Latest Android N release = dreadful battery drain

[bjrosen]

My 6P is doing fine however I didn't do an OTA, I installed the factory image which has the side effect of doing a factory reset. Try doing a factory reset, that might fix your problem.

 

[Prabhod Sunkara]

My issue seems to have resolved, although I haven't really done anything. I just let it die and recharged and that seem to have done it. It strange as I have done multiple hard reboots and the phone itself rebooted multiple times. I have N Beta on Nexus 6

 

[emock81]

Sometimes the OS just needs time to stabilize. After I installed DP5 on my Nexus 6 my battery life looked like it was draining faster, but after a couple days it seems normal again. This also my first DP install directly from Marshmallow.

I have a 1st gen Moto 360 and the battery seems to be working as usual on that device as well. I'm not seeing the same drain others are.

 

[Trigati]

For everyone who's having the battery problem, have you tried wiping the cache partition?

 

[mweba]

Did a reset on phone and watch. All is well in the world again. Literally had to set the watch on charger for a third time today though. Holy drain.

 

[eric002]

I have my 6p running latest developer preview 5 and battery seems fine. Did the regular ota download and everything.

On a side note, I wonder if there's a difference in battery life running developer preview 5 on the 6p vs the 6 regards of screen size, and battery size though.

Here's a screenshot of what my battery looks like so far.

 

[anon(9072051)]

I wonder if there's a difference in battery life running developer preview 5 on the 6p vs the 6 regards of screen size, and battery size though.

Certainly seems reasonable since the N6 display is bigger and all of its components are a year older.

One thing I find odd is that both battery life and Bluetooth connectivity have improved on my Nexus 6 about a week after the DP5 OTA. The battery thing seems understandable given the size of the OTA, but the BT thing seems spooky.

 

[eric002]

I mean I'm not Sure if people here are complaining about the battery life on developer preview 5 with the 6p or the older 6. I mean again, mine is good , and the Bluetooth car connectivity finally improved as to where it's usable again.

 

[anon(9072051)]

I'm not Sure if people here are complaining about the battery life on developer preview 5 with the 6p or the older 6.

I've read battery life complaints about both the 6 and the 6P as well as the 5X either here on AC or on Reddit.

 

[eric002]

Mines fine so far at least. As everyone has asked, possibly try uninstalling the last app you installed right before or after the update

 

[TheSimplestNet]

My phone is using Android Marshmellow but it is already draining like no tomorrow, not sure if upgrading to Android N will make it worse..

 

[Jt Rolfsen]

Battery stats aren't advising so far of apps using the battery. Running this on a Nexus 6. Worst performance of battery I've ever seen on all releases since day one of Nougat being available

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Same here on the Nexus 6. I thought maybe my battery was going bad, but looking online i think it is just the beta. Battery goes from 88 to 42 just watching a 40 minute youtube video. Pokemon go drains the entire battery in just over 1 hour

 

[Jt Rolfsen]

Yea mine drains STUPID fast

 

[Jt Rolfsen]

So just let it die completely and recharge? I normally charge mine at anywhere from 2%-15% and let it charge from like 95% to 100%

 

[VidFaza1]

Hopefully the higher version of android, the lightweight performance

 

[Matty]

As the title suggests, just installed the latest update and my battery is now going to be empty in 3 hours.

When I installed the update I was at 91% and it's now at 60% in an hour.

None of the versions prior have had this issue

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Maybe the phone is still adjusting to the new OS. know from the Blackberry side, every time we load a new OS the battery life isn't great for a couple days but then it picks up and works wonderfully. Maybe there are some process working in the background you don't know about. If only you had DTEK

 

[eric002]

Again, with my 6p and developer preview 5 on it, my phones battery has been fine. Although Nougat should officially be coming out soon regardless.

 

[ptkelly]

My Nexus 5x and Android 7 beta 5 are doing just fine. I had to charge my Nexus every couple of days before beta 5 and I still charge every two or three days.

 

[anon(9072051)]

Maybe the phone is still adjusting to the new OS.

That was my experience with DP 5. Battery life on my N6 seemed to take a minor hit immediately after the update, but all was fine again within 72 hours or so and after a few top-ups on the charger. Sort of an extended optimization period.

 

[JGLdn]

Welcome to the joys of owning an Android handset. Get used to it! Sorry to say this so harshly, but it's true. You get a nice shiny Android, and all is good. You then receieve a major OS update and battery life goes down the drain. It happened with my G4 and many other people's handsets regardless of make when we updated to Marshmallow.

I can only suggest you uninstall apps you no longer require and allow the phone to settle into the update. It will slightly improve over time.