Standby time drain?

[chezm]

Yes literally (lol) honestly don't know why I typed that

Literally?

 

[methodman89]

What is QHD? Don't think I've seen that on my Pixel. I have WiFi scanning off and Bluetooth when I'm not using it. Is GPS the location icon in the which settings? Also, if I have WiFi scanning off and leave the icon it on so it can connect to my trusted networks, does that drain battery?

Yes, leaving on the wifi when you are not home or using it in a trusted location is a large unnecessarily large energy loss. GPS is a large battery drain which should be off unless needed for the particular app you are using. There are settings to automate many of these radio turnoffs, such as wifi off when connected to cars Bluetooth. I typically get 36 hours on a full charge, with wifi, bt, and data all synching per app settings. Treat the phone like the computer it is and clear the cache partition and reboot regularly and after an update. Root around in the settings, just write down any experimental changes you make to go back. Have you unlocked developer options?

 

[methodman89]

Chezm killing your battery allowing it to dx so low.

 

[Almeuit]

Yes, leaving on the wifi when you are not home or using it in a trusted location is a large unnecessarily large energy loss. GPS is a large battery drain which should be off unless needed for the particular app you are using. There are settings to automate many of these radio turnoffs, such as wifi off when connected to cars Bluetooth. I typically get 36 hours on a full charge, with wifi, bt, and data all synching per app settings. Treat the phone like the computer it is and clear the cache partition and reboot regularly and after an update. Root around in the settings, just write down any experimental changes you make to go back. Have you unlocked developer options?

I only turn off WiFi when not at home otherwise I leave everything on. No real complaints w/ my Pixel 2 XL or iPhone.

 

[yungskeeme88]

Yes developer options on. I remember turning off location accuracy in the settings. So is this the GPS option? (Screenshot)

Yes, leaving on the wifi when you are not home or using it in a trusted location is a large unnecessarily large energy loss. GPS is a large battery drain which should be off unless needed for the particular app you are using. There are settings to automate many of these radio turnoffs, such as wifi off when connected to cars Bluetooth. I typically get 36 hours on a full charge, with wifi, bt, and data all synching per app settings. Treat the phone like the computer it is and clear the cache partition and reboot regularly and after an update. Root around in the settings, just write down any experimental changes you make to go back. Have you unlocked developer options?

 

[chezm]

IDK with iPhone I never had to disable GPS, location, nfc, Bluetooth, wifi...I don't think we should have to manage features to conserve battery. Ive still got hope adapative battery will help improve some of these areas.

Yes, leaving on the wifi when you are not home or using it in a trusted location is a large unnecessarily large energy loss. GPS is a large battery drain which should be off unless needed for the particular app you are using. There are settings to automate many of these radio turnoffs, such as wifi off when connected to cars Bluetooth. I typically get 36 hours on a full charge, with wifi, bt, and data all synching per app settings. Treat the phone like the computer it is and clear the cache partition and reboot regularly and after an update. Root around in the settings, just write down any experimental changes you make to go back. Have you unlocked developer options?

 

[chezm]

? Sorry didn't catch this...allowing me to kill my battery will?...

Chezm killing your battery allowing it to dx so low.

 

[TraderGary]

Kate and I both have Pixel 3 XL 128's. Both our batteries will easily last longer than a full day so we're very pleased with battery life. We're on Google Fi, so WiFi is on 24/7 and we're connected to WiFi and WiFi Calling close to 100% of the time.

 

[Mike Dee]

IDK with iPhone I never had to disable GPS, location, nfc, Bluetooth, wifi...I don't think we should have to manage features to conserve battery. Ive still got hope adapative battery will help improve some of these areas.

I don't disable much regardless of OS.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

IDK with iPhone I never had to disable GPS, location, nfc, Bluetooth, wifi...I don't think we should have to manage features to conserve battery. Ive still got hope adapative battery will help improve some of these areas.

I agree. The OS should optimize all of the settings for best battery use AND allow the Apps/OS to flow optimally. The user shouldn't have to worry about any of that. Especially with the prices of these new devices.

 

[Almeuit]

IDK with iPhone I never had to disable GPS, location, nfc, Bluetooth, wifi...I don't think we should have to manage features to conserve battery. Ive still got hope adapative battery will help improve some of these areas.

To be honest... in a technical speaking sense yes a radio being on draws power BUT in reality a WiFi radio being on doesn't cause massive drain. It is very minor at best.

On Android or iOS I leave everything on except WiFi just because I don't want WiFi on for any chance of outside use (more a security thing for me then a battery issue).

 

[Mike Dee]

To be honest... in a technical speaking sense yes a radio being on draws power BUT in reality a WiFi radio being on doesn't cause massive drain. It is very minor at best.

On Android or iOS I leave everything on except WiFi just because I don't want WiFi on for any chance of outside use (more a security thing for me then a battery issue).

Have you had any issues connecting to internet over LTE while leaving WIFI on and it's trying to connect to a WIFI network that requires sign on or a week WIFI signal?

 

[Almeuit]

Have you had any issues connecting to internet over LTE while leaving WIFI on and it's trying to connect to a WIFI network that requires sign on or a week WIFI signal?

Nope. I don't allow my phone to connect to random networks . I said I turn WiFi off.

 

[Mike Dee]

Nope. I don't allow my phone to connect to random networks . I said I turn WiFi off.

I don't either....it's a work network that's secure but sometimes times out and needs a new sign on

 

[Almeuit]

I don't either....it's a work network that's secure but sometimes times out and needs a new sign on

Ah yeah I have none that I connect to that require a sign in. Our work has a public / separated network for "non-work stuff" but it is painfully slow so mine as well use LTE at my desk.

 

[Mike Dee]

Ah yeah I have none that I connect to that require a sign in. Our work has a public / separated network for "non-work stuff" but it is painfully slow so mine as well use LTE at my desk.

Sometimes it happens to me if I go outside the house too. I guess at the point the weak signal makes the phone confused...lol

Disabling the WIFI fixes it

 

[Rukbat]

i expected different in 2 years being from Android

An iPhone is an OS running native apps (for the most part). An Android is an OS running a Java interpreter, which is running Java apps. Different animal, you can't compare apples and airplanes.

 

[Mike Dee]

An iPhone is an OS running native apps (for the most part). An Android is an OS running a Java interpreter, which is running Java apps. Different animal, you can't compare apples and airplanes.

What happened? Oranges sold out?

 

[chezm]

Right, we know that but the general consumer doesn't

An iPhone is an OS running native apps (for the most part). An Android is an OS running a Java interpreter, which is running Java apps. Different animal, you can't compare apples and airplanes.

 

[EMGSM]

I'm coming from an iPhone X and standby time on it was far better. I think the screen on time on my phone is amazing (5-7 hours or SOT with average of 18 hours off charger) buy standby is concerning. I take my phone of the charger at 5AM and get to work at 7:30. I listen to Spotify (offline), some Reddit and Tapatalk. On my iPhone I would be around 95%. On my 3XL I'm usually around 85%. Seems like a huge difference to me. I remember on my Galaxy S7 Edge I would use Greenify and that seemed to help but heard it was pretty useless with Pie and it's adaptive battery setting. I get good SOT so I guess that's all that should matter. Anyone else experience this?

5-7 SOT is about were I'm at as well. Even though Google gave us a smaller battery this year, I'm happy with it