mdnsd task eating battery on Samsung Galaxy s5
I have recently found that the battery power on my phone is dropping rapidly. When I check the battery item in settings it indicates that mdnsd is the main user. What initiates this task and how do I kill it? I'm running Android version 4.4.4
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I don't have Firefox
Do you have Facebook app installed?
Facebook app is famous to cause battery drain.
Facebook app is famous to cause battery drain.
ASKER
I don't have Facebook either
Can you list out the apps you have installed?
mdnsd task is a process for locating the DNS server for social communication apps.
mdnsd task is a process for locating the DNS server for social communication apps.
ASKER
My apps
Android Pay
Avast Anti-Theft
Avast Mobile Security
avast! Mobile Backup
Bluetooth Files Transfer
Chase
ColorNote
DejaOffice
ES File Explorer
Extensions
com.vonage.MobileExtension
FoxFi
FoxFi Key
GEICO Mobile
IPVanish - VPN
List My Apps
ORU
PerGo Dispatch
Periscope
QR Droid
Samsung+
Simple Radio
TeamViewer
Waze
Wells Fargo
WhatsApp
Android Pay
Avast Anti-Theft
Avast Mobile Security
avast! Mobile Backup
Bluetooth Files Transfer
Chase
ColorNote
DejaOffice
ES File Explorer
Extensions
com.vonage.MobileExtension
FoxFi
FoxFi Key
GEICO Mobile
IPVanish - VPN
List My Apps
ORU
PerGo Dispatch
Periscope
QR Droid
Samsung+
Simple Radio
TeamViewer
Waze
Wells Fargo
Waze is a well known battery draining app. You need to mark it under battery optimization apps.
ASKER
waze is generally not active
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I removed the free version of ES File Explorer and replaced it with the paid version. Someone in the xda developer forum for Android suggested getting an app that checks for other apps keeping the phone awake and also to get Greenify which I did.
So, what is the current status?
ASKER
I want to try wake detector software to see if I can identify and other battery eaters. Your idea of removing ES File Explorer seems to have helped somewhat.
If you have no further question, please do a favor to close this question.
Thanks!
Thanks!
ASKER
Removing es explorer helped somewhat. Getting a new battery helped a lot.
If yes, uninstall the Firefox app.
"So Firefox is possibly the culprit for the mdnsd drain bug? Anyhow, I realized that I forgot to mention I had this installed and running and certainly explains a lot. I'm uninstalling it right now, recharging the battery and resetting everything to see if this resolves it. I'll post back my results.
Thanks for posting the Firefox info.
******UPDATE*******
So by uninstalling Firefox, the mdnsd process stopped draining the battery for the rest of the day. After recharging the battery overnight and beginning to use the phone the following day, the Battery usage report no longer shows the mdnsd process!
So at least for me (and most likely others with Firefox installed and not the Parrot Drone app), this worked."
Source: https://forums.androidcentral.com/android-5-0-lollipop/605800-mdnsd-killing-battery.html