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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
And [MENTION=3218356]Whoosh13[/MENTION]

For the M8, auto brightness seems to be a hog. Try display brightness app from play store and keep it low manually.

And for me, I got much better times using Nova launcher and freezing blinkfeed in titanium backup.

I get 21 hours total and 8 hours screen time on average. Setting up as post 2 says, and my usage is easy on the battery, mostly just Tapatalk, browsing and texts. So yes, my usage is ideal for battery I admit. ?

Still at 57 percent left. 11 minutes of held awake time in 11 hours so far...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidamos77:
If I disable NlpLocationReceiverService, Google Maps waits on GPS to show my location, instead of using WiFi. That's unfortunate. Is there a way to allow this while disabling the constant wakelocks due to background location scans?

I used Xposed and that module where you can throttle those wakelocks, but since Xposed is not available on Lollilpop, this is not an option.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Use Tasker and have a toggle for the service. I already mentioned it in post 3.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x10man:
Well replacement ordered. Really wish you could get one sent after sending in the device, could do without the £339 holding charge :( Hopefully they don't decide that the broken clip on the back cover caused it and make me pay for the replacement. Really hoping it all works out and they replace it.

Thanks,

x10man
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidamos77:
Thanks for the pointer. I have created Tasker profiles for display unlock/off and those 2 location services now.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epiphone:
Anyone knows what to do with the Checkin Handoff? Already followed post #3 to disable a service called Checkin (without the "Handoff"), but cannot find this Checkin Handoff in the Disable Service app which is eating my battery.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
It shouldn't be waking your device much, if it is then you disabled something you shouldn't have.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Anyone see this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2179651

Claims to check wakelocks without root on pc, through adb.

Could be helpful for Non rooted devices if it works. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DOBBY0:
I wanted to share this. Its what I managed to get when fixing some of my problems. Still testing though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nednednerb:
Not bad. Your tips work. Without a doubt.

I come back now and again when the level starts draining cos something keeps my phone from deep sleep.

I didn't even post my issue. I just reread the advice. Last few pages. and this was my result. Down to 98 percent as I finish writing this post after taking the screen shot. Naturally.

Thanks everyone who contributes.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salvah:
little help here?

well im having this outrageous wakelocks and almost no battery life with mobile data on. last night i left the phone in mobile for bbs logging, here you go i'd appreciate some help or at least explaining me whats happening cause didnt really find anything in google/xda, regards.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nednednerb:
Re: [Battery Life Help] Troubleshoot battery issues here!

Look at the 1st 3 posts closely and read some other people getting help, you will be on the way for getting assistance FASTER and BETTER for YOURSELF.....!

Hint one about your battery and google and xda.... Read the OP. It's written with most of the answers in it or first few posts.....

I already know you should sit on wifi overnight in your wifi present, thick cell tower data signal blocking walls. That's obvious.

You should also uninstall facebook and messenger if either are present. Then it will be your ROM config or some other app conflicting with deep sleep.

For you to sort through it and find the same answers with more knowledge about your own device... Just read a fair bit of this thread.... You'll be really prepared to ask for specific advice after getting all the general info.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
^

My friend.... I guess I need to add this to the opening post.... But this is a Noob friendly thread. No need for the berating of others. Besides, I see no foul in the other members post.

Thanks!

Note the upcoming addition to the thread title. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nednednerb:
I'll edit. Sorry. I meant to be sassy, but I totally see the berating tone on second read.

I think my biobattery is low or in other words my stomach is empty and I should eat something and be less sour and grumpy.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hi,

gsam and Gsam root companion are preferred here. But if you want to stick to BBS, that's OK... But personally, I can't make as much sense of the wall of text the log displays.

I'm slow that way.. ?

If you insist on BBS, can you post print screens instead.... Or again, try the much easier to read Gsam. With gsam root companion so you can see app held awake time and times waking device. (see post number 4 for examples) ?

You can always remove gsam after.

Just a request. Perhaps someone else can look through your log.

One note, please try from you 100 to about 10 or so left, then print screens. ... Unless 10 hours or so was from 100 to near dead?

Thanks! ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thank you! Appreciate it. ???
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmestriner:
I'm starting to think my battery might just be dying, here's why:

I commute every day to work using navigation. the commute takes 1h-1h20m depending on traffic. On KitKat I always exited the car with about 30% battery left.

When upgraded to 5.0 (sideload) the battery was always empty just as I arrived at work. Now, on 5.0.1 (also sideload, 13 MB) I couldn't get more than 1h15 screen time in total, using navigation, or just browsing at home.

BUT here's the weird thing: the last couple of weeks, the phone shuts itself down even before the percentage reaches 0%. I cannot fully reboot the phone after that, I get the boot screen animation, and sometimes Android logo, but mostly it shuts down after that. If I leave the phone alone for 10 minutes and reboot again, it suddenly says it has ~30% battery. However after 1 min of use it immediately shuts down again. When I reboot again in a few minutes, it says it has only 3% battery, but also immediately shuts down after 1 minute of use.

I already did a factory reset a while ago, and these problems started happening after I did. Even in safe mode I can't get more than 1,5h screen time.

I kind of refuse to change the standard settings for brightness (slider halfway, auto-brightness) and Google Location Services (high accuracy, Location Reporting On, Google Now on), because they worked fine in KitKat, and a colleague of mine can get a few hours of xcreen on time using the same settings. It shouldn't be that an update causes this much problems, or my battery is just dying.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
It may. Try taking a nandroid or using multirom and installing KK 4.4.4 and see if you get the same kind of drain.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x10man:
As MrObvious quoted, that sounds like my Nexus 5 started off. Initially it was just an annoyance like that, but it got to the point where 12 hours offline charging gave 10 minutes SOT. I contacted Google support, they have replaced my N5 and I'm just shipping back the old one to get the hold released on my account. New one has already got FK and SlimLP, been off charge since 7:30 AM and on 70% :D

X10man
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmestriner:
I've read on the google product forum that it might be faulty reporting of battery voltage to the android system. I've sideloaded the 13 MB 5.0.1 OTA package, and apparently they're rolling out a 33 MB 5.0.1 at this moment, which I haven't received yet, so let's wait a while and see if it fixes this problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ianholding:
I seem to have the same battery issue, I need power to start once its randomly shut down. And I'm on 5.01 as well. As I'm out of warranty, I suppose a new battery is the only solution?

It's odd, because sometimes a can actually go from 100% to 0% and have no problems, just a smooth drain of power.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreipaval:
Hi, did Google sent you a new or refurbished replacement N5 ? Because I see in the UK Google Play that the N5 is out of stock.

Also, when did you buy the Nexus 5, under or over 1 year?, I really hate the Google 1 year of warranty policy, it should be 2 years in the entire European Union.

What "broken clip on the back cover" are you talking about? Did you open the back cover and replaced the battery or what ?

Was your battery bloated/swollen in the old N5 ?, because I have similar symptoms to yours and mine was very swollen,

the back case was 1-2 mm detached on one side.Thanks.

All the best.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x10man:
It was refurbished, but it looks brand new. It also included a new charger and USB cable, which the email said it would not. I opened the cover in relation to another issue I had with the microphone and broke the clip then. My nexus 5 was over one year old by almost a month when I asked for the return, the person I was on the phone with said I still had warranty. If you're in the UK, you can exercise your right to have a defective device replaced within six years of purchase, as a swollen battery is definitely a manufacturer defect. I did not look at the size of the battery, but I remember my old one was mildly heavier than the new one if that is of any help. You should contact google though to enquire about a replacement, as the swollen battery sounds quite bad, and hopefully it will be replaced. As I say, they said I still had warranty despite it being over a year since I received the device.

Hope this helped,

X10man
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Winesnob:
This works, and quite well. Same UI as the app, no root required, just have to enable developer options.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreipaval:
I would like to ask all the people on this forum that have replaces their battery in the Nexus 5 to post some of their impressions about the "new" battery, this thread looks like the perfect place to do this.

I will start:

- I had to replace my battery because it became very bloated/swollen, so much that on one side the back case was lifted 1 mm, and

the phone felt a little bit heavier. Also the battery would not last even an hour, the phone closing on it's own with the battery showing 50-70 %,

and after reset showing <10%, then it would magically charge itself back to 50%

- So I bought a new one from ebay: "http://www.ebay.com/itm/361075010454", the guy had positive reviews and many people got this item

- It arrived in perfect state, at least visually, it had part number "EAC62078701" like all the replacement batteries online, the seller assured me it was original and new from LG. Proof that it was new could be that the connector ribbon was straight and not folded in any way, so it could not have been used in a phone before. The inscriptions on it seemed original, but when I scanned the barcode from the lower-left side it decoded a different date

than the one written on it over the P/N, so no match, but what does this mean ?

- I put it into the phone and now it acts "normally", meaning that it goes from 100% all the way to 0% without the phone closing itself

- Charging also seems normal, taking about 2,5 hours to fully charge with the LG WCP-300 wireless charger

- But this is were the problems start, with the new battery I cannot get more than 2 - 2,5 hours of SOT no matter what I do. I've tried 4.4.4, L preview, 5.0, 5.0.1, even cm11, with full wipes and no restores, but it's the same, as soon as the screen in on, the battery drains like crazy, I lose 15% battery in 10 minutes of playing Temple Run 2, which is not even such a demanding game. Totally unacceptable, when the phone was new, I used to get 4-5 hours of SOT, now I don't even get half that.

This is why I'd like to get other people's impressions about a replacement battery.

Maybe this replacement battery is bad, I but I don't want to get another one without proof that other replacement batteries can get 4 hours of SOT with stock Lollipop.

Thank you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
If you have a bad replacement then you have a bad replacement. If you have a 2300mAh battery then you have a 2300mAh battery.

There should be no difference between a replacement and an original if they're both 2300mAh, because its 2300mAh. Maybe your replacement simply wasn't 2300mAh.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Honestly, I'm not sure this is the place for this discussion. Though not many have probably replaced batteries... So it'll likely be a short discussion. ?

This is a battery life help thread. If you (anyone I mean ) have an issue that you need help with, this is the right thread.

If you (again, by you I mean anyone) want to discuss replacement batteries in general, and issues they may bring.... I think the accessories section is better for that.

? ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
A good way to put this ^....

If it's a software issue, post screen shots and hopefully find help.

If it's a hardware issue, like a poor quality replacement.... Use the accessories section. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ataranea:
So, my phone randomly restarted itself this morning and during the reboot it just turned off. And now it won't charge/turn on. It would randomly get into fastboot for 1 sec before turning off again. And now i cant seem to get back into recovery. could this be a battery issue? i ve been on a new custom rom running 5.0.2 for a week and i've had the phone since launch.

do i need to replace the battery? or is it bricked and i need a new phone?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I think it's probably some strange issue on the software end... But unless you can get fastboot to work and return to stock, there used much you can do... You don't want if rebooting during a flash...

Return to stock guide,

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701

But, it really sounds like a stuck power button to me. Search on that for ways to try to fix it yourself, or let a service center look at it.

I doubt very much it's a battery gone bad. But... You never know.

Good luck!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Oh.... Make sure it is charging. It could be a bad cable, charger or port on the phone and it isn't charging and is simply dead.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ataranea:
thanks for the reply!

i've tried multiple cords so it doesnt seem to be that. it doesnt appear to be a stuck power button but i'll look around to see. could be a port i guess. but it doesnt explain why it turned off with 80 percent battery left and wont turn back on.

Anyways ill do some research on the stuck button.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
If you don't see the charging icon when you plug it in with power off, it's not charging. See if it shows.

Battery cable could have came lose or something, but that would mean opening the device.

I'd see if its possible to flash stock. If so and it still happens, it's a hardware issue for sure.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ataranea:
the port could be loose. its a possibility. to be honest i have no clue what the issue could be. since nothing works, i have nothing to test it on. if i call the google support center. would they fix it even though my phone is rooted and using a custom rom? or should i just give up and buy a new phone?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Google is usually pretty cool with modified devices. Especially if it turns out to be hardware and nothing to do with software.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironia.:
i'm on house wifi, on idle is better to switch to turn off wifi and use 3g??

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

so i set to keep wifi active during sleep only when connected at home??

tnx
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I keep WiFi on always at home.

I don't think WiFi having to restart every time the screen is turned on saves any battery life.... And it's caused issues for others.

?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerCourage:
Anyone having problems with battery try my tips http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58088835 or RMA your device if it's still bad
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
The entire OP already covers everything.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerCourage:
According to the OP you have to switch Nokia 3110 mode on your Nexus 5.

I had most things enabled.

Google Fit is one of the main culprits of drain on Lollipop, if not you have a faulty battery and you should RMA the phone.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Thanks! Most of that is in post 2 though. And rma is a poor decision without lots of Troubleshooting first. Which is what this thread is for.

Most problems can be fixed. Getting a new or refurbished device is a last resort I'd say. You got a device that's completely wiped and fresh... Of course battery should be better. ?

No offence intended my friend.... Just you've only repeated what's in this thread already. And suggesting to just rma a device with poor battery life is not great advice. Why? Cause most will eventually install all the same apps again, setup their device the same again, and likely wind up with the same poor battery life again. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TigerCourage:
RMA is not a poor decision, use the warranty while it's there.

I got all my apps installed back with no side effects and the battery lasts more than double the time.

With the other phone I tried every ROM, every kernel, going back to KitKat without any luck.

RMA just saves you time because they send the phone first and then you get to send the other one back (they pay everything) and you don't have to try every possible combination to gain a bit of battery.

Your post doesn't mention Google Fit app wich destroys battery. You can keep reporting on and reporting history on while you have that app disabled.

This phone is made for Google Now and all those services, it's not the same experience without them.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Troubleshooting would reveal Google fit as a culprit. ?

There's 100's of apps that are bad for battery life, can't list them all here. So we ask for the appropriate screen shots, suggest tips from post 2, use post 3 to combat specific wakelocks..... And usually problems are solved.

Not going to disagree that batteries go bad... But it's rare. ?

9.9 times out of 10, battery life is poor due to setup, usage, poor signal, rogue apps and other issues, Usually wakelocks.

Cheers! ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Warranty only covers manufacturing defects. Sending your device in without legitimate manufacturing defects and because you want to "use it while it's there" or to "refresh my device" is fraud.

A legal alternative would be to just replace the battery.

ROMs and kernels don't affect battery - ROMs can only affect it negatively if there is a poorly written feature and kernels only affect it with the kernel tunables (which you can tune yourself anyways).

The only things recommended you disable is what you DON'T use (which doesn't affect functionality for you since you don't use those things anyways). Like how you disabled Fit. Never in the first 4 posts of this thread does it tell you to disable EVERYTHING including the things you use.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bblzd:
Your difference in battery levels comes down to different usage and settings. Did you make all these same battery saving changes to your original device? Even if so, there can be varied forms of usage including how much data connection you used and how bright the sun was since you're using Adaptive Brightness. A bright sunny day will have your phone using higher brightness than a gloomy dark day for example.

2 hours SoT is not a sign of a defective battery. I would not recommend anyone RMA if their only symptom is 2 hours SoT since I can easily adjust my usage to achieve such battery life if I so desired. I would enable all the settings you mentioned to disable and use a 3G data connection and voila, 2 hours SoT easily.

Also a replacement battery costs about $10. So you shouldn't have to commit warranty fraud and deal with a refurbished device just to save yourself $10.

Lastly don't assume to know how others should use the phone. Perhaps the phone was "made to be used with Google Now" for yourself but perhaps it was "made to be used with Google Fit" for me. Why would you assume to know how others should use their device? The tips in this thread give the possibility of disabling functionality but the decision is always up to you. Google Fit didn't even exist when this thread was created BTW.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Again, listing every app that's bad on the battery would be pages long. They won't be listed here.

Basic Troubleshooting will detect them. Usually. ??
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScanaX:
Nothing to do more for me... Everythnig disabled, but if mobile data is on (strong 4G signal) my N5 stock rooted 5.0.1 loose about 15% per hour in stand by...

Now I will try some custom roms and kernels, then I'll go back to KitKat.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Custom ROMs and kernels do not have a significant impact on battery life. A custom ROM will only affect battery if there is a poorly written feature. Kernels themselves do not impact battery significantly; the kernel settings are what affect it, and you can change them yourself to suit your usage.

Post the recommended screenshots. Most likely, you simply have unwanted wakelocks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
This ^^^^^

We need screen shots to help. 15% per hour is brutal. And the screen shots recommended in post 4 should show why.

Without those, no one can help.

Please include the graph in the stock battery screen too. To show signal strength.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zohair07:
Network Problem query

Hello everyone! i am new here so don't know much about technicalities of this site!

coming to the topic i have used around 5 to 6 android phone and the problem which i face is the network issue, only 2 to 3 bars are shown in the notification menu and when i open the battery monitor it shows the same that is most of the time there was no signals when the phone was in sleep mode. where as when i use my other phone which is nokia 1280 (black and white and awesome battery timing :P) the signals are full.

can anyone tell me why is that so?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salvah:
tell me that this is not normal
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
That chart is extremely confusing and you can't tell much from it. Post the recommended screenshots showing wakelocks, as well as the stock battery chart.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ataranea:
i called up on Google on Friday. They agreed to send me a refurb phone and I just got it today (Tuesday). Free of charge except for the momentary hold on my cc til I send back the broken phone. They couldn't figure out what was wrong either.

Thanks for the help. Calling Google was the best idea if it all else fails.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salvah:
[MENTION=5666997]Lethargy[/MENTION] orange lines in the chart show battery temperature and i dont belive those ups and downs are natural, i have this phone from two years on and have still the original battery
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Unless the battery temp goes over 60C, I wouldn't even ever take battery temperature into consideration.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironia.:
what's suggested to greenefy on stock lollipop??

tnx
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Apps that keep the phone awake in standby. And preferably no system apps. But an even better solution is to remove apps that behave badly.