Help Battery draining issues

Reverent · May 11, 2013

So this isn't the normal thread of battery draining. It seems when I'm out and not home the battery goes down 1-2% per hour which is good. When I get home though, that's when the issue starts.

It drains about 1% every couple of minutes. I can't seem to find a problem. I use my wifi so I don't hog my data. I also get horrible service inside my house for some reason. Which is another reason I use the wifi. I can't seem to find a reason for this happening.

I doubt it's app related considering it only does it while I'm at home and I have very few apps I installed myself as well.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

(I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum the first time.)

olbriar · May 12, 2013

Hi Reverent and welcome to Android Forums. I removed your wrongly placed thread. Thanks for mentioning it.
As for your problem.... Have you checked to see if you still suffer drastic battery drain when home when not connected to your wifi? Have you experienced the drain when connected to another wifi besides your home connection? This might let us know if your problem is wifi related.

KitsapAndroid · May 12, 2013

Reverent said:
So this isn't the normal thread of battery draining. It seems when I'm out and not home the battery goes down 1-2% per hour which is good. When I get home though, that's when the issue starts.

It drains about 1% every couple of minutes. I can't seem to find a problem. I use my wifi so I don't hog my data. I also get horrible service inside my house for some reason. Which is another reason I use the wifi. I can't seem to find a reason for this happening.

I doubt it's app related considering it only does it while I'm at home and I have very few apps I installed myself as well.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

(I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum the first time.)

The bolded part is your problem. Nothing will drain the battery worse than terrible service.

Reverent · May 12, 2013

KitsapAndroid said:
The bolded part is your problem. Nothing will drain the battery worse than terrible service.

I get like 2-3 bars while I'm inside my house.

Sometimes less than that to no signal.

iTzKPanda · May 13, 2013

Reverent said:
I get like 2-3 bars while I'm inside my house.

Sometimes less than that to no signal.

That would probably be your problem. If you have low signal, then your phone continues to try to get as much signal as possible which in turn uses up battery.
It used to happen to me during class. I would have horrible reception so the battery drained quicker than usual. However, the reception got better so i'm at 4-5 bars.
Also, if you have Wi-Fi on when your phone is not being used, then it drains more battery because it has to use battery to keep the Wi-Fi signal alive.

Reverent · May 13, 2013

iTzKPanda said:
That would probably be your problem. If you have low signal, then your phone continues to try to get as much signal as possible which in turn uses up battery.
It used to happen to me during class. I would have horrible reception so the battery drained quicker than usual. However, the reception got better so i'm at 4-5 bars.
Also, if you have Wi-Fi on when your phone is not being used, then it drains more battery because it has to use battery to keep the Wi-Fi signal alive.

I use the wifi while I'm at home so I don't use up a lot of data. I do use it while I'm at home. Turning it off for 10-15 minutes here and there would be pointless.

LeoRexus · May 13, 2013

Wi-Fi is a feast or famine thing with batteries.. if you have a good, strong signal, it uses almost nothing. But if the radio has to crank up the wattage to keep a connection, it'll suck that thing dry in minutes it seems. Improve that Wi-Fi signal... is it an old router?

Reverent · May 13, 2013

LeoRexus said:
Wi-Fi is a feast or famine thing with batteries.. if you have a good, strong signal, it uses almost nothing. But if the radio has to crank up the wattage to keep a connection, it'll suck that thing dry in minutes it seems. Improve that Wi-Fi signal... is it an old router?

The wifi signal isn't the problem. It's my carrier signal.

LeoRexus · May 13, 2013

Well.. with both radios, the stronger the signal, the less power you phone needs to maintain the connection.

Turn off mobile data in the areas where you have a poor connection and use Wi-Fi as much as possible ( If your Wi-Fi is connected, the mobile data radio pretty much turns off. ). Otherwise, you are at you carrier's mercy as far as signal strength is concerned.

Reverent · May 13, 2013

LeoRexus said:
Well.. with both radios, the stronger the signal, the less power you phone needs to maintain the connection.

Turn off mobile data in the areas where you have a poor connection and use Wi-Fi as much as possible ( If your Wi-Fi is connected, the mobile data radio pretty much turns off. ). Otherwise, you are at you carrier's mercy as far as signal strength is concerned.

My battery only drains quickly while I'm at home because I get low carrier signal apparently, but I use wifi. At least, that's what it sounds like from the posts and what I've gathered.

LeoRexus · May 13, 2013

Do some tests. First, go on and turn off you mobile data radio and see if that helps.

If that is fine switch it back on and disable your Wi-Fi...

If I was a betting man, I would put my money on the Wi-Fi as the thirsty one.

Reverent · May 13, 2013

LeoRexus said:
Do some tests. First, go on and turn off you mobile data radio and see if that helps.

If that is fine switch it back on and disable your Wi-Fi...

If I was a betting man, I would put my money on the Wi-Fi as the thirsty one.

I'll try that, but it's a bit hard to text with 0-3 bars depending on where I'm at in my house on my carrier.

KitsapAndroid · May 13, 2013

It's not your Wi-Fi. It's your cell signal. The radio is constantly searching to get you a better signal, and in doing so, it's draining your battery. The harder it tries to search, the faster your battery drains. I know this from my own personal experience, and some internet research.

Reverent · May 14, 2013

KitsapAndroid said:
It's not your Wi-Fi. It's your cell signal. The radio is constantly searching to get you a better signal, and in doing so, it's draining your battery. The harder it tries to search, the faster your battery drains. I know this from my own personal experience, and some internet research.

I was going to try turning off the mobile data, but it didn't really help. Regardless, I got a couple extra batteries ordered the other day so I can just switch them out.

Reverent · May 16, 2013

It seems like my carrier signal got better with these batteries for some odd reason. Either that, or I just haven't noticed I've been getting better signal lately.

caitlinadian · Jun 11, 2013

So, is there any way to prevent the battery from dying from lack of service, then?

iTzKPanda · Jun 11, 2013

Put your phone into airplane mode.

jcruzanski · Jun 15, 2013

Yep, I have the worst signal at work and lose about 20% an hour... bad signal sucks... literally

awoolf · Jun 19, 2013

jcruzanski said:
Yep, I have the worst signal at work and lose about 20% an hour... bad signal sucks... literally

I've noticed the same thing in poor coverage areas. I turn off mobile data, and the battery lasts MUCH longer in low-signal areas. Maybe an app like Juice Defender could help? (Turning off WiFi and data when it's not needed, and turning in on for a bit every 15min)

iTzKPanda · Jun 19, 2013

There's an app called DS Battery Saver in the play store that turns off your data while you're phone is off. It's saved a good amount of battery for me.
It also puts your phone into deep sleep while it's off so even if there's an app that has processes running in the background draining battery, it would put that app into deep sleep.

jcruzanski · Jun 20, 2013

You don't need an app to turn off your data, just use airplane mode, unless you are expecting a call. Turn it on every so often to check messages.

awoolf · Jun 20, 2013

jcruzanski said:
You don't need an app to turn off your data, just use airplane mode, unless you are expecting a call. Turn it on every so often to check messages.

Airplane mode defeats the entire point of having a cell phone - you might as well turn it off completely, and save all your battery... No texts, no incoming or outgoing calls, no safety alerts. What if someone in your family had an emergency and was trying to reach you? Isn't that why we have cell phones?

Turning data (and Wifi) off is a good compromise between full functionality and no functionality. You'll still receive texts and phone calls.

jcruzanski · Jun 20, 2013

If its a service signal issue, turning off data isn't going to help.

I don't know about you, but life existed before cell phones. Most jobs have phone lines. Point being, this phone had a terrible antenna, and if you're in a bad area for reception you can count on miserable battery life.

jcruzanski · Jun 20, 2013

Why would anyone leave their Wi-Fi on unless actually connected tho a Wi-Fi source... That's... Well... dumb.

LeoRexus · Jun 23, 2013

I didn't have a lot of luck when I used that... I ended up doing it myself via Tasker and a bunch of profiles. Works great.

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