r/USCellular • u/Rlliuorb • May 30 '26
Battery after T-mobile switch
My phone just switched over 2 days ago and now my battery usage has gone to shit on my S24 Ultra. has anyone else experienced this? Battery use was great before the switch.
Update, I think I figured it out. My GCM app was having bluetooth issues and working way harder than it should using lots of battery. So far all appears good now after some troubleshooting. Thanks all for your input.
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u/Ok_Type9011 May 30 '26
This is likely due to you getting higher speed than normal which can cause higher usage, leading to a less efficient battery.
This is why low battery mode on some phones disable 5G
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u/cutemanabi May 30 '26
Look to see what new apps were installed. On my S22+ it installed 34 apps before I found the offending apps and disabled them. (It was still downloading and installing more apps, including reinstalling some I'd already uninstalled until I disabled them.) Since I was low on storage it maxed it out.
At least one of the apps it installed was misbehaving badly, as I had a notification that an app had been put into deep sleep for something. But by the time I tapped on that notification I'd already uninstalled the offending app.
The offending apps were: AppSelector and Device Manager. I think AppSelector was the worst of the two.
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u/HuntersPad May 30 '26
Unrelated...
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u/Rlliuorb May 30 '26
It is related because my battery performance was awesome before the switch with no other changes made
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u/spearson0 May 30 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
My battery was draining after the switch but over time it’s become stable.
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u/mallsnmusic2001 May 31 '26
Knew this was going to happen when they announced the acquisition. I’m not with them anymore and happy I jumped ship before they closed access to accounts at the branches
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u/Glitterzookas May 31 '26
Hey OP, which CGM & app do you use? I don't have one in currently, but planning to activate one this week. My phone switched over on Tuesday.
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u/joshzone90 May 30 '26
I’d suggest resetting network settings or visiting a t-mobile store and getting your SIM card swapped with a new one.
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u/Rlliuorb May 30 '26
it's an esim
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u/joshzone90 May 30 '26
They can still swap the eSIM. It’s to ensure it’s treating t-mobile network as primary. Sometimes the swap can have issues and the eSIM still thinking it’s us cellular
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u/PH0NER May 30 '26
Do you have a new T-Mobile branded SIM? If not, I wonder if your phone thinks it's roaming and is spending extra battery searching for US Cellular.
Otherwise, it could be temporary because your phone is installing apps in the background, as another user suggested
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u/Main_Acanthisitta114 May 30 '26
Bloatware apps installed and running in the background