r/Android • u/AutoModerator • Oct 15 '14

How to find the root cause of your Android battery problems.

Hey, we get it. Your phone gets awesome battery life and here's some screenshots to prove it. But not everybody does, and not everybody may be willing to compromise certain features. Or they may not understand just what is it that causes all their battery woes. As Android devices become more sophisticated and feature packed, it seems like it's more difficult to have excellent battery life.

In this thread, share your best tips and tricks on how to solve any battery problem. Any apps you use? Things to disable? How to diagnose problems? List it all.

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u/mohattar Oct 15 '14

If you want your phone to charge a little more quickly or if you are in a hurry then just put your phone in Airplane Mode and then let it charge.

It will charge substantially faster because all the radios will be switched off.

Helped me a lot.

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u/mountainjew Oct 15 '14

Or just turn it off and charge even faster. Since you're on airplane mode anyway, you won't be doing much.

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u/mohattar Oct 15 '14

ya i agree but i sometimes leave my Wifi on so that some messages come thru

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u/mountainjew Oct 15 '14

Hmm, i thought that disabled all connectivity. TIL.

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u/monsda Oct 15 '14

You can turn on airplane mode, then turn on wifi, and it keeps your phone/data radios off.

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u/mohattar Oct 15 '14

but my GSM radio is off...no call disturbances

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u/sterlingphoenix Oct 15 '14

Exactly, you may as well turn it off and save even more time. Ideally you'd not be using your phone while charging if you're in that much of a hurry (:

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u/Daefen Oct 16 '14

And use a very short USB cable. Seriously.

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u/suzy6 Oct 16 '14

Specifically, you want a 28/24 gauge cable.