I was wondering if your mobile data is always on? Because when I turn my data on, it uses alot of battery even when not in use!
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Is you " data " always turned on?
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Carlo Miguel Pecson
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Re: Is your data always on?
How do you know? And how is your data signal? If you have poor signal, it can drain your battery, since the radio has to work harder to get a signal.
Show us your battery screenshots. First, charge up to 100%, then let it drain to 20-30% with regular usage, without charging in between. Then show us:
1. The main Settings>Battery screen.
2. The fullscreen battery graph (showing total Awake time and Mobile Signal Strength).
3. The Screen category (showing total Screen On time).
4. The Cell Standby category (showing Time without Signal).
How do you know? And how is your data signal? If you have poor signal, it can drain your battery, since the radio has to work harder to get a signal.
Show us your battery screenshots. First, charge up to 100%, then let it drain to 20-30% with regular usage, without charging in between. Then show us:
1. The main Settings>Battery screen.
2. The fullscreen battery graph (showing total Awake time and Mobile Signal Strength).
3. The Screen category (showing total Screen On time).
4. The Cell Standby category (showing Time without Signal).
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Re: Is your data always on?
I leave everything on including data and my battery lasts all day.
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I leave everything on including data and my battery lasts all day.
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Re: Is your data always on?
Ditto.
"I'll put up color bars before I'll put you in front of our cameras." MacKenzie (The Newsroom, HBO)
Ditto.
"I'll put up color bars before I'll put you in front of our cameras." MacKenzie (The Newsroom, HBO)
Re: Is your data always on?
Ok. I will do so and post screen shots.
Thanks
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Ok. I will do so and post screen shots.
Thanks
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Re: Is your data always on?
I strongly suspect that your battery drain is related to poor 3/4G signal strength. That is a horrible battery drain as the phones radio is running at full strength 100% desperately trying to find a signal. If this is your situation then all you can do is make sure you're on wifi as much of the time as possible or simply shut off mobile data when you're not actually using the phone. You'll see that your battery life improves dramatically when you get into an area with stronger signal strength.
I strongly suspect that your battery drain is related to poor 3/4G signal strength. That is a horrible battery drain as the phones radio is running at full strength 100% desperately trying to find a signal. If this is your situation then all you can do is make sure you're on wifi as much of the time as possible or simply shut off mobile data when you're not actually using the phone. You'll see that your battery life improves dramatically when you get into an area with stronger signal strength.
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Yes if you have poor signal, the best thing to do is put the phone into aeroplane mode, if you are going to be in the same area for a long period of time and also have poor cell reception.
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Not to sound like a broken record echoing the above comments.... but yes, your battery life is highly dependent on signal strength.
I live in a very rural area and have very poor signal strength in my home. For "at home" purposes I have purchased and installed a Verizon Network Extender which sources its' data from the internet. That way, the phone always has 5 bars anywhere in my home.
I work with the county road crews and spend a lot of time during the work day on roads that do not even get a 1x signal, much less 3g/4g.
My solution to keeping the battery in good health was to install MacroDroid and then create a few macros that sense the status of the screen.
When the screen is locked, MacroDroid turns off the internet totally. ie, WiFi is off, Data is off. Under this condition IF the phone is idle and not used, the phone only sips battery at about 5 or 6 percent in 24 hours.
I quite often am greeted with a lunch time (about 6 hours since off charger) battery reading of 98% and sometimes 99% for a minute or two until I opened up some apps.
MacroDroid's macros can be created to do anything you want. My main purpose with them though is to sense the screen's status and then turn ON the internet when I am using the phone. Likewise, when I touch the Power Button and the screen is locked, the internet is turned OFF.
I am not suggesting that everyone should do this, but it works great for me in the area that I live in.
Not to sound like a broken record echoing the above comments.... but yes, your battery life is highly dependent on signal strength.
I live in a very rural area and have very poor signal strength in my home. For "at home" purposes I have purchased and installed a Verizon Network Extender which sources its' data from the internet. That way, the phone always has 5 bars anywhere in my home.
I work with the county road crews and spend a lot of time during the work day on roads that do not even get a 1x signal, much less 3g/4g.
My solution to keeping the battery in good health was to install MacroDroid and then create a few macros that sense the status of the screen.
When the screen is locked, MacroDroid turns off the internet totally. ie, WiFi is off, Data is off. Under this condition IF the phone is idle and not used, the phone only sips battery at about 5 or 6 percent in 24 hours.
I quite often am greeted with a lunch time (about 6 hours since off charger) battery reading of 98% and sometimes 99% for a minute or two until I opened up some apps.
MacroDroid's macros can be created to do anything you want. My main purpose with them though is to sense the screen's status and then turn ON the internet when I am using the phone. Likewise, when I touch the Power Button and the screen is locked, the internet is turned OFF.
I am not suggesting that everyone should do this, but it works great for me in the area that I live in.
Re: Is your data always on?
I would just turn the data off when you have a weak signal and/or you won't be using your phone
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I would just turn the data off when you have a weak signal and/or you won't be using your phone
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Re: Is your data always on?
I leave mine on 24/7. When the phone sits idle (like overnight), it loses less than a percentage point per hour so I don't think leaving data on really drains that much juice.
I leave mine on 24/7. When the phone sits idle (like overnight), it loses less than a percentage point per hour so I don't think leaving data on really drains that much juice.
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Re: Is your data always on?
You can't make a statement like that without qualifications to it.
You apparently live in a very good signal area.
Also, you apparently don't have any social apps and other apps running that are constantly syncing with a host.
I had to get rid of Facebook because of all the background crap that app does. I do not have anything on my phone that needs to sync up with a server somewhere.
I have sync turned OFF on everything.
I live in a very rural area and I can attest to the fact that if the data is NOT turned off, my S5 will loose a lot of battery power.
I use MacroDroid to sense the Lockscreen status. When the phone is being used, the internet is turned ON.
When I lock the screen, the internet is turned OFF.
Using this procedure means that anytime that I want to use the phone, there will always be lots of battery power available.
If the phone is idle and not used at all, it will go 24 hours on about 5% per day. That means that on the weekends when my phone use is almost nil, it is still fresh to go on Monday.
You can't make a statement like that without qualifications to it.
You apparently live in a very good signal area.
Also, you apparently don't have any social apps and other apps running that are constantly syncing with a host.
I had to get rid of Facebook because of all the background crap that app does. I do not have anything on my phone that needs to sync up with a server somewhere.
I have sync turned OFF on everything.
I live in a very rural area and I can attest to the fact that if the data is NOT turned off, my S5 will loose a lot of battery power.
I use MacroDroid to sense the Lockscreen status. When the phone is being used, the internet is turned ON.
When I lock the screen, the internet is turned OFF.
Using this procedure means that anytime that I want to use the phone, there will always be lots of battery power available.
If the phone is idle and not used at all, it will go 24 hours on about 5% per day. That means that on the weekends when my phone use is almost nil, it is still fresh to go on Monday.
Re: Is your data always on?
I have my mobile data, auto sync and location on and my battery lasts lasts more than a day with moderate use. For location I have it set for battery saver... meaning it doesn't use gps, but uses wifi and cell towers to report my location. One thing.. out of MANY things about the S5 is how great battery life is. I am really very impressed with the S5.
I have my mobile data, auto sync and location on and my battery lasts lasts more than a day with moderate use. For location I have it set for battery saver... meaning it doesn't use gps, but uses wifi and cell towers to report my location. One thing.. out of MANY things about the S5 is how great battery life is. I am really very impressed with the S5.
PsychDoc
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Re: Is your data always on?
Try it. Go into an area with only 3g service (or less) with less than two bars of signal strength and see what happens over a period of a few hours with data switched to 'on.'
Yes, the battery life is damned impressive but that doesn't negate the fact that your battery will drain very badly if you are in a marginal signal area with data 'on' with background apps running that require a data connection. In such situations your phone will 'search' for a connection by ramping up the onboard radio to 100% where it will stay until things improve or you shut off data.
Try it. Go into an area with only 3g service (or less) with less than two bars of signal strength and see what happens over a period of a few hours with data switched to 'on.'
Re: Is your data always on?
At home: data off and wifi on..i don't receive any mms anyway, when i'm out data on and wifi off.
At home: data off and wifi on..i don't receive any mms anyway, when i'm out data on and wifi off.
Re: Is your data always on?
I have unlimited data and I still turn it off and on when needed. I figure its just better for the battery
I have unlimited data and I still turn it off and on when needed. I figure its just better for the battery
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