October update is killing my battery!

[gebco]

Google support forums show I'm not the only one. The solution is to boot in safe mode and triage which app might be causing the issue. If not they suggest a factory reset. To me that's a copout. Phone was fine until the update.
Pixel 2XL

 

[KeepItReal]

I also have noticed a significant reduction in battery life recently. I updated to Android 11, hoping it would fix things. The same, if not worse. I have 100s of apps I use, and don't have the mental bandwidth to put the phone in Safe Mode to isolate who is doing what. I glance at my battery stats from time to time, and nothing stands out. I have turned off live wallpaper, don't allow searching for WiFi-Bluetooth even when but using it, screen a dim as I can stand it, etc. But still, battery life horrible.

After the Android 11 update, and still having battery issues, I performed a factory reset. That process took about 8 hours. I still forgot to log into Chrome to backup all my Bookmarks!!

I am hoping my 2 year old phone battery has not physically diminished this significantly. But, alas, this just may be the reason. I don't see myself having the phone taken apart to replace the battery.

 

[gebco]

Update. Google forum tagged one specific app that misbehaves with the October update. Deleted the app and battery is good.

 

[djdougd]

What app is it?

 

[gebco]

TuneIn Radio

What app is it?

 

[darkSSide]

I'm having the same problem
I'll look into deleting Tunein Radio and see if that works.

 

[darkSSide]

*Update*
Well deleting TuneIn Radio definitely helped. My Battery doesn't drain as fast anymore

 

[gebco]

Same thing for me. Battery is good now after several days, back to normal.

*Update*
Well deleting TuneIn Radio definitely helped. My Battery doesn't drain as fast anymore