yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
True, that was a poor description on my part.

For me, idle usually means fine signal with Edge enabled at all times, wifi off, and nothing syncing. Basically just deep sleep.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ari197:
can you elaborate more how you uninstall Google Play Service ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
I uninstalled it and the problem came back within 24 hours. Doesn't seem worth the effort. Turning off Google Now, location history doesn't work long term either.

Seems the next thing to do if turn off GPS as a temporary workaround until Sony can fix this. Doesn't happen on ANY of my other devices; Z2, Z1 Compact, SGS5, HTC M8, Moto G or Moto E etc - all on KitKat.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Halfsun:
As I said on my post, it worked for me, and it is still working... For me it was worth the effort.

My phone isn't heating anymore and the battery is "normal" or even better.

Ok, you tried in all your devices and they all do the same, cannot help you on that, the only thing I can say is that for me it worked like a charm... ;)

Regards.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
What I meant about the other KitKat devices was that I think the fault is with Sony, not Google. It's down to something that Sony has done in the new firmware, and not a Google problem.

As such, it will probably take Sony to fix it. I am hoping the small patch apparently going out today might do this, in which case I'll be very happy (well my wife will be, as it's her phone and she holds me responsible for her now having the battery die in 10 hours whether she uses it or not).
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
benching ^^
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emiglet:
You should try to put the phone in airplane mode. I was amazed that the phone would last an entire week, instead of the usual 12-24 hours.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yandz:
same here i turned on airplane mode to reduce battery usages.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
Thats against the concept of a phone!

Gesendet von meinem D6503 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
Using airplane mode is a weird suggestion :P Almost might as well say 'turn off phone for better battery usage'.

It's amazing how long they can last in deep sleep with airplane mode on, tho. My old Xperia X8 can last for 22-25 days!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ari197:
This has been acknowledge by Sony

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/...r-android-4-4-2-update-problems-acknowledged/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddaemen:
I did nearly the same:

1. uninstalled GPS via titanium backup.

2. Installed GPS ONLY via the CM11 Gapps package (Not in system but /data/apps).

3. Update to latest version.

It does not matter if deodexed or not.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
How long Do you Come out with your accu?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
So at almost
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
I Come out 2-3 days
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
And take games for you a Lot of accu?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
Or take messaging apps more accu for you?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vashollow:
can you tell me how to do it?

and how long your screen on time?

i appreciate if you tell me how to not drain my battery to much. :good:

*sorry for my bad english :p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
*Messaging apps Like whatapp and so on...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jemuca:
doubt

Had the same issue, the workaround of unistalling the updates from Google Play Services worked for me so far.... I just have a concern, when I go to Battery Usage the one in the top is Media about 82% then Screen 6% and Android system 3%... What does this Media refers to? I tried to reduce it but no luck... Does anyone know? Thx
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
Here some "Standby"

Flight mode and WiFi off

P.S Lot's of battery benchmarks incoming!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
Not Bad thanks! :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chronicfathead:
How do you uninstall the updates, as my wifes phone only has the option to disable, and the uninstall updates is grayed out?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ultraemi:
Oh and take Gameloft Apps lots of accu for you?

Like mc4,Gangstar Vegas and so on?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
Wow man, your posts are truly a mystery to me.

What are you saying, man? What are you asking about?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
"Do game loft games drain battery fast?" Is what he said xD
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jemuca:
Hello, I follow the below instructions and it worked for me (currently I have the ver 4.0.34)..

go to Settings > Google (accounts) > Ads > Tick the box for Opt out of interest-based ads and also disable back up of your data by going to Settings > Backup & reset (Personal) > uncheck the box for “Back up my data”.

If you are unable to uninstall the update for Google Play Services from Settings > Apps, go to Settings -> Security -> Device administrators and disable “Android Device Manager”. Also check the settings in the Play Store so that automatic updates is not enabled as this may update Google Play Services again automatically.

PS: The issue that I had with the Media draining my battery was related to the SD (due to some corrupt files)... I format the SD and now the Media "issue" is gone...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvd777:
This is my battery benchmark after update on KitKat official Denmark 3 FTF 230. I do not have sim card in it and turn on airplane mod, but l used wifi and tapatalk mainly.

It can be seen that l don't have any issues with battery drain or any google service.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
Seems like you got a wifi problem, no? That seems like a lot of battery usage to me, on airplane mode.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvd777:
in 16 days? I can't tell it is a problem...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
Haha, my bad, for some reason I read it as 16 hours!

16 days is indeed good.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvd777:
Jebiga, dogadja se :)

It happens :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
ROM details:

eXistenZ Ultimate 1.5.5 plus some debloating..

Usage:

Wifi/2g data ON all the time..

Did play Candy crush game for like 48 mins, listened to music for like 1 n half hour, used whatsapp, hangouts, facebook and surfed the internet for the rest of the screen time.. I must say with KK, best battery life for XZ since 4.2.2..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bassement:
I am also considering to buy this phone and my major concerns are about the battery. I am currently watching this thread about user experiences but I did't seem to find a very important information for me and that's I'll ask you here. I know the battery is non removable and all but I'm wondering is there a way someone can change it? Most of all I'm planning to use this phone for a long time (3-4) years and I want to know if I or a sony employee can change the battery when it needs to without any risk for the phone itself? I've read about the "non-removable" battery of Xperia S and how it is actually a normal battery behind a few screws and my question is: "Is it the same here on Xperia Z?" Is the battery soldered(sealed) like in Iphone or is it a normal battery but just harder to reach like in Xperia S?

Many thanks in advance and I hope this will be helpful to other people,too :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayman1986:
Re: Xperia Z battery life

A "Sony employee" be it a repair engineer would easily be able to change it.

You say that you want phone for 3-4 years but this phone comes with 2 year manufacturer warranty after that your gonna have to pay for it if battery becomes faulty.

There is a video I saw on here, where a Sony engineer is seen putting phone together and it looks like it would be easy as long as you can get back cover off.

Im sure within a month or so someone will mess up their phone and we will have a disassembling guide on here in no time.

Question I would rather ask is will there genuine Sony replacement batteries available for sale? Afterall this is a non removable battery therefore they may not necessarily sell individual batteries.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bassement:
That pretty much answers my question :) Thank you. I never owned a Sony and this one caught my eye and all I wanted to know was is the battery sealed and can we replace it if we manage to get the back cover off without disassembling the whole phone unlike some of the htc phones(if I remember correctly) Anyways,thank you for the fast response.Greetings.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeadlyDazza:
Re: Xperia Z battery life

My Z came off a nights charge at 6am this morning & because I have a cushy job I've used it pretty much constantly up until now.

Needs to go back on charge soon but I'm quite happy with the battery life.

But then I'm coming from an Xperia Play that would last an hour & die on 40% so what do I know?!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Re: Xperia Z battery life

That's pretty good but yeah, airplane mode is a HUGE battery saver because it turns off the cellular connectivity thus not being active at all, plus the phone was deep sleeping.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Is it just me or does the battery drain faster on this phone than any other phone ever? I sent a text i lose 1% ... :/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuppodolphin:
Because you just using new battery. It's normal for sony new battery. Usually you will need around 4-5 days to get better battery life.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m00moo:
I find it drops quite fast whilst using too although I know its early days so no complaints here. During the night i lost about 3% over 7-8 hours. Not bad :) This was using stamina mode + white list, gmail, whatsapp, cerberus. Thumbs up from me so far!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Re: Xperia Z battery life

That a fact about Sony batteries or placebo? Lol
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefanve:
After the first charge it stayed for ages on 100%. This morning it went way faster, I could day the percentages drop that seemed like every 30 seconds or so.

Than I remembered that I played with the brightness so I put it back the way it was when I received the unit I think it was on 20% or so with auto switched on, it didn't go as quickly any more. it seems that the back light(s) are draining the battery quickly, but have to test a bit more to know for sure.

9 hours on battery, no stamina, lots of messages received. 20% left

2:45 display, lots of surfing, installing apps, looking at photos replying to messages etc

200MB downloads

15 minute call
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DakiX:
I'm a hardcore user.. very crazy and always use it. Today I had almost 6h display on and I think it's awesome. My Note 2 provides 10 hours display-on but that is a different league. I'm satisfied! The battery needs to be charged by the way 5-6x to reach the full capacity. Incidentally the Snapdragon S4 Pro is the same as Snapdragon 600 officially confirmed by Qualcomm, just another name :D

Real Racing 3 is available since yesterday and the back is nice and warm when playing through the glass, it is super but not hot or uncomfortable :good:

I celebrate the Xperia Z :highfive:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
6 hours screen time? are sure about that.. got a screen shot? Sounds a little too good to be true.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DakiX:
Yes almost 6h. Unfortunately too late, it is already loaded ^ ^ but the values ​​are feasible do not worry.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikbe:
Sorry but it isn't the same. It has few quite clever improvements.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6568/qualcomm-krait-400-krait-300-snapdragon-800
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DakiX:
It is exactly the same. HTC One andXperia Z have the same processor that clocks at the One at 1.7 is simply more marketing it was a brand new by htc ;)

(german) http://www.pocketpc.ch/c/3662-mwc-2...pdragon-600-entspricht-snapdragon-s4-pro.html
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooltranier13px:
Well dang, of course the Z isn't going to get good battery life like that if your doing all that just on your smartphone.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefanve:
Just a quick tip, get your self a new charger as the one I got is way to weak to charge the xz. Used the one from my tab and it goes pretty quickly now
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Re: Xperia Z battery life

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaFFeiNe666:
total phone time????
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheFirstFishy:
Sv: Xperia Z battery life

No, it looks like screen time. It's the time most of us are worried about and not how long time the battery will hold while not using the phone.

Somewhere around..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrainRex:
Mine

On Pure XZ ROM
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
[MENTION=248222]tornado™[/MENTION] [MENTION=4965810]BrainRex[/MENTION]

What brightness setting?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
Mine was Auto Brightness.. And i was out during the daytime and below tubelight facing the screen all the time when i was sitting on the couch n watching tv.. So i say it reached max brightness atleast 60% of the time screen was on.. :silly:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
Not too shabby! Remember, you can always use BetterBatteryStats, if you have it, to see how much time were spent in each level of brightness.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
Ok.. So i did some more basic tests on XZ to see how it does with battery life..

1: 100% brightness..

With full brightness, i managed to get 4h screen time which is actually impressive. I played Candy Crush for like more than 40 mins, browsed for a while, listened to music for like 1 and half hour, did chat a lot with Hangouts, Facebook, Whatsapp and some XDA app usage for like 20 mins or somethin..

2. 50% brightness Manual..

Again with 50% brightness, got almost 4 and half hours of screen time.. Despite half hour again playing Candy Crush and rest of the stuff same as above..

3. Auto Brightness..

This time i decided not to play any games and see the performance.. I eventually got better battery backup.. Also Auto brightness helped when i was indoors.. As usually except for the gaming stuff, i used all other stuff on my phone.. And XZ battery backup is very impressive if u ask me..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
5 hours SoT within a full day!

Not bad. Whats your typical usage ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kazim.asghar:
Android system Location Running

hi i am using existenz 1.5.5. My android system is draining the battery to much. In the app op the location service is always in use by android system. can any one help me?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
I don't play much games on my phone except for Candy crush(I got a good gaming PC).. And i normally get only few calls, like 10-15mins.. I use Hangouts, Whatsapp and Facebook a lot.. Those are my battery eaters.. And i love to take pictures.. XZ Camera is awesome.. And Music, to keep my mind relaxed.. I use it for an hour atleast every 2 days.. Rest goes into other apps.. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
go to WiFI options and disable "Scan always for networks" and disable location service in settings.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sontran_vietnam:
Hi. I'm using Z c6603, and I'm have usef it for 2 month. 3 day ago, I flashed may Z to .233 Hongkong. And after that, My phone losed 15% battery overngiht :( And max onscreen just 3h45m. Although I had turn off GPS, 3g, just used wifi but nothing change. I try so many thing and read a lot of thread but my battery still run out so fast :( plz help me.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocane:
Try with Wakelock Detector
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmankh10:
Just clear cache nd data of play services,reboot ur device and charge it till 100% then see the magic,my xz consumed only 1% overnight(6 hours)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jai554:
Hi...

My phone runs really hot... It charges very slow but discharges very fast...

When i turn off my phone, it stays hot/warm... Idk why :(

Help...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tOrNadO™:
Perform a factory reset and let the fw settle.. Use the work arounds for Google Play Services bug and u will be fine.. My guess is there might be the battery problem, dial *#*#4636#*#* and enter into battery testings and check the battery health.. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jai554:
Google Play Services not draining the battery... so far the battery health is good
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sontran_vietnam:
But how can I make it not losing too much battery next time.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeisenbergBB:
Hi all, for more battery is better rom stock or rom mod (MoonWalker, Carbon, Cricskelo etc) ?

I have kitkat 4.4.2 stock now.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samueljojo:
battery question

Hi guys I already know this forum so long but just joined today and having an issues on my xz battery. Yesterday just rooted my device and realize that google play services drain my battery a lot after following advice from you guys at here my battery life imrove alot but still I have a question why the android os and system taking so much battery android os 22-24% ? Is it normal?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izyeasy:
im curious about that too , android os eating my phone battery aswell, i think some programs now are included directly into android os or something.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ogame:
Battery drain again

For information

Hi,

yesterday my phone downloaded new version of Google services 5.0.84. and the battery drain started again.

So, I downgraded it to version 5.0.82 and everthing is OK.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wedgess:
If you have a question which is unrelated to this thread do not ask it here and do not link to a question from a different site which is 3 years old...

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aliriyahi:
Hi friends, plz help me, ? , whats the problem?

My rom is stock 4.4.2 and xzkernel v25
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jai554:
Worst battery life ever... Phone enters deep sleep but battery still drains! :(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sossa_A4:
When my phone sleeps, it really sleeps. GPS .88 installed, this was still on .84 version.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatis:
I need help with my battery.

I flashed stock rom .101 twice. Always the same problem.

[IMG="battery1"]http://i.imgur.com/8ZZBUDj.png[/IMG]

[IMG="battery2"]http://i.imgur.com/87rWGJS.png[/IMG]

stock rom .101

Google play services 5.0.84

Deleted google+ but its nothing change

on second screen 41% is Android operaiting system

Why alarmmanager wakeup my phone 4000 times per 8 hours. I thing this is the problem but i dont know how to solve that.

What do you think ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuckycv:
I'm on 5.0.89(1307510-038) and no issues, I even uninstall the "disable service" app and no more problems. As of now I'm on 71% battery after 17h 26m. with 1h15m screen time and 40m voice calls. I use it mostly for calls, whatsapp and some email. I do have location reporting on and gps.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatis:
you suggest update play services to 0.89? But play services no drain battery now i think

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battery drain is only on mobile data. On wifi and without internet batery works great.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sossa_A4:
Greenify should bring help for the wakeups... Earlier in kitkat battery drain fix thread i posted a solution for the batterydrain... Cheers.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatis:
so ... I flashed rom once again via pcc this time JB .101 (stock brand rom from orange - default rom on my phone) and now only google play services drain my battery. 5.0.89. Is there some working fix for this now?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigacats:
I found out the root of problem this battery drain. The problem is 'sometimes' our phone cannot get location neither from WiFi nor cell tower and then Google play service need those data, so it will always wake up and make battery drainage.

So in my opinion if someone can figured out how to fix WiFi/cell tower location service this problem will also fixed.

You can confirm my opinion by open Google maps when battery drain happened, u will only see grey dot instead of blue dot as your position and if gps locked it will become blue.

Edit: in normal condition when open Google maps our phone will show blue dot with low accuracy and wait until gps locked
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jai554:
Hello,

Is this normal? Hmmm

The drain is quite high... Normally around 1000mA... When screen of yhe value stays around 500mA but thr phone enters deep sleep...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haldi4803:
Definitely not normal!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jai554:
The battery also drains even when the phone is turned off... It stays warm
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hider141:
If the battery drains even when the phone is off then it might be either a faulty battery, or a short-circuit somewhere on the motherboard.

Wait for others to confirm if what I'm saying is correct or not, but you might need to send the phone to a GSM service for further investigation.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sossa_A4:
Can you post a screenshot with the apps on it that use battery in deep sleep?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jai554:
Which screenshot do you want? Wakelock detector?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sossa_A4:
In your settings when u see the usage statistics, because then at least you Can see which apps might be a problem.. Cheers
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jai554:
Screen on time 1 hour (lowest brightness)

Deep sleep 2 hours
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatis:
is it possible when I downgrade my phone to 4.3 (from 4.4) via flashtool (with wipe data etc) to stay kerenel from 4.4.

My problem is extremaly battery drain. Phone is warm all the time. Battery drain by 8h. Android operaiting system was 35% battery usage. Wakelock detector show nothing special.

Everything was good until release 4.4. I got 4.4 4 days, back to 4.3 via flashtool 3 times and every time batery is drain.

gps and location is off of course. Google play services 5.0.89.

stock rom .101
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vickyragav:
I have same problem

But after doing this steps solved my problem

uninstalling Google play service to default version and download Google play service apk 5.0 from Google and install it.

Switch off mobile and charge it for 100

My settings

android device manager enabled

GPS enabled

After doing this

Monitored for last 4 hour

I watched 1 hour of Video with Bluetooth enabled headset

And also did some calling but still it has 70 of battery

May it will be useful......
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suprasuperb:
Hey guys I've recently purchased Xperia Z here in India. It's running on Jelly Bean 4.1.2.(Launch version).

I'm very happy with my phone, I.e Video Playback, Gaming Performance, Camera etc :thumbup: .

But I'm not satisfied with Battery and audio output.

I can live with low audio output as I listen most of my music via earphones. As of now I am satisfied with battery performance(4.1.2). I want to update my phone to Kitkat.

But I can't live without battery life.

I ve heard very poor battery performance of Xperia Z(Kitkat) :what:.So,

Is it advisable to update to KitKat 4.4.2. Xperia Z Kitkat users please provide your feedback.

PS: I'm new to Xda.

Thanks in advance.