Delta Chat Android application energy [forced background connection battery drain]

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Delta Chat version

Delta Chat 2.43.0 on Android

Expected behavior

Energy consumption on Telegram levels ~7%

Actual behavior

Energy consumption 70%

Steps to reproduce the problem

  1. Use it for a day or two

Screen snapshots

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Debug logs

deltachat-log-20260323-005506.txt (175.4 KB)

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In the notification settings, disable - Forced connection in the background…
notifications already work, but this option consumes the battery very much

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I have the same problem: high battery drain when I’m on a call. After just two minutes, the system showed about 70% battery usage. In comparison, with Conversations (XMPP), the system showed about 50% battery usage after a one-hour call.

ich hab das gleiche Problem, einen hohen Akkuverbrauch wenn ich telefoniere. Nach 2 Minuten hat das System ca. 70% Akkuverbrauch angezeigt. Im Vergleich zu Conversations (xmpp) hat das System bei einen einstündigen Gespräch ca. 50% angezeigt.