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Jun 14, 2019
11:58:28am

foofcoug Wonder what the character limi

Isn't the phone old enough to wipe itself by now?

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Wife's phone battery dying quick. She hasn't done system updates for a while. Would that actually help? She's convinced

BlueBlood94 All-American

6/14/19 11:46am

Updates definitely help.

dezzy

6/14/19 11:48am

Updates tend to be more efficient but don't always help

6/14/19 2:04pm

Is she just at home and it's dying? Or is she someplace else and maybe the phone is struggling to connect?

saltair

6/14/19 11:50am

Progressively getting worse the last few weeks. Been home all morning.

BlueBlood94

6/14/19 11:53am

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Buffalo

6/14/19 11:50am

This. And maybe a battery replacement mentioned below...

saltair

6/14/19 11:57am

Isn't the phone old enough to wipe itself by now?

foofcoug

6/14/19 11:58am

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Buffalo

6/14/19 12:01pm

I imagine it will help. How old is the phone? These batteries only have a certain number of charge cycles in their life

slappy

6/14/19 11:50am

3 years old. We can't access the battery ourselves on the S8 so I think would need to take it somewhere.

BlueBlood94

6/14/19 11:54am

I suspect the battery life cycle is over. I'd take it to an authorized store for replacement. Start on Samsung's website

slappy

6/14/19 12:06pm

Battery replacement for a Galaxy S8 is ~$70.

TheLost

6/14/19 11:54am

batteries wear out. apps can be running in the background.

molodyets

6/14/19 11:55am

If its suddenly noticable over the span of a week or so, Id start with looking

Klompus

6/14/19 12:27pm

I can't remember--does a factory reset delete all your contacts, apps, etc.?

BlueBlood94

6/14/19 1:00pm

Yes it does. I would make sure to go through the pending updates before

Klompus

6/14/19 1:45pm

if her sync settings are on it will restore it

molodyets

6/14/19 2:07pm

If you're feeling adventurous and DIY

ral1988

6/14/19 12:55pm

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