battery drain

[msross]

My phone is 2 years old and the battery drain has degraded to last around 7 hours under medium use
I used to get 14 to 16 hours of life
I am enclosing screen shots of battery usage......any ideas
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[B. Diddy]

Your cell signal looks terrible in that screenshot -- is it often like that? Poor cell signal is a major contributor to battery drain.

 

[msross]

Thanks that might be the reason, Since I have lousy reception at my house and because of the pandemic....I am stuck here. Since I have wifi should I shut off the cell...will that possibly help while I am home

 

[B. Diddy]

Yep, that's what I was going to suggest -- you could either turn off mobile data only and see how that goes, or turn on Airplane Mode and then turn wi-fi back on. Just make sure you have Wi-fi Calling enabled so that you can keep getting calls.

 

[msross]

will do and let you know tx a lot

 

[B. Diddy]

Which carrier do you have? You could try calling their support and see if they offer free signal boosters for the home. I have one from T-Mobile.

 

[msross]

I am running with wifi only at my house and that seems to work.....getting 15 hours now. btw...I'm on the verizon network My house has a very week cell signal

 

[B. Diddy]

Hmm, the only signal booster mentioned on the Verizon site is this one, which is pretty pricey: www.verizon.com/products/samsung-4g-lte-network-extender-2/?sku=sku2490003. It may still be worth talking to Verizon customer service to see if they have any deals on it.