[SOLVED] Wi-Fi won't turn off in sleep [post-JB update]: how to diagnose? - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

SOLVED: See this follow-up post; it's one of those 7 things!
Hi! After updating to LK3 (the stock 4.1.1 JB update), my Wi-Fi stays on even after I put the phone to sleep (contrary to the setting "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: never (increases data usage)." See attached pics.
I have disabled thus far:
1) Google Now
2) Location Services "Use wireless networks" and "Location and Google search"
3) Location reporting: now set to "Location manually selected on the map"
4) Latitude location sharing
5) Location history
6) Automatic check-ins
7) Check-in notifications
Basically, everything I could find related to location. But, alas, that battery screenshot is after I changed all of those! Wi-Fi isn't on constantly, but it stays on way longer than just when I have the screen on.
What are my options here? How should I diagnose this sucker? I ran BetterBatteryStats, but they said it looked fine with my log (some apps, through the ambiguous "Alarms" partial wakelock, were the largest cause, but only accounted for 3.6% of the time).
I'm pretty sure this is a post-update problem, as before, whenever I unlocked my phone, I got the little notification, "Connected to #SSIDName#" and the Wi-Fi icon would obviously, then, be off for the first few seconds (and when I opened my browser too quickly, I'd get a "Page cannot be displayed" error).
Thanks in advance, I'll take any ideas/thoughts/help/sympathy/antipathy you can offer,

Same problem here. Before the update, it was doubletwist air sync forcing wifi on at all times. That's disabled now, so I have not clue. Hopefully somebody figures it out. Mine isn't even intermittent, it's always on, and I have the same setting as you.

So, I left my phone alone for the night and these programs used Wi-Fi while the screen was off:
Do you have any of the same apps? I'm going to uninstall Google+, Facebook, and GroupMe today and run this again tomorrow. But, looking at pure download amount, it's something on the OS....
If you're interested in doing the same, the app is My Data Manager ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/...e&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=my+data+manager).
Basically, install the app, but do not open it. When you're ready for bed (or any extended period of not using it), open it, and then minimize it (runs in the background). Hit your sleep button immediately (we don't want to capture anything of the phone when the screen is on). Then, when you wake up/need to use it, wake it up, immediately disable Wi-Fi (again, no artifacts from when the phone was awake), take a look at My Data Apps (2nd page), Wi-Fi.
I'll let you know how my second attempt goes.

The only one I have is Facebook, but yeah it definitely looks like the os.
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Well! Maybe I should have given it a little while longer, as it seems to be quite a bit better!
It still stays on longer than the screen, but now at least it shuts off once in a while, haha. It was either uninstalling Facebook, gMail, or GroupMe OR disabling one of those earlier settings...it's still not totally fixed, though. I found the Network Counter app which seems to be a little more specific, so we'll see how it goes tonight,
~Ibrahim~

Hmm this is what mine looks like from today. Wifi didn't go off until I did it manually.
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Have you disabled the location stuff? Those are what really helped me. I'm off to run the overnight test, with the new app!

i am having the same issues. my wifi since the jelly bean update has been always on.... the wifi bar in battery settings is solid and has never been off.... so frustrating.

Try "Green Power" app.
I use it to disable both wifi and data 20secs after screen off.
There is a Whitelist and a minimum threshold trigger too.
It works PERFECT in ICS.
At bedtime, I get .5% hr battery drain or better.

themadproducer said:
Try "Green Power" app.
I use it to disable both wifi and data 20secs after screen off.
There is a Whitelist and a minimum threshold trigger too.
It works PERFECT in ICS.
At bedtime, I get no less than .5% hr battery drain.
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Awesome, thanks for the info! Exactly, I don't mind Google Now using the Wi-Fi, but then that opens the door for everything to use the Wi-Fi which will kill the battery when I get back to work.
Network Manager didn't work for some reason, so I tried Data Detective, but the stupid app consumed 90% of the Wi-Fi last night!
The only thing I've heard against battery savers is that they force apps to not use the data, and then they keep asking (creating overhead). I wouldn't have believed it out right except it came from the developer of BetterBatteryStats. But your battery loss isn't bad at all (overnight I average 0.4%/hour with the screen off).

ikjadoon said:
(overnight I average 0.4%/hour with the screen off).
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I slightly edited my statement. I get .5% hr or better.
Curious...if you average .4%...
- what rom?
- and what is your lowest cpu freq?
- and is that with data and wifi off?

themadproducer said:
I slightly edited my statement. I get .5% hr or better.
Curious...if you average .4%...
- what rom?
- and what is your lowest cpu freq?
- and is that with data and wifi off?
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Haha, right, I thought that's what you meant!
I'm on stock AT&T. Everything is stock; CPU Spy tells me 384Mhz. WiFi on, data off.

Why don't you guys disable it in settings? Open Wi-Fi in settings. Click menu button. Click advanced. Turn off Wi-Fi during sleep. Ta-da!
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Ends said:
Why don't you guys disable it in settings? Open Wi-Fi in settings. Click menu button. Click advanced. Turn off Wi-Fi during sleep. Ta-da!
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Yeah, that's an alternative...but if I have a setting that's supposed to turn it off when it goes to sleep, I'd like it to do that.

stbtigerr said:
Yeah, that's an alternative...but if I have a setting that's supposed to turn it off when it goes to sleep, I'd like it to do that.
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That's right, well said....hence the opening post!

I have the same issue, wi-fi is always on unless I turn it off.

I'm happy. It's one of those location settings in the first post that caused the locks! Let me know if it works for you guys,

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Tasker - Profiles

Hey everyone
Does anyone here use tasker or have any recommended profiles to help save battery life?
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Try Juice Defender with 3g control enabled.
I have mine set to enable every 30mins with good results..
With LOTS of syncing enabled, i get roughly 1% an hour decrease whilst on standby!! Unplugged at 1am on 89% when i went to bed, at 9am when i got up it was at 81%...
Hope this helps!
Dickie
Check WIKI on Tasker site,data profiles created by "brandall" from XDA
Tasker data profiles are better than Juice Defender
JuiceDefender has some annoying bugs in it at the moment (some like issues it has with lockscreen/display timeout) have been around for 4months+ and they still haven't sorted them out) so I've switched to Green Power which seems to do the job very well. Simple and no fuss.
Hi. Anyone here good at creating profiles?
I would like some help. If i want a profile that:
IF screen has been locked for 1 minute, i want WiFi to shut down.
And when i unlock the phone again, i want it to turn on.
But - i don't just want a "toggle wifi by hitting powerbutton"-function,
I only want this to apply if i had wifi on in the first place.
The reason i want this profile is:
If i forget to charge the phone at night, and have wifi going, i have 20% less battery when i wake up. Or if im at a friends house, connected to a wifi... well, same here. If it just lays in my pocket connected to X, i want it to shut down when screen is off. Saves alot of juice.
mrBira said:
Hi. Anyone here good at creating profiles?
I would like some help. If i want a profile that:
IF screen has been locked for 1 minute, i want WiFi to shut down.
And when i unlock the phone again, i want it to turn on.
But - i don't just want a "toggle wifi by hitting powerbutton"-function,
I only want this to apply if i had wifi on in the first place.
The reason i want this profile is:
If i forget to charge the phone at night, and have wifi going, i have 20% less battery when i wake up. Or if im at a friends house, connected to a wifi... well, same here. If it just lays in my pocket connected to X, i want it to shut down when screen is off. Saves alot of juice.
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why dont you use tasker for that,
you can do almost anything with that app.
Creating profiles in tasker isn't a huge difficult task, its easy, Just use trial n error to see if it works.
rudolf895 said:
why dont you use tasker for that,
you can do almost anything with that app.
Creating profiles in tasker isn't a huge difficult task, its easy, Just use trial n error to see if it works.
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That's what i'm using, and I'm asking for help to create that profile =)
mrBira said:
Hi. Anyone here good at creating profiles?
I would like some help. If i want a profile that:
IF screen has been locked for 1 minute, i want WiFi to shut down.
And when i unlock the phone again, i want it to turn on.
But - i don't just want a "toggle wifi by hitting powerbutton"-function,
I only want this to apply if i had wifi on in the first place.
The reason i want this profile is:
If i forget to charge the phone at night, and have wifi going, i have 20% less battery when i wake up. Or if im at a friends house, connected to a wifi... well, same here. If it just lays in my pocket connected to X, i want it to shut down when screen is off. Saves alot of juice.
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Why don't just use the stock android checkbox in settings that's there for that? o_ô
Go to settings/network and wifi/wifi settings/hit the menu button and tap advanced parameters/wifi sleep politic/check "when screen goes off".
It does exactly what you described...
reggaemanu said:
Why don't just use the stock android checkbox in settings that's there for that? o_ô
Go to settings/network and wifi/wifi settings/hit the menu button and tap advanced parameters/wifi sleep politic/check "when screen goes off".
It does exactly what you described...
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Okay, i'll try to find a way on my own..
The reason i don't use androids built-in thing for that is because it drains battery for some strange reason.
One of maaaany sources: Here
mrBira said:
Okay, i'll try to find a way on my own..
The reason i don't use androids built-in thing for that is because it drains battery for some strange reason.
One of maaaany sources: Here
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Well mine is working fine, no draining at all (wifi on 24h24 with this option checked and my phone drain only 1% every 5 or 6h if the screen is off). The thing is that it shut off the wifi only if no app needs it, so my bet is that those who have a battery drain just have some apps that don't let the phone going in deep sleep.
mrBira said:
Hi. Anyone here good at creating profiles?
I would like some help. If i want a profile that:
IF screen has been locked for 1 minute, i want WiFi to shut down.
And when i unlock the phone again, i want it to turn on.
But - i don't just want a "toggle wifi by hitting powerbutton"-function,
I only want this to apply if i had wifi on in the first place.
The reason i want this profile is:
If i forget to charge the phone at night, and have wifi going, i have 20% less battery when i wake up. Or if im at a friends house, connected to a wifi... well, same here. If it just lays in my pocket connected to X, i want it to shut down when screen is off. Saves alot of juice.
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Hi, if you try LLAMA app instead I could talk you through it (as your not getting an answer you want).
As far as I can tell, LLAMA can do everything that tasker and locale can do but its free. It's also very good on your battery and can use cell towers instead of gps for location.
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Not sure if I'm in the right place, new to smartphones. Got myself a Galaxy S2 and rooted it. Main point,
I'm using Tasker and I'm trying to have it set so that it's in Airplane Mode when I have an Alarm set so I get no calls/texts during my slumber.
So far, best thing I've done is the phone goes to Airplane Mode between 00:00 and 0600 everyday as well as when light levels are between 0 and 28 - not sure if the light levels are like, set too low.
So far I love Tasker but very little support online and Tasker Wiki doesn't really help. Trying my best with the trial and error method.
Thanks
mrBira said:
That's what i'm using, and I'm asking for help to create that profile =)
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I will make u one and upload it when i get home (in about an hour).
Edit: Profile uploaded
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Grevane said:
JuiceDefender has some annoying bugs in it at the moment (some like issues it has with lockscreen/display timeout) have been around for 4months+ and they still haven't sorted them out) so I've switched to Green Power which seems to do the job very well. Simple and no fuss.
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Good shout on Green Power. I've had some issues with Juice Defender Ultimate lately and Green Power seems to do more or less the same without the issues.
£1.50 well spent - cheers for the tip
Guitarfreak26 said:
Hey everyone
Does anyone here use tasker or have any recommended profiles to help save battery life?
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hi,
i'm using "setting profiles".
in the market you have a free and a payment app.
the developers answer the emails at decent speed...

[Q] WiFi off when screen is off?

Anyone notice that when you have the screen off and wifi on your downloads from the browser dont continue to download? I have the same issue with dropbox exporting as well. I have the wifi sleep policy to always on (never turn off) in the settings too. Any idea?
I have noticed that also. It doesn't make sense to have the screen on the whole time you are downloading a large file though. I'm assuming the wifi never sleep setting is not working.
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I have only noticed this with franco.Kernel when the Hotplug option is enabled.
samizad said:
I have only noticed this with franco.Kernel when the Hotplug option is enabled.
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ah might be the issue, ill try with hotplug off
Did it work?
heavy power saving kicks in when the screen is off, so transfers pretty much drop dead. You'll have to keep the screen on when transferring large files
spamlucal said:
heavy power saving kicks in when the screen is off, so transfers pretty much drop dead. You'll have to keep the screen on when transferring large files
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I wish there was a way to stop this from happening. Sometimes I transfer a bunch of music from my NAS over SMB. It takes a little time. It's a pain in the rear to keep touching the screen to make sure the transfer doesn't die. It seems like "Keep wifi on during sleep" policy should fix that but it doesn't. What exactly does that setting do if not that?
My guess is that maybe it would be nice if the file explorer apps had a setting to "Keep phone awake while transferring files". I'll have to start looking into that to see if I'm just missing that setting.
I dont know why the wifi sleep policy setting doesnt work for some people. But mine does, wifi stays on with the screen off for hours. I often download large files and it works just fine leaving it idle with screen off.
sorry to hijack - slightly off topic but i lose signal when the screen is off
any thoughts on that also guys?
RogerPodacter said:
I dont know why the wifi sleep policy setting doesnt work for some people. But mine does, wifi stays on with the screen off for hours. I often download large files and it works just fine leaving it idle with screen off.
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Me too. Noticed randomly that the WiFi started turning off when the screen was off, and it seems the sleep policy was changed automatically somehow... but I switched it back and I haven't had any issues since.
martonikaj said:
Me too. Noticed randomly that the WiFi started turning off when the screen was off, and it seems the sleep policy was changed automatically somehow... but I switched it back and I haven't had any issues since.
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Mine was set correctly. It appears changing it, exiting settings, then re-enabling it may have fixed it.
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i also face 3g data off when screen is off issue
Wifi Fixer by Zanshin-g1 once you download this app it will monitor your wifi real time and get rid of any connectivity issues when they are about to strike. I found it to be the perfect app to solve wifi issues. I hope it helps you aswell.
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I wish there was a way to stop this from happening. Sometimes I transfer a bunch of music from my NAS over SMB. It takes a little time. It's a pain in the rear to keep touching the screen to make sure the transfer doesn't die. It seems like "Keep wifi on during sleep" policy should fix that but it doesn't. What exactly does that setting do if not that?
My guess is that maybe it would be nice if the file explorer apps had a setting to "Keep phone awake while transferring files". I'll have to start looking into that to see if I'm just missing that setting.
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You could use an app like Tasker to set the display timeout to n hours if your file manager app is on the foreground. Add an exit task to reset it to default timeout if the file manager is no longer on the foreground.

Auto agree to location consent.

Is there any way...either an app or a tasker task/script that will automatically agree to the location consent box that pops up when GPS is turned on?. I'm finally getting annoyed by it lol. I'm hoping there's gotta be some way around it.
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I never noticed. Why not just leave GPS on always? It doesn't hurt anything.
Just leave GPS on. It doesn't use battery unless its being accessed for location for an app. You spend more battery going to settings toggling it on and off over and over.
martonikaj said:
Just leave GPS on. It doesn't use battery unless its being accessed for location for an app. You spend more battery going to settings toggling it on and off over and over.
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Somewhat true. The Facebook app is buggy, if you have GPS on... and you turn Facebook on (even though location is disabled).
GPS remains on your status bar... even if you go back to home screen. At least that's my reasoning for having it disabled.
zephiK said:
Somewhat true. The Facebook app is buggy, if you have GPS on... and you turn Facebook on (even though location is disabled).
GPS remains on your status bar... even if you go back to home screen. At least that's my reasoning for having it disabled.
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Use Facebook every day and never had that issue.
Convert whatever is asking for GPS to a system app.
Pretty sure that'll do it.

Xperia ion wakelocks (android system eating up battery)

since i got my Xperia ion, ive been bothered by wakelocks causing battery drain, Android system eats a lot of battery. i have experienced this issue before on my Xperia arc when it got updated to 4.0.3 but got fixed when sony released 4.0.4. anyone have a solution for this. it only gets resolve by force closing all the apps running under android system and it is annoying that i have to do that everytime i reboot my device. btw im using spectre's ROM (stock, rooted, deodexed E.3.7) stock kernel. a solution is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
if you have selected wifi not to sleep when pluged-in , try to deselect it...
i dig in same problem few weeks ago, and discovered some power related service to prevent the phone to sleep (thankfully better battery stats).
it turns out that wifi never sleep during charging was the cause (thanks to sonymobile forums)
Did u checked it with better battery stats?
because android system is my highest consumer, too. on the normal battery screen, my ion seems to be nearly always active. but bbs doenst show any relevant wakelocks and i get over 2 days of battery with 1 charge.
peshovec said:
if you have selected wifi not to sleep when pluged-in , try to deselect it...
i dig in same problem few weeks ago, and discovered some power related service to prevent the phone to sleep (thankfully better battery stats).
it turns out that wifi never sleep during charging was the cause (thanks to sonymobile forums)
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will try definitely try this, thank u so much for the info! you mean advance setting on wifi right, the wifi sleep thingy?
w3nZ said:
Did u checked it with better battery stats?
because android system is my highest consumer, too. on the normal battery screen, my ion seems to be nearly always active. but bbs doenst show any relevant wakelocks and i get over 2 days of battery with 1 charge.
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thanks dude, btw i envy your ion. haha. mine doesnt last a freaking day. will try peshovec's solution and yours too. hope i get great result. appreciate your help guys.
dyepnoodle said:
thanks dude, btw i envy your ion. haha. mine doesnt last a freaking day. will try peshovec's solution and yours too. hope i get great result. appreciate your help guys.
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Well, I surf, play and listen with my ion and the battery last almost a whole day. I disable data when I do not use.
When I avoid large usage, it does last around two days.
Try calibrating the battery, drain it to 0% and then charge it fully without any interference.
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thanitos said:
Firstly, JD will refer to JuiceDefender
1) You will need JD anything above the free version (Google it)
2) Open JD and go to the "Status" Tab at the top
3) Enable
4) For "Profile" Choose Customize
5) A "Settings" Tab should Appear at the top, if not, close JD and re-open it.
6) Mobile Data can be Enabled or Disabled here as well as WiFi and Location
a) Turn them on and off for what you want, if you want Mobile Data and Wifi to turn on and off on specific apps you can just leave them Enabled.
b) "Schedule" Turning this on will turn on your data every 5m(minutes), 15m, 30m, 1h(hour) or 2h so it can push email and other apps you have set to use data.
c) "Night" this you can use to turn off data while you sleep and for how long you want it off
d) "Apps" You can enable this setting to pick apps that are allowed to use data or turn it off to let them run as they usually do.
e) "Interactive" will pop up a window while JD is in the background and you can pick what JD allows the app to do (will go over more of that soon.)
f) "Configure Apps" We will open this to turn app data on/off on when you have it open, on all the time.
1a) Tap "Configure Apps"
a) "Internet Apps" Apps that use the internet
b) "Configured Apps" These apps are configured by you already.
c) "All Other Apps" These apps usually do not need the internet so they do not need to be configured.
2a) Move to any App under "Internet Apps" and tap it
3a) What do the taps mean?
a) "Enable" This app is enabled, when it needs data it will only use data when you have the app opened.
b) "Enable/Screen off" This app is on and using data while the screen is off and or while the app is opened.
c) "Disabled" This app will never use data
d) "Do Nothing" The app will use data when it needs it, JD won't bother its operation.
4a) Examples
a) "Pandora" I have this app set to Enable/screen off so while I have the app running in the background it will still use data, or while the screen is off it will use data.
b) "Ebay" This app is Enabled, when I open the app and I am looking at it it will use data, but if I hit the home button it stops using data, wont use data while screen is off.
c) "AccuWeather" Disabled, this app will only use data when my Schedule turns data on for ALL items on my phone every 2 hours, it will then update anything it needs to then end data usage for two more hours.
d) "Root Browser Lite" Do nothing, This app will use data whenever it wants regardless of JD rules unless data is disabled.
Using this set up for me, data is always off unless an app needs it that I allow to use it while the phone is asleep (Enable/Screen Off) or I open an app that I have set to "Enable", "Do nothing" or "Enable/Screen off." Not only will this cut back on your data usage or Wifi usage, it cuts back on Awake time, Wake locks, and battery drain from those items and other issues caused by data usage.
Hopefully this helps you with your JD problems and saves you some battery life, on my Ion I have been able to go for two days without a charge with light to moderate use.
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Use juice defender also go to your account syncs and shut off any emails and other accounts that sync then go to app store hit the settings button and set to update over WiFi only
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thanitos said:
Use juice defender also go to your account syncs and shut off any emails and other accounts that sync then go to app store hit the settings button and set to update over WiFi only
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ive already done all of those. i really dont activate auto sync.
dyepnoodle said:
ive already done all of those. i really dont activate auto sync.
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I have similar results even with data off for days. Do you have the LTE coverage in your area? I do. It seemed like it started a couple months ago when they turned it on here.
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
I have similar results even with data off for days. Do you have the LTE coverage in your area? I do. It seemed like it started a couple months ago when they turned it on here.
~Jaramie
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mine is lt28h. hope somebody creates a rom that could kill this android system issue. toogling wifi sleep option to NEVER helps but sometimes the phone is still being awakeby this android system thingy. everything is disabled, data, wifi, bt and sync. i also tried freezing some apps under android system using titanium backup and i still get this high percentage on battery stats. sometimes its low but most of the time its high, it even reaches 40 to 50%
This is a report of my work day with only cell on, no data, a couple minutes of WiFi. Almost constant wake while sitting in car at work. You can see my morning, lunch and afternoon breaks with the screen on. Stock Rom, root, cwm, init.d
~Jaramie
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bad battery drain.

i am having crazy active (27%) and idle (5%) battery drain. using ex kernel manager i can see different wakelocks. i hsve been screwing around with them and haven't made any real progress. is the flash 2.05 still very battery efficient? id my problem isn't solved will ex kernel manager still work for this kernel to set wakelocks, governors, etc? do you recommend another kernel manager instead. i downloaded the wake locks detector app and every time i opened it it just said "failed to complete task at this time." it had SU rights. idk whst the problem was. im having a hard time finding whats all of a sudden doing this to my battery. i did flash some launcher mods. this started right after that. last night i reflashed the developers stock launcher and things looked great. now theyre back at being bad. would a factory reset in twrp allow me to save my data and maybe fix the issue? please help
What apps can I use without wake lock dector functioning. Could I have a virus stopping it from functioning?
Check your cpu consumption. Use exkernel manager or some other tool for the same.
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Here's what I'm seeing. Google photos looks to be the culprit. I need that app. What should I do? Uninstall updates and reinstall them? I cleaned the cache for the app but they still stayed at the same levels shown here. Cpu is usually running at 300MHz. It's not shown in the screen shot, but most the of the other cpu consumption is at 1.9GHz. it's like 9% or something. What do I do with google photos?
Schroeder09 said:
Here's what I'm seeing. Google photos looks to be the culprit. I need that app. What should I do? Uninstall updates and reinstall them? I cleaned the cache for the app but they still stayed at the same levels shown here. Cpu is usually running at 300MHz. It's not shown in the screen shot, but most the of the other cpu consumption is at 1.9GHz. it's like 9% or something. What do I do with google photos?
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Edit: i stopped a backup of some stuff on Google photos and the drain is still the same. It's not backup causing the issue. Something else with the app is doing this.
Have you tried clearing its data and cache so you get a fresh start, so to speak?
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Did last night and it didn't seem to help.
So better battery stats seems to be telling me that google photos is the problem. I use the app so this sucks. Otherwise I would have just uninstalled it. Can I use adb shell commands to disable its wake lock? If I do that, I'm guessing it will not upload pics and videos to Google drive UNLESS my screen is ON, right?
TK has this (
) YouTube video showing what I am asking. Keep in mind I actually AM rooted. I don't see any options in batter battery stats to disable wakelocks. It just detects them.
I would again ask To check cpu consumption
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Here is a pic of the cpu stats. Everything above it is very small or 0% cpu seems to be where it should
Schroeder09 said:
Here is a pic of the cpu stats. Everything above it is very small or 0% cpu seems to be where it should
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Thanks, is it for small or bigcluster.
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Guess what!? It appears that the photos app was just trying to upload stuff to my Google drive. Since my internet is so horrible it took literally days. Once the uploads completed my battery drain returned to normal!!
Now I'm seeing this. What is going on. Seems like after every update or the littlest thing, or even out of the blue, battery drain occurs. I just flashed EX kernel 1.01,did some various updates in the playstore, and flashed some launcher mods.
I was seeing like 8% active drain and .5-.7% idle drain on EX 1.0 and only sharkie launcher mods. Now SOT sucks and so does my battery.
I had the same problem till I turned off instant tethering. Helped my battery life significantly for some reason. Doesn't really make sense.
(Settings -> Google -> Instant Tethering)
shadowster said:
I had the same problem till I turned off instant tethering. Helped my battery life significantly for some reason. Doesn't really make sense.
(Settings -> Google -> Instant Tethering)
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I didn't make any changes there before or after updating though. Here's what I have in my tethering settings.
I had this tethering acceleration on,but it was on when I was getting awesome battery life too.
And what about these kernel wake locks? Is there actually an app that blocks wake locks? Wake lock detector would never work for me for whatever reason. Better battery stats seems to identify wake locks but it doesnt give you any way to actually do anything about the wake locks.
By instant tethering, I didn't mean the tethering in the Network and Internet part. I attached a few images that might make it clearer. (Settings->Google->Instant Tethering). I think this helped cause I keep bluetooth on a lot.
If I recall correctly, powermanagerservice wakelock is the catch all for all the partial wakelocks, and power manager display is just however long the display has been on.
Wifi scanning and BT scanning were both back on(previously turned off) for me after the JAN update.
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By instant tethering, I didn't mean the tethering in the Network and Internet part. I attached a few images that might make it clearer. (Settings->Google->Instant Tethering). I think this helped cause I keep bluetooth on a lot.
If I recall correctly, powermanagerservice wakelock is the catch all for all the partial wakelocks, and power manager display is just however long the display has been on.
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Thanks for the reply. I found what u we're talking about with those pictures. Instant tethering under google was not on. I want wifi scanning on but I don't want the BT scanning on, and it didn't turn back on after the January update for me.
Without wifi scanning will wifi work with only the toggle button in the notification drop down menu? I thought they both had to be on
My battery is **** since 8.1, glad I found these options thanks to you guys.
I lose 20% battery life for 1 hr of SOT, super bad. I'll let you know if it improves.
Schroeder09 said:
Thanks for the reply. I found what u we're talking about with those pictures. Instant tethering under google was not on. I want wifi scanning on but I don't want the BT scanning on, and it didn't turn back on after the January update for me.
Without wifi scanning will wifi work with only the toggle button in the notification drop down menu? I thought they both had to be on
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It always has for me and I have disabled this on every phone i've had that has this option. Its more location services.

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