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[Hardware] Extraordinarily Short Battery Life

Any new apps, or updated apps?

All of them are updated whenever updates come up, but nothing new. I have a tendency to close running apps, so the "recent apps" pane is empty.

I always re-check permissions when updates come out. A lot of them seem to ask more and more. They may be 'phoning home' more often. You may also want to check to see if any of them have re-enabled themselves in 'All'.

I generally don't update unless there has been a problem with the app.
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"I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots." ~ Albert Einstein

Well, the battery has charged 1% a minute, if you believe that. The top three users are phone idle (9hr, 43min, 47s), screen (17min), and cell standby (10h, 0m, 49s) at 29%, 27%, and 13%.

reply to sk1939
Batteries sometimes get old and won't hold a charge well. It might need to be replaced.

Amazon is a great place to get them.

reply to sk1939
Could be several things... running an app that calls up data a lot, excessive syncing times, battery not calibrated correctly, battery not charging correctly.

Try this... take the battery down to single digit charge. Pull it for a few minutes and put it back in. Charge for several hours with the phone off. See of that helps. You can also install and run an app called Battery Monitor to get a much better idea on the charge going to the battery.

reply to sk1939
You may want to install Battery Monitor Widget. It will show you battery status (voltage, current, percentage, etc).
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Keep it simple, it'll become complex by itself...

reply to sk1939
I get all of my phone accessories from »www.wirelessground.com/, should you decide to buy a new battery.

It looks like this is the OEM battery »www.wirelessground.com/samsung-e···ery.html and I usually just Google for a coupon code. It looks like the code "freeship" should get you free shipping.

Note: No, I'm not affiliated with the site, I just happen to think they have great prices. I will never again pay AT&T $30 for a car charger.
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Rule #62: Don't take yourself so damn seriously!

reply to OZO
The widget tells me my battery goes down around 8.5% an hour. Is this typical for standby usage?

Watch for stats for a day or too. If it's always 8.5% an hour, it's not good. It means it'll be out of juice in 10-11 hours...
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Keep it simple, it'll become complex by itself...

Your battery is effectively "dead". It sounds like you charge it overnight (6+ hours). That's probably the culprit.... The link SandMan gave has an OEM battery for $20. I'm skeptical about non-OEM batteries, especially the sub-$10 ones off of eBay (I've gotten what I'm convinced were 'used') but couldn't prove it. Put it this way: They lasted less time than the dying battery I bought it to replace !

You can get it for less through Amazon:

»www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_···+battery
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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those who are in touch with it.--Jane Wagner

reply to Hall

You can charge it overnight, but as Hall noted, your battery is probably dead. You need to look into getting another one. If you were interested in a non-OEM battery, there are some that also have the NFC function. The non-OEM batteries do, however, vary in quality.
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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those who are in touch with it.--Jane Wagner

Unless you have a smart charger, I wouldn't charge it any longer than necessary. Personally, I think it's by design that they stopped providing smart chargers.