Increased Battery Life with 4.3

[rogowar]

I'm experiencing the same thing. I can't pretend I've been scientific about my use, but since the update, I'm not making it through most days without needing a recharge, whereas I was before. I'm wondering if the new bluetooth stack may be a contributor. I use a jaybird headset for working out/ running, and I know the new BLE stack was included. The headset is 2.1+EDR.

 

[Tabs85]

Definitely better here


Sent from my Nexus 4

 

[SixSid]

After 4.3 update, I think my battery life has declined. Initial observation. Will need to monitor more closely to see if true. If so it'll be a disappointment.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

I've seen a significant drop in battery performance on my Nexus 4 since the update. Previously the battery would quite typically only drop a few percent overnight with everything turned off. Now it is dropping 30-40% and the thing that is apparently burning up the battery is the OS! Usage was really good before, but over the last few days it has been terrible.

 

[PcNy]

I've seen a significant drop in battery performance on my Nexus 4 since the update. Previously the battery would quite typically only drop a few percent overnight with everything turned off. Now it is dropping 30-40% and the thing that is apparently burning up the battery is the OS! Usage was really good before, but over the last few days it has been terrible.

I tried restarting my nexus once and Android OS issue disappeared.

 

[SixSid]

I tried restarting my nexus once and Android OS issue disappeared.

I'll try that (should have already thought of it!) - thanks.

 

[yusukeurameshi1988]

I'm on CM 10.2 (android 4.3). I've noticed improvement in the battery life but really it's going from poor back to normal. When I first got the phone in november the battery life was great on stock 4.2. I could go through a whole day with heavy use and still have 5-10% left by the time i got home (leave for work at 7 get home at 6-630). When I was updated to 4.2.2 stock it was awful. I barely went 8 hours off a full charge. I changed to CM 10.1 and say a slight improvement but it was still abysmal compared to CM 10. Now I'm merely back to where i started getting about 12 hours out of moderate usage, but again, it's CM 10.2, not stock 4.3. This is also on mobile network 3G/HSPA+ all day until i get home, brightness fluctuating from 30-50%, frequent checking of email, push email sync, and some youtube videos on the bus in the morning.

One thing I noticed on CM 10.1 when i flashed the old radio that allowed LTE was that the battery life didn't die as quickly as i thought it would. I think the constant switching from 3G to HSPA+ takes a huge toll on battery life. Has anyone else noticed that battery life is better on LTE?