Question Official battery life thread

[AA37Q]

Unfortunately, I have had poor battery life after the March update. Mostly from Google Play services. I turn off autosyncing, denied location request from most apps and even cleared cache and data. It went from using 2-3% of battery to using 10-16%.

PS. Deleting the data on google play services forces you to reset your galaxy watch so back up your watch data on wearable before you do it.

 

[amirage]

It seems gmail and google play services are major culprits in Android 13. I have been on Samsung email app which means there isn't much google play services running. Try samsung's email app

 

[Fl1nt91]

What happened to my device?
Used to have amazing battery life

Consider that I'm using every type of power saving

 

[AA37Q]

So the March update battery drain fix is this:

Uninstall updates to Google Play services in the app page, also clear cache and data, turn off auto sync in the account settings page, under Google app turn off precise location and use approximate location. Under location deny location to apps that don't require it. Go to battery settings and look for apps using alot of battery put them under restricted instead of optimized. Think Facebook, Instagram, snapchat etc. Power off the phone and reboot holding the power button and volume up and scroll down wipe cache partian and clear it. Then scroll down to repair apps and select it, then let the phone reboot and you should be set.

Google play services went from using almost 18% of battery to using under 2% in one day. Today is my first day since the change so hopefully it's good from here on out.

I'll keep you guys updated with any changes and may take the advice of the other poster above and use samsung email instead of Gmail but I'll give it some time and see.

 

[Klaudas]

So the March update battery drain fix is this:

Uninstall updates to Google Play services in the app page, also clear cache and data, turn off auto sync in the account settings page, under Google app turn off precise location and use approximate location. Under location deny location to apps that don't require it. Go to battery settings and look for apps using alot of battery put them under restricted instead of optimized. Think Facebook, Instagram, snapchat etc. Power off the phone and reboot holding the power button and volume up and scroll down wipe cache partian and clear it. Then scroll down to repair apps and select it, then let the phone reboot and you should be set.

Google play services went from using almost 18% of battery to using under 2% in one day. Today is my first day since the change so hopefully it's good from here on out.

I'll keep you guys updated with any changes and may take the advice of the other poster above and use samsung email instead of Gmail but I'll give it some time and see.

Did you meant April? March update was a while ago

 

[Reaper1337]

What happened to my device?
Used to have amazing battery life

You had 7 and a half hours of SoT, having 17% left and you are still complaining?

What the?

 

[Fl1nt91]

You had 7 and a half hours of SoT, having 17% left and you are still complaining?

What the?

Used to be better, much better...I lately noticed a degrade I battery life, after my holiday where I used the phone often plugged to the car for Android auto

Anyway, seems to be back on track on this cicle (charged at 85%)

 

[Keos214]

The baterry can not work everyday at the same performance

I have like 7 to 10 hours sot depend how i use my s23u

Some days you have sync in background on WhatsApp, Google app,PlayStore and other

So dont panic everythings is fine for now

 

[amirage]

Absolutely, as long as you don't have obscene battery drains, you shouldn't worry much...1-2 hours SOT here there are just normal since everyday usage varies.

 

[matty100147]

What made the Google play services drain disappear with me was turning off everything to do with location, Google location accuracy is a big battery hog, also find my mobile, Samsung and Google has their own version, turn them off and my Google play services went from 4% a day and being top of the list to not even being in the top 10 and a 0.3% drain

 

[amirage]

What made the Google play services drain disappear with me was turning off everything to do with location, Google location accuracy is a big battery hog, also find my mobile, Samsung and Google has their own version, turn them off and my Google play services went from 4% a day and being top of the list to not even being in the top 10 and a 0.3% drain

So does that mean there's no need for Google location accuracy. That is, just the location needs to be enabled in the device? And, does that mean the Google location accuracy is a vestigial feature?

 

[AA37Q]

Did you meant April? March update was a while ago

I started having the issue after I updated on March 22. It's showing as the March update and also Google Play system update was the same day. I have a unlocked U1 device not sure why the update was so late for me

 

[AA37Q]

So does that mean there's no need for Google location accuracy. That is, just the location needs to be enabled in the device? And, does that mean the Google location accuracy is a vestigial feature?

Go through your settings unfortunately you get duplicated features from samsung and Google and start turning them off. As far as I can tell the only app that needs my precise location is Google maps, everything else is unnecessary imo.

 

[amirage]

Go through your settings unfortunately you get duplicated features from samsung and Google and start turning them off. As far as I can tell the only app that needs my precise location is Google maps, everything else is unnecessary imo.

Yes, that I know and I have done that. But when the location is disabled don't we have to disable the location accuracy too. Else, wont Google location accuracy unnecessarily ping for location even if GPS is disabled?

 

[blackhawk]

The baterry can not work everyday at the same performance

I have like 7 to 10 hours sot depend how i use my s23u

Some days you have sync in background on WhatsApp, Google app,PlayStore and other

So dont panic everythings is fine for now

These phones seem obscenely inefficient.
10 hrs SOT = 500 mAh, average SOT usage.
7 hrs = 714 mAh, average.
A baseline of 350 mAh in SOT be reasonable, maybe 400 mAh.
My optimized stock N10 is using an average of 350 mAh with screen on, if you were getting that you would have 14 hrs of SOT!
You also have a lot of junk running... consequences.

I see my actual real time usage drop as low as 70 mAh a couple times a minute when idling. When the lowest value is above 100 mAh at idle I know there's a problem.

 

[ssj100]

These phones seem obscenely inefficient.
10 hrs SOT = 500 mAh, average SOT usage.
7 hrs = 714 mAh, average.
A baseline of 350 mAh in SOT be reasonable, maybe 400 mAh.
My optimized stock N10 is using an average of 350 mAh with screen on, if you were getting that you would have 14 hrs of SOT!
You also have a lot of junk running... consequences.

I see my actual real time usage drop as low as 70 mAh a couple times a minute when idling. When the lowest value is above 100 mAh at idle I know there's a problem.

Not sure if comparing with Note 10 is useful - screen is smaller (although the 10+ is the same I think), screen resolution maximum is 1080p, and refresh rate can't exceed 60Hz. I'd suspect there are also numerous other "under the hood" differences (including simply a better display) which allow the S23 Ultra to perform better (in various tasks) but also use more battery.

 

[EtherealRemnant]

What made the Google play services drain disappear with me was turning off everything to do with location, Google location accuracy is a big battery hog, also find my mobile, Samsung and Google has their own version, turn them off and my Google play services went from 4% a day and being top of the list to not even being in the top 10 and a 0.3% drain

I have these things turned on and my Google Play Services battery is quite minor at .2% currently today and .2% over the last 7 days.

These phones seem obscenely inefficient.
10 hrs SOT = 500 mAh, average SOT usage.
7 hrs = 714 mAh, average.
A baseline of 350 mAh in SOT be reasonable, maybe 400 mAh.
My optimized stock N10 is using an average of 350 mAh with screen on, if you were getting that you would have 14 hrs of SOT!
You also have a lot of junk running... consequences.

I see my actual real time usage drop as low as 70 mAh a couple times a minute when idling. When the lowest value is above 100 mAh at idle I know there's a problem.

The reality is the average consumer wants to get through a workday without having to charge and this phone delivers that in spades. You also can't compare the two unless you were running the same software with a similar configuration. This is common sense. If people need days and days of battery, and are willing to make the sacrifices necessary in internals and absolute phone size, Oukitel has them covered with a 21,000mAh battery - https://oukitel.com/pages/oukitel-wp19

 

[robbbzilla]

I have these things turned on and my Google Play Services battery is quite minor at .2% currently today and .2% over the last 7 days.

The reality is the average consumer wants to get through a workday without having to charge and this phone delivers that in spades. You also can't compare the two unless you were running the same software with a similar configuration. This is common sense. If people need days and days of battery, and are willing to make the sacrifices necessary in internals and absolute phone size, Oukitel has them covered with a 21,000mAh battery - https://oukitel.com/pages/oukitel-wp19

That Oukitel looks like a beast and as slow as a beast. Lol. UFS 2.1! 12nm MediaTek with 2 a76 and 6 a55. Ddr 4.

At least it will last a week on a charge because you are going to need extra time doing normal things.

No case needed and also serves as an emergency window breaker and assault weapon .

 

[EtherealRemnant]

That Oukitel looks like a beast and as slow as a beast. Lol. UFS 2.1! 12nm MediaTek with 2 a76 and 6 a55. Ddr 4.

At least it will last a week on a charge because you are going to need extra time doing normal things.

No case needed and also serves as an emergency window breaker and assault weapon .

Yeah it serves a very specific niche for sure lol. They do have higher-powered options with smaller (but still ridiculous) batteries in the 9000-12000mAh range.

 

[nmt1900]

Unfortunately, I have had poor battery life after the March update. Mostly from Google Play services. I turn off autosyncing, denied location request from most apps and even cleared cache and data. It went from using 2-3% of battery to using 10-16%.

PS. Deleting the data on google play services forces you to reset your galaxy watch so back up your watch data on wearable before you do it.

It has been mentioned before, but one should turn off "App install optimisation" in Google Play Store settings. This is a one of sneaky ways for Google to "spy" on app usage by using Google Play services in a background (to "make apps faster to install, open and run for everyone"). I disabled that option and it helped more than any other tweak related to Play Services. It dropped quite a lot down in a battery usage list...