re: Android battery drain question

So I just did a reset on my pixel 2 at the advice of CAD. I had been experiencing some reduced battery life, nothing terrible, but I figured a good reset would help.

I discovered a couple things, first, Android messages did automatically backup my SMS history, I didn't need any third party apps. Android/Google really has this backup thing down. You reset the phone and it gets everything restored to exactly how it looked before the restore.

Second, I use total wireless which is a Verizon mvno. On the pixel 2, the apn settings can not be edited with any Verizon mvno's sim cards, and there is apparently a big issue with pixel 2 owners not having data or mms connection. The work around I did on initial setup was to insert my old ATT sim, edit the apn settings, swap cards, then save. It's not a huge hassle, just an added step I had to do when I restored the phone.