Battery Issues After May 2018 Security Patch

[neerajgv007]

Hi,

After May security patch on my Pixel 2 (smaller sibling), the battery performance has taken a nose dive. It used to be great earlier till April Security update. I am very light user and used to easily get 3.5-4Hrs SOT on a span of average battery drainage period of 2 days. Now, I am hardly getting 2-2.5 Hrs SOT on a avarage battery drainage period of just 18hrs-24 hrs.

My usage post and pre- May security patch are still the same. No new app has been added. I have restarted the phone multiple time. I tjought may be other people might be getting this issue and will share their experience but I guess its not a mass problem.

Please suggest, if there is anything which I can do just to check, what might be causing the battery drain problem. Otherwise best solution seems for me to wait until June for the next security patch release.

Thanks

 

[Joltcola1234]

Are you able to go into your settings > battery > advanced battery usage, and see if any apps in particular are using a lot of battery? Maybe post a screenshot?

It may be worth also checking out the Android P beta. If you are a very light user it could limit the chances of you running into apps that don't work, bugs, that sort of thing. The Android P beta has a new adaptive battery function that limits apps from draining your battery. I've seen significant improvements to my battery since giving it a go, though I didn't have issues such as yours prior either. I'm getting 6-8 hours of screen on time right now with my Pixel 2 XL on a full charge.

 

[Theot]

Call me crazy but this is why I like to do factory resets after updates. Something always breaks for me. Sounds to me like you may need it.

 

[neerajgv007]

Hi Joltcola1234

Thanks for your suggestion.

I really don't feel like trying Android P at this point of time. As if i need to revert back, I need to again backup the data and restore, which I feel is a sort of tedious job for me. However, I am uploading the screenshot. Pls check and suggest, just in case, I am missing something.