Battery drains on idle after upgrading to /e/ 0.19
- /e/ version: 0.19
- Device model(s): LG Nexus 5 (hammerhead)
- Device rooted: no
Summary
After the latest system update to /e/ 0.19 the battery drains even when the phone is on idle. With a full charge at 23:00 at night, the next morning (7:00 am) the charge drops to about 75%.
- I have replaced the original battery with a new one this summer (2021) and the battery life was extraordinary with /e/ 0.17
- at night I always turn off every unnecessary connection (e.g. Wifi, location, mobile data, etc), only the cell part is active
- I also always close every cached application before sleeping
The battery measurement app shows that Phone idle and Mobile standby are the biggest consumers during the period above.
The problem
Steps to reproduce
Closing every cached application, turning off every connection on the device except cellular and letting the phone idle from the evening till the morning.
What is the current behavior?
The battery percentage drops more than 20% on idle.
What is the expected correct behavior?
The battery percentage should drop to some degree, but should not go under 90% when the phone is doing almost nothing and has a brand new battery. (as it used to be on /e/ 0.17)
Technical informations
Relevant logs (adb logcat
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Solutions
Workaround
Refraining from CPU-intensive things and always put the phone on a charger under 50%.
Possible fixes