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2012 Nexus 7 Discussion Forums (1st Generation) => Nexus 7 Help => Topic started by: Drew on July 21, 2012, 11:07:51 AM

Title: Battery stats
Post by: Drew on July 21, 2012, 11:07:51 AM
When I go to "settings" and "battery" my N7 shows 88% for screen.  I show nothing for wifi, even though it is on. 

Anyone else show these stats?  Just curious.
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: radiocycle on July 21, 2012, 11:27:42 AM
Nope Drew, I see like:
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: birdastrompgman on July 21, 2012, 12:12:24 PM
Mine also shows about 6 percent wifi usage
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: Drew on July 21, 2012, 12:16:22 PM
Hmm...I thought wifi took up 30-40%, and screen another 30-40%, so why so little on wifi and so much on screen with N 7?

Thank you for the input.
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: coolbreeze on July 21, 2012, 01:23:14 PM
Drew
I use my Razr to run all my business computers in a network and have it on all day long and still the screen is usually 65 to 75% of the battery drain. That is why screen brightness has such a big effect on drain, and picking wall papers that are darker helps. Live wallpapers are a big drain also.
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: Drew on July 21, 2012, 09:32:54 PM
Live wallpapers definitely shorten battery life.  That percentage for screen still just seems large.  Oh well, thanks for response, I'm leaving it alone  ;)
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: comiskeybum on July 22, 2012, 07:59:35 AM
Quote from: Drew on July 21, 2012, 09:32:54 PM
Live wallpapers definitely shorten battery life.  That percentage for screen still just seems large.  Oh well, thanks for response, I'm leaving it alone  ;)

Not all live wallpapers do. I'm using galaxy pack and it doesn't even show up in the stats.
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: Rusty on August 29, 2012, 08:45:49 PM
I went into settings to lower my screen brightness to conserve battery (since I can't seem to put my N7 down)  and noticed the "automatic" setting--does this override the % setting on the slider? 
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: Drew on August 29, 2012, 08:58:37 PM
Hi Rusty, yes it turns on the sensor (through the camera) and automatically adjusts for lighting.  You can still override it manually if too dark or light.
Title: Re: Battery stats
Post by: Rusty on August 29, 2012, 09:39:44 PM
Thanks Drew!  Smart little device!