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Maps consuming my battery

My maps are consuming battery of my phone. Even if I don't use it.
Why this is so? Around 15% of battery consumption is due to maps
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root your device and use a program like autostarts from the market to freeze apps you dont want to start at boot , it simple and easy to do and youd be suprised at what starts up at boot in your app list .
i would then use titanium backup to freeze apps you dont use/need as this helps battery / ram / device from waking through apps telling it to etc etc
dont freeze maps obvously as you may need that and its important to have but defo stop it from starting at boot , unless you need it at boot but from your post you obvously dont
there is a list of stuff thats save to freeze on this forum the search bar is your friend
have a good day

Thanks but I don't wanna root my phone. Is there any other alternative?
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well even before i had rooted and stopped it at start , maps was never that high on my charts have you run latitude or anything? i heard this can drain battery in the background .
sounds like you have an app that is using maps in the back ground as on a normal set up (factory fresh etc) maps doesnt hammer the battery like that
it can probs be fixed by undoing an app or setting you have somewhere but its hard to say as its your phone and you know what youve done to it .
if it was factory fresh though i doubt/kinda know maps wouldnt be that high and draining battery though it never has on mine even when stock etc
hope you find the culprit soon but its hard to say what it could be as we dont know how you have it set up etc .
maybe try a fresh install??

shantanuparadkar said:
My maps are consuming battery of my phone. Even if I don't use it.
Why this is so? Around 15% of battery consumption is due to maps
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I'm sure you are using Latitude. Log off and problem will be solved.

Yes, almost certainly Latitude - log out and stay out, you'll be amazed at the difference.

Gustopher said:
Yes, almost certainly Latitude - log out and stay out, you'll be amazed at the difference.
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Croocodillul said:
I'm sure you are using Latitude. Log off and problem will be solved.
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I second these. I've logged off of latitude and the battery life has extended by at least 60 - 70%. I used to get like around less than a day of usage, but now it goes a little over a day and a half with moderate usage. (Bluetooth, GPS, Browsing on HSPA and WiFi)

Also if you have remote tracking turned on, this can show up as maps in the battery monitor.
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Yeah, my latitude was on.i logged it off.
Thanks every one for ur replies. Thanks a lot
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You may have to reset maps in app settings to really get rid off it.
Clear data once I suggest, then the 1 minute wake calls will also be off, my experience.

shantanuparadkar said:
Thanks but I don't wanna root my phone. Is there any other alternative?
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why not it's highly recommended to root your phone, you can then freeze maps in titanium backup (and any other apps too)

not having the phone rooted is like having a computer without knowing the admin/root password

But there are some drawbacks of it also.
And if anything happens to my phone I will not be able to claim warrantee
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try to disable not stoping it, but with a interruption force...

ocaldini said:
try to disable not stoping it, but with a interruption force...
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Ididn't understand what u wanna say
It's been 2 hours since my last battery charging and it has just reduced by 2%.logging out of latitude is working. Thanks again
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shantanuparadkar said:
Ididn't understand what u wanna say
It's been 2 hours since my last battery charging and it has just reduced by 2%.logging out of latitude is working. Thanks again
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I always see Maps very high in my battery usage, I was logged into Latitude. Logged out of that now.
Do you have remote controls enabled in Settings -> Location and Security? Wondering if this still means Maps will use a lot of battery.

plazzTT said:
I always see Maps very high in my battery usage, I was logged into Latitude. Logged out of that now.
Do you have remote controls enabled in Settings -> Location and Security? Wondering if this still means Maps will use a lot of battery.
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Yeah remote controls are activated on my phone but der is no such details of usage of maps in battery details
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GpsLocationProvider eats battery although GPS is off

Hey,
I'm on cm7, and see in BetterBatteryStats that the GpsLocationProvider runs non-stop causing partial wakelocks.
The thing is that most of the time my GPS is off, I use it for few minutes then turn it off, but nevertheless it seems like the service keep running.
Any ideas? Thx.
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Do you use your GPS at all?
If not, I would just resort to removing the file as a whole.

YuvalW said:
Hey,
I'm on cm7, and see in BetterBatteryStats that the GpsLocationProvider runs non-stop causing partial wakelocks.
The thing is that most of the time my GPS is off, I use it for few minutes then turn it off, but nevertheless it seems like the service keep running.
Any ideas? Thx.
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Just a thought to check - if you have the Google Maps package installed try and freeze or uninstall it and see if that fixes it for you. It may be Latitude wake-locking.

Well looks like it is common issue with CM7, found some others who complain about that, for some reason once you activated the GPS the above service will not stop.
I guess you can't really make a good ROM for the device without Samsung doing it first... back to Bionix ...
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Maps GPS at the top of battery drain?? Insight needed*

My N4 hasn't had good battery life compared to my GNex and its noticeable. I used Google now on the Gnex and I got like close to 3 hours or more of screen on give or take with the 2000mah extended battery depending on what i was doing with 25% brightness most of the time. But on my N4 with Google now I got like barely 2 hours at like 20% brightness which doesn't' make much sense seeing that the battery in the N4 is larger. So I decided to turn off Google now since I don't really use it and now I get a little over 2 and a half hours sometimes more. I'm guessing that's cause Google now isn't updating and all that cause I turned off all the location services and GPS except the "wifi &mobile network location" for certain apps or widgets and stuff. This is all leading up to my question. How or why maps is at the top of my battery usage and why it says its using GPS when I have it off? It never was at the top before the android OS or screen was there. Now I get better battery life but still the screen isn't the top drainer which is odd. Does anyone have any insight? Cause I can only imagine the battery life I could get out of this if everything worked properly. Cause idk if its a bad code thing or hardware.
And here are pics thanks guy's
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Turn off WiFi under location access

But then I wont get any location data for certain apps or widgets. And that was never a problem on th GNex. Is that really the only option i would have?

If you have not done so, signin to navigation at least once.
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BruceCLin said:
If you have not done so, signin to navigation at least once.
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Ok I did cause i haven't yet and i had to turn on GPS to do so. But now im back out i turned off GPS. What would doing that do exactly? If you dont mind elaborating?

If you never went through that step, some apps that request location will never get it and will keep sending requests draining the battery.
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I have signed in but google maps is still my top battery drain even when I haven't used it at all. Anything else that could be causing this?

Could be some widget or app that put location data like any weather widget for example.
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If you have not done so, signin to navigation at least once.
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Is this a documented fact or something you came up with on your own? I am just wondering because Google Now does not work properly on my phone but it worked great on my Gnex.

Well I guess maps has a bug or its badly coded because like you guys said you still get the battery drain even when you seem to turn location stuff off. Well i did the same I have no Google now activated and it was a little better but id still get maps and it would even say the GPS was on for like hours in it on the GSam battery app So I just decided to force close Maps and since then I have no issue maps isnt even on the GSam radar and my battery life is much better I Can get 3 hours screen time with 15% brightness pretty easy and more if im not doing intensive stuff. Im hoping better code for Jellybeen or maps will come out soon to even make this higher or actually let me use maps and google now without such the drain.
Also I found that when I went to use Maps for directions the GPS getting "stuck" issue would come back so id have to force close to get that to stop and it seems that some apps that use GPS get stuck even though I switch it off like Gas Buddy which looks for gas around your location I tried it and turned on GPS then off when i was done and when i checked GSam it was at the top of my list because the GPS was stuck on and even force closing the app wouldnt shut it off so I had to uninstall and reinstall to stop it. I think it was just that it wasnt coded for 4.1.2 well so hopefully all those bugs will get worked out in the future. Hope this helps someone!

Not documented, but I have personally have 3 n4s map battery drain fixed this way. I heard here on xda, tried, and worked. So there are at least 4 people fixed this way. Of course, this is probably not the only battery bug/optimization issue in 4.2.1.
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Make sure you're not signed in to Latitude, it's a killer.

Go to Google Maps > Settings > Location, and disable "Location reporting".

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Go to Google Maps > Settings > Location, and disable "Location reporting".
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what they said. this is a huge + for why maps is being used. wished google disabled this from the start so people wouldnt mistaken the phone for having 'poor battery life'

same issue! battery usage as GPS
I'm actually having the same issue (i know this is old)
All my settings are correct, even with force closing the app (GPS and Facebook sometimes) the battery usage will be #1, and the GPS on time under details will be constantly ticking. As I refresh the battery usage, the GPS timer will continue to go up.
Only way I figured to solve this is to reboot my phone.. anyone else experiencing similar issues?

I did! I just noticed this problem in the last 2 days and I found this post.
Does google know about this problem? Will there any patch release for this bug?

I can confirm the same thing with this gps issue.
There's a bug report filed. Vote for it to make it more visible to devs.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=52236&q=Gps%20usage%20when%20off&sort=-id&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars

Experiencing it both on Google stock 4.3 Galaxy Nexus and Slim Bean 4.3 Nexus 4. Battery stats show GPS running under Google maps after switching GPS off using quick settings tile, after switching off location services in phone settings and even after switching off location in Google settings app. Only reboot stops good usage in battery stats.
This is very annoying. Have anybody fixed it? Any advice appreciated.

Nocturnal86 said:
Well I guess maps has a bug or its badly coded because like you guys said you still get the battery drain even when you seem to turn location stuff off. Well i did the same I have no Google now activated and it was a little better but id still get maps and it would even say the GPS was on for like hours in it on the GSam battery app So I just decided to force close Maps and since then I have no issue maps isnt even on the GSam radar and my battery life is much better I Can get 3 hours screen time with 15% brightness pretty easy and more if im not doing intensive stuff. Im hoping better code for Jellybeen or maps will come out soon to even make this higher or actually let me use maps and google now without such the drain.
Also I found that when I went to use Maps for directions the GPS getting "stuck" issue would come back so id have to force close to get that to stop and it seems that some apps that use GPS get stuck even though I switch it off like Gas Buddy which looks for gas around your location I tried it and turned on GPS then off when i was done and when i checked GSam it was at the top of my list because the GPS was stuck on and even force closing the app wouldnt shut it off so I had to uninstall and reinstall to stop it. I think it was just that it wasnt coded for 4.1.2 well so hopefully all those bugs will get worked out in the future. Hope this helps someone!
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You have exactly the same finding of mine (although I may have better punctuation)
The GPS is stuck on even when you killed the map and turn OFF the GPS in the settings already.
And you are right, every app that use the GPS can have this "bug". (I used Yelp a lot and battery status always shows that its GPS usage is on even after I turned off GPS)
In GSAM battery monitor it does not show a high usage though, I guess it does not actually drain battery.
And this issue is still appearing in Android 4.3 with Google map 7.2.0

Messaging app "KiK" may interfere with GPS lock.

I'm not one to open up new threads, but I thought this might be an appropriate time to do so. Anyway, I'm going to sum this up in as short of an explanation as I can.
My GPS used to work fine and today, all of a sudden it completely crapped out on me. Time and time again I tried to get a lock and it just wouldn't work. So I thought about any new apps I recently installed. The only two were snapdragon battery guru and KiK messaging app. I forced closed battery guru with no results. Now immediately after force closing KiK my GPS instantly got an accurate lock on me. Needles to say that app has now been deleted. So if anyone is having GPS issues be sure to remove that app and see if it helps. Later everyone, peace.

I use kik all the time and my gps locks with no issues
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Kik has been installed and running on my phone since day one and I've never had a GPS issue. I use Google maps with navigation and waze pretty frequently.
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Google Play Music killing battery

Has anyone else had issues with Google Play Music staying active and draining battery after you stop playback? It constantly uses CPU and drains battery even if swiped out of the notification bar. The drain stops only after swiping it out of the recents or force stopping it. It does it using headphones or Bluetooth, streaming or cached music.
This seems to have happened recently, possibly after the latest app update. I have not tested on other Android devices to see if this is specific to the S7E.

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even if swiped out of the notification bar.
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I'm not using Play Music myself, but I can assure you that swiping the notification doesn't necessarily kill an app. So Play Music will probably keep running in the background if not killed through the recent apps list. And because it's a media app, I assume it will also keep the mediaserver alive, which also drains battery.
It's the same for me using Poweramp. Unless I pause the music AND kill it through recent apps it will keep running.
If this is just since an update, they probably changed the behavior when killing the notification from killing the app to not killing the app anymore.
That is just an assumption because it's like I said the same for me and Poweramp.

No this is definitely a new development. I have used Play Music for a few years and it's never been like this.
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It's also draining faster while using Play Music as well. An hour of streaming over WiFi and my battery dropped 20% with media server and play music showing high usage.
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Hmm. Maybe try to downgrade the Play Music app to a couple of versions earlier and turn auto-update off in Google Play, then re-enable it in 2-3 weeks. If it's really caused by an app update, you can use an earlier version for some time to avoid battery drain and update again when a newer version is out.

That's what I'm going to try. I reformatted my micro SD card and cleared cache and that seems to have helped with media server. I uninstalled updates for Play Music and will try that.
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Rolling back to an older version helped slightly, but it still happens. I think it has to do with background syncing with Google servers. I ticked the restrict background data option under data usage in the application manager and that seems to be keeping it in check without affecting streaming.

Check if google is stuck in the sync process. Its a old bug that shouldn't occur anymore, but you never know.
If it is stuck, remove it from device admins, delete data, cache and updates of the app, restart and update it again. Afterwards give it back device admin rights.

Natschlaus said:
Check if google is stuck in the sync process. Its a old bug that shouldn't occur anymore, but you never know.
If it is stuck, remove it from device admins, delete data, cache and updates of the app, restart and update it again. Afterwards give it back device admin rights.
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Everything is syncing fine. One time I did notice a calendar sync issue, but I switched it of and then back on and it synced fine. I tried turning Google Play Music sync off and that made no difference. However, restricting background data has solved the issues. It has been several days now and its no longer running in the background draining my battery after use.

Its not running fine if it drains less when you restrict the background data. Just because you cant easily see it, doesnt mean theres not something wrong in the background.
Could be another app as well but at least for me, turning off a feature wouldnt really be satisfying.

Natschlaus said:
Its not running fine if it drains less when you restrict the background data. Just because you cant easily see it, doesnt mean theres not something wrong in the background.
Could be another app as well but at least for me, turning off a feature wouldnt really be satisfying.
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I don't really see it as turning off a feature since everything works as it should with the background data restricted. There have been no issues with streaming or downloading since restricting background data. Obviously something is amiss since that shouldn't be necessary, but for all intents and purposes, it is working now without the battery drain.
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I decided to see if the new version worked without the drain, so I updated to v6.15.3519-0.H and the problem started back up immediately even with background data restricted. I uninstalled updates back to the version included in the firmware, v6.7.2713Z.2790541 and its back to no battery drain.
There is obviously some wakelock keeping the phone from deep sleep in the newer versions. I don't have root and haven't had time to try wakelock detector without root. I may give it a go today and see if I can figure it out.
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neezy13 said:
I decided to see if the new version worked without the drain, so I updated to v6.15.3519-0.H and the problem started back up immediately even with background data restricted. I uninstalled updates back to the version included in the firmware, v6.7.2713Z.2790541 and its back to no battery drain.
There is obviously some wakelock keeping the phone from deep sleep in the newer versions. I don't have root and haven't had time to try wakelock detector without root. I may give it a go today and see if I can figure it out.
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I appear to be having this problem as well. any new developments for you? or recommended play music versions?

neezy13 said:
I decided to see if the new version worked without the drain, so I updated to v6.15.3519-0.H and the problem started back up immediately even with background data restricted. I uninstalled updates back to the version included in the firmware, v6.7.2713Z.2790541 and its back to no battery drain.
There is obviously some wakelock keeping the phone from deep sleep in the newer versions. I don't have root and haven't had time to try wakelock detector without root. I may give it a go today and see if I can figure it out.
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I'm having the same problem with my s7 flat. Play music constantly runs in the background and drains battery (without listening to music). Has anyone found a solution?

Same issue here as well. It's so frustrating to the point where I'm considering going to spotify but there isn't a good way to upload my music collection.
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I'm still having this issue. Restricting background data keeps it in check when I'm out and not on wifi, but if it is open in the background while on wifi, it starts draining. I have tried changing sync settings, cache settings, everything. So far the only way to prevent it is to force close the app when you are not using it.

Yeah this is ridiculous. My screen on time is 20 minutes.
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I'm surprised that there aren't more people flipping out about this. Or do that few of people use Google Play Music?
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neezy13 said:
Everything is syncing fine. One time I did notice a calendar sync issue, but I switched it of and then back on and it synced fine. I tried turning Google Play Music sync off and that made no difference. However, restricting background data has solved the issues. It has been several days now and its no longer running in the background draining my battery after use.
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Just wondering if your issue is still fixed.
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mjs2011 said:
Just wondering if your issue is still fixed.
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Not really. It is probably minimized to a point where I can live with it, but it still happens. It still has a tendency to drain about 5-10% per day depending on how long I've been on wifi (I have background data restricted to keep it from running on LTE) without me having opened the app. If I force stop it, I can get a few days before it shows back up, unless I actually use it.
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