Recent content by Mariah Anger

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    OS using over 80%, new battery draining fast.

    Update on battery drain. Looking at the battery stats the Android OS usage seems to have returned to normal and hovers around 8%, while Android System uses 18%. However the battery is still draining faster than I think it should. According to GSam, since last full charge: Screen 30 hours of...
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    OS using over 80%, new battery draining fast.

    GSam Battery Monitor says, "My samsung SCH-I535 battery averages 2d 1h 45m (18h 46m 0s active usage) on a single charge." I have noted since installing these battery monitor apps the battery is behaving the way it did fresh out of the box. One anomaly of note, I have not used my phone radio...
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    OS using over 80%, new battery draining fast.

    GSDer, I will report back with updates after I charge the battery again in regards to the BMW app. I used the wizard to set it up and it said Android would only report the factory battery capacity of 2100 mAh. So I set the battery capacity manually to 7000 mAh. I wanted the app to accrue some...
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    OS using over 80%, new battery draining fast.

    I don't recall installing any new apps or doing anything of note during that time. I'm not rooted. I'll download those apps and post screen shots from them.
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    OS using over 80%, new battery draining fast.

    Ok... So I got my S3 back in May 2013. It was my first ever smart phone. The battery life of the stock 2200mAh battery was never great. I was lucky to get 18 hours of moderate use before needing to recharge. Recently it could make it less than 6 hours before needing to recharge. It would drop 3%...