JohnnyBroccoli
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You can debloat without root FYI. Great tool to use on XDA. Doesn't delete the apps/services, just disables them. A borderline life saver.
Optimizing G4 battery thread
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Yep, I know, I started the debloater tool thread here. I said permanent debloat, as in remove.
I'm curious to see how mine does once the cooler/fall Temps arrive.
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StoneRyno
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I never heard of this before. I'd be curious on more info.
I'm thinking that the service hanging around in the background despite the feature being turned off could be causing wakelocks. What I don't get is with the feature turned off why do they think the service needs to run. That's almost like putting the car in the garage after driving but leaving it running. I did however find the other two things listed in all apps and disabled them. Somehow I over looked those in all the previous times through that list. I'll report back on if there was any juice recovered as a result. I'm still a long way from a normal days use to get data.
Hi, sorry for replying to a slightly older comment.
How can I disable these various syncing stuff. I can't find them, and I don't exactly know what to disable. I disabled syncing in 'settings, accounts'. Is there something more beneath google services. Also I read that you should set yor gps settings to "saving battery' or something like that, because so apps wont be able to get your location which also consumes battery in the background. But i cant set it, because in order to do that i need to accept that google may get my locations...
Furthermore, what browser do you use? Of what kind of useage is this 7hrs SOT made up?
What else should I disable exactly? I dont really know these stuff, coming from a G2 I didnt really have to fiddle with these settings. But here, using the same way, I'm happy to get around 4hrs SOT. I'm browsing, (stock browser 1% battery minus in 2 to 4 minutes) chat on facebook, but older version with chat enabler. Sometimes candy crush and sometimes pixwords and angry birds 2. Brightness set to about 25% at home, around 35% outside. Sometimes at home all day with constant wifi. Phone calls drain too. Outside my data is not capable of lte. So thats it. H815
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JohnnyBroccoli
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I don't get it. You didn't even capture how much battery was remaining in your screenshot.
JohnnyBroccoli
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I would guess anything not uninstalled or at least disabled has the potential to cause wake locks even if you have it turned off.
And I bet it still sits there as a process to check for updates to the app.
StoneRyno
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Though these questions weren't directed to me I'll answer what I am able to.
To disable syncing of only specific parts of the google account go to settings > accounts & sync tap on google account. This will be a list of the individual things you can disable. Also there is the option of using tasker (may be other options) to sync on a schedule. I use tasker to turn on auto sync for 5 minutes every 12 hours. So it is off for most of the day. But I don't have stuff that has to be synced frequently.
I my experience set location services to GPS only is the best for saving battery. The other two options required calling home to google and such that wake your device when not in use too much and results in wasted juice.
Off to a good start if you get around 4 hours screen on time after a full day from a full charge. You can use access lock to disable permissions for keep awake and location services for just about every app that has them without consequence to the apps functionality. Except for obvious ones like foursquare that are designed around knowing your location for the reason the app is being used.
To disable syncing of only specific parts of the google account go to settings > accounts & sync tap on google account. This will be a list of the individual things you can disable. Also there is the option of using tasker (may be other options) to sync on a schedule. I use tasker to turn on auto sync for 5 minutes every 12 hours. So it is off for most of the day. But I don't have stuff that has to be synced frequently.
I my experience set location services to GPS only is the best for saving battery. The other two options required calling home to google and such that wake your device when not in use too much and results in wasted juice.
Off to a good start if you get around 4 hours screen on time after a full day from a full charge. You can use access lock to disable permissions for keep awake and location services for just about every app that has them without consequence to the apps functionality. Except for obvious ones like foursquare that are designed around knowing your location for the reason the app is being used.
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Thanks!
I tried some browsers yesterday, chrome, firefox, dolphin and stock browser, these all eat up 5% in about 10-15 minutes, where opera mini 5% in 36 minutes... With these browsers I can see the percentages dropping radically, wtf... so I use opera mini, and if I can't do something in opera I change to stock. But what I don't get is, why the heck do these other browsers need so much energy?
Is there another browser like the opera mini, but maybe a bit more optimized, or "better"? Sometimes I have to click on something 2 or 3 times, because for the first click it looks like it's loading, but after it has loaded, nothing is happening, I get "redirected" to the page, I was on before.
The other thing is that I installed Gsam. I'm on battery since this morning, and Gsam says that may awake time is 52 minutes. But this app doesn't list, which apps kept my phone awake. Is there an app, that can show me details of that, without root? I don't have root yet, maybe in 1 or 2 days if I can use my laptop.
I have H815 Eur, and I don't have acces lock.
I tried some browsers yesterday, chrome, firefox, dolphin and stock browser, these all eat up 5% in about 10-15 minutes, where opera mini 5% in 36 minutes... With these browsers I can see the percentages dropping radically, wtf... so I use opera mini, and if I can't do something in opera I change to stock. But what I don't get is, why the heck do these other browsers need so much energy?
Is there another browser like the opera mini, but maybe a bit more optimized, or "better"? Sometimes I have to click on something 2 or 3 times, because for the first click it looks like it's loading, but after it has loaded, nothing is happening, I get "redirected" to the page, I was on before.
The other thing is that I installed Gsam. I'm on battery since this morning, and Gsam says that may awake time is 52 minutes. But this app doesn't list, which apps kept my phone awake. Is there an app, that can show me details of that, without root? I don't have root yet, maybe in 1 or 2 days if I can use my laptop.
I have H815 Eur, and I don't have acces lock.
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wakelock detector can be used without root provided you follow to the letter the directions on how to use it without root. You'll have to do that every time you want to use the app. So I recommend waiting to get the info from it until you are down to 20% give or take without having plugged in your G4 for anything during the time from 100% to 20%. What is waking your G4 may not be as straight forward as expected. Though a few things might be obvious. There are some things that are indirect things keeping awake and will end up being process of elimination. For example location services was the biggest battery waster on my G4 and it took trial and error and process of elimination to determine the apps and settings wasting the battery through location services.I am assuming all G4 can get access lock by following the directions earlier in the thread if not that is a bummer as it is a nice no root thing to have.
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OK, I've noticed one thing that results in much better battery life for me but may nit be convenient for many of you. When I power down my phone at night and charge it I get significantly better battery life than just plugging it in at the end of the day and unplugging it in the morning.
Another observation: (And I may have mentioned this before) I have three batteries and it seems like I get much better life out of one of them (one of my promo batteries) vs the one that came with phone... I have them numbered 1,2,3. #1 came with the phone and 2,3 were promo batteries. # 2 seems to perform the best regularly.
David
Another observation: (And I may have mentioned this before) I have three batteries and it seems like I get much better life out of one of them (one of my promo batteries) vs the one that came with phone... I have them numbered 1,2,3. #1 came with the phone and 2,3 were promo batteries. # 2 seems to perform the best regularly.
David
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I'm amazed at how things we don't use are allowed to run in the background and consume battery. These latest two discoveries, music widget updater and smart contacts, account for 4 minutes of wake time each. I'm now down to 36 minutes of awake time when not actively used. That;s down from 3.5 to 4 hours of wake time on top of the actively used time. These two things weren't as much of juice recovered as most of the other stuff I've done, but after a series of tests I can attribute a gain of 1 additional hour of deep sleep. I can now easily get over 3 hours of screen on time in the games I play and 18 hours of deep sleep.
Hello everyone! I just want to share my concern about my g4 and i want to ask what to do about it.
Last week, i changed my phone from s5 to g4 and from using it, i found some odds about it, fast draining of battery. I have 3-4 sot with moderate usage.
- brightness in auto mode (0% setting)
- no syncing the whole time
- wifi and bluetooth are only activated when needed
- gps turned off the whole time
- once my battery reaches 99%, it was like when im using, its draining 1% every 1-2 min
What to do to improve the battery performance? My old s5 is better than this. Im having twice charging a day.
Thanks!
Last week, i changed my phone from s5 to g4 and from using it, i found some odds about it, fast draining of battery. I have 3-4 sot with moderate usage.
- brightness in auto mode (0% setting)
- no syncing the whole time
- wifi and bluetooth are only activated when needed
- gps turned off the whole time
- once my battery reaches 99%, it was like when im using, its draining 1% every 1-2 min
What to do to improve the battery performance? My old s5 is better than this. Im having twice charging a day.
Thanks!
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