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• Me commented  ·  May 16, 2013 1:15 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Please tell us what info you need to assist with the diagnosis, we love this app and will go to great lengths to help fix it but the reality of the issue will make us walk away if another 5months go by without a positive diagnosis and fix.

• Anonymous commented  ·  May 15, 2013 10:18 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Anyone tried to"greenify" the SwiftKey app?

• Anonymous commented  ·  May 6, 2013 3:31 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Definitely noticing a battery drain on HTC One. Usage of my battery per hour has doubled (5% vs. about 2.5%), even when not in use. Been monitoring for about several days. Love the keyboard, but uninstalling because of drain. Will try again after update and fix.

• Anonymous commented  ·  April 11, 2013 4:18 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  What is the actual status of this problem? Here is says it has been under review for at least 5 months and there are posts in this thread dating back to 2011. I've had to uninstall because the keyboard sucks out my battery on my Nexus S

• Evgeniy Leytan commented  ·  April 2, 2013 4:32 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I would like to report about battery drain on Android 2.2. (Motorola Milestone, MIUI) As you can see on the attached screenshot (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxCtnlGW9gYkdWh6R1hIX1Fxc3c/edit?usp=sharing), SwiftKey consumes a lot of battery even when phone is absolutely idle (night time).

  On the other hand, on my JB device (Samsung Galaxy Note II) everything is OK.

  Could you please look into that since Swiftkey is my favorite keyboard?

• Darkzelda commented  ·  March 31, 2013 7:05 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I'm having issues with my battery, it drains faster than expected. When i check the battery usage using Gsam Battery Pro, the third party application that uses the battery most is Swiftkey. I have the paid version and I really love the app, but i don't want to be charging my phone more than once a day, so i stopped using Swiftkey, and since I did it, battery has gone back to normal, please fix that issue, so I can use what I paid for!!!

• DavidB commented  ·  March 18, 2013 6:50 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I've been trying to nail down a sudden decrease in battery performance/increase in phone temp with my GS3... My most recent theory, because the timing fits, is that Swiftkey is the culprit - since the latest Swiftkey update. Prior to that update, it was fine. Since then, whenever I make Swiftkey my default input method, the battery usage & phone temp is horrible. I'm extremely disappointed, because I love the app. Bring back my old version!

• chrisb commented  ·  March 16, 2013 12:33 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Really excessive drain on my Galaxy S3 too. Deactivated until resolve. Regards, chris

• Dave commented  ·  March 14, 2013 7:42 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Still happening. It usually happens when I move to an area with weak cell signal, then the *backup* fails and keeps draining the battery at an incredible pace. Droid 2, Swiftkey 4.0.0.106

• Emmanuel Sanders commented  ·  February 25, 2013 1:31 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Same here, since I installed it on my original Galaxy note (i797) it's just killing my battery.

• Martin Harvey commented  ·  February 15, 2013 4:18 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I have used Swiftkey for months without any issues. A week ago I had to hard reset my Galaxy S. I re-installed Swiftkey. Since then, my phone's battery has been draining unusually quickly - within half a day. My phone claims that Swiftkey is responsible for 30% of my battery usage. Prior to the reset, Swiftkey did not feature in battery usage at all. I hope this may help the diagnosis

• David commented  ·  January 4, 2013 3:22 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I'm glad this thing is under investigation, that's the thing that really bothers me with SwiftKey 3 Free/Paid and Flow. I don't trust the native Android Battery stats but BetterBatteryStats showed me that SwiftKey is the biggest user of mobile data while the phone is in deep-sleep mode (even more than Facebook, Gmail, etc!). You can view my dump file, scroll down to the "Network" part. I've let the phone idle for 60 minutes before taking the logs.

  https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27595366/BetterBatteryStats-2013-01-02_061215847.txt (View with Notepad++ or similar)

• Frank commented  ·  December 25, 2012 12:15 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Same here unfortunately... Samsung Note 1. .. Its the best app but my phone gets really hot and the batterymonitor indicates that Swiftkey is the biggest battery user, even more than the screen...

• Anonymous commented  ·  November 30, 2012 3:58 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  hey I just got this app and I noticed that once I started using it my battery dropped considerably. This is what prompted my search for the issue and whether or not anyone else was having the same problem...
  and it sucks because my 15 minute Window was over. I really want this to work out but if my battery drops from a full charge this quickly then I might have to go on a negative review spree at the Google play store. I'm sorry I have to resort to seemingly petty threats; but this is a drain on resources. monetary and device wise.

• Atte Lehtinen commented  ·  November 29, 2012 9:55 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I tried to stop the Google Backup Transport process and didn't found any effect. However, the used cpu time (monitored by System Tuner) has been much lower than it has been earlier, maybe due the Android V4.2 I have now in my phone or not.

• Mary commented  ·  November 29, 2012 12:10 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I downloaded a battery monitor called "GSam battery monitor" and it claims that 96% of my battery is used by "apps" and the "android system", while my stock battery usage claims that SwiftKey used 80%

  I can't find any other battery monitors to test this theory. But could this be the solution to the mystery?

• Jessy commented  ·  November 26, 2012 12:55 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I LOVE everything about this keyboard. Except the fact it drains my battery. 84% of battery drain is this app. Not good! It took me a little time to realize. Id love to continue to use it. I just dont want to be plugged in 24/7 in order to use it.

• Anonymous commented  ·  November 22, 2012 12:04 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I've recently tried to use this keyboard again and have found that my battery is no worse off now. Not sure if you fixed it without knowing.

• Atte Lehtinen commented  ·  November 22, 2012 9:04 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I like Swiftkey 3 a lot but it does use much much more cpu time/battery than other 3rd party keyboard apps. And that is even if I dont't use it to typing at all.

  I just stopped the Google Backup Transport process, will report later.

• Björn commented  ·  November 21, 2012 10:00 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I accidentally fixed the problem by finally abandoning the stock Android 2.3.3 on my Galaxy S. I rooted the phone and initially flashed cyanogenmod 7.2 (Android 2.3.7), and after a few days cyanogenmod 9.1. No battery drain by SwiftKey on either version.