It seems like Google maps is always running on my S4. I turned off the location service, but there is still something open called prefetcher service. I've been trying to find the setting in the menu to turn it off but I can't find it. Anyone know how to fix this?
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You can Google "Caching and offline reliability - Maps Help - Google Help" and find this cached.
If your phone's battery level is near-full and you're connected to a WiFi network, Google Maps will passively prefetch map and road data near to your current location. If you lose access to a mobile data connection, you can still get directions and view locations if the area in question has been cached on your phone.
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You can supposedly disable prefetch if you are on 3G as well. I have not found this "live" though as that thread is no longer visible from the support page, so maybe this is no longer true.
I charged to full 6 hours ago and under running service the prefetcher is shown running for 5 hours. I was on 3G the whole time, location service disabled.
The only solution off the top of my head is to freeze maps until you need to use it, with App Quarantine or Titanium.
Or use greenify which doesn't allow the app to run in the background.
All you need to be able to modulate system apps is exposed framework apk found in the apps and themes section.
This is a better solution than freezing with titanium as you can still use the app at any time. It just won't run in background.
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Does anyone know the best way to provide google with realtime data from my Nexus S to help them update the realtime live traffic data?
Reason I ask is they say it is google maps which will provide them with details of my speed and location so they can work out the live traffic status but my problem is if I leave google maps open the phone goes to sleep and when you wake it the GPS has been turned to standby thus meaning it has lost my live location and stopping google from being able to use my location in the traffic.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/google-maps-traffic-data/
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Prototypeuk said:
Does anyone know the best way to provide google with realtime data from my Nexus S to help them update the realtime live traffic data?
Reason I ask is they say it is google maps which will provide them with details of my speed and location so they can work out the live traffic status but my problem is if I leave google maps open the phone goes to sleep and when you wake it the GPS has been turned to standby thus meaning it has lost my live location and stopping google from being able to use my location in the traffic.
http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/google-maps-traffic-data/
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Maps services always run in the background as needed. You do not need to run the Maps app to provide your location data. As long as you opted in location services it will provide Google your data in the background.
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Maps services always run in the background as needed. You do not need to run the Maps app to provide your location data. As long as you opted in location services it will provide Google your data in the background.
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How when it needs the GPS to provide an accurate location so it can tell what road I am on, You can tell my GPS hasn't locked for sometime because it takes ages to find satellites so it can't be using GPS?
Prototypeuk said:
How when it needs the GPS to provide an accurate location so it can tell what road I am on, You can tell my GPS hasn't locked for sometime because it takes ages to find satellites so it can't be using GPS?
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If GPS is not available, it uses the cell towers and triangulates your location along with other users. Not as accurate as GPS but Google aggregates the data from different users to provide more accurate traffic info.
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I have enabled location sharing from settings since I frequent use my phone for turn-by-turn voice directions and some pedometer-like apps to count my activity. I also like some Google Now functionality that enabling location access gives.
However, besides disabling this setting system-wide, it seems that the Facebook app always shares my location when I post status updates - and I find that extremely annoying. I scanned all app settings and could not find a way to disable location sharing from Facebook.
My question - is there anyway I can keep the system-level setting while preventing Facebook app from accessing location? I have not rooted my phone (Nexus 4) but will be willing to do so if that can help me with this problem.. Any suggestions?
Doesn't the LBE security software allow you to set permissions on a per app basis? I think you need to search for it on xda for the translated version.
Facebook doesn't share my location each update, I just checked a bunch of previous ones and they don't mention it at all.
Thanks!! LBE seems like it might do the trick... Will root my phone tomorrow morning and put lbe.
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Rusty try checking in to some place once. After that it will always share your location for all posts you make. I checked in one without knowing this‚ and there is no way to undo it after.
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Its under settings in the Facebook app
I don't see it under settings... Can you please elaborate? The only setting I see is for sharing location on Chat/messenger but that does not change the location sharing behavior on regular posts.
Any way‚ I rooted the phone but lbe privacy does not work with jelly beans (soft reboot on startup - several recent reviews on play store also says that).. So for now after resetting the phone I've not used the checkin feature on Facebook.. It's a bad workaround and I hope LBE fixes it's jelly bean issues soon.
Thanks again
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As attach,google maps use too much battery-----I had not use maps ..
Go into Google maps settings into location and uncheck all options in there and ensure that it isn't reporting your location.
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much thanks，I'll try this
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much thanks，I'll try this
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press the thanks button instead report back with findings
If you don't use maps at all, freeze with TB
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If you don't use maps at all, freeze with TB
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And when you do use maps.... it's a hassle. If you have maps set up properly, it shouldn't even be using any battery life at all unless you turn the app on and actually start using it.
With your theory, you should freeze all apps you don't use? Doesn't make any logical sense.
I've got a similar issue with my battery usage. Comparing the maps usages on my N4 to my Photon, and on my N4, the usage is 10%, keep awake is 40m and the gps is 6m, and CPU is 8m.
For my Photon, the usage is 2%, the keep awake is 2h and the cpu total is 2m.
I do have CM10 on my Photon and still stock on my N4, but the behavior does seem odd. The N4 has much more usage
for me, unchecking location reporting did not fully do the trick. what you need to do is make sure maps does not autostart and cause wakelocks which decrease your battery life substantially. to do this, download an app called "autostarts" from the play store and disable all maps autostarts by sorting the autostart processes by app. this will not allow maps to autostart and use increased battery, but you will still be able to open maps normally and use it to its full extent
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And when you do use maps.... it's a hassle. If you have maps set up properly, it shouldn't even be using any battery life at all unless you turn the app on and actually start using it.
With your theory, you should freeze all apps you don't use? Doesn't make any logical sense.
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Exactly it doesn't make much sense.
The usual issue is Google will periodically use Maps to get a GPS fix and Wi-Fi list to update it's own Wi-Fi to Location database. Saves them driving around with cars all the time and getting complaints about privacy I suppose :cyclops: Often it is this background updating of Google Wi-Fi locations that continually pop Google Maps into the battery list even if we never use it between charges.
There is now an easy to use global setting to quickly disable Google Maps from doing this, this is under Settings - Accounts - Google - Location, flick the switch here to off, now Google applications can not poll for locations or do background updates, however other applications can still use GPS and request a location.
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sorry for bumping this but quite recently my maps app has been consuming battery more than my wifi, it's comparable with OP's photo. Now here is the thing, I already had this problem before and I solved it by disabling location reporting and stuff, but a few days ago it suddenly began to consume battery as if i had reenabled the location reporting stuff. I have used a app called wakeup detector to try and find whats wrong and this is what I'm getting. I hope someone can help.
Download "Greenify" if you're rooted.
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Google maps is killing my battery.
I am running 4.2.2 stock. I noticed this yesterday and killed the app, deleted its cache and data and never launched it, but today it's done the same! I do not use Google Now.
Anyway I can stop this?
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Yep, Maps does that. How to stop it from draining? Uninstall maps.
you can disable it
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you can disable it
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yeah just disable it
and just re-enable it at the point you need to use it to get somewhere
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Google maps is killing my battery.
I am running 4.2.2 stock. I noticed this yesterday and killed the app, deleted its cache and data and never launched it, but today it's done the same! I do not use Google Now.
Anyway I can stop this?
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I think a lot of google services (location) uses maps... Maybe even the new google now. Anyhow go into settings in google maps and turn all of the settings off, especially "location history". Make sure android's settings for location access is turned off. When you reboot, maps should run a lot less if ever. Hasn't come up for me since I did it this morning when I first read your message. No need to uninstall it (might get system errors).
You might loose a lot of services if you do it on a mobile device.
It does run a lot, but you can get more battery by having your screen turn off sooner or not as bright, even not using live wallpaper. I use maps and location services too much to consider turning it off.
Hope that helps some.
Good advice. Using Better Battery Stats, I traced a lot of apps which also cue up Maps. You think its only Maps, but some apps go there to find you & your location. Your basic battery use app will show only Maps as the culprit, but look closer & it's other apps asking it for your whereabouts! Facebook is one of the all time worst. It had so many other privacy issues I deleted my account. Google + & Google Now will also use battery thru Maps finding you. Turn off any apps location service via its individual settings if you want individual control. Or, just deny all of them via main settings.
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Cheers guys. I have restricted a few of them now. Strangely my HTC one X does not have the same issues despite running similar apps.
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I haven't even opened maps at all. I have used instagram and internet. What should I do?
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I haven't even opened maps at all. I have used instagram and internet. What should I do?
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I believe this is Samsung S Health, the pedometer "Walking" application. If you do not use the pedometer, make sure the screen does not contain the widget, and make sure the tracking is stopped inside S Health.
On a second thought, it could also be Google Now, or latitude. Also disable location tracking in Now.
I use pedometer app and Now with location tracking on, and it is not draining the batt that much, but Maps does show up as high power consumer. The phone lasted 26 hours before I charged it today.
Could it be my foursquare widget? I think it might be.
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I had this same exact problem, go in Maps > settings > location settings > uncheck: Report from this device, Enable location history, Automatic check-ins.
That will stop the battery drain / usage from Maps.
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I had this same exact problem go in Maps > settings > location settings > uncheck: Report from this device, Enable location history, Automatic check-ins.
That will stop the battery drain / usage from Maps.
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I also have noticed this, more noticeable after the update, anyways, is not that bad, but I have noticed draining since then, and when I check my Display is taking 54% of it and then Maps follows with 15%, I can tell you that every time I check is at 15%, and like the rest of you Maps is not opened, I have disable all Location Settings on Maps and have no Google Now widgets running, I have even tried disabling GPS and even after that, the Maps still there with 15%.
I thought that a reboot will help but still the same, any other suggestion?
Ugh. It definetly has some thing to do with location right?
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I read that someone had this issue before. If I am correct, someone else suggested they remove the pre-installed "maps" APK that ships with the phone and then go to the APP Store and re-install Maps from there. I don't know if it worked or not or even why. You might want to try and search for the original thread. It was either here in the AT&T S4 forums or the original S4 forums. Again, it was just something I read when the phones first came out.
Maps is a known battery drainer. The best solution with the SII is Greenify, and I suspect that it will also work very well with the S4. Requires root. You can install from the play store, but go to the developer's xda thread and read the first three posts. Lots of folks just greenify Google maps and nothing else.
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I read that someone had this issue before. If I am correct, someone else suggested they remove the pre-installed "maps" APK that ships with the phone and then go to the APP Store and re-install Maps from there. I don't know if it worked or not or even why. You might want to try and search for the original thread. It was either here in the AT&T S4 forums or the original S4 forums. Again, it was just something I read when the phones first came out.
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I just removed original Maps app, and installed Play Store one and now everything seems to be back to normal, so. my theory is that something occurred during the update with the maps app and is causing this, because it wasn't doing this before that.
Thanks for sharing.
I guess there is now way to fix this with out root? Thanks guys!
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I want my 16% back.
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It's the location history option for Google maps. That is nothing to do with the phone and it had been a problem on many devices. Turn off location history and you should see it go down.
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All this bad advice with such an easy problem to fix.
My location history and auto-update of location/gps is on at all times. This causes NO BATTERY DRAIN!!!
This is actually how to fix your Google Maps battery drain.
Go into Settings, Application Manager, All, then find Google Maps and Clear Cache / Clear Data. Exit all that and select the Google Maps app icon. I bet it says "updating to latest version" and all your problems are fixed with Google Maps and battery drain.
Google Maps does not show up in my battery information (it is hardly using any battery), even though my GPS is turned on all day and set to update location automatically. Google Maps does not even show up on my Battery status page unless I use the Navigation.
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All this bad advice with such an easy problem to fix.
My location history and auto-update of location/gps is on at all times. This causes NO BATTERY DRAIN!!!
This is actually how to fix your Google Maps battery drain.
Go into Settings, Application Manager, All, then find Google Maps and Clear Cache / Clear Data. Exit all that and select the Google Maps app icon. I bet it says "updating to latest version" and all your problems are fixed with Google Maps and battery drain.
Google Maps does not show up in my battery information (it is hardly using any battery), even though my GPS is turned on all day and set to update location automatically. Google Maps does not even show up on my Battery status page unless I use the Navigation.
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I'm not sure if this will always work, I tried this a couple of days ago and my battery drain returned pretty quickly. I had to disable location reporting and location history.
Same here, it worked for a while, but then once I opened Maps the next time, it came back, although, this time is showing 3-6% instead of the steady 15% I had before.
Have you tried to disable "report/update my location" in settings? Worked as a charm in my old S3. In the S4 haven't that huge drain.
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Have you tried to disable "report/update my location" in settings? Worked as a charm in my old S3. In the S4 haven't that huge drain.
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Doesn't this break Google Now?
same thing with maps and i still had great battery life today