Sprint Galaxy S8 What Happened to my battery life ?

[datum9]

First of all, this is just a user forum. No one here is linked to Android development directly. Not even the admin or mods. They may have no idea on what the issue really is if there is a problem with the code.

Second, it is really ideal to factory reset after major updates and start the app installation and setup from scratch. The changes in the code are under the hood, and any previous customization the user made using older app versions may conflict.

I don't think it has anything to do with that.

My battery did same thing. Fully charged at 4.3V at 6:30 AM, down to 4.0V by 9AM. Without all that much usage. I have noticed that my battery life has gotten worse since November when I got it.

I think it's just wear on the battery. It's too small to begin with.

 

[datum9]

Nope. It's in the recovery menu. I posted a video on how to access it two posts below the one you quoted.

I see

I will try it but I doubt it will fix it. Still, I will try.

 

[anon(123856)]

I see

I will try it but I doubt it will fix it. Still, I will try.

If wiping the cache doesn't fix it try resetting the phone as I mentioned in post #17 . I would wipe the cache then give it a day or two and see if anything improves before going for the reset.

 

[4ndros]

First of all, this is just a user forum. No one here is linked to Android development directly. Not even the admin or mods. They may have no idea on what the issue really is if there is a problem with the code.

Second, it is really ideal to factory reset after major updates and start the app installation and setup from scratch. The changes in the code are under the hood, and any previous customization the user made using older app versions may conflict.

Thank you for answer!
I might try the factory reset but i will wait for a fix a little longer.

 

[CDH]

I was having significant battery drain problems, did a factory reset, and battery drained continued. Android systems was taking up a significant portion of the usage. And trying to troubleshoot and figure it out, I went through all apps to see what was using so much battery. Gear VR Services was using over 58% of battery when I looked at it yesterday. This is part of Android systems high-percentage, it's a systems app and cannot be disabled. Since having this phone I have known set up gear VR or used it, so it's a little Annoying that this is running and using so much battery in the background. I finally got a package disabler Pro, disabled it, and so far today battery life is much better. Haven't ran through a few Cycles to know for sure, but definitely something to look at.

 

[shadowsjc]

I was having significant battery drain problems, did a factory reset, and battery drained continued. Android systems was taking up a significant portion of the usage. And trying to troubleshoot and figure it out, I went through all apps to see what was using so much battery. Gear VR Services was using over 58% of battery when I looked at it yesterday. This is part of Android systems high-percentage, it's a systems app and cannot be disabled. Since having this phone I have known set up gear VR or used it, so it's a little Annoying that this is running and using so much battery in the background. I finally got a package disabler Pro, disabled it, and so far today battery life is much better. Haven't ran through a few Cycles to know for sure, but definitely something to look at.

This is interesting. I used the VR a month or 2 ago, but haven't used it since. I wonder if that is also affecting my battery life.

 

[PureBlue]

I have the exact same problem on my S8 plus. Just last week I noticed battery draining fast! Last night my battery went from 70% to 3% in 9 hours, no use. I haven't done anything accept the oreo update...

 

[tadpoles]

This may have been mentioned but make sure you have location settings set to Battery Saver unless you're actively using mapping. IME, it makes a dramatic difference. More than once I've gone in to find that Android Auto or some other app switched it to High Accuracy and thus unleashed the battery vampires.

 

[PureBlue]

What I don't get is I have had other updates and never done a factory reset in a year and never had to play with settings. I always left wifi on. Now my batter drains at least twice as fast. I would have moderate use. I installed gsam and see wifi uses a ton of power, but it never was a problem before.

 

[4ndros]

I performed the factory reset and the result was.... zero!
Overnight 25% of battery gone... that means if i don't use my phone at all the battery will last 24 hours. Nobody can be happy with this kind of "performance".
Same as before, Android system eats the biggest chunk of the battery.

 

[clownin72]

Forgot about disabling gear vr. Gonna give that a run too, thanks for the reminder.

 

[4ndros]

Forgot about disabling gear vr. Gonna give that a run too, thanks for the reminder.

I turned off a bunch of things, including VR and yet no improvement. This is not normal however we look at it, when you make no changes to your apps and the way you use your phone , the battery should not behave like this.
From my point of view the problem comes, only, from the system update... Unfortunately i couldn't find anything related to this subject to show me that this is perceived as problem for the Android developers.

 

[4ndros]

Another system update fixed the problem!
A good day to everyone!

 

[Eneal92]

I am getting terrible battery life as well. Just created an account so I can just say how bad Oreo has wrecked my S8's battery. Mine is on AT&T if that makes any difference. I've also noticed that my phone seems to get hot more, that may be due to the system running for no reason.

 

[Tcbemis]

I was having significant battery drain problems, did a factory reset, and battery drained continued. Android systems was taking up a significant portion of the usage. And trying to troubleshoot and figure it out, I went through all apps to see what was using so much battery. Gear VR Services was using over 58% of battery when I looked at it yesterday. This is part of Android systems high-percentage, it's a systems app and cannot be disabled. Since having this phone I have known set up gear VR or used it, so it's a little Annoying that this is running and using so much battery in the background. I finally got a package disabler Pro, disabled it, and so far today battery life is much better. Haven't ran through a few Cycles to know for sure, but definitely something to look at.

I'm trying to disable gear vr. Installed the package Disabler Pro, but can't die the life of me figure out the pdp engine that I need to enable (disable?). There's nothing in settings about it.

 

[BB_PP]

Hello all, been some time since I have frequented these forums. Life hasn't been so kind as of late. With no computer I found it too much to try and get on forums through my phone so I just gave up. Well I am back at least for this new issue. My battery life on my S8+ has tanked over the past few months.

So only a few months ago I was still getting about a day or so of battery life with my phone. Out of nowhere I am lucky to get a few hours of battery life with my phone. It has to do with an update, whether it was Android, Samsung or Sprint one of them has put through an update that kills battery life.

Why this conclusion? Because I have not put any new apps on my phone in nearly 6 months. I do not use my phone any less or more than I did previously. Just last night before I went to sleep I had went and optimized the phone through settings. My phone was at 36%, I had gotten woken up about 4 hours later and while I was awake I took a quick look at my phone, it was down to 2%. Only a few months ago that 36% would have maybe gone down to 30% by morning and I would still be using my phone half way through my work day before I decided to charge it at 12%-15% where I normally will plug in my phone for charging.

I know the rotten fruit people were putting through battery drain and power drops with older phones to force people to buy their latest and greatest. So now I have to worry about this with Android/Samsung?

Is there anyway to revert back Android 6 months without losing any of my info? Will the phone just keep forcing Android to update? Is this a new issue I just haven't read about yet, since I haven't really researched it?

With all the issues I have had with this phone and sprint I am going to be jumping carriers come contract end and probably going to the Pixel phones.

updated to Oreo. battery was horrible. after reset now good

 

[Eneal92]

updated to Oreo. battery was horrible. after reset now good

When you reset did you have everything reinstall from a backup or did you just redownload everything manually?

 

[BB_PP]

When you reset did you have everything reinstall from a backup or did you just redownload everything manually?

only sms and contacts restored from back up, rest downloaded manually. preferred if you start clean without anything from back up.

 

[Ihazterbo]

That Gear VR is what's now destroying my battery!!

I'm trying to disable gear vr. Installed the package Disabler Pro, but can't die the life of me figure out the pdp engine that I need to enable (disable?). There's nothing in settings about it.

 

[datum9]

My phone lost runtime capacity after 6 months of usage. I am not sure it has anything at all do with Oreo upgrade. It kinda began before that.