Some users have reported issues with the latest Galaxy Note 4 Android 5.0 Lollipop update and its effect on the battery life of the device, so today we wanted to highlight some tips that might help you out.
3rd Party Apps
One of the things that you should always check for is whether or not the excessive battery drain is due to 3rd party applications. This can be from straight out poorly coded applications or it might be because the 3rd party application isn’t playing well with Lollipop just yet. Google did a good job of allowing all previous applications in the Google Play Store to still run on Lollipop with ART, but that doesn’t mean every single app is optimized for it yet.
So the first thing we should test is whether or not booting into Safe Mode will help. You should try booting your Android 5.0 Lollipop updated Samsung Galaxy Note 4 into Safe Mode and keeping it like that for one full day. If the battery life issue has been resolved while in Safe Mode, then it’s most likely a 3rd party application that is the culprit and you’ll need to find out which one it is and get rid of it until the developer sorts out the optimization.
Troubleshoot Services
Sometimes it’s something as simple as NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, or Location Services that is the biggest battery life drain on our Android devices. This can sometimes be from the Android OS having some issue with one of those services or maybe it’s an application that is having an issue with one of them. Either way, another great test is to try to disable them one at a time to see if battery life improves. So, one day disable NFC and see if it helps. The next day, disable Bluetooth and see if it helps.
None of these services should be draining the battery in any excessive way, so if you get 1-2 more hours of screen on time with one of them disabled, then something strange is going on. You could try using Battery Saver mode for location services, or even Device Only mode. You could also reset the cache/data of the Bluetooth service (settings, apps, Bluetooth Share) on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Or it might be an application that keeps trying to access one of those services and is having trouble doing so.
Cache Partition
Another troubleshooting step that has reportedly helped Samsung Galaxy Note 4 owners on Android 5.0 Lollipop update is to boot up into recovery mode and clear the cache partition. This is a very helpful tip if you have just recently updated an Android device and you are having some type of trouble with it. Whether it’s performanceissues, glitches, bugs, poor battery life performance, etc., clearing the cache partition is a great step to try to see if the issues are related to the cache.
Factory Reset
A factory reset is also a great method for those that don’t mind setting their device back up. Remember to back up as much app data as possible beforehand, but being able to use Android 5.0 Lollipop update on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 via a clean install can definitely help to resolve some issues. I remember for years that I would never update my Windows PC from one version to the other. I would always format the drive and do a clean install when I was ready to update. It’s the same types of thing here with Android updates and a factory reset can resolve a lot of problems after an update.
Do you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 that has received its official Android 5.0 Lollipop update? If so, we want to hear what you think of the Note 4 after it has received its dose of Lollipop. Do you like it better than KitKat? Are you having trouble with something? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
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This can be from straight out poorly coded applications or it might be because the 3rd party application isn’t playing well with Lollipop just yet. batteriser
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