The app that saved my battery!

[smooth4lyfe]

This is a background app killer app, and I would have never gotten this good of a battery because of this app

The app is called "ShutApp Battery Saver"
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s/details?id=com.yirga.shutapp&token=jB7XTFtN

Before I couldn't even reach 3 hrs and 20 minutes of screen time...now look at what I am getting now! I recommend those with battery problems try this app

That small charge was only 10%, I was charging my phone while driving




Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S6!

 

[naviman1]

You have Android System and Android OS as your next two biggest battery killers after the screen which means you're not really using any apps. And you've been on battery only 8 hours and you have 25% left so it doesn't mean much for people who take their phone off the charger at 7am and charge it again at night. It's also a really bad idea to kill apps constantly because starting them up again all the time wastes precious battery. All in all I don't think this proves anything.

 

[smooth4lyfe]

You have Android System and Android OS as your next two biggest battery killers after the screen which means you're not really using any apps. And you've been on battery only 8 hours and you have 25% left so it doesn't mean much for people who take their phone off the charger at 7am and charge it again at night. It's also a really bad idea to kill apps constantly because starting them up again all the time wastes precious battery. All in all I don't think this proves anything.

What I have noticed though is that there are background apps that are draining my battery (for example, my radio apps). I usually check application manager and see what apps are running, and there are a bunch of apps I have downloaded that are running, even though I dont use them much. It would make sense for them to close. This app doesnt close any system apps, just apps you have downloaded

Even if my screen time is not a lot, I would have not have been able to get over 4hrs of screen time, and have not been able to from my previous experiences with the phone.

If anyone doesn't want to try this app, they dont have to, but I recommend its worth a try for those who are willing....I'm gonna keep this app

 

[smooth4lyfe]

This is what I used to get before... It was horrible


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[Kalvin Kerns]

I use 360 Security which has an app killer tool in out which I like. I use 360 on my computers so I trust it.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...id=APPU_1_fa45VZTYIYy5ogTW0YEo&token=TfyjigFw

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[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

How does this compare to Greenify? Have you tried it? I like the idea of having apps that are not used frequently disabled so they can't leach battery. I do understand that if you are killing apps just to reopen them, it is counterproductive.

 

[smooth4lyfe]

How does this compare to Greenify? Have you tried it? I like the idea of having apps that are not used frequently disabled so they can't leach battery. I do understand that if you are killing apps just to reopen them, it is counterproductive.

I have tried Greenify but it's Co fusing to use because u gotta change some background settings before it can work

This is my battery result after using this app... It's a keeper!



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[dpham00]

I am not a fan of task killers however if you have a few rogue apps that run in the background then certainly a Task killer for those specific apps would help. I would not kill apps that aren't hogging up background resources though.

Sent from my Pearly White Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

 

[smooth4lyfe]

I am not a fan of task killers however if you have a few rogue apps that run in the background then certainly a Task killer for those specific apps would help. I would not kill apps that aren't hogging up background resources though.

Sent from my Pearly White Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Yup I agree, I'm usually not a fan of task killers either, but if I can kill a few apps to help extend my battery I'll dive in

I was able to get 6 hrs of screen time... I may have to use this if it's helping me like this... I never would have gotten this battery without it and without having to drastically change my settings



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[cbreze]

Please keep us posted on how it goes. The reviews were not that great for lollipop OS.

 

[drone3]

If anyone doesn't want to try this app, they dont have to, but I recommend its worth a try for those who are willing....I'm gonna keep this app

Ok, I'm giving it a go. UI is nice and simple, it just shut 52 BG apps, white listed 5 apps. I will report back in a few days. Thanks for the tip!

dreaming of electric sheep

 

[warpdrive]

Yup I agree, I'm usually not a fan of task killers either, but if I can kill a few apps to help extend my battery I'll dive in

I was able to get 6 hrs of screen time... I may have to use this if it's helping me like this... I never would have gotten this battery without it and without having to drastically change my settings

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I've noticed that almost anything on my phone can just run in the background and kill battery. A few things I've even forsed stopped because of it. I wouldn't be stupefied if this is the major reason for people's poor battery life.

I personally don't have much installed. So maybe that's why I'm suffering from lollipop but not affected that much at all. But the common person will download everything on day one and then wonder why their battery life is horrible.

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[deeb215]

This is a background app killer app, and I would have never gotten this good of a battery because of this app

The app is called "ShutApp Battery Saver"
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s/details?id=com.yirga.shutapp&token=engUuyd5

Before I couldn't even reach 3 hrs and 20 minutes of screen time...now look at what I am getting now! I recommend those with battery problems try this app

That small charge was only 10%, I was charging my phone while driving

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S6!

Sounds similar to Greenify which I use:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ails?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&token=HCbckYPW

 

[jcp007]

Yup I agree, I'm usually not a fan of task killers either, but if I can kill a few apps to help extend my battery I'll dive in

I was able to get 6 hrs of screen time... I may have to use this if it's helping me like this... I never would have gotten this battery without it and without having to drastically change my settings

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I have tried one on my GS4. Don't remember which one. Keep us posted.

 

[droidguy1964]

This is a background app killer app, and I would have never gotten this good of a battery because of this app

The app is called "ShutApp Battery Saver"
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s/details?id=com.yirga.shutapp&token=O2aaGUs0

Before I couldn't even reach 3 hrs and 20 minutes of screen time...now look at what I am getting now! I recommend those with battery problems try this app

That small charge was only 10%, I was charging my phone while driving

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Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S6!

Lollipop doesn't need this. App killers end your using battery. Surprised that people are still resorting to these.

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[SCjRqrQCnBQ19QoYCtdl]

Lollipop doesn't need this. App killers end your using battery. Surprised that people are still resorting to these.

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So, what to make of apps I haven't used for a couple days showing up as using the battery each day? You think allowing such apps to run helps? That really makes no sense. The alternative would be to uninstall them. Uninstalling them wouldn't hurt battery life, right? But I don't want to uninstall them because I do use them occasionally. Explain how using greenify on these apps is counterproductive.

 

[smooth4lyfe]

Lollipop doesn't need this. App killers end your using battery. Surprised that people are still resorting to these.

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The results show otherwise for me atleast

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[ballaonnabudget]

I'm getting 19 hours with about 4 hours plus of SOT with no app killer.

 

[smooth4lyfe]

I'm getting 19 hours with about 4 hours plus of SOT with no app killer.

You probably don't have a lot of apps installed which could be running in the background
Plus I leave bluetooth on pretty much 24/7 because of my Smartwatch, so I need my battery to last as long as it can

 

[ballaonnabudget]

You probably don't have a lot of apps installed which could be running in the background
Plus I leave bluetooth on pretty much 24/7 because of my Smartwatch, so I need my battery to last as long as it can

I've got Bluetooth (Moto 360) and WiFi on all day. 88 total apps installed on my phone.