Always On Display top battery drainer - anyone else? - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers

On my GS8 I always had AOD on and never saw it show up in battery but on the Note 8 not only does it show up but it is second only to Screen on time. This doesn't seem right at all. I checked in the About AOD and there's no option to update.
Anybody else with a Note 8 seeing something similar? I understand that AOD drains some battery but this seems to be draining way more than I expected. Hoping this is a bug of some type.

That's odd. Mine showed as 1%. Something definitely isn't right. Do you have the infinity wallpaper on it?

mobilehavoc said:
On my GS8 I always had AOD on and never saw it show up in battery but on the Note 8 not only does it show up but it is second only to Screen on time. This doesn't seem right at all. I checked in the About AOD and there's no option to update.
Anybody else with a Note 8 seeing something similar? I understand that AOD drains some battery but this seems to be draining way more than I expected. Hoping this is a bug of some type.
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That doesn't seem right. My Note 8 always has AOD on and after sitting on my desk for like 5 hours it's at 92%.

Wipe your cache

I'm happy this is the first day of use

I disabled AOD exactly 45 seconds of powering it up the first time.

Same issue
mobilehavoc said:
On my GS8 I always had AOD on and never saw it show up in battery but on the Note 8 not only does it show up but it is second only to Screen on time. This doesn't seem right at all. I checked in the About AOD and there's no option to update.
Anybody else with a Note 8 seeing something similar? I understand that AOD drains some battery but this seems to be draining way more than I expected. Hoping this is a bug of some type.
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I have the same issue with the AOD
Someone has a solution??
I had de s8+ and I didn't have that issue

Same for me AOD is second only to screen on time. Going on mah used. 9 hrs of AOD was 240mah and 1 Hr SOT was about 240mah.
I've now turned off AOD to get he extra SOT. I now use the led for notifications which works perfectly without draining the battery.
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Hoping a future update can fix this drain because I've noticed a considerable improvement to my battery life after turning off AOD. As of right now, it's not worth the juice. I have a wristwatch.

I have the same issue.
My AOD version is 2.8.42.32 and there is a newer version available on Apkmirror.
Couldn't install that version however.....
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finger said:
Same for me AOD is second only to screen on time. Going on mah used. 9 hrs of AOD was 240mah and 1 Hr SOT was about 240mah.
I've now turned off AOD to get he extra SOT. I now use the led for notifications which works perfectly without draining the battery.
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I've actually been considering turning AOD on because notification have been total crap for me on this phone. While on the charger, sometimes the light actually flashes and sometimes it just stays lit. Sometimes the phone makes a noise and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes I'll turn on the screen and I'll get a rush of notifications that the phone didn't apparently pick up. I love the phone, but sometimes this makes me miss my Note 4.

Help
Please, nobody has a solution?
I can't wait, anyone?
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usmaak said:
I've actually been considering turning AOD on because notification have been total crap for me on this phone. While on the charger, sometimes the light actually flashes and sometimes it just stays lit. Sometimes the phone makes a noise and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes I'll turn on the screen and I'll get a rush of notifications that the phone didn't apparently pick up. I love the phone, but sometimes this makes me miss my Note 4.
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Note 4 was the best note, removable battery was the best I really miss it

AOD continues to be the biggest battery hog so far. Nothing has changed.

try this
settings> display> "block accidental touches" and turn it on.
not sure if its on for you guys, but this will turn off AOD when in your pocket/purse/murse and reduce battery drain.

Yes, is on
That's not the issue, something happen with the AOD un the note 8, in my s8, everything was OK

Jdoumet said:
Yes, is on
That's not the issue, something happen with the AOD un the note 8, in my s8, everything was OK
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If it worked fine for the S8, it's something that they should be able to fix with an update on the Note 8. Hopefully they will.

mike28 said:
I'm happy this is the first day of use
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Your brightness level? Using lte or wifi?
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Jdoumet said:
Yes, is on
That's not the issue, something happen with the AOD un the note 8, in my s8, everything was OK
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Side load the update from apk mirror...

Laleka said:
Your brightness level? Using lte or wifi?
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Side load the update from apk mirror...
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Wait, what update?

roaduardo said:
Wait, what update?
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https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/always-on-display/

Laleka said:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/always-on-display/
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Is there a reason why I haven't seen this update on my Note 8 and is this update meant for the S8 phones only? What's up with Samsung not pushing this to our devices yet and is it meant to address the battery drain on our Notes?

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Battery Drains 20% Overnight, Not Rooted

Hi everyone,
My AT&T Note 3 is draining a ridiculous amount overnight and I don't know what's going on... I even have Power Saving Mode on ...
According to Battery, I'm using:
21% Google Service
17% Android OS
16% Screen
,, And a bunch of smaller apps. Funny thing is these don't add up to 100%.
I have OpenMic+ installed but turned off, continuous fetch of email to Gmail, auto sync, Nova Launcher Prime, Live Wallpaper...
It's an issue with a lot of Note 3s. There are wakelocks everywhere that nobody can figure out. We have no choice but to accept it or change phones.
sEnt from thE noTe 3
Rippley05 said:
It's an issue with a lot of Note 3s. There are wakelocks everywhere that nobody can figure out. We have no choice but to accept it or change phones.
sEnt from thE noTe 3
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Why were people saying Note 3 had exceptional battery time then?
I found an app to counter wake lock (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector)
I don't see my phone turning on for no reason at night though ...
boba7523 said:
Why were people saying Note 3 had exceptional battery time then?
I found an app to counter wake lock (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector)
I don't see my phone turning on for no reason at night though ...
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Because it does have exceptional battery life.
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boba7523 said:
Why were people saying Note 3 had exceptional battery time then?
I found an app to counter wake lock (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector)
I don't see my phone turning on for no reason at night though ...
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Wakelocks don't turn your phone on as far as the screen goes. The note does have pretty good battery life when you turn everything that makes it a smartphone off.
It also gets decent life if it would behave and not have random wakelocks keeping the phone from sleeping
sEnt from thE noTe 3
You can turn off Google services until you need them or you can get Battery Widget Reborn on the app store. They have a sleep mode which allows you to put your phone to sleep for the hours you specify. I lose less than 5% during the night using it. Sleep mode disables what you tell it to. Wifi, bleutooth, network data, background sync, etc.
theorioles33 said:
You can turn off Google services until you need them or you can get Battery Widget Reborn on the app store. They have a sleep mode which allows you to put your phone to sleep for the hours you specify. I lose less than 5% during the night using it. Sleep mode disables what you tell it to. Wifi, bleutooth, network data, background sync, etc.
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What are Google services and where do I disable them?
If your Google Services are using most of your battery you need to do a factory reset. It's easier to just do a factory reset than to beat around the bush trying to figure out what exactly with Google Services is jacked up. Battery isn't a problem with this phone, it's easy to get over a day with it. If you need any additional help with solving this problem your more than welcome to PM me.
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Rippley05 said:
Wakelocks don't turn your phone on as far as the screen goes. The note does have pretty good battery life when you turn everything that makes it a smartphone off.
It also gets decent life if it would behave and not have random wakelocks keeping the phone from sleeping
sEnt from thE noTe 3
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I've been through a couple of Note 3's with some development I'm doing and I haven't had any kind of a wake lock problem yet. I'm really not sure where everybody is getting this from. I see you've definately been around the block here on XDA for a while, so you could you PM me with some information on that? Thanks.
One thing I found was destroying my battery was Palmary Weather. Since I've uninstalled, everything has been perfect
sEnt from thE noTe 3
Mine drained 10% last night
Mine never drains at night in any excessive manner. In fact, overnight drain is much improved over my old GS3.
Standard procedure for any type of battery drain is to download a wakelock detector program, identify the problem processes/apps, and disable them or see how you can reduce their battery use.

NoLED confirmed working

I need some sort of on screen notification or multicolored led and the ambient display is not working correctly ( I think I may have covered the sensor with my glass screen protector) so good old trusty NoLED works great just want to let you guys know...
Here's a link for anyone that is interested https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.led.notify
irock1985 said:
I need some sort of on screen notification and the ambient display is not working correctly ( I think I may have covered the sensor with my glass screen protector) so good old trusty noled works great just want to let you guys know...
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Thanks. Good to know. I remember using it on something a long time ago. Maybe with a Fascinate or some such.
The Nexus 6 has a notification LED, just need someone to develop a mod to make it light up.
GrayBoltWolf said:
The Nexus 6 has a notification LED, just need someone to develop a mod to make it light up.
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Does the nexus 6 not have a standard notification LED?
There's an LED behind the top speaker grille according to people on reddit. Can't confirm yet, my Nexus 6 arrives on Friday (before 8p per FedEx)
Yes there are reports of a led behind the speaker but until someone hacks it NoLED is perfect for me... Just have to keep track of battery to make sure its not draining it too much
irock1985 said:
Yes there are reports of a led behind the speaker but until someone hacks it NoLED is perfect for me... Just have to keep track of battery to make sure its not draining it too much
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the LED behind the speaker works fine with the full version of Lightflow. there is a thread in general with the instructions for setup. No blinking yet.
LightFlow
If you are rooted and have install light flow it works flawlessly. Its actually really bright even though its behind a grill.
Link for the brave:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56934625&postcount=35
Neled has been giving me issues for some reason. I've been using it for years on multiple devices with the exact same configuration. However, on this device it completely shuts off as soon as the battery gets to 100%.
HyperM3 said:
Neled has been giving me issues for some reason. I've been using it for years on multiple devices with the exact same configuration. However, on this device it completely shuts off as soon as the battery gets to 100%.
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Shuts off and doesn't work? Do you have it set to auto start?
HyperM3 said:
Neled has been giving me issues for some reason. I've been using it for years on multiple devices with the exact same configuration. However, on this device it completely shuts off as soon as the battery gets to 100%.
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Hmm.. Mine shows a battery charge notification dancing around with the other NoLed icons on the screen. Starts at 100% & then starts down.... 97, 95, then starts back back up to 100% and keeps Cylcling this way. Doesn't shut off by itself.
wtherrell said:
Hmm.. Mine shows a battery charge notification dancing around with the other NoLed icons on the screen. Starts at 100% & then starts down.... 97, 95, then starts back back up to 100% and keeps Cylcling this way. Doesn't shut off by itself.
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So yours counts down till fully charged? Mine will show the charging % but goes up until it hits 100. I have it set to stop showing charging percent once it hits 100%. However, the whole thing turns off when it hits 100 instead. Its really odd.
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irock1985 said:
Shuts off and doesn't work? Do you have it set to auto start?
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I have it set to turn on at 10pm and off at 830am. It does work and comes on at 10 like it should but like I previously mentioned, for some reason once the charging rate hits 100% it just shuts down and I have a black screen.
HyperM3 said:
So yours counts down till fully charged? Mine will show the charging % but goes up until it hits 100. I have it set to stop showing charging percent once it hits 100%. However, the whole thing turns off when it hits 100 instead. Its really odd.
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I have it set to turn on at 10pm and off at 830am. It does work and comes on at 10 like it should but like I previously mentioned, for some reason once the charging rate hits 100% it just shuts down and I have a black screen.
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Did you recently root your phone? Mine has been a little off since I rooted. At times it will be active to where if I touch the screen it will bring up the capacitive button but the notification icon won't show it'll just be a black screen
irock1985 said:
Did you recently root your phone? Mine has been a little off since I rooted. At times it will be active to where if I touch the screen it will bring up the capacitive button but the notification icon won't show it'll just be a black screen
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I rooted and unlocked immediately when I got the phone before I installed anything.
Well I guess you could just set it to not shut off at 100 percent.. Your phone will still be on the charger so its not going to drain your battery
irock1985 said:
Well I guess you could just set it to not shut off at 100 percent.. Your phone will still be on the charger so its not going to drain your battery
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I can try that and see if that works. Only thing is, in that setting, it's only supposed to stop showing the charge %, not all indications including time.
irock1985 said:
Did you recently root your phone? Mine has been a little off since I rooted. At times it will be active to where if I touch the screen it will bring up the capacitive button but the notification icon won't show it'll just be a black screen
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After decryption the behavior seems to have changed slightly. Found that a battery Monitor app that turns on screen at 100% charge was causing NoLed to stop. Another app that supposedly helps battery life was turning off accessibility for NoLed, Pie, & a couple of others. Something I will need to sort out in the coming weeks.
What is the bigger battery drain, Light Flow or Ambient Display? With Light Flow the light stays on CONSTANTLY if you only have one notification. It doesn't blink it just stays on. With Ambient Display it pulses on and off. If Light Flow actually gave us the ability to set a flash rate of the lights it would be awesome.
What do you think, which is a greater drain on the battery, a flashing screen or a solid light?
Yes the nexus 6 does have a led under the speaker grill. You just need to be rooted and light flow pro I get all my notification that way
Cincybearcatfan said:
What is the bigger battery drain, Light Flow or Ambient Display? With Light Flow the light stays on CONSTANTLY if you only have one notification. It doesn't blink it just stays on. With Ambient Display it pulses on and off. If Light Flow actually gave us the ability to set a flash rate of the lights it would be awesome.
What do you think, which is a greater drain on the battery, a flashing screen or a solid light?
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I also want to know the answer to the above question.
troyd28 said:
Yes the nexus 6 does have a led under the speaker grill. You just need to be rooted and light flow pro I get all my notification that way
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Unfortunately, you misread his question.

AT&T Software Update Available

Hey guys, I got a notification this morning that I can't swipe away by AT&T. Says "A new software update from AT&T is available for your device." Any idea what it is? I've already ODIN'd the MM update from a while back.
So I installed the update and it's CPF1 with the June 1st security update and a kernel compiled on May 31st. I'm not sure what else has changed or even what the size was as it had downloaded in the background.
Erratic screen backlight behavior in sunlight is also fixed.
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Got this a few hours ago. Only real thing i noticed so far is the fingerprint sensor days forever to unlock the phone now. On the previous marshmellow build i was impressed how fast it was over lolipop, now it's worse than lolipop was.
mchimney said:
Got this a few hours ago. Only real thing i noticed so far is the fingerprint sensor days forever to unlock the phone now. On the previous marshmellow build i was impressed how fast it was over lolipop, now it's worse than lolipop was.
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Fingerprint scanner works fine here after the ota.
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mchimney said:
Got this a few hours ago. Only real thing i noticed so far is the fingerprint sensor days forever to unlock the phone now. On the previous marshmellow build i was impressed how fast it was over lolipop, now it's worse than lolipop was.
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I notice the difference too. Was happy when it was faster.
anyone getting battery drain on this latest update. Just lost 5% in 20 minutes with the screen off.
Has anyone noticed that after the marshmallow update the phone app to call people sometimes takes a long time to open? It is fast after if it is in memory but then it gets purged from memory, so if i open the phone app again after a few hours. It takes a long time to open the app again. Has anyone else encountered this issue or have a solution for it? The june ota did not address this.
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Mastermachetier said:
anyone getting battery drain on this latest update. Just lost 5% in 20 minutes with the screen off.
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Yes, was just about to say this. My battery life has tanked since this update. Google services using 28%, screen is 14% with 19mins sot
mchimney said:
Yes, was just about to say this. My battery life has tanked since this update. Google services using 28%, screen is 14% with 19mins sot
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Same here. The ota did not impact wakelocks (so it sleeps fine) but when the phone is in use, mine gets hot so it would appear the cpu frequency must be cranked all the way up; hence, the decrease in battery life. I am only able to get 3 hrs screen on time now as opposed 4.5 hrs prior to the june ota.
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38mins screen on time, 53% battery left. Google services still cranking as the top battery user.
Also, the light sensors appears to be super messed up. Every little bit of shadow causes the screen to go SUPER bright and then super dim when its back in light. Walking down the sidewalk, through tree shadows, its like my phone is trying to give me a seizure
mchimney said:
38mins screen on time, 53% battery left. Google services still cranking as the top battery user.
Also, the light sensors appears to be super messed up. Every little bit of shadow causes the screen to go SUPER bright and then super dim when its back in light. Walking down the sidewalk, through tree shadows, its like my phone is trying to give me a seizure
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3 hrs on battery, 1hr sot, 40% battery left
This update is getting worse and worse for me, the phone won't recognize a quick charger. Normal changers are telling me 6+ hours till fully charged, wireless charging works perfectly fine. There's a massive amount of lag throughout the system now. Sometimes even trying to type a sentence is impossible, the letters pop up and dont go away with a 5-10s delay before anything actually registers on screen.
Is there a way to downgrade to the previous build?
I'm not having any issues on my phone after the update, have you tried doing a factory reset?
I dont receive the notification... using it in Argentina... but if i check updates says your software had no updates
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I tried disable the bluetooth and it looks kind of working.
But I need bluetooth for my gear s2. So I cleaned the data of 'Bluetooth Share' and 'Bluetooth test' and also disable the 'Bluetooth test'.
It looks better this morning, I will see what will happen.
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3 hrs on battery, 1hr sot, 40% battery left
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I am using an s6 edge outside US. It would be really helpful if someone could capture the update and post it. Thanks

How does phone go into deep sleep with AOD on?

Hello everyone, I'm an S5 user but am wondering how can the Note 8 (and any phone with AOD by default in that matter) enter deep sleep mode (Doze as well) while the Always-On Display is nonstop active? I mean, the custom ROMs for my device have fully working AOD but the phone stays at the minimum frequency (300MHZ) and never goes to sleep while AOD is on. I'm just curious how it's done and if it would be possible to port for the S5. I'm no developer btw, just a curious guy Please quote this post if you decide to reply as I don't visit these forums as I got no Note 8 Thanks.
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Hello everyone, I'm an S5 user but am wondering how can the Note 8 (and any phone with AOD by default in that matter) enter deep sleep mode (Doze as well) while the Always-On Display is nonstop active? I mean, the custom ROMs for my device have fully working AOD but the phone stays at the minimum frequency (300MHZ) and never goes to sleep while AOD is on. I'm just curious how it's done and if it would be possible to port for the S5. I'm no developer btw, just a curious guy Please quote this post if you decide to reply as I don't visit these forums as I got no Note 8 Thanks.
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That's a very good question.
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Bump agreed good question. Although I don't use Aod scared of screen burn in.
Don't know about infinity display, I don't like it but the usual AOD bounces the time around occasionally to prevent burnin
Yeah it bounce across the screen in order to not burn it. Also the home button do it (see any time lapse from youtube, it move slowly)
koragg97 said:
Hello everyone, I'm an S5 user but am wondering how can the Note 8 (and any phone with AOD by default in that matter) enter deep sleep mode (Doze as well) while the Always-On Display is nonstop active? I mean, the custom ROMs for my device have fully working AOD but the phone stays at the minimum frequency (300MHZ) and never goes to sleep while AOD is on. I'm just curious how it's done and if it would be possible to port for the S5. I'm no developer btw, just a curious guy Please quote this post if you decide to reply as I don't visit these forums as I got no Note 8 Thanks.
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I don't think it's the phone that goes to sleep, I think it puts the apps to sleep. I came up with this thought after I noticed that my cooperate exchange email only updates successfully when the screen is on. There is a scan window for network traffic enabled by android's Doze feature though. So at that window, all network data transmissions are done.
It could be like I said all apps sleep that aren't actively needed. In my case, AOD and GMusic stay running for me.
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I don't think it's the phone that goes to sleep, I think it puts the apps to sleep. I came up with this thought after I noticed that my cooperate exchange email only updates successfully when the screen is on. There is a scan window for network traffic enabled by android's Doze feature though. So at that window, all network data transmissions are done.
It could be like I said all apps sleep that aren't actively needed. In my case, AOD and GMusic stay running for me.
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Hm, in my case (ported ROM) the device just never enters 'deep sleep' state as seen in CPU Spy, can you check if while AOD is active your Note 8 goes into deep sleep?
koragg97 said:
Hm, in my case (ported ROM) the device just never enters 'deep sleep' state as seen in CPU Spy, can you check if while AOD is active your Note 8 goes into deep sleep?
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Yeah I'll give it a look. I'm not rooted so I may not get accurate readings.
There's mine. I'm on my phone all day for work but it sleeps while I drive between hospitals.
Jammol said:
There's mine. I'm on my phone all day for work but it sleeps while I drive between hospitals.
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Total state time: 60 hours and still got like 70-80% battery left xd (I want new phone :c, nah, not really, I got IR and removable battery now )
Well seems like it does enter deep sleep. Guess I'll have to either turn my AOD off until ROM dev fixes this or until I get the Note 10 (maybe), thanks!
koragg97 said:
Total state time: 60 hours and still got like 70-80% battery left xd (I want new phone :c, nah, not really, I got IR and removable battery now )
Well seems like it does enter deep sleep. Guess I'll have to either turn my AOD off until ROM dev fixes this or until I get the Note 10 (maybe), thanks!
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CPU stats don't reset after each charge unless you choose that setting.
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harlenm said:
CPU stats don't reset after each charge unless you choose that setting.
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Ah, yeah. Confused it with Wakelock Detector a bit

A not so positive First Two Days with Galaxy S9

Hi all.
I buy the Galaxy S9 Plus, received two days ago.
Currently i have the January Firmware, no update here in Italy, that seems unstable right now.
Compared to my Oneplus 5t, sorry to say, but it is a bit laggier.
In those days, 2 times / 10 some application (Google maps - Twitter) have crashes or made the phone unusable (i have to force close Google maps three times yesterday).
Also, the battery is draining really fast, battery today drops with a medium usage to 10% after 2h of screen.
Hoping that the situation will be better with the new firmware.
2 days for testing battery life not enough the device still learning how u use it
for crashing and unstable for sure updates will solve that
The device isn't even officially released yet. Give them time to release the update that we already know is being released (already has been in Germany).
Allow more time for battery. A new phone has to learn your usage patterns before the battery is properly optimised.
If you're getting a lot of app crashes there's something wrong. Try a factory reset. If that doesn't work, return it as its faulty.
battery indeed drain very fast. I own a regular UK dual sim s9. compared to S8 which I previously own, sot is up to 1.5 hours shorter. basic operation heats up phone fast too.
I have none of such problems. No crashes so far. Battery life is great. Maybe faulty unit?
These are my battery figures so far.
I have had no crashes just yet. I managed about 4 hours SoT over an 18 hour day yesterday. Not amazing but better than my old 6P.
The device is lightning fast and keeps quite a bit in memory too!
Got the plus and had an ota yesterday. 1 fc of something I can't quite remember prior to update.
Been rock stable and battery excellent since then
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These are my battery figures so far.
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Something wrong with your apps/configuration. Android system can't be the top drainer....
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lorenzo.themax92 said:
Hi all.
I buy the Galaxy S9 Plus, received two days ago.
Currently i have the January Firmware, no update here in Italy, that seems unstable right now.
Compared to my Oneplus 5t, sorry to say, but it is a bit laggier.
In those days, 2 times / 10 some application (Google maps - Twitter) have crashes or made the phone unusable (i have to force close Google maps three times yesterday).
Also, the battery is draining really fast, battery today drops with a medium usage to 10% after 2h of screen.
Hoping that the situation will be better with the new firmware.
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I can tell you one thing when users report 5-7hrs sot and you just get 2, you can't blame the phone something is wrong with the apps you have or with some syncing issue
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Something wrong with your apps/configuration. Android system can't be the top drainer....
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I can tell you one thing when users report 5-7hrs sot and you just get 2, you can't blame the phone something is wrong with the apps you have or with some syncing issue
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I will post in those days, some screenshot about my battery usage, so you can understand.
However, i will reset the phone tonight, so we can check if it's something wrong with my apps.
It is the usage pattern that counts as well as the apps, theme and so on. Some might not use Facebook for ex that is known to heavily drain battery. Others might have dark/black themes that helps, or medium batery saving mode...there are hundreds of scenarios. One user that has his phone set on FHD+ resolution wil have the battery lasts longer than one that has it at WQHD. Some might have smartwatches and devices that require permanent BT on or high location settings. All these consume battery so just saying mine has that much SOT or it lasts that much time, means nothing.
For ex, in the print screens above mix197 had 13 hrs of standby with 2 hrs SOT...2 hrs of doing what? Cause there is no voice call (and he has VoLTE active that sucks battery), no navigation, no nothing. Read the Bible for 9 mins and browsed the internet for 20...and having 13 hrs of IDLE. That's a graphic showing night usage...probably lasted like this since he was sleeping and the phone too.
What I want to say is that don't bother to compare your new devices with others....eventualy compare it with your old devices since those had the same apps and usage pattern (mostly). And read how to improve on battery: use a dark theme, disable un-needed packages/bloatware...including but not limited to Gear VR, Gear S, Facebook, Bixby if you don;t use, ANT+ and so on...deactivate BT, or set the mobile data to turn off when on WiFi (is in dev settings as I recall and it's on by default to switch quicker from wifi to mobile data). All these will help you get some more battery
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It is the usage pattern that counts as well as the apps, theme and so on. Some might not use Facebook for ex that is known to heavily drain battery. Others might have dark/black themes that helps, or medium batery saving mode...there are hundreds of scenarios. One user that has his phone set on FHD+ resolution wil have the battery lasts longer than one that has it at WQHD. Some might have smartwatches and devices that require permanent BT on or high location settings. All these consume battery so just saying mine has that much SOT or it lasts that much time, means nothing.
For ex, in the print screens above mix197 had 13 hrs of standby with 2 hrs SOT...2 hrs of doing what? Cause there is no voice call (and he has VoLTE active that sucks battery), no navigation, no nothing. Read the Bible for 9 mins and browsed the internet for 20...and having 13 hrs of IDLE. That's a graphic showing night usage...probably lasted like this since he was sleeping and the phone too.
What I want to say is that don't bother to compare your new devices with others....eventualy compare it with your old devices since those had the same apps and usage pattern (mostly). And read how to improve on battery: use a dark theme, disable un-needed packages/bloatware...including but not limited to Gear VR, Gear S, Facebook, Bixby if you don;t use, ANT+ and so on...deactivate BT, or set the mobile data to turn off when on WiFi (is in dev settings as I recall and it's on by default to switch quicker from wifi to mobile data). All these will help you get some more battery
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The only reason people try to compare is to know if theres a problem with their device. For the s9+ it is the case as some are reporting 6-7Hrs sot while others are reporting 2-3hrs
I still believe that usage pattern and applications makes the difference. Such comparison should reflect something if same person was doing the tests. As this is not the case, results may vary by a large margin as I said. Besides that, the difference in hardware might be the binning (as it was the case with Note 8 or S8/S8+ devices). Could be that devices with higher SOT have higher values for nAsv too so that would mean they're much more power efficient and have higher performance too.
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I still believe that usage pattern and applications makes the difference. Such comparison should reflect something if same person was doing the tests. As this is not the case, results may vary by a large margin as I said. Besides that, the difference in hardware might be the binning (as it was the case with Note 8 or S8/S8+ devices). Could be that devices with higher SOT have higher values for nAsv too so that would mean they're much more power efficient and have higher performance too.
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That's why i started a thread called chip bin and benchmarks
Ok, i think that maybe there are some serious problem.
Only 1h and 30 of screen on, and already at 57% of battery.
Something goes wrong.
See screenshot attached
Yes android system is an aggregate of many things you need to install BBS or gsam
exocetdj said:
Got the plus and had an ota yesterday. 1 fc of something I can't quite remember prior to update.
Been rock stable and battery excellent since then
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How do you get such good battery life. I bearly get 3-4 SOT
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skivnit said:
Something wrong with your apps/configuration. Android system can't be the top drainer....
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I can tell you one thing when users report 5-7hrs sot and you just get 2, you can't blame the phone something is wrong with the apps you have or with some syncing issue
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My screen is usually on top then it's Android System. How do I figure out what's causing my bad battery life?
3bs11 said:
How do you get such good battery life. I bearly get 3-4 SOT
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My screen is usually on top then it's Android System. How do I figure out what's causing my bad battery life?
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Install betterbatteystats and grant it the permissions via adb
skivnit said:
Install betterbatteystats and grant it the permissions via adb
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I just did that with gsam. Now what?
3bs11 said:
I just did that with gsam. Now what?
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Now you leave your phone for an hour or 2 untouched and see how it behaves. Look for partial wakelocks and alarms

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