BetterBatteryStats
BetterBatteryStats is made and published by Sven Knispel. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Sven Knispel. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Sven Knispel and are shown as published on Google Play.
AppBrain's verdict
Removed- Rating on Google Play
- 3.46
- 10,853 ratings
- Installs
- 250 thousand
- Last updated
- December 26, 2022
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 4.63 MB
BetterBatteryStats is no longer on Google Play. It was there for 12 years, until July 2024. It had 250 thousand installs. Users were divided: 3.5 stars from 10,853 ratings.
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on BetterBatteryStats for Android
Google Play Rating history and histogram
The year before it was removed from Google Play, up to July 2024
Store listing
By Sven Knispel, from Google PlaySimilar apps
“A high battery drain is a limiting factor for a great user experience.”
Description by Sven Knispel Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
- Spot drainers based on detailed information about the root cause
- measure the effect of actions to reduce drain, following a simple method
- detect changes in the awake/sleep profile and quickly find the causes (rogue apps)
In other words BetterBatteryStats helps you gettings the best experience with your smartphone.
Unrooted devices
BetterBatteryStats supports unrooted devices but there are a few manual steps for you to complete (on rooted devices there steps will be completed by the app).
Please run following commands from your computer where ADB was installed:
adb -d shell pm grant com.asksven.betterbatterystats android.permission.BATTERY_STATS
adb -d shell pm grant com.asksven.betterbatterystats android.permission.DUMP
On Lolipop and forward additionally run:
adb -d shell pm grant com.asksven.betterbatterystats android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
Please check the website for more info.
Support:
Please don't use the rating system for support. In case of issues or for any question or suggestion please contact me by e-mail or use the contact information from the about box.
If you experience problems with your superuser app keeping asking to grant su rights don't blame BetterBatterStats but try another superuser app instead.
Permissions:
- android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is used only for writing dumps to the SD. In case you don't need that feature please feel free to revoke that permission. It won't have any side effect besides disabling that feature
- android.permission.BATTERY_STATS is obviously the permission to access the internal statistics and can not be revoked without making the app unusable (from Kitkat on BBS will have to be installed as a system app to access this permission)
- android.permission.DUMP from Kitkat on BBS can be installed as a system app to access this permission. It is required to access dumpsys without root for a better performance
- android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE is required since Android Marshmallow in order to access stats. In pre-6.0 version this permission can be revoked
- android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE This permission can be revoked
- android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED is required for cleaning references. Revoking this permission may affect the results of kernel wakelocks and custom reference until new references were saved
- android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE is required to detect when the phone was turned on/off in order to store references for advanced diagnosis
- android.permission.DEVICE_POWER is required to detect when the phone is disconnected from the charger and store the corresponding kernel wakelock reference. Revoking this permission will lead to losing "since unplugged"
- android.permission.BLUETOOTH is required to fix a bug where the communication to the batteryinfo service stops working
- android.permission.READ_LOGS is required to allow logcat dumps to be saved. You can revoke this right and will lose only the ability to save logcats
- android.permission.GET_TASKS is required to read the list of running tasks (ps)
- android.permission.WAKE_LOCK is required to hold a wakelock in order to save references when the screen goes off
BetterBatteryStats is open source so you can inspect/review/contribute and submit issues or feature requests. Please check the about dialog for further details.
Recent changes:
Screen on/off references are always saved
Some UI tweaks
Removed obstrusive release notes
New event management for SDK26
Moved reference processing to a foreground service
Flattened preferences
Updated widget layout and options
App now asks the user to confirm permissions
Reduce the number of permissions that need to be granted through adb
Fixed Samsung Galaxy S10 issue
Fixed misc bugs reported
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- $1.99
- Libraries
- 23
- App size
- 4.63 MB
- Needs Android
- 4.0.3+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by BetterBatteryStats
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 3.3-507
- Launched
- August 2011
Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Play install range
- 100+ thousand
- Launched
- August 2011
Installs over time
The year before it was removed from Google Play, up to July 2024
BetterBatteryStats was installed 250 thousand times before it was removed.
About the app and developer
About BetterBatteryStats
BetterBatteryStats was a tools app developed by Sven Knispel. It was removed from Google Play Jul 6, 2024.
Install Statistics
BetterBatteryStats had been installed 250 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
BetterBatteryStats was rated 3.46 out of 5 stars, based on 11 thousand ratings.
App Information
BetterBatteryStats cost $1.99. The app size was 4.63 MB. The last available version was 3.3-507. The last update was on December 26, 2022.
Technical Requirements
BetterBatteryStats required Android 4.0.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play since August 2011.
App Performance Report
Get a detailed PDF report for BetterBatteryStats with download trends, rating history, and key performance statistics — useful for competitive research or tracking your own app. Learn more
Get PDF Report — $29