HELP! Awful battery life...

[georgetanner]

Try loading up a battery monitor app that will show you in much more detail what is using your battery. My guess is you have something that is not letting your phone go into a deep sleep.

GSam battery monitor (formerly badass battery monitor) is good for this -shameless plug...I'm the author. Alternatively better battery stats is also very good.

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[dad2noah]

You can get 2 batteries and a charger on Ebay for $10. Might be worth it to see if switching batteries helps.
The Bluetooth in the original screenshot may be draining it as well.
I turned off my atuo sync for email, that helped me.
I use mine moderately, and I lose about 7% per hour.

 

[jeffreii]

Try loading up a battery monitor app that will show you in much more detail what is using your battery. My guess is you have something that is not letting your phone go into a deep sleep.

GSam battery monitor (formerly badass battery monitor) is good for this -shameless plug...I'm the author. Alternatively better battery stats is also very good.

Hi George - I am trying to diagnose an intermittent battery issue I have. I actually paid for Better Battery Stats as I had heard it mentioned many times and it had solid reviews. Is your app very much the same?

So far I really don't understand how to use the program and wonder if yours is more user friendly?

 

[LazrRocketArm]

I was having battery issues, but a reset fixed everything. I am on 13 hours at 32% left!


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[rjenkin41]

I was having battery issues, but a reset fixed everything. I am on 13 hours at 32% left!


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Just to make sure I'm right: A factory reset you mean?

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[toine.b]

try using this link, its improved my battery life alot, How to improve Samsung Galaxy S3 battery life?

 

[GrooveRite]

I was having battery issues, but a reset fixed everything. I am on 13 hours at 32% left!


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Did you figure out what was causing the battery drain?? I would of done the same thing btw!

 

[boogalu]

so would 3 hours on batter and be at 86% batter life be okay? i am basing this off of the 7% per hour rate..

not trying to hijack just curious!

 

[ogjrs]

I actually had the phone switched out. The battery would be a idea but I doubt anyone has spares yet.

 

[georgetanner]

Better battery stats has a ton of info, but it can be a bit daunting. Give GSam battery motor a shot. There is a free version. Look at the "held awake" time. If that is significant, look at the app sucker section and sort by time held awake. Is there an app keeping your phone awake?

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[ducatti20]

To those with batt life issues... there is something wrong with either an app, a setting you have on or a bad phone in general... I am literally trying to kill the battery every work day... I leave bluetooth on, screen brightness is on auto... I put my phone in a locker when I am building chips (semiconductor factory) and thanks to building construction and metal locker I am always over 60% cell standby. I use the phone everytime I take a break, I then take the phone home, stream amazon music on the drive home, use the GPS, make a call or two and then play with the phone on and off until bedtime... Off charger at 04:15, on charger at 2300. I have never gotten below 45%... Wednesday is my last day of work and I am going to leave her off till she dies, just to see how long I get.
This is gonna sound cheesey... it is incredibly liberating to not give a crap where the nearest charger is....

 

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[rjenkin41]

To those with batt life issues... there is something wrong with either an app, a setting you have on or a bad phone in general... I am literally trying to kill the battery every work day... I leave bluetooth on, screen brightness is on auto... I put my phone in a locker when I am building chips (semiconductor factory) and thanks to building construction and metal locker I am always over 60% cell standby. I use the phone everytime I take a break, I then take the phone home, stream amazon music on the drive home, use the GPS, make a call or two and then play with the phone on and off until bedtime... Off charger at 04:15, on charger at 2300. I have never gotten below 45%... Wednesday is my last day of work and I am going to leave her off till she dies, just to see how long I get.
This is gonna sound cheesey... it is incredibly liberating to not give a crap where the nearest charger is....

Let's switch phones

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[robh2]

My wife had this problem. Did a battery pull and she is so much better now. I have gotten over 36 hours on mine and that with both of them having wifi and bluetooth on full time.

Robert

 

[jj2339]

I'm on Verizon, and I have the cell standby issue. At work today I had a full battery when I hit the office at 8, by noon I was down to 40% battery with screen only having been on 20 minutes. Biggest contributed to the battery was cell standby.

I know the international version had that issue with the calculation it used (34 vs 3.4), but if that is true, shouldn't everyone be having the same issue with cell standby? I love this phone, but the more I use it, the worse it gets. At dinner I had 55% battery after a quick charge-up on the way home, and by the end of dinner I was down to 30% after checking the weather twice.

Not sure if a factory reset will help (gosh, i don't want to do that), or if I just need to wait for a firmware update.....

 

[rjenkin41]

I'm on Verizon, and I have the cell standby issue. At work today I had a full battery when I hit the office at 8, by noon I was down to 40% battery with screen only having been on 20 minutes. Biggest contributed to the battery was cell standby.

I know the international version had that issue with the calculation it used (34 vs 3.4), but if that is true, shouldn't everyone be having the same issue with cell standby? I love this phone, but the more I use it, the worse it gets. At dinner I had 55% battery after a quick charge-up on the way home, and by the end of dinner I was down to 30% after checking the weather twice.

Not sure if a factory reset will help (gosh, i don't want to do that), or if I just need to wait for a firmware update.....

That's exactly my dilemma too. I even downloaded juice defender ultimate, and it helps a little, but not enough. I'm not sure if I should do a factory reset. I guess I'm too lazy to do it haha

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[jc86]

I was at 70 percent at midnight and when I woke up at 7am my phone was dead. I did change my wallpaper to a live wallpaper for the first time so that might have been a contributing factor. But could that drain it all the way? I have battery saver on. I cleared the RAM, closed all apps in task manager, and used the app 'Fast Reboot' before I went to sleep. What else could it be?

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[Vel11226]

I was having the same issues alot of you are having and looked everywhere for a solution and i think i found it. I turned off the option in S Voice for the "Wake Up Command" which keeps the phone listening for your voice command. After turning it off i noticed that cell standby moved from first on the battery report to second behind screen which had much lower time than cell staandby. Hopefully this helps and brings the awesome battery life some of your are getting.

 

[Yoabs]

having a hard time with my battery as well - feels like it drains without doing anything
My droid x battery was better and im trying to look at forums and read about whats the best thing to do. Im not a phone expert and not sure whats the best to disable or not disable.
from what im reading its pretty much the same the battery is great or the battery sucks. I hope this gets better, its pretty annoying.:-\

 

[tasha_c]

Just did a battery exchange for my phone as my battery was draining anywhere between 10 - 15%/hour. Similar to OP, my cell standby is draining the battery like crazy & I also downloaded juice defender to see if it'll help.

Currently at 65% discharging with 4h 15m & 18s on battery...& this is a vast improvement from the previous battery