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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Are you using Discover or not?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] waingro808:
100% agree with that statement but don't forget Lollipop's Project Volta.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Yes it's true. I see no difference when adaptative battery is on or off.

So why did google creat this if it doesn't work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
Project Volta still probably had more of an impact than Adaptive Battery. I think my Nexus 5 had a small improvement with Lollipop.

That's a really good question.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/26/18516417/how-to-adjust-android-pie-adaptive-brightness-feature

"In an interview for*VentureBeat*last August, Google group product manager Ben Poiesz said that after about a week or so of use — during which time you are supposed to adjust the brightness manually to help the phone “learn” your preferences — you shouldn’t have to adjust your display at all. This will not only make it easier to use the phone in a variety of lighting environments, but it will help save battery power by not keeping the display constantly bright."

Personally, I think it's just a renamed auto brightness that's more linear in adjustments and that actively shows you it's current true brightness. For example, 50% is truly 50% nits for a screen and when the environment gets bright, it'll move to something like 75% and the location of the brightness moves. Neither of these occurred before Pie.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Miryu:
Im super happy with my battery life didn't expect it to be this good
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
What, how is it possible ?

7h at 24% with Facebook, insta, Messenger.

How did you manage your phone to reach this Sot?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Miryu:
The phone is pretty new, but other than that no tricks or anything used.. its all stock :) I was shocked when I checked so I had to screen it . getting 7+ constantly so far. That messanger shows too many hours of use .. it seems to count in background use too
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] eruben:
Disabling Digital Wellbeing usage access and freezing app itself makes a huuuge difference in battery life. Just fyi)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
I hace a pixel since November 2018, and my average battery at 24% is 5-6h

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I also close the access about this app.

Now I switch off it

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I also close the access about this app.

Now I switch off it
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] wwwgefaz:
I have a 2XL that usually did over 7 hours of SOT.6 moths old.No root,Standard. Now I have battere drain.For about 20 days It seems that the biggest consumer is WIFI. Do you have any idea what the cause might be? Thanks

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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Hmm a better screenshot would be when you're 15% or less when it shows the battery usage over a greater period of time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] wwwgefaz:
Yes,but the screenshot Is only for example.The situation Is the same when 15% left and the wifi Is about 35%. Too hight

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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
I don't understand how work this phone.

Best SOT at 20% left ; 7h24 min
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
What settings/setup do you have?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Have you cleared up old Wi-Fi SSIDs that you don't connect to anymore? Not sure if it'll do anything but it's something I've done.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Full stock
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
Hmm.... How new is the phone?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
I bought it in november 2018 but it was built in 2017
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Mr.Vag:
im back after 4 days of using beta3. battery life is really better (about 1+ of SOT) . dark mode is OP....but i had to rollback bcoz some apps not worked like my bank app,octapus,lucky patcher and more...

If you dont care about these apps go forward for beta3
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
If you are true, i have the hype for this update.

Full dark mode will be amazing
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
I bought mine at the same time as well.... I'm gonna have to try a reset then.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
It could be a good idea.

I do a factor reset every two months in general
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] kemalcenk:
I am on q beta 3 and after disabling wellbeing app my sot increased like +1 hr. Try it
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Wellbeing is already disactivated.

I noticed that my phone is smoother
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
So i install "better battery stats"

let's see what happen
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Not bad
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] wwwgefaz:
I have cancelled old WIFI SSD and Beverly change

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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] kaiwanted:
How do you get so much screen on time. I am almost all the time on 4G internet and Bluetooth connected to watch and headphones and Ambient display on, and I get 4hr , 4hr and a half max. I bought this New phone 5 days ago.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
4G suck battery.

I'm always in WiFi.

After i manage my battery usage. I never overshoot 30% and when I recharging, never over 80-90
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Here are new stats.

Still solid; 7h of SOT

Thank to "Better Battery Stats" i found Snapchat still running in back ground.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
How did you install BBS? And which apk version did you use?

Also what ROM/kernel? If you don't mind me asking all these questions.

Thank you!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
I installed BBS for the Google Store for 2,49 euros I think.

No root needed, you have to install ADB and run window command (you know the black window) etc... You have many tuto on internet.

No rom, nothing, full stock. No problem dude :p
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Strong
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Very strong
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] sidqara:
bought p2xl second hand unit, battery might degrade already i think

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are you in pie? or oreo?

bought p2xl second hand unit, battery might degrade already i think

will install bbs to monitor the usage,
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
On Pie
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
New record
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Wow your "full charge lasts about" is 1 day and 23 hours?! That's crazy.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
But it's full wifi.

At 20% un full data I never overtake 6h. 5h/5h30 max

Data suck battery, it's crazy
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Mubashir hussian:
Here is my record breaking SOT.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
That's about what I used to get. How new or old is your Pixel 2 XL?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Yeah sounds about right. I'm coming up to 21 months and get around 4 hours SOT maybe 4.5 hours if I'm lucky. Estimate total times off the charger went from 18-19 hours to 13-14. I do last through a work day fine though and get 16 hours off the charger on those days. I'm ready for the Pixel 4 XL though anyway.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
My Pixel 2 XL will be 18 months old and yet the battery is enough for the whole day. I usually have about 5,5-6h sot and on wifi only sometimes have about 7 hours. On idle it used only 0,2-0,4%/h. My previous phone S8 used on idle 3,5-4,5% ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Prattham:
Holding pretty well considering its 21 months old now

Cheers ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mamuka95:
Program name?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Ex kernel manager app :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Agreed! :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Prattham:
i wonder what stats will you get if you used asus rog phone 2 with 6k mah lol:p
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Likely 17 hours of SOT!! Bwahahahahaha! :laugh::laugh:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
What ROM/kernel combo is that?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Stock OS, Ex kernel with stock settings, magisk 19.3, substratum Swift Black theme :good::cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
This phone still strong
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
WTF I change nothing, it was the fisrt charge after the update.

It's crazy
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] krabban:
Stock rom + elementax?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Yes sir. Just upgraded to 10, and now getting used to things. Will flash Ex kernel once Flar2 has the source code :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] krabban:
How do you like 10 so far ? Im on pixeldust caf atm. feels like stock is The snappiest , but like customization :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Meh...it's ok. I like the native dark mode and the black boot animation. Battery doesn't seem as good to me initially, and am having a hard time getting root again, but that's likely my fault since I missed a step or 2 before I dirty fastbooted the factory image. I'll likely do a FDR this weekend and start over :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] krabban:
just updated to android 10, is it possible to swap back/recent buttons ? doesnt work for me with my method
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
That question would be more appropriate in a modding thread.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] astaineakash:
Really loving the Android 10 on my two years old pixel 2 xl. Battery life has been significantly improved in this new update. Now adays i am getting 2 days of battery life with nearly 6 hours of sot
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Agreed ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] astaineakash:
Damn!!! that's too much ?? tell me some tips to improve like yours ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
I'm afraid you won't be able to duplicate that my friend. It's all about usage patterns. I don't use any social media app, play games, or have my device on my person very often, and am on wifi 80% of the time. I'm a retired semi-old guy. So when I'm not using the device, it just sit and sleeps. I do have root with a module that keeps some of the google services at bay, but that's about it :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Your SOT is amazing.

I reach one time 10hof sot without changing anything in my daily use.

PS; what is the app "Battery monitor"?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
That's the EXKM app :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
So I have to flash my phone to get it...****
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Nope. Just gotta pay a little money and have root if you want to take full advantage of it :good:

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/help/swapping-recent-android-10-t3964955/post80200372
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Prattham:
Is substratum working on Android 10?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Nope. Not yet anyway :(
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Steve46xda:
Hi guys! I updated my Pixel 2 XL to Android 10 last week through the OTA, but I'm experiencing some lags every now and then and the battery is not so good, 3 to 4 h of SOT in about 16h of usage.

Do you suggest to do a factory reset?

Do you think there's any difference between flashing factory image and just factory reset through the phone settings?

Thanks
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Some users recommend doing a FDR before or after a new OS comes out to keep bugs to a minimum. Personally, having updated to 10 via fastboot factory image, I'm not experiencing lags or poor battery life that your referring to, and that's with a dirty flash of the factory image. I would try that first before doing an FDR to see if that solves some of your issues. I mean, we all know how much fun doing a factory reset is don't we? :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Steve46xda:
In fact, I was just waiting for someone telling me to flash the factory image to have some fun! :laugh:

The only problem is time, I always get less and less.

Can you tell me what FDR stands for?

Is there any smart way to reinstall all the apps (without data) without having to pick one by one from the play store?

Thanks
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
FDR=Factory Data Reset. Not to be confused with the FDR from WWII:cool:

You can use Swift Backup, which you can use with or without root to backup/restore your apps. However, if you fastboot the factory image without the -w, you won't lose any data anyway. Although I don't know if that will solve your issues :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
Hi, i have the same problems some lags and shorter battery life on my Pixel 2 XL since update to Android 10. But I did factory reset before and after update so I don't know what else I could do ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] youssefkr:
Yeah battery life is **** for me too after updating via fastboot.

I used to get 6H of SOT over 24 hours of usage constatntly, now I'm getting pretty much the same as you.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Still very strong
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sui77:
Q improved my SOT from 6 to 8 hours.

I'm running Elixir kernel, universal GMS doze, naptime.

I also rejected permissions for positioning service in the background for all apps, what makes a difference.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] youssefkr:
I wanted to ask you, did you update to android 10 via fastboot ?

if so what did you flash ? the 0.20 or 0.19 build ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
No I just did the update trough the phone (in the options)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] technoboi1:
Stock kernel?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Yeah, full stock.

I bought this phone one year ago
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
How did you do that? ?

My Max sot was 6h WiFi only and Max 18-20h

When I'm on LTE for 8h (when I'm at work) my max sot is about 5h.

anyway it is not possible for my phone to last two days or even 8h sot in 24h. ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Nothing special. I just charge my phone between 30 and 80 percent
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
It's not common. Don't worry about it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
thanks for calming me down.

Recently, I've noticed a slight improvement in the battery. Maybe the new Android can finally optimize what it need.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Superdad_98:
2 days+, 8hr+, and most likely will not see the charger till some time mid days tomorrow. So far have the phone for 15 days and fully charged only 6 times according to Accubattery.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Mackcbr954:
Here's mine, not the greatest screen on time, but nice standby and sot combined. Still more to go before it hits the charger......View attachment 4322557
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] varun.gid:
For me On Wi-Fi only, Location and Bluetooth Off, It gives almost 7 Hours of SOT

Same with Only LTE it drops 5.5 Hours.

No Complaints though!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Negativezeroxxxx:
Coming from the S8+, I'd say the battery is only *slightly* lesser on my pixel, negligible at best but overall pretty satisfied. Not getting completely consistent results but most days are pretty good although others I'm only getting about 4 sot in a day with similar usage. Lots of Bluetooth streaming, gps and navigation and some light gaming. Lots of web browsing and texting
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
Considering the Galaxy S8+ has a slightly smaller battery and is bogged down by Samsung crapware I'd be surprised if the battery life was even close to as good as Pixel 2 XL. If your battery life on the S8+ is better than the Pixel 2 XL then I'm guessing you have the resolution set to the FHD+ (1080p) setting.

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Holy crap. How have you managed that? The best I've gotten is just barely a day off charger with 8 hours screen on time. I'm really happy with that. It's the best battery life I've ever had. Still, I'm really curious what you are doing.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] andrew378:
8hrs... how?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] zathus:
Running it at fhd vs qhd is almost obsolete. Samsung does pretty good on battery. I got great battery life on my s8+
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
I'm not sure what you mean by obsolete in that context. That doesn't even make sense. Samsung actually defaults to FHD. I know 3 people that have a Galaxy S8+. All 3 get about 5-5.5 hours screen on time over 15-16 hours off the charger(admittedly that is a small sample size but it has been pretty consistent between the 3). None of them know enough to change the resolution so it's still at FHD. I wouldn't call that bad battery life. It's just fine. Until you consider that's a 3500mAh battery running at FHD. My Pixel 2 XL with basically the same size battery and actually running at QHD gets me like 35 hours off the charger and 7+ hours screen on time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
You still had 33% left. Based on my experience so far that could you as much as 2 hours more screen on time which is pretty damn good.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] zathus:
My point was they've done multiple battery test with the S8+, check out YouTube.. between running it at QHD or full HD. The results were fairly disappointing. You don't gain a lot. So stating it's at fhd somehow should make it gain couple hours is just not the case. Some, just not a lot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] a.demarco:
I didn't get 8hrs... I only got 6hr 47min.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] earthtodigi:
10 hours SOT, 8 hours of which was YouTube video playback.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
Yeah, ok. That's a fair point. Now that I think about it I wouldn't really expect the QHD vs FHD to really make a huge difference. It doesn't really matter what the resolution is set to the screen is still refreshing the same number of pixels anyways. Any power gain is done by the GPU having to render fewer pixels. However, since there would be a difference in number of pixels rendered and number of pixels to display there would have to be a scaler added in between which also uses power. I'm not really sure how much of the saved power from rendering fewer pixels is needed to run the scaler. Still, the battery life on Samsung phones has long been known for being poor. Using FHD, which does save some power, would get you closer to a device that is more power efficient. Samsung also defaults to FHD for performance reasons.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] arminhama:
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm using adaptive brightness like everyone else and I use wifi most of the time... My display and font size are set to small, and I have Transition Animation scale, Window Animation Scale, and Animator Duration Scale all set to 0.5x

Is that really why I can't get more than 5 hours of SOT?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
You gotta use your phone more. I got 6.5 hours of screen with 1 day and 4 hours off the charger this morning. So I got less off the charger than you but more SOT.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] arminhama:
I think I can stop freaking out about it with that knowledge. I should remember going 31 hours without a charge is still a damn good deal
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
LOL exactly.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Superdad_98:
I think the fact I only have wifi on, (no Bluetooth, no location, etc. unless needed) and my screen brightness is set at 10%.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] cwburns32:
This is wicked impressive. I just made a comment in the standby drain thread about how I got close to 50 hrs off charge but was more at 4 hrs SOT but I do have nearly everything turned on. Nice to know that I could really stretch this 3 days if needed, I'm not a heavy user so if I start getting nuts with settings and such I can see myself at least topping 60 hours. Thanks for sharing this.

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Yeah you gotta think, if you charge your charge your phone once a day and sleep for 6 hours that's only 18 hours you need off the charger....if you are getting 30-35 with 4-5 hrs of SOT (similar to me) you could expect more like 6-9 hours of SOT over a 18 or so hour period. Rock solid.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] rojiblanko14:
2 days of usage, LTE on, Facebook, Facebook messenger, Instagram, Twitter and Google plus on, light navigation use and got almost 6 hours of screen on time....it is officially the best phone I've ever use in terms of battery!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] technoboi1:
I just bought a new Pixel 2XL, not used, but my SOT was max 5 hours with useing Facebook+Messenger+Chrome+Viber+Youtube+Reddit... Can i ask which five apps are you restricted?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
I unistall Facebook, it's a battery killer app.

Only app running in back ground have a restricted battery acces and back ground data too:

Youtube

XDA

Messenger

Snapchat

Spotify.

The other run without battery restriction, only background data restriction.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] technoboi1:
Ok, thank you, i will try it ;)

If you have restricted background data and running for Messenger, you still get notifications for new messages?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Le_Combattant:
Yeah, I still get them when I switch on data
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] eruben:
I've got about 30% less SOT since upgrading to Android Q. Are there any tips for better battery performance?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
Ok notifications from messenger works but don't you have any problems with Spotify?

Edit:

I removed Facebook and battery usage on idle go from 1,5%/h to 0,4%/h when I'm on LTE. ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Legatus Onoris:
Since Android 10 update the battery is worse than ever.

Hard reset 2 times but no difference: draining a lot and also it's heating more.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
This is the worst battery I've ever had so far for my nearly 2 year old phone. Really don't know why this day drained that much. Probably just worsening battery degradation. Usual work day I would be around 40% at the same time if the screenshot. Can't wait for the Pixel 4 XL!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] shinigami777:
Hi, few days ago I had problem with Google app drain my battery after it updated. Problem gones after force stopped the Google app. Since that everything back to normal. Menu this will help you.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Yeah I did notice after the fact that Google was up there in hours even though percentage battery wasn't that much. I'll have to see how my battery is after today's shift.

Update:

Added screenshots from today. Better SOT but barely better battery percentage.

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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] eruben:
Usual battery life is back with October update. On stock kernel though. Will flash custom later
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Had to reload the screenshots.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Sentheb3ast:
Link to Rock kernel?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] eruben:
Stock)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] JackyGundam:
mine got about 5 hours:D