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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] gettinwicked:
Here's what I did to improve my battery life guys and gals. I did not disable anything in a package disabler. I did disable some bloat apps through app manager though. Anyway..

Turn off Google usage and diagnostics reporting for the Google app, and if you use the Google keyboard, there too. Also, turn off Samsung "Send Security Reports," and in the same place, turn off auto-update Samsung security updates. Those were the biggest improvements in battery life right there, the second and third being turning off device/Bluetooth/WiFi scanning and turning off location for any app I didn't think needed it. Lastly, I did a Restrict Background Data on several apps I didn't think needed it. That one did not make a big difference though.

My phone started dozing - AOD on and less than 2% an hour, and my battery life went from off the charger at 6am and less than 20% left at 5pm, to there's still 40-50% left at 10pm when it's lights out. I get 35-40 hours on my battery.

Hope this helps someone. I'd still love to finally get the update T-Mobile has gotten that fixes Android System drain. That would seriously increase my battery life. I just LOVE that we get our updates up to months after others. Heck, we're still on February security update. May is out for some versions...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Not force close, but the button to open the windows for all apps in use.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Glad to see the steps detailed in the OP has helped you! I have personally done all of what you have, minus the restrict data background part. There is some drain however that remained, which is where the disabler comes into the picture. I now have about 2 to 3% background drain over an 8 HOUR PERIOD, not 2% for every hour.

Also the heavy Android System drain is simply the way that the battery drain is being allocated in the multiple graphs. If you go look at all the apps that are included in the Android System category you will find a lot of Samsung bloat. The best way to actually eliminate that drain is to force disable the Samsung app that is causing it, hence reducing your Android System drain percent. Mine is consistently below 20% for a full 24 hour period.

Yes when you press the recent apps button, that's where you see all the recent apps that have been used. I do not go in there and clear apps, unless there is a specific app that is giving me issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hoainamvtvn:
could you please tell me how to do that (Turn off Google usage and diagnostics reporting for the Google app, turn off Samsung "Send Security Reports,turn off auto-update Samsung security updates.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] JediDru:
Lock screen and security -> other security settings -> usage data access.

Good find I see my battery drains a lot while I am driving this feature has made my standby battery skyrocket.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
WARNING!!!!!

After evaluating new apps that were installed after the latest verizon update I have found DT IGNITE application has been installed. If you dont know what this app is, go google it. Its a backdoor for a provider to slip bloat and spam into your phone. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DISABLING THIS APP!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] raidflex:
How do you clear app data for all apps when importing the XML file in EZ Package Disabler? Anytime I go to import the XML file it wants to disable all apps, but I need to clear the data first. It would much less work to disable all apps and then re-enable the ones I need.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Ok so there is no easy way to do what needs to be done. Personally I import the disable list, then go to each disabled app and re enable, clear data, force stop, then disable again. Pain in the butt... but I have not found an easier way yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] raidflex:
Okay, I figured this was the case. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] turtuv:
What is exactly this "usage data access"? Can I disable all the apps on that list?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hoainamvtvn:
This is my battery, is it normal guy?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Yea I disable almost all the apps on that list. Only one I leave enabled is Greenify. Everything else just drains battery.

Are you on Verizon? SD820? If so I would say that you are getting great battery life. You are 8 hours in with gaming and 4 hours SOT and you still have 50%. Looks good to me! The international version I would say gets a little better overall battery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Did you update to the New Verizon update? What's your take on it?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hoainamvtvn:
My phone is international version :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
I did take the update. So far too early to say if I notice anything different at all. After a full day of battery life testing tomorrow I will have a better feel for if there has been any improvements. Everything else feels exactly the same....

Lol but bro.... you can unlock your phone and root and install xposed! That means you can tweak your phone to a level I wish I could. Go explore some of the xposed modules like Greenify, minminguard, and other awesome modules. Not to mention adguard which is my favorite ad blocker.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hoainamvtvn:
Haha i always root after i get a new phone (lg g2,g3,s6,note 5) but i dont think i will this time. Maybe i can accept that time :)) because i never got that battery before :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Update on battery testing for latest update:

I tested out my background drain last night, leaving my phone unplugged for 9 hours. The drain during standby time was exactly the same as before the update. However, I will withhold my final verdict until I've had at least 3 days of testing in the bag.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
I did disable DT ignite, and after update did a few cache clearing. The battery doesn't seem to be affected, but since I'm at my wife's step-dad's and mother's home, I don't get good bars from verizon here. I am on Wifi mainly. Do you use greenify?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Yea I use Greenify for sure. I have the paid version so I can enable fast doze. I put all the apps that I consider battery draining in there and manually run the sleep fiction throughout the day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Still the best guide for Verizon S7 edge phones. Only beef I have is, that I don't know what I disabled to disable photo editing on stock gallery app.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] JediDru:
I would guess if you re-enable filter installer, manager, and provider that it would work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Thanks! I think that did it. Its working now.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] KPMcClave:
Thanks from me, as well. I'd disabled the Gallery app and tried a 3rd party app for a while. Now back to the OEM Gallery, but when I've tried using Effects in the Photo Editor, it would crash. Re-enabling the filter packages did the trick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Because of restrictions, I think 3rd party gallery apps won't allow you to set Lock and home screen wallpapers, which is probably why I went back to stock.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dkoon1987:
Guys, I followed the OP's instructions to a T, and now I'm experiencing high Cell Standby drain in the battery reporting. Before, Cell Standby would be 4th in the list, now it's at the top. Anyone else experience this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Do you have sync on?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dkoon1987:
Yeah, here's a screen capture. I just noticed that Contacts is having troubles syncing... [emoji19]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Well, I think he has Sync off.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] KPMcClave:
Yep, that was a big factor for me, too. The integration generally speaking is something I miss without the stock Gallery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] sonystyle44:
Guys, I followed the OP's instructions to a T, and now I'm experiencing high Cell Standby drain in the battery reporting. Before, Cell Standby would be 4th in the list, now it's at the top. Anyone else experience this?

The percentages you see are all relative. It looks like you've been on for almost 11 hours on battery and your screen has used 88 mAh with almost the same percentage of battery used as your cell standby which would be approximately the same amount of power (which looks good for the amount of time on battery). Just because cell standby is at the top now doesn't mean you've done something wrong, in fact it looks good considering your android system drain is also about the same and before the update it would have definitely been at the top and probably draining much more power at this point in time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Alright I'm going to answer all these posts together. Sonystyle is correct in his assessment of the cell standby issue. I have been recording my battery stats from the start of my testing and my cell standby was ALWAYS high on the battery stats list. It was never at the top, but once I accepted the latest Verizon update and debloated all the apps the cell standby was at the top sometimes. Here's the deal though: the only reason it's at the top is because the other factors have become less. Android system drain has dropped significantly. If you check the actual power consumption it has stayed the same for cell standby, the percentage is different because everything else is lower.

There is one thing however that drove my cell standby drain higher (actual power consumption). I tried to select CDMA/LTE mode in my radio settings instead of global. Instantly that next 12 hours I experienced much higher cell drain. Putting it back to global lowered my drain back to normal. Just a FYI.

As far as syncing goes I leave all my syncs ON. I don't disable any sync functions. The only thing I disable is Google location reporting, which is not sync related.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Wow. Ok, gonna try my sync on. And will try global too.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] sonystyle44:
I'll try the Global setting instead of CDMA/LTE. I had read somewhere else that choosing CDMA/LTE possibly uses less battery than the Global setting due to it not having to check for global/international signals which made sense when I first read it but I never tested the impact myself.

I must say that this thread has been most useful for tips in general to increase battery life so thanks dajmanjt for providing lots of detailed explanations and suggestions to help other Verizon users like myself.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
Lol that's the exact thing I've always been told too, that's why I had changed it from global mode. But after testing it there is significantly more drain from changing that setting to anything but global. I can't tell you why, but the easy way to test it is switch it to CDMA mode and after 12 hours take a screenshot of the stats from gsam battery monitor. Notice the amount of battery drain associated with the radios. Then run 12 hours on global mode and compare them. You'll see a huge difference between the two.

Also thanks for your kind words! Just glad to help the xda phone community anyway I can. And if you think about it, a lot of credit goes to everyone who has participated in this thread, giving suggestions and trying new ideas. So thanks to all you guys for adding tons of valuable information!

Here is a screenshot of my radios battery consumption over 8 hours so far today in terrible 3g area coverage (I'm at work), and it's on global mode (radio drainage is sitting at 12%).

When I was on CDMA my battery consumption for the phone radios was as high as 80% or greater at times.

Also here is a screenshot of my Google sync items which i leave on
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dkoon1987:
Now that you mention it, it does make sense that cell standby was the highest percentage on my list. I normally charge my phone overnight, but this time I wanted to test and see how many percentage point drops there were overnight on standby vs. before I debloated. It was just concerning to see it being the top percentage I guess.

Now that I have re-enabled all of the packages again, I took some screen captures and am going to try disabling everything again. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] JediDru:
I relented and bought greenify pro. Hot damn that standby!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
It's a beautiful thing!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] JediDru:
Only thing I don't like is that I can't have a lock on the device. Seems kind of silly to run full encryption and take the performance hit if there is no lock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Duckman_UF:
Anyone happen to know what else I need to re-enable to get Themes working again?? (Other than the obvious "Theme store", that alone doesn't do it) I can't seem to find whatever else I need to turn back on.

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Disregard! It's working now and I have no idea what changed. Weird.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] dajmanjt:
I set up a manual hibernate shortcut on my home screen and just use that. I keep my secured lock screen on. Not as seamless as having it run automatically but I like having my lock screen finger print protected. Works fine for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] ex0dusk3:
I too followed someone elses guide from another post which resembles a LOT of yours (or basically the same as yours) and just within a day I noticed the difference! And I am a heavy usage person... Running Waze every time I go out driving or playing games on my phone to watching YouTube videos or Facebook etc.

I went from having around 3.5 to 4 hours of SoT UP to 6 hours
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] KPMcClave:
Anyone know which packages are needed for WiFi Calling?

I get the error that instructs me to "try again later," when trying to enable WiFi Calling. I had it enabled when I first received the S7E (mid-March), but since have done a FDR (mid-April). I'm assuming I hadn't disabled a package or two originally that I have disabled now.

I have the Verizon S7E.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hoainamvtvn:
In recent day, i got the problem with android system drain a huge battery ( i sleep when my phone 100% and then when i wake up after 8h my phone lost 7% with android system is 64%) anyone have an idea about that??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] ramramram1991:
help guys. after I disabled bloatware suddenly my clear view cover doesn't work. what system is responsible for that one? TIA
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] ksmullins88:
Which package is the yahoo edge panels(news,stocks,sports)?

Found it.. catch favorites something.

Just tried this out and I'll let you all know. Hopefully it's legit. I wish we had root to delete all the bloat for good. [emoji12] [emoji13]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] cpufrost:
I'm thinking these package disablers are more trouble than they are worth when used in "wizard" mode, aka one click fits all.

Just start by disabling things you don't want, i.e. (for me) google drive, chrome, facebook, etc. Don't want to see the icons cluttering up the desktop (I could hide in Nova too) but if they are truly hidden from the OS, the better. Those system processes have too many dependencies and you wind up doing more "damage" than just leave sleeping dogs alone!

This reminds of of those Windows optimization guides that were telling users to turn off all these services without actually researching what the impact is or could be.

It's too bad this device is locked down. A snapdragon device with these specs could shoot for the start with development support that we had in the past.

No use complaining about it, as it does no good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hp79:
For those who need to stop idle battery drain, try the app called ForceDoze at Playstore. It really works, even with non root if you give an adb command, and makes your phone go Doze after X minutes of your choice. I set it to 2 minutes and getting much more Doze time now. I think our phone normally goes Doze after 1 hour of screen off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] desireaftergod:
Forcedoze vs Greenify

How does Forcedoze compare with aggressive mode in Greenify?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] hp79:
For one, Greenify's aggressive mode is an experimental feature and they require you buy a donation package. I don't have anything against buying it but I haven't because I didn't see a need for it. I had Greenify for some time but removed it because it didn't seem like it's worth it. For some apps (Skype, Dropbox, etc.) even if you kill them, they come back like a zombie. I think that'll drain more battery than just leaving it alone.

The ForceDoze is targeted at only one feature, sending the device to Doze.

One minor thing I experienced so far is that when waking up from Doze the screen is at the dimmest for about a second before automatic brightness kicks in.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] desireaftergod:
Lux Autbrightness and Forcedoze

Anybody using Lux and Forcedoze finding that Lux does not work right? If so, anyone know a fix (perhaps a setting in Lux (I have the paid version of Lux)?

Thanks...Have Blessed Memorial Day everyone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Hey guys. I tried something. I enabled all tha I disabled through package pro, and then through the app manager itself, cleared data on apps, individually restricted background data, and then disabled the app. I don't have any apps disabled through package pro, and these my current stats.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Final results with some wifi

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Also played MLB perfect Inning 16 for about 2 and a half hours. So maybe without gaming, I'd have more.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] geoff5093:
Did you find clearing data then stopping the services/apps via application manager made a difference over package disabler pro?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Doze still kicked it. Charges it, unplugged and drained about 3 percent. I don't know how many hours. I think Package Disabler is for placebo effect, because Marshallow already has optimization. I think, unless you know what each package does and that it's not dependent on another, then go ahead. But so far, my phone is getting decent battery life.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
Here are some stats. I tethered this morning and also listening through bluetooth to some sermons.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] konoi:
Hi, when I run adb command to get forcedoze to work, I get the error that device is offline. I enabled oem unlock, usb debugging turned on, reinstalling usb driver, change usb ports... Also, RSA prompt never popped up when I connected the device. Could you help please? I'm getting terrible standby time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] yeswap:
ADB can be stuborn sonetimes. Things to try

1) adb kill-server

2) Switching the phone's USB mode from MTP to PTP or vice versa

3) Upgrading to the latest adb
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] konoi:
Thanks, I reinstalled adb and it worked again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] SEVENEDGE:
This is just using the App manager, not Package Disabler. So almost 5 hours of on screen time if I probably went down all the way to maybe close to 0 percent, almost within a 48 hour usage.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] roxboxxx:
WHICH SERVICE - is stopping my "Check for Updates"

I disabled everything in the the original post. Pretty much made little difference and my SOT is still pretty bad. That aside, I randomly checked for OS updates and it says the service is unavailable. I rebooted, same thing. Does anyone know what service that is on the original posts recommendations might cause the service to be unavailable?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] Rider797:
I've been having the same issue with the system updates, I assumed it was something on Verizon's end but I hadn't had the time to go back and investigate.

*EDIT

So I tried the first logical thing that came to mind, I enable everything I had disabled and rebooted, same temporarily unavailable message; whatever the issue may be is not related to disabling apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] GigaSPX:
I'd like to give my fair input that I appreciate this guide in all it does, and helped out our not-yet rooted phones. One thing I might suggest is the backfire I think Greenify is without root. Greenify's auto hibernation is a frequent wakelock itself and I think drains the battery terribly. I used the Package Disabler Pro and ForceDoze, and it helps me gain up to at least 6 hours of screen on time on a good day. It would otherwise be 4-5 hours of SOT. If root was achievable, I think the S7 Edge can shoot upwards of 6+ with Greenify, Amplify, and Servicely, alongside with modifying the Governor settings. It's how I got my previous phone, the Xperia Z3v, to get great battery life. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] axxel6307:
Were you using dev options in phone settings to see these running in system, or a package disabler? I'm using EZ package disabler, and have a couple that show up running in it, even though they are disabled, including the same ones you listed. They don't show up in my phones running in memory though, only in the app. I did reenable them though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] JediDru:
I was seeing the RAM usage only changed in size but never truly stopped running in the background with package Disabler. When you click an app in it, it shows you a breakdown of its size and current RAM usage. My thinking was it would still run in the background anyway so I chose not to mess with those particular apps