Battery Life

[EarlyMon]

Honestly rather than mess with task killing, your best move is to boot into the bootloader and clear the main cache.

 

[nicholb]

I force stop it but then it starts again on its own. Does anyone know how to get rid of it for good?

Go to app info for it, and tap "turn off". That will keep it from running.

 

[The_Chief]

I tried something. I was hesitant at first because I had no idea how detrimental to performance it would be and I need full power.

I turned on Power Saving mode. Not Ultra, just regular Power Saving.

And you know what? It's astonishing. I find no change in performance or operability, but it literally sips battery now. I took my Note 4 off the charger yesterday at about 6 AM, and ran it all day long: surfing, apps, pushed notifications, texts, calls... you name it. At 9 PM last night it went back on the charger, still at 73%. I don't know how it does it.

So if you're concerned about battery life, switch on Power Saving mode. Your mileage may vary, of course, but it's a no-brainer for me.

 

[javamann]

I tried something. I was hesitant at first because I had no idea how detrimental to performance it would be and I need full power.

I turned on Power Saving mode. Not Ultra, just regular Power Saving.

And you know what? It's astonishing. I find no change in performance or operability, but it literally sips battery now. I took my Note 4 off the charger yesterday at about 6 AM, and ran it all day long: surfing, apps, pushed notifications, texts, calls... you name it. At 9 PM last night it went back on the charger, still at 73%. I don't know how it does it.



So if you're concerned about battery life, switch on Power Saving mode. Your mileage may vary, of course, but it's a no-brainer for me.

I did the same and am also astonished. I wonder what the downside is to 'Power Saving.'

JM

 

[Herb87]

Hey guys, I need some help to determine if my battery is defective or not. I charge my phone 100% overnight, when I wake up I unplugged it and use it for mainly whatsapp, some browsing with chrome beta, no music playing, some calls and a little gaming, location and nfc off, power saving mode on, screen brightness is on auto.

Now that all that is covered, after 4 hours of use 52% is gone. I want to believe I'm a very hard user but I've heard some folks saying it last the whole day for them.

Should I take it back? Please help guys!!!!

 

[dyrelogan]

Yes I'd take it back. Sounds like what my first one went through. I do more than you do and after 4 hours I'm about 85%. Definitely take it back.

 

[dyrelogan]

Of course it says 20 hours on battery. After 20 hours on battery with your usage it's only 50%? I don't know. I think your battery is fine. Sorry I didn't see the pictures at first clearly.

 

[Herb87]

Of course it says 20 hours on battery. After 20 hours on battery with your usage it's only 50%? I don't know. I think your battery is fine. Sorry I didn't see the pictures at first clearly.

No, I don't know why is showing 20, there's no way this phone will last 20 hours on battery. It was plugged right before taking the screenshot. I'm note sure if it's normal. My brother streams Pandora all day long without a problem and mine it losses more than half in just four hours.