I have several android devices, with problems that have been developing overtime. I am unsure what, exactly, the problems are, and am hesitant to declare it a hardware issue unless i can prove it. Some examples in particular are:

Phone 1: Charges slowly. Potential sources are: Battery is old and dying (default assumption) Wall outlet has electrical issues Charger has electrical issues Charging port has electrical issues Micro-USB charging cable has electrical issues Phone manufacturer is intentionally throttling performance to convince me to buy a new phone

Phone 2: Wi-Fi signal weak or barely functioning, youtube videos buffer and load for much too long on 720p when they shouldn’t need to. potential causes: wireless receiver aging router hardware issues digital connection issues intentional throttling of device functionality by manufacturer to convince me to purchase a new phone.

As you can see, there are many potential causes of these issues, some much easier to investigate than others. Is there any software that could help me in identifying the cause, especially the phone hardware and software related ones? I wouldn’t even really know where to start when it comes to this, it would take easily days for me to track this all down on google for both devices and frankly I’d really rather avoid that if at all possible.

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Battery/charging:

    Verify what’s happening (charge voltage/current) using an app like GSAM Battery Monitor or Accubattery. Accubattery can also perform a battery health assessment by monitoring the min/max voltage of the battery after 2 or 3 full charge cycles (it tells you how to do this).

    It may be that you have a low power charger, or a cable that limits charge current, a faulty charger, or an app that’s eating power.

    If it charges slowly, but you have good voltage/current, there may be something running that’s consuming battery. Both GSAM and Accubattery will show app battery consumption.

    For the network performance issue, resetting is the most definitive approach. Then you’d eliminate software causing issues. Alternatively using a firewall app like NoRoot Firewall, you can bIock network access for most apps and see if performance improves.

    But network is a complex question - is it your connection, is it something between you and the servers, etc.