Nexus 5 battery life has improved with 4.4.2

[downhillrider]

my nexus 5 hasnt seen 1 update, what is art?

 

[UJ95x]

my nexus 5 hasnt seen 1 update, what is art?

Android Run Time. It's the new runtime for Android that will probably replace Dalvik (Current runtime)
Couldn't find the AC article... http://www.geek.com/android/meet-art-the-future-of-android-1576849/

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[maverick7526]

my nexus 5 hasnt seen 1 update, what is art?

ART is a new Android runtime. It's in the developers options. It is technically experimental. Personally my battery life seems better, some apps launch better, and the boot time is definitely shorter.

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[downhillrider]

i did that tap 4 times for dev options on my nexus 5. it says select runtime use dalvik. does that mean im running art?

 

[soma4society]

i did that tap 4 times for dev options on my nexus 5. it says select runtime use dalvik. does that mean im running art?

No, choose the "use ART" option and that will do it. It will reboot and update your apps, which can take several minutes.

Nexus 5/Moto X

 

[clevin]

I mainly use Android OS apps (email, chrome, camera, phone, etc.). The 3rd party apps I download I don't use often. One of them you see is BeyondPod, which I used 5% of the on-time (about an hour), listening to a podcast in the background.

note: chrome, phone, camera, etc, 's usage will show up in the list if they are using a lot of battery, it is not really part of "android os".

 

[SeanJamesWright]

I'm still waiting for the OTA update in the UK to 4.4.2

Posted from my Nexus 5 via Android Central App

 

[ketacdx]

Today I've used my phone heavily, so thought it would worth posting the results regarding battery life. Love this phone!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/11/yzy9y8en.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/11/e7enunev.jpg

Are you using art?

 

[ketacdx]

Yeah art basically doubled my battery life.

 

[patruns]

Safari is snappier

Did you wander into here by accident?

 

[kyoo]

Is this in the settings somewhere? (ART)?

 

[patruns]

Is this in the settings somewhere? (ART)?

Under developer options.

 

[Sharky19]

Safari is snappier

LOL
Back in 2007, I wanted an iPhone but couldn't get one since I was in the middle of a contract so I taped my iPod Touch to my BlackBerry and called it iBlack

 

[billyboyhk]

What settings did you use for that? Do you have battery guru installed?

 

[LegalAmerican]

I'm switching to ART as we speak. Pray for me. (My battery hasn't been great lately). The battery was outstanding when I first got the phone, and today it was down to 51% by 10:30 with 1 hr 15 min screen on time. Therefore, I uninstalled tons of apps I don't use (I guess not a ton...maybe 5-6) and I am switching to ART.

 

[LegalAmerican]

That was really weird.......I had it charging while it switched to ART, and once it rebooted I picked it up to test it out a little bit, and it seemed really snappy, but then I went to darken the screen with the power button on the side, and it wasn't responding. I couldn't get it to just make the screen go to sleep so I could continue charging it and it was extremely warm. I rebooted it to let it cool off, and it still wouldn't let me put the screen to sleep. Switched back to DALVIK and it works fine again.......any ideas?

 

[Kaenon11]

Battery life on the Nexus 5 for me had always been great!

Expect for the PayPal battery draining app.... or sometimes Google Services got stuck...

 

[Brian Low]

Battery life feels like it has gotten worse for me over the past couple of weeks. The standby time is great but once i use the phone the battery goes to complete ****. I spent maybe 3 minutes on flipboard just checking up on the news and i was down 5%. I remember when i first got the phone and used flipboard i went about 15 minutes and dropped 5%, it amazed me. Whats even worse now is the charging time compared to when i first got it. When i first got it, it was as everyone says "lightning fast". I'd go from 30-40% to 100% in about an hour. Nowadays i takes me nearly 30 minutes to go up 10%...like right now. Had the phone plugged in at 20% at around 12:15 a.m and its now 1:40. My phones only at 54%. Took an HOUR AND THIRTY TO RAISE ROUGHLY 35%. I honestly dont know whats going on and considering calling google...

 

[Carlos Dantes]

Heres my tips that have worked for my Nexus 5
1. Developer Options > Dont Keep Activities > On has made my battery last so long (May introduce a few little glitches when sliding across cards)
2. Developer Options > Background Process Limit > At Most 4 Processes
3. Wifi > Advanced > Scanning Always Available > Off
4. When you know you do not have a wifi access turn it off. Otherwise it will scan and waste battery
5. Download Battery Doctor and use task clean and optimize
6. Turn Off Google Now (Saves a fair bit of battery but can be left on if used)
Hope it works for you guys as well!

 

[Borghi]

Running ART and 4.4.2 I have noticed a MUCH longer battery life. I am no longer upset about the previously poor battery life! I am not sure which (ART or 4.4.2) made the difference, maybe a combination of both! Google may be doing some things in the background too that have helped.