reading through the logs, it seems unity8 requested the wakelock and never released it again.
https://paste.ubuntu.com/23111236/ I have now closed all the apps and it did release it 2016-08-30T12:20:19.466945+02:00 ubuntu-phablet repowerd[2431]: UnityScreenService: dbus_clearSysState(:1.76,486) ** Also affects: unity8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unity8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1618380 Title: Device not going to deep sleep Status in Canonical System Image: New Status in qtmir package in Ubuntu: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: My rc-proposed phone doesn't go to deep sleep in many cases. We're still investigating what exactly is going on but this should probably be looked into before releasing OTA-13 with new repowerd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1618380/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp