Phone Idle?

[benjamin19]

The phone idle category has been very high on mine and my wife's phone. Is this an issue or just simply a way that LG classifies something? Has anyone nailed down what exactly is in it?

 

[Almeuit]

It depends. Have the phones mainly been idle and not used much ? If so that would make sense.

 

[LeoRex]

Well, if the phone sits a ton, you'll get a high idle usage. It's a bucket that you'll see some OEMs use to stuff some of the system level junk that might confuse people... If you don't use the phone much, SOMETHING has to use power.

Now, if idle very high, it could point to a drain... but it showing up, in and of itself, is not a cause for concern.

 

[benjamin19]

My phone is the opposite of idle. I'm traveling all day today so I'll report back to what my idle time is in a few hours.

 

[benjamin19]

My phone is the opposite of idle. I'm traveling today so I have been on my phone the entire time. Makes sense screen is #1 , makes no sense then why phone idle would be #2 . Same happens on my wife's, which made me think it was the way LG categorized things.

 

[TylerLV76]

This is just my opinion and a guess in general but I think phone idle is LG's way of grouping things like cell signal, standby etc. If so its going to match your up time. Its basically just showing how long the phone is up and running its normal background processes and how much battery its using by doing so. I personally wouldnt be concerned with it at all since it doesnt seem to be affecting things like SOT.

 

[benjamin19]

Here is additional information. From the apps screen on Gsam, pocketcasts makes sense as I've been listening the entire time. Whatever is causing the phone idle is in that Android system, and it's used 1 hour of cpu in the background. Unfortunately there is no way for me to see what it is.

 

[benjamin19]

This is just my opinion and a guess in general but I think phone idle is LG's way of grouping things like cell signal, standby etc. If so its going to match your up time. Its basically just showing how long the phone is up and running its normal background processes and how much battery its using by doing so. I personally wouldnt be concerned with it at all since it doesnt seem to be affecting things like SOT.

For sure. I use my phone to connect to my Dexcom G5 (continuous glucose monitor, type 1 diabetic). I know it uses a lot of background battery that is probably being hidden somewhere since it's pinging through Bluetooth. I'm of the opinion that with quick charge and wireless charging, no reason to limit the smartness of my phone for an extra hour or two screen on time. I just connect everything and charge when i need to. Just was curious about the phone idle category. Thanks for the reply.

 

[TylerLV76]

For sure. I use my phone to connect to my Dexcom G5 (continuous glucose monitor, type 1 diabetic). I know it uses a lot of background battery that is probably being hidden somewhere since it's pinging through Bluetooth. I'm of the opinion that with quick charge and wireless charging, no reason to limit the smartness of my phone for an extra hour or two screen on time. I just connect everything and charge when i need to. Just was curious about the phone idle category. Thanks for the reply.

Agreed. I do wish theyd show us whats in there but I think its a safe bet its holding wifi, Cell signal, bluetooth etc. Without root, Im not sure we'll ever know for sure.