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Help Phone does not sync automatically ever since system update

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akyc

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Hi all, I'm new here. Up until now I've usually been able to take care of my own problems with my device but I'm hitting brick walls with this one.

Samsung Galaxy S6
Current Android version: 6.0.1
My phone updated around mid-April, which is when this problem started happening. I had another system update on 5/27 hoping that the problems would be resolved but they haven't (I think it was just some security patch).

Ever since I updated in mid-April, my phone does not sync automatically, for any app that I've tried. Facebook has to be manually refreshed in order for new notifications to appear. My news feed does not update unless I close the Facebook app and reopen it. Facebook routinely gives me an error "Cannot connect right now" even though I am connected to the internet. I have to manually refresh my Gmail inbox in order for new emails to pop up. The only way I can get Gmail or my calendar to sync automatically (and get notifications) is when it is connected to my charger at home.

I did not change any settings between the system update in April to when I first noticed the problem. Is there some app setting that I'm just completely overlooking that somehow got changed during the update?
 
I have the same problem. Just updated my phone 3 days again.

Found out if I turned "power save mode" off then it works. Not sure why the new OS power save mode is limiting sync. I think it's stupid.
 
^^ That seems to be the solution. The power saving mode (which does reduce syncing to save power) can be set to operate only when the battery is down to 5%, 10%, 15% etc as you wish, rather than all the time.
 
Thaghost87 said:
I have the same problem. Just updated my phone 3 days again.

Found out if I turned "power save mode" off then it works. Not sure why the new OS power save mode is limiting sync. I think it's stupid.
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Because sync uses a lot of battery so it makes sense for power saving mode to turn it off.
 
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