Battery after the OTA UPDATE

[norcal1900]

Hay guys be easy this is my first post, but is anyone's battery lasting a hell of a lot longer after that update its like my phone lasts 10x longer even under heavy use.

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[KillVolume]

Yup. It's the reduced cell radio/phone idle battery usage. Before, they used more than the screen. Now the screen uses the most (as it should). I can have my screen on for 6 hours total before it goes below 50%.

 

[NoBloatware]

10x longer? Really? I guess it's possible. Are you in a low cell phone signal area? How long was it lasting before the update? 4 hours or so?

I think my battery is lasting longer than ever, but nowhere near 10x better.

 

[Riley]

Yup huge difference. After 10+ hours unplugged I'm only down to 60%....I would have been down to 10% before the update.

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[Fr33dom]

Different people seemed to have different problems with their batteries. I can imagine if the update solved the cell standby and some other battery problems that there would be a very few that would experience large decreases in battery use. Still 10 times seems large.

I wonder if the OP updated roaming also. What is your PRL version is Settings, About Phone, PRL version (at the bottom of the settings screen).

 

[MECHANO]

Mine has been off of the charger for twelve hours with moderate to heavy browsing. My battery is at 50%. I have an extended battery. I am very pleased.

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[norcal1900]

I am about a quarter mile away from a tower I am on a small MARINE CORPS base and we are the only sign of humanity about an one hour in any direction. I got the update at 8am yesterday and it is about 6:03 pm the next day and I am at 50%.

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[norcal1900]

52363

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[norcal1900]

Lol maby not 10x but alot better

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[nu2droid]

Oddly, mine has not gotten better. I dare to say maybe a little worse.
huh. Go figure

 

[norcal1900]

And that is one of the reasons I love verizon they put a tower here just for the base about a year ago no one got service at all. Then sprint and verizon put towers here for us. Wait were is at&t. They get service about 45min from here.

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[mtva24]

Mine has been off for 11 hours and i'm down to 20%, usually I can only get a good 8 hours total on this phone...

 

[NoBloatware]

After an OS update it is possible that the battery stats are wonky. I just ran my phone til it shut off and then charged it all the way nonstop. I do this every 1-2 months, but not more often. This and dialing *22899 every 1-2 months are the only "maintenance" that I do on my phone.

Battery life seems noticeably better but definitely short of miraculous. I am pretty sure I can make it through every day without charging. I have the extended battery and was quite happy but this update is putting me over the top.

 

[KillVolume]

I like how no one thought that the OP might have been using hyperbole.

 

[norcal1900]

Lol I have no idea what that is.

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