• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Why is my note 2 getting terrible battery life?

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
my note 2s about 10/11 months old but my batts fine. have max brightness on all the time as i see no point in lowering it. 3g on all the time, bluetooth etc and can make it last 2 days.

rogue app, or poor batt is my guess
 
My note 2 battery has been going too. It is probably an age thing. I would get rid of Google plus but I have it to automatically backup my camera photos.

What is this jedi rom that improves battery life?
 
Dari said:
OP probably increased the brightness so he can actually see the screen during the day. THat's a big no-no when it comes to AMOLED screens, you know that!!! Go back to 1% brightness and all black themes...
Click to expand...

Note 2 on auto brightness blows away the HTC One and every single Sony Xperia smartphone in battery life. Thread crapping is lame.

On topic: A 2 year old lithium ion battery that was used normally should still work about 80% as well as it did when brand new. Sudden cases of really bad battery life is pretty much always because of an app.
 
Might check Google Maps and see if location reporting got turned on. That was annihilating the battery on my GS3 till I figured that out.
 
SirCanealot said:
You don't need to calibrate batteries on modern smartphones. Note II especially - the of fuel gauge monitor is really solid.

Op, you need to click on the graph and provide a picture of that. Then you can see if your phone is awake when the screen isn't on. Also, I find wake lock detector a lot easier to read than better battery stats 🙂
Click to expand...

I installed wake lock detector for the sake of testing, i'll go through my usual day and post results.

isekii said:
I think it's probably one of the updates. Google+ was a big battery drainer for me.
Click to expand...

Uninstalled google+, lets see if that helps, thanks!

evident said:
Is your battery getting physically fat? My gs2 battery bloted up then stopped working
Click to expand...

Just checked it and it looks fine. Is there a way to see the actual capacity remaining?

benzylic said:
Might check Google Maps and see if location reporting got turned on. That was annihilating the battery on my GS3 till I figured that out.
Click to expand...

I did have this turned on because I occasionally use GPS. I'll turn it of and see if there is any difference.
 
Hey all, thanks for the advice. By combining everything you all recommended, my battery life is back to normal, if not slightly better.
 
OH CRAP!!!


I know why mine is doing so well.
I got a third party extended batter (still fits inside the case) and I been swapping it out once a month with the original battery.
 
shortylickens said:
OH CRAP!!!


I know why mine is doing so well.
I got a third party extended batter (still fits inside the case) and I been swapping it out once a month with the original battery.
Click to expand...

Good idea. My OGP's battery is amazing as well. I can take it off the charger at 5AM at 100% and it'll still be at 100% at 12PM with minimal usage. I charge it every other day. Love this phone. Paying $440 makes it even sweeter🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLbZQofB1s&feature=player_embedded#at=425
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top