Higher battery consumption since recent update?

Help Fairphone 4
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I have had a Fairphone for about half a year now and I only had to charge it every two days. For a few weeks now, this is not sufficient anymore and I suspect, that one of the recent firmware updates might be responsible for this. Is anybody else experiencing the same issue?

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I have that problem since about a week. I am on iode and there was no update when it began. I updated from 3.1 to 3.2 this week but that did not help.

Disabling the SIM improved battery consumption again. Of course, this is no solution to the problem.

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How old is the SIM card? Maybe its just faulty and should be replaced?

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I cannot imagine, that it’s due to a faulty SIM card. Mobile reception works perfectly, and the there’s no indication, that this causes a higher battery consumption, if I look at the statistics. It’s more like the overall consumption has risen recently.

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You can try to run some time in safe mode. If it improves its an app you installed, if not its the system #dic:safemode

Also, at the end it doesnt harm to test without SIM just to be sure…

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It’s about 5 years old. I don’t notice any problem with it. But in my battery overview in the Android settings mobile radio has the largest share.
Is there any way to test the SIM card?

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I’m not aware of any tests. 5years is quite old and probably its not even technically vice up to date, so I would call the provider, maybe they send you a replacement for free.

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Thank you for your hint with the SIM. I cleaned it with a dry tissue. It was not dirty but a little more shiny afterwards.
The result turns out to be a huge decrease in energy consumption by mobile network in the overview. In my feeling general drain is still more than before. Anyway, cleaning had definitely an effect.

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Same, since that update battery consumption is ~20% higher than what it used to be. Nothing shows up in the battery log in particular, either.

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Maybe check out these steps to find the cause?

If you can’t find it, then it’s best to contactsupport

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Hi,
I have absolutely the same problem and I don’t know how to solve it. Apart from safe mode which I haven’t tried yet, I’ve tried changing the battery with a new one, checking my apps, etc. But since the update, my battery is always draining very fast. Do you have any other solutions to suggest?

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Check my previous comment :slight_smile: Welcome to the forum by the way.

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Hi,

Thank you for your post. I will try it today.

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