Help Nexus 4 poor battery

Beef Cake · May 28, 2013

Hi, my Nexus 4 is just under two months old and recently I've noticed a decrease in battery life as well as the battery decreasing several percent in one go. 20 minutes ago it was at 20% and now it's at 10% although I have done a reset in that time.

Google ignored the issue when I emailed them about the phone blacking out earlier. I was just told to do a reset :thinking:

DC1022 · May 29, 2013

Can you explain more and screenshot your battery usage? Need more info to help

Beef Cake · May 29, 2013

DC1022 said:
Can you explain more and screenshot your battery usage? Need more info to help

Hi.

I'm doing a full charge now, so will continue to use as normal then when the battery has almost ran out, screenshot and post.

With regards to the percentage, when it's discharging it will go from 85% to 81% instead of 1% each time.

I emailed Google yesterday about the phone blacking out on three or four occasions and mentioned the problem with the battery and they said to do a factory reset but didn't mention anything to do with the battery.

Is there a correct way to charge a smartphone?

SiempreTuna · May 29, 2013

In theory, it shouldn't matter how you charge it. It was recently shown that the latest batteries do actually suffer from battery 'memory' but the affect is apparently too small to notice.

Have to admit that I prefer not to do partial charges (i.e. not all the way to 100%) and I do occassionally allow it to run all the way down (until it turns itself off - the old way of addressing battery memory), but there's no proof this has any effect at all.

If your battery has suddenly started playing up, try removing any apps (or updates to apps) that you've recently installed in case they're doing something dodgy. Next, you could check the sync'ing options on all the apps you have that sync (e.g. email, facebook, twitter, news, weather, trains etc etc).

If none of that helps, it could be that there's an issue with the battery .. that would explain the sudden drops in charge and might also explain the black outs. I assume that you'd need to send the phone to google/LG to have the battery replaced.

Beef Cake · May 29, 2013

Thanks Siempre.

I've never been a partial charger, I tend to charge to full then wait until it turns off but sometimes have started the charge when it's on 2-3%. Always to 100% though.

Is it OK to use the phone while it's charging?

Banished Angel · May 29, 2013

Beef Curtains said:
Thanks Siempre.

I've never been a partial charger, I tend to charge to full then wait until it turns off but sometimes have started the charge when it's on 2-3%. Always to 100% though.

Is it OK to use the phone while it's charging?

Using the phone while it's charging is fine, but you shouldn't let your phone completely die all the time. It's not good for the battery.

jhawkkw · May 29, 2013

Are you running complete stock or a custom rom/kernel. Also, do you currently have Google Now enabled?

realizm · May 29, 2013

I would also recommend going through your apps and disabling some Google apps you don't use that will constantly run otherwise.
I personally noticed a difference in battery after disabling magazines, currents, and both Asian keyboards that run forever...
I have Google now enabled and use it often. Google now is rad. Use it...
The only Gapps I have set to sync is gmail. Nothing else.
I get stellar battery life and use the phone often. I get around 5 hours of screen on before its charge time

chong67 · May 29, 2013

Did you do a hard reset of your phone and just have the basic and see how your phone juice behave.

I always have my phone top charge even if it is full.

I had a phone before and after 100 full discharge/charge, it loose some of the capacity. The less you use the battery, the longer your battery will last. But every now and then, do a full discharge.

But the battery outlast me bc I only keep my phone for 8 mths the most.

nebler · May 29, 2013

realizm said:
I would also recommend going through your apps and disabling some Google apps you don't use that will constantly run otherwise.
I personally noticed a difference in battery after disabling magazines, currents, and both Asian keyboards that run forever...
I have Google now enabled and use it often. Google now is rad. Use it...
The only Gapps I have set to sync is gmail. Nothing else.
I get stellar battery life and use the phone often. I get around 5 hours of screen on before its charge time

Sorry to hijack, but which keyboards do you disable in the app list?

realizm · May 29, 2013

nebler said:
Sorry to hijack, but which keyboards do you disable in the app list?

Korean and Pinyin...... Unless you're Korean or Chinese there's no need to keep em running.

realizm · May 29, 2013

chong67 said:
Did you do a hard reset of your phone and just have the basic and see how your phone juice behave.

I always have my phone top charge even if it is full.

I had a phone before and after 100 full discharge/charge, it loose some of the capacity. The less you use the battery, the longer your battery will last. But every now and then, do a full discharge.

But the battery outlast me bc I only keep my phone for 8 mths the most.

This actually is a huge myth. The newest generation of batteries do not lose juice nor do they require a "break in" period. You can have a nexus 4 for 2 years and the battery will last just as long, charge just as fast as the day you unboxed it.

nebler · May 29, 2013

realizm said:
Korean and Pinyin...... Unless you're Korean or Chinese there's no need to keep em running.

Thought so, just checking I hadn't missed any, thanks

Beef Cake · May 29, 2013

Banished Angel said:
Using the phone while it's charging is fine, but you shouldn't let your phone completely die all the time. It's not good for the battery.

Cheers.

Really? So I should just wait until 5% maybe then charge?

jhawkkw said:
Are you running complete stock or a custom rom/kernel. Also, do you currently have Google Now enabled?

Stock I think, not done anything to the phone since I bought it.

No, what's that?

realizm said:
I would also recommend going through your apps and disabling some Google apps you don't use that will constantly run otherwise.
I personally noticed a difference in battery after disabling magazines, currents, and both Asian keyboards that run forever...
I have Google now enabled and use it often. Google now is rad. Use it...
The only Gapps I have set to sync is gmail. Nothing else.
I get stellar battery life and use the phone often. I get around 5 hours of screen on before its charge time

How do I disable those apps?

nebler · May 30, 2013

To disable apps go into settings - apps - all - then disable ones you don't use. Just be wary of what your disabling and know what they do.

Beef Cake · Jun 4, 2013

Right, I contacted Google again after doing a factory reset and the phone is still blacking out, battery still giving inaccurate readings so they're sending one out.

Will I have to pay for the postage costs?

El Presidente · Jun 4, 2013

When I returned the official headphones, they sent me an RMA slip via email, and a courier came round the next day with a paid delivery note. All I had to do was package it up and drop it off at the local TNT office.

Beef Cake · Jun 4, 2013

Cheers El Presidente.

BTW are you Spanish/speak Spanish?

And thanks for the name change. Very apt.

El Presidente · Jun 4, 2013

Beef Cake said:
Cheers El Presidente.

BTW are you Spanish/speak Spanish?

And thanks for the name change. Very apt.

Any Spanish I know is thanks to my son watching Handy Manny.

No problem on the other bit.

Beef Cake · Jun 16, 2013

Quick bump to say I emailed Google again after doing the factory reset and they had a new Nexus sent out which I received the next day. I just have to arrange for collection of the old Nexus.

New one seems better.

marcusaugusto · Jun 17, 2013

My N4 is loosing its battery capacity with a rate of 10%/hour (when the phone is locked!).

The most strange thing is that the Android OS is in the first place with 50% of usage whe the phone is locked (25% when the phone has a moderated usage).

Could anyone help me?

I'm using Android 4.2.2 and I'm with the N4 since last saturday!

Thanks in advance!

BrandonOptimus · Jun 17, 2013

marcusaugusto said:
My N4 is loosing its battery capacity with a rate of 10%/hour (when the phone is locked!).

The most strange thing is that the Android OS is in the first place with 50% of usage whe the phone is locked (25% when the phone has a moderated usage).

Could anyone help me?

I'm using Android 4.2.2 and I'm with the N4 since last saturday!

Thanks in advance!

I remember I had this issue at a certain time, I noticed my phone got too hot as well when I lost battery with the screen turned off.
Are you rooted? Because if you are, you can easily calibrate your battery, that may solve the issue. You can also flash a new ROM, I flashed one and noticed a dramatic increase in battery life.
And also, if you don't use NFC or GPS or Bluetooth then just set it off. It saves some battery

Yawa · Jun 18, 2013

Using a combo of faux kernel and cm 10.1 and a 4g lte hack I've not had a battery screen on time last less than 4 1/2 hours.

All I can say is unsync everything ( so only when you open it will it sync) get greenify and add your questionable apps, undervolt ( most n4's can take at least a -100 mv undervolt across the board with no issues), and leave your display brightness at 50 percent or lower.

Again, I've had absolutely astounding screen on time battery life doing the above and that has been with 4G turned on, with a personal best of 5 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time.

I will say however, I've never not been rooted or running a custom kernel though so I cannot speak for those running stock settings, but I can say with absolute certainty that doing what I'm currently doing, this is the BEST (ABSOLUTELY BEST) battery life I've ever had on a device. The scary thing is I just got this device, and my kernel isn't even set in yet.

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