Yahoo Mail app DRAINING BATTERY!!!

[Redandroid]

I downloaded the Yahoo Mail app because accessing yahoo mail via the email pop on the device was not that good. So I tried Yahoo Mail app. It was great. Problem was that it drained the batter at nearly double the pace. I used to get over 12 hours on 4G and then after I downloaded the Yahoo Mail app, I would get about 7 or 8 hours at most.

Anyone else try this???

[Laramie8x8]

Are you sync/push settings different now for the yahoo app vs. the android one?

[PaulQ]

I just looked and I don't see any polling adjustments. It must be instant... all the time.

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[D850]

I had the same issue with the yahoo mail app draining my battery by constantly looking for new emails and the htc mail app is now completely useless! I uninstalled the Yahoo mail app within a day it was battery hungry. And to make matters worse a few days later I installed it again to check my mail and my phone was being a little wacky after install so i used the phones restart feature and that started unending reboot loop!! I had no other programs running at the time. I tried repeated battery pulls to no avail I had to go to a verizon store and have them do a master factory reset on my phone! Needless to say I was PISSED!! My phone is fine now i have to log on to my yahoo mail via the internet now since the yahoo mail app is complete CRAP!! If you have the Yahoo Mail app installed I recommend UNINSTALLING ASAP!! To avoid reboot loops! Do not use this program! It screwed my rezound up so bad it needed a master factory reset!!

[PaulQ]

Originally Posted by D850

I had the same issue with the yahoo mail app draining my battery by constantly looking for new emails and the htc mail app is now completely useless! I uninstalled the Yahoo mail app within a day it was battery hungry. And to make matters worse a few days later I installed it again to check my mail and my phone was being a little wacky after install so i used the phones restart feature and that started unending reboot loop!! I had no other programs running at the time. I tried repeated battery pulls to no avail I had to go to a verizon store and have them do a master factory reset on my phone! Needless to say I was PISSED!! My phone is fine now i have to log on to my yahoo mail via the internet now since the yahoo mail app is complete CRAP!! If you have the Yahoo Mail app installed I recommend UNINSTALLING ASAP!! To avoid reboot loops! Do not use this program! It screwed my rezound up so bad it needed a master factory reset!!

I have been using the Yahoo mail app on my phones for over a year and on my Tab since I got it. I never experienced these extreme issues. Not saying you're wrong just sharing a different experience. However, I am concerned about this battery issue. I don't know if I have it because I haven't had the Rezound long enough to develop a pattern. I'd like to hear more though.


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[D850]

With the yahoo mail app I was barely able to get 7-8 hours of light to moderate usage if that while i was at work. That is why I will never put it on my phone again. Normally on typical work day I usually have between 35% and 55% battery remaining depending on how I have used it in a 8 hour period with everything on manual sync. On a typical weekend I can get almost to whole weekend out of the battery with light-moderate use having to plug it in on sunday night. The yahoo app has no manual sync feature therefore it is constantly on looking for new emails.

[xxfallacyxx]

What does this thread tell me? Set up your yahoo account to forward all of your emails to a gmail account, then be happy.

[PaulQ]

Originally Posted by xxfallacyxx

What does this thread tell me? Set up your yahoo account to forward all of your emails to a gmail account, then be happy.

But doesn't that make all your replies come from your gmail account?

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[xxfallacyxx]

Is there a problem with that? Migrate everything over lol

I really don't know what to say though. If the yahoo app is using battery and attempting to maintain constant contact, you may just have to use your browser to visit yahoo mail instead of the app.

[PaulQ]

When I look at what programs are running, Yahoo Mail is not one of them. Also, when I open Yahoo Mail, it takes a few seconds to collect the latest mail. Doesn't this point to the fact that Yahoo is NOT constantly collecting mail?

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