Actually, nearly all of these "battery saver" apps doesnt do sh*t, since there are only there to show ads (and probably sell your data).

One "real" battery-saver app is Greenify. But if you have android marshmallow or higher, you can also "just" tweak your doze-settings with apps like naptime.

Both apps are working best with ROOT, but both can also be used without root (for naptime you need to change permissions with adb, look into the description of the app for more information).

Also, facebook and skype are insane battery-hogs.

Edit: a word

NakedBrowser is not the only low resource browser that's good on older hardware. I'd reccomend Lightning as well. You can get it on F-Droid. As a bonus, it has a built-in ad blocker, so you don't even need AdGuard running in the background (which of course takes up more RAM)

https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=lightning&fdid=acr.browser.lightning

Other RAM saving tips are - Don't use Google Apps/Play Services. If you do need to use them, make sure they're Greenified so that they aren't running in the background unless you absolutely need them. Also, make sure everything else that's not nessecary is Greenified. Greenify all the things. Greenify is your friend. Use Greenify. :3

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

SD maid is something different. It is not an app that claims to "boost" your phone and increase performance or battery life, it is a disk cleanup utility for your internal memory and SD card. When you uninstall an app it is possible that data from that app remains on your internal memory or SD card (configuration files, database files, thumbnails and whatever else the app created). Sometimes it is intentional so that everything is back in place if you decide to re-install the app or so that you don't lose data (would be bad if uninstalling a camera app would delete all photos you took with it), sometimes it is not intentional because the dev didn't use storage the right way. Nevertheless, when you run out of space on your storage or SD card and you can't install more apps, take more photos or copy more music you can try to use SD maid to delete leftover files from uninstalled apps to free up storage space.

Those other apps mentioned here usually claim to speed up your phone or increase battery life by killing apps and processes to "free up RAM" or "empty cache", which usually results in the opposite because Android has its own way to manage RAM and services and it will restart killed apps and services and it will take longer for apps to open.

Something else you can do to improve performance and battery life is using something like Greenify. This is app allows you to block certain apps to start/run background processes. But you have to be careful because it can "break" functionality of some apps (blocking a messaging app will make you stop receiving messages, for example). But if you, for example, don't use location based services then there is no need for the facebook app to run a background service that checks for your location every few minutes.

Edit: Replaced memory with storage to prevent confusion.

The problems I experienced with battery and power consumption is the reason I ditched my S4 and Android in general. From what I can remember I used an app called Greenify to control apps running in the background. Maybe trying this will allow you to find what directly minimizes the battery life and fix it.

I'd check battery diagnostics to see if any apps you have are recently using up more battery life. If that's the case, you could use Greenify to force them to stop working in the background. Unfortunately, it could just be the battery degrading itself. With my One M8, I've had to keep HTC's Power Saver on all the time to get me through a day. Otherwise, it wouldn't make it. As for replacement, I'm not knowledgeable in that field for S7s. I'd imagine it's not easy, but if it turns out that the poor battery life is just from a degrading battery, I'd at least look into it.

In my experience, getting too many files on your phone and filling up almost 70% of your phone's storage doesn't actually slow your phone down, it's how much your apps eat up your RAM, so I would suggest installing Greenify (root needed) to hibernate those RAM-hungry apps or if it's okay with you, you should just uninstall apps which take up lots of RAM (looking at you, Facebook)

So you could just install XCOM without worrying about your phone slowing down, it would just take up a lot of space.

Which phone are you using? What's the Android version?

Also You don't need task killers. New Android versions automatically manages this thing. In fact if you do it every 30-40 minutes, then you are putting more strain on the system. You can swipe apps from recent menu or click clear all button if you want. (But you don't need to do it every half an hour. Android does it own it's own if more ram is needed.)

In case some app is causing battery issue and you need to control background services from notorious apps or battery hungry apps. You can use Greenify.

If you are using clean master, memory booster, phone booster, battery booster, CPU cooler, anti virus, cleaner apps, other task killer apps. Uninstall them. These apps doesn't work and you don't need them. They keep running in background & slows your phone, use more battery. Just uninstall those apps.

Greenify - it's hard to believe that I have not seen it already!

It enforces app sleep on a periodic basis, as well as can be configured to start when screen is left. You can specify the apps that you want controlled, along with system apps with premium.

A quintessential necessity for phones experiencing poor battery life!

You shouldn't routine kill all running apps, but you're right, some apps are a big waste of resources if allowed to run wild in the background.

Greenify is a popular solution, and has always worked well for me.

SystemPanel2 is also an amazing app, which can help you monitor basically everything about your phone, and it has a prominant 'kill all apps' button, along with a great explanation covering why you shouldn't use it very often (in the Google Play description).

Turn wireless off and click on the "scanning options" that appear with wifi turned off. Then disable the wireless and Bluetooth scanning, this can cause a lot of drain and is almost always turned on by default. Also, apps like Facebook and others that keep in background running can drain most of the battery even if you don't use them all day. Check greenify for this, it can disable most of the apps when you're not using them. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Edit: you can also check xda forums for your phone. If it is a known problem of your phone in particular with an update or some apps, maybe you find a better answer there.

It does more harm than good, though. Your phone uses much more power constantly reinitiating the apps your task killer keeps, well, killing and your battery suffers for it. Personally, I think Greenify is a much better app for this, since it hibernates apps rather than constantly closing them.

Download the app Greenify.

Use that to disable any app on your phone, I use it for almost any app that i'm not regularly wanting notifications from, but that's just me.

Greenify is pretty decent. If you have xposed installed, you can use BootManager.

You're correct - it's because of your movements. When a phone isn't moving, Android's Doze mode kicks in, which puts the phone in a super deep-sleep mode.

If you want similar behaviour when your phone is simply turned off - regardless of whether it's in your pocket or not - use Greenify

Elsewhere in the thread was recommended Greenify (it "replaces" a task killer by "hibernating" the apps, which means AFAIK forcing them into a cached state until they are triggered by an intent) and for SD Cleaning SD Maid. I haven't used SD Maid before, so I can't personally vouch for it, but Greenify works wonderfully and helps me eke out some more juice.

Greenify is a must have for me. It most efficiently optimizes Android phone's battery life by auto hibernating applications running in the background. Gives me 2-3 hours of more battery life than usual.

You can try apps like Greenify that make apps running in the background "hibernate"

Doesn't need root access but will run better on a rooted phone.

Greenify is a very good app to keep your running apps under control. It can work with and without root. Have play around with it and see if it fits your needs. :) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

After the upgrade - yes, it was far, far worse.

Just now - not quite so bad but still not close to the charge duration pre-Nougat (gut feeling, not certain).

Some things to try:

Settings > Display > Adaptive Display = ON
Settings > Display > Night Light = OFF
Settings > Display > Ambient Display = OFF
Settings > Battery > Look for zombie processes (5 digit name, black robot icon)
Reboot into recovery & wipe the cache
Install Greenify and run it after a boot or power cycle, take a look to see what all is starting up. Play with those apps in case one hasn't been updated recently and is draining your charge. Fully power off your Swift, wait a few minutes and power it back on if you haven't done so since your update.

I did all of these and it's slightly better off but still not ideal. YMMV of course. I'm going to try LineageOS next weekend and run that for a week for the sake of comparison.

For me, using the Play Store and either searching for apps or installing them has a noticeable drain on my charge. Browsing the web in Chrome does not have the same impact. Installing or removing an app I can pretty much be guaranteed to lose at least 2% battery charge.

Last night I charged it to full and then used it intermittently for 11 minutes with a combination of Chrome, Play Store, Contacts, Calendar, Settings and App Drawer usage. Brightness was set at 50%. No media playback or calls/messaging and I managed to lose 14% charge. Feels like that is faster than before but I didn't time it before the update so I've gimped myself in that respect.

Hope this wall of text helps in some way.

TL:DR: I think so.

I use Greenify to close apps in the background. This should be a possible solution for you. Just enter the app that needs to be closed and put the widget on the homescreen. Then it is just a simple press and the app closes.

Kill apps like Facebook, messenger, etc from running all the time. I don't want to uninstall them because I do use them but I don't want them running all the time when the screen is off.

You can use it without root but it just works better with root.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

I had power saver on the whole time and Greenify. Also disabled a lot of bloatware with this.

Get Greenify and use the Aggressive Doze feature. It will push the device into Doze after 5 minutes.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/greenify/aggressive-doze-experimental-feature-t3223731

> You need to push power to it to keep its stored data the more ram you're using the more power you use.

RAM is normally built into the SoC (System on Chip), and requires very little power. In fact, RAM is the least power-hungry piece of continuously functioning hardware in a phone.

> Apps open in the background can also prevent the phone from sleeping and keep cpu usage up.

While that is technically correct, there are ways (one is to use Greenify) to prevent apps that you don't want keeping the cpu awake from doing so.

> I honestly don't know how much more energy using 1gb of ram vs 2gb of ram is. Theoretically it uses twice as much but don't know how that translates to amp hours.

Theoretically. 1GB vs 2GB really isn't that big of a difference. What makes a difference is 2GB of RAM (while the screen is off) vs CPU power to reopen, cache, and store apps in memory, and the power the screen uses while doing so. The less time your CPU has to reopen the same app, the less power the CPU and screen will use.

TL;DR: CPU and screen power > RAM power. Just use your phone, don't worry about the RAM unless something's causing you to run out of RAM.

Huh.

I did notice that about a month ago my S4 had a sharp drop in daily run time. I assumed that my battery was dying.

Greenify is a allegedly effective juice-saving tool.

Quick tip: don't install anything by Cheetah Mobile, ever.

As for saving battery, I'd suggest you install Greenify.

Glad to hear it! I definitely suggest checking out Greenify now that you're rooted. Greenify will hibernate apps trying to run in the background and can help with the battery life!

I guess that's one way of looking at it. Developer mode just opens up more options you can select though, root access is about removing restrictions. For example, there's an app called Greenify that makes your battery last longer by freezing apps when they aren't open. If you have root and grant it root permissions it has lower level access to the phone allowing it to work better.

> I honestly have no idea how they do it.

They took Greenify's idea and baked it into the core of their own skin, named it Stamina Mode. Once screen is off wifi, data, apps and widgets are shutdown. If you want to you can add apps/widgets to an exception list, audio apps will play when the screen is off but Stamina mode will leave a notification saying app X is preventing it from saving juice.

You've clearly got apps constantly running and you need someone who's tech savvy to fix that issue for you cause I'm willing to bet that if you're down to 18% by 1pm, you've got a lot of crap running that doesn't need to be.

I would suggest starting with greenify.

You should use Greenify. It will hibernate any apps when they are not in use (in the foreground), but make sure you do not hibernate apps that need constant notifications (e.g. SMS, skype, etc.).

/spam

Those apps claim to actually "repair" the battery cells, which is not only impossible, it's also completely ridiculous. Nonsense backed by bulk buying of fake ratings.

Greenify would actually make a difference by hibernating apps that arent used.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Or Amplify (which is not available for the S6 yet due to needing Xposed framework)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce

My Moto is not rooted, either.

I assume you notice the problem when on either WiFi or Cellular.

Some suggestions:

Try this "greenify" app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en&gl=us

Use it to temporarily unload everything you can, thus freeing up memory. (Some apps are not readily apparent in Greenify, so hit the "+" to see some of them).

Also, I use Appmanager III
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=appmanager%203&c=apps&hl=en&gl=us
to "freeze" some apps so they are not activated unless I explicitly click on their icons

Here is my list of disabled apps (Apps & Notifications > See all Apps) > ... click on each, to select, then click on "Disable" & "Force Stop":

1Weather
Android Auto
Carrier SErvices
Demo Mode
Device Health Services
Digital Wellbeing
Duo
FM Radio
Google Play Movies & TV
Moto
Moto Actions and Gestures
Moto Gametime
Motorola Notifications
MySites
YouTube
YouTube Music

(All these can be "re-enabled" if necessary, so there is no permanent danger)

Naturally, YMMV

Let me know if that does / does not help

hmm check if any apps are drowning out the internet. download this | Greenify it should show you the apps that are slowing your aps and then 'hybernate' them

Here's the Play Store link - I've been using it for years, mostly on rooted devices, but it works really well on the RP2 as well! Check it out

you can install an app on your phone to see what is draining your battery the most during the day. i personally used to use Greenify on android but you should see what is eating your battery life.

I'd also recommended putting your screen brightness down, and not having bluetooth and location on

Greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify is great for maximising battery life - I use it on all my eReaders.

Use Greenify..

Enable Accessibility to Greenify..

Profile: Force Stop (251) Application: Chrome Exit: Anon (252) A1: Hibernate Now [ Configuration:Chrome Timeout (Seconds):0 ]

Try it..for example i use chrome..

Note : If You Want to force stop system app (chrome,playstore,etc) You need pro version..

Greenify has an option to 'Doze on the go' - disabling wake up when movement is detected. But this might be only available for the rooted version, I'm not sure.

Take the sim out and clean it with some contact cleaner or scrubbing alcohol. Be careful when putting it back in not to touch the contacts. A greasy fingerprint on the wrong part of the sim can cause poor contact or even a small amount of capacitance.

The idle drain is legend on the XZ series, there are lots of threads on the XDA forums asking after it.

Greenify is a good place to start to get partial wakelocks under control and help extend the battery life.

I use a mix of Greenify and ForceDoze. My battery life has increased dramatically. You will need to grant some permissions to both apps using ADB if you are not rooted so just be aware of that. It is very much worth it

If you want you can also download an app called Greenify, and you can hibernate all the apps that aren't important to you or aren't messaging apps. You wouldn't want to hibernate any messaging apps such as What's app, FB Messenger. You also wouldn't want to hibernate any apps that you get regular notifications from, for example Twitter, Facebook, Reddit or any news apps. Greenify is easy to use and it has directions that are easy to understand and the developer is awesome. It helped my phone run alot another and I get around 5 1/2 hrs screen on time on average.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

I won't address your first question because I may miss out on important points. I had an iPhone 3G and letting go of it was easy. I won't address your last question because I am not a case guy!

As for the V30, the XDA thread shows a very aggressive approach of tackling with "bloatware". They have disabled a number of useful ones. But here's the thing: If you are entering the world of Android (welcome!), then experience the services provided by your choice of brand. Some apps might be bloatware to me, but you might find useful. LG provides some nifty features which are seen as bloatware (so does Samsung). But rejecting them without checking them out is not advised, not to mention that you are a newbie and might flip a wrong switch.

OP claims that it would give you "Better battery", "Less battery drain in standby", "Faster performance" and "Much smoother scrolling". For battery improvement I would suggest you Greenify, which has great optimization features like Aggressive Doze, Shallow and Automated Hibernation. Meanwhile, for faster and smoother performance I don't think the V30 would make you feel lacking. It has good hardware. Anyway, the process shown is not via rooting, so you will retain warranty.

I think they got Greenify to work on unrooted devices...
As for YouTube, check out NewPipe! It's a open source client that can do background playback, download videos AND block ads, all without root.
Note that the link leads to f-droid.org. It's an alternative app store/repository. NewPipe was removed from the Play Store because Google disallows alternative YouTube clients (especially ones that have features otherwise exclusive to the paid YouTube Red ��). Remember this as there are many fake NewPipe clones on the Play Store with ads!
You can install the F-Droid app if you want something to check for NewPipe updates automatically and to check out the other oss apps hosted there, or you can scroll down to "Download APK" to just get NewPipe.

kod factory restore-a, stavljanja custom ROM-ova ili STOCK ROM-ova ljudi zaboravljaju da treba nekoliko ciklusa punjenja i praznjenja da bi se baterija stabilizirala.

ja trenutacno na rootanom mobu koristim Servicely dok sam prije koristio Greenify

I've used Greenify for this in the past, but only for poorly behaved games. I've never had to (nor should I have to) used it for Firefox.

You could always use Greenify, which also works as a Tasker plug-in. Or, if you prefer, you could accomplish the same thing "manually" in Tasker using shell commands (pulled from the SuperSU log left by Greenify):

am force-stop --user current [package name] am set-inactive --user current [package name]

I believe the second command amounts to putting the app in app standby. In any case, you will have to be rooted for this, whereas Greenify also has a mode that works without root.

I have installed the app Greenify on android, - Edit : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

first it scans your phone for apps that are regularly running in the background,

then once you have a list of apps you want to be forced close, you can one press a button, and greenify automates the process of hibernating them all.

eg. if you add Facebook messenger to the list, it stops Facebook notifications from popping up, because the facebook app is now sleeping.

Or use an app like Greenify to keep the Facebook app in a hibernation state, allowing you to use it when you want and preventing it from draining your battery in the background.

Win win.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

You could maybe run Greenify. That is not the same thing as disabling the apps, of course, but it would at least prevent them from randomly starting/running in the background (for the most part), and that is probably the biggest advantage of disabling them anyways.

The only downside is that the apps will continue to automatically update through the Play Store (unless you have automatic updates turned off, of course). Also, Greenify needs to stay constantly running in the background for it to work, so there is a nominal amount of system overhead. It is pretty minimal though; currently it is using 1.6MB of RAM on my '15 MXPE. Also, whenever you open the app again, you have to manually turn it off in Greenify afterwards, but you would pretty much have the same issue if you wanted to use a disabled app (in terms of having to re-disable it afterwards).

Well I may not have apps for anything you listed but for me rooting a device would be worth if I can only use it for AdAway and nothing more. It's removing ads while you browse like uBlock in your PC and also removes ads from free apps. I can't imagine using Android without it now.

Also Greenify is a big battery saver with root for me, but not everyone agrees on this , seems like it depends on your device.

If you don't know about this sub, r/AndroidApps is great for find something new every day, and is more active when this kinds of questions are asked :)

I've got a few more tips.

1) Get Debloater and remove all of the bloatware from your device. You'll need a PC in order to do that, as I don't think there is a Mac version. It's pretty straightforward and doesn't require root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294

2) Install Greenify and hibernate as many non-essential apps as you can. It will point out what apps are currently slowing down your device. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

In regards to the bandwidth requirement for GServiceFix: I don't think it really uses any substantial data.

Let me know if you need any help.

Number one, your carrier signal sucks. If it shows more yellow and red than green that's not good.

Second, your phone is being kept awake even when the screen is off.

So your phone radio is sucking the battery life trying to get a better signal and an app or more are keeping your phone awake while the screen is off.

What I did that helped me is drop down to 3G from LTE. The LTE will have your phone constantly searching for the best signal. That will help with the signal and any overheating. You need to find what apps are keeping your phone awake. Get Greenify. Add all apps EXCEPT for sms/messaging apps that you depend on and the built in phone and clock (alarm) apps. Greenify them.

Also, download Gsam Battery Monitor which will show you how hot your phone gets, how much the phone radio uses and app use percentages.

From personal experiences across all of my phones, most of the time the most recent version of Android will have better battery life because it would be more optimized than an older version of Android would be. Also because of all the optimizations that are done in newer Android versions you should realize that not only will the battery life be better, but the phone will be more snappier. (In most cases).

In the end, the choice is yours, but I would recommend to stay with CM13, perhaps try rooting it and using an app like Greenify to get better battery life. But if you really want to get away from CM13, then go with CM12 instead of CM11.

EDIT: After reading your post again I realised you were on a CM13 Nightly, so the bad battery life could be caused by some battery optimization issues, or perhaps a bug that causes the battery to drain a lot faster. I saw that the latest stable snapshot release was CM12.1. Maybe you should try that?

Argh, that's so sucky :/ It seems Samsung devices aren't really compatible with SIF. I have a Galaxy S4 myself, definitely no stranger to odd 'glitches.'

I do have two tips that may help, though. Not sure if you're interested in trying but I'll list them for you:

If your tablet is kinda old and if you can afford one, it may be worth it to buy a new battery. My phone screen was getting VERY hot a few weeks ago. I bought a replacement battery for another issue and it made my phone overheat a lot less. Still feels warm, but nowhere near scorching!
You could try installing this app on your tablet. Oftentimes apps keep running in the background even when you think you've closed them. This app can force close all applications. Worked great for reducing the amount of misses and lag my phone got, it might also work for your tablet? The downside is that you won't receive push-messages for things like your email etc.

Sorry for the wall of text! Maybe you already knew about all of these, but I figured it might be worth a share. Good luck!

So "wipe cache partition"? Did that then "reboot system now", done. I will see tomorrow how much this helps, as it seems to get better after a reboot, and then bogs down in the next hour or so of use.

I do still notice that I have 6.65 gigs in my Miscellaneous files, what are the hidden files, and could that be causing an issue?

Any thoughts on Greenify

> Could you elaborate on how to take care of background apps?

You don't have to micro-manage every single app and can't expect any miracles, just take the occasional look at the battery statistics and see if one app went totally nuts (it rarely happens)
However if you feel like trying a bit of stuff, Greenify is built to do that. You can add some games or other apps you never need running in the background (weather apps, facebook maybe). But don't be too agressive, well made apps in general are more "expensive" to restart every single time you use them than keeping them in the background.

Use Greenify with root (better with Xposed) and hibernate it.

The Facebook app it's awful.

Generally, don't use one if your battery consumption looks right and no wakelock issues. If you have to use, use a non-shitty one like Greenify.

I don't know tbh, I have Smart Manager Provider on S5 which came with the lollipop update and has app management that saves battery power.

I think you should open a new thread to ask for apps that do that :/.

Edit: I totally forgot about Greenify I think this is the app that you are looking for!

Go to settings > application manager and go to the "Running" section. From there you can see if your memory is being hogged up by some app running in the background, and you can uninstall/disable said app.
Low storage space can also cause lag. Go to settings > storage and make sure you arent low on storage. If you are, maybe backup some pictures and delete them, or get rid of apps you don't use
It doesn't sound like your phone is rooted, if it isn't, I suggest doing so. There is an app called Greenify ~~that requires root~~^(edit: After looking at the app description, it doesn't look like it requires root anymore). What Greenify does is that it "hibernates" apps. In other words, prevents apps from running in the background. Definitely helps with lag and battery issues.
Worst case scenario, just back up all your data and factory reset your phone.

Okay, well Greenify is a cool app anyway that stops apps from waking up in the background by hibernating them. Apps like Facebook aren't able to wake themselves up and go running around with scissors in your battery stats.

However, in 6.0 Google introduced Doze which works in a similar way but only activates when a device is placed flat for an hour or more. The aggressive mode makes it so doze is activated whenever your screen is off. For me this means I lose almost zero battery percent whenever my phone screen is off.

Adaway is just a system wide ad blocker which helps by letting you load up web pages quicker and isn't as harsh on your data usage. It can be used for all the standard reasons you would use an ad blocker on a Windows/ OSX or Linux machine. Some people don't like using them but I like how uncluttered everything becomes.

Huh… Some apps save settings in some Google cloud something, settings that get preserved even if I reinstall the app in another device. Want an example? Greenify is a great one.

I don't know what exact API is used. But it is possible.

Install greenify and check what apps are running in the background. One by one hibernate each app until the phone can go into deep sleep. Im sure you don't need root for this.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

There's an app called Greenify that hibernates apps to reduce their battery drain. It works better with root. Linkme: Greenify

Edit: I suppose the link me boy only works in r/android .. Here's the link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

a) The second screenshot shows that something is keeping your phone awake ~90% of the time. This is not normal. This is what's annihilating your battery.

b) Your network signal is consistently awful, which drains additional battery as the phone searches for a better signal.

(b) is not great for your battery, but (a) is the main culprit. Unless you were deliberately playing music through the entire day, you need to figure out what's constantly waking the phone and kill it.

If your phone is rooted, there are plenty of ways of going about this. (Wakelock analysis, disabling services, freezing or hibernating apps, reducing alarm/wake timers, etc., either with standalone apps or Xposed plugins.)

If you're not rooted... I'm not honestly sure what options there are. (My phones are always rooted, plus I think changes in KitKat made a lot of handy system tools require root that previously didn't.) Greenify might help but I'd start by looking at obvious suspects like Location, which can be a huge battery drain, especially if a rogue app is constantly asking for a location check. If location services are on, toggle them off for the day via options and monitor what happens.

Edit: What makes me suspect that something like location services is the culprit is that Android System, Android OS, and Google Play Services are your top 3 drains for 60% battery total. Android System and Android OS are notoriously (and, so far, inexplicably) bad on the S5 and often feature high on the battery list, but not this bad. Something else is constantly waking your phone and pinging System, OS, and GP Services for some low-level system function like location.

If all else fails, back-up and factory reset.

(While you do that you might want to consider rooting and also then flashing to pre-rooted Lollipop. With root you can do some battery optimizations with things like Greenify and Amplify).

The Apps that do what you want aren't as popular as they once were due to device manufacturers especially the likes of Samsung adding this feature to the System. However that being said one of the oldest and most popular was Greenify.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Sorry, don't know what else to suggest but the following two apps.

SuperFreezZ https://f-droid.org/packages/superfreeze.tool.android/

Greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_US&gl=US

Maybe you could use either of them to try and "unfreeze" your settings app.

Good luck!

what app did you make? is it on the playstore? i know there are apps like Greenify but i was hoping i was doing something wrong

I did use the archived versions, all hail reveddit!

So this seems like a battery issue. To confirm use Greenify app to force stop apps that you aren't using. (Check YouTube for working instructions)
If you don't see significant improvement, submit your phone for a service telling the oppo service people your problem and ask specifically to test out your battery capacity.
Most probably it is a battery issue and they will replace the faulty battery.

Unless you're able to tell the app to quit turning itself back on I feel you'd either lose power or see no impact to your battery to fight against an app turning itself on again.

Now to not make my comment useless. Here's something I used to use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

There is a lot of potential by not installing the Google PlayServices or using r/microg instead.

(you could also root your phone and use apps like Greenify or Battery Tool to force hibernate apps that you don't use frequently, but newer versions of Android get better and better in avoiding that they run at all)

They recently increased minimum system requirements for the mobile app, so your device may be too weak now.

Have you reinstalled the app, and made sure it's on internal storage and not the sd card?

Are there other apps running in the background? They can run background services that use CPU/RAM even while the app is not actively in use. Greenify for Android can help slightly once you've got it setup.

Is your device running low on storage?

What's the OS version and device specs?

What kind of internet connection are you using, and what are the upload and download speeds?

That's why I greenify it via "Quick Action Notification" after I finish using it. since it runs extra services I think it uses much battery juice plus, extra RAM resources

You may or may not have seen these before, but Greenify and Naptime work on unrooted phones. I use Naptime's aggressive doze when my phone is idling overnight.

Overall, I do think brightness levels and different app usage can have a big influence on battery life. For example, installing/updating multiple large apps or using the camera a lot can take big chunks of battery life away quickly. And people do say that auto-brightness is not good for battery life. In my case, I don't move too often between bright and dark locations while the screen is on, so I don't think it'll make much of a difference for me.

Possibly Island, as it allows you to isolate apps. It doesn't let me link it because it's still early access, but it's by the same developer as Greenify so just click on their name to view the dev profile and install from there

Is it possible to use something like Island? It put Apps into the work-profile on Android meaning it separates data like your contacts. Combined with Greenify it is possible to disable whatsapp so that is does not run in the background. Of course that means you could miss messages from you colleagues but I don't think this is a big issue for you.

Something is running in the background. I really don't trust the defaut battery manager that comes with the phone. Try greenify.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

I am using an app called "Greenify" for that. It is really closing the apps. But you cannot select system apps, like Google Chrome, just what you install manually...

I have explained to many people that the phone manager doesn't really close the apps, but they don't believe until I gave them Greenify. But be careful, once you choose to close Messenger or whatever used for Instant Messaging, it will be KILLED FOR REAL, meaning that you will not receive notification until relaunched.

Their interface is very intuitive. Just follow the steps.

EDIT: Here is the link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

How limited is your internal storage? Remember that it will be partitioned. There will be a section set aside as app storage where programs you install will live, and that tends to be the scarce resource. Cleaning out junk will not help you if it gets full, because that's not where the junk accumulates.

A battery saving app you can look at that seems well regarded is Greenify. It works best with a rooted device, but seems to provide some benefit with non-rooted devices. See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

The question is what really uses battery. The biggest consumers here are screen brightness and Wifi. I keep the screen brightness dialed way back, and keep Wifi off unless I actually need it.

I don't bother with security apps. Android is a Linux system, and Linux is fairly secure to begin with. Each new Android release further tightens security. I don't use anti-virus or anti-malware apps. Viruses don't exist on Linux. Malware is easy to avoid.

I don't bother with cleaners, either. Install a decent file manager (I like Solid Explorer, but there are an assortment of others) if you really want to do housekeeping. The trick is understanding what you need to keep and what can go away. The most likely stuff to purge will be application data caches, but Android tends to handle that for you too.

I came here just to recommend Greenify, it works great on both non-root and rooted phones.

pubgm will run for days (even if you're getting the boot up splash screen when you start the app, the process was still running) so I included pubgm on my list of apps to kill when hibernating so that I get a fresh launch when I play

Greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en app is failing to start on Android P.

Try Greenify. It is an application that helps you control which apps are running in the background, force them to hibernate, and even help force the phone into doze depending on your phone. It is free with some extra features through a donation package for advanced users.

You need to debug your phone to find out what is running in the background before you do that.

> 4) My battery is draining much faster than it should. What can I do?

> You can use applications such as Greenify to identify applications running in the background draining your battery. Facebook or similar for example.

Download Greenify app from play store. I've been using the app since yesterday on my s9+ and it's amazing and very easy to use. You'll notice you have less battery drain.

Get Greenify and set it to kill any apps you don't need running in the background when your screen is off, particularly apps that use data and/or location (i.e. Facebook).

Just be ware you won't receive notifications from apps you add to Greenify because it will kill their processes. So don't add any messaging apps - such as WhatsApp - to it or you won't receive messages until you manually open the them.

Try going into settings>apps and on the 3 dot menu (upper right hand corner) go into app permissions>location and turn off permissions for those apps you don't really feel necessary they should have access. Also greenify is a great application to save battery life: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

You can use Greenify to kill them.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

You could also use Island (made by the same dev as Greenify) to put them in a work profile which uses full featured Greenify to disable them.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island

Island has a few quirks that are annoying. Such as if you're using Facebook under your work profile and then you go to Instagram which is under your work profile it won't load Instagram until you kill Facebook. So sometimes when it does it I just have to press the previous apps button on my phone and kill all then open the other app.

I just glanced at HM, I'm not going to install it but they look pretty similar. Check the page yourself if you're unsure.

Like I said Greenify will work with standard Android, rooted, rooted + Magisk, or rooted + Xposed. Where "standard" is the least effective and "+Xposed" is the most.

No harm in trying it out, it's got a great reputation and has been around for quite some time.

Out of curiosity though, why do you want to move away from HM?

Uh... don't use your phone much. Keep radios off when not in use, particularly cellular. Vibration off. Don't let apps sync or auto-update. Screen brightness low. Reduce notifications. Data saver & Battery Saver on. Use Doze Mode. Use Greenify.

You could even underclock.

Here's the Play store link Some find it's usefulness controversial, but I'd also recommend it for battery usage management. Works best when mixed with a rooted device.

Before buying a "new phone", Install Greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Greenify free version will auto force stop user installed apps, once you are done using them. No more pesky, battery draining apps, running in the background. Greenify will free up your phone's memory and it will continue to work as new.

Paid version of this app costs Rs. 50 and it can automatically force stop system apps as well. Well worth it.

App Name: Greenify

Description: Shutdown apps running in background, automatically, periodically. Install the paid version of this app before you think of buying a new phone.

App Store Link:

Free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Paid version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro

Type (Paid/Free): With paid version, one can force stop system apps as well.

Android / iOS: Android

To enable developer options: Go to settings, tap on "About phone", find the "Build number" and tap on it a bunch (I think 7 times to enable it).

Once its enabled, go back to the settings, scroll to the bottom, and tap Developer options. One of the first few options down you should see a Running services option. In there you will find all services running in the background. Its normal for there to be a lot of android/ samsung/ system services there (you don't want to force quit these), but you should look for services that are running from apps or games you've downloaded. If there is something running in the background that doesn't need to be, you can tap it and force quit, or maybe even uninstall if you want.

After downloading new apps and using them a bit, I always check my running services after to see if they continue to run in the background. I usually uninstall them if they do. The only exceptions I have for this would be with Snapchat and Instagram.

There are a few management apps that will help show you running services/ ways to combat them. I would recommend looking into Greenify which will force quit selected running apps automatically after using them.

Edit: Note, force quitting apps can stop them from sending notifications.

You should read this article.

but if you want the TlDr version, just install this

Greenify or Servicely

  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.servicely

or you can always manually force stop it.

Ok first reset your plus.

Go plus should flash white now.

Pair the plus with the desired phone. (Without using pokemon go app)

Go plus should flash blue now.

Try to pair with the game (using the app now).

This should be enough for much cases.

Now if you are still having problems with it, stop background apps. (I use greenify for this)

Unpair and repair with your phone, immediately (after pairing it) open go app and wait a bit (if you know that are pokemons around you wait for them to show after opening the app) and try to pair it with the game.

Greenify saves the sucking battery by hibernating the apps. More time till I plug into wall essentially.

If you're in Marshmallow checkout Doze

You could try disabling your wifi when you don't need it. Or unstalling apps like facebook messenger or viber, even if it's for just a day, to see if those apps cause the problems. You could also try Greenify, should increase battery life by quite a bit.

To sign up for the beta version and download this update from the Play store

1) Join this Google plus community

2) Join Beta Programme Here

3) Download from Play Store

OR you can download the APK Here but you won't get updates through Google Play

YouTube Background Play

If you just want apps to shut down, try Greenify

greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

Greenify is one of the few apps that actually helps with your battery life.

Install Xposed Framework first and then the following apps :

Permission fixes : AppOpsXposed
Privacy Manager : XPrivacy
Boot management : BootManager
Battery life : Greenify and Amplify

First of all definitely root using Magisk. It passes safety-net for most people so you can keep using stuff like android pay, pokemon go, etc. It also just has a ton of great features. Like the systemless host file for use with Adaway which you can get from the excellent F-Droid which is a FOSS(free open source software) app store for android. If you download the "magisk F-Droid privileged module" then F-droid can automatically update apps you download.

Greenify is an excellent battery saving app and works even better if you download the magisk privileged extention module.

CF.lumen is a nightmode app with a ton of features.

GLTools is a graphics settings changer, you can run low power games with better setting for an improved look, or high powered games on lower settings to improve FPS and responsiveness.

Ice Box is a great app for storing apps that you only need occasionally away and not running.

Recently lets you change some settings for your recently used apps tab

SD Maid does some great clean up of your storage on a schedule, no gimmicks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/88buht/my_battery_saving_setup_6_hours_sot/

Sort of what i've done to configure my phone, have installed greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_GB

But hey we're all different and use the phone in different ways. I don't game on my phone but stream a lot of music/video during the week, spotify hardly uses the battery and i play films/tv downloaded via wifi on the netflix app when travelling on the train into work ( i generally loose my signal on the train).

Use a dark theme, turn those pixels off, screen is the biggest power draw after all.

Spend time in the settings, get to know what does what and decide if you need that feature on, AOD (always on display), is terrible for me with battery drain, so that is off but i have easy screen turned on all i need to do is wave my hand over the screen to turn it on, (not unlock the phone), to see time notifications etc.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxelus.livewallpaper.amoled

I use AMOLED for my wallpaper, looks amazing and only uses 1% of my working day battery.

Generally i'm up at 5:45 on the go with the phone most working days from 6am till i go to bed, i usually get home after work with roughly 50% battery left, so yeah the phone can go all day on a single charge for me.

May I introduce you to my friend Greenify?

Greenify. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

I recommend rooting your device. You'll get much more options and can do much more and easier and can solve your problems and issues, also first world problems :p

Here's a replay I posted several days ago, because of rooting, maybe you're interested, else ignore it ;) (I changed it a little bit for you and added some explanation)

Here are features and apps I installed, really just a few ;p

change system DPI, which unlocks tablet features of the whole UI/System and also in lot of apps, especially all MS Office apps which works way better and give you much needed features and options
customize all status bar elements (icons, placement, additional stuff )
theme the soft buttons
add more soft buttons
completely get rid of soft buttons (I don't have anymore on my 6P, I just use gestures and swipes)
use Adblocker anywhere systemwide
batch notification icons or hide unwanted icons
increase the SoT (Screen on Time) from 3-4h to 7-10h with some modifications, but without compromising use of radios (Wifi, Data, position etc.)
real hibernating of apps for example with Greenify
have widgets on the stock lockscreen (in my case calendar and weather)
use Profile management apps to toggle system states which actually work
use Tasker to automate and control almost anything, especially with 3. Party plugins and integration
make all apps colorize the statusbar and navbar like in material design apps, which makes the whole experience much better since all apps look fresh and clean (and colorful if you like that)
make any text on the screen "selectable" (I mean really ANY text)
change system stuff, like the control center toggles, you can decide which one you want to see and which not and also how many in a row etc.
you can remove/hide all annoying stuff like the unnecessary apps which are shown in share menu or open in menu, hide user picture from Lockscreen and lot more
add features from other OS like from iOS or windows phone, built in offline dictionary from context menu, tap status bar to scroll to top, double tap to wake etc.

Clean Master can be a nice tool for for some things (like cleaning temp files of deleted apps), but in this case it's working against you.

Unlike Windows, Android is designed to maximize RAM use, and it saves CPU and battery by doing so. The basic logic is that if an app stays in memory when you navigate away, you won't waste CPU (and thus time and battery) by closing and then re-opening when you come back a few minutes later. This is part of the reason that battery life increases with increased total system RAM. Now we're at the point where Facebook enters the story. Facebook knows how Android operates, and needs to periodically poll for new messages, so it designed the app to stay in the background most of the time. This isn't the best app practice, but it is what it is. Many people actually use Facebook frequently, and most of those who don't never notice the difference.

In the other corner of the cage match, Clean Master's "memory boost" is designed to actively fight the way Android itself is designed, and keep the RAM use low. As said before, this causes apps to occasionally re-load and eat battery. Yes, some of those killed apps misbehave, and they're the ones Clean Master bills itself as "fixing," but I'll get to the troublemakers in a moment. With most apps, all the killing amounts to is a slightly slower phone and the placebo effect reinforcing the thought that "man, I must really need Clean Master to keep my phone running quickly." Not a big deal.

When Facebook and Clean Master are put in the ring together, the two minor design flaws turn into a cat fight that tears your phone apart. Facebook thinks it needs to continually run, Clean Master thinks the whole world must die, and they duke it out until your battery calls it quits.

Let me propose an alternate strategy.

Problem: Some apps are misbehaving in the background, waking the phone and eating battery.
Solution: ~~Kill all the things.~~ <em>Freeze</em> the offending apps so they're not allowed to function (thus not causing battery trouble). This keeps them from dying and triggering the self-defense re-boot.

As to Clean Master's other functions:

CPU Cooler - Yes, killing an app will stop it from consuming CPU (this time). If it's a one-time problem, Android's built-in task killer should do the trick just as well. To activate, open recent apps and swipe the offender away. If it's a repeat offender, add to Greenify as above.
Junk File Cleaning - This is great for cleaning left-behind registries of old apps. However, modern Android is viciously efficient at deleting everything associated with apps you delete, so there shouldn't be anything left to find. In the off chance that I'm wrong, then by all means use Clean Master. As for the other "junk" files targeted for deletion, they include the likes of messaging app stickers and keyboard dictionaries. For the former, the app will replace them in short order (wasting CPU/battery/time and wearing out your memory). For the latter, dictionaries are useful. Clean Master does a pretty good job of prompting you about the type of file you're targeting, and that's admirable, but the point is that you usually don't need the service.
Antivirus - Clean Master has a different list of virus definitions than Google Play. It stands to reason that they will catch different things. Sounds good. Just remember that you're giving a third party app a lot of power, and you now need to watch to see if Clean Master is sold to someone less scrupulous. This is the statistic they cite in their app description, and they do perform well at what they do. These functions include: virus protection, backup, safe browsing, call blocker. Others on /r/Android have suggested great high-scoring alternatives that have additional features (like remote wipe & camera activation, etc), but there's nothing wrong with CM if you're happy with the feature set.
App Manager - Uninstalls apps (just like Google Play), backs up apps (works, but there are alternative that also back up on schedule or to cloud services), and (re)moves system apps if rooted (CM just points to partner apps to do this part).

TL;DR Clean Master and Facebook are both at fault. Use Greenify instead to sidestep the issue. As for Clean Master, most functions aren't inherently dangerous, but they're selling a lot of snake oil along with the utility. You might like alternatives better.

Further reading: ES File Explorer (deleting apps, making backups, moving apps with root), Cerberous anti-theft and/or Prey anti-theft (phone tracking, remote wipe, remote camera access for photographing thieves, hard for thieves to remove), and Avast Anti-Virus & more (also a perfect score on AV-Test).

Greenify - An app hibernator. Good for stopping those apps which tend to automatically start in the background a lot too.

In Android 4.4 if i remember right, there was an app called App Ops where you can manage permissions of a particular app, but sadly (or for the better) it got removed with latest releases of the Android OS.

here is an article where Gary Sims of AndroidAuthority explains it.

But there are couple of apps that has come our way to help us sort some of these issues;

Greenify

Naptime

These apps help manages battery life by turning apps to sleep when screen off. try them and give feedback.

Greenify

In addition to /u/moody31's suggestion, which will help (I've seen 3-5 discussed, depending upon the app)...

Download the all the apps & content you require, and then set the phone to Airplane mode (some apps might require Wi-Fi), or at the very least ensure Do not Disturb is on. Also ensure NFC and GPS/Location services are off.

Use a memory/app manager to unload/disable all the unnecessary background apps/tasks/processes. I think some managers use a profile system to allow easy switching being GearVR and your normal use.

I've only just got my GearVR today, so I can't 100% recommend any app, but https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify looks to be suitable, or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro

Edit: Although /u/mehafizakmal's suggestion certainly will help, running a battery savings mode might lower the CPU speed, so resource hungry apps might display increased latency. Not a given, but keep an eye out.

Edit2: Also power the GearVR via the USB-mini pass-through connection to PC USB port or mains power. And don't use the black plastic cover.

One user, u/TheThinkingVoid, has even made a DIY heatsink!

https://www.reddit.com/r/GearVR/comments/3wgo5m/3_min_overheat_fix_attempt/

Also try setting your Display>Screen Mode to Basic, rather than adaptive or AMOLED.

Edit3: You might even try putting your phone in the fridge (in a suitable protective container, of course), prior to GearVR sessions.

Advanced Power Menu+ (APM+) - Allows you to customize various aspects of your power menu.
App Settings - Allows you to edit many specific settings for apps such as the language, what permissions they require, DPI, perceived screen size, etc, and allows you to change those values on a per-app basis.
BootManager - Prevent selected apps of running on system startup.
Greenify - Identify and put the misbehaving apps into hibernation when you are not using them, to stop them from lagging your device and leeching the battery.
Secure Settings - Enables a lot more system settings to be manipulated in Tasker.
XToast - Tweaks for toast notifications such as duration, background color, icon, etc.
Xposed GEL Settings - Customise the Google Now Launcher. Hide Google search bar, hide apps from launcher, change grid size of homescreen and app drawer, change icon size, change text size, change hotseat count, remove icon labels, etc.
YouTube AdAway - Removes ads from YouTube.

Let's try this for links:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhuang.overclocking

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=seaskyways.quadcoremanagerplus

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androguide.pimpmyrom

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metamorphosis.apps.android.boosterplusbatterysaverpro

Let me know if any links are wrong

You can install the "Greenify" app that will force stop apps that are not in use or better yet, install the "Island" app and install the apps you want to disconnect inside island. Just freeze them and it will be as they were uninstalled:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=pt_BR&gl=US

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island&hl=pt_BR&gl=US

Here's the ones I listed before plus a few more I use.

List made using List My Apps

> SD Maid

Greenify is also invaluable application.

Greenify

Pretty sure that your overheating issues had not much to do with the phone being rooted. Root access is basically just acquiring access as a "super user" to the phone, and being able to modify stuff you didn't have access to before.

If you flashed user made kernels and ROMs, then yeah, that may cause issues. You have to be careful on what you flash on your device. For instance, some kernels choose to overclock the CPU/GPU, which may cause instability or overheating.

You can just root your device and not flash custom kernels and ROMs, and enjoy root perks like ad blocking, Greenify, apps backup and restore through Titanium, customizing the notification slider, detecting wakelocks...

Or for the lazy, install Greenify and have it hibernate clash when your screen is off.

Greenify / Donation Version

Amplify

Power Nap

Hey guys! Just an update from this thread. I rooted thanks to you guys. Now, I don't think I'll be able to go back.

rooting was fairly simple. just followed the instructions from this thread

Must haves

xposed framework (this was the hardest and scariest part) the walk-through I used

Greenify It's a great battery saver.

textdroider_dpi (This allows you to set a Custom dpi! Mine's 540)
the walkthrough I used

viper4android (my headphones sound better than ever, the walkthrough I used

adaway

youtube adway

These are all life changers.

also some cool tweaks like statusbar download progress

I'm also using nova launcher and whicon

I also really recommend pushbullet so damn useful

and fx file explorer It's so pretty

you don't need root for these last few but they are awesome

Bonus: Here's my homescreen currently

I quickly googled to find it. I think it was called "Greenify". It is on Play Store

Greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

You need to help your phone.

You probably have a lot of stuff running in the background draining your battery. It is easy to take care of. You don't even need to root with Magisk. Download an application called Greenify. You can read more about it here. It helps you control your device by forcing apps to hibernate when you tell them and help your phone doze off more aggressively. You can even download Youtube Vanced which has features like background playback, no ads, and more.

Here's something to get you started:

Based on unlocked US996 w/ root

Non-root Optimizations

Remove bloat without root via ADB
Manage wakelocks without root via ADB
Battery management with Greenify - Basic management permitted without root/Xposed, but a lot of features need deeper access

Root Optimizations

RCTD Remover - Removes LG’s root checking tool
Thermal mod (root)
CPU, VM, RAM, IO "Tune" - Only use this if you don’t want to run a custom kernel
Custom KCAL kernel - mk2000 BTTF - This kernel already has RCTD removed
EX Kernel Manager - A kernel manager app is required to manage the features of the custom kernel and is where you would input retention-eliminating colour settings
Eliminate image retention - Custom kernel w/ KCAL required
Magisk modules for: Greenify4Magisk (root level access), Sysconfig Patcher (doze Google Play Services)
Manage wakelocks with WakeBlock
NAND trimming - Set to automatically trim once per week
Disable services - Disable services related to telemetry, analytics, campaigns and app measurement
Freeze various system apps that you don’t use - my selection here:

> * 1/4 > * 2/4 > * 3/4 > * 4/4

Xposed Optimizations

Greenify experimental features enabled

Misc. Tweaks

Capture second screen in screenshots - Add the following to build prop: sys.capture_signboard.enabled = true
cstark GCam for standard and wide angle lenses
Various build prop modifications - Including things like lockscreen rotation, removing/adding on-screen navigation, and more

Try Greenify.

Here's a list of the Xposed modules I use:

AdAway with Tumblr AdAway and YouTube AdAway
AllowLongSMS
Amplify
BootManager
ChromePie
Fake My GPS
Greenify
iFont(Expert of Fonts)
Marshmallow SD fix
MinMinGuard
NetworkMode Enabler
Recents Privacy
Smart Network
Sudohide - Useful to stop Play store updating Galaxy Apps (Peel on the Play Store went to shit)
Xposed Torch
Xposed-DataUsage
XTouchWiz or the forked Firefds Kit

Not Xposed, but I find it highly useful after using iOS devices in the past:

WON - Wake on Notification - Turn screen on for notifications. Has proximity detection, app list, and scheduler.

EDIT: Added some more apps.

I use Greenify to clear hibernate apps that's running in the background

Greenify - For hibernating apps

Automate - Automate various tasks on your Android smartphone

BlackPlayer EX - Music player (After trying almost all the music players)

L Speed - (Root) Modification that combines tweaks

AndroidLost - Remotely control android

ROM toolbox - Combines all the great root apps into one monster app

Share via HTTP - This app will open an HTTP server in Anroid in which anyone can download the file.

Slide - Reddit client

Synchronize Ultimate - Synchronize from, to and between over 100+ different clouds

Titanium backup - The most powerful backup tool on Android

F-Droid – Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Tubemate - youtube ect downloader

Universal USB Mass Storage Enabler - Mount your Memory Card as a USB Drive in Computer from your rooted device

Unified Remote - Remote control for PC. Preloaded with support for 90+ programs including moue & keyboard, media players, presentations, screen mirroring, power control, file manager, terminal, and much more.

Alien Companion - Offline reddit client

Disable Service - Helps you to disable services running in the background such as "push service" ,"upload service" or "pull ad service" and so on.

Lightning Launcher - Fast, light and extremely customizable tool to build the perfect home screen.

Xposed Framework

The general reason is more control over your own device. There are also security implications but I wouldn't let that dissuade you from doing it because the implementations that are popular (SuperSu, CyanogenMod's su) prompt you the user when something wants to run with elevated permissions.

The most popular benefits are to run commands that control the underlying operating system. Ad blockers and XPosed are the most popular. There are also battery saving, system cleaning & removing preinstalled bloatware, and performance tuning apps which take advantage of elevated privileges. Also some backup apps, screen color adjustment apps, file manager, theming apps, network utilities, etc.

a bunch of other apps like Link2sd and random security utilities. I'm done listing things.

I'd install xposed and then Amplify and Greenify, here's a guide on how to use Greenify if you need it. I'd also suggesting installing a Wakelock Detector if you think an app is keeping your phone awake, or just uninstall any unneeded apps, it's up to you. Good luck, and if you have any more questions feel free to ask

Greenify.

Hmm, that's not a glitch. You turned on airplane mode, so of course you're going to get an insane higher amount of battery life out of your phone. Why? Because you're turning off your cellular connection/no data, and WiFi. These do drain the battery more when in use.

Why don't you just keep your phone plugged in overnight when you sleep? There's nothing wrong with this, especially since you need to charge the phone anyways as you're going to sleep with as you say 50% left, so why not wake up and start the day with 100%?

You also need to understand that the different types of apps and games you have installed will use and wake up the phone periodically here and there. Having constant wakelocks is going to cause your phone to drain more so if possible, start getting rid of apps/games you don't use or need. Sometimes apps have different settings to set how long to update next such as say Facebook or Twitter. That said though, apps like Facebook, Snapchat and so forth are very well known to be battery drainers too. Which these are very common for people to have installed today, there's other popular apps to that can do the same though.

You should look into rooting your phone (IF YOU CAN), here are the Verizon Galaxy S5 forums at the XDA Developers site. Once rooted (again if you can), install Greenify. If you went with a custom rom or Samsung deodexed rom (go through the development forums for your phone) you could then install Xposed Framework so you could use Amplify and Power Nap and get even more increased battery life. If you don't want to do with this (no real harm in rooting..) then you can wait until the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in 2016. You can use Greenify WITHOUT root, however it's better with root. If you cannot root, it doesn't hurt to use it though either.

OK, great!

Download and install xposed framework.

Once you've installed the framework properly and restarted then you can download some modules that can really help you. Here are some that I like to use. It's annoying as hell to install these apps, because once they're installed, you need to enable them in Xposed Framework then restart after each one. But they're so very worth the time.

Greenify

Greenify mutes applications from running in the background. The more background applications that you have running (that aren't necessary) the more battery you're going to use up, as well as CPU. In the long run it will help extend the life of your battery and shut down CPU eating applications when you aren't explicitly using them.

BootManager

This app lets you control what applications run at device boot. You'll see that there are a ton of applications in there that have no business running at boot. Facebook, Messenger, Snapchat, Twitter, just to name a few of the more popular ones. You still get notifications at boot, but they'll take anywhere from 1-5 seconds to startup the first time you launch them after a fresh boot. As a trade off, your device will boot in about 1-10 seconds.

MinMinGuard

Application Ad Blocker. Pretty self explanatory. But you might not realize the toll that applications take on your device when they're constantly pulling advertisements while they're in memory. You can select the applications you want to block Ads on, so if you like an app and want to support the developer you can disable it for that particular app.

Xposed GEL Settings (for Google Now Launcher)

If you use Google Now Launcher like I do, to replace TouchWiz, this lets you totally take customizations to the next level. I mainly use it to hide applications from the app drawer that I already have on the desktop and to change the number of app icons per row.

Clean Master

This app takes your device and runs it through a carwash. It removes unused files, much like CCleaner does for your computer. You can also flush applications from memory to increase the amount of usable RAM that you have. I've personally cleaned more than 52.7GB of useless information from my system to date. Definately a must have--even if you don't use any of the other apps here.

App Quarantine

This is a very powerful app that lets you freeze applications which you don't think you need. You have to be careful, because if you freeze a system application that you absolutely need, then you device might not boot or something. If you're uncomfortable, then only freeze applications which are not red. Red apps are system apps. This will not remove applications from your system, so no freespace is actually accumulated--however, any application that is frozen cannot be run anymore. This is the most important thing to do--because of the huge amount of bloatware that comes with Android sometimes.

It'll take you a while to get everything setup correctly but once you do you'll love your phone so much more. Even if it's already fast, it will make it much more fast. I highly recommend that you install all of them. Make sure to carefully read the directions on Xposed Framework before you install it.

If you do this, you'll never be a sad Android user again. Guaranteed.

>If I don't like it can I remove it?

You can unroot your phone if you don't like it.

  >Basic pros :

Tons of them, examples on what can be done by rooting

Case 1:

Greenify, BetterBatteryStats, Wakelock Detector-Save Battery

By having the root access to the above apps,you can find out what apps have been issuing wakelocks and hibernate them. There by improving the battery life.

Case2: App Ops, Privacy Guard, and XPrivacy

The way privacy should have been enabled by default.

Case 3: Xposed

Like some cool feature of a rom, there are several modules that have cherrypicked those features to be installed on the stock or default ROM

Case 4: Adblock Plus

>Cons?

unlocking boot loader wipes all the information on your phone

>Best way to go about it if I do decide to go ahead.

Unlock bootloader from htcdev, install recovery(TWRP / CWM), install SU binary from recovery.

According to Google Play, it's an app which helps battery life, among other things

Alrighty!

So first, you need root! Then, you need to install xposed. <sidenote> Xposed let's you do a lot of fun things to your phone! From changes colors to power menu items, there is likely a module out there that will satisfy your needs! </sidenote>

So, you have Xposed installed now what? Modules. A couple in particular.

Amplify

Boot manager

And

greenify.

Awesome! You are done with the heavy lifting! Now it is time for the customization. Let's start with amplify. Essentially, it prevents apps from updating when they wouldn't need to, saving battery. The sections are divided into wake locks, alarms, and services. Here's a spreadsheet of safe to limit alarms and wake locks. You can experiment with "unknown" alarms and wake locks, just practice safe modding! For some more information, you can check out the xda thread.

Next, boot manager. The developer of this module has an array of impressive apps. I won't cover them, but they are here. Boot manager prevents apps from starting at boot, which mighhhhtttt not help your battery but it helps your boot speeds ^but ^I've ^already ^put ^all ^this ^effort ^into ^this ^post...

Lastly, greenify. It functions by hibernating individual apps, and periodically brings it to foreground to update. Awesome app, and there is a premium version that has more features, including hibernating system apps, potentially bricking your phone!

OK, sorry about the verbose guide! Closing, Google is your friend. XDA is friendly, reddit is friendly. And always know how to disable Xposed,psst its pressing the power button several times while your phone is booting. It should vibrate a couple times and XposedBridge.jar will be disabled.

Have a good night, and happy modding!

Greenify then https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Let me know if it does help you :) Good luck.

On an Android device, you may want to kill whatever processes were downloading and/or streaming. You can either FORCE QUIT each app, or use tool like Greenify.

When the VPN is on, your traffic between the VPN server and your device is encrypted. Through very sophisticated traffic timing analysis tools, it may be possible to sniff out some information about your conversations. These tools have to be running on multiple networks, and you'd (hopefully) only have to worry about that sort of thing if you were the subject of a federal investigation.

One of the fundamental tools of Internet communication is DNS--Domain Name System. This is how we look up numeric addresses from alphanumeric names (like reddit.com.) If you were to do something to change the DNS servers you were querying, it's possible that a snooper could see the addresses you were connecting to. Not the traffic, just the addresses of your destination traffic. The Nord app uses their DNS servers (103.86.96.100 & 103.86.99.100,) and you should leave things set that way.

The Windows Nord app has two "Kill Switch" options: per app, and entire Internet. The first will kill specific apps if your VPN connection goes down, and the second will stop all Internet traffic. You may want to turn the App Kill Switch on and add things like torrent clients to the kill list. I haven't used this on Android, so I don't know how it's set up.

If you want to test your connection for leaks in DNS, WebRTC, IP address, and browser extensions, try these security test tools:

Use Greenify it saves 3-6h of battery! If you are rooted it works double (not tested on my phone, but on my samsung tablet)

This information is for educational purposes only on an as-is basis and may be incomplete. Proceed at your own risk. No warranty is implied or granted. Essential support won't help if you have any problems. You may damage your device, lose all your data, or much worse. You have been warned. Proceed at your own risk.

There is no Xposed for Android P yet and most GCam Magisk modules are made for Android Oreo or lower.

If you want to install Magisk on the latest Oreo 8.1, try these steps. They go through configuring everything down to Greenify. Unfortunately, Android P has changed a lot so Xposed won't work. If you try to flash it, very bad things will happen.

If you decide to install Android P Dev Preview 2 with Magisk, these steps can help.

Note: Installing Magisk on Android P Dev Preview 2 is not recommended. It is borderline crazy. Magisk is not confirmed compatible. Android P Developer Preview isn't close to stable. Proceed at your own risk. That cannot be stressed enough.

After you have installed it, open Magisk Manager, tap the top left, tap Settings.

Turn off Check Updates. This doesn't apply to you.

Make sure Magisk Hide and Systemless hosts are enabled.

Finally, tap Hide Magisk Manager. This will start a process that will take a few seconds to complete. The program will exit once complete.

Reopen Magisk Manger, go back into settings, and make sure the Hide Magisk Manager has been replaced by Restore Magisk Manager. If it has, you're done. You can optionally allow the fingerprint scanner confirm root access at the bottom of the screen if you would find that useful.

Before you proceed, open the Google Play Store, look under installed apps, find Youtube, and tap uninstall under the app view. This will remove all updates back to the system default version. Next, tap the three dots in the upper right hand corner and deselect Enable auto update. Finally, install select the beta and install Greenify.

Next, bring up Downloads under Magisk Manager. You want Greenify4Magisk if you use Greenify and Youtube Vanced.

Youtube Vanced will apply the updates and changes needed as the Magisk module installs.

Next, install the F-Droid app store. That will allow you to install AdAway which manages the system hosts file. Once installed, open AdAway, allow it to build the hosts file, and reboot.

That will block most advertising from most applications and parts of the device. It also reduces the tracking via different parts of the device. Youtube Vanced allows you to play Youtube in the background without Youtube Red, blocks all ads, and more. The combination is quite good.

Greenify helps improve on Android P's already great Doze. With the Greenify4Magisk boost, it has priority over other applications and can even control system apps. That hasn't been necessary yet in my view.

Under Greenify -> top right three dots -> Settings

The working mode should be: root + Privileged (ROM-integrated)

Enable Aggressive Doze and Doze on the Go

Enable Wake-up Tracking

Automatic hibernation should be enabled

You can try Shallow Hibernation, but this mode is untested under Android P with high memory usage applications or at all. Your mileage may vary.

For GCam, go here and select the best one for you. The Arnova's v7beta9 seems to be the most popular on the subreddit and works great in Android P without any bootloop risk.

You can keep an eye out here for more on Xposed for Android P in the coming months. As is, this gives you background ad free Youtube without ads in videos or browsing, blocks ads in many apps including apps like Pandora, and gives you control of how apps run in the background. If you use Android Audio, you have an additional way to control it besides this which has apparently caused issues.

Good luck!

I have no idea how to develop a ROM and I honestly don't want the responsibility, ha. I can, however, provide a quick overview of some stuff that can be done to yield similar results to what I've done:

Based on unlocked US996 w/ root

Non-root Optimizations

Remove bloat without root via ADB
Manage wakelocks without root via ADB
Battery management with Greenify - Basic management permitted without root/Xposed, but a lot of features need deeper access

Root Optimizations

RCTD Remover - Removes LG’s root checking tool
Thermal mod (root)
CPU, VM, RAM, IO "Tune" - Only use this if you don’t want to run a custom kernel
Custom KCAL kernel - mk2000 BTTF - This kernel already has RCTD removed
EX Kernel Manager - A kernel manager app is required to manage the features of the custom kernel and is where you would input retention-eliminating colour settings
Eliminate image retention - Custom kernel w/ KCAL required
Magisk modules for: Greenify4Magisk (root level access), Sysconfig Patcher (doze Google Play Services)
Manage wakelocks with WakeBlock
NAND trimming - Set to automatically trim once per week
Disable services - Disable services related to telemetry, analytics, campaigns and app measurement
Freeze various system apps that you don’t use - my selection here:

> * 1/4

> * 2/4

> * 3/4

> * 4/4

Xposed Optimizations

Greenify experimental features enabled

Misc. Tweaks

Capture second screen in screenshots - Add the following to build prop: sys.capture_signboard.enabled = true
cstark GCam for standard and wide angle lenses
Various build prop modifications - Including things like lockscreen rotation, removing/adding on-screen navigation, and more

Greenify

Have you tried Greenify since you have root?

You should try it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

Install greenify, paid version

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

This will force stop all apps that are running in the background, including system apps.

Alright, you should download Greenify, and hibernate all the apps besides FGO, try to see if that helps

It force stops apps that you select so they don't run rogue in the background and kill unnecessary battery life.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

I've been experimenting with powersaving for the past year with my HTC M8. So far I've been able to get the device to 4 days on a single charge with a decent amount of use. (Around 3 hours SOT)

Tools (Root Required)

Greenify - Turn on the advanced Doze feature to send your phone into a low power state quicker
LeanDroid - Disable everything and downgrade the cellular radio to 2G after screen off.
Kernel Adiutor - This is where things get messy
- Multicore Power Saving: Aggressive
- CPU Maximum Frequency: Just lower this down. Your stutter tolerance will vary.
- CPU Governor: Right now I'm using Conservative and it's okay but there most likely is something better. Feel free to peruse your options and try things out!
- CPU Hotplug: Enable IntelliPlug and set to Conservative
- Misc Controls: Turn off Gentle Fair Sleepers

That's about it. In the end I have a phone that sips power during downtime but can ramp up during use to limit any freezing or interruptions to an acceptable level.

If you have any other tips or know that something I'm using is total snakeoil, feel free to tell me. Everything listed above is kludged together from years of reading XDA.

Hey there, I'm the OP of this battery life review. SoT is actually a terrible way to gauge battery life. I've had 8hr days on my S7e. As you can see, battery life can vary dramatically based on usage, setting, etc. After I got my setting how I liked them, these were my results - the photos are in order from most recent to oldest. Notice there are days where I did a lot of streaming, but still got 4-5 hrs of SoT.

A few tips to try:

Go to Privacy and Safety > Location > Improve Location .- turn both wifi and Bluetooth scanning off.
Download Greenify from the playstore and enable aggressive doze mode. This greatly improved my idle drain from 15% down to 1-3% loss overnight.
Always on Display drains roughly 1% of your battery per hour. This could equate to an hour worth of actual screen time. If you don't absolutely love it, I recommend turning it off.
I recommend finding a dark theme. I use Android 6.0 Dark, and it seems to (anecdotally) improvey overall battery life a bit over my father's who has the same pho e with the stock theme.
If you have Samsung Pay enabled, there is an option to allow it to be launched even while the screen is off. While nifty, this keeps the digitizer on. I recommend disabling that setting. You can keep the one that allows launch from the lock screen itself.

The more info you can provide on your settings, usage, and preferences the better. Drain your battery as much as possible, screen shot the whole usage list and screen details and I'm confident I can at least offer a few ideas. Cheers!

All (or most) of the xposed modules mentioned with links:

Amplify - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce
Android N-ify - http://repo.xposed.info/module/tk.wasdennnoch.androidn_ify
Battery Shutdown Manager - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.thetonyp.batteryshutdownmanager
Bluetooth ToolKit - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.android.xposed.finaly.bluetoothunlock
Burnt Toast - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.mohammadag.burnttoast
ChromePie - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.jt5.xposed.chromepie
DynamicAlarmIcon 2 - http://repo.xposed.info/module/cz.babi.android.xposed.dynamicalarmicon2
Flat Style Colored Bars - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.bocharov.xposed.fscb
Gesture Navigation - http://repo.xposed.info/module/ind.fem.black.rayyan.xposed.gesturenavigation
GravityBox [MM] - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.ceco.marshmallow.gravitybox
Greenify - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify
Materialize Xposed Installer - http://repo.xposed.info/module/in.proficientapps.materializexposedinstaller
MinMinguard - http://repo.xposed.info/module/tw.fatminmin.xposed.minminguard
Native Clipboard - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.dhm47.nativeclipboard
Niwatori - One Handed Mode - http://repo.xposed.info/module/jp.tkgktyk.xposed.niwatori
Play Store Changelog - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.p1ngu1n.playstorechangelog
Quick Access - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.twinblade.quickaccess
Root Cloak - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.devadvance.rootcloak2
Secure Settings - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin
Text Aide - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.arjerine.textxposed
UnbelovedHosts - http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.defim.apk.unbelovedhosts
Xposed Additions - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.spazedog.xposed.additionsgb
Xposed GELL Settings - http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.theknut.xposedgelsettings
XSSID Indicator - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.pyler.xssidindicator
YouTube AdAway - http://repo.xposed.info/module/ma.wanam.youtubeadaway
YouTube Background Playback - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.pyler.youtubebackgroundplayback

I could add descriptions. Is that needed?

Have you tried using Greenify with that app? Greenify has Tasker plugin capability.

Greenify that shit.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

Pra quem não quiser desinstalar o app, usem o Greenify pra impedir o Facebook de ser executado em segundo plano.

Have you tried greenify? That app does wonders for me, even when not rooted.

Système

AdAway, bloqueur pubs
Greenify, pour la batterie (éventuellement en module Xposed)
Wifi Analyzer utile de temps en temps
N'importe quel launcher avec des onglets pour classer ce fatras d'apps

Musique

AirAudio pour caster n'importe quoi
Shuttle en lecteur local pour grosses librairies
TuneIn en webradios

Jeux

NetWalk passe bien quand on se fait chier
RobotsFindKitten aussi
MD.emu pour s'amuser avec de la Megadrive

et n'oubliez pas votre portefeuille Dogecoin bien entendu.

Greenify

I highly recommend it! Greenify is something I couldn't live without. What device are you using?

Here's how I solved it. You'll need Xposed and Greenify The linked Xposed is for Android 5.1.1, if you have an older version you can use the official or one of the other ones that have been built.

The problem: Our devices are low on RAM, too low for lollipop + background + {facebook,snapchat,whatsapp}. Also the shitty TI OMAP SoC but nothing we can do about that one.

The Solution: Kill all background apps except the launcher and SnapChat. Using Greenify (and Xposed) you can still get all your notifications! Basically once Xposed is sucessfully installed, you register the memory hog apps in Greenify (I have whatsapp, telegram, Hangouts, Play Music, Humble Bundle, Wunderlist, and a few others registered in). Then you enable auto-hibernation and the Xposed module and Greenify will hook on to the notification path.

I currently have this running in CM 12, but you need to compile it without dexpreoopt or use this build.

Greenify works wonders.

get greenify, it shows what apps use your battery and helps you hibernate them so they dont hog the battery

You have a pretty good list, I'd just like to add a few more.

Greenify: Must have for a rooted phone, really saves battery. Avoid those [Insert 1st Letter] [Insert 2nd Letter] Battery [Saver/Doctor,Monitor].
Opera Browser: Debatable I admit, but compression really speeds it up. I'm not a fan of UCBrowser nor CM Browser because they run ads. Yes you can turn it off, but Rochester Institute of Technology did a research on this showing that free apps running ads do drain more battery even in the background.
Opera Max: Data management by running network connections through Opera servers. They will attempt to compress the data sent to your phone. Of course, you have to take into consideration that sensitive information will also pass though their servers. If you're just watching cat videos, then I think the security integrity wouldn't be that high. If it's puppies, that's a serious security breach.
K9 Mail: Incredibly feature rich email aggregator. Although, I'm having an SMTP configuration issue right now. Not sure what's the case.
Super Backup: A very easy to use contacts, call logs, text, calendar, etc. back up utility. Easily back everything up into an XML file.

2GB should be enough, but you can try to put to sleep unecessary applications in the background with Greenify

No, but you will see improvement with Greenify (as already mentioned) as well as Amplify, if you are rooted and use Xposed Framework.

If you are running Android 5.0+ though, just use Greenify for now until Xposed Framework is finished and works with Samsung devices.

If you're on 4.4 though, Amplify + Greenify are the best to have for increased battery life, hands down. (: Greenify is very simple to configure, however Amplify takes a look longer and not as easy but worth it. But easy reading through the Amplify thread at the XDA Developer forums will make it easier.

Have you tried Greenify to save some battery?

So starting off with the multiple language support. It depends on which keyboard you run, but the Google keyboard supports multiple languages pretty well actually. So you want to go into your google keyboard settings, which is usually accessed through settings > language and input > google keyboard. Within that you have the "languages" option. This lets you select the languages you want to switch between as seen here. Now to switch between the different languages, you just press the globe button on your keyboard which can switch from this to this.

Details about rooting and all the "jailbreak" related things. You can find a lot of information at xda-developers. As for a rooting guide? I used this for a first gen Moto G, but I believe the situation is basically the same for the second generation. However, I would to some research on that first. My personal opinion, is that you should get good grasp around Android, the terminology and what everything does/means. At least, that's just what I recommend.

And finally, apps and games? Once you have rooted your phone, a common "must have" is Greenify which puts whatever background apps you select to "hibernate" so that they don't drain battery/wake your device when you don't need it. But for more apps and games reccomendations, you might want to check out the /r/Android weekly Saturday APPreciation thread.

But there you go, hope it helps.

Kind of hard to know without knowing what's on your phone. I'd second the suggestion of a wakelock detector to try to identify problematic apps. Your phone reception also looks pretty poor, and I've seen from experience that it'll eat up your battery quickly (especially if you're email is trying to check again and again for new emails and running into issues). You can try to clear your cache or try Greenify to hiberate apps that may be causing issues. I also discovered Root Booster this weekend (which does not actually require root) which works pretty well at allowing you to optimize performance or battery or stability as needed.

Well the OP hasn't upgraded to Lollipop yet, and is having battery issues. He/she is asking rather or not they should upgrade to it and if it'd fix the issue or not.

For OP: Are you rooted or not? I'm guessing not though. There are a bunch of common apps, even those that get updated, that could be causing this issue. A few of them that stand out easily among most people are Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, Kik, Google Search, and so forth. You could possibly help improve your battery life with Greenify while not rooted to watch these and other apps and hibernate them.

If you are rooted, that's even better. You can definitely increase your battery life and much easier to when not rooted. You'd use a combination of Greenify with Xposed Framework and Amplify. Then other apps such as BetterBatteryStats and Wakelock Detector to determine which apps are using your battery the most and wakelocks/alarms constantly going off that would be draining the battery.

For /u/doggxyo: Most people have been doing a factory reset to fix their issues with battery after upgrading to Lollipop. I haven't constantly been reading the fixes, though there are a bunch of other topics on it in this subreddit that you can read through if you want to and want to avoid a factory reset. I personally don't like taking this route but it seems to fix issues among most of the users. If you do, I just always make sure people backup their data with apps such as Helium, SMS Backup & Restore, Titanium Backup (root) and so forth.

this may help u

I have the Nova Air. After installing Greenify (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_US&gl=JP), I don’t have to worry about the battery anymore.

Also, try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

You might try Greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Use Greenify to force stop apps like Kiwi with a simple shortcut or even automatically

Greenify

No it's this

You can try Greenify to freeze the unwanted apps to run in background. You can also use auto hibernation feature in the app.

Use Greenify. Add MyJio to list of apps to hibernate, turn on all exceptions (ignore foreground, ignore working state).

I suppose you could check greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Or the best way but usually not possible by keeping as less as apps possible.

Greenify - non-Root has limits, but still very effective.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Greenify? It doesn't exactly slows down/underclocks the CPU, though.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

I have had similar problems with Likebook Mars. Installing Greenify really helped.

On android, there are a couple of apps to limit rogue app behaviour. Although its not as good as uninstalling the bad apps in question, it still helps to protect privacy as much as possible while still using them.

Greenify: limit apps' background behaviour
App Ops: More detailed permission control, and can be used to deny permissions to apps that refuse to launch without permissions.
Storage Redirect: Prevent apps from abusing storage permission, stops apps from making random directories inside the filesystem.

I'd an excellent experience with it for 2 months (loaned to me by a friend before I bought the k20Pro)

Some important points you should know :

The game is not optimised for 835/845 chipsets anymore ..it definitely ran smoothly before vs now
It has a decent cooling system but bad thermal profiling by xiaomi : recommended to root & install Magisk thermal mod for this device.
Had software multi-touch issues in previous OS version : disable 3 finger screenshot gesture (or all full screen gestures) & you'll be good to go.

(Might be fixed in latest MiUI 11, idk, plz check)

The default kernel is built for sprints & not marathon.. You'll have the real power of SD845 unlocked only when you flash a custom kernel bases on pure CAF sources than Xiaomi's.

Check on xda for some crazy good custom kernels tuned for performance like No Gravity Kernel- GPU Overclock

Artur97's , more well rounded &stable

Install Greenify & hibernate all non essential apps in background before playing (helps a fuckton on all Android phones actually, especially when hibernating stupidly obese apps like Truecaller, Facebook, Instagram etc)

In general the phone is damn powerful but the case has slight heat dissipation issues, if you play with a fan nearby expect nothing less than 60FPS on both smooth & balanced & probably on HD too if on performance tuned kernels.

I use this app. What it does is it force closes whatever apps that you have listed. See if that changes anything for you.

Unluckily, the Mi fit app is, like other Xiaomi's things, very invasive. If you need only basic functions (like alarms, stats, notifications) you could give a look at Gadgetbridge (https://gadgetbridge.org/ )

Otherwise, you could have a look at Greenify to force close the MiFit app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en )

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_IN

You need to enable beta features allow 2d android apps. Then download this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Download Greenify.

Confused the app name. It is not ever green. It is greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

You shouldnt do it but still you are r concerned use Greenify. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=uk

You could try using Greenify, for its full potential you need root though. Hope that helps.

You don't need them.

Speed boosters, Memory cleaners , Ram booster - for example - DU booster, Clean master etc. they don't speed up your phone. They actually use more resources when you are using them. They run in background which results in eating you ram & battery. They shows ads , because of that it consumes your data/Internet. They are slowing your phone instead of speeding it up. Those apps are bloated & filled with unnecessary extra features. They ask for so many permission , And who knows probably they are selling users basic data to advertisers!!!

They earn money from ads & selling user info. So, Never use these apps. They don't speed up your phone.

You will ask - Why they have 4.5 ratings & so many downloads? You can trust them right? Answer is - No. You should not trust them. Most of the people don't know how android works & they take advantage of it by saying 'this app will speed up your phone'. People who are using budget phones will always feel that they need speed booster. It's just a placebo effect. They don't even know how many permission these apps ask.

Battery boosters - For example DU battery Booster. They don't save your battery. They use more battery & those unnecessary lockscreen bloats , ads etc.

Anti virus apps - You don't need antivirus if you install apps only from Play store. If you need to download app from apk file. Scan this app from this website. https://apkscan.nviso.be

Bookmark this website. So, You don't need to install antivirus app. (Only install antivirus apps for it's antitheft features. Don't use those crappy Chinese antivirus apps.)

Okay then what should you install ?

Speed booster - You don't need one.

Battery saver - To control background app services.

Greenify - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

or use icebox - It will freeze background apps services.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.catchingnow.icebox

To scan apk files - Use the website. https://apkscan.nviso.be

For cache cleaning & junk file cleaning. You can always clean app cache from going to, Settings > Storage > Cached data , click on clear cache data for all apps. ( Don't do this everyday. Just use it 1 time in 7-10 days)

Sd maid - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.sdm

buy it's pro version.

HTC Cleaner - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.pitroad ( I will always suggest you SD maid pro, But if you want free alternative then this one will work , It has less permissions than the Clean master & other apps).

Anti-theft apps - ( Not necessary, But it's good to install basic ones) -Google find my phone (Free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm

-Lost android(free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlost

or, paid alternative is, Cerberus - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus

Some features of Greenify require root, but it will still perform some features without it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Perhaps you'll find Greenify to be of interest

Try greenify.

GREENIFY FTW!!!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

So you want to force-close some apps, right? May I suggest you Greenify? It does exactly that. You select which apps you want to force-close, and then Greenify does it whenever you want.

Sure, this is not exactly what you asked for, but I believe it is close enough.

Well, now you can enable root (i. e., admin/superuser permissions):

go to Settings > About phone
scroll down to "Build number" near the very bottom
tap on it a bunch of times
it will notify you that you've enabled developer options
go to Settings > Developer options > Root access and select "Apps and ADB"

This lets you do a lot of extra things. For example, you can install a powerful adblocker like AdAway, ~~optimize your hardware~~ do something to your phone idk, and more. But it also gives you the power to fuck up your whole system, so read up on the pros and cons.

CyanogenMod (CM) works perfectly fine without being rooted and can be easily done by using the "full unroot" option in the SuperSU app. Root access is not necessary for booting the phone.

However, there may be another way around the root limitation within your banking app. RootCloak is a popular Xposed module that can hide your root access from certain installed applications on the phone. You can download the Xposed app from here, open it, then finish the installation by selecting the Framework option and using the "install" button. After the installation is complete (and it says so in the "Framework" section of the Xposed app, you can select the "Modules" section of the app and search and install the application RootCloak, then open and setup the app.

Yes, it is completely normal for it to say "SafeStrap disabled" on boot up for ~5 seconds (or clicking continue), that happens on everyone's phone that has Safestrap installed.

However, I strongly advise against using KingRoot or any of it's affiliated applications (ie. "Purify"). The app is made by Chinese developer and is closed source and is therefore rather untrustworthy. While it served it's purpose to gain root access, I purposefully created the guide as to remain it uninstalled.

It's like a car salesman. He got me a nice BMW, but do I trust him enough to handle my finances?

On top of this, most apps that claim to speed up your phone, or "free more memory", like KingRoot's Purify, are usually a scam. If you want a better, legitimate app, I would take a look into Greenify

Hopefully this answered your questions/concerns! If you have anymore, feel free to ask!

When I first got my G4 it didn't seem to Doze. So I downloaded Greenify and turned on aggressive Doze and get 5-6 hours of screen on time.

My game lags a little bit since the update too, but not nearly as bad as yours is. You could try something like Greenify to close all the programs that are running in the background. Even if you haven't opened an app, it can be running in the background all the time.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

If you force close a program with greenify though, you won't get notifications for it, so don't add things you need notifications from like email, etc.

try taking advantage of doze mode or deep doze mode with apps like Greenify

I've had my phone since release Battery life turned shit past month I unfucked. I think if you wanna go the bold route there is Package disabler for Samsung (no root) that turns off bloat for 1.29 on the play store.

But try greenify and turn on aggressive doze. It works pretty well and I removed the night Doze app cause it worked so well.

Greenify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Doze: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yirgalab.dzzz

No root package disabler: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hecorat.packagedisabler

I don't even charge my phone at night, just at my desk battery life is so good now.

Greenify.

Amplify. (requires root)

Hibernate it with Greenify. I check Snapchat a couple of times a day, I don't use it much nor do I care if a snap gets delayed due to the hibernation though. This way it doesn't even use 1% battery by the end of the day.

Ugh what a nightmare. There are a few more things you can try.

1) Get Debloater and remove all of the bloatware from your device. You'll need a PC in order to do that, as I don't think there is a Mac version. It's pretty straightforward and doesn't require root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294

2) Install Greenify and hibernate as many non-essential apps as you can. It will point out what apps are currently slowing down your device. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

3) Check out this thread and follow the directions, this will remove unnecessary services which can mess with your devices power consumption. https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg4/comments/4p9pff/how_i_massively_increased_my_battery_life/

https://redd.it/4pab23

https://redd.it/3ys99o

https://redd.it/2r0tli

Most battery boosters out there are scammy and don't do anything. Android optimises your battery usage already and any problems you may be having are usually caused by rouge apps or simply having an old battery. There is an app called Greenify that essentially hibernates apps preventing them from doing anything. It works better if you are rooted. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

Grrenfy 不必要なバックグラウンドで動いてるアプリを停止出来る

GSam Battery Monitor どのアプリが電池食ってるのかが簡単に分かるよ

Open Camera 高機能なカメラアプリ

上の2つで停めたりすると電池持ちがよくなるはず。

Here you go. You only need to enable it once. Then leave it. The app does the rest.

There isnt a massive amount i do to help it. Im rooted with Greenify installed to greenify every app besides my launcher and Android Wear.

The (and this is part setup part habit) on Nova launcher i have the double tap action set to hibernate greenify. So it keeps background processes to pretty much nothing besides the ones i have opened since my last double tap. I also have it set to do it i think 5 minutes after screenlock. In case i forget.

EDIT: Oh any use wakelock detector, i assume since you mentioned TWRP you're rooted? The root version workd much better.

App links:

Greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Wakelock Detector[ROOT]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector

You should try Greenify, it's the best tool to put undesirable process to sleep.

I've been using a Nexus 5 for the past 2 years, and it has aged pretty well. Running CyanogenMod 13 at the moment, it never lags, even with my uptime reaching 17 days.

You may want to try something like Greenify to help hibernate apps that aren't needed for everyday use of your phone. You're using a phone that is running Android KitKat with 1GB of RAM, so you'll want to manage your apps and RAM more intently than you would with a higher-end device (Android or iOS).

Notes of what worked for me:
* Shine light on the camera/proximity sensor area while you are trying to turn it on. This usually works.
* Probably related to proximity sensor. Closest to left of the speaker. To the right of the camera.
   - Removing tempered glass screen protector from over the Proximity Sensor works well, but leaves an unclean edge. And can crack/shatter of not careful.
   - Recalibrating the Proximity Sensor might have worked, but I could not find the Hidden Service Menu at that time (I have now).
* Maybe "Fast Dormancy".
   - Open Hidden Service Menu - see later.
   - Select LG Fast Dormancy . Press on it, and chose ON or OFF.
   - For those that can't find the fast dormancy, it's here, I've found it:
     Field Test > Modem Settings > PDP Setting > (0) Select LG Fast Dormancy . Press on it, and chose ON or OFF.
* Maybe https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify will find apps running while asleep.

Hidden Service Menu: Different for different carriers and countries.
* 277634##
* Sprint LS991: 5689#*991#
* Verizon might remove this feature.
* *#546368#*815# for the Taiwanese model.

Try calibrating the Proximity Sensor:
- Might have worked, but I could not find the Hidden Service Menu at that time (I have now).
- Instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/proximity-sensor-calibration-t3140393
1. TYPE #546368#*815# in phone dialer. Hidden Menu screen will show up.
2. Select "Device Test"->"MT", it will show "system will be restarted", then choose OK.
3. After reboot, GENESIS MiniOS 3.1 screen will show up, press "individual item+power" while power button is pressed.
4. Next, find "sensor test", enter it(do not block the proximity sensor), the proximity sensor will be automatically calibrated. Then block proximity sensor two times to exit.
5. Find "Back to the MainList", enter.
6. Press "Normal boot+power" while power button is pressed to reboot system, done.

You could try the Greenify app. It hibernates apps in the background:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Turn off Location Services, switch to device/GPS only.
Turn off background data for all apps (or more specifically turn off background data for the Google App and Google Play Services)
Enable aggressive doze and enable DUMP permissions for/in Greenify
Turn off Sync
If you have root. Install Tasker and Secure Settings to turn on airplane mode while screen is off, and when screen is turned on, disable airplane mode.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_GB This app should help you find the culprit.

You might find luck using this to force Doze mode:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

I've never used it personally but it gets decent ratings and thats one of the supposed non-root features. Also, what software version are you on in Settings > About > Software information > Software number?

I've got this one called Greenify for battery saving. The free version mainly just simplifies the process of force-quitting apps that you're not using, but it's so incredibly useful because you can set it up to force-quit all your apps with one tap. There's also a paid version with more features, and a rooted version, though I haven't tried either.

Damn it. That's sad. :( OK, so the long-method: you'll need to do this when you discover your battery drain. Settings -> Battery -> click the apps and read which one has long "Keep Awake" times, relatively speaking. I'm not sure how accurate "Computed power use" is, but maybe that's also useful.

Then, see if those apps have some weird "refresh every 1 minute setting" or something. If not, and they still cause drain, Greenify has a decent non-root method.

But, I've never used it. It's worth a try if the drain is still happening after a few days.

Install Greenify and add all the apps you can to it, maybe not whatsapp, but the rest yes. Maybe tinker with options, and if you're rooted then definitely change "Working Mode" to root. Try it out for a couple of days, might already be fixed

Don't know man, 1.5 GB RAM seems not enough to run ffix smoothly. Maybe you should try and clean it up a little bit or Greenify some apps so your RAM is definately free when playing ffix.

You also could root your tablet and flash a new custom-ROM for better performance. I don't know :/ I hope the problem can be solved with Greenify.

You're very welcome. I'd highly recommend Greenify and Power Nap for battery life, pretty much fixed all my issues.

Not sure if anyone else has said this already, but if you Greenify the apps it stops them from destroying your battery life. You can set it to hibernate the app immediately when your screen locks, though you may have to change the settings to be more aggressive since the Facebook apps tend to not want to hibernate.

Download Greenify here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

And set Facebook to hibernate. Make sure you check off "ignore app state when hibernating" or whatever it's called.

This helped my battery life a lot. You won't get Facebook notifications though but that's okay.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

Hibernate is a feature of Greenify.

You could try using greenify and just lowering your screen brightness. Your battery drains quicker when you don't have signal or wifi. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

I'm late to the party, and if you are still having problems I have a suggestion or two. It comes with a lot of pre-installed bloatware, you can go into the app settings and disable most of them.

Where I saw one of the biggest improvements was disabling the facebook app, I personally felt it took up way too much RAM (compared to other apps) in the background and consequently drains the battery a fair amount.

I also like to use an app called Greenify, it's free and allows you to "hibernate" apps that you may not realize are running in the background. It's not a sure thing but it gives you a bit more control and might help speed up your device.

I've had the phone for about two months now and it is anything but slow for me, I'm actually very impressed with it's performance. Hope this helps.

I went from Nexus 7 (2012) to Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 for Hearthstone game and other games. I disabled most apps like Email Inbox, Google keyboard inputs, etc. because I always check email or use other stuffs on my phone.

I can play Hearthstone for about 4 hours with default performance settings.

Check out Greenify app for maximizing your battery life.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

What's the age of your Nexus 5? Mine's from 2013 and I had to replace the battery because it simply couldn't keep up any longer.

Replacing the battery made it brand spanking new. As long as you don't wind up with a unbranded battery.

Getting Greenify when you're rooted is also a big help for the battery life.

Task killers are a relic of the past. They were needed back when Android handled background apps terribly. RAM is used to cache apps and data, what's the point of keeping it empty? Do you want actual battery saving? Use Greenify and greenify apps that use GCM, except the ones you actually need to use it such as WhatsApp or Messenger to get the messages on time.

Snapchat was likely the culprit here, as said check your battery stats just to verify it was this and if any other apps could have had a play on this too.

Even though you may have not been actively using Snapchat at the time, rather receiving or sending snaps, you have to remember that it will download data still from Discover and Stories too. That's where your battery drain comes into play here because mobile/wifi data is actively being used in the background as well as your phone/CPU/etc.

You can stop this by turning on Travel Mode in Settings > Additional Services/Manage > Travel Mode "Reduces Snapchat's mobile data usage. Just tap to load content like Snaps and Stories when you're on the go."

I'd also suggest getting the app called Greenify. It does not require root, however if you are rooted you'll get more advantages than not being rooted. I would suggest adding apps like Snapchat, Facebook and so forth other popular battery drainers to the list of apps to Greenify. No harm in using it, you just gain battery life.

Greenify does this!

Greenify.

Fair enough; that's different than saying that Android should "get smarter and kill the rogue background noise" though. It sounds like what you want is Greenify.

Because Facebook? But seriously if you have it installed I'd say check all the settings - see if there's a Wifi only option etc. * like what /u/GonzaloXavier said

I'd also recommend giving Greenify a shot and tell Messenger to sit down till you call his name.

Hibernate the apps, don't use RAM killers.

Greenify might be what you're after.

I usually recommend xprivacy to manage privacy settings of each app. And greenify to keep some some applications hibernated when not used.

Try Greenify. Even if you aren't rooted, it still has its main functions.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

it hibernates apps that like to run and take up battery and data.

Hello,

I'm a fellow HTC M9 user my phone usually will run hot if i'm using it and i'm in an environment where it is hot, when i'm inside my house the only time it will get hot is when i'm charging my phone and playing goat simulator (free on amazons underground).

It is most likely getting hot because some app is running in the background (it was tmobile account for me) you can check this by going to Setting -> Power -> Battery Use and then seeing what is running or taking up a lot of battery and force stopping it if need be. To go one step further (if you do not have developer options enabled go to Settings --> About --> Software Information --> More and then quick Build Number about 5 times) then go to Developer Options -> Process Stats and see what has been using your ram and stop that.

Instead of going in there and force stopping the trouble app all the time you can uninstall it, or do what I did and install greenify it basically automatically force stops any app that you don't want running in the background but still wanna keep. You do not need root to use this app (but it helps) and if it is a system app that you want to stop you have to get the donation package like me. I have not noticed my phone getting hot after installing it and my battery even lasts longer.

I don't know all the specifics, but I believe Greenify does the same or at least similar thing. It's a highly rated and recommended app for Androids.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155737

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

Root phone via Wuggs Tool kit and buy greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en... battery life 17 hours for me.

Try using the app greenify (you may need root for better results). Also are you also on the newest snap chat update? I know when i had that installed it would destroy my battery life.

root your phone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KijSEtdIOJs

Install TWRP http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/apk-flash-twrp-autorec-thanks-to-t3081396

install cloudy 2.5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/rom-cloudyg3-1-0-t2917467

install xposed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

install greenift https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=pl

install amlify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce&hl=pl

and enjoy your G3 ;)

I'd suggest using Greenify to do this for you, unless these games (typically never) have an option to disable this (regular apps tend to more like Twitter or Facebook).

There are other options to approach but those will require root and much more explanation and information, Greenify will be absolutely simple and easy to use instead.

from an OOB concept (no custom whatever)...

if you see anything you believe you won't ever use, try to disable it.

going forward, we have greenify which hibernates apps so they don't hog memory in the background

greenify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

with my old Samsung does help reduce memory by making unnecessary stuff sleep while i don't use it.

Also recently xiaomi released an update( v 5.7.9 ) to optimize the ram issue - it might have worked (their forum is very shitty due to some reason with many "empty" one line responses ):

http://en.miui.com/thread-130656-1-1.html

If it interests you and you find yourself installing it , i would be happy to hear how it does work.

Install Greenify and shut off any unnecessary background apps.

Greenify or Amplify are your friends. Worse comes to worst, buy a ZeroLemon.

I am getting better battery life with the 5.0.2. Also, you might have one or more rogue apps using up some juice by running in the background. I can't stress enough the wonders of Greenify. "Greenify help you identify and put the misbehaving apps into hibernation when you are not using them, to stop them from lagging your device and leeching the battery, in an unique way!" Link

Download it, turn on automated hibernation. That's all I do(beside adding a couple apps to greenify), get through a day with ~3h screen on time and LTE on all the time, around 30-40% left depending on what I do throughout the day.

Would you recommend this over greenify?

If your phone is rooted, Greenify is a great app to suspend annoying apps like facebook so they hog resources

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

If you want to run it on demand use Greenify

I'll second greenify. Significantly decreased my battery consumption.

Not exactly what you're asking for, but Greenify helps keeping the apps you're not using at the moment hibernated, freeing resources for what you actually need at the moment.

Try this app

if you're comfortable, get a custom ROM. or you could look at installing a lot of apps, especially those you don't really need (think of an app which has a web-based equivalent - facebook would like to say hi, for example) and use Greenify

Great post, and hopefully these suggestions will help you out with your device's issues.

Battery life: install a custom kernel and use Greenify on everything except messenger/email type apps

GPS: use GPS Status to keep the aGPS data up to date for quick fixes

'Sleep of Death': try this, it has worked for me and at least a few others

>Battery life: install a custom kernel and use Greenify on everything except messenger/email type apps

For the most part I'm just plugging the thing in whenever I have the opportunity. My tablet's 2A charger does a fantastic job of getting the thing running quick. I need to re-root my device though. Greenify did a good job to start with.

>GPS: use GPS Status to keep the aGPS data up to date for quick fixes

I already do this, and it doesn't help. I'll pull fresh aGPS data, and it'll tell me it sees four or five satellites, and then it'll just never get a lock. I end up having to restart the whole phone as cycling Location Services on and off doesn't do anything to help either.

>'Sleep of Death': try this, it has worked for me and at least a few others

All the solutions all ready like some kind of voodoo ceremony. Some people say uninstalling Skype fixed it, some say doing this, others say doing that. I'm just honestly shocked that it's been an issue this long and Google hasn't issued a patch.

Install BetterBatteryStats

Use it to find out what apps are causing the alarms(wakeups) and wakelocks

Then greenify them

And/or use app ops to remove wavelock permission (Cataclysm already has apps ops in the Cataclysm settings)

Or uninstall them if greenify/app ops fails

If none of that works then sorry wait for 5.1 (mostly likely in a week or two)

Or maybe flash KitKat, or replace the battery

I'd suggest you try Greenify, it's perfect for freezing apps you don't want to run in background. Did you also followed the guide to install Twrp? I followed the same guide you posted but I'm not sure if I should also install Twrp.

Get a spare battery and charger, it is a game changer. You just slip the extra battery (or two) in your pocket and you can easily go over 2 days without plugging into a wall.

Also you should root, uninstall carrier installed bloatware, and install greenify.

http://www.amazon.com/3000mAh-Batteries-T-Mobile-18-Month-Warranty/dp/B00Q4K7Q34/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426612420&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+g3+anker

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Root & Install Greenify

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

You should nor have to turn off WiFi (I don't), but it was suggested to look at apps that are constantly making calls out data wise even though there is no outward connection.

Greenify can also help. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Xposed framework (Depending on your android version and ROM, lolipop has problems with stock lolipop Samsung ROMs) in combination with the Greenify Xposed module.

Edit: With my Note 4's extended ZeroLemon Battery and Greenify I get over 7 days worth of life on a single charge.

I had some issues all of a sudden recently, and on an unrooted OPO. What fixed it for me was to install Greenify. That app has changed my life completely.

Here is what you'll need:

Note 3 XDA Forum:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3

Here is the Root area:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3#root

Greenify:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en

Greenify Paid Version (I'd recommend it):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro&hl=en

Xposed Installer:

http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer

Amplify:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce&hl=en

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

these apps let you hibernate background apps

Greenify

Brevent (Open Source Alternative)

Edit: If Google Maps is not installed as system app,

Shelter (open source) lets you

> - Run apps inside the isolated profile so they cannot access your data outside the profile - “Freeze” (disable) background-heavy or seldom-used apps when you don’t need them. This is especially true if you use apps from "some company". - Clone apps to use two accounts on one device

another pro tip : use greenify , it hibernate ur apps so they won't run in the background intil you run them

To speed up my phone I often use Greenify. Check it out.

It sounds like you don't understand what the feature does. Have a read about it and related items.

TLDR apps will continue to work normally if they are built right, and if they are not you pester the devs to make them work right. Also the way things worked before Doze was still out of your control, pretty much, due to GCM having two priority modes for example.

On a side note, Greenify will display if the app uses GCM for notifications, so if you want to figure out if an app will work okay you can use that to check your installed apps.

Have you tried using Greenify? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_GB

Double tap on the homescreen triggers a Greenify shortcut that hibernates my selected apps and shuts the screen off.
Swiping down anywhere on the homescreen expands the notification shade. Helps with one-handed usage.
Pinching in shows me a preview of my homescreens
Two finger swipe up opens my Muzei wallpaper so I can see it without the blur and dimming.
Two finger swipe down opens up the "Apps" section of the system settings for quick access to view running services and apps.
Swiping up on my "Google" folder opens up a scene I made with Tasker that allows me to enable/disable my pattern lock on-demand, or wait for me to input the pattern before staying unlocked.
Swiping up on the Phone icon in the dock opens up the Contacts app
Swiping up on the Maps icon in my Google folder automatically navigates to my home.
Swiping up on my app drawer icon opens up my VPN app, which automatically connects to my VPN.
Swiping up on the Pushbullet icon in my Favs folder opens up Pushbullet's Portal app.
Swiping up on the Gmail icon opens up the compose new email screen.

Then I have a few icon swipes for apps that serve similar function:

Swiping up on the Keep icon in my Google folder opens up my Tasks app
Swiping up on the Drive icon in my Google folder opens up Dropbox
Swiping up on the Photos icon in my Google folder opens up QuickPic

None of this is super advanced. I'm sure other people do much cooler things with gestures.

I think that's not an issue for Greenify users.

Install BetterBatteryStats

Use it to find out what apps are causing the alarms(wakeups) or wakelocks

Then greenify them

Or use app ops to remove wavelock permission

Or uninstall them

If only of that works then sorry wait for 5.1 (maybe in the next few weeks)

Personally.. I use Deep Clear in Recent App Management. So When I clear them in the recent app, they leave completely.

If you're using this mode. Remember to "lock" the apps you need to be actively running in the recent page. So when you hit the "clear all" button, they aren't cleared.

I've locked all my IM apps, e-mail app and others I want to keep running in the backend.

I also use Greenify when I need to deal with some really stubborn apps.

Also this app helps hibernate your apps helps with my battery life https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Edit: spelling

Oh, forgot I wanted to install Greenify, thanks for a reminder :-)

Link to the free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

And the paid: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro

Can you read?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify

Greenify

Edit: Doesn't requires root. Doesn't requires exposed

My xt1068 now runs for a day.

download greenify and put apps you don't need to sleep!

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