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Rxpert83
Dr. Feelgood
3-4 hours of screen on time or standby time
Hook
Ever since DU... ;-)
These battery %s are approximations and it is not unusual to have it jump back up a notch when your screen is off for a while. For all intents and purposes, at this level of accuracy, 20 = 21.
LoyalServant
Android Expert
Nope, defaults.
on IMAP it's every 15.
Overnight it failed and it took my battery from just about full charge to 10%.
The culprit was the email app.
That's when I went searching and found that thread.
I know a lot of people use IMAP and Exchange so I figured I would put that in here for those that get bitten.
I just did a data clear of the email app and set everything back up.
I have been removing the account and re-adding it to get my email during the day but at least I was not killing the battery.
I am trying to think about what might have changed.. since it just started last night because I set my work email up within an hour of getting the phone and had no issue with it.
Now... it's a battery killer
4 hours screen time
Why do you say this as I thought lithium batteries do not have a memory like the Ni Cads do ??
Lona808
Well-Known Member
They don't. They actually don't like to be completely drained, which is why phones shut down before it happens. When your phone is dead, the battery isn't completely drained, just enough to stay idle. If you let your phone sit while dead, the battery will slowly drain and if you let it fully deplete there is a high chance it will never charge again. Good battery health is to charge your phone when its around 10% until its at 100% and then take it off asap. Every couple weeks or so let it die and then charge it to 100% while off. This will help your battery last and your phone continue to operate swiftly.
Don't let it die on purpose. Otherwise, completely agree.
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Unlike others the Google Play Services on my N5 is using up the bulk of my battery!
Is there any way to disable it or turn it down?
Thanks
I got hit by that today as well. Generally rebooting the device kills the service.
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Normally just force stopping it would be enough, but we don't get the option to do so in the app manager.
Unlike others the Google Play Services on my N5 is using up the bulk of my battery!
Is there any way to disable it or turn it down?
Thanks
I was also hit by this Google Play Services battery drain - turning off Location services has completely eradicated the problem. The location settings even showed high battery usage from Google Play services. Yesterday it was using 60%+ of my battery.
Today, Google Play services doesn't even appear in my battery usage
and I have a noticeable improvement in battery. 
Last Night I rooted and installed the nitrous rom. This morning I unplugged at 6am. I've done some email, some amazon, bbm, browsing and lots of tethering. And this is where I'm at. I think it's pretty good.
Well I was unable to upload the file, but it said 51%
I finally got the picture working
Attachments
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Hold Vol down + power for about 2-3 seconds
ArmageddonX
Android Expert
Omar Days
Android Expert
Was just about to post literally the same thing
11h55
40% remaining
4h16m screen
this is my first day of real heavy useage for me. So happy about the battery.
On light useage I'm charging every 2 days. Unbelievable, especially coming from my last phone that died after 6 hours light useage.
is this true? every night my phone is only around 40% with my daily use... do I need to star just streaming youtube videos or heavy games to drop the battery? I never charge over night but in the morning usually from 30-40% to 100% and take off charger right away.
very seldom is my phone under 30% though
Hook
Ever since DU... ;-)
I would disagree both with letting the battery drain to 10% (unless you have no choice) and with taking it off the charger asap at 100%. In general, Li-Ions, from my understanding, are fine with top-offs and actually do better with them and they have a protection circuit that works just fine.
Frequetly Asked Questions on How to Charge Batteries
I have always set my handhelds to charge overnight on my bedside whether they were at 30% or 90% and have never had battery performance be reduced by doing that.