Android phone draining battery quick (1 year old)

Discussion in 'Technology' started by SushiKey, Nov 9, 2017.

  1. SushiKey Destiny Islands Resident

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    So, I have a Motorola Moto G4 (https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-g) that's about 1 and a half years old and has worked out like a charm so far. I've noticed, though, that the battery has been draining a little bit quicker than a few months ago. Usually, it would take two hours to drain at least 30% of the battery, but has recently been really draining more in an hour tops. The phone is not charged constantly (usually about once or twice a day), I have all apps closed, and I even turned down the brightness a tad (with the adaptive brightness still on, because the phone is virtually unreadable otherwise). The only time I have anything on that can cause quick drainage is when I have my VPN (Opera VPN) on when I'm on public wi-fi, which is not that often in the day (1 hour tops on public wi-fi).

    Any advice on what I could do to diagnose what's going on with the quick draining?

    Info:
    • Phone Type: Moto G4 w/ Prime Lockscreen Offers (Amazon.com Edition)
    • OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
    • Age: 1 year old (accquired August 2016-ish)
    • Provider: Republic Wireless (T-Mobile/Sprint-based virtual operator)