G+_Bram Moerman Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Originally shared by Vinoth Ragunathan WiFi plaguing Android Marshmallow - After using 6.0 for a day or so, I noticed that the WiFi was draining huge amount of juice from the phone, even taking the top spot on the battery chart. This seems to happen even if the WiFi is turned off. So how can we fix this? Well, we'll have to go through bunch of settings to do so. It seems like Google deliberately hid this deep inside location settings. This is how we can "temporarily" fix this issue: Head to Settings -> Location -> Click those 3 dots at the top right corner -> Scanning -> Turn off both WiFi scanning and Bluetooth scanning. Even with this "fix" I noticed that it keeps draining battery life for no reason, not as much, but the problem still exists. This shouldn't happen! Especially when Marshmallow was built around battery life improvements. The fact that this bug has been causing problems since M Preview #3 shows either Google "missed" this chaos of a bug (or) only cares about that juicy location data. This should be a straightforward-user-friendly option, not one that is buried behind buttons and menus. It's not a bug, it's a feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vinoth Ragunathan Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Michael Detwiler Let's hope so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Or charge your phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vinoth Ragunathan Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 james kirkup change my phone over a bug? Lol. Well, I am thinking of getting an iPhone 6S. What you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Bizarre but my nexus 7 2013 has been on nine hours and only lost two percent! Wifi on etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Vinoth Ragunathan CHARGE :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Kyle Turpin Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Have you rebooted since having the problem? That shouldn't be the solution but I've had similar issues just evaporate when the offending process (whatever it was) was forced into submission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vinoth Ragunathan Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 james kirkup doesn't help. It keeps draining 6-10% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vinoth Ragunathan Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Kyle Turpin? I have rebooted. Looks like I'll have to factory reset or flash it again. Ugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Check out my results for nexus 7 2013! https://plus.google.com/107059724106864330124/posts/ZLinde7bCPy DOZE working well on that device even if scanning on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vinoth Ragunathan Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 james kirkup Hmmm... Maybe the radio on the phone might be causing the issue as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Vinoth Ragunathan no idea. I am reluctant to turn wifi scanning off because of Google Now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vance McAlister Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 hmm, maybe by the time (likely in a week or so) that my N6 and N9 finally get M this issue will be solved. The benefit of waiting for the OTA! :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Vance McAlister won't it be the same build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vance McAlister Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 james kirkup Yes, but they may patch it even before I get the update if this bug is serious enough or very soon thereafter. So, I would get the update, then the patch right behind it. I doubt this is big enough for them to stop the rollout to fix the existing update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Neil Sedlak Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Just throwing this out, but the battery percentages are relative. Given that doze limits the usage of battery hog apps and services, it's expected that something new will be on top of the list. Is this really a bug or a perception issue? Does your phone actually die in a shorter amount of time than it did before the update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vinoth Ragunathan Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Neil Sedlak? it's not false reporting in the battery chart. It actually gotten worse, my phone doesn't last as long as it did with Lollipop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I do actually think it's better even on my nexus 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_DJ SPY Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 The last 3-4 versions of Android have been "built around battery life improvements" according to Google. They haven't delivered. Well actually, they did with jellybean. That version was their best. Smooth as butter and never had any problems with battery life.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_james kirkup Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 logging out of Facebook seems to have shut down the wifi use..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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