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Impact of location access (global setting in device's settings) on battery power consumption when there are no apps accessing it?
It does consume battery whether you are using the app or not but the consumption may be lesser.
From Access location in the background, which describes different types of location access permissions:
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How do I prevent an app from running a foreground service?
This permission is always granted but is managed via AppOps.
To prevent an app from using it, run appops set <packagename> START_FOREGROUND ignore.
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How to keep my Android phone asleep until I press the power button
Kudo's to
@Firelord: disabling Lift To Wake was very important, thanks!
In the same settings page I found Peek Display to be somewhat important, to keep the phone asleep. Peek shows the time on a ...
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How to keep "Battery Saver" mode enabled, even when charging
If your device is rooted, this Magisk module claims to do what you are asking (not tested by me)
How can I force "Battery Saver" mode to remain enabled, even when charging my Android device?...
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Can I force Pixel 6 Pro to slow charge?
This could be possible just using hardware - if you use a 5V/1A (5W) charging block, for instance, your phone would charge at a maximum of 5W, which is rather slow for today's charging standards. That ...
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How to install Advanced Charging Controller (acc) module?
I've been using this for several years now and it's a great app for your battery.
Installation
It's a Magisk module. Install it like any other Magisk module and it's better to reboot though not ...
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Pixel 7 lock screen timer
If the "Always show time and info" is OFF, then after the phone is locked, the lock screen is only consuming power for a few seconds. This duration is not customizable.
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Unidentified app using excessive battery
This is a little tricky and yet simple
Any apps you just uninstalled will list up with UID as your phone doesn't save anything from the app once you use a cleaner app to clean up files after the ...
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How can the power saving feature on Android phones be set not to kill tracking apps?
Link-only answers are frowned upon (for good reason) on Stack Exchange sites, but for every rule, there may be exceptions.
And when there is a long-standing canonical site with all the answers you ...
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How to chose an Android device for testing software?
The simplest solution is to use a 'phone based on a SoC that uses sufficiently little power that it can stay fully charged while running its CPU full-time. This is much easier if there's no need for ...
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