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[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Heaven_Kake:
Fast drain after 8-9hr Standby

I am on October security patch on my Zenfone Max pro M1. One thing I noticed is that whenever I use the mobile continosly it gives excellent backup in my case 16-18hr SOT. I don't play any games and use the mobile in lowest brightness. After October update there is no standby drain for me during night normal 1-2% drop only. But when I start using the device after wards it empties quickly like 10-12% every hour which was 5-6% per hour on previous day. Is it completely normal or I need to calibrate the battery.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Zenfone.asus:
So I recently downloaded the October Update and since then the idle battery drain is a lot. I lost 9-12% overnight in a power saving mode. I cleared partition cache. While it has increased my sot, the idle drain still persits. I have also tried recalibrating the battery but nothing seems to work. By what I have seen is that the Android System consumes a lot of battery. Any fixes?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] DEEP9696:
334 built is it good enough or some important? I think atleast 15hrs sot!
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Rondock:
i have a ZenFone Max (ZC550KL) and i am not happy with the 5000mah battery. it feels not like 5000mah, more like 2500mah. 24 hours and 20% battery drain with most time in standby. so it lasts about 4 days while it should last about 10 days.

i wanted to get the max pro m1 as replacement because it also has big battery and stock android while my zenfone max has bloatware asus ui. but so much people also have battery problems with this device, its so sad.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Zenfone.asus:
Did u update to the 334 update?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] JROLAND:
Any review for 334 build? i lost 7% in 1 hour on idle time.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] farhanshaikh671:
Battery drained ~20% with mobile data on and chrome open. Is this normal? When mobile data is off then only 7-8% battery drain.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] katraj:
I have also faced battery drain after update...tried many settings but failed and finally removed finger prints, wiped cache partition and at last the battery drain problem resolved.. May be i think we must remove and reset finger print data...after every update....Hope this works for every one...
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] DEEP9696:
Yes
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Zenfone.asus:
Did u add your fingerprint after clearing cache?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] prasanna0007:
Before enable camera 2 api in latest built i did not face any issue of night battery drain but after enable camera 2 api i dont know what's the real reason but facing battery issue in night around 8-10% in night discharge in ideal mode.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] katraj:
Yes immediately after restart i added finger prints. The battery after update(334) is as normal before.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] zenbandit:
I'm getting overnight standby drain like never before - 1% over 10 hrs of standby, in battery saving mode and SOT is averaging 18 hrs on a full charge (no games). The 334 update is the best, so far but I wish charging could be a little faster. 60% to full charge in 1.5 hrs doesn't exactly seem like "rapid charging". Oh well...
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] prasanna0007:
I dont know what is reason behind ideal battery loss but i tried qith greenify Doze features off and phone is now give 1% loss in night ideal mode.

Hope it will help some one.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Nearly 15% drop last night....:confused::confused::confused:
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] yonba:
I think the battery drain happens using 4g or data because the antennae is aggressive in finding cell signal. This massive drain (27% in 7 hours) only happens to me using 4g on a poor signal reception. When im back at home using wifi, drain goes back to 3% overnight. Something is wrong with the cell signal.

Btw, 337 is out.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Big[V]:
a ton of social apps with default settings + active sync + poor signal + auto update + wakelock apps = don't expect fantastic standby times.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] tcpcd:
same here

any solution?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Big[V]:
barring from inherent battery problem (if any), battery drain is more apparent when the phone is unable to deep sleep.

When it does the phone will be active most even if the screen is off. Google wakelock.

this is even more apparent if you have alot of apps that constantly gives notification (facebook, whatsapp, instagram, wechat etc).

Signal strength is also a factor though it has little to do with wakelock.

If you can't live without the apps nor move to areas of better reception then there is little you can do.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavkpr:
Really bro?

I'm on aex pie and I get 0-1% idle drain at night
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Big[V]:
Maybe you should try stock rom see if it will stay that way.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] TechiePulp:
My phones was giving a decent battery all through out the day. SOT was most of the time above 10 hours. But recently the Google app got an update, and after that, that particular app started draining my phone battery like hell. My battery stats say that I used the app for only 7 minutes and it drained 25% of my total battery(around 1222 mAh), which is insane. I think it's the Google app's fault.

Previously, my phone's battery drain during the night was 0-1%, but now it's >2%.

Update: SOT now is around 8-9hrs

When first bought it gave 11-12 hrs SOT.

Another thing, I uninstalled Google app, and there was no drain, but then again the next day, I updated it from the Play Store, and the huge battery drain problem started.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] rudra.deb.pati:
All the drainage problems are kernel related, not going to be technical here. Check the kernel, it's a pre-release. Not final one the same kernel is now being used with all sd636 and 660 device (if not modified by OEM). Until Qualcomm releases the soc driver files to OEM, team can't fix the perf+ (aka 8 cores all time running) problem. The stable release will be added with the subsequent version upgrades. Keep patience and don't try unofficial kernels that might damage your phone and void warranty. Thanks.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Vinu888:
Guys Android pie after update

Is working fast charging ???

Plz tell me??
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] yashbajpai13:
For fixing the drain issue (root needed)flash the sysconfig file i have attached through magisk.

Then install naptime from playstore and set it up as shown.

For google app drain what i did was uninstalled the updates then rebooted and then updated it.

Doing all the above helped me get 0% drain even after 7 hrs.

All thanks to [MENTION=8756262]AVinaSh_S[/MENTION]
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] S saha:
I mean this is crazy, 5 hrs screen on time and still 60 % battery left !!!!

But i noticed few things like:

1. Battery drains a bit quickly when it goes below 30 %

2. Charging your phone to 100% gives you better overall screen on time like 45 mins more.

Is this happening with you guys too ?? and will the drain problem be solved after pie update ?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] smsmathan:
Very fast battery drain

After 19th Dec update very fast battery draining
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Gowrish91:
my phone's battery was draining about 15 to 20 percent at standby after the lastest update its is fixed now.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] aarsha:
Hey how did u fix it. Am having the same issue
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] lazzo06:
Well that's true dude. I don't know what's causing the drain, but the battery drain takes a sharp descent from 100 to 0 at times. When I review it in battery usage, it shows less usage by apps on foreground. I had to replace the battery with an unofficial one cuz the original one started swelling up pushing the screen.

I tried resetting it, wiping cache partition and drawing the battery completely to 0 and charging it while it's off. None does seem to work. (Although resetting it made it faster). My prime suspect is the data mining of Google and Facebook while the internet connection is active and also it running on background while the data is off. Cuz I can't think of any other apps on my list running on background. There is also the poor battery and ram management of Asus.

Seriously, this was the case in my previous Asus Zenfone 5 (the one with Intel atom processor). While it's true that Asus never ceases to amaze us with unbelievable specs at low prices, they should work on software issues that causes hell for its users. No pressure there asus but do consider this on next update.

(P.S I have Asus Zenfone max pro M1 (4gb ram model), updated to latest firmware and I'll attach the battery usage after some time as my device is charging rn)
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Shefeak Seedh:
Can u explain what you did in the settings
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Changing background battery usage for Android system alone is enough or I have to change that for all the apps that I installed???
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] AdityaPrakash1124:
Go to settings

Click on battery

Click on 3dots on top right corner

Click on full device usage

Scroll down and click on android system

Turn off background activity by pressing on it.

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Only android system.

You will get around 8-10mins backup every 1% so total 800 to 1000mins ( 13hrs to 16hrs) . It will be less if you play high graphics game like pubg (around 5mins every 1%) . In normal low graphics games you will get 7-8mins every 1%.

I dont think any other company has made this thin and light phone with 5000mah battery. Even s9plus is heavier.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
It is showing that Google play store is running background and I changed the settings for background usage now it's gone....is it good or may cause any problems???
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Bro In my mobile the battery percentage suddenly drops by 2% while using..it is not usual but at 72% within 5 seconds it dropped by 2% to 70% and after that it becomes normal...I observed it today...Is there is any software prblm???

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Any software update will be released???
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Jude barretto:
I have tried everything possible thing mentioned in the internet to stop this stand by drain ....... But it's useless , the Android system just keeps consuming a whole lot of battery ............. Now I guess I'll just have to wait for the OT A update to fix this issue , or is this a permanent battery issue ???? Plz anyone tell

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I have tried everything possible thing mentioned in the internet to stop this stand by drain ....... But it's useless , the Android system just keeps consuming a whole lot of battery ............. Now I guess I'll just have to wait for the OT A update to fix this issue , or is this a permanent battery issue ???? Plz anyone tell ??
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] narendra18:
I'm also facing this issue since 4days. Battery is draining upto 10% at night.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Kavin gaja:
Past 4 days...my battery drain s More than 50 % only for Android system

I think it's an recent software update bug.... before it's fine

After updated only I face this issue...it's really irritating me

Asus please release the next software update & solve this issue

Otherwise u will loose ur customer s
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] AdityaPrakash1124:
Try restricting android system background usage . Its the only thing thats causing problem and draining 10-20% overnight
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Yesterday I called Asus customer care and asked about battery draining issue...they told me the following procedure

.Please check out the wipe cache partition procedure given below:-

"1. When device is off, press (also hold) volume down key and then press (also hold) power key.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] narendra18:
Problem solved?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Just 2 updates had been rolled out since phone has been launched.

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It's not a permanent battery issue.

This problem can be fixed by a software update.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
No.... It worked for one day and same prblm continues but I think there is little improvement with that but not much...
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Whether any software update will be released???
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] rizwanzcreations:
hey ..I just contacted Asus customer care. They said that the next update is on 15th June 2018.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Yes
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
What prblms will be solved in that update???
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] rizwanzcreations:
they said its about vr apps and vr mode.

we have to wait till its updated and reviewed.

i asked for further details but they said they hope they made some improvements
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Any solution for battery problem in that update????
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Maybe

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Hey I just found a way to fix the idle battery drain issue on Asus Zenfone Max pro m1.

Asus CC representative told that it's just a battery calibration issue and can be fixed by following these instructions:-

1.Whatever charge your device is now normally use the device and make the charge to 1%

2.Power off the device and then power on the device again.

3.Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds (Note:-If the charge is 1% the device will not power on-Dont be panic.) and charge the phone in power off mode till the device become full(Note:-Roughly takes 2.5-3hrs to fully charge the device.)

4.Normally power on the device after it's completely full charged and use the device normally till it discharges to 0%

5. Again charge the device fully in power off mode.

6.Repeat steps 4 and 5 three to four times.

7.Then you have successfully calibrated the battery.

Hope these procedures helped you...If not contact the Asus CC.

They will diagnose your device and tell us whether its a Hardware or a Software issue or they will fix the idle drain issues in the next software update.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] ThejasP:
Remedy for battery drain

I found a way to solve this problem. Just got to recovery mode(turn off the device and press volume down button and power button together) and wipe cache partition. After doing this i only lost 1% battery last night. And the battery life also been improved.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Romeo's:
What is your guys system software? because i dont experience this bug with my phone. But, i just got an update to 15.2016.1805.309 from 14.2016.1804.305. I want to know if the update will give me bug that you guys had, battery draining.

FYI. my phone still at 14.xxxx.xxxx.305
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Laxsony:
Is that true?? Is it drains 2% for 9hours.??

Please suggest me my Asus Zenfone max pro M1 drains battery alot.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Any battery calibration applications in play store will be helpful????

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Did you got this update 15.2016.1805.309???

My mobile update is upto 14.2016.1804.305 only
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
No don't use any battery calibration softwares in playstore.

Just follow my procedures.

Nope the next update will be released tomorrow.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Shefeak Seedh:
The update is already released
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Yeah
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] SumitGupta2442:
This actually worked for me. My phone only lost 1% battery in 9 hrs(ideal drain).
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Romeo's:
Yes, i got the update yesterday. But i didnt download it yet because of the bugs people complaining about.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Sujith Ramesh:
Anything new with this update???
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Shefeak Seedh:
Fingerprint is improved

Low light photography improved in Camera for me

Volte for other sims, but it's not working in my Airtel

May patch
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Still idle drain exists.

Any other fixes for this problem?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] ThejasP:
Yes. After the new update this method is not working ? . Asus should fix this by OTA
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
It's a huge software issue.That is Android system is draining too much battery. It's a major bug that can be resolved by an ota update.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Did anyone contacted Asus cc regarding this issue?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] gitssac:
It's a major issue. Battery is draining like crazy. Also it says it's taking up 350% of battery.

Screenshot:

preview.ibb.co/f9eE5T/Screenshot_20180623_085104.png
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
Everyone immediately calibrate the battery i am getting nearly 15 hrs of sot after calibration previously 10 hrs
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Reupload your screenshot

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Already calibrated the battery.Still idle drain exists.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
Do a cache partition wipe in recovery
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Already wiped cache partition.

Still problem persists.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
Use aex rom :p
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] SanketMohapatra:
I think the latest update is resolving the thing for me but still the battery drain exist.

Better should be well communicated to the company for the patch to come earlier
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
After the warranty of the device I will root the device and use custom roms.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
U will always get warranty,u can relock the bootloader of device
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Nope,after the latest FOTA update idle drain issue has started.

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I know you can always relock the bootloader.

My question is does Asus officially supports rooting the device?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
No
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Okay
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] gitssac:
The screenshot works. Copy and paste the entire thing in the browser. I had to post it like that because the forum doesn't let me post proper links and images untill I hit 15 posts or something.

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By battery calibration you mean using the phone till it shuts down and charging to 100% while it is still off and then after charging fully turning it back on? Already did that yesterday. Also did a 1% to 100% charging while the phone was on without using it when it was charging.

The phone is always warm..like something is always running in the background. Here is another 3 screenshots...

preview.ibb.co/gfaSC8/Screenshot_20180625_074558.png

preview.ibb.co/mHnw5T/Screenshot_20180625_074551.png

preview.ibb.co/hY6dKo/Screenshot_20180625_074539.png
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
Take it to service center
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] gitssac:
For heaven's sake someone do something. Asus...fix this bug!!

Before the 397mb fota update I used to get 3.5 days of backup with 7.5 hours of sot. I noticed even before the update suddenly at particular times the phone would drop 10% of battery in just an hour in idle. But after the update it has gotten very worse. And let me remind you..I'm not one of the common people who just leave tons of apps in the ram. I always close all my apps as soon as I'm finished with them. I only have 2 monitoring apps which barely consumes battery My phone always goes into idle with zero apps in clearable ram memory. Usually in a phone it's the screen which consumes most battery..this android system bug is really pissing me off. I will do a cache partition wipe again and force disable most of the apps..then restart again.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
Did they fixed the problem?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
They can fix it
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
But even if we relocked the bootloader customer care representative can found out whether our device is previously rooted or not.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
No nvr
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
I know that you had to post it like that because the forum doesn't let you post proper links and images untill you hit certain no of posts.

That's not only the case of you but also it applies to everyone.

I had already copy pasted the link and checked your screenshot.Later that link was not working. Again I checked then the link has worked and I had viewed your screenshot. Later that's not the problem with you.Maybe the server of this website undergoes load and didn't opened the link due to heavy load in the server of the website(PS- That last uploaded links to three 3 screenshots worked.)

Here is how to properly calibrate a battery-

Follow these steps:-

1-Drain your device to 0% by normally using the device.(Do not use any battery draining apps).

2-Charge your phone to 100% while your device in seitch off mode.(Do not turn on the device or use your device while it's charging)

3-Repeat the steps 1 and 2 three to four times.

Then you had successfully calibrated your battery.

Hope you understands how to successfully calibrate a battery.

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Yep always but usually customer care representatives are busy and they don't have the time to check whether any newly released device has been rooted or not.(PS-Because most of the people do not root newly boughted devices.

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Did your idle drain issue on your phone solved after taking your phone to customer care?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] pranavsree00:
I have not faced such a huge drain battery is draining normal after calibration
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] Krishnaprasadkk:
How many times had you repeated the battery calibration process?

And please also tell how much battery is being discharged during overnight/or up to 7 to 8 hours when device is sitting in idle conditions.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Real Life Review] gitssac:
ohh... ok. The server must have been overloaded at that time.

I did that once(batt calibration). I'll do it 2 more times.