Is your phone’s battery dying before your day even started?
Well, there’s nothing to worry about. In this guide, I’ll show you a way to fix the cell standby battery drain problem and make your smartphone’s battery last longer before dying. 😉
Cell Standby is a very standard drain of the battery and is directly related to the signal strength. The worse the signal strength the quicker the battery drains. In addition, the battery on the G3 is likely to be showing its age about now. Apr 25, 2016 If even after following all the tips above, the standby battery drain on your Galaxy S7 and S7 edge does not improve, head over to Settings - Battery - Battery usage and check the source of this battery drain. If under ‘Recent battery usage’, an app is listed among the top things that is draining the battery of your Galaxy S7, uninstall it.
This is actually a problem faced by many people who most likely not to have a charging station close to them or those who do not carry a power bank.
As a matter of fact, even I faced this problem a lot and sometimes. I had to do things that were actually a pain and in the end, however, I still couldn’t fix this problem.
Bonus tip:
If you’re tethering your mobile’s WiFi, try using a USB connection instead of sharing the connection via Bluetooth or Hotspot. 😉
Fix the Cell Standby Battery Drain Problem
I discovered ways in which my mobile’s battery was draining. I also discovered a few tricks and save battery power and I am gonna tell you about it.
Uninstall Unused Apps
You may be wondering what it is a common thing for apps to consume battery power. There are a few of them who consume a lot of battery power than their usual amount.
Well, there are a lot and I even scoped out and also got rid of them. I am gonna help you to recognize which apps are consuming your smartphone’s battery power.
How to Uninstall Apps on Android?
Here are a few steps to uninstall these apps:
- Go to Settings
- Find the option named Apps.
- From the list, tap on any app you want to uninstall.
- Tap on the Uninstall button.
- Select “OK” when this dialogue box appears.
Some power consuming apps are:
- Messenger: Probably the most charge consuming app and it will drain about 5% to 6% of charge in just 5 minutes. If you didn’t know about this then now you know it and it is time to take some action.
- Facebook: This is number 2 on the list and it doesn’t drain as much battery as the messenger app but it still is a menace.
- Instagram: This is also one of the charge sucking apps and the rate of power draining will be the same as the Facebook app.
Background data usage
There is always an app or a service running in the background which keeps draining battery power without even you knowing it.
So, it is better to turn these services off. Be sure to switch off apps after your work is done so that they don’t keep running in the background.
Location Services
Google keeps track of you and wherever you are going and also informs you about weather forecasts and also the traffic on the road.
This is actually really good when it comes to going somewhere outside but, it is really bad when it comes to battery power.
There is a way of fixing this problem and enabling location services whenever you are opening any Google apps. When you are done, just turn off the app and the location service will turn off itself.
How to turn off location service?
Here are a few steps to turn off location services:
- Go to Settings.
- FInd the option named Connections.
- From the list of functions, find Location.
- Tap on the button on the top right corner.
Apps
There are some apps who run in the background and drain battery life by further rate.As a matter of fact, the background data usage of these particular apps can be shut down.
How to Turn off Background Data Usage?
Here are a few steps to turn off the background data usage of apps:
- Go to Settings.
- Find the option named Apps.
- From the list, find the app whose background data usage you want to shut down.
- Go to the Mobile Data option.
- Tap on the button to turn off background data usage of that app.
You can also limit the background data usage by a maximum number of 4 if you want. This will help you a lot as you don’t have to turn off the background app usage of all the apps.
How to limit the number of background data process?
Here are a few steps to show you how you can limit the background app processes:
- Go to Settings.
- Find the option named Developer Options.
- From the list of functions, find “Background Process Limit” under the heading of Apps.
- From the selection list, press on one of the options you want.
You can also eliminate background process of apps completely. This can save a lot of battery power than any of the steps above. But, this can also be harmful as any downloads or updates will be stopped as soon as you exit the app.
Now, in case if you don’t have Developer Options, then I am gonna show you how to enable it.
How to Enable Developer Options?
Here are a few steps to enable Developer options:
- Go to Settings.
- Find the option named About Device.
- From the list of information, find the “Build Number”.
- Tap on the “Build Number” for 7 times.
There you have it, you have become a Developer.
How to Turn off Background Data App Usage Completely?
Here are also a few more steps to eliminate background processes completely:
- Go to Settings.
- Find the option named Developer Options.
- From the list of functions, find “Don’t keep activities” under the heading of Apps.
- Tap on the button to restrict any background data processes.
There are 2 types of apps in general which are likely to run in the background. These are the main power draining.
Some of the background running apps are:
- Google apps: These tend to run in the background if they are not turned off and drain battery power.
- Social media apps: These apps keep running in the background and give notifications about what is going on in a person’s account.
You can prevent further cell standby battery drain by limiting the number of background processes.
Here are a few substitute apps for Facebook and Messenger:
- Facebook: On your browser go to facebook.com. Log in to your account and there you can surf on Facebook without having to worry about any battery drain. There is an also an app named
- Messenger: Same technique applies to Messenger as of Facebook and these methods can help to prevent further battery drain.
Virus
Now, viruses are a nuisance to the electronic devices especially computers and smartphones too. They will come out of nowhere without you even knowing and mess up your smartphones.
As a matter of fact, I faced an incident like this when my very first mobile got infected by viruses. The cause of this was that I downloaded some smartphone skins and some unusual apps.
Recently, I was going to download an app for movies. I was however suddenly forwarded to this weird download link.
After when I downloaded the app, my smartphone started to act weirdly. There were frequent app crashes and my smartphone hanged.
This continued for some time and one day all of the security functions were disabled and my smartphone went out of control. The sole reason was that it was infected by viruses.
Now there are antivirus apps for smartphones but they rather consume the charge. The sole purpose of me writing this article is to help people to save their smartphone’s battery life.
So, I am gonna show you how to protect your smartphone from viruses.
Here are a few security measures:
- On your smartphone, go to settings and disable this function “UNKNOWN RESOURCES”. This will stop the installation of any type of apps from any unknown resources other than Play Store.
- Do not download any Android skin apps. As these can hamper the security measures on your smartphone. Your phone looks beautiful as it is.
- Do not go chasing after game hacks. There are hacked versions of some games but some are of them are not what they seem to be. These are the ones which are full of viruses and will infect your smartphone.
- Do not connect your smartphone to an unknown PC via USB. The PC may contain a virus and it may infect your smartphone without you even getting a clue about it.
Smartphone’s Capability
Now, not all smartphones are the same especially Android. They are different from the others and even far more superior.
There are some smartphones, which can not handle the load of today’s software engine. As a matter of fact, most of these smartphones may not even work properly.
You will start facing sudden things like lagging, sudden crashes, and mobile freezing. Your smartphone might even have sudden restarts too.
So, I would prefer you to buy the latest smartphones in the market. You can choose from a wide variety of phones but, choose the ones which are suited for the current mobile updates.
Conclusion
Saving battery life is a problem faced by many people. Most of them even use their smartphones while it is charging.
Never use your smartphones while charging especially talking to someone. There are radioactive waves which will flow into your body. There is also a risk of exploding.
And the tricks I have suggested above are the ones that can solve cell standby battery drain problem. At least these are the ones which I have faced and hopefully, this will save you.
If have any questions or have any problems regarding cell standby battery drain problem. Then leave them in the comments below, I will be sure to check them out and try my best to solve them. 😉
Samsung did a lot right with the Galaxy S6 but some people are having trouble with the battery life. Let’s look at a few ways that you can get this under control.
Samsung has had a history of putting removable batteries in their smartphones for years and it was very surprising to see this changed with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. I have to think that they could have made the build quality just as good as it is not, but still found a way to put a removable battery inside it. Sure, it would have been difficult to allow this with the exact same design as it is now, but they could have changed things up a little.
I used to be like a lot of people and didn’t feel like I needed a replaceable battery but once you get used to having this luxury, it is hard to go back to not having it. I’ve been using the LG G3 for so long, and I am a heavy user of Android, so I am literally swapping out the battery once per day in order to keep my device powered up. Not everyone uses their phone as much as I do and that’s fine. Our phones are that, ours, and we should be allowed to use it how we want. The thing is, if you can’t even get through one day with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, then it starts to lose its appeal. So let’s see what we can do to fix this.
Galaxy S6 Fix Battery Drain
The first thing we need to do is find out exactly what is causing the excessive battery drain. To do this, you’ll need to analyze the battery life throughout the day. Write down the percentages at various moments during the day if you need to and see what is going on. Does your Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge use as much battery while locked and in your pocket/on the desk as it does when you’re using it? Does your Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge lose more than a few percentages throughout the night? Do you see your Galaxy S6 battery draining the most while playing games, watching movies or browsing the web?
The more you can learn about how your smartphone is performing throughout the day the easier it is to figure out what is causing the excessive battery drain. The more we know about our Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, the more solutions that we can adjust the device to squeeze as much battery power from it. For example, if you find that you are losing the most battery life while browsing a specific website, then the issue might be with the browser you are using. . .or the actual website that you’re visiting. This can be fixed by trying a different browser, or checking to see if said website has an application that can be used.
We all use our smartphones differently and you should never expect to get the same amount of screen on time(SoT) as someone else. Just because Mary Jane on Reddit says that they can get 5 hours of screen on time doesn’t mean that you should be able to get 5 hours as well. There are so very many variables that result in the amount of screen on time(and overall battery life) on our smartphones that is almost impossible to allow everyone to get the same numbers. However, we can use that as a reference point and a goal to aim for. There’s nothing wrong with making goals and this process can be fun if you let it.
App Usage
The first thing that you should do is try to see if there are any obvious rogue applications or games that are causing the excessive battery drain. This can be anything from Facebook to Pushbullet and Spotify too. The way that we check is to launch the Settings application and then looking for the Battery option. This is hidden within the Settings menu and you can either find it manually, or you can simply search with the new Lollipop search feature. Once there, look for the Battery Usage button that you see above and then tap on it. This will bring you to a page that shows both a graph as well as a list of what is using the most of your battery.
This list is ordered in a top down way so that the applications and games(and some hardware like the screen) that are using the most of your battery will be up at the top. We can look at this sample page above to get an idea of what is going on. The graph just shows us how our battery was drained throughout the day and this is a great way to find trouble spots. For example, you might see aggressive battery drain from certain parts of the day and that is a great way to help you isolate the issue of battery drain. This sample page is fairly average and I want to talk about some things here.
For anyone who uses their phone for any moderate amount of time, the ‘Screen’ entry should always be at the top, or toward the top. The screen of a smartphone almost always uses the most of our batteries and if that isn’t how it is shown at the end of the day then you should look into what is going on. Another thing that I wanted to point out here is that Google Services is showing up in the list. Sadly, Google Services accounts for so much that happens in our device. Things like location services, GMS(which is how we get a lot of our notifications) and so much more. If Google Services is at the top then it can be a double-edged sword because while it does help, it is very vague and it can be tough to pinpoint the exact cause.
So, if you see an application like Facebook, Spotify or any other app reaching the top of our Battery Usage list then you might want to look into that application. Just be logical about it. For example, if you are using Facebook for 4 hours a day then it is natural to see it at or close to the top of the list. However, if you never log into Facebook or if you only used it a few times that day and it is still at the top of the list then something is wrong. The same goes with any other 3rd party application that can get to the top of this list. If I saw Spotify at the top of my Battery Usage list, beating the Screen, then I would start to look into the Spotify application.
It can be as easy as uninstalling and then reinstalling the application to fix the trouble. It could also be fixed by going in and clearing the application cache too, but it could also be very difficult and you might need to disable the application altogether. This is a tough choice to make because you should be able to use any application that you want, but if one single application like Spotify or Facebook is making it so that you can’t enjoy the phone then disabling it or uninstalling it might be the best choice. In Facebook’s example, it might be better for you to just use the website instead of the application. There’s also Tinfoil from the Google Play Store too. So just look at your options and see what you can do.
Location Services Battery Drain
Sometimes it is hardware that is ruining your battery life and Location Services can be the culprit. As we can see from the image above, this is what the Location Services page looks like and we have a couple of things that we can test out here. The first thing that I would suggest is to change the Location Method option here. There are usually a few options that we have to pick from and each one has their own advantages and disadvantages. A popular option here is called High Accuracy and it uses both GPS, WiFi and mobile network towers to help triangulate exactly where you are. While this generally gives you the best and most accurate location data, it can also be a drain on your battery life.
Google and Samsung realize this and that is why there are other options to pick. There’s an option here called Battery Saving and this mode eliminates the GPS component from the location services and only uses WiFi and mobile network towers to try to figure out where you are. So this option will use less battery juice, but it will also give you less accurate data in your applications and services that want to know where you are located. This is usually the best option for those who don’t really use their phone to pinpoint their location for things like navigation and such.
Lastly, there is an option called Device Only and in this mode we notice that the only thing that is used to grab your location is the GPS module. So in this mode, Android will not use any WiFi or mobile network tower data to find out where you are located. Depending on your daily usage, like how often you are near WiFi networks, this might be the best option for you to go with. Again, it won’t be as accurate as High Accuracy, but it can be good enough for a lot of people. I also want to suggest to disable Location Services entirely if you have no use for it. Google Now has some amazing features that use your location, but not everyone uses Google Now. You could also try to get into the habit of only enabling location when you need it(like when launching the Maps application).
WiFi Battery Drain
WiFi can be a huge battery drain on our smartphones if we let it. Not everyone needs WiFi on all the time and keeping it on when there is no need for it can really use a lot of the Galaxy S6 battery. If you dive into the Settings application, go into the WiFi section and then go into the Advanced WiFi Settings, we have a lot of things to tweak here. The two options shown above, Keep WiFi on During Sleep and Always Allow Scanning, can eat up your Galaxy S6 battery life like there’s no tomorrow. Some of us really like having WiFi on ‘during sleep'(aka while the screen is off and the device is locked).
Just like with Location Services, if you really need this feature then you certainly shouldn’t be disabling it. However, if it’s not necessary at all then you might as well disable it. The Always Allow Scanning feature is something that I always disable though. Again, if you really need it then by all means, keep it. This is something that I have never felt to be useful. . .but that is my personal use case. Just like when comparing screen on time, you should always look at your own use case before blinding listening to advice like this. I think the best thing would be to test and see if it is something that you could live without. If it is, then disable both of them, if you really need one or both, then definitely keep them.
There are some other options here that you can toggle and tweak to see if it helps your overall battery life. Things like the Network Notification option isn’t really needed for a lot of people so if you don’t need it, then disable it. This is a good thing to do with any extra TouchWiz feature on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.
Bluetooth Battery Drain
Bluetooth doesn’t have very many settings, but it can still be a major battery drain for various reasons. Sometimes fixing this battery drain for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge is as easy as unpairing the various Bluetooth devices and then pairing them again. You might find that one specific Bluetooth device is causing a lot of battery drain. If you find this then you’ll have to make a choice and figure out if using that device is worth losing all the battery life that comes with it. Although, you could go into the Settings app, then diving into the Application Manager section, locating the ‘Bluetooth Share’ app from the ‘all’ column, and then clear both the cache as well as the data(cache first, then data).
Doing that might help to get rid of any bad cache or data that was causing the issue and this will allow you to continue using your favorite Bluetooth device too. Still, this might not help to fix the issue and you might find that disabling Bluetooth altogether is the only thing that fixes the battery drain issues that you’re experiencing. If this does fix the battery drain then you’ll have to think about ways to reduce the amount of time that you have Bluetooth enabled. Maybe you could only enable Bluetooth when you need it. This isn’t an ideal solution but again, you’ll have to figure out if using Bluetooth is worth the excessive battery drain that it comes with(if Bluetooth is in fact the issue that your device is having trouble with).
NFC Battery Drain
Some people have experienced having issues with keeping NFC on all the time. Most people don’t even use NFC at all so there really is no reason at all to even have it enabled. On top of that, some have said that disabling NFC has increased their battery life on Android 5.x Lollipop. This could have a lot to do with applications that are trying to use NFC all the time, but it could just be a simple bug within the Android software. Either way, disabling NFC is another thing that you should test out and see if it helps to increase your overall battery life on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.
Factory Reset
We’ve talked a lot about various ways that we can increase the battery life of the Galaxy S6 but the issue might go deeper than an app or some services. Performing a factory reset on the Galaxy S6 is one the first things you might want to do after you first buy your device. It can be hassle to set everything back up and the longer you use a phone the more time it takes to set everything back up. Thankfully, Samsung has a piece of software called Samsung Kies that can be installed on the computer. Installing this, connecting the Galaxy S6 to the PC with a micro USB cable and then launching Kies will allow you to backup all of your important data(things like contacts, accounts, etc). Backup your data with Samsung Kies and then try doing a factory reset to see if that fixes the battery life issue that you are experiencing.
Minimize Battery Drain
If you are unable to find any obvious things that are draining the battery life on your Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 Edge then the next best thing is to find out how to reduce the battery drain on your device. You should look into doing things like reducing the screen brightness, installing a dark/black theme, using a dark/black wallpaper, using an app or web browser that supports ‘dark mode’, switching to a custom launcher, using Power Saving Mode or Ultra Power Saving Mode too. All of these things can help to extend the overall battery life that you get when using your Galaxy S6 throughout the day.
Conclusion
No single tip or suggestion for improving the battery life will work for everyone so you will need to do trial and error tests to see what works and what doesn’t. A lot of people will refuse to put in the effort to find out what is causing the issue with their phone and I honestly can’t blame them. If someone has a busy life and doesn’t think optimizing software is fun at all then they will not want to try any of these tests. This is why a lot of people just go with the iPhone because most of the time they won’t have to worry about stuff like this. Again, I don’t blame them and that is one of the sacrifices that we must make to have Android be as powerful of an OS as it is.
Things are improving with each and ever version of Android, but unless Google bolts everything down and restricts all the amazing customization and powerful applications that we have, then we’ll probably always have this battery life issue on Android. If you have root access to the Galaxy S6, then finding out what is causing the battery life drain is a lot easier with applications like BetterBatteryStats. I hope that Google will make this data available without requiring root access, but until then this is what we have to work with.
Use the comments below to tell me if anything here helped or if you are still experiencing excessive battery drain on your Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.