Battery life tanked after upgrade to Android 9

[vzw_customer_support]

We'd be happy to help! How long have you been experiencing this? Does your phone have any physical or water damage? MichelleH_VZW

[Piscean1]

The massive battery drain started the day after Verizon pushed Android 9 to this phone.

No, there is no water damage.

[vzw_customer_support]

Piscean1, until Android fixes this known battery issue, here are some things you can do to extend your battery life:

1. Quit unused apps that are draining battery juice.

2. Set App Refresh to Manual.

3. Turn Off unnecessary hardware radios when not needed, such as LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth.

4. Turn On Power Saving Mode.

5. Get rid of your animated screen widgets or wallpaper.

6. Turn Off Auto-syncing.

7. Use a third party app to help optimize your device's processes and save power in the process, like Outbyte Android Care.

8. Lastly, if your device has a removable battery and you really need your device to be functioning at its fullest and you need to use a lot of apps, you can buy a Power Bank or an extra battery pack.

StephannieP_VZW

[Piscean1]

Any update on the fix?  As you can see, Google Play Services is still running amok and burning through most of my battery every day.

[EMSINCLE]

So LG or Verizon are aware of this as a known issue ?  I also went from about 30 hours of battery life to 8.  Unacceptable.  Very strange that this occurred one month before the phone is paid off.