Super High Idle Battery Drain

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Hey, I just recently installed graphene OS on my new pixel 7, I have found however the idle battery drain is very high, last night I fully charged the phone and it drained almost 40% in just 9 hours. See attached image:! image

Resurr

453451464 do you end session for other user accounts when you change from one user to other? If not, that is the problem

Panda-na

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Don't worry, several people (including me), had this issue. It's a new phone, with a newly installed OS. Use it for a week, charge it like you normally would. It will stabilize itself. Drain to 20% and charge to 100% one time. Don't fast charge, it makes the phone (and battery) heat up, which damages the battery over time (over 2-3 years it will significally hurt the capacity).

Hat

Unfortunately there isn't a full drain comparison with the same setup and stock OS.

Your screenshot is it from the owner profile ?
If yes it will prove a least this is not due to one particular app.

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Yes, owner profile.

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Resurr I do not have multiple users enabled.

dregrinfuces

I'd also suggest booting the phone into Safe Mode then booting it back to normal mode (don't forget to turn off Airplane Mode when it's back in normal mode). Might not help, but then it might clear up some process that stuck running in the background.

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dregrinfuces Why wouldn't just a restart be sufficient to do this?

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Also, could someone explain to me how an app like WhatsApp is able to get notifications in the background despite it not having any background processes or FCM access (since graphene OS has no google play services)

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The thing is that you need to use the phone for some time. Then your phone will know how you use your apps and hibernate the ones that you aren’t using frequently and aren’t that important to you. This issue will just get fixed in time.

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I can understand your concern about battery issues when using GOS.

I, too, have experienced the same issue with battery drainage when I first started using GOS on my Pixel 6a. However, as I continued to GOS on my phone, I noticed that it began to adapt and learn my patterns of usage after my first week.

Now, I find that my battery lasts almost two days and I can easily carry on with my activities without worrying about constantly charging it, ending the second day with 20%/17% battery life.

For me, the only things that truly matter are the connections I make with those around me and with nature itself. So I rely primarily on phone calls and music here and there, but I always make sure to take the time to unplug and reconnect with nature.

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[deleted] However, as I continued to use GOS on my phone*