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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...
I am not an Android phone user but your problem is very interesting, especially that connecting to the guest network reduces the battery drain effect. I found this on the internet which seems to say that other devices on the network are multicasting and causing your Android phone to wakeup: https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/adz4us/wifi_battery_drain_caused_by_a_router/. Could something in your network be doing this, so connecting to the guest network solves it because that device isn't broadcasting there?
That sounds promising... I'll have to play with things and see if I can find a device that's frequently broadcasting to the network. Unforutunately this may be one of those issues that may require trial & error plus time, so I'll post back if I find out more.