In this Post, We’ll tell you how to Fix Samsung Galaxy S5 battery drain issue, we have posted about this before ( Fix Samsung Galaxy S5 Battery Life After Lollipop Update ). Today We’ll tell you all the possible solutions to Fix Galaxy S5 battery issues and you can try these methods on all the Galaxy S5 variants.
These solutions work on all the OS build, they are not any OS specific. Before moving on, let me clear one thing if none of this worked for you the best solution is to take your device to Samsung service station near by you.
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Galaxy S5 battery drain issues:
Following is the list of all Samsung Galaxy S5 battery issues:
- Galaxy S5 reboots when an app is running.
- Samsung Galaxy S5 loses battery power fast.
- Tips for Galaxy S5 battery drain issue.
100% Working: Fix Galaxy S5 battery drain issue:
Now if you want to know what is causing all this mess, it could be anything. Sometimes bad firmware trigger this issue, Glitchy app could cause such mess, incompatible apps, after rooting, custom ROM is not compatible etc.
Fix Galaxy S5 loses battery power fast:
Whenever someone starts losing battery power fast on their devices the first thing they do is factory reset. It’s helpful in many ways and worked for many, but I would suggest that you should wipe your cache partition instead of going for factory reset. Once you have cleared the Cache partition, observe your device for 24 hours and see the results. If there is nothing new for you then go for factory data reset.
- Turn off your device.
- Now press and hold home+Power+Volume Up key.
- Release the power button once you see the logo, but keep holding home and Volume up keys.
- Now when you see Android logo, let go both buttons.
- Use the volume down button to navigate and highlight wipe cache partition.
- Now use the power key to select the option.
- You have to select ‘Yes‘ when you’ll be prompted to next menu.
- Now wait for the process to be completed, once it’s done highlight ‘Reboot system now’ and press power button to select it.
- All Done
Best Solutions for Galaxy S5 battery drain issue:
Now all of these are the best and universal solutions for most of the Samsung devices, you can try these on other variants. Let’s start.
Booting the S5 in safe mode:
Booting your device is Safe mode helps you get rid of glitches and faulty apps. If your device boots up in Safe Mode and your device battery timing seems ok then there must be an app which is causing the battery drain issue. All you have to do is locate that app and delete it. Follow the instruction below to boot your device in Safe Mode.
- First, turn off your Galaxy S5.
- Now press and hold the power key.
- When you see Samsung Galaxy S4 logo, release the button and then press+hold the volume down button.
- Don’t let go until your phone finishes the rebooting process.
- When you see Safe Mode in the lower left corner of the screen let go the volume down button.
Wipe the Galaxy S5 cache partition:
- Turn off your device.
- Now press and hold home+Power+Volume Up key.
- Release the power button once you see the logo, but keep holding home and Volume up keys.
- Now when you see Android logo, let go both buttons.
- Use the volume down button to navigate and highlight wipe cache partition.
- Now use the power key to select the option.
- You have to select ‘Yes‘ when you’ll be prompted to next menu.
- Now wait for the process to be completed, once it’s done highlight ‘Reboot system now’ and press power button to select it.
- All Done
Use another battery:
You can always go for a new battery, this method will work for if you have no issue with your device Software.
Uninstall app updates or apps:
If recently you have installed a new app or updated an app try uninstalling the app or update. After successfully uninstalling the update or app restart your device.
Restore the defaults via factory reset:
- Turn off your device.
- Now press and hold home+Power+Volume Up key.
- Release the power button once you see the logo, but keep holding home and Volume up keys.
- Now when you see Android logo, let go both buttons.
- Use the volume down button to navigate and highlight wipe data/factory reset.
- Now use the power key to select the option.
- You have to select ‘Yes‘ when you’ll be prompted to next menu.
- Now wait for the process to be completed, once it’s done highlight ‘Reboot system now’ and press power button to select it.
- All Done.
This will be all for now, We’ll keep updating this as we get to know more Galaxy S5 battery drain issues and their solutions. If you are facing more issues which are not listed here you can Contact Us.