Battery Usage Beta 6

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

After charging my phone to 100% (in airplane mode during charging), I observed an interesting pattern in battery performance:

- As soon as the phone was taken off airplane mode, the battery dropped rapidly to 96%, with an estimated battery life of 2 days and 2 hours.

- After 1 hour and 15 minutes of screen-on time (SOT), the estimated battery life was reduced to 1 day and 5 hours.

- Total time off charger so far is 4 hours and 47 minutes, with 1 hour and 15 minutes of SOT.

For reference:

- GPS is turned off, but WiFi, Bluetooth, and other features are on. 

- Both WiFi and Bluetooth Scanning are disabled, and Adaptive Battery is enabled.

- I'm running several customizations, such as the Microsoft Launcher overlay, which could contribute to battery usage.

Overall, the performance isn't bad, but the initial 10% of battery drains relatively quickly. This might be due to the overlay and customizations actively consuming resources.

I’d love to hear how others are finding battery life—are you seeing similar patterns, or have you noticed ways to further optimize performance?

Is there further optimizations that Samsung can do? 

[Nikolas9264]

Yeah, I agree. They need to improve the battery life and the battery life prediction isn't accurate.

[USBetaModerator3]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your detailed experience and battery usage breakdown—this kind of insight is incredibly helpful.

What you're observing with the initial rapid drop in battery percentage isn't uncommon, especially after charging in airplane mode. Once the device reconnects to networks and background services resume, there's typically a brief spike in activity as apps and services sync, which may cause that initial dip.

Custom overlays like Microsoft Launcher, especially if they manage visual or background processes, can also impact overall consumption more noticeably during idle or light use periods. Your setup seems well-optimized already (disabling scanning, enabling Adaptive Battery, etc.), so that quick drain could simply reflect initial system stabilization post-charge.

We’re continuing to share battery-related feedback like yours with the R&D team. Additional optimization is ongoing as we approach final release builds. If you're noticing consistent patterns or performance gaps, we encourage you to submit an error report with battery logs via Samsung Members for deeper analysis.

Thanks again for contributing to the One UI Beta community—we really value your input!

Regards,
One UI Beta Team

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

Awesome! Thank you for the detailed response, and ongoing commitment towards battery efficiency.

I am curious if Adaptive Battery has any case studies showing that it saves battery life over time?

Here is what I found via Google and the purpose of the feature.

Intent does not always equal results. Has this been tested by your R&D?

How it works:

Adaptive Battery uses machine learning to understand how you use your apps and then restricts less frequently used apps to save battery.

Benefits:

By learning your usage patterns, Adaptive Battery can help you get the most out of your phone's battery, potentially extending its lifespan.