How to deal with the rapid discharge of Samsung Galaxy smartphones? What to do if the battery runs out quickly on Android Samsung? Tip #9: Use Power Saving Mode or Battery Monitoring Mode

Where to begin

Sooner or later, all owners of various electronic devices, mainly smartphones or tablets, are faced with the problem of quickly draining the battery of their gadget. Some users immediately contact service centers or stores, believing that the fault lies in some components, such as the battery. Others try to solve the problem by installing different firmware or trying to modify the installed software. Still others immediately begin to scold the manufacturer and change the device with the hope that this will not happen again. In this article, we propose to understand the issue and understand what to do right if your smartphone or tablet is quickly discharged. Let's start with the main thing - before you panic and take any action, you need to ask yourself three questions:

How long should my device last? A day, two, maybe a week? What operating time do I expect from it?
How often do I use it? Every five minutes or once a day? What if I don’t turn it off at all? Or, on the contrary, I don’t use it?
What is the use case for it? Do I play games or listen to music? Or maybe I constantly hang out on social networks? What exactly do I use most often?

The answers to these simple questions will help us understand the situation and understand whether something really happened to our smartphone or tablet or whether it’s something else.

How long should an Android smartphone or tablet last?

First, you need to understand that the operating time of a device depends on a huge number of factors, and not just on the battery capacity (this, by the way, is one of the most common misconceptions).

Factors that affect battery consumption:

Usage scenario. The more tasks you assign to the device, and the more complex these tasks are, the faster the battery drains. If you play games with excellent graphics, watch videos, use the Internet or GPS, like to set the screen backlight to maximum brightness - don’t expect your smartphone or tablet to show battery life records; usually, with this mode of use, it runs out in 3-5 hours.

Quality and quantity of applications used. Today, the profession of a programmer is more popular than ever. Everyone wants to write their own application, get into the top downloads and earn fame as a famous developer. In pursuit of these achievements, programmers write thousands of programs and add them to the Play Store or similar stores. However, not all users understand that the quality of written applications can vary, because... not everyone who wrote these applications are truly experts, or want to benefit other people. A large number of applications have low quality or some hidden features that clearly will not benefit your device. For example, the application code may have a bunch of errors that force the device to constantly work and prevent it from falling asleep, or have functions for collecting and sending a large amount of statistical data to third-party servers. As a result, the processor will operate at higher frequencies, consume battery power and constantly leak traffic with your personal data, which will lead to excessive heating and inefficient charge consumption. The number of installed applications also greatly affects the operating time; below we will explain why and invite you to verify this.

Technical condition of the device. All things invariably break down and become obsolete, and electronic devices suffer the same fate. Over time, the battery capacity decreases and some components may fail. As a result, battery life begins to decrease. The built-in software (operating system) can also accumulate errors that lead to unstable operation of the device, its freezes, slowdowns, and rapid discharge.

External circumstances. For example, these include weather conditions (at low temperatures, usable battery capacity decreases sharply; on a sunny day, the backlight should work at a higher brightness to improve readability) or the quality of third-party services and services (cellular reception level; Wi-Fi signal quality; correctness data synchronization with third-party servers).

Summing up: answer the question: "My phone is discharged in so many hours, is this normal?" very difficult, for this you need to collect a lot of information. To better navigate, we will indicate the operating time in the average mode (per day: a couple of hours of music, an hour of Internet surfing, a couple of hours in navigator mode, 40 minutes of calls, messengers or mail in moderation), this is about one to two days. But remember that everything is individual.

How to increase the operating time of an Android smartphone or tablet

Now let's see how we can eliminate the causes mentioned above, or at least try to reduce their impact.

If you honestly answered the questions above and came to the conclusion that you do not let go of your smartphone or tablet, then we have bad news for you. It is impossible to increase the operating time with this use, since this requires a completely new type of battery, which humanity has not yet invented. But don’t despair, there is always a backup option. In your case, this means purchasing an external battery in which you can carry spare energy and recharge the main battery of the device. These batteries are available in different capacities, and you can easily choose the one that suits your needs.

In addition, I immediately want to answer the frequent question why Samsung didn’t make a standard battery with a larger capacity. The fact is that not everyone plays games, watches videos or surfs the Internet. Most people use their smartphone sparingly, don't load it with a lot of apps, and a standard battery is enough for them; for example, the author of the article uses a Galaxy S5 and it lasts for two days. If a standard battery had a larger capacity, firstly, the size of already rather large devices would be much larger (you can’t put it in your trouser pocket anymore), and secondly, the price would also increase. That is why, with the help of additional accessories, we offer to increase the capacity exactly to the one you need.
Let's look at what is important to know and understand when installing applications.

Every time you decide to install a new application, pay attention to its permissions. Permissions are a list of actions that an application will be able to perform on your device after downloading it. The more permissions an application has, the more system resources it will use, and the more difficult it will be for the device to go into energy saving mode (the so-called sleep mode), because the application can run in the background and will constantly wake it up, even if the screen of your gadget is turned off and no one uses it. You can read more about permissions in our article.
Be sure to control the number of installed applications, because as we found out, each application has permissions, and if there are many applications, then the permissions increase significantly. If there is an unnecessary application, delete it, do not keep it in reserve.
Try to choose applications that are written by famous authors, have been downloaded many times and have a high rating. Of course, this is not a guarantee of stability, but it significantly reduces the risks. It is also useful to know that the functionality and stability of the application may not only improve, but also deteriorate with its updates. It often happens that no new applications were installed on the device, but suddenly it began to quickly discharge. The problem may be a poorly written update for some application.
You can use Safe Mode to diagnose your device. It differs from the usual one in that only standard applications work in it, and all downloaded ones are disabled and do not have any effect on the system. If the problem disappears in safe mode, you can safely conclude that downloaded applications are to blame. However, at the moment there is no tool that allows you to find out what exactly this application is, so they usually act like this: load the gadget in safe mode and check for the problem. If the malfunction disappears, they boot up as usual and begin deleting those applications that were most recently installed or updated until they find the culprit. By the way, you can try this test: boot your device in safe mode, note the time it runs on one charge, and compare it with the operating time in normal mode, we assure you, you will be surprised. You can read more about safe mode in our special article.

The author of the article also encountered comments from users that pre-installed (built-in) applications are also to blame for the discharge. It is possible that there is some truth in this, but numerous experiments indicate that if there is an influence, it is extremely insignificant. Moreover, the operating system is designed in such a way that the operation of many applications depends on each other and their thoughtless removal can only harm the device.

However, it would be dishonest not to tell about all the possibilities, so we share with you the “secrets”: some of the pre-installed applications can be disabled so that they do not affect the running system, i.e. they seem to fall asleep. You can see how to do this in this article. If necessary, you can turn them back on.

Battery - its service life is designed for a certain number of charge-discharge cycles. During use, the useful capacity begins to decrease until the battery no longer holds a charge at all. That is why the battery needs to be replaced every one to three years (depending on the intensity of use). You can purchase original batteries at authorized Samsung service centers, branded stores, as well as from partner companies. The required model can be found on the old battery.

In addition, there are several myths that are firmly entrenched among users, so I would like to separately note the following: you can charge the battery in the way that is convenient for you, you do not need to discharge it to zero, keep it on charge for 15 hours, and do not be afraid to use your device, nothing will happen to it.
The motherboard is the most important component of your device. May have completely different damage, as a result of which the device may quickly discharge. Professionals are trained to understand these damages, so if you are convinced that the problem is not in the battery or something else, we strongly recommend that you do not experiment on your own, but contact any of our service centers. Using special equipment, the device will be tested and the necessary part will be replaced.

The external conditions that most strongly affect the battery include the cellular network signal. The worse the signal, the more energy the device consumes to maintain communication (a part such as the antenna with the radio module is responsible for this). The tips are simple:

If there is an unused SIM card in your smartphone, remove it.
If you do not use mobile Internet (Wi-Fi only), change the network type to GSM, this will significantly increase operating time and slightly improve signal quality. How to do this, see our article.
Change your mobile operator if the coverage area does not suit you :)

What other advice can we give? There are few of them, but they are also very important:

Disable auto-sync for added accounts or configure it selectively.

Synchronization is the process of transferring various data from a smartphone to a server and vice versa. This data can be anything: new contacts, music, mail, photos, achievements in games, etc. When you are not using the device, it is in "sleep" mode, in which energy consumption is greatly reduced. Synchronization works in the background, so you may not even notice how it wakes up your device. If this happens very often, the device may discharge much faster, even if you are not using it.

Resetting the settings is returning the device to factory settings, which erases all data, and along with them the errors that accumulate in the device after active use. Resetting settings is the best prevention against errors that arise over time in the operating system and applications. This is especially noticeable if you use your smartphone or tablet after the reset without immediately loading a bunch of other applications onto it. It is especially important to do a reset after updating the software (firmware). Not everyone knows, but the process of updating the firmware on your own and in a service center is very different, which is why many people start to lose battery after the update. This does not mean that the update is bad, it means that it was not installed quite correctly. Therefore, we repeat once again: be sure to do a reset after the update, this will greatly reduce the likelihood of various troubles occurring with your gadget.

The non-stop evolution of devices still cannot cope with the problem of the dependence of modern smartphones on charging. Constant additional charging during active use of the device will tire any owner.

Charging problem

Working with the device naturally leads to, but sometimes it happens too quickly. No matter how advanced a device is, the charge level is the most painful topic for its owner.

If the smartphone is already relatively old, then the excessive waste of charge is still understandable, but the question of why a new phone quickly runs out of power confuses many users. After all, the device was recently purchased, which means everything should be in order.

A natural question arises about why the phone discharges quickly. You can answer it only by studying all sides of the problem.

Battery

Despite their functionality, smartphones produced by Samsung have a noticeable drawback. Almost all manufactured models are equipped with a battery that does not match the filling. As a result of this disadvantage, the phone discharges incredibly quickly.

By equipping powerful flagships with batteries that are more suitable for budget devices than for functional devices, the company is deliberately creating a problem.

As a result, an advanced device becomes the owner of scanty capacities and is not able to maintain a charge for a long time for active work. On average, when using the Internet or applications, the charge lasts for a maximum of five hours.

This trend creates a need for a similar model with a larger capacity.

Battery problems are another reason why your phone drains quickly. Battery malfunctions can lead to rapid charge drain. Damage can be mechanical or due to overcharging. Malfunctions of some device parts during the charging cycle can damage the battery.

Malfunctions

In addition to battery damage, malfunctions may also occur in the phone itself. The charge controller that limits incoming energy may be faulty. When this situation occurs, the incoming energy is not controlled and overcharging of the battery occurs.

Overcharging can damage the device's battery and, as a result, lead to rapid discharge. A swollen battery loses a huge amount of charge even in standby mode, and the phone needs to be connected to the network literally every few hours.

Incorrect operation of the radio module is also one of the reasons why the phone quickly discharges. Of course, while in standby mode, the device consumes less energy, but there are functions that do not stop working.

Additional functions

Using additional features of the device, such as the Internet, widgets or small applications, you may encounter a large waste of charge.

Without paying attention to the switched on Wi-Fi or running navigator, the user loses approximately a quarter of the total charge per day.

It seems like a small expense, but if you add here active work with the device and consumption in standby mode, you get an unpleasant situation.

System

A significant part of the consumption is borne by the device system. This is why the phone runs out of battery quickly. Android, actively working with many applications in the background, wastes most of the total charge.

A lot of applications, inconspicuous widgets and even programs that monitor battery status consume a lot of energy throughout the day. As a result, even a phone in standby mode will use up about half the battery in a day.

The system will also load temporary and accumulated files on the device. Therefore, you should clean your phone occasionally.

Cost reduction

Anyone who has wondered why their phone is draining quickly will undoubtedly be looking for ways to help reduce the energy they use.

But the solution to the problem depends directly on the cause. First, it’s worth determining why your phone discharges very quickly. Applications that can generate a report on battery performance can help in this matter. Such programs will create a graph of energy spent on each item separately.

Reducing consumption in just one parameter will not bring much results. Therefore, it is important to pay at least a little attention to each point. This way you can achieve excellent results.

It is advisable to reconfigure the screen, which is the reason why the phone discharges very quickly. Reducing the brightness on the display will significantly reduce waste. The results will be especially noticeable on Samsung devices.

But solving a problem with the system will be much more difficult. Lots of apps and features are the reason why your phone drains quickly. Android has many settings, and you should start by shutting down unnecessary applications. Closing applications reduces the load on the phone and thereby reduces energy consumption.

In addition, you can disable functions that are not used or are not particularly important. Constant monitoring of the device’s actions will significantly save battery.

On the other hand, an always-on battery monitoring app will allow you to determine whether all parts of the device are functioning correctly. Does the controller cut off the supply of charge to an already full battery and does the battery overcharge? Installing such a program will pay for itself in full and is indispensable in reducing overall costs.

Reset

If the phone has been used for a long time and battery consumption has increased, you should reset the settings, thereby deleting all old and non-working files. Using this method, it is important to transfer all the necessary data to another medium and remove the flash card. Resetting the settings will also remove all applications - both useful and not.

Battery replacement

One of the most productive solutions would be to replace the battery with an analogue with a larger capacity. Such a choice will not only expand the number of maH, but will also eliminate the need to reduce charge consumption.

Small battery capacity is the main reason why your phone drains quickly. Samsung Galaxy is especially prone to this problem. A line of smartphones equipped with the best screens and hardware have batteries that do not match the power of the device.

Conclusion

Understanding where a large amount of energy is spent, you can independently increase the operating time of the device. By solving not one point, but several at once, it is quite possible to achieve a good result.

For example, by replacing the battery and reducing energy consumption on all counts, you can actually get an increase in device performance by 80 percent. For the most part, such indicators will be obtained due to replacing the battery, but all other points are also important.

If you notice that your smartphone's battery has begun to drain quite quickly, you need to perform one very important action - clear the cache. But today we will tell you how to do this.

For example, our colleagues from phonearena shared personal experiences. They noticed that their Z Force Droid began to consume about 15% of its charge per hour. They also noticed that one application began to consume a lot of smartphone resources - we are talking about AnTuTu. However, even after its removal the situation did not change.

After which the guys decided to clear the cache on their smartphone. Cache, unlike built-in and RAM, processes information much faster, this allows you to speed up work with a smartphone. Cache memory allows you to store temporary information for frequently used data in memory, but it can significantly affect battery resources.

In order to clear the cache, you need to go to the settings of your smartphone, then go to the “Storage” section and find “Cache Data”. Click on this item, after which a dialog box will appear on the screen confirming clearing the cache, which will allow you to delete cached data from all applications.

However, here we will add that you should not abuse this, because such manipulations can lead to application crashes.

After clearing the cache, our colleagues' battery consumption decreased by 3 times. Therefore, if you notice that your smartphone has begun to discharge quickly, the first step is to clear the cache of all applications, and only then proceed to further manipulations, including using the Greenify application, which is popular in this area.

Many users are faced with the problem that the battery on their Samsung phone and other gadgets drains quickly. Samsung phones, especially modern models, in some cases have this drawback, and it is caused by many factors. There are several ways to avoid this, and even slightly increase the battery life of the device.

There are several main reasons why the device discharges quickly. The source of the flaw can be both the condition of the device itself and the operating system, as well as the conditions of their operation. You can find the cause yourself, but in some cases it is recommended to contact a specialist. Each case is individual, and it is not always possible to say exactly what the problem is and what to do.

However, most often the answer lies on the surface. Let's consider each possible reason separately.

Battery status

If your device's battery runs out quickly, it is most likely due to incorrect operation of the battery itself. The battery may have factory defects or wear out over time.

The latter happens more often. The fact is that drives have their own shelf life, approximately 300-400 charge-discharge cycles. Over time, the energy capacity of the battery decreases. The older it is, the smaller the capacity becomes.

• When charging, it is advisable to use only the “native” charger.
• Charge your smartphone or tablet between 10% and 90%.
• It is advisable not to bring it to a state of complete discharge (100%).

However, if the device is planned to be used for more than 3-4 years, the drive will sooner or later have to be replaced. When changing, it is important to choose the right new battery. Ideally, you need the same model. The model name can be found on the old battery.

If you need to work on your phone or tablet for a long time, and the capacity of a standard drive is not enough, you can purchase an external battery.

Such devices have many advantages: they fit any gadget with a USB connector and are relatively inexpensive. In addition, there are different types of external drives with different energy consumption, so choosing the right one will not be difficult.

Errors in the operating system

Another common cause of problems is incorrect operation of the Android operating system. For example, the source of the bug may be “non-native” firmware or an incorrectly done OS flashing. Incorrect work with programs also often leads to failures: the use of a large amount of low-quality or not optimized software for the platform and, last but not least, its incorrect removal.

Therefore, the system requires a data reset over time. Resetting removes all files and applications, eliminating associated errors. Before the operation, it is important to remember to transfer all important information to another storage location. It is recommended to do a Hard Reset once every six months, this will help ensure the correct functioning of the OS.

If problems with the operating system are not resolved by resetting the settings to factory settings, you must contact a service center. In such cases, attempts to independently adjust the operation of the gadget can end in failure.

A simple rule: the more often a gadget is used, the more often it has to be recharged. Much depends on how it is used. Playing video files, using a wireless connection, using resource-demanding software (games and applications) are energy-intensive processes that reduce the operating time of a smartphone to 2-5 hours.

In some cases, a useful option such as offline mode can help. It's designed to block the connection during air travel, but using it on the ground effectively saves charging in a costly process. This feature is very convenient for tablets. It does not critically limit their functionality, because they are used less often for communication than telephones.

Number and quality of installed applications

The amount of installed software directly affects the performance of the smartphone. Games and applications, especially if they run in the background, constantly load the processor. Unused programs should be removed promptly. In addition, a lot depends on their quality.

Applications that do not meet the technical requirements of a smartphone, are not optimized for a specific device or OS, or are simply poorly written, not only drain the battery, but also seriously slow down the operation of the device. Therefore, you need to carefully monitor the characteristics and requirements of the programs you install and use software from trusted developers. This also applies to regular software updates.

You can find out whether the software affects energy consumption using a simple test. If the device lands slower in safe mode or airplane mode, you should take a closer look at the installed programs.

Mobile communications, Internet, Wi-Fi and other communication modules

As mentioned earlier, wireless communication consumes a lot of energy. Regular calls are not as demanding on phone resources as Wi-Fi and mobile Internet. However, poor communication quality can cause rapid battery depletion. The fact is that connection problems force the transmitter to operate at maximum power. It uses energy to maintain the connection.

Sometimes an unused SIM card is a source of additional load. You can reduce the load by changing the connection type from LTE or 3G to GSM, but this is only suitable for those who do not use mobile Internet.

Another useful tip is to turn off wireless connections when not in use. Mobile Internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS consume a lot of energy, even if they are simply turned on. All these options can be easily disabled through the Android quick settings panel.

Screen

Many people don’t know that a large amount of charge is consumed by the gadget’s screen itself. If you configure it correctly, you can effectively save power even in conditions of battery failure.

There are two important points:

1. When the display is at full brightness, it consumes a lot of energy. The value of this indicator can be reduced many times without harming comfort. The automatic adjustment function, if available, will help you set the optimal level of display brightness. The gadget itself determines the required indicator based on the conditions in which it is located.
2. Timeout to automatically turn off the display. You can try to set the shortest possible interval if this does not cause inconvenience. This will significantly reduce the percentage of energy wasted.

Not only energy consumption depends on the correct display settings, so you should take care of this immediately after purchase.

A few simple tips will help you reduce battery consumption on a Samsung phone or any other brand.

1. You should pay attention to the auto-sync and auto-update functions. Transferring data from the device to the server and back is an extremely energy-consuming process.
2. Oddly enough, battery power is consumed even when using “live wallpaper”, the auto-rotate function and vibration when pressed. It will be useful to disable them if they are not essential.
3. A good solution would be to use special software that would show detailed information about the device’s charge level and help disable applications running in the background. There are a large number of free utilities for Android and other platforms.

Conclusion

The most important thing is to carefully monitor the condition of the device. Proper operation of the gadget and its timely repair are guaranteed to increase the service life of the battery and the entire device as a whole.

In some cases, you should not try to solve the issue yourself. Especially if it concerns the state of the hardware or operating system. In order to correctly, effectively and quickly identify the source of the malfunction and eliminate it, you need to contact a Samsung service center.

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Although the battery life of an Android phone is quite decent, it can run out very quickly and there are very real reasons for this.

Keep in mind that this is practically independent of the Android version, for example, 4.4 2, 5.1, 5.0 2 or even 6.0.

Also, the fact that the battery began to drain sharply, even a new one, depends very little on the brand. This happens on a phone, for example, Samsung, Lenovo or Fly, just like on any tablet running Android.

In this post, we’ll look at the 5 main reasons why the Android battery runs out and what to do to increase the battery life of your device.

The battery runs out on Android due to a big appetite

The first thing you need to do is check the battery usage of individual apps installed on your phone.

To do this, simply open Settings, About Phone, Battery Usage. One condition is that the system must be at least version 2.3 (Gingerbread). A similar option is also available on some HTC phones.

There you should see a chart that indicates which apps or phone components have the biggest electrical appetite.

If the phone does not have the ability to check battery usage, then install the SystemPanel program, which has even more features to check battery consumption.

The first reason why your phone's battery runs out very quickly is brightness.

Although modern phones have a built-in light sensor that automatically adjusts the display brightness, this feature does not always work as expected.

This is especially true for devices with an AMOLED display, which is too brightly lit at night.

The darker the AMOLED display is, the less power it consumes. Solution – install an application called “Screen Filter”.

Then the display will be less dazzling, and the battery will drain a little longer.

The second reason why the battery on Android began to run out quickly - GPS / Wi-Fi

The biggest energy hog on Android phones is the Wi-Fi controller. Even when you are not connected to the network, it still runs in the background.

Wi-Fi is also used in GPS to indicate location - these functions use a lot of energy.

They are not needed for most services - to check the weather by phone, you can safely use BPS transmitters.

Some Android phones have handy widgets for quickly launching basic services, allowing you to turn on Wi-Fi and GPS only when necessary.

If the phone manufacturer forgot about quickly disabling / enabling frequently used functions, you can install the “SwitchPro” or “Extended Controls” application.

The third reason why even a new phone battery runs out is 3G Internet

3G or 4G networks consume a lot of battery resources. If you don't use the Internet often, you may want to consider switching to the good old EDGE.

It's not blazing fast, but it's fast enough to process data in the background, like checking email or updating widgets.

If necessary, 3G can be enabled with one click. How? Here again there will be a useful SwitchPro, Extended Controls or the free APNdroid.

The fourth reason why the battery runs out in Android is unnecessary processes.

The phone often has processes or apps running in the background that are never used, such as TouchWiz, MusicHub, SocialHub, etc.

The problem can be fixed by installing the "Advanced Task Killer" application, which will turn them off regularly. A simple and effective solution.

However, if none of the processes consume a lot of battery, you can safely skip installing this killer.

The fifth reason why the battery in the phone began to run out - informers

Android has immediate access to email, but this service has a pretty big battery appetite.

This is not the case with Gmail, which is quite well optimized and doesn't even show up in the battery stats.

But the weather forecast, widgets, calendars, organizers, etc. it's a different matter. You don't need to constantly check, for example, the weather to make sure nothing has changed.

These informers often access the network and it is advisable to put them in data collection mode at a specified time.

How to prevent the Android battery from draining quickly

There are many applications on the Internet for this purpose - most advisors suggest using Battery Doctor.

I abandoned it; I, or rather my smartphone, was much better satisfied with the “DU Battery Saver” application.

NOTE: most likely in this post I did not mention everything that drains the battery in tablets, phones or smartphones running on Android and did not take into account all the nuances - then add your recommendations or observations in the comments.

I am sure many will say thank you - the issue of batteries is especially acute today.

Only very expensive devices can boast the battery life of cheap, regular phones - on average 10 days without recharging. By the way, you can watch the video instructions on how to increase the battery charge. Good luck.