Two Clear System Cache Needed in Two Days since 602 Update

[brucefan42]

I found out why my battery is worse with the 602 update. Appararently my phone is NEVER GOING TO SLEEP. I forget the name of the service that was keeping it awake. I think it was com.motorola.service.main. After the clear cache, it was good for a day. I took a couple of phone calls and exchanged some text messages and noticed again that my phone was warm. Sure enough, it was stuck again (100% AWAKE even when screen was off for long periods). I cleared the cache again and it has been fine overnight.

I really hope we do get another update because this one is not working too well on my phone (which had few issues with the prior 596 update). 

[bearone21]

i went thru this a while back & it was because i was continually checking battery status thruout the day/settings battery, both before & after gb & my batt life was shortened. quit checking to see if it's asleep.

now i just watch the batt indicator @ the top when i use the phone & no more motorola.com.

602 wasn't/isn't going to fix issues in 596 that were a problem before gb & i doubt if 602 was your problem.

i'd suspect that something else is running/accessing & that's part of your pull.

how many apps do you have that are checking facebook, email, wx, ad nauseum......?

[droidsw]

I usually leave my phone on the charger overnight and never turn it off. Woke up to find I forgot to plug in the charger and my battery went from 95% to about 50% in less than 7 hours.

I used to think the display was draining my battery. Now, like so many other things about this phone, I am not sure.

[keiffers]

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brucefan42 wrote:

I found out why my battery is worse with the 602 update. Appararently my phone is NEVER GOING TO SLEEP. I forget the name of the service that was keeping it awake. I think it was com.motorola.service.main. After the clear cache, it was good for a day. I took a couple of phone calls and exchanged some text messages and noticed again that my phone was warm. Sure enough, it was stuck again (100% AWAKE even when screen was off for long periods). I cleared the cache again and it has been fine overnight.

I really hope we do get another update because this one is not working too well on my phone (which had few issues with the prior 596 update). 

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You need to look at what you have installed.....if you have done a factory reset, leave all your apps off for a day and see if the phone itself is draining the battery. I just did a factory reset this past weekend (8/27) and before that, my battery use was attrocious, but after the reset it's not using up the battery as much. Before the factory reset, I had AFK (task killer) installed and I really think it was draining my battery, along with WeatherBug. I don't have those installed after the reset and I see a remarkable difference. Before it, I was having to charge my battery at work by the time it was noon (it sits on the charger at night so it has 100% when I leave for work), but since the reset, I have not had to hook it up to the charger at work. My battery mode is set to performance mode and that doesn't seem to make a difference, even though alot here would say it is gonna drain it the most.

You just have to play with it and see what works and what may be causing it, if that means taking off apps completely and putting them back on one by one to find any differences.

[Cody21 · Accepted solution]

I have to agree with you ... It is likely do to an APP that is sucking the life out fo the battery.  Live and active WIDGETS are know to do this -- they sit an run all the time and Update the status. As well as if various other apps like Email, Twitter, Facebook -- if you have the status set to check very frequently. And ATK, if misconfigured.   If you did a Factory reset and still have the problem, I would start looking at the APPS you have running.