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Re: Battery usage

From The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Battery usage
Date 2016-08-02 21:38 -0700
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On 08/02/2016 07:52 PM, tlvp wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Aug 2016 13:51:58 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
>
>> I charged it (Motorola Moto G Gen#2) fully and put it in airplane mode.
>>   Shut all apps and turned off the screen.  Now 14 hours later the
>> battery is down to 62% but the only usage noted is 3% "Phone idle" and
>> 1% "Screen".
>>
>> ???
>
> No answer, sorry, but three anecdotes about two phones: a Moto Droid X2
> (two tales) and a Sony Experia tipo dual (just one).
>
> 1) Moto Droid X2 in airplane mode but with wi-fi on, browsing the web --
> battery BH5X manufactured 2011-01-21 -- drains from 100% to 20% in 90 min.
> Repeatably.
>
> 2) Moto Droid X2 in airplane mode but with wi-fi on, browsing the web --
> battery BH5X manufactured 2013-04-19 -- drains from 100% to 20% in 8 hours.
> Repeatably as well.
>
> 3) Sony Experia tipo dual. In normal use, usually, after overnight charge,
> ends the next day with battery about 80%-95% full. One day recently,
> though, it ran to empty and shut itself down before the day was half over.
> Would not restart. Would not accept a charge. ... OK ... surgery called for
> ... removed battery cover, removed battery, waited the scripted 45 seconds,
> put battery back in, replaced battery cover, attached charger, began
> charging. Waited the scripted 45 minutes, attempted to power the phone on,
> saw it power on, let everything finish charging. Now all is back to normal.
>
> Morals I draw from these anecdotes: (i) you may have a moribund battery. Or
> (ii) your handset may have had a transient ischemic or psychotic attack:
> cure it by removing and (after a substantial pause) replacing its battery.

Excellent idea, but the battery is non-replaceable.  I can probably find 
youtube instructions, but it will have to be a lot worse than it is now 
before I attempt surgery :-(

> HTH. YMMV (IGw/oS). Cheers, -- tlvp
>
> PS: these cautionary anecdotes illustrate why I won't have a phone whose
> battery is not *easily* accessed, removed, replaced :-) . Cheers, -- tlvp

Tradeoffs... There are always tradeoffs :-(

-- 
Cheers, Bev
    "No one's life, liberty or property is safe while
     the legislature is in session."    -- Mark Twain

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Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 13:51 -0700
  Re: Battery usage Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-08-02 22:05 +0100
    Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 17:24 -0700
  Re: Battery usage tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-02 22:52 -0400
    Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-02 23:06 -0400
      Re: Battery usage tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-04 04:07 -0400
    Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 21:38 -0700
      Re: Battery usage tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-04 04:13 -0400
        Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-04 13:02 -0400
          Re: Battery usage mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2016-08-04 14:14 -0700
            Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-04 17:33 -0400
              Re: Battery usage mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2016-08-05 01:07 -0700
          Re: Battery usage tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-05 01:38 -0400
            Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-05 01:40 -0400
            Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 14:46 -0700
              Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-05 17:48 -0400
                Re: Battery usage tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-06 04:22 -0400
                Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-06 10:36 -0400
                Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-06 12:59 -0700
                Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-06 16:02 -0400
        Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 14:45 -0700
    Re: Battery usage Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 07:47 +0000
      Re: Battery usage tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-04 04:18 -0400
    Re: Battery usage Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-09 13:43 +0100
      Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-09 09:32 -0400
      Re: Battery usage tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-08-09 21:33 -0400
        Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-09 21:46 -0400
          Re: Battery usage AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-09 21:07 -0700
        Re: Battery usage Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-11 13:30 +0100
          Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-11 09:32 -0400
            Re: Battery usage Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-12 13:14 +0100
              Re: Battery usage Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-12 17:54 +0000
                Re: Battery usage Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-13 12:00 +0100
                Re: Battery usage Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-13 19:01 +0000
                Re: Battery usage Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-14 12:34 +0100
                Re: Battery usage Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-14 15:28 +0000
                Flying in circles (Was: Battery usage) Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-15 11:08 +0100
                Re: Flying in circles Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-15 11:43 +0000
                Re: Battery usage Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-08-14 15:31 +0000
              Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-12 13:59 -0400
                Re: Battery usage Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-13 12:00 +0100
  Re: Battery usage Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 07:37 +0000
    Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 10:27 -0700
      Re: Battery usage Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 17:51 +0000
        Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 10:58 -0700
          Re: Battery usage Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 06:25 +0000
            Re: Battery usage crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 08:56 -0600
              Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-05 11:14 -0400
        Re: Battery usage nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-03 14:47 -0400
  Re: Battery usage crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 08:43 -0600
    Re: Battery usage The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 14:43 -0700

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