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Some_Dude
Tutor
Oct 03, 2020

Orbi - Device Battery Life

I've seen some old messages with users having similar issues, but I haven't found one yet with a fix for my issue.   I've got several portable devices that are seeing severe battery drain, but only...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 03, 2020
Some_Dude wrote:

I’ve tried about everything I can think of.  Did I miss something? Any other ideas?

Wow. What a puzzle.  Sounds to me like "somebody is talking a lot".  My inclination would be to install a battery usage app, such as GSam Battery Monitor Pro. It will report how much battery has been used by screen, WiFi, Cell radio, and how much by apps.  As of Android 9 or 10, the individual app usage requires an advanced setting which I think is not required for Android 6.