Android Q will improve your phone's battery life, and you can't do much about it

Nah, we aren't talking about Google introducing a systemwide Dark Mode in Android Q. No amount of LTE tower pinging, talking on the phone, or any other usual suspect when it comes to wireless radio battery drain can affect your mileage as much as constant Wi-Fi scanning for non-existent networks. 

This thing is a giant power hog, and you should kill it with fire if you have exhausted all the usual culprits for your battery drain. Bonus points: by default Google tracks you even when Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are off, so if you ditch scanning, you'll make it harder.

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