Current Events > Do Samsung phones have a bleeding effect where the battery percentage plummets?

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Just absolutely plummets, from 100% to 30% in a matter of hours, and while the phone is on stand by mind you, not necessarily in use.

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For some reason mine has been doing this of late. I can't be bothered to factory reset it out of laziness so eh.
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This happened with my polaroid 4.3 tablet

It didn't happen on my samsung phone though or my 2 samsung tablets
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Doesn't happen to mine. The battery drop is pretty linear.

You might have a rogue app somewhere that's sapping your battery.
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I've had an S7 edge for over two years now. I've seen a slight downturn in battery power, but nothing major.
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Yeah, it's still an issue with Samsung phones unfortunately.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Doesn't happen to mine. The battery drop is pretty linear.

You might have a rogue app somewhere that's sapping your battery.

It's STILL happening even after I closed all apps and restarted the phone. Wish I knew how to pinpoint the cause of this.

Amenadeel posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Doesn't happen to mine. The battery drop is pretty linear.

You might have a rogue app somewhere that's sapping your battery.

It's STILL happening even after I closed all apps and restarted the phone. Wish I knew how to pinpoint the cause of this.

App could be starting itself.
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My Google pixel 1 battery life is shit. Worse than when i had my Galaxy S5
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I lose 20% of my fully charged battery within an hour. Then the rest is hit or miss. I'm using an S7 though.
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Amenadeel posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Doesn't happen to mine. The battery drop is pretty linear.

You might have a rogue app somewhere that's sapping your battery.

It's STILL happening even after I closed all apps and restarted the phone. Wish I knew how to pinpoint the cause of this.

If it is a rogue app, I would comb through each one under Settings > Apps to see if something is using excess battery power. I've cleaned up a lot of background apps that way (e.g., Google Play services) and my battery has benefitted as a result. Could also use device maintenance > battery to see if anything looks weird or download any number of battery efficiency apps (e.g., greenify).

Over how much time does the battery drop from full to 30%? S7 isn't that old so it seems unnatural, but it could very well be just a bad battery.
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i never have a sharp plummet but my battery life is definitely garbage and i charge 2x a day, and maybe even 3x a day if im playing some game
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Excessive charging can be bad for the battery.

Don't leave it overnight, try charging during your morning routine.
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"bloatware" apps are likely the cause for your shitty battery drain. My phone is rooted and it was only recently when I installed Greenify and messed around with it that upon cutting off Galaxy Apps's paths is when my battery life shot up significantly. But that's just my phone.

DrizztLink posted...

Excessive charging can be bad for the battery.

Don't leave it overnight, try charging during your morning routine.

This isn't true for smartphones these days. Tech is advanced enough that the phone can turn off the current and prevent overcharging.
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Fossil posted...

This isn't true for smartphones these days. Tech is advanced enough that the phone can turn off the current and prevent overcharging.

Huh. TIL
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Amenadeel posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Doesn't happen to mine. The battery drop is pretty linear.

You might have a rogue app somewhere that's sapping your battery.

It's STILL happening even after I closed all apps and restarted the phone. Wish I knew how to pinpoint the cause of this.

If it is a rogue app, I would comb through each one under Settings > Apps to see if something is using excess battery power. I've cleaned up a lot of background apps that way (e.g., Google Play services) and my battery has benefitted as a result. Could also use device maintenance > battery to see if anything looks weird or download any number of battery efficiency apps (e.g., greenify).

Over how much time does the battery drop from full to 30%? S7 isn't that old so it seems unnatural, but it could very well be just a bad battery.

Ok so I left my note 5 at home when I went to work, with the battery at like 50% or so?

I come home in the evening and it dropped to 6% just from being on standby!

At first I thought leaving the YouTube app active was causing it so I closed it along with all the other apps but the drain still happened regardless.

Amenadeel posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Amenadeel posted...

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Doesn't happen to mine. The battery drop is pretty linear.

You might have a rogue app somewhere that's sapping your battery.

It's STILL happening even after I closed all apps and restarted the phone. Wish I knew how to pinpoint the cause of this.

If it is a rogue app, I would comb through each one under Settings > Apps to see if something is using excess battery power. I've cleaned up a lot of background apps that way (e.g., Google Play services) and my battery has benefitted as a result. Could also use device maintenance > battery to see if anything looks weird or download any number of battery efficiency apps (e.g., greenify).

Over how much time does the battery drop from full to 30%? S7 isn't that old so it seems unnatural, but it could very well be just a bad battery.

Ok so I left my note 5 at home when I went to work, with the battery at like 50% or so?

I come home in the evening and it dropped to 6% just from being on standby!

At first I thought leaving the YouTube app active was causing it so I closed it along with all the other apps but the drain still happened regardless.

Is anything running in the background? Run any battery health diagnostics? Losing that much charge on standby is unnatural.

Might need a battery replacement if apps aren't the issue.
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Device maintenance didn't find any issues. The thing is it seems to happen on and off, so right now it seems fine but I don't know what will trigger it in the future.

so is it something the phone does or just what happens to old batteries?
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I would check what permissions certain apps are using. Tracking stuff like location and contacts can use energy without you realizing it.
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Any apps from the store that do what device maintenance does but better?

As I said before, it's an issue with Samsung's software. It's not going to fix itself unless you root or factory reset.

Also I wouldn't go to Goku 3 for advice on phones. He's proven to constantly be wrong.
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I know on my note 4 after a software update my phone would go from %20 to dead in 30 seconds.
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I've had my samsung for about 4 years now, my battery lasts less overtime but no sudden drop
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So update, after tinkering around the problem has gone away... again. Who knows how long that will last.

Have any of your phones ever dropped to the floor due to the slippery glass? I'm not gonna lie, there have been rare occasions when I've absentmindedly placed the phone on a surface that wasn't 100% flat and the phone is so goddamn slippery that it actually slid right off and fell to the floor. Point is I wonder if that affects battery life in some way (phone doesn't have any scratches or any cracks, it seems pretty versatile physically)

Just close all of the apps when not in use

Amenadeel posted...

So update, after tinkering around the problem has gone away... again. Who knows how long that will last.

Have any of your phones ever dropped to the floor due to the slippery glass? I'm not gonna lie, there have been rare occasions when I've absentmindedly placed the phone on a surface that wasn't 100% flat and the phone is so goddamn slippery that it actually slid right off and fell to the floor. Point is I wonder if that affects battery life in some way (phone doesn't have any scratches or any cracks, it seems pretty versatile physically)

The glass is a requirement for wireless charging and yes it's slippery as fuck. It shouldn't decrease battery life.

I've had my phone's screen turn on repeatedly in my pocket which killed the battery. Try turning off "enable home button when screen is off" to see if that helps
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Oakland510_ posted...

Just close all of the apps when not in use

Don't do this. It wastes more battery.
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If you mean that "always on" option I don't have it so fine on that front, and I typically turn it off when I do because it's kind of a super pointless feature to me.

Try removing the SD card on galaxy's. This literally gave my phone 5x battery life