Samsung Galaxy S6 Cell standby battery drain?

[cwise222]

Re: Cell standby battery drain?

It seems to be across the board with the different carriers right now and hopefully Samsung is working on a fix. I ready on Sammobile.com that Samsung already is pushing 5.0.2 out but of course the US carriers won't get it unless its a minor security update that was in the works and approved prior to launch.

For once I wish Samsung would offer the option to buy direct and without carrier involvement.

My AT&T S6 came with 5.0.2 out of the box. Are the other carriers on 5.0/5.0.1?

Hi - new Galaxy owner here. Can someone tell me where "Smart Network Switch" and VoLTE is/are on AT&T model? I found the always scanning for Wi-Fi. Would really appreciate the help!

Settings - Connection - Wi-Fi - More - Smart Network Switch. Mine was off by default. VoLTE is Settings - Connection - Mobile Network - Mobile Data - Un check Enhanced 4G LTE services.

 

[kcguy76]

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My AT&T S6 came with 5.0.2 out of the box. Are the other carriers on 5.0/5.0.1?



Settings - Connection - Wi-Fi - More - Smart Network Switch. Mine was off by default. VoLTE is Settings - Connection - Mobile Network - Mobile Data - Un check Enhanced 4G LTE services.

Thanks!!

 

[Almeuit]

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Isn't cell standby greatly impacted by the signal strength of the carrier in a given area? My current phone drains like crazy in poor network areas and hardly at all in strong signal areas.

Sometimes yes but the issue with the S6 is you usually only see cell standby using a lot of power when you have wifi on. That wifi could be connected or just not connected (such as if you're out and about).

Basically it seems if the wifi radio is on.. Cell standby starts to use more juice than it should.

 

[jcp007]

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Can you guys do a calibration and see how much sot you got from 100 to 10%?

Focusing on one single process may not be helpful.

Haven't had my AT&T device that long. How do yo calibrate?

 

[clevin]

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Haven't had my AT&T device that long. How do yo calibrate?

charge to 100%, drain it to less than 10, recharge to 100.

 

[vfp5]

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Drained and charged to 100% twice. Happy to say cell standby doesn't show up anymore at&t

 

[STEVESKI07]

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Sometimes yes but the issue with the S6 is you usually only see cell standby using a lot of power when you have wifi on. That wifi could be connected or just not connected (such as if you're out and about).

Basically it seems if the wifi radio is on.. Cell standby starts to use more juice than it should.

My WiFi uses a ton of power when it's not connected to a network. In GSam it shows WiFi and phone radio as separate things where as in the Samsung battery monitor it seems to lump them into "Cell Standby". At least that's what it seems like.

 

[smooth3006]

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i believe this standby battery draining bug is related to lollipop not just the s6.

 

[STEVESKI07]

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i believe this standby battery draining bug is related to lollipop not just the s6.

I've heard that, but I don't understand why some people experience this while others don't.

 

[smooth3006]

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I've heard that, but I don't understand why some people experience this while others don't.

i had it on every variation of lollipop except the 5.1 update.

 

[kmod75]

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My AT&T S6 came with 5.0.2 out of the box. Are the other carriers on 5.0/5.0.1?

Mine came with 5.0.2 right out of the box, too. Guess I'm confused as to why they're saying Samsung is just now rolling it out...I'm new to this, so sure I'm missing something.


Settings - Connection - Wi-Fi - More - Smart Network Switch. Mine was off by default. VoLTE is Settings - Connection - Mobile Network - Mobile Data - Un check Enhanced 4G LTE services.

 

[kmod75]

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Mine came with 5.0.2 right out of the box, too. Guess I'm confused as to why they're saying Samsung is just now rolling it out...I'm new to this, so sure I'm missing something.

 

[sublimegolf]

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I'm on T-Mobile and went from 100% to 60% overnight. Recharged to 90% and couldn't make it through an 8 hour shift with little or not use.
55% for Cell Standby!!!
Just got by from T-Mobile and they don't have a clue. Any answers out there?

 

[erasat]

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I'm on T-Mobile and went from 100% to 60% overnight. Recharged to 9 I 0% and couldn't make it through an 8 hour shift with th little or not use.
55% for Cell Standby!!!
Just got by from T-Mobile and they don't have a clue. Any answers out there?
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Try my suggestions on this link first, if still the same just get a replacement and in the next one just be sure to do what I suggest about the update and wiping cache and data first and then your choices of the rest.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s6/514137-adjustments-tips-tricks-maximize-battery-life-samsung-galaxy-s6-edge.html

 

[sublimegolf]

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Thanks erasat! I'll give it a shot...

 

[katiheefner]

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I'm a new Android user with the s6. If and when samsung pushes an update how do I get it? Will it be a system upgrade or in the Samsung app store?

 

[ecfritts]

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I'm on AT&T and my cell stby is at 21%. I have been dealing with Samsung via twitter and they advise to put phone into safe mode for a few hours.

 

[katiheefner]

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I'm on AT&T and my cell stby is at 21%. I have been dealing with Samsung via twitter and they advise to put phone into safe mode for a few hours.

Why and how do you do that

 

[ecfritts]

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Have no idea why...
How...try this m
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...com%2Fus%2Fsupport%2Ffaq%2FFAQ&token=7Bo51vh_...

That is what my address bar says anyway. If you can at least get to their support and search safe mode you should find the directions.

Hope this helps.

 

[katiheefner]

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Let me know if this solves the problem for you.