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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Cycloneon:
I love how I only have to charge this phone once every 2-3 days. If I was still with Samsung I would have been charging it sometimes twice a day just for comfort in case it dies before I get home.

Right now it's at 51% with 5 hrs 14m SOT and I don't plan on charging this until Saturday morning. I'm gonna continue pushing this phone to see if it can last me more than 3 days. It's been on charge since 11 PM Tuesday night
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] masteruser99:
14 sot with 2 hr calls. You I love this phone.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] rile1564:
This morning. I couldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it myself. So 15% remaining. Moderate use for the last 2 days. Emails, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Google searches, a few phone calls, etc...
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] uberano26:
Nice. Do you have the app usage percentage aswell? For some reason Wifi seems to be the top of the list of battery usage even when the damn thing is off.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] rile1564:
I'm on WiFi 95% of the time
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] uberano26:
I think its more of a bug in stats reporting as with the amount of SOT the screen should be much higher
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] thegregulator:
I noticed that as well. I went into Settings, Location, clicked those 3 vertical dots, and turned off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning. Wi-Fi was no longer reported in battery stats as using crazy amounts of battery. That said, I didn't really notice a difference in overall battery life after turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning, so it may just have been a bug in battery stats.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] sunny860:
amazing battery life

here is my sot with mixed use of 4g and wifi
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
Not fully satisfied with the battery life results

Definitely good numbers but not feeling fully satisfied with the stats compared to others as i haven't really used the phone. :( Or am i just overthinking?:confused:

Also anyone else able to see such huge battery hog from wifi? The duration on wifi is almost the same as the time i had last charged the phone even though i had spent most of the day on 4G. :confused::confused:
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Yup my next phone

This is the unlocked play not thr Verizon one right
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
This is the international version. It is unlocked
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] PunishedSnake:
Wow 6hr at 52%
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] sunny860:
Yup the best battery backup I have ever got on any mobile
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] junyamada:
I wish I could've gotten this phone.

I really had to buy an LG v10 to just realize what I'm really looking for from a phone.

It's this kind of endurance that really matters to me.

Bought the LG v10 being due to being an audiophile. I still ended using my dedicated player more than playing music from the phone.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] noisyriver:
3 1/2 days

More than 10 hours SOT.

Wi-fi and mobile network always on except at night when phone was in flight mode (0% in eight hours!).

Auto brightness always at 50%.

There were also some hours listening to music and some restarts because of installing Xposed mods.

Greenify with force doze is running.

Crazy phone. I love it.

And it's only the second full battery cycle.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] paulthuong:
Despite having "wifi issue" allegedly, my phone is stretching 8hrs SoT with 8% left since 79% charged on Sunday afternoon. Wifi on all the time except when sleep, about 90 mins of GPS and data on. Screen brightness at 25% auto. I still don't wanna charge my phone to 100% though. Kindda stick to the 80% theory.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] coolkingler1:
That's because the wifi issue is often just a reporting error and nothing more, had it as well on the X Play.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] paulthuong:
oh then I guess I stop worrying about it then. Thanks for the input.

On a second thought, maybe the moto z play groups wifi and data usage into one category?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
Getting 7 hrs SOT on light usage. Have i got a faulty device :(
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] turkobr:
Using force doze causes any trouble with receiving phone calls ou messages like Whatsapp? I
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] noisyriver:
It's 7 hours and more than two day standby. Not bad. I think you didn't turn on flghtmode at night and don't use force doze. This would give you maybe one more hour of SOT I guess.

No, not all. Doze is a native Android feature. Force doze only forces the device to doze within minutes instead of hours and to not wake up when moved - as opposed to normal MM doze implementation.

Normal phone/SMS network is not affected through doze.

Whatsapp is connected through GCM which is compatible with doze and will react immediately.

E-Mails with a GCM/IMAP push compatible messenger will do the same. But I don't know what this means to battery live. Therefore I rather use hourly mail sync. Doze will delay this some minutes until it reaches the next service window. Not an issue to me.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
Could the 22hr wakelock during 50hr standby be a factor?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] noisyriver:
I see. The first 50% some app kept your phone constantly awake. It never was idle. This will of course make a big difference.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] emailrob:
For those having the wifi drain, it's apparently still a bug in MM. This fixed it (turn off scanning and network reset). My wifi has now disappeared off the battery chart.

http://androiding.how/how-to-fix-wifi-battery-drain-on-marshmallow/
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] hyoga68:
Any suggestions???

I think I'm getting a low SoT, comparing with many of you...

Moto ZPlay, Mexican variant (AT&T)

Screen brightness auto

No root
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] The Bankshooter:
Simply amazing
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Aleycat:
Seems like your mobile network signal is not strong which could be causing your low SOT. Which city do you live in and what network do you use?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
New Delhi, India

I am on Airtel
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
About half an hour of listening to music, another half of an hour of streaming music, 45 minutes watching YouTube and the rest of the sot is chatting and browsing on fb and chrome

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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] noisyriver:
Three days. 11 hours SOT. Crazy phone.

Greenify with force doze and Amplify are running, blocked some Google stuff and disabled all Gapps except play services, map and store.

Beside that I used the phone normally over three working days and a long night. Listened also four or five hours of music with screen off, so no idle mode then. Two hours of surfing during a train trip with a lot of changing network.

Wi-fi and mobile network and GPS (high accuracy) always on. Flight mode during sleep.

Auto brightness at 50 percent.

I really stressed it. Didn't beat it.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DadOudidOuda:
Just received my phone today. Here's my numbers after a few hours (battery was at 80% when I took the phone out of the box)
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
Why is that happening?

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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] hyoga68:
I'm having the same issue right now
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
Despite I changed the Google services version, it still stays awake...

Στάλθηκε από το moto z play μου
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Monkey D.Luffy007:
Phone was off for few days due to exams . But ...

Edit. Also it was not fully charged. It was about 85%
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
I held the power button and volume up until the device rebooted, and now everything is ok. Try it, it may work

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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] hyoga68:
Gonna try, I was waiting to consume all the battery :D
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] VR25:
I had the same issue. Solved it by turning on location services in low battery mode, allowed it to sit for like 5 minutes, then turned it off.

This is caused by a location related wakelock. Once you give it what it wants, it stops, since it only needs to know your location once.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Arudis:
Yah. This thing's battery life is insane.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
You didn't show your screen on time

Στάλθηκε από το moto z play μου
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] coolkingler1:
Only with wifi on. Brightness medium to low in a dark and sometimes well lit room, so it varies. Also 25 hours and 25 minutes off the charger.

Still, insane.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DadOudidOuda:
Over 2 days of battery life, I'm really impressed! Almost 10 hours of SOT with mixed usage of 4G and WiFi.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
3 hrs SOT with 22% left :(

http://imgur.com/a/df8M8
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] uberano26:
Well something is eating the battery. Show the app usage and use BetterBatteryStats and Wakelock Detector. If you have root use Amplify and Greenify.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pichonCalavera:
From 100% to 1% on my first full charge. Impressive battery life! :laugh:
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Milly7:
It's your cell signal. The orange indicates it is horrible reception in your area and that is what is eating your battery. That and perhaps some rouge app/apps.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Phone_Junkie:
I deleted my screenshots but averaging 10 hours of screen time. I have brightness turned up about 75% and am not doing anything for conservation. This phone is just ridiculous when it comes to overall performance.

Side note: Too bad the camera is not as good...
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] The Bankshooter:
And the battery goes on and on and on and on
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] The Bankshooter:
You are right, I have 8 hours sot and my bar is orange and red in some parts, and some apps that are not optimized for MM.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] RealiZms:
I can go 2 full work days before charging overnight. WiFi, lte, location, all on
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] mostcallmerob:
I notice that a lot of you have WiFi on and then show LTE as well. When I connect to WiFi the LTE symbol disappears and it just shows the bars. I have an unlocked Moto Z Play on AT&T.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] RealiZms:
Yeah, I charge my phone every other day...
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] RealiZms:
You probably have the 01 model(US unlocked) I'm guessing. I'm in the US but have the 02 model(International unlocked)

The LTE icon greys out once WiFi is connected for me.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] RealiZms:
This thing is a monster! Yesterday was easily my best. I had over 11 and a half hours with 20% left. The gap on the graph is an OTA update.... Insanity!
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
What's your setup? Which apps do you use?

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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] RealiZms:
I basically have been trying to crush the battery and the Z play laughs at me in an evil voice lol.

I don't use any special apps. I don't ever use the built in battery saver.

I have WiFi, data, Bluetooth, location, auto brightness

I use chrome as my browser

Nova launcher beta(pixel look and gestures)

Pitch black wallpaper(I really love it)

My clock and weather is Chronus

If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kishanamlani:
I was expecting a massive battery as everyone commented but for me it is around 5 hours SoT on average. I have used it for 10 days. Lets see if it improves or not.

I am using both sims, first is LTE (Jio) may be this can be the reason for battery drain, because where i live its network is very poor (below 60%)

I keep brightness level at 20-30%. Have a look at attached file.

Any suggestions are welcome.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
Something keeps your device awake... Have a look on your applications

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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kishanamlani:
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Ya me too think so because in Better Battery Stats app, it shows more time in Awake(Screen off) section. Where can i optimize and see which app is keeping it awake.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
If you are rooted, you can download gsam battery monitor which has an option to show you which app keeps your device awake.

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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] uberano26:
Even i use Jio with very spotty signals but mine give decent backup.

Download Wakelock detector and see what maybe eating or keeping the device awake.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kishanamlani:
Ok i will try that. Can u please share your battery stats whenever possible so i can check in what category its making the difference. What colour mode option u keep in display settings - Standard or Vibrant ??

---------- Post added at 12:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 AM ----------

My device is not rooted. I am using GSam without root companion. The screenshot i attached is taken from GSam only. Screen always sucks 60-65% of total battery.

Can Active display be the reason for it ??
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] uberano26:
Vibrant but i dont think thats whats causing this.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] RealiZms:
Probably could've went 14 hours sot yesterday..
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] uberano26:
[MENTION=5426157]kishanamlani[/MENTION] So since you wanted battery stats i thought id provide some with similar time frame. Now just to be clear my stats and usage might not be relate able as i mostly just surf and read on my device.

Also so im not sure why the phone radio says 0% as i have signal all the time.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kishanamlani:
Thanks a lot for posting..
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
Bad signals could be the only reason. I am on Airtel 4G nd also get bad signals.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kishanamlani:
Ya i checked out and found the same. Using jio sim with bad signals is sucking more power. Tried with other sim and already got 8 hours Sot and still 20% battery left. Thanks
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] tye_time:
I think i might get this phone to replace my ageing OPO!

Battery life is what matters most to me - I don't spend a lot of time on phone calls, have no games installed either!
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] lichking21st:
Switching to 3G from 4G has boosted my battery life estimates by 2 days, to 5 days now, signal strength also more stable.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] turkobr:
Is there a way to use 3g when connected to wi-fi?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] amit000in:
Yes u can install xpoae & gravity box than u can lock ur Network mode to 3g only
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] turkobr:
But I want to use 4g when not connected to a wifi network. Is it possible?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] amit000in:
Use Intelli3G from playstore
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Guys please help. I unplugged my phone at 100% by 9.00 am IST(Indian Standard time). Now am charging at 11.00pm IST, same day. That means I have been on battery for just approx 14hrs. How less it is. here many users are reporting 45 hrs etc.. I remember today i just used phone for whatsapp, surfing web and reading and 2 to 3 youtube videos. I was on wifi occasionally for whatsapp purpose and very rarely used LTE. This was not the case when I first used the phone for 2 days when i got it brand new unlocked version( I am frim India so purchased it from flipkart.com). Plz help guys. I remember the SOT was some 7.5 hrs while pluggung the phone back to charger...
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] vivebatu:
Something is keeping your phone awake.. If not rooted, install gsam battery monitor to find out
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] siralsmooth:
I can get 2 days regular use, 10-12 hrs of SOT. Best purchase I ever made. I did have an instance where of all apps, ES file explorer kept my phone awake and my battery was down to 30% by the days end. Otherwise, as said by many, this phone is amazing in the battery department.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
Can u share ur battery stats screen?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Ok guys, I m sharing with you some screenshots. I charged my phone fully to 100% yesterday at 6pm and now my battery is at 15%. Just have a look and plz tell whether the battery usage has some issues or not. I used phone for whatsapp, checking Twitter, few YouTube videos, web surfing, app downloads and reading. Phone was idle for upto 7hrs, while I went to sleep during night.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] siralsmooth:
Where's your brightness at and were you on wifi or only mobile data? Seems like your drain was a tad higher than what I've seen, but without seeing you other battery usage screen, it's difficult to say.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] siralsmooth:
This is mine currently, took a bunch of videos, pictures, and Snapchats, bunches of texts, and have my Moto 360 paired.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] siralsmooth:
And currently 9hrs 17min of SOT
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Oh sorry, Now I charged my device fully once again, so stats got reset. But I was mostly on WiFi and few times on LTE. But I was not always online. And I keep adaptive brightness off, and my brightness is always at 75%.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] siralsmooth:
There's your extra battery usage. I keep mine at 40% brightness and adaptive brightness on.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Ok! Thank you so much. I seriously thought, my device might be faulty ðŸ˜…
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] siralsmooth:
Here's my usage for my screen. Look at the comparison vs yours. I'm also running a black theme through most of my device, which also helps.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DadOudidOuda:
Don't worry, everything looks fine to me. You do have two SIM cards which always drain a little more battery which would explain why you only have less than 8 hours of SOT (signal strength can also drastically reduce your battery life).

And remember that with the Z Play you can do plenty with 15℅ of battery (and even more if you use the battery saver).

The screen is almost always the biggest drain, brightness levels will determine your SOT. I manage to keep mine between 5 and 15℅ indoors, and around 50℅ outdoors and I never get under 10 hours of SOT, even playing a little Pokémon Go.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Thank you all for your help?. But how do you guys used the dark theme? Did you all root your phone?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DadOudidOuda:
If you want a black theme on your phone as a whole you need to be rooted but a lot of apps do support a dark theme (or even a black theme which is always better for an Amoled screen). I personally always switch to dark/black theme when I can but I don't find it useful to root the Z Play. You can also find Amoled friendly wallpapers which look great and will be easy on your battery.

Edit: some Amoled Friendly Walls here https://plus.google.com/collection/M0p0ME
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Ok
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] faz712:
2.5~ days, bluetooth on all the time (connected to watch), about 1-1.5 hours of Spotify over BT per day, and 1+ hour of Hangouts calling per day and general browsing. Finally down to 20%

[IMG="2.5~ days"]http://i.imgur.com/5yvsuW0.png[/IMG]
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
This is insane bro! Completely insane. What a terrific battery life..
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] pillopoulos:
Screen on time?

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[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Approx 7.5 hrs. I use WiFi quite a bit. Also LTE.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] uberano26:
That's the standard for this device.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ashish21099:
Both of your SIMs are not showing good signals so my best guess is that bad cell reception might be the reason. I personally have seen my avg SOT jump 40-50% just because of better cell recption
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Oh.. Ok..
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] brinox:
Does anyone know why this feature in particular is omitted from the US version of the Moto Z Play? I really don't understand why I have to continually go out of the US Market to get the Moto phone I want to use with AT&T/T-Mobile... This is the 3rd time that frivolous features have been removed from US variants.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] rockster76:
You're right. That's ****. I've installed the app "Status". Works great
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DadOudidOuda:
I bought mine in France from Amazon, I have the battery percentage embedded within the battery icon (although I don't care to know precisely where my battery is at, I know that I have plenty of use left as long as I don't get the red exclamation point :p )
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] brinox:
I've been in contact with sellers on the US Amazon site and most of them are selling the European version of the Moto Z Play. I'm trying to find out if it really is true that some of the other International variants have this feature enabled, or if its just the Verizon Z Play Droid that has this. So very frustrating that Moto adds this functionality, but only in part. It reminds me exactly of the Moto Maxx vs Droid Turbo and the Turbo getting the chop-chop flashlight feature, but NOT for the Moto Maxx...
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DadOudidOuda:
If it is any help my SKU is XT1635-2 ;) (I actually have no idea if there is a list with all the SKU for the Z Play)
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] brinox:
No sadly that doesn't help. I appreciate you taking the time to post though. What would help is if you could tell me is what Software Channel your Z Play is listed under. I can't recall off the top of my head, but I think its in the About menu of Settings.

Edit: Wait, so you have the European version and you don't have the battery percentage checkbox option listed under Battery in the Settings menu?
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] siralsmooth:
The only option to fully theme your device is to root it. I personally love dark themes, I have my tablet matched to my phone in all aspects, wallpaper, icon pack, dark theme. But more important to me, I root for the reversal of the DAMN NAV BAR! Why Moto doesn't have that as an option still baffles me to this day Sony & Samsung are reversed, LG gives you the option, and stock Android to me is forever backwards.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] DadOudidOuda:
My software channel is "reteu" (I guess for Retail Europe).

The option I have to show battery percentage is in the System UI Tuner (see attached screenshot), I don't see any checkbox in the battery menu.
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] brinox:
Thanks for checking and reporting back! Maybe none of the unlocked retail units have that setting and my suspicions are confirmed about that being a Verizon exclusive. Asshats!
[Moto Z Play Guides, News, & Discussion] leovarghese1232:
Guys Nova launcher prime has 80% sale going on! Buy and install it. Now I have dark theme all over, thanks to Nova! This will save my battery without rooting

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