Why does my LG G4 running Android 6.0 have terrible battery life?

[plmrman]

Re: Why is my LG G4 running Android 6.0 have terrible battery life?

https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg4/comments/42au1r/psa_how_to_fix_60_marshmallow_logd_battery_drain/

 

[TNCattleDog]

First couple weeks after MM on my verizon G4 were pretty bad. Last several days have been phenomenal. Finishing out my last several 12 hour shifts with at least 70% battery remaining. Went all last weekend - 43 hours - on a single charge. Would usually end my days at work with 50% pre MM and low 30's post MM. Seems to be getting better every day.

Use at work is mostly texting my team and calls to nurses and patients. Fairly typical and consistent use but not accumulating much screen time, usually an hour or so. Poor 4g and fair 3g reception in my hospital. Use at home varies a lot, but I use more of the screen time browsing G+, news, etc, usually 3 hrs SOT a day. Fairly good 4g at home. Use BT in my car and stream music both at home and in my car.

With the almost daily improvement, it seems like the phone is learning my usage and adjusting accordingly.

David

 

[Inders99]

Android OS is back at the top and my battery life is lousy

2hr17m screen
27m voice calls

Pathetic

 

[Inders99]

Android OS screen

 

[anon(782252)]

Android OS is back at the top and my battery life is lousy

2hr17m screen
27m voice calls

Pathetic

Obviously something is grabbing GPS and keeping it active. 12 hours GPS is really high.

What location setting do you use?

 

[Carl_L]

12 hours GPS is really high.

Gotta agree with that. In fact, to an old duffer like me, 12+ hrs is astounding - go back only a few years & most portable devices would be dead after around 6 hrs of GPS use.

>Settings>Location will possibly reveal the culprit(s) under 'RECENT LOCATION REQUEST'

 

[Inders99]

Obviously something is grabbing GPS and keeping it active. 12 hours GPS is really high.

What location setting do you use?

Battery saving mode.

 

[Inders99]

Gotta agree with that. In fact, to an old duffer like me, 12+ hrs is astounding - go back only a few years & most portable devices would be dead after around 6 hrs of GPS use.

>Settings>Location will possibly reveal the culprit(s) under 'RECENT LOCATION REQUEST'

Thanks but not sure if this the answer

 

[anon(782252)]

Battery saving mode.

In my experience battery saving mode doesn't actually save any battery. Sure, it may be better than high accuracy but it's not the best.

I have found that GPS only is easiest on the battery. Combined with removing GPS permissions for every app that doesn't need it in Access Lock, and I haven't had any battery drain issues with my last 3 phones (G3, G4, V10).

 

[Carl_L]

Thanks but not sure if this the answer

Hope you'll excuse my interfering here as I know I'm not really helping, more just trying to satisfy my curiosity.

As a UK user, I'm not used to seeing the E911 Location - Is this the only location, or are there other location options (i.e. is this screenshot scrolled down)?

I would have thought (hoped) that, if you allow location services to use networks only, any app calling on location services can only access what you have allowed (network only, no GPS). I'm aware (or at least I think I am) that a developer can specify whether the app is calling for coarse (WIFI or network) location or precise (GPS) location but, again, I would have thought (hoped) that, any request for precise location, where you have not permitted it, would return a null/no data/no permission response.

If I'd set locations services to use network only & then found out that my phone had been accessing GPS for 12.5 hrs, I'd be worried.

I know my ramblings are of little help but perhaps you might need to ask some questions on a developer forum and/or get your phone checked by someone with the correct expertise. Not trying to scare you - please take comfort in the fact that I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm just thinking out loud whilst trying to satisfy my own curiosity.


Edit P.S: A cursory Google search suggests maybe it's a Verizon thing - perhaps you don't have the control over location services you think you do? I'd have another look at the location requests after a full day of use.

 

[chuudee]

Re: Why is my LG G4 running Android 6.0 have terrible battery life?

Hello. Could I have the link to downloading your T-Mobile version?