I was a very happy Galaxy S5 owner until I did the Lollipop 5.0 update. After multiple calls to tech support and visits to the Verizon store, it was clear that the operating system was simply using my CPU too much and the best solution was to downgrade my firmware back to KitKat 4.4.4. Well I did just that, but I am still experiencing battery drainage as if I'm still on Lollipop. I have scoured multiple forums (including these ones) and done tons of web searches to try and figure out what to do. So many different people give different advice, it's overwhelming. My point is, I NEVER had to do anything special before and my battery life was just fine. I would use the phone, text message, use the internet, play games, videos, WHATEVER I wanted to do throughout the day and I had wonderful battery life. For instance, I would be playing games or Pandora or something and lose 1% every 30 minutes or so. Now I lose 1% every 10 minutes playing Pandora, and it goes even faster when playing games, watching videos or the like. I think it's important to note that Samsung gave me a brand new battery for my S5, so I know for sure it's not the battery. What is typical battery consumption for an S5 when apps are being used? 1% every 5-10 minutes seems outrageous to me...
I have done a factory data reset, I have wiped the cache partition, I have refrained from downloading the FaceBook app (I've read in multiple threads that it's a battery killer). I never needed to do anything special before and I don't see why I should start now (using task killer apps, or Battery Doctor, etc.). I have downloaded GSam battery monitoring because I've seen that recommended in several places, but the problem is I don't understand what I'm looking at. I don't understand what wakelock or kernel means. And if that app is running all the time, isn't it eating away at my battery anyway?
I never had to do anything special before and my battery life was just fine. Do you think I'd be better off using the warranty to trade in for a "new" S5 to truly start from scratch, or should I stick with my original one and keep trying different things? I am so beyond frustrated, I wish I could go back in time and NEVER do that blasted Lollipop update. I'm not a tech savvy person, and I wish I could find someone to sit down with me and show me all the ins and outs of my phone. Are there people I can pay to provide this type of service?
I have done a factory data reset, I have wiped the cache partition, I have refrained from downloading the FaceBook app (I've read in multiple threads that it's a battery killer). I never needed to do anything special before and I don't see why I should start now (using task killer apps, or Battery Doctor, etc.). I have downloaded GSam battery monitoring because I've seen that recommended in several places, but the problem is I don't understand what I'm looking at. I don't understand what wakelock or kernel means. And if that app is running all the time, isn't it eating away at my battery anyway?
I never had to do anything special before and my battery life was just fine. Do you think I'd be better off using the warranty to trade in for a "new" S5 to truly start from scratch, or should I stick with my original one and keep trying different things? I am so beyond frustrated, I wish I could go back in time and NEVER do that blasted Lollipop update. I'm not a tech savvy person, and I wish I could find someone to sit down with me and show me all the ins and outs of my phone. Are there people I can pay to provide this type of service?