Galaxy S5 Overheating and Draining Battery after Lollipop Update

[Cy Lee]

I had s5 lte working fine.After upgrading it into lollipop,the screen began to be divided into two especially if d battery overheated easier than before.Left side, stays as it should be.Right side keeps moving up and down To whatever applications i am doing.

I did d wipe cache,left d cp unused with disconnected battery & sim for a night.I tried d safe mode already. I also did factory reset.I did scanning and everything. Still same problem exists even if d battery is not overheat.

the phone didn't soak into water or fell down. Is this a ram issue? Battery? Hardware?

 

[BlurryEyed]

I had s5 lte working fine.After upgrading it into lollipop,the screen began to be divided into two especially if d battery overheated easier than before.Left side, stays as it should be.Right side keeps moving up and down To whatever applications i am doing.

I did d wipe cache,left d cp unused with disconnected battery & sim for a night.I tried d safe mode already. I also did factory reset.I did scanning and everything. Still same problem exists even if d battery is not overheat.

the phone didn't soak into water or fell down. Is this a ram issue? Battery? Hardware?

There's a new one...

Is Multi Window enabled under Settings?

 

[L_Tinaa]

I also have this issue now with my S5 eating up battery like no tomorrow, overheating and being so slow and sluggish after the update.

When I factory reset my phone, should the Lollipop update be the very first thing I install?
Meaning, should I hold off on importing photos, installing apps, etc. until I install the actual update?

Thanks in advance

 

[BlurryEyed]

I also have this issue now with my S5 eating up battery like no tomorrow, overheating and being so slow and sluggish after the update.

When I factory reset my phone, should the Lollipop update be the very first thing I install?
Meaning, should I hold off on importing photos, installing apps, etc. until I install the actual update?

Thanks in advance

Sounds like you're already updated to Lollipop if you're overheating/sluggish performance. If I were you, I'd ensure all updates are installed first, then perform the factory reset. And as all have warned - back up anything/everything you think is valuable to you (Pictures, Movies, Notes, Bookmarks, etc).

 

[Elissa Duffy]

I factory reset my phone and it did NOT fix the problem. Any other suggestions? I'm starting to consider going to the dark side and getting an iphone

 

[BlurryEyed]

I factory reset my phone and it did NOT fix the problem. Any other suggestions? I'm starting to consider going to the dark side and getting an iphone

Have you tried clearing the cache? https://youtu.be/8JFa8MRo7B4

Ironass has a really solid guide here: http://androidforums.com/threads/s5-lollipop-update-problems-dummies-guide.892800/

 

[Ashish panwar2]

I having the same problem. Phone's battery draining like hell.
Even on standby battery backup is 4 hour max,
Over-heating issue is bothering me too much and performance is too bad after updating to 5.0
I tried all that stuff people are suggesting like fatory reset n all but still having same problem.

 

[benjamin davis4]

I had this issue: phone would heat up massively, and the battery would last only a few hours.

When I went to "battery" in the settings, it showed that Gmail was the biggest consumer of power. It turns out it was constantly trying to sync, but failing to do so, and would retry again and again, using all my processer power. I stopped the app, and turned off "sync" in the drop down toolbar.

All fixed. My phone is behaving as new.

Apparently this sometimes affects different models at different times so might clear up.

 

[BlurryEyed]

I having the same problem. Phone's battery draining like hell.
Even on standby battery backup is 4 hour max,
Over-heating issue is bothering me too much and performance is too bad after updating to 5.0
I tried all that stuff people are suggesting like fatory reset n all but still having same problem.

Do as others have and find out what app has been consuming the battery. There is the built in Battery in Settings or you can download a third party app.

 

[Sterling14]

Have read a lot about problems after installing Lollipop and I did on my last S5 and noticed the battery was draining bad. It would charge fast but drain faster. I downloaded Lollipop last night but I haven't installed it, not sure I even want to. I have heard to do a factory reset after and it has helped some people. I just don't want to install and start to have problems with my brand new phone.
I have Verizon.

 

[Sterling14]

Well I accidentally hit install now instead of later and I have lollipop now lol. I did "wipe the partition cache" and it seems to be better, doesn't seem so hot. If any other problems arise I believe I will do a factory reset.

 

[tulsa40]

It's not just Verizon. Soon after updating my Samsung Galaxy S5 to Lollipop my phone started to heat up and burn through battery life at a rate I'd never seen before. I'm with Docomo in Japan.

 

[Betty Spates]

Me too! It gets way too hot.

how did you do that

 

[jw153500]

Mine is doing the same thing, starting a few days ago. I already did the Verizon update from back in April, that didn't improve much from before. Now it is very bad. I ordered a new battery thinking that might be the problem and it's burning through my new battery too. I cleared cache partition, and I've turned off Wifi, Mobile data, and location services.

I have not done the Factory reset yet, as I would like to back up all my files and data first. Using GSam battery monitor, the 2 most used "apps" are Android System and Kernel (Android OS) which use 16.9% and 22% respectively. Google Play services is using 6%. The Android system should not be hogging that much.

Anyone have any suggestions besides doing a factory reset once I get my data backed up?

 

[BlurryEyed]

Mine is doing the same thing, starting a few days ago. I already did the Verizon update from back in April, that didn't improve much from before. Now it is very bad. I ordered a new battery thinking that might be the problem and it's burning through my new battery too. I cleared cache partition, and I've turned off Wifi, Mobile data, and location services.

I have not done the Factory reset yet, as I would like to back up all my files and data first. Using GSam battery monitor, the 2 most used "apps" are Android System and Kernel (Android OS) which use 16.9% and 22% respectively. Google Play services is using 6%. The Android system should not be hogging that much.

Anyone have any suggestions besides doing a factory reset once I get my data backed up?

Backup/Reset is the best course of action based on your findings.

 

[jw153500]

That's what I figured. If I have time and get it done this weekend then I'll post here again with my results.

 

[JGouse0498]

Same thing has been happening to me over the past few weeks. Android kernel and system are killing my battery life.

And I've already done a factory reset a few months ago when Lollipop botched my phone the first time, so I can't see why I'd need to do it again. I did do a cache partition wipe but with no positive outcome.

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[JurgisP]

Please help! I'm from Latvia and I got phone from South Africa CSC region XFE. Battery is hugely draining and I tried to downgrade to kit kat. That helped, but apps were crashing and stuff. Battery was only a bit better. Then it was 5-6 hours uptime but I love the lollipop design. So I upgraded it trough kies and waited for the best. Battery was 3-4 hours. I rooted it and downloaded wakelock detector and greenify. That helped 4-5 hours. I know that I should get a new battery and consult the ****sung. Here's a screenshot

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[Indie Harris]

I am having the same problem. I have to turn it off and let it cool because some functions will not work while it is overheated.

 

[ironass]

Please help! I'm from Latvia and I got phone from South Africa CSC region XFE. Battery is hugely draining and I tried to downgrade to kit kat. That helped, but apps were crashing and stuff. Battery was only a bit better. Then it was 5-6 hours uptime but I love the lollipop design. So I upgraded it trough kies and waited for the best. Help

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I believe your phone model is the G900H, non 4G, octa core model, XFE, for South African networks. This could be causing signal issues on the European networks, resulting in battery drain and over heating.