muckrakerX
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LG G4 Battery Life Thread
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Wow, good to know! Don't understand why Global would be the default on Verizon; seems really silly. I have no plans to leave the country any time soon lol.
Wow, good to know! Don't understand why Global would be the default on Verizon; seems really silly. I have no plans to leave the country any time soon lol.
muckrakerX
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The last few times my phones have gotten significant updates, they have defaulted to "global", ie.Kitkat and Lolipop in my G2, and the most recent update on my G4. Might be just a Verizon thing, though. Global really killed my battery on my G2, and seemed to increase my data usage, as well.
The last few times my phones have gotten significant updates, they have defaulted to "global", ie.Kitkat and Lolipop in my G2, and the most recent update on my G4. Might be just a Verizon thing, though. Global really killed my battery on my G2, and seemed to increase my data usage, as well.
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This SOT as only from today, charge at 100%- 10% (web, wifi when need it, browser, emails, taking some photos etc) Almost reached 4h sot at 9% left.
Ps: if cant see the photos plz tell (im trying to upload at flickr but making this albums private (to not search and public visible.
This SOT as only from today, charge at 100%- 10% (web, wifi when need it, browser, emails, taking some photos etc) Almost reached 4h sot at 9% left.
Ps: if cant see the photos plz tell (im trying to upload at flickr but making this albums private (to not search and public visible.
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Both the audible and system ui are way too much... But even then your whole phone is discharging way too fast. (Can you post a screenshot of the main gsam battery chart?)
I would recommend booting into safe mode and confirming that the phone does / doesn't start discharging at a more reasonable pace.
If it does, then its time to start uninstalling apps.
If it doesn't, then its either time for a factory reset or a new battery (or phone?)
When looking at the gsam battery sucking app list, you need to understand that system items are used by other apps... So overy high system drain is likely caused by poorly running apps.
Both the audible and system ui are way too much... But even then your whole phone is discharging way too fast. (Can you post a screenshot of the main gsam battery chart?)
I would recommend booting into safe mode and confirming that the phone does / doesn't start discharging at a more reasonable pace.
If it does, then its time to start uninstalling apps.
If it doesn't, then its either time for a factory reset or a new battery (or phone?)
When looking at the gsam battery sucking app list, you need to understand that system items are used by other apps... So overy high system drain is likely caused by poorly running apps.
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Click on the following and get screenshots and post. Need a little more info.
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Click on the following and get screenshots and post. Need a little more info.
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One more thing to try: if you think that a particular app is causing the issue (audible or another app) try out the "access lock" method (see the Common Issues and Solutions sticky) to see if the app is using location or Keep Awake all the time.
One more thing to try: if you think that a particular app is causing the issue (audible or another app) try out the "access lock" method (see the Common Issues and Solutions sticky) to see if the app is using location or Keep Awake all the time.
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Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
Mine is the screen. Everything else is ok, but it falls off a cliff when I light the screen up. Losing a % every minute at only 20% brightness. So frustrating and makes what could be a great device totally useless. Hopefully someone figures out the defective component in these phones some day so as I can try do a repair.
Mine is the screen. Everything else is ok, but it falls off a cliff when I light the screen up. Losing a % every minute at only 20% brightness. So frustrating and makes what could be a great device totally useless. Hopefully someone figures out the defective component in these phones some day so as I can try do a repair.
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Could that be a bad battery rather than a screen fault?
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Could that be a bad battery rather than a screen fault?
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Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
I tried other batteries but I'd no change. I'm toying with whether to buy another screen and take a risk, or just sell it and buy a camera.
After my G2 being such a brilliant device, it's just such a huge disappointment that this was so bad as I was waiting on its launch for months.
I tried other batteries but I'd no change. I'm toying with whether to buy another screen and take a risk, or just sell it and buy a camera.
After my G2 being such a brilliant device, it's just such a huge disappointment that this was so bad as I was waiting on its launch for months.
Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
I'm selling mine. Horrible SOT due to high resolution. Going back to Z3. I only miss G4 camera, which is outstanding.
I'm selling mine. Horrible SOT due to high resolution. Going back to Z3. I only miss G4 camera, which is outstanding.
Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
Many things affect battery life. One thing I've found is the radio.. If you are not in a perfect reception area your phone is going to searching for a signal a lot. That affects battery life. Heavy GPS usage will affect it.
I came from a note 3 and had terrible battery life. It was 2 years old and I'm sure the original battery was no longer in its prime of life.
I upgraded to the G4 because of the ability to get a new battery if I need it.
I have been both happy and impressed with the g4 battery life. No, folks, it won't last all day and night. Compared to other phones it is an Ace. (as good or better than any other)
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Many things affect battery life. One thing I've found is the radio.. If you are not in a perfect reception area your phone is going to searching for a signal a lot. That affects battery life. Heavy GPS usage will affect it.
I came from a note 3 and had terrible battery life. It was 2 years old and I'm sure the original battery was no longer in its prime of life.
I upgraded to the G4 because of the ability to get a new battery if I need it.
I have been both happy and impressed with the g4 battery life. No, folks, it won't last all day and night. Compared to other phones it is an Ace. (as good or better than any other)
Posted via the Android Central App
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Audible is a hog. An hour of audio should not eat that much juice. Is it streaming the audio? If so that may explain it's consumption a bit more. But still that seems high. Things of note I notice from these screen shots are as follows. Google play services and voicemail may very well have gone rogue. I recommend doing the revert to stock play services and reupdate method. Worse case scenario is a few minutes wasted doing it, best case I'm right and you get quite a bit of juice to use elsewhere. As for voicemail app I'm not sure what can be done if it has gone rogue. Do you use flipboad? If not I would disable it to recover juice it is using. I assume android wear is some sort of smart watch? Juice may be recoverable from that if you don't need it connected all the time. Android system includes location services. I recommend setting that to GPS only as, with much testing, I discovered the other two options consume at a higher rate. In addition use access lock to deny location permissions for anything you don't need having the permission. Additionally keep awake permissions can be disabled on just about everything without consequence to the app's functionality. That should recover some more juice as well. This should be a good start. I'm sure from there we can analyze some other data to find out where else juice can be recovered from.
Audible is a hog. An hour of audio should not eat that much juice. Is it streaming the audio? If so that may explain it's consumption a bit more. But still that seems high. Things of note I notice from these screen shots are as follows. Google play services and voicemail may very well have gone rogue. I recommend doing the revert to stock play services and reupdate method. Worse case scenario is a few minutes wasted doing it, best case I'm right and you get quite a bit of juice to use elsewhere. As for voicemail app I'm not sure what can be done if it has gone rogue. Do you use flipboad? If not I would disable it to recover juice it is using. I assume android wear is some sort of smart watch? Juice may be recoverable from that if you don't need it connected all the time. Android system includes location services. I recommend setting that to GPS only as, with much testing, I discovered the other two options consume at a higher rate. In addition use access lock to deny location permissions for anything you don't need having the permission. Additionally keep awake permissions can be disabled on just about everything without consequence to the app's functionality. That should recover some more juice as well. This should be a good start. I'm sure from there we can analyze some other data to find out where else juice can be recovered from.
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Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
I get 5-6 hours of SOT no problem and even get 4+ hours SOT with the brightness at 95% and streaming music from the cloud over Bluetooth close to nonstop.
Debloater Tool is crucial. I'd be super loving this phone if it didn't mistake scrolls for taps on a semi-regular basis.
I get 5-6 hours of SOT no problem and even get 4+ hours SOT with the brightness at 95% and streaming music from the cloud over Bluetooth close to nonstop.
Debloater Tool is crucial. I'd be super loving this phone if it didn't mistake scrolls for taps on a semi-regular basis.
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Can you post a screen shot of Android System like the one below? Mostly interested in the Keep Awake part.
Can you post a screen shot of Android System like the one below? Mostly interested in the Keep Awake part.
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