yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] e20140:
v4.7.2 Uploaded Today

Note:

Google Security Updates 04/19

Updated Kernel to 3.18.138

OpenCamera Update to 1.45

Audio fixes

some internal fixes.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] B.AYAR:
--notification light does not work when the device is switched off, when charging

--camera opens a little late.

other than that no problem,it works very nicely.:good::good:

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Which Gapps do we need to download?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nolimitzz:
When boot is completed, i get SElinux is not enforcing, is this normal?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
So Guys I'm having a really poor battery life on my Note 9 on Android 9. I get aprox 5 hours screen ontime, I used to get 8-9 hrs on beta pie or oreo. I just use my phone for social media apps, YouTube and stuff. Is there any one else who's having this issue? Can anybody recommend something to me for improving the battery life?

...........

Its a serious concern guys, battery life was the main reason I bought this phone for and its a real shame that the battery is so damn poor on latest update!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Detonatte:
Stop apps background service!

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I used to have the same issue, but for some reason it's stopped after I disabled software updates. Now, I get close to 10 hrs.

Also, check these two in the screenshot out in developer options. Read on them and see what you can disable. They have a huge impact. View attachment 4729207
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] michelino159:
At background check,must disable apllications or enable.I see some are enable,some are disable.Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Try that for a couple of day and post back here, please. First do all that clearing cache in recovery etc etc .....you know.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] michelino159:
I have no problems with the battery, but I did not know about that option in the developer menu. I selected them from the battery menu in active and inactive applications shrinking the idle time to two days.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Sorry, I thought you were the OP. Well, something new for ya :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
How to stop software updates? And for the background check thing, there are a lot of apps which are active, idk which one are safe to disable. Could you guide me please, thanks ?*♂️
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Google has everything you need. That's how I found out. I'm no expert.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] michelino159:
Package Disabler Pro.

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https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/help/bk-package-disabler-t3835246
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Yeah i disabled these ones

And how much sot u getting?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Don't disable the first "software updates", it'll break your galaxy store apps. The second one is what you're looking for
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
For anyone wondering about standby apps and what the categories mean. Facebook is a big one for me so that's going into rare status
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Same here, but i have noticed one thing.

After putting into rare status, it automatically goes back to active state after some time?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
I just checked mine and you're right it is active again. I wonder.... So what's the point in having these settings if they just reset at an unknown point or with a restart anyway?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Yeah exactly, its a useless feature.

My battery life is still crap after doing everything lol.

One ui is ****ed up
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
I wouldn't exactly say it's effed up but I will say I think isn't it just OneUI 1.0? It's the first build they have some stuff to iron out and tweaking to do. Battery usually gets fixed with an update here or there not a major one but one tailored for it. I'll give it time myself
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Hey K-alz what exactly does it break? I have disabled both since Note 3 and never had any issues. Im just curious as I dont want to screw anything up.

SM-N950U TWIZtd Rom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I wasn't able to update any of the Samsung apps through the galaxy app store. Specifically "good lock". It always threw an internet connection error for me. It just messes with the galaxy app store in general.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Hmmm odd both of mine are disabled and mine update just fine. Agian was just curious.

SM-N950U TWIZtd Rom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
What else did u disable? To get some extra battery juice?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Lol way to much to list. I disable any Samsung bloat I do not use and anything else. You have to be careful about what you disable as to not mess anything up

Sent from my Still Rooted NOTE 8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Here are a few examplesView attachment 4730482View attachment 4730483View attachment 4730484

Sent from my SM-N960U Oreo Cookie
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
So guys, i did few things from my side and i have seen a huge difference in battery life almost from 5-6 hrs to 8-9 hrs sot.

Things I did-

1. cleared cache partition from recovery

2. Reset the battery gauge by entering *#0228# in dialer.

3. Taking control on standby apps and background check.

4. Disabled some system bloat using package disabler.

5. Always on display sucks huge juice, changing from tap to show rather than always will save huge battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Used background check to turn the slider off for Bixby voice and Bixby voice wake up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
Can someone please take the time and just explain in a clean structured way what we can do exactly for best battery life?

I have Exynos varient. No root. Never had more than 5 hour SOT. I'm not even a poweruser..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyGzl92:
What does it do exactly? If you turn the slider off it doesn't run in the background or what?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
God, in this current state we're in with Pie and One UI, I get even more jealous when I see folks that have Exynos Note 9s. Root has not been this important in a long time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Hey Butch,

What package disable app is that?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Package Disabler Pro. I can send you the apk since I got it free

Sent from my SM-N935F NOTE FE PIE

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Check PM

Sent from my SM-N935F NOTE FE PIE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
What do you mean exactly? Can you explain step per step.

What do you mean with "disable software updates"? Do you mean disable the auto update of apps via Playstore?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Detonatte:
Search YouTube "How To Stop Background Running Apps On Android"

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I meant you need to use either ADB or "package disabler pro" to disable OTA updates, because they check in the background all the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
But i think poor battery life is related to something else. Remember we used to have 9+hrs of sot on default settings during beta version on pie. But after the stable version, the battery life is ****ed up. Either there's a problem in os or pie isn't cooked properly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
I still get 9 hrs of SOT on pie
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Not everyone get 9 hrs of sot. I got 9 hrs couple of times but these days i get 6-7 hrs. And i only use insta YouTube and stuff. On Oreo, battery life was consistent.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
6 or 7 hours of SOT is still good. I mean, why would anyone be on their phone for 6 hours. lol

Maybe I'm lame and old school, but I can't use my phone more than 3-max 4 hours a day.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
I use phone a lot haha. But thats not an excuse . So for example if i complaint to Samsung about getting less screen on time, they will say. Why do u wanna use your phone for 9hrs that's not good for your health. Lol wtf haha?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] melchiar:
Thx I'll look it up.

Edit: I searched but didn't found proper info.. Can you provide link?

It boggles my mind that you guys get 9+ with Note 9. Max I have gotten is 5 hours OTA. And I'm not even a power user! One of you guys should write a proper guide with all steps to be taken to get that amount of OTA. One of the main reasons I bought this phone was because all the reviews said the battery life was phenomenal.. too bad but never had good battery life..please share

Via Developer Options, there is an option "Background check". Will battery improve if we disable most things without breaking basic functionality? Is it possible to disable the OTA update background check via here too?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
This is what I used and it worked. I like to disable not remove them.

And I'll try to make a thread on getting better battery life when I have the time and collect all the ideas into one. I know you're frustrated. I've had the same issue when I flashed the pie update before TMobile released theirs. I took the OTA and the battery issue was gone.

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They're kinda right. I mean staring at a digital screen for 9 hours will ruin your eyes eventually. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
Hey folks,

welcome to the Family of suffering PIE users. A few days ago, I've created a similar thread in another sub:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/help/horror-battery-drain-exynos-n9-insights-t3911488

You'll find the same discussion there. I got super annoyed in the meanwhile and I really don't know what to do...

Btw: here's one of a lot of issue reporting in the samsung members space. You can read yourself through this 10 pages, all of them are reporting the same issues.

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Note-9/Samsung-note-9-Battery-drain-issue/td-p/396961
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Dude, your status bar says a lot about why you have terrible battery life. You have a ton of stuff running in the background.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
Hey there! :)

I hear you, but that's not really an argument. My last device, a oneplus 3t which I've used for 3 years constantly, still (!) shows a better battery life compared to the Note 9 - with the very same usage behavior. That's not a lot whats running in the backround. It's Gmail, Whatsapp and LinkedIn PLUS 4 Apps im using to track & educate myself (diary reminder, water reminder, language learning & coding learning). All my smart (!) phones did exactly that - running "smart" stuff.

I'm not interested in a device I have to restrict and amputate in order to bring me through the day...and it should neither be on us to hazzle around with background activities & app sleep issues. A phone has to do its Job :D

In fact, battery live was literally twice as good on Oreo. I guess that it is on samsung to investigate here..

What do you think? By the way: the fact that you see ALL my notifications is on purpose (AFAIK by default one Ui just shows 3 notifications)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
I recommend you to wipe cache partition brother, it will definitely improve upto some extent. My battery life is also fu*ked up. Doesn't matter what I try..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
Hey Aakash! Thx mate, but wiped twice already (incl full wipe)... :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Did you reset your battery gauge?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
Do you mean a reset by Hand through *#0228#?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
So this is weird but I'm not complaining. I went ahead and jumped up to the official tmobile pie update two days ago. I've never had this good of battery life on Pie. I did disable a few things like the extra junk I don't need.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
Hey [MENTION=9350973]All[/MENTION],

maybe a dumb question, but does it make sense to download a fresh Stock ROM (maybe even one that has been proven to show a great battery performance with other users) and install it via Odin?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Yes brother, charge your battery to 100% , reset the gauge. Restart your phone. And let your battery drain and then charge again.

You mean CSC1? Im thinking about upgrading to it too. Is there any way to flash CSC1 over CSB3 with out losing data and internal storage?

Some users are getting great battery, while others are getting poor battery on the same builds. However, you can try doing clean flash via Odin. It would you help you I guess
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
I didn't know there was a CSC1. I'm on CSB3 from T-Mobile. I'm sure theres a way to flash without wiping but what if the things you're choosing not to wipe are what's causing poor battery life? I decided to just start fresh. Anything important I need file wise, is all on my SDCard.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Guys I finally get more than 9hrs of SOT? on my note 9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Give the secret! ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] amorosa:
Maybe he reverted back to oreo ? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
April Fool guys?

Not possible to get 9hrs of sot
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] amorosa:
Haha, got me :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Thanks venom, but is there any zip update from CSB3 to CSC1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
Hey [MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION],

sorry to ask this: is there a similar rom for EU exynos users you'd recommend?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
No sorry not that I'm of aware of.

Sorry don't know since I'm on Snapdragon and i don't follow up on Exynos.

Running On My Galaxy Note9 SM-N960U Wicked Venom Theme
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Almost 7hrs of sot

Not bad right? ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GallardosEggrollShop:
Is that with CSC1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
No, its CSB3.

I wanna upgrade to CSC1 but there's no direct zip from CSB3 to CSC1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
You should be able to Odin straight to 1CSC1, if you don't want it to wipe data use HOME_CSC instead of CSC, not recommended to dirty flash my advice, but can do that thought.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
That makes sense, btw is it worth upgrading? what's new in the update and how the battery life? Thanks ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
So far it's Outstanding battery life, i have not notice anything new, but it's Official OTA for most of the carriers March patch.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
1CSC1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] N4Solomon:
Bro what do you do to get this epic battery life. No matter what build you always get fabulous battery life. Do you factory reset often? What's the secret Venom?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
[MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] wtf man, this is crazy ;) I just switched to CSC1 as well an definitely get a better batterylife compared to before (see screenshot). SOT doesn't look great on first sight, but still it's 23h since (first!) full charge (since Odin flash), more than 1 h Whatsapp call, dual sim, data, wifi, GPS and Bluetooth constantly on...

But hey, your 9 h are crazy. That's snapdragon I guess? I'm on exynos...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] brooon:
Ah, and [MENTION=4631220]Venom0642[/MENTION] which launcher are you using? Stock? Nova?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] reV17:
It doesn't even look like he used any apps lol. Just stared at his screen for 9 hours
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jdog94:
Is CSC1 available for unlocked ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
I think he photoshopped the screenshot hahaa just kidding ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Lol keep asking he will not tell[emoji23][emoji1787][emoji23][emoji1787][emoji23]

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
I feel like this is pretty good. My best SOT yet on Pie... Put a whole bunch of apps to sleep in device care, and also using greenify for freezing media related apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aakash Kaushal:
Around 7hrs of sot i get. Pretty decent! But definitely 2 hours less than oreo
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Detonatte:
7 hours sot.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mcall_r:
Any updates on this thread as to the magic formula used? I just got a Exynos 512GB/8GB and I'm getting much worse battery than my Huawei P20 Pro... loving the Note 9 its far superior but battery so far is meh. I restored apps using google drive restore and also smart switch to transfer my media.

I took it off charge this morning at 8am. It is now 5pm and battery is down to 41% with only 1hr 26min SOT! I also listened to Tidal via bluetooth LDAC for 1hr 46 mins, but not much else. Help!

Edit: I am on Pie with latest update. Stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
reboot a few times in the next few says. battery should adjust a bit. by the 4th day, you should see improvements.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mcall_r:
Thanks, I got the phone on Wednesday last week so I've already been using it for 5 days. Haven't rebooted yet though. Will try that and report back.

You guys all getting high SOT, such as 7hrs+, did you do anything special like disable apps?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
reboot it once or twice in the next 2 says.

also did it start off on pie or did you upgrade it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mcall_r:
It started off on Pie, I think. I bought the phone refurbished (pristine) and it came with Pie.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mcall_r:
Okay so after a full week of owning the phone, battery life still not in the region of what other people are getting. I am a moderate user, not heavy user. About 1hr of tidal per day via Bluetooth headphones, and only getting about 2.5 to 3 hours of SOT.

But the main issue is that the battery is almost dead every night when I go to bed. Standby drain is what's killing it. I lose 2-3% per hour when not even using the phone.

Can anyone see from below list what could be causing the standby drain?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mcall_r:
Hey, no i have the unlocked exynos version. Below are my software details. I believe I have the multi carrier rom, therefore not tied to a specific carrier?. I have only done one update since I got the phone and that was the June update which enabled the night mode camera.

N960FXXU3CSF9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
the google play services runing for roughly 5 hours kind of sticks out from the list....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mcall_r:
Hmm yeah, what apps could be using that? Does the likes of having the "OK Google" hotword enabled use this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
not sure. but if its still using the same amount of battery % then that might be your issue.

for me Google play services was in use for 11 hours and was responsible for 1% of battery loss.

so if ures was in use for 5 hours and responsible for 5%, then there might really be something going on. check tomorrow for any such patterns rise up again.

also it might be worth it to manually fully flash the very latest firmware via odin and start fresh.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] maple_mak:
Well, seems this thread is talking about Snapdragon's battery life and you complaining about Exynos battery life.

Exynos processor starts from S9+ are having serious standby drain issue, especially LTE standby drain (at least 3% per hour). Wi-Fi getting 1.5% drain per hour.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mcall_r:
If I do a reflash, is it recommended to also wipe or does it not matter? Only asking as it is a hassle as I now have quite a bit of music on my 512GB model so would take a while to transfer it off/on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stiffis:
Have you tried a factory reset? It helped me after the latest update.. :o Went from terrible SOT and idle battery usage (around 4-5h SOT in 1 day) to 5-8h SOT (in 1 day).

I have also done some tweaks:

- Installed naptime

- Done some doze tweaks via ADB

- Disabled wifi and bluetooth scanning

- Disabled facebook services

- Checked my apps-list for "hidden" apps (those you install that does not appear in you app-drawer) and others i don't need

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Totally agree :good:

The best thing to do to get a totally wiped phone it to erase and re-partition the phone when flashing (You'll need the PIT-file, that you can extract from the CSC-file with 7-zip) ;)