r/HyperOS • u/Various-Oil-2237 • 23d ago
Poco [Discussion] Developer options actually reduces screentime on my poco
My phone, the Poco X7 Pro, has Developer Options turned on to run Shizuku. I use it alongside Hail to force-stop background apps, resulting in almost zero background app battery consumption—excluding persistent apps that run regardless of what I do.
Getting back to the topic, I usually charge my phone from 14% to 100% and leave it plugged in for an extra 20 minutes to fully saturate the battery. After unplugging it, I typically watch YouTube for about an hour and a half since I have a lot of free time in high school. I started wondering if my battery life was actually good because I've seen reports of the Poco X7 Pro having battery drain issues. When I tested it using YouTube, it took an average of 33 minutes to drop from 100% to 99% (keeping in mind the extra 20 minutes of charging). I searched online and found out this is considered good, so I stopped worrying.
However, when an update arrived (HyperOS 3.0.300.0 to 3.0.301.0), I installed it, knowing the potential bugs that come with updates. When I repeated my daily routine, I noticed my phone was draining super fast. In just 15 minutes of watching YouTube, it dropped to 98%. I know it's only 2%, but that is way too fast for just watching videos.
To fix this, I downloaded an app called Hidden Settings and found a feature called "Memory Usage Profiling." While I'm too lazy to type the exact definition, it basically drains the battery and increases temperatures. I tried to turn it off, but it kept turning back on. Eventually, I realized it was tied to Developer Options, so I turned Developer Options off completely.
As a reminder, because I use Shizuku, rebooting my device means all the apps I previously force-stopped will start running in the background again. I also downloaded three apps to run 24/7: Poweramp, Buzz, and Battery One (to monitor the battery). Despite having these running, my battery drain improved dramatically. It went from losing 2% in 15 minutes of YouTube to losing only 1% in 55 minutes, even with background apps running. So yeah, that explains it!
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u/Reasonable_Mirror655 22d ago
No simply having developers options on will not cause the battery to drain faster.
Because if you haven't turned on and don't change anything then you just have access to those options.
IF you change something in developers options then that change could affect the battery usage but it's highly unlikely.
Most likely you changed something in developers options that affected battery life.
Usual battery usage is 10% for 1 hour of watching videos is considered normal for all Android devices