My Pro 7 is making the sad-trombone “almost dead” sound quite a lot in the past few weeks, and the first time I heard it, I didn’t know what it was. Because, although I’ve had the phone for 18 months, I’d never heard that sound before.
This article doesn’t have much authoritative information, it’s mostly recapping Reddit posts, I guess. But: Is anyone else here having the same issue?
…numerous reports point to an undiagnosed issue causing batteries in Pixel phones, including the new Pixel 10 series, to drain much faster than they did previously.
…one user claims it may be because of a GPS-related bug preventing the CPU from entering into a “suspended” state — also known as Doze specifically in Android’s context — when not being used. The user points out, “the Exynos baseband/GNSS module is caught in a persistent polling loop, causing a hardware interrupt storm even when the device is completely isolated in Airplane Mode with all radios manually toggled off.” This, in turn, keeps the CPU up and running, resulting in the drain.
I haven’t noticed a thing on my Pixel 9 Pro running GrapheneOS.
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I’ve noticed mine running a little warm, and possibly reduced battery life. But I can’t back that up with before/after data.
Mine runs a little warm too, but I have hotspot on 100% of the time, as I use it as my wifi source. Battery life is still very good.
Well, today I forgot my phone in the car when I went into work, and when I came out at the end of the day, it was down to 60%. It’s definitely got the bug.
Edit: I checked the battery history and the Netbird VPN app was the highest user, so maybe not the bug. I changed its background usage from unrestricted to optimized and we’ll see what happens.
How does it work with Graphene? Are updates rolled out quickly after Google’s release?
Usually within 24 hours or so. Security updates, on the other hand, are released months before they are on regular Google Pixel releases as GrapheneOS doesn’t adhere to the embargo period that other manufacturers agree to.
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/27068-grapheneos-security-preview-releases
Nothing from my end running 7 Pro GrapheneOS.
My 7 pro with Graphene is running well too.
so it isn’t just me??! i’m on grapheneOS, but I also feel like my battery went to shit sometime mid march. it also started taking forever to charge from 77% up to 80 with battery optimization enabled
I’m having the same issue on Graphene
Same. I feel like google just decided fast charging is no longer a thing. Charging from 49-77% will take 25~ mins then 77-80% will take 30+ mins. I’m having to walk around with a battery pack now. Horrible update.
apparently that was a change to prolong battery life: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-charging-optimization-77-percent-3648012/
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/485148344?pli=1#comment4
This behavior is related to the 80% Charge Limit feature. In the current software build, the device charges at normal speeds until it reaches approximately 77%, at which point it transitions to a lower current to reach the final 80% limit.
While this may result in slower charging speeds near the limit, it is intended to manage battery health and should not impact normal device usage. We are currently working on optimizing this user experience
Oh yeah I noticed the lower charging current when using a wireless charger. That battery pack goes a little crazy when it switches over. I just hate that fast charging is effectively gone now and the estimated time remaining till full charge is more unreliable than ever.
My Pixel 10 rarely got below 45% battery prior to the update. It’s now sitting at 28% after a day’s light use.
Graphene on 8Pro, I have this issue as well. If I don’t plug the phone in overnight it is dead the next morning. I used to get through a second day.
Wait, you mean I upgraded from my Pixel 6 Pro over a battery drain bug? And I thought its battery was finally toast!
Interesting. I haven’t noticed any change, but it is possible I haven’t been paying enough attention because I don’t use my phone when I’m sititng in front of PC.
I’m running GrapheneOS on Pixel 8 and my battery usually last around 4 days. It could probably last longer if Element (Matrix) wasn’t running all the time on the background.
I’ve just been having an issue where one of about 6 apps keeps running in the background even when it’s set to not run in the background. It’ll eat about 20% of my battery in an hour and a half and I’ll have to force close the app. I usually notice because my phone will be in my pocket and it starts getting very warm.
Stock pixel 8 BTW.
Nothing I’ve really noticed on my stock Pixel 6 Pro. It mostly sits on my desk getting used for Anki about 40 minutes a day, the odd message view when I’m away from my desk, and getting charged each night (with the battery manager on so 80% until a bit before I wake up).
