so here is the todays battery usage..i think im comfortable with it ..but still...can it be improved? Screen on time around 3 hours..1 hr of voice calls.
Galaxy s5 Battery Drain
- Thread starter Awais Hassan
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Ive done two things...in settings --> data usage..tap that 3 dot menu on right upper corner and turn off auto data sync..
2ndly in settings > power saving >power saving mode > turn on block Background data.. these two things improved my battery life upto 20 hours.. with 3 hours of screen on time
here are my stats from today..3 hrs of screen on time and one hour of voice calls... still i think it can improve..if uve got any suggestions..turned off sync..bloatwares..restricted background data..but restrict performance is still off as i dnt wanna limit my cell's capabilities...
With only less than 3 hours of screen time in 19 hours, that's very poor. You need to figure out what is excessively drain your battery.
everything is a stock VZW S5. I did the update Friday. But other than that it's all stock.
What are the apps with the highest percentage?
Sync is off? Manually disable app in Application manager. Clear cache.
Some apps might be running while your phone is off if your mobile data is on.
You need to figure out urself because you know what you are using most of the time.
Only u can evaluate this
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Sync is off? Manually disable app in Application manager. Clear cache.
Some apps might be running while your phone is off if your mobile data is on.
You need to figure out urself because you know what you are using most of the time.
Only u can evaluate this
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bIOforger
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Turning on the limit CPU performance and screen output makes the phone laggy in some situations = fail.
I followed a lot of advice on here for conserving battery at the end of it all it just made things worse, or made the experience of using the phone worse.
If you have the screen on for prolonged periods its gonna drain the battery, period. Just enjoy the phone as it is, charge it when you need to and don't worry about it.
I followed a lot of advice on here for conserving battery at the end of it all it just made things worse, or made the experience of using the phone worse.
If you have the screen on for prolonged periods its gonna drain the battery, period. Just enjoy the phone as it is, charge it when you need to and don't worry about it.
PsychDoc
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I agree that the needs of extensive battery life and overall enjoyment (often) need to be better balanced. Too often we pursue superhuman battery life at the expense of simply enjoying what our phones are capable of. Having said that I find that using Green Power significantly improves battery life while having essentially no impact on usability and enjoyment.
I use my phone for playing HD games (Fifa, Asphalt etc) as well as social networking and Web browsing and flipboard along with emails and forums etc. My total screen time is around 4 hours after which battery drops to the 40-50% mark. I then charge it unless I'm away from an outlet. I'd say my phone gets away with around 8 hours of intense usage with its screen on.
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You could try clearing the phones cache partition. No I'm not talking about clearing app caches. Power off your S5 and pull out the battery if it's overheating as well. Wait for 30 seconds or so and put it back in.
Now do the following:
1. Press the volume up button + home button + power button. Hold this until the phone boots up into recovery mode or whatever it's called.
2. Navigate to "Clear Cache Partition" by using the volume up and down keys and press the power key or the home key (I don't remember which one) to confirm your selection. It takes 3 seconds at most.
3. Navigate to the top of the list and select "reboot"
This helped solve my overheating problem as well as unnecessary battery drain problem. Hope it helps.
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Settings I turn off to conserve battery:
-Location reporting
-Sync
-Vibrate
-Uncheck search for wifi even when wifi is off
-Usage data reporting by apps is off
-I use auto brightness
-Turn off apps you don't use
Those basic things will improve battery life tremendously IMO.
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-Location reporting
-Sync
-Vibrate
-Uncheck search for wifi even when wifi is off
-Usage data reporting by apps is off
-I use auto brightness
-Turn off apps you don't use
Those basic things will improve battery life tremendously IMO.
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How long does it take for your battery to go flat with this configuration? And how much time do you reckon you spend with the screen on?
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jmagid51
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Great advice .... if you need more battery spend a bit on a spare battery and charger and go from there. Not to say you shouldn't conserve but you spent big bucks on this device ... spend a bit more and enjoy it to its fullest.
I installed Battery Guru and I let that help me conserve.
Enjoy the day ....
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I bought the S5 a while ago, and since then I tried all methods and tricks of power saving but still the battery drains very fast !
I have to charge it twice and sometimes three times per day ! here are my latest status
I have all connections turned off except WiFi, Screen brightness to lowest, screen time is 1h 50m
I have to charge it twice and sometimes three times per day ! here are my latest status
I have all connections turned off except WiFi, Screen brightness to lowest, screen time is 1h 50m
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Same as my model but mine does not drain battery it just warms I prefer turn off GPS and GOOGLE+
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bIOforger
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I was messing about with Green power and battery guru today, uninstalling/reinstalling and such like. At one point when i restarted my phone it dropped 10% charge instantly! then it started to overheat and drained 1% battery every few mins! I gave up and uninstalled all the battery apps in the end and bought another new battery as a backup 
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