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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 573W1E:
Yeah, my battery life seems rather disappointing... Went out for about 4 hours today, had 40 minutes of screen on time, Spotify over Bluetooth for an hour and got back to about 45% remaining. Seems about the same as my old One M7 with its well worn battery. Going to disable Fast Dormancy for a while and see if there is any improvement.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jscsltd:
After trying loads of things, I ended up doing a factory reset....after that....all great.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niksssss:
I get an average of 3:30-4 SoT. Quite dissapointed coming from s5. On my S5 i was getting around 6-6:30 SoT with same usage.

(1st pic - G4, 2nd - S5) (also I forgot to mention that I had only made 2 charges on my G3. Is the battery going to improve ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amb669:
Everyone seems to be getting poor battery results except me... Mine, well mine is AMAZING...

I exchanged my last G3 for a new one because the glass wasn't properly attached to my screen and my screenshots were on my old phone and i forgot to upload my pics before i exchanged my G3 for a new one, currently re-running my previous tests with EXTREMLY posative results, i don't know why everyone is getting such bad battery life, but mine is EXTREMLY AMAZING.

My setup is 100% stock, stock rom, stock kernel, bloat still installed, not rooted yet, no apps installed except what came with the phone, on LTE network with mobile data off. i pulled my phone out of the box optimized all the options to maximize battery life including setting the screen at 0% since i was testing at night/indoors (screen in pretty bright at 0% at night ;) )

~~~ I'm running on the stock battery

~~~ I'm running version 10b

~~~ I'm running 0% Screen Brighness

~~~ I'm running with all the phones built in options optimized for battery savings

~~~ All bloatware is still installed

~~~ Built in power saver option is NOT enabled

~~~ Running on LTE with mobile data off, unless i need it.

~~~ Idle + Screen Off Results: ~~~

I'm getting around 5h20m per 1% on LTE with mobile data off while phone idles in my pocket with the screen off. (took 53h20m to drop exactly 10%)

~~~ Idle + Screen On Results: ~~~

My phone idled with the screen on with no useage for an amazing 15h58m SCREEN TIME before it finally succumbed.

~~~ Screen On + Daily Usage Results: ~~~

My phone under my daily usage habbits, mostly texting and phone calls and playing around with options, ui ect was able to achieve 11h18m SCREEN TIME.

UPDATE: Here's some early screenshots i took before i finished testing.

Here's a pic of some screen time, 4h21m with 72% battery remaining without charging it.

It would actually be 75% but i let it ldle with screen off for 15h8m or just a little under 3%.

Here's what my battery bar looks like while idleing in my pocket over the course of 6 hours on LTE network with mobile data off. (1% drain, probly about 1.1% to be really exact)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pfeffernuss:
Not so strange. Zero percent brightness. Data off (!!!). Almost doing nothing usefull with it.

No miracles here as well also :rolleyes:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 573W1E:
Yeah, those settings would be of no use to me at all. Its hard enough to see the screen outside at full brightness... let alone 0% percent.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedDevils88:
Yesterday night while I was sleeping. My battery drained at approximately 1%/hour

I found out that com.android.phone has been waking up alot. Anyone has this issue? I have googled this issue and saw a possible solution, that is to add a line in the build.prop

ro.carrier=wifi-only

Will this solve my issue?

Thanks in advance for any kind of feedback.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BassMaster90:
Just wanted to give you guys a little update. USPS dropped my replacement phone off about 10am. I made sure my battery was fully charged, popped it in the new phone and got everything set up. It is now 2:38 and I am still at 90 percent. I know 4 hours isn't long but before I would have been down to 50ish percent. I am also not dropping service nearly as bad and it's not warm at all. Once I get home and get on WiFi I will find out if the cycling issue is fixed as well.

Unfortunately it is a refurbished phone they sent but if it works better than the original I can't complain. The screen on this one is thankfully not as bright either from what I can tell so far. At night I would put it at 0 percent and wish it could go lower.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shizurushu:
Is it normal for the g3 to have android os 15% up and kernel 15% up too? My screen according to gsam battery app is only 38% and the app usage is almost 60%.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BassMaster90:
Well today is another day. Been off the charger since 6, its now 9, I am down to 72% will try a factory reset. Also once again in and out of service. Phone was good until I woke up. I did switch out my charger and change outlets to make sure it wasn't a problem. Picking up a new SIM and ATT is sending me a new battery. Really starting to regret this purchase. I wanted to love this phone. I have sent 6 text today and talked for 6 minutes. Screen brightness is 22%, auto sync, location and NFC is off. I pulled up GMAIL once to check one email and cleared all apps afterwards. Not sure what to do at this point. My signal strength is consistently over -106, most times at -125 with one bar. I am hardly getting any LTE service at all no matter where I go. LG G Pro had full bars and LTE at home. Now I am getting 2 bars and the normal 4G symbol.

The only good thing about the replacement phone, no more WiFi cycling.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imsmexyy:
Are you using anything to keep your battery charged for this long? My battery has been dieing really fast lately.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jscsltd:
I'm not using anything in particular.

In the end, I couldn't identify the source of battery drain, so in desperation I did a factory reset. Since then, my battery drain has been good.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kniazkoff:
about 2 normal days with always on BT (sony smartband) Geolocation (eco) and wifi with data. Screen about 4 hours a day
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imsmexyy:
I might have to try. that my phone is dieing as fast as Your phone was.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jscsltd:
I was very reluctant but it wasn't that bad and very glad I did as I was about to send the phone back.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
I use my g3 A WHOLE LOT...... and the G3 battery is worse than my m8 was, and way worse than my g2 was. When this phone came out I was dissaponuted at the battery size, but everyone said the 801 would make a big difference. Well I don't see it. My G2 was the ABSOLUTE BEST BATTERY LIFE phone I've effed owned. This g3 has forced me to but another battery. Even had me looking at the note 4 edge
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BassMaster90:
I am being allowed to finally switch to another phone, hoping they can get me a Note 3, if not it's either the S5 or M8. I really wanted the LG to work. Has the best stock UI you can get IMO.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imsmexyy:
Did you use the LG backup in the settings and restore that after you did a factory reset?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnilbia:
I get between 5.5-7 hours screentime which means 2-2.5 days of usage for me. 3g data, sync, location etc. are on (wifi if i'm home) and my brightness is around %50 on average (%30 when at home, usually %100 when outside). I play asphalt everyday and occasionally other games totalling up to around an hour per day. Other times it's mostly whatsapp/facebook. So things are pretty good so far.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crni6:
How...my batery last 2 days with 5h OST...are you rooted?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Hey Tom...

Do you use Better Battery Stats?

If so you should upload the dump file and maybe we can help you out more. Hey maybe you have a bogus battery or the phone needs a factory reset but it's worth a try.

I also suggest to try clearing out your Caches and Dalvic

a reboot every morning prior to heading out for the day may help as well

Just trying to help my friend that's all[emoji16]

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
I reboot daily, and I ordered another from LG so well see. I've done a reset too. I don't know. I love this phone , just man... I never use any battery apps so I'm comparing Apple's to apples when I compare, but I'm gonna try that,,if it can help this phone I'm all for it
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnovanova:
So here's my update after 11 days I had to do a factory reset. After a reset the phone feels like bran new again. the battery lasts about two days of moderate use but then out of nowhere the phone gets really hot and the battery just drains for no reason. Power cycle does nothing, clearing background apps or cache does nothing. I was doing ok till I got the gear live. The watch makes it drain even more when I look at the battery stats android systems is on top, followed by google play services, followed by android OS. Screen, which should be the main source of drain is all the way down at number 7. Smh... It makes NO SENSE.

Any ideas? I'm dumbfounded.:eek:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadlyheart4u:
Use battery guru get amazing battery performance
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Like I mentioned to Tom.... Grab Better Battery Stats and show us what's running on your phone.

With that we can look and see your awake vs screen on time, your partial wakelocks and alarms.

Also we can see what your CPUs are doing and how long they've been at higher frequencies. If your phones getting hot while doing nothing.... Then you have a wakelock pegging your phone out at 2.4Ghz most likely.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mps42:
I have 32 giga version i have problem with battery life its drain too fast i bought it before 3 days just !!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fugitiv3:
this thread is making me having second thoughts of buying this phone! ;/ what the h.eck should I buy now??

My data services will be on all the time except at work and home which I will use wifi. I think I am a moderate user... surfing the net on sports news + facebook + instagram + little gaming.!!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lossah:
http://www.ladda-upp.se/bilder/dvskgmzpstqgyv/

Yesterday. Mostly surfing the web, games maybe 2h. Around 50% brightness, without auto.

It's not supposed to be that bad, something is obviously wrong for those people with that bad battery life. :/ look at my screenshot for example, and others.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahkam:
I get up to 5 hours screen on time with easy 18-24 hours of standby and thats with 60% brightness battery is pretty fair to be honest
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vivek_Vivek:
I just bought the phone. Got 4 hours 18 minutes of screen on time, in 14 hours. Is this the average for this phone?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lossah:
Depends. Brightness and what you did while screen was on. :P
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
My phone is on ALL day at work. Battery is not THAT horrendous, I'm just comparing it to g2 . Don't be discouraged, this phone odds ridiculous. I actually got another battery and charger so it's no deal killer. This thing is so beautiful, it's like being married to Jessica Biel and obsessing on her pinky toe being a little crooked
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] archanyouth:
i am happy with my mobile...i have a white 32gig model..

i am getting decent amount of battery life.....22hrs/7 connected to wifi and half and hour of browsing every day.....brightness set to auto at 50%.....i get 5 to 7 calls per day with avg of 5 mins of talk time each.....listen to music for one hour per day for sure....and like some people complaint about audio jack ....i don't have any problem with the audio jack...its perfectly working fine...no lag no nothing....if u have a circle case ....back side gets pretty scratched even with keys in ur pocket....i am happy that i took this mobile...it was a combination of s5 and htc m8....some features of s5 and some features of m8....so i have all the features they both can offer in a single device.....but if u really want the best audio and all u care is abt audio only than u have to go for m8....dont get me wrong i am a audiophile and own many high grade headsets.....g3 have a good audio no dout...but nothing compares to m8 audio.....so if u calculate my over all battery was 90 hrs if u take battery percentage as 5% instead of 9 in the screenshot.....hope i was a help u to all....happy mobile = happy person :fingers-crossed:......
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Im getting 3hours OST max, never any more, I don't have apps left open, I use wifi toggler, brightness is always on 0%. ****s wack yo!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Grab Better Battery Stats and enable root features, then upload your dump file here.

Myself and others can see what's eating your battery fairly easy that way and maybe we can help you [emoji2]

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thank you. Do I need to root my phone for that?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Ideally yes. Use Stump Root. Very easy and don't hurt your phone in any way. And you can TOT back to stock and it'll clear the modified status no problem.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
OK thanks I'll report back when I get around to it over the next 24hrs

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OK installed etc, how do I upload the file? Copy and paste? I'm assuming it'd be better to let u run a day before I post it?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
It'd be better to let it run for at least a few hours to see what's going on.

When your in BBS there's a "share" icon on the top right. Click that then hit Dump File. It'll create one and put in on the root of your /SdCard.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thanks man. I'll give it a few he's and post in here. I figured out how to share/save file but to post in here just copy and paste from the file? Can't see a attach file option. Thanks again. Hopefully you can help
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Well your a new user here on XDA maybe you can't upload yet or something... But worse case I guess you could copy and paste it here.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thanks mate
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
2 he's usuage before I had to put on chsrge . hopefully if guys can help fix my 3 hr OST
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Well it doesn't look like you really have something wrong per say...

Deep Sleep (): 50 m 35 s (3035 s) Ratio: 41.1%

Awake (): 1 h 12 m 23 s (4343 s) Ratio: 58.9%

Screen On (): 54 m 22 s (3262 s) Ratio: 44.2%

Wifi On (): 1 h 36 m 18 s (5778 s) Ratio: 78.3%

Wifi Running (): 2 h 2 m 58 s (7378 s) Ratio: 100.0%

Your phone was only Awake for 12 minutes more than your Screen was On. Which isn't that bad considering we're on stock ROM and Kernel.

Looks like your Antivirus runs a decent amount but that's just a trade off of using that..

VirusScanMobile (Android System): 9 m 55 s

YouTube, Facebook, and Widgets will all chew through your battery. I'd suggest using Greenify now that your rooted and Greenify those plus whatever else you can.

Then run a few cycles and upload your dump file again.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thanks mate. I'll get grennify now I'm rooted and see how that effects and re upload a new boot file. I was using my phone solid before I uploaded this root for this purpose so not sure how accurate it is but I'll give your suggestion ago first. Much appreciated mate
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Yea I can see you were using it pretty much that whole time.

What I'd do is try Greenify, then if possible after a full charge, upload the file again once your down to I don't know... 20% or so.

Greenify really does help. Hibernating whatever apps you can plus manually syncing your accounts and using Location only when needed can help a lot too.

Just depends how you use your phone that's all.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thanks, Greenify is on. Already lost 13% in a hour and only 25mins in OST though so I still think there is a batch of faulty handsets out there with the differnces in OST being huge with everyone. ll see how this cycle goes though. Would switching to Nova launcher be a problem solver? Seems like this LG launcher has a lot going on in the background
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Nova could help and to be honest I just always use Nova and have great luck with it. I don't use OK Google or Google Now.... None of that Google junk lol

I also only use location when I truly need it. Could be worth a try at least, see if it helps.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Cheers ive installed it and its much smoother, I just needa workout how too keep double tap to lock and wake and il probably keep it. But cant imagine it being the difference in 3hrs of OST. Il run this cycle and upload the dump file and then decide if I should get a replacement or hopefully someone can pickup whats draining it so quick. Thanks again, everyones been very helpful :fingers-crossed:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
OK I can help you with that also...

Go to your Nova Settings-->Gestures-->Double Tap-->Shortcuts and then select Hibernate + Lock Screen.

Now your phone will once again double tap plus Greenify will Hibernate your apps as well and lock. Works great.

And having the right launcher can make a huge difference. But let me know either way.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Awesome,. thanks ill give that a try in a few hours time. Don't want to use Greenify on some apps so im just hiding them (assuming that stops them being closed) Other then that ill let you know how I go :laugh:

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Nova Prime requires $$ I see.. Hmmm might wait, ive purchased too much on play store this week
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkAbyssSoul:
Not really

Not have problems with the battery at all. With stock firmware it did last about 4 to 6 hours heavy use but I use skydragon now and I can use the phone 6 to 8 hours now.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Explain what you have changed on your phone please. Im looking at 4-5 now with greenify rooted etc, 6 plus would be amazing.... if true
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xRamz:
+1
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Here's today's dump file, I did I reboot so its only for 4hrs. Got 4hrs ost with greenify and mlt removed. Still feel like it should be at 5ost st least tho. Facebook drained it a bit but it was greenified all day so I dunno what else I can do.

Got a feeling this firmware version is part of tr issue. My carrier "optus" has no idea on when I'll get any updates at all .
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Well to me that doesn't look all that bad. Like you say maybe an upgrade in Firmware may help.

Keeping Sync off and manually syncing accounts will help. Keep playing with Greenify an add whatever else you can to that list.

Using the Double Tap Greenify + Lock method has really helped me because right before your screen locks it hibernates everything on your list.

Realistically most 4-5 hours is what a lot of people are getting for SOT. Its all in the screen brightness. Try using Lux Auto Brightness and create your own profiles that will help I bet.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thanks mate

Is the Double Tap Greenify + Lock something i need to do differently then the app does when installed? Seems like it hibernates apps after a few minutes when i double tap lock the screen. Screen brightness is always 0% and auto off so im happy with doing it like that.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
No that Hibernate+Lock deal isn't something you HAVE to do. I've just noticed at times that my apps are not hibernating as quickly as I like so I do that.

And if the stock Auto Brightness is working good for you then no need for Lux. I've just gotten so used to using that app and quite like all its features.

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
How would I do that in greenify as I find the same issue myself
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
Well you can also setup a " Hibernate Now " shortcut on your home screen if your not able to use Gestures on the free version of Nova. Should also have the Hibernate + Lock option as well.

Purchasing a Nova Prime is well worth it by the way so if you do like it you can go that route and use Gestures and whatever else is included... I don't recall because I've had Nova Prime for so long now lol

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Hahaha yeh I've done that shortcut already which is handy. Ill prob purchase nova prime im not using it stm because I need touch lock but I'll prob fork up the money soon and go with nova. Tested it and wow, its so much more responsive! I'll do research on how to add touch lock and all first before I do it so I'm not without any features. Thanks again mate. UV been a good help
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alfablac:
How can I configure hibernating when double tapping? I use this feature pressing the middle button for some seconds. Never heard off the double tap feature.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pagegr:
In greenify create hibernation & lock shortcut and then go to nova settings (free version). Go to gestures & buttons and select home screen. Then you can choose shortcuts and select the shortcut above.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkAbyssSoul:
Proof

Here ya go :) proof lol
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richieboy67:
Widgets also use a ton of battery. Try getting rid of them and see if you are doing better.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Widgets are greenified and not suing memory. Everything seems normal on the usage breakdown. The battery just aint holding charge. 4 hrs OST is all I get. Till Zero Lemons battery comes out
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richieboy67:
If your widgets are set to auto update/refresh then they are still using battery.

What are you doing during that 4 hours? What is your brightness set to?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Ok well I only have 1 widget and its not on auto. honestly, my brightness is on manual 0% unless im outside which isn't a lot. I browse the net and use Facebook and Instagram. All 3 about equal although facebook maybe a lil less cos I know its bad for the battery. Nothing major, not gaming, not much youtube if any. Maybe a few music tracks but that's not everyday. Just general basic usage.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Richieboy67:
What about email?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Sync turned off
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkAbyssSoul:
Proof and the apps I use

Here's screen shots of the apps I use and the time I used my phone. Including the custom rom I have on it at 5 hours and 30 mins I had 30% charger left and I was streaming Netflix and listening to music all that time
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thanks mate. Im not keen on adding Skydragon to my phone but I might look at adding xposed. Im new to this, what does xposed do? I see it mentioned alot
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mistertac:
An older article on xposed but it's written so you can easily understand it.

http://www.addictivetips.com/android/what-is-xposed-framework-for-android-how-to-install-it-guide/

You can get the latest xposed framework installer from here

http://repo.xposed.info

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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Thanks, perfect! Any modules you can suggest to download? Nav bar icon changes, auto start app managers?