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Moto Z Battery Drainage after Upgrade

My husband & I have been long-time (as in years) customers of Verizon. I "upgraded" my husband's phone a couple years ago with the Moto Z and it worked fine until the dreaded 8 upgrade installed a few months ago. He has since suffered with a ridiculous battery drainage that there is apparently no remedy for. He has done all of the suggested fixes twice now that don't do anything. We have contacted Verizon & Motorola only to be told there's nothing they can do. Really? We're still paying on this stupid, non-proper working phone and can't afford to get another one and that's the answer? I want to see this taken care of for us and the thousands of other users that are having to deal with this nonsense. I want to see Verizon forcing Motorola to fix this for us OR for Verizon to take the high road and replace these phones with working ones. And Verizon, please do not respond to this with the pat answer I've read on so many other threads. Fix this problem now before there's a class action lawsuit against you and Motorola. This is ridiculous & such bad PR for both companies.

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Verizon_Support

We understand wanting to have this issue with your device resolved, womanofgod. Do you know if this device is still under warranty?

CecileC_VZW

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womanofgod

No, the device is not still under warranty yet we're still paying for it. It's practically useless and shuts down (battery drains) all day long. My husband will try to make a call and it shuts down. He tries to answer a call and it often shuts down. After being fully charged. The battery seems to drain very quickly just like hundreds of other people. Verizon and/or Motorola needs to make this right. It's not okay. That's his only phone.

Verizon_Support

womanofgod,

I first want to extend my appreciation for your years of loyalty within the Verizon family and rest assured, you've come to the right place for assistance. Having a proper battery life is critical, and since this is your husband's only phone, we want to ensure he can communicate as necessary. As a fellow user of the device, I can speak to the unfortunate troubles I had with my update as well, and I went through many troubleshooting steps to resolve my concerns without having to replace out the device. The fix for me was going through a Factory Data Reset. I know this may not be the most pleasant sounding path, but I'm confident this will be the best route to take as well as streamlining the troubleshooting process for you since I understand your sense of urgency.

First, I want to make sure his information has been backed up recently. Using the link here: http://spr.ly/6589DhTSU you will see that bullet numbers five and six will assist you in backing up content before going through this reset. Second, you'll see the same link will provide the instructions on how to perform the reset once the data has been successfully backed up. Upon completion, please let us know the changes you see in the phone's behavior.

We look forward to hearing of your success with these steps!

Ryan_VZW
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womanofgod

Hello Ryan, while I appreciate your thorough and nice response, it is not new. My husband was already told to do those things when it first happened and, in fact, has now reset his phone TWICE with no changes. It works fine when plugged in and charging but once removed from the charger, the battery dies within 10 minutes!!! Every. Single. Day. For months now.

Verizon_Support

We are sorry to read that your husband is having so much trouble with his phone keeping a charge. Have you tried to use different chargers with the device and see if you get a different result?

Rogelio_VZW
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HeyRadar

Jump on the Extended Warranty (Open Enrollment ends 11/25/2018) and have your device repaired/replaced.

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