US
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I'm trying to ascertain which one to use. Apparently this app shows all wakelocks whereas better battery stats only shows partial wakelocks, from the small amount of research that I've done.
The dev apparently doesn't respond and has abandoned the app, again from research I've done
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I am trying a rundown tomorrow with power save. Just CPU and screen brightness. I left resolution and network usage on. I don't think brightness does much. It is supposed to be -10% but I have trained my auto brightness some and I have been having to turn it up. So I think only speed limiter CPU 70% is at play.
I bought my first Samsung phone in over 10 years, the Samsung S20 FE 4G with the Snapdragon chipset.
To my surprise the device is heating up very quickly while in use:
With light use, like messaging apps the CPU stays around 37 to 49°C,
While gaming it stays around 47 to 50°C+ (I believe the 60°C was the biggest temperature spike).
I've heard people saying that transferring data from your older phone via Smart Switch may cause this heating issue, but I don't think that should be a issue.
Lastly, I have no clue on how weather affects the phone's temperature.
Despite being winter, we're having temperatures around 40°C where I live, but even when the night comes and the temperature drops to around 20°C (right now it's 26°C and the CPU temperature is around 40°C, while I'm listening to music via Bluetooth and (re)writing this post) my phone still heats up (just not as much as in the rest of the day).
I think it's worth mentioning that the CPU temperature is also changing quickly, I don't know if that's normal or not but for instance, when I switch from one app to another, if the app I'm using to measure the device temperature (CPU Monitor) is to be believed, the temperature jumps some 2 to 5°C. It usually comes back down again, but I really don't know if that's normal.
I went to the Samsung store today, they checked, did some tests, and said that the temperature was at normal range, but they said that the temperature while switching between apps was a little strange.
They also said that their system detected a temperature spike caused by Fine Lock on the day that I bought the phone, which I find weird since it's only a launcher to the Good Lock apps, but nevertheless they advised me to uninstall it and keep monitoring the temperature for a few more days, and that if the device gets too hot (over 60°C), that I should go back again and ask for a replacement.
Anyway, should I give some time, should I worry about it, should I take it back to the store?
I have the same model as you and I haven't experienced any of the symptoms you are talking about. If I were you I'd return it and get another one. At least then you can be sure if it is normal or a defective device.
SmartSwitch isn't that smart especially between different OS's/devices.
I think you better start from the beginning...
Backup your contacts etc to the PC using cut/copy plus at least one other hdd.
Factory reset. Reload from scratch. Run factory loaded versions; do not update any at first.
Avoid enabling any power management at least at first.
See what you got and go from there.
It's likely not hardware at all but a bad configuration. Common with Samsungs and correctable.
Orcam said:
I have the same model as you and I haven't experienced any of the symptoms you are talking about. If I were you I'd return it and get another one. At least then you can be sure if it is normal or a defective device.
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Thank you. I'm thinking about doing it. I've talked to some S20 FE owners who live in my country (which is a very hot country) and they said that the device temperatures are basically the same as theirs, but at the same time I'm still worried about it's long term effects since I plan to keep this phone for at least two years.
blackhawk said:
SmartSwitch isn't that smart especially between different OS's/devices.
I think you better start from the beginning...
Backup your contacts etc to the PC using cut/copy plus at least one other hdd.
Factory reset. Reload from scratch. Run factory loaded versions; do not update any at first.
Avoid enabling any power management at least at first.
See what you got and go from there.
It's likely not hardware at all but a bad configuration. Common with Samsungs and correctable.
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Thank you, I did what you told me (except for flashing the factory stock ROM since I couldn't find it), I've only restored the apps using the Google backup, but didn't restore my settings. I've also did a mild debloat of the phone (removed Bixby and the Facebook apps) and while using the phone to browse through social media doesn't heat the phone as much as it used to, it still heats up more or less the same during gaming, so I'm guessing that might be normal.
Depending on how CPU cycle intensive the game is, it could normally use a fair amount of power.
Running background apps can make it noticeable worse though.
Try temporarily disabling Google play Services and see if that helps.
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Depending on how CPU cycle intensive the game is, it could normally use a fair amount of power.
Running background apps can make it noticeable worse though.
Try temporarily disabling Google play Services and see if that helps.
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It's Honking Impact 3rd, it's not intensive like PUBG or something like that, but can be intensive depending on the game mode. It runs at 53°C max. I found out that one of the apps that I was using to measure the temperature apparently only shows the temperature of the hottest CPU core, that's why the temperature sometimes shoot up to 60°C whenever I took a screenshot for example, and then came back down to around 50°C.
But I'll try disabling Play Services and playing again.
Do you know if those temperatures are safe btw? Around 50°C while I'm gaming.
The battery's temperature doesn't go past 40°C, in fact I don't even think I've ever seen it getting to 40°C.
Anyway, thank you very much.
You're welcome. The Farenheit is scaled better for real world use.
140F is well within tolerance for the CPU/mobo as long as the battery doesn't get hotter than that. I don't let my battery go beyond 103F.
The CPU/mobo can handle up to probably 165F but it's best never to push it that hot as auto thermal shutdown doesn't always work in time to save the components that are running hot and have a sudden additional power usage spike.
Really the phone shouldn't feel hot... it's killing the battery too. Track them down.
If it feels warm when using the browser, something(s) are running in the background driving it up.
Any cloud apps, including Google backup Transport, Framework and Google Firebase.
Ditch any trashware apps like WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram etc.
I'm using my 10+ in a case at a 75F ambient air temp browsing with a CPU temp of 89F right now. It is stock but heavily optimized.
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You're welcome. The Farenheit is scaled better for real world use.
140F is well within tolerance for the CPU/mobo as long as the battery doesn't get hotter than that. I don't let my battery go beyond 103F.
The CPU/mobo can handle up to probably 165F but it's best never to push it that hot as auto thermal shutdown doesn't always work in time to save the components that are running hot and have a sudden additional power usage spike.
Really the phone shouldn't feel hot... it's killing the battery too. Track them down.
If it feels warm when using the browser, something(s) are running in the background driving it up.
Any cloud apps, including Google backup Transport, Framework and Google Firebase.
Ditch any trashware apps like WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram etc.
I'm using my 10+ in a case at a 75F ambient air temp browsing with a CPU temp of 89F right now. It is stock but heavily optimized.
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The phone doesn't feel hot, unless I'm playing a game, depending on the game it gets somewhat hot.
It's been colder in my city these past two days, but tomorrow we'll have a temperature that's closer to normal. If the phone manages to stay in an acceptable temperature range I'll keep it, if not, I'll return it to the store and see what I can get done.
My old phone didn't have a plastic back, so feeling the phone warm is a new thing for me.
Most Google apps are disabled, I only use WhatsApp to talk to my family, I have Instagram installed but I don't even remember when it was the last time I've used it (I put it on deep sleep also).
Thank you very much once again.
Using power management can cause erratic behavior and sometimes increased power usage especially if set globally.
Developer options>standby apps, all buckets should show as active otherwise power management is running.
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Using power management can cause erratic behavior and sometimes increased power usage especially if set globally.
Developer options>standby apps, all buckets should show as active otherwise power management is running.
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With Power Management you mean the Background Usage Limits from the Device Care app?
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With Power Management you mean the Background Usage Limits from the Device Care app?
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Yeap. I have a 10+ running on Pie.
Your may get different results but it's a known source of instability and trouble.
This is how mine is configured.
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Yeap. I have a 10+ running on Pie.
Your may get different results but it's a known source of instability and trouble.
This is how mine is configured.
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I'll try it. Thank you once again.
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Yeap. I have a 10+ running on Pie.
Your may get different results but it's a known source of instability and trouble.
This is how mine is configured.
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I did it but now all my apps under Standby Apps are set as "Active" and I can't change it. Won't this consume more battery?
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I'll try it. Thank you once again.
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Once you do that you need to track down the trouble makers and deal with each on a case by case basis. Sometimes simply cleaning the system memory in Device Care can work wonders. Keep open apps to a minimum.
Here's the old version of Device Care. It uses 360° which cleans very well but is CCP junk.
To safely use it use Karma Firewall* to block its internet access. It will still run normally.
Before uninstalling your current version use Apk Export** to make a installable copy, just in case.
*freeware, uses almost no battery
**freeware that is very useful to backup all your apps and updates for future use... ditch Playstore for reloads
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Once you do that you need to track down the trouble makers and deal with each on a case by case basis. Sometimes simply cleaning the system memory in Device Care can work wonders. Keep open apps to a minimum.
Here's the old version of Device Care. It uses 360° which cleans very well but is CCP junk.
To safely use it use Karma Firewall* to block its internet access. It will still run normally.
Before uninstalling your current version use Apk Export** to make a installable copy, just in case.
*freeware, uses almost no battery
**freeware that is very useful to backup all your apps and updates for future use... ditch Playstore for reloads
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Thanks. But I can't uninstall the current Device Care app. Is it safe to do it via adb?
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I did it but now all my apps under Standby Apps are set as "Active" and I can't change it. Won't this consume more battery?
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This is normal. Just because their bucket state is marked as active doesn't mean they are running. It simple means Android is no longer managing them by assigning a bucket state to them and so on. Google it... it sounds like a great idea but it never worked well for me in practice. Android still manages the apps with it off less the added resource burden of this system.
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Thanks. But I can't uninstall the current Device Care app. Is it safe to do it via adb?
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Sorry. You are correct.
I got rid of the updated version by doing a factory reset. You can try loading the older version by first force stopping the loaded version. It may worked... try this first.
I guess a adb edit would allow you to disable the current one. If the older one will load is another question.
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This is normal. Just because their bucket state is marked as active doesn't mean they are running. It simple means Android is no longer managing them by assigning a bucket state to them and so on. Google it... it sounds like a great idea but it never worked well for me in practice. Android still manages the apps with it off less the added resource burden of this system.
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Oh, I get it. Thanks.
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Sorry. You are correct.
I got rid of the updated version by doing a factory reset. You can try loading the older version by first force stopping the loaded version. It may worked... try this first.
I guess a adb edit would allow you to disable the current one. If the older one will load is another question.
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I'll see what I can do.
I'll also test the phone again tomorrow when the weather in my city will return to normal. If everything goes well I'll keep the phone, if not I'll have to take it to the store and see what they offer me, a replacement, another device, I really don't know how it works in this particular store that I bought.
Anyway, thank you very much, you've been very helpful!
My 10+ was a battery guzzling hot running hog before I optimized it. It took some time and effort
Today you never guess it is that same phone.
If there's any doubts get a refund. It could be hardware, even a heat sink or pipe issue.
That said this is a commonly seen problem that has nothing to do with hardware in Samsungs.
Do some Google searches for that device and hot running issues. See what you find.
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My 10+ was a battery guzzling hot running hog before I optimized it. It took some time and effort
Today you never guess it is that same phone.
If there's any doubts get a refund. It could be hardware, even a heat sink or pipe issue.
That said this is a commonly seen problem that has nothing to do with hardware in Samsungs.
Do some Google searches for that device and hot running issues. See what you find.
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I can relate. I had a Xiaomi before this one, and the stock ROM was plagued with app killing and battery drain. I'm glad you managed to work it out, all I had to do was switch to a custom ROM.
I've tested the same game again today since the temperature has gone back to normal where I live, and while the CPU temperatures are in acceptable range, the battery temperature got to 40°C/104°F.
I did some research regarding overheating on this phone and it's always the same thing, some have it like I do, while others say the phone doesn't even warm up the palm of their hands. So I don't know if its a configuration issue or if there are a lot of defective devices out there.