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Do you know what I would like? For Android to actually show what apps/services drain battery life. I noticed recently that WhatsApp, Reddit Sync, and a few oth
by mtgx 8y ago
Do you know what I would like? For Android to actually show what apps/services drain battery life.
I noticed recently that WhatsApp, Reddit Sync, and a few other apps were draining battery life like crazy. But none of that drainage was being shown in the battery stats.
Google is purposefully hiding how some apps use battery, and it started years ago when they allowed apps to hide under "Android OS" and "System" categories. In more recent versions they "fixed" this by simply not showing the Android OS and System categories in the battery stats anymore.
Google doesn't want to show how some apps use your battery because they drain the battery with similar methods that Google itself uses to drain your battery (by polling your location all the time, etc).
- izacus 8y agoNoone is purposefully hiding anything. If you need advanced battery data, you can use Battery Historian even on non-modified phones and you'll get all the battery stats your heart desires, down to reason for each CPU wakeup. https://developer.android.com/studio/profile/battery-historian https://developer.android.com/studio/profile/battery-histori...