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bit disappointed in S5 battery life
ihatemarmite
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I've had the S5 for over a month now. I don't watch video or films on it much if at all.
I use it for calls, texts, whatsapp, radio (tune in), photos, music and certain apps (some of which use location services). I sometimes watch a short YouTube clip.
I have screen brightness set to as low as possible and auto updates off for apps, as well as that Samsung setting that supposedly keeps the phone live while you're looking at it (it didn't work anyhow).
I had, for eg, 94% battery this morning and after using it for radio, a few texts, a few whatsapp messages, 4 calls and a photo today, it's at 47% now. I have it on wifi when inside and mobile data outside.
It was better when I first had the phone. Any ideas? cheers
I use it for calls, texts, whatsapp, radio (tune in), photos, music and certain apps (some of which use location services). I sometimes watch a short YouTube clip.
I have screen brightness set to as low as possible and auto updates off for apps, as well as that Samsung setting that supposedly keeps the phone live while you're looking at it (it didn't work anyhow).
I had, for eg, 94% battery this morning and after using it for radio, a few texts, a few whatsapp messages, 4 calls and a photo today, it's at 47% now. I have it on wifi when inside and mobile data outside.
It was better when I first had the phone. Any ideas? cheers
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I switched it back on and it is around 40-50% by the end of the day.
Take a look at what apps are running, also some apps like say Twitter can update (by update I mean app data nit the app itself) on a regular basis or be turned off for manual update. Also some apps push data at you meaning they are going to use a lot more power.
Also I have the screen brightness to auto on mine at +1 level which is bright enough.
Also not that it should matter with the latest batteries but run the phone right down so that it does not have enough power to even power on a couple of times with a full charge after.
It sounds like you have an app or service draining your battery. Go into settings-battery and see what the main offenders are. Usually your screen is the biggest drain and so will be top of the list. If you are in a poor reception area your phone will seek a signal and you will see mobile standby up there – this can drain your battery very quickly. If you see an app in the list using a lot of battery that you rarely use it will be the culprit – some apps keep your phone awake even with the screen off.
Messing with gps, wifi, nfc and even Bluetooth has very little impact on your battery life and is outdated advice to turn all of these off.
Battery usage shows the OS at 17% and the screen at 16%, no problem apps. I'll keep an eye on it as haven't used the phone much today.
Point noted about Tune In. I use it in the mornings - streaming for 1 hour used 20% battery life.
Something new is constant Samsung Beaming Service notifications (qué?!) which I don't even know what it is.
cheers guys
It might be obvious to you already, but OLED uses no battery for black pixels so non white dark backgrounds are best.