Coming from a G4, V10 battery sucks

Jax112 · Feb 9, 2016

Extra batteries by far the best option and run it wide open. I can usually make it a full day and night with just one swap.

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Johnston212 · Feb 10, 2016

True, but unfortunately I missed the promotion. I love my spare battery and charging dock on my G4.

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ansa82 · Feb 19, 2016

kramer5150 said:
I use a program called shutapp, It works kind of the same way as greenify I think.
I also use App Ops to set access lock for all my apps, and restrict them. I am not exactly sure what affect it has on battery life though... Can anyone comment on either of these two apps, and their ability to extend battery?

I used to use shut app but it was pointed out to me that its counterintuitive to the way android operates and that you don't need to keep turning everything off, so i uninstalled it to see. Yep sure enough, no change in battery life. I no longer use a battery saving app

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kramer5150 · Feb 19, 2016

ansa82 said:
I used to use shut app but it was pointed out to me that its counterintuitive to the way android operates and that you don't need to keep turning everything off, so i uninstalled it to see. Yep sure enough, no change in battery life. I no longer use a battery saving app

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Yeah I am aware of how Android uses ram and background apps for overall smoother / more efficient operation. Certain apps however seem to use battery power more than others when in background mode. Its those apps that I want to stop. Unfortunately with shutapp, its all or nothing, and I think in this respect greenify is better or at least more flexible.

The Amazon app for example for some crazy reason was continually running in my background. It was usually ~12%-18% of my battery when in standby mode. Try as I could to get it to stop... I simply could not. It would re-start at random. Meanwhile my battery reserve would drop from 95% to ~85% in a morning just sitting idle on standby. I have since un-installed the Amazon app and now I access it through a www browser.

ansa82 · Feb 19, 2016

kramer5150 said:
Yeah I am aware of how Android uses ram and background apps for overall smoother / more efficient operation. Certain apps however seem to use battery power more than others when in background mode. Its those apps that I want to stop. Unfortunately with shutapp, its all or nothing, and I think in this respect greenify is better or at least more flexible.

The Amazon app for example for some crazy reason was continually running in my background. It was usually ~12%-18% of my battery when in standby mode. Try as I could to get it to stop... I simply could not. It would re-start at random. Meanwhile my battery reserve would drop from 95% to ~85% in a morning just sitting idle on standby. I have since un-installed the Amazon app and now I access it through a www browser.

I've noticed that with the Amazon app. Good idea to just uninstall and use on browser.

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kramer5150 · Feb 19, 2016

ansa82 said:
I've noticed that with the Amazon app. Good idea to just uninstall and use on browser.

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Yeah, the thing is (or was) that the ONLY place it would show up as even running would be on my battery usage monitor. I would close out the app completely stopping its use. Even in application manager I would forse stop, clear cache...etc. and 20 minutes later in my battery usage monitor... there it is again chugging and churning away at ~15%. With a screen as BIG as the V10, I still can easily navigate the Amazon site from a www browser. So as near as I can tell, there's no harm in deleting the app.

Knightstalker · Feb 19, 2016

I've actually had better luck as time went on (3 weeks tomorrow)... the phone has built in battery monitor if an app is a battery hog, it'll notify you to stop it... guess that's been working since my battery life has gotten better... that and i uninstalled the facebook app lol..

kramer5150 · Feb 20, 2016

Knightstalker said:
I've actually had better luck as time went on (3 weeks tomorrow)... the phone has built in battery monitor if an app is a battery hog, it'll notify you to stop it... guess that's been working since my battery life has gotten better... that and i uninstalled the facebook app lol..

Yeah facebook for me was bad too. It and Amazon are gone now and my battery usage is really lean, even when I don't use shut-app or greenify.

Ash lafferty · Feb 22, 2016

The v10 can charge 0 to 100% in about 15 seconds, it's called put in your extra battery, got to love the removable back.....cheers

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corvette72778 · Feb 22, 2016

kramer5150 said:
Turn off cell / wifi data if its not being used.

lol.how about just turn the phone off and not use it.
the phone actually doesn't use that much power when not being used. Its when the screen is on that uses an unusual amount of power.

corvette72778 · Feb 22, 2016

I will admit, the V10 uses a lot of battery power compared to other phones I've had. BUT, it doesn't matter because I carry a spare battery in my wallet. I love it!!!

Johnston212 · Feb 24, 2016

Ash lafferty said:
The v10 can charge 0 to 100% in about 15 seconds, it's called put in your extra battery, got to love the removable back.....cheers

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Don't have one...

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Johnston212 · Feb 24, 2016

Facebook does seem to be a problem app. My phone reboots most often when I am writing a post.
Any suggestions for an alternative?

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michael hester1 · Feb 25, 2016

use facebook on chrome bookmarks

Johnston212 · Feb 25, 2016

michael hester1 said:
use facebook on chrome bookmarks

Pretty much kills the point of Facebook

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Knightstalker · Feb 25, 2016

Johnston212 said:
Pretty much kills the point of Facebook

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Actually I like having my facebook logged into Chrome... I still get notifications from the browser just like if i was using the app... and i notice i'm not constanly on it refreshing like when i was using the app... now if only i could cut myself off instagram lol...

Johnston212 · Feb 26, 2016

Lol, only recently on Instagram. Don't use it much. I'm only on Twitter atm because I am keeping up with the Protonmail official release

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Smply_Rckless · Apr 6, 2016

I used greenify. Seems to of made it a bit better

trolly63 · Apr 6, 2016

If you're not using it, turn off the 2nd screen - made a noticeable difference for me.

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Johnston212 · Apr 9, 2016

trolly63 said:
If you're not using it, turn off the 2nd screen - made a noticeable difference for me.

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I actually use that pretty regularly. It's really handy

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Coming from a G4, V10 battery sucks

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