Why is my S5 battery life draining so fast after Lollipop update?

[AC Question]

My phone is eating through the battery unlike ever before after the update. I'm also getting a frequent error "Unfortunately, DCMProvider has stopped working".

 

[belodion]

What do your battery stats reveal to be the main users of charge at the end of the day?

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[Penelope Luedtke]

I've never been concerned about my "battery stats" before - so how do I go look at those?

This battery drain is a huge bummer on a device I've been in love with since I purchased it in April 14.

 

[belodion]

Welcome as a new member.☺

Exactly how it would be done on a Samsung I don't know, but it's normally as simple as Settings > Battery. On my LG G3, for example, it's Settings > General > Battery. But you should get there easily enough. Nearly always, Screen will top the list of battery usage....that's normal. But the other high users are of interest.

It may also be a good idea to go to Settings > Storage > Cached Data, and clear the cache.

This 'Smart Network Switch' setting may also be relevant to you:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...ung-galaxy-s5-constantly-dropping-wifi-2.html

Get back to us if you still have problems. You may also find more help in the S5 forums, now that you can post there.

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