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Battery draining problem

Pranjay — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:36:03 GMT

I bought my xperia u a week ago and i am experiencing a battery drainage problem. at night my battery show 100% charged and by the time i wake up it drains down to 70% . i am still using GB .

Re: Battery draining problem

Arnab — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:49:56 GMT

welcome to the forums. first I would like to introduce you to my best friend here, its called the Search Button. Its in the top right corner of this screen. It cries if new users don't give it some love.

And now to the problem:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/56700?start=0&tstart=0

http://talk.sonymobile.com/community/support/xperia_2012_family/xperia_u?view=tags&recursive=false#/?tags=battery

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/55402

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/53434

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Re: Battery draining problem

jatinrungta — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:08:10 GMT

Just update to ICS and then use extended standby mode. The battery last more than a day heavy use for me

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Re: Battery draining problem

Pranjay — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:15:21 GMT

before trying to make fun of other first check your english idiot i am still on gb what you are doing is suggesting me links for ics

Re: Battery draining problem

Pranjay — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:18:58 GMT

thanks jatin but after reading revies i really dont feel like upgrading to ics some people claim it has suckier battery life i have even tried factory reset anymore suggeations ?

Re: Battery draining problem

Arnab — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:37:43 GMT

Battery usage is dependent on same issues irrespective of WHATEVER OS VERSION you are using. Extended standby mode sure helps a bit, but if you are using live wallpaper, 3g, lots of gaming, media apps etc, it will not be able to save your battery. If you are asleep and the battery drains 30%, it means something is wrong with something else, not the version, like the points mentioned above.

DO NOT THINK THAT ICS OR JB WILL ALLOW YOU TO HAVE A DREAM BATTERY OR ANYTHING.

My point for the links is READ about the things to be done for improving battery rather than making new threads about everything.

As about the links:

the first link was for you to find this post: http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/314351#314351

the second link is just a search link with keyword 'battery'

the third link has some great posts:

Arnab wrote:

The battery drain is most likely due to the numerous apps and live wallpapers you have.

Please have a look here:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/154243#154243

Also uninstall unrequired apps and apps that do not let the phone sleep. Try not to use a live wallpaper. Also take in note the brightness of the display.

AND

bigf28 wrote:

First look at the topic given by Arnab

Other things you can do:

- keep wi-fi on during sleep only when plugged in or never (you can find that option under Settings > Wi-Fi > Advanced (press menu key) )

- Use Extended Standbay Mode (you can find that option under Settings > Power management)

- use lighter versions of stock launcher and album

If you root your phone:

- Make a battery calibration (you can use a free application from the Google Play like Battery Calibration: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration )

- uninstall or freez bloatware or some appplications that runs in backgroundlike facebook, maps, office suite, etc.). you can use Titanium Backup:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup and/or App Quarantine ROOT/FREEZE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramdroid.appquarantine (with App Quarantine you can add widgets of freez apps for quick access)

- use SetCPU to set CPU frequency to minimum when screen off (or whatever you're needs are)

- use some application to remove ads in the browser and other fre apps (app like AdFree Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree) Those adds from free games or other apps are a big consumer for battery

After all that my battery lasts about 1 - 1,5 day with medium-heavy usage and wi-fi always on

the fourth link is about 'xperia u battery'

USE THE SEARCH BUTTON OR YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF WITH RESTRICTED ACCESS HERE. DO NOT SPAM WITH TOPICS WHICH HAVE SO MANY THREADS.

Re: Battery draining problem

Arnab — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:44:29 GMT

Here is the announcement for you:

ANNOUNCEMENT: Make relevant topics

Hi,

When using this forum you should first use the search feature to find a thread or browse your product sub-forum. However this can become hard when a lot of threads has bad subjects/topics.

Please try to make as relevant subjects/topics as possible. Instead of typing "problem" type "USB connection problems" if that's your problem.

The purpose of the subject is to explain about the problem or question in short, but not too short or not too long. This makes it easier for other users to engage in relevant threads and contribute to the discussion.

Starting from today we will now delete all threads we run into that does not have a relevant subject/topic.

by Johan (Oct 30, 2012)

Re: Battery draining problem

jatinrungta — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:47:49 GMT

Nope those who say that the battery life sucks may be correct. It depends on the user of the phone you may love it or not. Those who say ics sux may be facing some bugs but most of the users love it and I tell you youll love it . Note the forum is mostly for members who face issues. Like if you hadnt some issues would you ever come to this forum? Just update to ICS and you will fly.

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Re: Battery draining problem

Pranjay — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:30:21 GMT

the thing is i get what youre trying to say but i have tried all of the above things already listed in the forum . and then also after factory reset and everything data off etc . i find my battery drained by 30% overnight .

Re: Battery draining problem

Arnab — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:51:59 GMT

then there is some issue with your hardware or the way you are using the phone. Please take it to service center.

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Re: Battery draining problem

mikepatrick — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:50:04 GMT

Pranjay, i have to agree with Arnab here...you might experience a hardware problem and you should take the phone to a service.

People say battery life suks? take a look below...this was taken after a full week of using my Xperia (still GB): not logged on to FB, using WI-Fi about 4 times a day to check for updates or browse the web and talking about an average of 30 minutes of calls per day. How the hell can anybody say the battery is a sucker on this one?

Re: Battery draining problem

ghencea-RO — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:27:24 GMT

6 days !!! Looks like you use it as a ordinary phone, not smartphone :smileygrin: Few calls and some WiFi. Not even display. That's not what some one would buy a smartphone for. I believe there are no apps too.

Re: Battery draining problem

mikepatrick — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:33:43 GMT

I use it as an "on demand" smart-phone. I run no kind of ATK on it and regarding apps, i have more than a few running full time (Power Saver, Notification Light Bar etc). The point of my post was to prove that the standard battery on the Xperia is not bad at all (sure, on heavy phone usage 2 days was the best i got).

Btw Ghencea, any word on the ICS update on your part of the country? (i'm from Iasi, no ICS update here)

Re: Battery draining problem

ghencea-RO — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:51:57 GMT

:smileygrin: Romani peste tot. I'm not interested on ICS yet so I can't tell you if ICS is available for us. Still on GB 184 f/w. It can't run smoothier than GB because of the RAM and all. And yes you're right, 2 days battery on a normal use. Salutari la IASI ! :smileygrin:

Re: Battery draining problem

Arnab — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:49:10 GMT

welcome to the forum and thanks for the post. Battery rocks in this small monster of a phone..

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Re: Battery draining problem

Pranjay — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:55:12 GMT

i finally found out what the problem was its just i read somewhere that signal strength has a huge effect on* battery life so when its full my battery drains only 2 % overnight and when its less it takes up quarter of my battery . not an hardware problem :smileygrin:

Re: Battery draining problem

Feratus — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:20:27 GMT

just want to ask here also(i asked this already to other topics regarding battery and standby mode). why is it that the cell standby of GB is longer than ICS? at mikepatrick post, we can see that his cell standby is 32%, im having that much cell standby too when i am still in GB even if i text all day, there is no running apps, wifi, bluetooth, mobile data, etc. are all turned off, screen brightness is on its lowest level too, but now in ICS, the cell standby is on 2% only most of the time even if i sleep(extended standby mode is on), the highest cell standby i've seen so far since i upgrade to ICS is 9%. does anyone know whats the reason behind this? again there is no running apps, wifi, bluetooth, mobile data, etc. are all turned off, screen brightness is on its lowest level. thank you very much in advance.

Re: Battery draining problem

mikepatrick — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:25:29 GMT

Hi Ghencea, ICS for me is more of a curiosity than a necessity (GB works excellent) but i doubt Romania will get it soon (my XU is Orange branded). Still, glad to see romanians here

Pranjay, if signal strength is a issue where you live, i strongly recommand this tiny free app called "Network Signal Booster" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork) . It did wonders for me, as the house i live in has a few "grey areas".

Re: Battery draining problem

kingofbeans — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:54:59 GMT

i have had the same problem.. 25-30% drain overnight with nothing on. switching to gsm only network mode solves the problem. i dont know.. my gb version used to last 4 or 5 days with wcdma(preferred)/gsm network mode. if i switch to wcdma(preferred)/gsm mode the battery drains out in about 20 hrs without doing anything.. this is happening only with ics.. have posted this elsewhere too.. what is the use of buying a 3g enabled phone if this kind of ics update??

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/317150#317150

i wrongly posted this reply elsewhere on another thread..

Re: Battery draining problem

kingofbeans — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:56:20 GMT

dude the problem is with ics.. we all have had similar battery life with gb..