Tailscale running at full force during the night? (slrpnk.net)

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I keep having my phone completely drained of battery over night, and im not sure why.. Each night the phone will easy chew through 30-40% battery. Only thing that helps is putting it in battery saving mode. But feels like a temporary solution.

The second most used app is at 7% percent usage.

Am running GrapheneOS, anyone else struggling with this?

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's a known issue with tailscale. It drains my battery pretty bad as well. I had to opt for wireguard for remote access instead.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ah that's a shame, I love using Tailscale 🙁

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've seen these kinds of issues over the years with different tools on a variety of phones. It's so hard to know what the root cause is.

Some phones are just fine,others eat batteries, even when on the same versions of Android and the app.

Sometimes it's just so hard to figure out.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well, it has to run in the background. That said I haven't noticed a significant uptick in battery consumption. The battery consumption you see might be from something else.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I wonder what causes it really, didn't use to happen, but seem to be a common problem for many.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Could be anything. What I do to reduce the possibility of some app going haywire in the background, I restrict background usage to all apps that I'm sure I don't need to run in the background. Obviously Tailscale isn't one of them because I need it. 😅 Also I started using Shelter to put untrusted apps like WhatsApp into a work profile and completely disable them when not in use. I haven't had many battery drain incidents since then.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

First, find a good battery stats app. The factory stuff often isn't granular enough. I use GSAM, because I'm lazy, my phone isn't rooted, and it's good enough.

Second, make sure whatever apps your using across TS aren't doing something during this time. I have to carefully configure sync apps (Syncthing, FolderSync) to be sure they don't use TS unintentionally.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm on Graphene too and I once read that the modems used in Pixel phones are pretty trashy and drain a ton of battery. If I filter my battery usage by system, it shows that network standby almost consumes half of my battery charge (~46%).

Maybe the other guy here is right and it's a VPN issue (too)? idk. Anyway, I didn't really found a solution for this except leaving my phone on airplane mode at night.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Tbf Tensors suck ass

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah thanks for pointing that out, I did the same and see that my Mobile Network usage stands for 68% of my battery usage... Yikes!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I wonder why I never had this issue. I just checked my Samsung phone and it barely used anything. I turn it on almost always.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm on Graphene. Mullvad is only 1% for me with 16h30min since last on a charge. I'm at 56% with 1h30m screen time.

I used GPS as I did some driving with maps and my music app accounting for 29% of my battery usage.

I throw my phone on the charger at night figuring battery tech and software management is good enough.

Are you WiFi or mobile? I get shitty mobile service so if I'm off WiFi my battery tends to go to shit. The VPN usually accounts for more as I assume it keeps reconnecting.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wasn't a big issue with Graphene that it doesn't support any form of smart battery charging?

And before the responses pour in, yes, I've read https://akc3n.page/posts/battery-management/. And no, there is not a quoted source for a device skipping maintenance mode at 80%, or to refute the many studies showing the benefit to lithium cells, or to cover wireless or non-PD charging. When a "solution" is using a smart plug with HA to stop charging, it's still an issue.

Edit: I do like GrapheneOS. This is just a decision I don't agree with.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This is news to me. That said, I'm usually one generation behind but upgrade every 2 years as my phone is usually EOL for software updates by the end of the period. I try to time it so I can get a replacement paid outright at mid-range prices.

With the Pixel 8 introducing extended software support, I'll have to dig more into this.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

This seems to be a normal issue with VPN apps on Android, they drain battery like crazy

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Both protonvpn and mullvad are at 1% for a day. Y'all stop using crappy vpns.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Same with WireGuard, 1% all day every day.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'll look into using just WG then! Thanks

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Problem is that setting wg is nowhere as user friendly as just the single click of tailscale

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Tailscale isn't a classic vpn such as Proton and Mullvad. Tailscale crates a network between your own devices, but has Mullvad as an integration for those who want to run Mullvad as an exit node. I don't need a vpn to mask my location, I need it to connect my devices together. I'll look into using just wire guard instead though.

[-] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

After checking on tailscale privacy policy, I also suggest to drop tailscale and use mullvadvpn if you live in EU or US (it is great) or protonvpn. You can install WG Tunnel from F-Droid and add wireguard configuration from your VPN provider as well. It is consume only 1-3% during the day on my device.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

It's not comparable. Tailscale creates a virtual network between your devices allowing to reach your server outside your home while other mentioned services create a virtual network to someone else's server

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Tailscale is very different from those servivez.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

If you want to preserve privacy while utilizing Tailscale's functions beyond a VPN, one can deploy Headscale on their own infra and be free from any spying.

this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2024

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