Android 4.4.2 & Instagram =dead battery

[Troothdotcom]

new to these forums so please give me a break (not a kit kat joke or is it) if this is in the wrong place. i would love some help or insight as to which may be the biggest problem. i updated to 4.4.2 to same day i updated my Instagram app (NEXUS 4) and my battery has been dying at an accelerated rate. my battery app shows that IG is using up to 37% of my battery at a time higher than my screen at 12%. if it is the IG update and not the 4.4.2 update does anyone know where i can get an older version of IG? thanks!

 

[draconianchaos]

You can uninstall the updates to Instagram. Can you screenshot the battery screen so people can better assist you.
What version did you update from? How was battery then?
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[Troothdotcom]

here is screen shot of my battery drainage.
previously i was using Android 4.3 and skipped all the way to 4.4.2

 

[draconianchaos]

OK now click the drain graph so we can see a better idea of what's happening with the phone.

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[Troothdotcom]

i have not clue what this all means.. =/

 

[draconianchaos]

Well for starters you've been charging your phone alot. Do you know where to uninstall the updates to Instagram?

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[Troothdotcom]

yes i have my phone dies way too quickly. i have no idea. idk what to do IG is a big part of my spoken word life so i need it id hate to have to remove it completely.

Well for starters you've been charging your phone alot. Do you know where to uninstall the updates to Instagram?

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[draconianchaos]

An app I've seen bandied about is wakelock detector. This might be of some help.

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[Troothdotcom]

seems i need to root for that app also just like gsam =/

by any chance do you know where i can get the apk for an older version of IG?

An app I've seen bandied about is wakelock detector. This might be of some help.

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[draconianchaos]

Uninstalling the updates didn't help?
I found this and just installed to my device. https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&token=y7kOUUgo
Also you could search through xda and try to get some variety of app ops for 4.4.2 that will require root according to http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...your-control-of-your-application-permissions/

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[Troothdotcom]

not sure how to uninstall the update i just completely uninstalled the app. and that app you suggested needs root and im not rooted. would love to be but afraid of doing it wrong

Uninstalling the updates didn't help?
I found this and just installed to my device. https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector&token=WVOs4I6k
Also you could search through xda and try to get some variety of app ops for 4.4.2 that will require root according to Xposed Module Brings Back App Ops on Android 4.4.2 to Give Your Control of Your Application Permissions – xda-developers

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[draconianchaos]

OK my bad I was confused by factory apps.

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[faustoromano]

Hey, I've got a Nexus 5 and the problem is the same. What I have found that helps a lot is to delete the app from the background running applications (lower right corner button and then slide all the garbage out of there). If instagram is not running in the background I get normal battery drainage (a day use). If I don't do that, my phone lasts 6 hours maybe.. I suppose it is an instagram compatibility issue.. This is just a workaround, it would be nice if those guys fixed it.

 

[yfan]

Are you on delvik or art? Try reinstalling instagram and see if it fixes anything. If you're on ART, try switching back to delvik.

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[b3dlam]

You can uninstall the updates to Instagram. Can you screenshot the battery screen so people can better assist you.
What version did you update from? How was battery then?
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How do I uninstall the updates to instagram? It is also killing my battery

 

[draconianchaos]

I was confusing aftermarket apps with factory apps. As far as I know the updates to an aftermarket app can't be uninstalled. The best course of action would be hunting down an old version of the apk.

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[schox]

Samme problem "here" - Nexus5 - Android 4.4.2 (factory reset after OTA)

App reinstalled several times - cashe cleared.
Will try ART to see if there is any difference...

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[xceeder]

new to these forums so please give me a break (not a kit kat joke or is it) if this is in the wrong place. i would love some help or insight as to which may be the biggest problem. i updated to 4.4.2 to same day i updated my Instagram app (NEXUS 4) and my battery has been dying at an accelerated rate. my battery app shows that IG is using up to 37% of my battery at a time higher than my screen at 12%. if it is the IG update and not the 4.4.2 update does anyone know where i can get an older version of IG? thanks!

Try searching on Google for the previous version of instagram also try things like clicking on restrict background data in settings and check if auto refresh/ sync is turned off !

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[schox]

ART didn't make any difference.
I downgraded Instagram to the latest version in 4.x using this file.
http://www.devfiles.co/download/Gql92Ry4/Instagram_4.2.6.apk

Seems to work nicely - but of course no 5.x features...

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[tiltshiftfocus]

Seems like no one realised that latest Instagram is using 100% (25% if quad-core) CPU be it foreground or background..