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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astraion:
This is the best Battery Life Help Thread I've read so far.

Thanks for all the info, I've been looking for this kind of content and finally landed on a HQ one. :good:

Will be checking your topic from now on. Bookmarked. Keep it up mate!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevelav:
manually killing apps

If i dont manually kill all the apps i have used can that cause battery drain?

(I had 66% last night!)

Thx
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
No.

Killing apps wastes battery.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevelav:
Oh dear, then I cant explain my battery use. I have a nexus 5, switched off location and keep awake for virtually everything with app opps, location is set to battery save, google now off and the gsam stats arent clear to me -

(i hope lollipop works better!)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
First of all, Lux (or whatever overlay app) does NOT save any battery at all on the Nexus 5 since it has an LCD screen. Lux does NOT reduce brightness, all it does is overlay transparent black over your screen. It would save battery on an AMOLED, because its darker, sure. On an LCD, it's useless, as the backlight is still exactly the same brightness. If you want autobrightness use the one built within Android. Some ROMs/Xposed allow you to tweak the backlight brightness/Lux values of the built in Android functionality.

Or just set the brightness to manual and low. The only use of Lux on an LCD panel is for readability in dark environments.

Your issue is with Google Play Services waking your device, as well as use of social apps. The third post of this thread will help you, as well as the first two.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevelav:
hi, thx though I'm not sure what else I can do.

I have google play keep keep awake switched off in app opps and everything switched off in facebook app opps and facebook messenger and pretty much everything else really!

and its definately not because I did not kill them before going to sleep?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
App Ops doesn't block wakelocks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
[MENTION=4828464]Sandman-007[/MENTION]

Check your pm's . ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raperot:
Wow, I just purchased my N5 a month ago, and I must say not at all happy about the battery.

Last night I had like 75% and I turned off the wi-fi/location etc. This morning I had 15%. Very dissapointing.

I'll recharge and send some screenshots of the usage later.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Yes you definitely have a rogue app that's causing this. Don't blame the phone :)

sent from my Lollipopped N5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4n3ver:
Hi again, today i left my phone for several hours and somehow it staycawake the whole time. GSam indicate GpsLocationProvider tobe the wakelock that keeps my device awake. Anybody knows why?

Stock Android 4.4.4 w/ xposed, greenify, Unbounce.

ScreenShot
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Are you using Location?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
It may be maps. First clear it's data. Then greenify it. If it's a system app, use titanium backup to convert it to a user app.

Same applies to any other navigation or location service type apps you have.

See how that works. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4n3ver:
Thanks for reply, but maps has been greenified by the time I posted my last post and it seems a simple reboot get everything back to normal for now.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esrom02:
RILJ etc..

Hi experts :) I have Xiaomi Redmi 1S phone.

Just want to know if I should be concerned? Wakelock Detector says my phone is only 2 percent awake but what's bothering me are these:

[IMG="1"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2980711&stc=1&d=1413971986[/IMG]

[IMG="2"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2980708&stc=1&d=1413971948[/IMG]

[IMG="3"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2980709&stc=1&d=1413971948[/IMG]

As you can see there are quite a HUGE numbers in screenshots particularly RILJ.. I never made any changes with my setup and AFAIK, it's not like that. Thank you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You want to be concerned when apps or processes hold you awake hours... Yours are just minutes and over a 23 hour period.

You don't have an issue. Not with wakelocks anyway. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4n3ver:
The GpsLocationProvider wakelock kept my device awake again today, and I just found out my gps does not quite working when the GpsLocationProvider keeping my phone awake. A reboot still gives a quick fix bit the problem keeps coming back again. Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks..

Nexus 5, Stock 4.4.4,rooted, xposed, Maps already greenified, GpsLocationProvider already unbounced, using franco kernel.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Has to be one of your installed apps opening the service and either keeping it open or its getting stuck. I'd have a look at the apps you've been using when this has happened. If not maps, it's something else.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sietze535:
It seems to be ok but you can try to delete cache partition in recovery mode
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thunderstorm_AP:
If your phone is rooted you can uninstall Maps. Then th problem might be solved

Sent from my Phicomm i600. Samsung sucks!!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul_jones:
Nexus 5 Running Lollipop LPX13D

I'm running Lollipop LPX13D on my Nexus 5 and am having pretty severe battery drain for unknown reasons. As shown in the image, Miscellaneous shows using 17% of the battery, causing it to go from 100% to 58% in just a few hours with less than an hour of screen on time(50 minutes). Anyone else having this issue? I thought it might correct itself after a few days, but I am still having this issue.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Its a developer preview.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Uninstall google Fit if it's installed. Also wait until GSAM app is updated For Lollipop before judging battery so we can proply Diagnose. And wait for Final release Nov 3rd.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul_jones:
Thanks for the helpful reply. I didn't install the Google Fit app yet, I'll avoid doing so. I'll just have to wait until the final build is available. Hopefully it will bring some improvements!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA1973:
I uninstalled all user apps and installed only the few which I really rely on. One by one, checking after an hour or so, if miscellaneous drain is in the stats or not. If yes, app uninstalled.

Might be some root apps, but possibly also user apps which aren't L-ready and hence not classified.

P.S. In before a reply:

Yes, it is a developer preview, I know that...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
The reason no one is putting an effort into L preview issues is that for one... It's a preview... Could have issues at this point we would never even think of. And, official L is right around the corner. Annnnd, without being able to see the wakelocks, finding many common issues turns into looking for a needle in a haystack.

Just wanted to point this out. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
For those of you On Android Lollipop Betterbatterystats and GSAM have both been updated to work on Lollipop. Also The root companion for GSAM Works on Lollipop

Join the beta testers community and wait a few hours. You should automatically get betas automatically installed. Make sure you already have the apps installed or you wont get the betas

GSam Battery Monitor Beta Testers - Community - Google+

http://goo.gl/3fF6d0
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
[MENTION=4828464]Sandman-007[/MENTION] so I cherry-picked Card Stack Recents, built then dirty flashed it, and now Tapatalk notifications work again. Huh.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
WUT....
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Who needs Lollipop :p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
What the deuce is that I'm seeing? Lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
-______________________________-

Gimmegimmegimme loz. ETA PLZ :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
https://gerrit.paranoidandroid.co/#/c/4790/

They haven't announced that it's been open sourced yet, I cherry-picked it only 1 hour after it was up lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
I'll stick to Lollipop. Never going back to kitkat. Unless there's free Candy [emoji13] Wait.....
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Lol. On topic though, how much of an improvement in battery does Lollipop actually give? It can't magically underclock the CPU without reducing performance.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
People have agreed that idle battery is better and also the phone spends less time at higher frequencies. Haven't tested myself though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Battery should be exactly the same in deep sleep though. And the screen is always going to use the same amount of power.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
[MENTION=4036181]KJ[/MENTION] [MENTION=5666997]Lethargy[/MENTION] u guys get inbox invites yet?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Nope
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
My Gmail app already has an inbox... I'm pretty sure. I usually ignore it. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
NEVERMIND
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'm betting most new or retooled Google Apps will come with battery issues. As usual. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
I'll take that! Thanks :)

---------- Post added at 08:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:08 PM ----------

@Lethargy what day and time did you order your invite?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Exactly 30 hours ago as of now
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racingmatt1:
Will I need to be rooted to see stats in gsam ,wakelock detector and bbs on lolipop?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Yes.

Not so much root access itself, but you do need root access to be able to move an app to /system/priv-app to be able to see battery stats :p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
^ What he said lawl ^
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
Best I've gotten on KitKat was 4hrs 34 min. Got 6 hrs 15 min on 5.0. I've used the same apps since jellybean. 5.0 is by far the best on my phone.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
I get 6 hours on KK, I know for sure I'm not going to get any more on Lollipop.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
6 hrs is great. But it has to be more to do with the apps your running than the os. L may make some difference, but not that much alone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Sent mine exactly 29 hours ago. Lol. Think I'll get one in an hour? :fingerscrossed:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Maybe :p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Lol I just saw the Invite Thread in the N5 general section. Lol it's like herding sheep XD
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnyp1:
Same apps on both versions of android, kk and 5.0. I use a very simple setup
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Pretty much, it got closed lol

Just having the same apps does not equal to the exact same setup.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
And to think I thought all the Isheep were munching on Apples (see what I did there [emoji12] )

---------- Post added at 10:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:00 PM ----------

I hope [MENTION=4036181]KJ[/MENTION] doesn't kill us for derailing his thread. He will probably post a troll pic n mine in the morning lol. Jk
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jabbermacy:
Google play services is still eating 40%+ of my battery and the phone NEVER sleeps... I've done it ALL (privacy manager, android tuner, sync OFF). I _HATE_ the fact that this great phone is ruined for me by this... thinking of ditching it. (oh, I'm on Slim8.8, franco r63)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA1973:
Which version number is the new Beta?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Says it right on the home page. 2nd post. 2.17. Lol I didn't even get an auto update notification. Just woke up it was installed. Sneaky!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA1973:
GSAM Pro 3.17 does not work for me on L. It is not new. Has been updated in September.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Oops my bad. I got confused. Sorry!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA1973:
No problem. ?

P.S I rather thought "how the hell did he get it to work...??"

?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Anyone know why the hell fingerprint_scanner_static in Google+ is wakelocking? The Nexus 5 doesn't even have a fingerprint scanner :eek:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Cause all Google Apps are the worst. Lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Funny thing is it still shows up when I've blocked it with wakelock blocker lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esrom02:
Sorry for the late reply, so the count times doesn't matter? Alright, thanks :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jomatotal:
Hello friends,

I have an issue with very long charging time, its about 3 - 4 hours to full from 0 to 100%.

I just want ask about mAh when charging.

My nexus 5 shown -300 until -400 mAh, is it normal? or my charger was broken so I need another charger.

What about yours mAh rate when charging??

Thanks friends :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
My Wireless charger shows -800 and AC shows -1100.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jomatotal:
thanks for your reply,

Compare with your AC output, I think my AC charger is broken.

Im gonna replace my AC charger with new one, I hope this solving my slow charging problem.

thanks bro :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
GSAM just got Lollipop support :D. Root companion also works. Check for Play Store Updates :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeLibbey:
Thank you for telling me to show my battery stats here Sandman. I have attached some pictures. I actually switched to Franco r66 last night and this is hands down the best battery i've had so far (previous was 1.25 hr SOT, even though now I will likely only end up with about ~2-2.5 hr SOT). I'm on newest L Preview with ~150 apps installed so deleting them one by one is no option for me. I know it's my fault my battery is bad but hey if anyone has a tip, let me know! THANKS IN ADVANCE ALL :) Let me know what else I could show to help.

See screenshots HERE--- http://imgur.com/a/dEfxC

Edit:sorry just read OP, probably have to do something before I posted, I added more pics to the album as OP suggests. Why the Fk is my signal so bad
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
First, go from 100 to about 10 or 15 percent left... No reboots... Then take screen shots. And you missed the important 2. Times waking device and time held awake. You need gsam root companion for those. See post above. Apparently it works on L now.

And don't worry about taking L battery use screen shots. Just Gsam. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeLibbey:
Thank you I will report back tomorrow :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Osama Zabin:
Hi,

Is there any saving in battery life by disabling Auto Rotate option?

I see HtcAngleDetector wakelock under Android System, and I wonder if I'll gain any improvement by disabling auto rotate.

I suppose it's being triggered while mobile is in use, so it's not affecting battery life.

I can't test it myself for time being, I'm staying in very poor coverage area these two weeks and can't accurately judge or measure it.

Any input is appreciated .

Thank you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Nothing works on L. Because L doesn't exist. Embrace the Lollipop. Accept it and love it! :silly:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Pretty sure it's Lettuce. You'll see! ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
You eat Lettuce for dessert??? [emoji33]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Google will start promoting healthy food choices.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
I had an Oreo Cheesecake for Dessert today. How do you like your lettuce now? [emoji14]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facuu:
Hello guyys, it's been a while.

How are you doing lol? I see you keep posting funny stuff.

I wanted to ask something, on op you suggest to deny permission to google play services to wake the device with app settings

is there any other app that could do this? My custom rom app ops or privacy guard doesn't have the wakelock option to deny (don't know why) and as i sad app settings didn't work

i just wanted to have the screenshots you showed :< without any presence of google play services on bbs alarms :< so maybe you know some other app to deny permission of waking up the device to that little google bastard.

i tried xprivacy but i didn't understand a thing lol

thanks in advance

also if you have updated screenshots for what we have to disable in order to get just push notifications and nothing else, that would be great!

regards!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Hi man what's up? What version of Play Services are you on? Recommend you uninstall it. Use TIBU. Freeze it first then uninstall. Reboot. Then install from the play store. See if you have the option then to deny wake lock
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sercero:
Android Lollipop Battery Life

Hello Folks,

New here but I want to contribute to the Android 5.0 battery life discussion.

I have been following the news and what Google has to say about this subject.

Here is the Google IO presentation for Project Volta, it explains the design choices the Google Engineers took to enhance the battery life.

google: project volta to see the google IO presentation (I can't post links)

The thing is that in Android 5 to increase battery life not only the OS has to be upgraded but also the applications with the new battery saving APIs and they have to be smart about it also :p

So I expect Google Apps to be the first ones to take advantage of this: Chrome, Play Services, etc.

However Ron Amadeo from ARS has made an early test and the results are good, of course as always the mileage varies from person to person but I think that battery life in Lollipop will be better for sure :D

google: android l battery life and go to arstechnica link

Best regards,

Guillermo
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facuu:
Hi, I did a clean install yesterday, it's 5.0.89 my version of Google play services. And the wakelock option missing is something of my ROM, not gapps . so maybe with some xposed module I could deny it.

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AquilaDroid:
I'm on 6.1.83, you might try that one.

From my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wh1t3Rose:
Its not a ROM issue, it's a Gapps issue. You've got it backwards :). Your version of Play Services is missing that permission. Try the newest Play Services.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facuu:
You sure? Did any of you experienced trouble with it? I had it and my phone was running hot as hell. And it was gapps, I checked it. But well I'll try again
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facuu:
Can you show me how to deny permission? I don't find it

Keep awake and wakelock are different things
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Use something else.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facuu:
What can I use? App settings didn't actually worked for me
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
App Settings does work. There are a couple other alternative modules.

Or use a ROM with this.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facuu:
Thanks, changing rom would not be an option if possible, and what other alternatives are there?

Also, is it really necessary to do it with new gapps? With them my phone is running really hot for reasons I still don't understand
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
No, you don't HAVE to. I don't have the permission denied, I've only disabled syncs and blocked SystemUpdateService.

You're overworrying. Do you actually have a legitimate issue, or are you trying to save battery when there's no battery to be saved?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
This ^^^

I've had stellar battery life on every device I've owned, and never once did anything from post number 3. That stuff is to solve issues... If you actually have an issue. Doing it for no reason is pointless. ?

It's extremely valuable information and methods... Again... If you have an issue that stuff will solve.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
He's complained about various versions of Play Services multiple times without actually showing that it legitimately has any wake issues.. Probably doesn't even have any issues at all and still complains.

If you're going to be that worried, uninstall all Google related apps and go use the Amazon Appstore instead.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I think he's on an S2....and trying to get more life out of the battery... When there is none. A few hours screen time is average, depending on setup and usage. 2 to 4 actually.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facuu:
Wow, hello, i can worry all i want haha and i think i was not doing it for the sake of it.

I just see that my awake doubled my sot, and nothing weird apart from hundreds of alarms from google play. So thats what i was trying to solve, but ill just quit.

No prob. Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
If you actually have an issue, post screenshots of BBS/GSAM. Just saying "Play Services is draining battery help" doesn't tell us anything, nor does it help us help you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Subrad5446@aol.com:
My probl m seems to be the proximity sensor?

I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure out what is killing my battery. I've finally resorted to asking for help. Spent countless hours on Google trying to fine the uid wakelock proximity sensor. What is uid with no number? Is this my problem? Is there a way to block the wakelock without disabling the sensor? Thanks guys!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Not much wrong with your battery. Looks like you've done voice calls, the proximity sensor is used while in a call to turn the screen off when it detects something so you don't accidentally hang up when holding it to your ear. You're also on mobile data, which drains a bit of battery if on a poor signal.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
That is not your issue. That wakelock is nothing. Likely your signal strength is your problem. ?

If you can't get on WiFi, You can try not using lte and see if that helps. Or disable data when you aren't actively using it. Though it'll still drain bad while you use it with a weak signal surfing the Web or using social apps.

Not a lot you can do otherwise.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Subrad5446@aol.com:
What's concerning me is using my phone as I do I was getting over a day. I haven't changed anything and now I lose about 10% per hour. I haven't left the area I live in so why would the weak signal not affected it before? Even if I don't make any calls, that uid wakelockis keeping my phone awake. I'll get some more screenshots with no voice calls made.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Your phone is sleeping fine when it should be. And it shows that your proximity sensor wakelock was only a minute. If you didn't make a call then it might be something else using the proximity sensor, maybe a ROM feature or an app.