Is it me, or does the battery seem to be draining more quickly?

[Jammy97]

Hi all,

Is it me, or is it the recent updates that seem to have drained my battery? It just seems to drain faster than usual.

I have:

- Put apps to sleep (device care)

- Cleared the cache

- Turned down the brightness

- Checked for updates

- Used power-saving mode

Does anyone else think the same or is just me?

Thank you. 

[Robin999]

Hi

After any major update it's recommended to wipe the phones cache partition

Plug into a working PC or laptop or other Samsung device

https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-do-i-clear-the-cache-on-my-device/

It's possible an update may have reset the battery learning feature and the algorithm has kicked back in. Leave it for a week to see if the battery usage settles down again.

[Joeeye]

I think YouTube seems to be draining a lot more power than before. I use to get well over 13h SoT on a single charge with mostly YouTube, but it's dropped significantly as of late (about a month or so). I don't know if it's some system change using HDR in some ads for example, but I certainly have noticed more battery consumption.

[Jammy97]

Thanks.

[Jammy97]

Thanks. I think YouTube has also been a contributor to battery drainage, but I’m not sure why apart from what you have suggested.