Battery poor after update?

Foxspeed · Aug 31, 2017

Hi all,
My 5X had a great battery life until the it updated to 7.1.2 (I think). I could go upto 36 hours without charging while using it moderately but now I struggle to get a day out of it.
Is this coincidental or have others found this to be so too?
Also, I would like to buy an extra Type C to type C charger but can't find anywhere that sells them (apart from Google) for a reasonable price. Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks.

codesplice · Aug 31, 2017

It's not uncommon to experience poor battery life following an OS update. Sometimes old app data might not get cleanly migrated to the new OS. Have you considered a factory reset?

Foxspeed · Aug 31, 2017

Hi, thanks for the reply.
Yes, I have thought about a reset but wanted to ask others here if they have had the same issue.

codesplice · Aug 31, 2017

Also, could you verify your build number? You can find this at Settings > About phone > Build number.

Foxspeed · Aug 31, 2017

Here you go...

codesplice · Aug 31, 2017

You might also try rebooting into Safe Mode for a while as an intermediate step before going for the reset. This would temporarily disable all of your installed apps and hopefully make it easy to tell if your poor battery performance is related to one or more of those apps.

Foxspeed · Sep 1, 2017

Thanks but how do I do that?

rusumen · Sep 1, 2017

Foxspeed said:
Thanks but how do I do that?

Here I Safe mode... https://www.androidexplained.com/nexus-5x-safe-mode/ Btw, you have 7.1.2 and now N5X have Oreo.

Foxspeed · Sep 1, 2017

Thanks.
I live in the UK so maybe that's why I don't have Oreo yet?

rusumen · Sep 1, 2017

Foxspeed said:
Thanks.

<br> I live in the UK so maybe that's why I don't have Oreo yet?

Not yet because i have/like custom rom. 😁

Foxspeed · Sep 1, 2017

Here we go...

rusumen · Sep 1, 2017

Foxspeed said:
Here we go...

Very good ! Let's hope you have a good SOT & standby with new version. 👍

Foxspeed · Sep 1, 2017

Now that went right over my head :oops:

rusumen · Sep 2, 2017

Foxspeed said:
Now that went right over my head

Well, are you satisfied with SOT and standby on Oreo ?

Foxspeed · Sep 2, 2017

Sorry, I still don't know what "SOT" is.
I haven't noticed much with Oreo at the minute but watched a few YouTube clips about it. I will use the phone as usual and see if the battery life has improved a little. I guess another factor of the battery draining is that I now wear a Bluetooth enabled watch that monitors my'BPM' (beats per minute) after suffering a cardiac arrest in January!

rusumen · Sep 2, 2017

Foxspeed said:
Sorry, I still don't know what 'SOT' is.
<br> I haven't noticed much with Oreo at the minute but watched a few YouTube clips about it. I will use the phone as usual and see if the battery life has improved a little. I guess another factor of the battery draining is that I now wear a Bluetooth enabled watch that monitors my'BPM' (beats per minute) after suffering a cardiac arrest in January!

SOT is Screen On Time and that mean how much time you used mobile with screen on.

SiempreTuna · Sep 4, 2017

Like rusumen, I suspect the issue is that one of your apps doesn't play well with Oreo so testing things with Safe Mode and then trying to identify the culprit is most probably the way to go.

One thing I've seen recommended after an update is to clear the caches. This is another option on the menu that you used to reboot in Safe Mode.

Kinda jealous that you have Oreo already - I'm still waiting

P.S. answered the charger question on your other post

Foxspeed · Oct 4, 2017

SiempreTuna said:
Like rusumen, I suspect the issue is that one of your apps doesn't play well with Oreo so testing things with Safe Mode and then trying to identify the culprit is most probably the way to go.

One thing I've seen recommended after an update is to clear the caches. This is another option on the menu that you used to reboot in Safe Mode.

Kinda jealous that you have Oreo already - I'm still waiting

P.S. answered the charger question on your other post

Hi, sorry but I only just got back to this thread. Thanks for the advice but my phone is now dead. I have posted why.

MikeInMexico · Oct 26, 2017

My battery life is more than 50% better with Oreo than it was with nougat. Good news!

exninja · Oct 27, 2017

Mine isn't any better. Maybe slightly worse.

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