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tbh so i took the stock kernel on my s23 ultra and flashed a modified one that throttles the cpu spikes when the screen is off tbh the battery stats now show ~2.8 days standby vs 2 days before

key changes:

• disabled deep sleep wake‑locks for background sync (adb shell dumpsys deviceidle disable)
• lowered max freq of the exynos 2200 to 2.2ghz when screen off (set via /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq)
• patched the power HAL to ignore wakelocks from com.google.android.gms (biggest drain)

i also added a tiny script that runs every 30m to clear the radio cache (rm /data/misc/radio/*) which cuts the 3g/5g ping jitter and saves a few mAh

download the zip here: https://example.com/s23ultra‑tweak‑v1.0.zip (use magisk manager to flash)

anyone else tried similar tweaks? i’m curious if this breaks any apps or if the camera fps drops on low‑light shots. drop your thoughts, i’ll keep tweaking based on feedback lol

i've had my s23 ultra for like a month and the 5000mAh battery is already a joke tbh. i charge it to 100% and within 2 hrs i'm at 40% and the UI shows background apps like samsung daily board and some random adware hogging cpu. i disabled adaptive battery but still the drain is insane. i switched to a 45w charger and it still heats up like a toaster. i thought the exynos 2200 would be efficient but it's just a power hog. i even tried a custom kernel to trim the bloat, no luck. why does samsung keep pushing this nonsense when the iphone 15 pro barely drops below 80% after a full day? i need validation that i'm not the only one dealing with this garbage, and maybe some tips to actually fix it without rooting the whole thing. rn i’m considering dumping it for a pixel 8 pro because at least that thing respects my battery lol.

tbh tbh i dont get why ppl say ios is more secure lol i mean i had an iphone and it got hacked too rn im on android and havent had any issues maybe im just lucky? or is it really that ios is safer?

Alright, I've been juggling three flagship beasts this month and the battery stats are driving me nuts???

• Pixel 8 Pro – 5,000 mAh, but after the latest Android 14.2 update the screen seems to stay at 45 % after just an hour of light browsing. Anyone else seeing that weird "wake‑lock" spike in the battery‑usage graph?
• Samsung S24 Ultra – 5,100 mAh, yet the Adaptive Refresh Rate seems to be stuck at 120 Hz even on the lock screen, chewing power like mad. My battery hits 30 % in 90 min of standby…
• OnePlus 12 – 5,200 mAh, OxygenOS 13.1.2 claims aggressive optimization, but the background sync for "OnePlus Cloud" is apparently a battery vampire. My night‑time charge barely reaches 80 %.

I'm setting up a quick poll: which of these phones has the worst real‑world drain? Vote, drop your own mAh‑vs‑usage screenshots if you have ’em, and feel free to roast the firmware updates that seem to sabotage us. Bonus points for anyone who can explain the weird "kernel wakelock" thing on the Pixel – I'm lost.

Poll options:

1. Pixel 8 Pro
2. Samsung S24 Ultra
3. OnePlus 12

Your insights might actually help me decide whether to keep the Pixel alive or finally surrender to a new iPhone (yeah, I know, betrayal vibes). Let the debate begin!!