Observations on battery life - please share your experiences
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@stan You say your battery is new? Is it an original or from a third party vendor? My guess is that there is something wrong with your battery, I am afraid.
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@arubislander it's new original
how can i restart the last full charge ? -
@stan I am afraid I don't now much about Nexus 5 batteries. Hopefully someone with more experience in the matter will drop by shortly
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Since I installed the actual Release-channel-update the battery management of the Nexus 5 improved a lot. The time where I do not have to charge the phone at least doubled - or even more.
This morning I had a bigger loss - maybe the problem is not totally solved - but now it is really better than good!
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@Mic_ may be i should switch to release channel instead of stable.
how long does it take for the stable to catch with the release channel. -
@stan With the release of OTA-12. Which will be arriving shortly. Though for the time it takes to switch channels in System Settings I would give it a try now. You can easily swop back the same way
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@Lakotaubp thank you so much i'm installing the release channel version now . while we chat. when OTA 12 release i will switch back to stable
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@stan Or if you want a little excitement stay on RC for your weekly update.
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@Lakotaubp it looks like i'm going to do that because not sure why but it looks smoother and more responsive than stable
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@stan It should be. It will be the new stable. Then it all starts again
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@Lakotaubp looking great thanks for the suggestion
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Maybe a hardware issue, but my Nexus5 drains the battery in 1-2 days even when turned off.
While running, it seems to have more or less normal battery life. -
@poVoq said in Observations on battery life - please share your experiences:
when turned off
Strange - but if the phone is off the system is not working. Hardware.
I would say: Never turn it off again
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Well, given that there is still some battery charging stuff running, even when the main OS is turned off, maybe there is an firmware issue of some sort? Could anyone else with a Nexus5 try and see what happens with a turned off device?
Fairphone 5 (Not yet installed UT on it though)
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@poVoq Never happen during the last years on my N5. I had somtimes the situation that the phone was black - but not off. If u press off-buttom for more than 5 seconds.
I never had a phone which needs a remarkable amount of energy while beeing off. This problem I only know from a Sony Vaio - never had on any other device.
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as far is I can tell,
when turning off my Nexus5, it is off and does not drain battery
(never turned it off longer than 1 day, power percentage display was same as before turning off ). -
@poVoq said in Observations on battery life - please share your experiences:
Well, given that there is still some battery charging stuff running, even when the main OS is turned off, maybe there is an firmware issue of some sort? Could anyone else with a Nexus5 try and see what happens with a turned off device?
Small update on this: it appears my Nexus5 isn't powering down the wifi chip on shut-down. So if I make sure there is no connection before shutting it down the battery doesn't drain nearly as fast when turned off. Is this something that might be a specific UT issue?
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Just wanted to share that I had some battery issues (draining too fast, often draining the entire battery within 1 day) with a OnePlus Nord N10 5g. The phone I purchased was an old refurbished one and I'm not sure if the battery was refreshed or if it was the original battery.
Nonetheless, my battery issues have seemed to resolved and thought I'd share. It may help others or not. So, take it or leave it.
By default, the screen brightness was quite high (to the far right on the slider) and I can't recall if "Adjust automatically" was enabled or not. I manually selected the screen brightness to the lowest level I could tolerate without feeling like I couldn't see the screen. Surprisingly for me, I can move the slider almost all the way to the left. I also unchecked the "Adjust automatically". So, now the screen brightness is using the minimal battery. (I believe this was the biggest gain for me).
Furthermore, I am fairly conscious to disable WiFi unless I am actively using it for internet access.
That is all I did and now the battery lasts a couple days without charging (vs completely drain in 1 day) and does not drain much at all.
One last thing I am mindful of is to only use the charging cable that came with the device. I think the fast chargers that are more modern may easily cycle/overcharge older batteries and reduce the battery's long term life. With all batteries, there is a limited number of charging cycles and you'll notice that each 100% full charge may not last as long as when it was brand new. Overcharging (while at 100%) and/or letting the battery drain completely to 0% may reduce the life of the battery a bit. So, being mindful to unplug when at 100% and to start charging before it gets too low may help in maximizing its life.
Hope this helps.
Good luck maximizing your device's battery life!
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