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[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ci6i:
Check under Settings > Location > Menu (3 vertical dots on right upper corner) > Scanning and turn off "wifi and bluetooth scanning". These are automatically activated by third party apps (e.g. Google Maps > location accuracy tips) when request location services.

This is also a cause for big battery drain and i noticed some users don't even know they are active.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mab71:
Thanks.. I did turn the scanning off but it kept switching back on... Then i noticed my data usage was high even though data was off... Found out that some app/s (most probably google maps and play services) were using background data. I disabled background data usage for those and some other apps and now the problem is solved.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ysatrio:
[IMG="My ZE520KL"]https://i.imgur.com/Sm940Lj.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Battery stats"]https://i.imgur.com/wjXYbOh.jpg[/IMG]

Hey! I just start trying your experiment on my ZE520KL. But it came out not as I expected. Don't understand why Google Play services and Whatsapp is still consume more power than screen. Do you have any suggestions for this problem or is this normal since I just start with your Doze settings this day? Thank you very much for your attention.

P.S. : Sorry for my bad english :D
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello, ysatrio! No, it's not normal for Google Play services to be on the top of the list, it should be the screen. Here's something I suggested to another user about the problem:

Also try putting Whatsapp out of Doze and see how it works. Try deleting it's data and cache, and disabling it's permissions. You can also force stop it during the night or whenever you're not using it. Good luck!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] wpascarelli:
Hey there, how are you? I bought the BetterBattery last year and used it on my Zenfone 2 without problems. But now on my Zen3, it just shows the Deep Sleep and Awake times on the summary. All other filters (besides CPU States) dont show nothing. I dont have my Zen3 rooted. Could be it? Thanks!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello, wpascarelli. I'm good, thanks :cool:

You can use BBS without having to do any other kind of work if you are rooted. But if you aren't, you need to do a few things first to get it working.

You need to install adb drivers on your computer/laptop. You can check tutorials by asking Google if you are having any issues. Make sure the drivers are updated.

You also need to be able to use adb commands on your computer/laptop. That was a bit hard for me but thankfully there are a lot of youtube videos that can help.

You then need to enable USB debugging on your device's developer options.

When you are done, connect your phone to the computer, open the command prompt and use the command: adb devices. If you don't have anything set up, you will get an "adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command" message. And if everything is like it should be, you will get a similar result.

Then run this command /in the same command prompt window/:

[FONT="Courier New"]adb -d shell pm grant com.asksven.betterbatterystats android.permission.BATTERY_STATS[/FONT]

This is it. You can check this thread for more info. Good luck!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
I don't know why I decided that putting Task Manager out of Doze was a good idea. But I just managed to get 1 extra hour of SOT by fixing that mistake! I have updated the list and made some screenshots of my progress:

1. 100-10%

2. Results at 1% + BBS stats

You can see what difference does it make for the battery if one service is in or out fo Doze. Before all of these changes, I used to get 5h30min-6h of SOT. Now, I managed to get 8 full hours! I hope that my findings are of use to not just me, but to everyone who owns a zenfone 3 or anyone that owns a device with a Nougat update.

Best of luck!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Edsonkerr:
Android System is on the top list

is this normal that on battery usage, android system is on the top list? then next screen?? hoping for a positive response ..
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Sorry for late response.

Like I said, Screen must be first in the list. High usage from Android system might indicate that one of the services, included in it's packages is using a lot of your battery. Check them at Settings > Battery > Tap on Android System > See the listed packages below. These packages are part of the functionality of your device and you might need to manage them. This way you can find the source of your battery drain.

Have you tried my method of reducing battery drain by removing some services from Doze? This should also be helpful since I had the same issue before.

Good luck!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Edsonkerr:
Android System is on the top list

Yes i did all of the methods you shared ..
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Can you install the Carat app and show me the process list?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cresensiarh:
THANKYOU

THANKYOU SO MUCH. i screencaptured my battery at 29th May. At 30th i found your thread and applied the steps at night and that are my result so happy since wiping cache and reseting doze arent working for me. thankyou so much.

ps i only read this thread and not another update because i dont understand much.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello! I am happy that you are seeing improvement in your battery life. Don't worry, you don't need to read the updates.

I saw your results and they look great! This Line app seems to be a bit of a battery drainer though.

Best of luck! :fingers-crossed:
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] minwan:
Thanks you about all your tips. It's really helpful and i have read comments and improve my phone battery now.

In my case, after checking carefully i find out that "Google Keep" wake up lots of times, it's in top 5 drain battery app and I rarely use it :rolleyes:
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello, minwan! Thank you for sharing your experience, I'm glad to hear about your positive results.

Does Google Keep send you any notifications? There is a good chance that it's still running in the background even after you clear it from Task manager.

You can test this with the Carat App /the process list will show that it's running as a background service/ or just check if you can force stop it.

If this is true, you should always force stop it after use. If Google Keep is not installed as a system app, you can use Greenify to hibernate it (unless you buy the donation package).

Or you can turn off it's notifications, or you can try using other apps with the same purpose instead of this one.

Best of luck!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cresensiarh:
any suggestion regarding line app? or any draining apps? should i turn off the doze setting for them too?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
No, don't. Unfortunately if you need this app and the notifications from it, there's not much you can do, maybe force stop it when you're not using it. You can remove it from the auto-starting apps from the power manager in settings, and try to use it only when you need it. You can also clear it's cache and data.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bibbomio:
What do you mean when you write "unlocked the other modes using adb commands (my device is not rooted)"? I have two non-rooted cells and i'd like to use greenify with them, but i don't know the method; can you explain me? Must i do something like at post #46? I bought donation package too, and used greenify on some others rooted phones (thanks forumers for guides and tips&tricks), but never on a non-rooted ones.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello! First install Greenify and take a look at the guides within the app. You will see that in order to unlock some of the modes, you must either have root or use a specific command, that you type in a command prompt window from your computer. After you type this command (meanwhile your phone is connected to the computer via USB, with the USB debugging enabled), you gain access to the other modes that the app can offer /such as the aggresive mode/.

To do this you must be able to get the computer to recognize "adb devices" as a command. I can't explain this very easily but I managed to do it by watching a few youtube videos. And yes, check 1.-3. from post #46. The command for Greenify is different. Please check here for more info.

The main function of this app is hibernating other apps, that continue to run in the background even after you close them from the task manager. You can do this right now without doing anything extra. However, this works only for apps that you have installed yourself. If you want to hibernate system apps (such as Google Maps etc.), you need to buy the donation package.

Hope this helps!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bibbomio:
Many thanks, i need some time to translate the page linked above but i think it'll be very useful to read. I can send some simple commands to phone (e.g. flash twrp, root...), but i don't know all other commands, your help is very appreciated.

At the moment i'm using greenify (+ donation package) with basic settings on an A5(7) with granted permissions, seems working...

P.s.: after adb commands root is still safe?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Yes, root should be safe. What other commands do you think that you should know?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bibbomio:
I'd like to know all the commands, so i do not bore the forumers :o

My progress: greenify works on Zenfone3 (N) and in A5 (MM), listening hearphones, i can clearly hear the clicks of "sleeped" apps when screen is off.

An answer: it is possible to avoid opening of setting pages when apps are closed? It happens in the two phones, and i think is the reason why A5 clicks...
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] minwan:
Google Keep doesn't send me an single notification. I wonder why it's waste to much power.

Now, i remove it completely and i'm really happy with my zen3 life time now :D.

Thanks.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello! I'm glad to hear about your progress with Greenify. Did you succeed with the commands? And no, you can't avoid the opening of the apps settings, it's the same on my device too.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
I'm glad to hear that :victory:
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] matheusbauer:
Thanks for that! I'll keep coming back for the updates :D
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
Hi, I have removed the apps you have mentioned in the list, but my battery life has not improved. Any other suggestions?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello! Can you please install the Carat app and show me screenshots of the process list? Also post a screenshot of you battery usage. Is Screen at the top of the list?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Also you can use imgur to upload the screenshots.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] zulfikarbugis:
Sorry fot OOT but i have this problem...

I get into trouble with my mobile manager .. before I update mobile manager and hollaaaa.... this problem happened. Can anyone help me? thank you
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] felipemenosso:
I need to install the applications? (greenify, carat and the other one)
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello,

do you have issues with your battery?

You don't need to install these apps but they can be useful if you do.

These battery apps that I have listed could help you indicate the reason behind the battery drainage.

The Carat app can show you the apps, running in the background without you knowing it, and give you tips after it gathers some data.

Greenify can help you hibernate those apps.

BBS can show you what has awakened your phone during Standby.

You can try installing Carat for now, as it is a free, light app.

Good luck!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vraian:
Hey, Blackrose! Thanks a lot for you post!

Since I updated to Nougat I feel my battery isn't the same. I just copied the settings you posted here and I'll test them today.

Thanks again! :laugh:
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lorikeet:
I have found that enabling data saver and whitelisting apps like gmail,whatsapp and anything else that you use regularly saves a lot of battery power. The biggest battery drain has been google play store. Disable its background data.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] rodrigoxm49:
Very nice tip. I would add this. On Mobible Manager, on three dots, Settings, disable the first option: Clean on suspension.

Now I have a Standby efficiency very clost to like my olds Windows Phone, which is a great thing since Windows Phone is the best system to deal with Standby by far in my experience.

Thanks for these tips!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] robsonportnoy:
Zenfone 3 552kl

I've just bought this phone and updated to 7.0 before searching for this version. I noticed that my phone was different of my friend's zenfone 3, my battery is not so good as their's and every call it spends too much for a normal call, my old phone hadn't spent so much battery for calls as my new Zenfone. After some researches, I realized that the problem is really something in my update.

Now I'm gonna try it out, I think your tips will help me a lot. I will bring news soon, here.

Thanks very much Blackrose110!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] romarioputra90:
how about not optimizing fm radio and mbn test?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ghoshal9826:
Kernel hovering between 1600 to 2100 mhz, when no background process are going ..? Battery life is a flop even after following this thread. Ze520kl
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk8223:
I've done all this and I can't tell if my battery life is good or not. Screen was on for at least 2 hours at low to medium brightness, but without WiFi on for most of that time. Full signal. I like to read offline pages on the bus in Chrome. Drained 17% since 4 PM today and at 83% currently.

My phone got really hot today. Not good for battery longevity. :( I should stop gaming on this thing.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Michaelflat1:
I'll agree, no matter how much i play with governors it jumps from 652mhz to 1401mhz with no 1036mhz usage, barely any at all, just jumps between those two
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] styxlegend:
nice.thanx

thank u for.this... this really helps.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] w1040:
u dont need to use greenify to save battery, instead it will lower your battery even more. using the asus preinstalled auto-start manager apps does a lot better job than greenify. so pls guys, dont install and use greenify it will make your battery even worse.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frankieee:
Is this battery consumption normal? If yes i'm really disappointed by this phone, cause every phone i saw consumed near to nothing in standby.

No sim card, wifi off, gps off, all synchronization off, disabled some bloatware (from both Asus and Google) and tried the suggetions from this thread.

I'm trying to figure it out with BetterBatterystats and Gsam battery monitor and i see this stuff doing wakelocks:

- *alarm*;

- *net_scheduler*;

- CMWakeLock;

- NetworkStats.

Maybe stopping in some way this elements could help?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello,

could you please tell me about your Screen On Time? Also how long has your phone been in standby?

And yes, standby time is draining a huge portion of the battery. There is definitely an issue with Android Nougat.

But in your case, I suspect something else.

Here are some screenshots from me:

Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

Can you please install Carat and make some screenshots of the process list?

Also UNINSTALL GSAM. Dude, this app was draining my old phone's battery like crazy.

I'm pretty sure you'll be better off without it.

Also, if you have other "battery saving" apps installed (such as "Battery Doctor"), remove them. They do more harm than good.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mab71:
I normally get 6.30 to 7 hrs of SOT. Airplane mode on at night. Data and wifi on most of the time.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mab71:
Here's my SS
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Frankieee:
I'm checking the standby consumption so i think those screens were ~2 hours of SOT and 10 days standby.

Nothing special installed but there are a lot of wakelocks from android system and Google Play Services. The problems is that i have no information from which app these wakelocks come from...

Maybe i have to try android M.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ABM_RIG:
HELP!

Where can I get the carat app. The description that you gave doesn't match with the carat app in play store.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] CygnusBlack:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.berkeley.cs.amplab.carat.android
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
Can you update the list for the recent firmware update.. I am facing severe battery drain after updating to latest firmware .75
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Бай ти Митьо:
Hello,

I do not know why do you get so bad battery life.

I configured my phone for maximum battery life (I use the device only for Voice calls, e-mail, Viber and SMS). Using Mobile Manager I have stopped almost all background processes and auto-start applications. I do not use push for e-mails (4 accounts), instead I check them on 15 min interval.

Personally, I do not use Facebook, and here is what my battery life looks like:

I manage to get 6 days on a 100% charge with Voice calls duration around 10 hours.

I hope this helps.

Best regards
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
how much does your battery life reduce in standby ???
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Бай ти Митьо:
I do not know the precise numbers, but I usually lose 2-3% per night.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeroing115:
Really thank you friend! You saved me the time I would spend downgrading. Unfortunately I did not find two of the processes, but I believe it was the language of my cell phone (ptbr). Apparently the audio also improved. Anyway thanks for making some of your time to help :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nezt94:
hey, is the list on the first page is updated? if not, what should i remove from doze?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hey there, Бай Митьо.

I bet you don't use your phone as frequently as me (or many others).

Judging by your Screen %, and your claim of not using Facebook/Messenger apps, it's not that surprising that you get 6 days of not recharging.

Our phones have a very good battery, but cpu management tends to be poor, and it gets worse after every update. Not only our phone's updates, but app's updates too lead to shorter battery life, because the system has more trouble dealing with it (as the app gets more demanding).

You can cut down some apps and you can cut all of them. It's a personal matter whether you can settle with the battery drain or not.

Our phones are not that new today, so we cannot expect of them to have 9hrs of SOT, like before, even with downgrading.

Tell me, Бай Митьо, what's your Screen On Time at 0-10%?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Hello, nezt 94.

My method worked fine before, by since there have been so many updates, things have changed.

Unfortunately, I don't have the time (and motivation) to test everything all over again.

"What I have right now out of Doze are "Bluetooth MIDI Service", "Bluetooth Share", the "Clock" app and two other Clock apps."

This is what I have out of Doze right now and I'm fine with my battery life. I charge it at 40% until it reaches 80% and I drain the battery once a month. Sometimes I charge the phone to 100%.

It's a good method to get more battery cycles, since the battery gets weaker after every recharging cycle.

Good luck!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
Can somebody help me.. will update BBS after an hour.. just restarted my phone... I have very few apps installed.. stock nougat has no battery drain.. however once I installed these apps I am facing battery drain.. when the screen is off it is also I aeroplane mode..
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
updating BBS.. and updated Carat.. Can somebody look at this.???
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackrose110:
Try to force stop the apps, labeled as "Hogs" by the Carat app, whenever you have used them or see that they are running in the background.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
There is new battery saving technique posted on Zentalk. Can somebody verify?

https://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=192860&mobile=2
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
I have much better battery life after updating the Mobile Manager settings
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] AkiraProject:
After changing mobile manager settings now it only costs 3% of my battery during all night when I'm sleeping
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
You can try changing to 2G while sleeping to further reduce drain
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
Battery Life on Oreo

Hi All,

Refreshing this thread for sharing ideas to reduce battery drain on Oreo.

Share ideas for reducing battery drain.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] hydrapisco:
Hi all,

My ZE520KL doesn't have any screen off sleep time, and my battery is being drained so badly, it can't hardly less a working day. I tried everything posted, but nothing changes that.

Anyone have a hint how to solve this?

Thanks
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lukikow:
How about SOT on OREO ? I want buy this phone for my wife.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vaidhy2007:
Hi. There are much better phones at this price range. you can go for them.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lukikow:
The most important thing is best camera on unmodified OS.

I use the mi a1 with gcam. It's make very nice photo but she doesn't want any modify on her phone. My bugdet for phone for her is around 250-280$.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] piku 123:
wait for moto G6 series,Zenfone 5

---------- Post added at 06:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:42 AM ----------

SOT is good and for 10-11k nothing can beat it but its old now and they will end software support soon
[Asus ZenFone 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vikki108:
Battery drain very fast after update

I'm using zenfone 3 i was updated nogut 7 its drains battery very fast pls help wit screen shot
[MX Player] pcll99:
I am running MX Player on an Android TV stick (android 4.04). I have USB keyboard/mouse connected to it.

Is there a list of keyboard shortcuts? I pressed Control-P once, and it played some file.. I think Control-P is "Play last played file".... just guessing...

thanks.
[MX Player] Thirumalai.K:
We will update the list of keyboard shortcuts to our website soon. Kindly be patient till that.