Forgot to include my screenshot from last nite...
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Forgot to include my screenshot from last nite...
Not saying you don't have the plummet but based on your screenshots I don't see the typical behavior...I just see bad battery life. A "plummet" graph would have a period of relatively stable battery followed by a sudden and unexplained plummet.
If you don't see that, consider searching about the gsiff_daemon error and install something like GSAM Battery Monitor to closely track what's using your battery.
Today I spoke with a Samsung level 2 technical support representative out of Manilla, Philippines who promised to forward a report on both this posting and the following posting on the same issue up the chain on his end. Hopefully someone at Samsung will take note and figure this problem out!
Galaxy S3 Idle Battery Drain of 6% Per Hour Should Be 1% Per Hour
I had read about a power setting that was suppose to generate bad numbers because the factor used for Cell Standby was 10 times what it was suppose to be. Hmmm, maybe that person who set the number knew something we don't???
That bug just related to the issue of reporting which services and applications used what percentage of the consumed battery power. Android was overreporting the percentage consumed by Cell Standby in relation to other services. It has nothing to do with TOTAL actual amount or % of battery consumed - which is the issue here.
Just read through the above thread. Thanks for all of the good info. I believe I am one of those with an impacted phone. Battery loss of 10%+ per hour with nothing going on and cell standby the only big user. Couldn't make it through the night with a full charge just sitting on my night-stand. Did all of the basic battery saving tips with little change. This problem overshadows all of those "turn this off/disable this" type of tips.
However, based on what I read. I turned my S3 off (had not done so since it was new about 6 weeks ago), took out the battery for about 10 minutes, replaces the battery and fully charged without turning back to on. Started my phone back up 17 hrs ago, and battery is at 79%! Have used it some but not much (mostly BT stream to my car radio).
This interum fix has worked for me to this point. I will watch for the plunge again, and will probably only do the power off/on next time.
Sorry, I don't have the skill set to offer any productive insight to a fix, but appreciate everyones help. The guys at the AT&T store acted like it was just me (that gets so old).
Thanks...
Update... made a few calls, lite use, still at 74% after 21:23. Hope I don't hit the battery usage cliff!
Update... 25 hrs and at 68%, some moderate use.
Update... 1d 15h and at 48%
Update... 2 days and at 41% (more than happy if this would continue)
The power off/on seems to have killed whatever was killing my battery. Will update if it returns.
After a week, no more problems. Usage appr 1% per hour with lite/moderate use. Not sure what caused or fixed my problem, but glad it's gone!
Thanks for the info... I don't have this problem, but if I come across it, this will be helpful.Just a quick follow-up... After doing the power-off/charge/power-on process described above, I have not seen the return of the plummet. I have now re-enabled most of the stuff I had disabled trying to reduce battery usage, and still do not have a problem. Battery now will last 48 hours even with fairly moderate to heavy use.
Good luck!
Just a quick follow-up... After doing the power-off/charge/power-on process described above, I have not seen the return of the plummet. I have now re-enabled most of the stuff I had disabled trying to reduce battery usage, and still do not have a problem. Battery now will last 48 hours even with fairly moderate to heavy use.
Good luck!
I have to wonder if they found the problem and fixed it. I haven't had the plummet since before Christmas. Before that, it was happening on a near-daily basis while at work. I got in the habit of restarting my phone every morning while walking from my car to my office and the plummet has not happened. I don't know if it's a result of my restarting or if something was fixed. It could very well have been something set wrong by the carriers or manufacture (i.e., some function "phoning home" to samsung or a carrier) that was finally tracked down and fixed.
Either way, it doesn't look like anyone is still complaining about it, so the problem may be over.
I'll try going a few days at work without restarting my phone in the morning to see if the problem returns.
The problem is not gone. I still get the plummet if I don't reboot once (or sometimes twice) a day. First thing I do every morning is reboot. Despite this, I still get the plummet late afternoon/evening every 2-3 days. My phone alerts me if the battery is dropping and I reboot it again to stop it.
I'm used to it so it's hardly a problem anymore...just a bit of a pain in the butt I've learned to deal with effectively.