topic battery drain in XPERIA archive

battery drain

vtpcnk — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:15:49 GMT

hello, i am battling battery drain on my xperia go for like a month now.

i close almost all 'running services ': settings -> applications -> running applications.

i leave only 'power saver', 'settings', 'recommender', 'livewire manager', 'semcwappushmanager', 'simservice', 'crash monitor', ' secure clock service', 'protected media scanner', 'mtp app' and 'xperia keyboard' running.

i also disable wifi because i primarily use the xperia go to listen to music and occasionally take phone calls and send messages.

in 'storage use' i can see the following :

display 22%

cell standby 18%

android os 16%

phone idle 12%

previously i had to charge the phone once in 4 days or so. i now have to charge the phone daily.

appreciate if somebody could point me to how i could curb my battery drain.

Re: battery drain

vtpcnk — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:17:42 GMT

btw when i am not using the phone, i press the button on top lightly so that the screen blinks off - this does not shutdown the phone, but puts it in a kind of standby mode i think. that is the way it stays most of the day.

Re: battery drain

manjuboyz — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:37:48 GMT

Hi vtpcnk:)

before asking the question give brief information about your phone, so that it could be easy to judge or try to solve the issue.

Things I feel

get these infos, will try to get resolution:)

Manjuboyz:)

Re: battery drain

vtpcnk — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:22:08 GMT

purchased december 2012.

battery was holding up for 4 days 2 weeks back.

i mainly use my phone to listen to music - to and fro from work. like 45 mins each. other than that i send a rare sms or make a call.

will check and let you know the android version. i have not upgraded it.

i mainly use poweramp music player. i seldom use anything else.

i charge it for like 4 hours or so. till the green light comes on - which i think means it is fully charged.

no heat experienced.

since it is only 3 months old i am reluctant to change battery before i can be sure it is a battery issue. i used to use my phone for alarm wake up. i read on the internet that that drains battery. so i dont use it for that anymore.

Re: battery drain

Timmmmaaahh — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:58:53 GMT

You cannot replace the Xperia GO battery. By attempting to do so you will: a) void the warranty and b) make the phone not water/dust proof anymore.

I'm amazed you used to be able to run it for 4 days! My GO lasts only one day since I purchased it about a month ago. Charging overnight is completely normal to me (just as it was with my Atrix 4G). I must add that I'm sort of a power user, with over 200 apps installed.

You may want to try an app like JuiceDefender, that will (among tons of other features) disable all conectivity when your screen is off. It's very efficient but it can cause lag when turning the phone back on.

What's your android version? Still on Gingerbread or did you update to Ice Cream Sandwich?

Re: battery drain

manjuboyz — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:12:56 GMT

The usage is normal what you are saying.

My Neo V usage(about battery charging)

daily Usage

Keep updating

Manjuboyz:)

Re: battery drain

eljunpacomios — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:54:30 GMT

Hi,

charging the phone until the notification light turns green that not necessarily

mean that the phone is 100% charged or "Full".

That just means that the phone has reached a minimum of 90%.

To check if the battery is full, while charging, you may go to

Settings>Power Management>Battery

The status should be 100% - Full

There are cases, for me, that when I check my battery status, it indicates 100% but is still charging. And I wait for it to get full in order to maximize charging.

Hope this helps.

Re: battery drain

vtpcnk — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:34:46 GMT

as noted, i used it for like 45 minutes twice a day. that is like 1 1/2 hours per day.

four days, it is like 6 hours total.

so the battery used to last me for that duration earlier.

Re: battery drain

vtpcnk — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:36:15 GMT

i am probably mistaken about the 4 hours.

i know it doesn't charge fully in 1 hour. it charges like half. so probably it charges fully in 2 hours or so.

Re: battery drain

vtpcnk — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:39:06 GMT

btw in 'battery usage' -> cell standby, i can see the message 'battery used by cell radio'. what is this radio?

and in 'battery usage' -> display, it says 'battery used by display and backlight' - how do i check if backlight is switched on?

appreciate the feedback.

Re: battery drain

manjuboyz — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:31:52 GMT

Backlight is nothing bt sleep mode, so if you tap on the display button it shows sleep with selected seconds, mean to say 15,30 sec, 1,2,5.... so how much backlight you want you can select and let it off automatically.

dont mind asking this question!!! wat you doing now ? mean after getting these number of reply's for you, wouldn't you tried or try to update your phone??

if you want to carry on with your phone without trouble shooting any thing then do u think it automatically get fixed!

what worst can happen to your phone than current situation, without trying anything , give it a shot buddy:)

Manjuboyz:)