I'm not sure whats happened but since yesterday Google services is draining my battery, I've not installed any new apps or changed any settings so im a bit miffed as to what's happening.
Anyone else experiencing this on their G2?
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BackDaws said:
I'm not sure whats happened but since yesterday Google services is draining my battery, I've not installed any new apps or changed any settings so im a bit miffed as to what's happening.
Anyone else experiencing this on their G2?
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Clear the data and cache of google play services and see if that helps :good:
Did you take the recent gmaps update? I had the same experience last week. Rolling back to original gmaps solved it for me.
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Did you take the recent gmaps update? I had the same experience last week. Rolling back to original gmaps solved it for me.
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Ahhhh funnily enough maps needed a manual update last night. but ive also cleared cache and data from google play services ( Thank you MalignantQuechnitlan) and that seems to of cured it, but thanks i shall kepp an eye on maps now
Try with that:
System settings>General>Backup & reset, uncheck Backup my data
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I just updated maps today and noticed that it is REALLY killing my batteryblike really bad!!! Anyone else have this issue?
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Same here
aaron130 said:
I just updated maps today and noticed that it is REALLY killing my batteryblike really bad!!! Anyone else have this issue?
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Hello,
I have had the same issue on many android devices. I believe that it stems from the "google now" application, which isn't even really well implemented on the GS4 anyway.
You can make it use less battery by turning off GPS when not using it, or if it really bothers you, you can always turn off location services.
What I have done is turn off all the cards in google now that use location, so things like weather, traffic, photo spots, public transit, etc...
This has helped my battery life a lot, more so on my Nexus 4 than my GS4, but still helpful nonetheless.
By the way, Ins't the GS4 the most kickass phone ever? xD
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I just updated maps today and noticed that it is REALLY killing my batteryblike really bad!!! Anyone else have this issue?
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If you have root access on your phone I would suggest this app:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155737
it will hibernate apps and save you lots of battery life.:good:
Today I noticed that Google Services is draining battery by using some services but unlike before it is using it a lot.
Did any one experience this strange issue?
Turn off GPS and auto sync.
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Turn off GPS and auto sync.
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I'm pretty sure that's one of the ways we can take in order to save a bit more battery, but then again, why are we buying high-end devices with GPS tracking for whatever apps or security as I have (cerberus app) or real-time mails of work, social feed, etc.
Someone will say that they don't need instant mails on the device or don't want the GPS; point is, having GPS/push notifications should not be an issue for any user since those are the features we can, want, could use..
Only thing I really miss on blackberry devices...
This did not happen before which makes it strange, well at least not having that much percentage.
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This did not happen before which makes it strange, well at least not having that much percentage.
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X2. I agree, google services wasn't that bad for me before. But the last week or 2 its been quite bad. Im running rootmax v4 and am struggling to make my phone last 24 hours on one charge now, whereas before I could do it. GTALK_ASYNC_CONN.... is the bugger thats causing wakelocks for me!
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X2. I agree, google services wasn't that bad for me before. But the last week or 2 its been quite bad. Im running rootmax v4 and am struggling to make my phone last 24 hours on one charge now, whereas before I could do it. GTALK_ASYNC_CONN.... is the bugger thats causing wakelocks for me!
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Just to update on this. I done some reading online and found a few people mentioned that it was the latest play store update causing the battery drain. I went ino the app manager and deleted the update an went back to the original playstore apk that came with the rom.THis seems to have reduced my google services drain and my phone is lasting longer now
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Just to update on this. I done some reading online and found a few people mentioned that it was the latest play store update causing the battery drain. I went ino the app manager and deleted the update an went back to the original playstore apk that came with the rom.THis seems to have reduced my google services drain and my phone is lasting longer now
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Awesome, thanks for the update.
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I've noticed the past few days google services is taking a chunk out of the battery life. I have BetterbatteryStats and Wakelock Defender and i cant identify the specific app causing it. If i do a battery pull the usage goes down but it eventually comes back up even on a voice call the percentage drops but then raises again to a really high percentage im at a loss here need some guidance. I have taken some screen shots
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I have found the solution to this issue:
1) System settings
2) More tab
3) Location Services
4) Uncheck Use wireless networks
This will eliminate the excessive use of Google Services battery life. And you will still have location based access app wise.
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lordandroid said:
I have found the solution to this issue:
1) System settings
2) More tab
3) Location Services
4) Uncheck Use wireless networks
This will eliminate the excessive use of Google Services battery life. And you will still have location based access app wise.
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Thank you for this. I am on Rogers and we just got the new update. Since then, google services is destroying my battery life. It's using about 90% and my battery is lasting half of its normal length.
Trying your solution tomorrow after a full charge.:good:
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Thank you for this. I am on Rogers and we just got the new update. Since then, google services is destroying my battery life. It's using about 90% and my battery is lasting half of its normal length.
Trying your solution tomorrow after a full charge.:good:
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I've been running this method since i discovered it and this is the battery performance i have gotten thus far as of today
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Found same/similar results after turning off location services. One of the worst culprits of power consumption!
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I've been running this method since i discovered it and this is the battery performance i have gotten thus far as of today
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This didn't work for me.
Today, I woke up, unplugged my phone and drove to work (50 min drive). I listen to internet radio in the car via TuneInRadio, and didn't touch the phone all day while at work. Drove home and again streamed internet radio.
Here are the results. As you can see, I still have an issue :crying:
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This didn't work for me.
Today, I woke up, unplugged my phone and drove to work (50 min drive). I listen to internet radio in the car via TuneInRadio, and didn't touch the phone all day while at work. Drove home and again streamed internet radio.
Here are the results. As you can see, I still have an issue :crying:
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This screen shot incorporates the above method? If not what have you done?
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This screen shot incorporates the above method? If not what have you done?
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Yup. I did as you suggested.
I have looked more into this issues and Google services boards are flooded with users having this same issue in 4.2.2. It seems that it's actually the the new Google maps that came with it as indicated by a few users here. http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/U0MjxOQl3w0
Users have discovered that the v7 of Google maps is constantly trying to find location, even if a user has disabled it under the phones settings. It's not allowing the phone to go to sleep. As you can see is this screen capture, Google services ran 10hrs43mins out of the 14 hours my phone was off the charger.
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Yup. I did as you suggested.
I have looked more into this issues and Google services boards are flooded with users having this same issue in 4.2.2. It seems that it's actually the the new Google maps that came with it as indicated by a few users here. http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/U0MjxOQl3w0
Users have discovered that the v7 of Google maps is constantly trying to find location, even if a user has disabled it under the phones settings. It's not allowing the phone to go to sleep. As you can see is this screen capture, Google services ran 10hrs43mins out of the 14 hours my phone was off the charger.
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Try this uninstall the newest version of Gmaps afterwards your left with the previous version of Gmaps then open the Google Play app and you'll see an update to Gmaps and install it then restart your S4. Monitor it from there for a day or two.
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lordandroid said:
Try this uninstall the newest version of Gmaps afterwards your left with the previous version of Gmaps then open the Google Play app and you'll see an update to Gmaps and install it then restart your S4. Monitor it from there for a day or two.
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Okay, so here it is. This is a confirmed bug with Google Play services v 4.1.6. Google has a new version, 4.1.10 that fixes the location issue and batter drain.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/29/download-latest-google-play-store-4-1-10/
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Okay, so here it is. This is a confirmed bug with Google Play services v 4.1.6. Google has a new version, 4.1.10 that fixes the location issue and batter drain.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/29/download-latest-google-play-store-4-1-10/
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I've heard of this personally i have not tried it since my battery life has returned. But some users after trying it out reported no change.
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Just noticed this issue. I wonder if this has anything to do with the new Maps update? I never had this issue on my S3.. then again I was on a custom stock rom.. As now I'm on the MF3 update...
I'm not so sure why Google doesn't push those updated too all the devices. Therefore, I am asking myself if it's normal or if it can do any harm if we update it ourselves?
I have Google Play services 4.1.6 and do not experience that issue.So it is not consistent. But there are so many individual tweaks we do that it may be difficult to track down.
Go to the google browser, then settings, find "location" and uncheck the locations settings there and see if this works. Or do a factory reset and then just uncheck every features that comes with the fresh reset on my GT-I9505. Then go to Google play app store and turn off "automatic updates".
My battery record is ~ 3 days and 1h watching Youtube, twitch surfing internet in 100% screen contrast an hour or so on, playing games but this includes the GPS, Wi-Fi and Mobile data, sync when not used. Not joking. I'll be uploading screenshot soon enough.
Same problem for me on S III using JB 4.1.2.
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Okay, so here it is. This is a confirmed bug with Google Play services v 4.1.6. Google has a new version, 4.1.10 that fixes the location issue and batter drain.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/29/download-latest-google-play-store-4-1-10/
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Actually Android Devices posted version 4.3.1 earlier today.
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lordandroid said:
I have found the solution to this issue:
1) System settings
2) More tab
3) Location Services
4) Uncheck Use wireless networks
This will eliminate the excessive use of Google Services battery life. And you will still have location based access app wise.
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Question for you. I'm running JB 4.1.2. As you can see by the screenshot, the selection you're suggesting is "and/or". Apples to apples?
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Figured out whats causing my google services to use crazy amounts of battery... the culprit was samsung push service.. removing the latest update and going back to the factory version fixed the problem for me... the update was released the aug 8th tho so if u had the problem before there might be something else going on as well idk removing the push service worked for me tho main battery consumer is screen and android now
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randun said:
Question for you. I'm running JB 4.1.2. As you can see by the screenshot, the selection you're suggesting is "and/or". Apples to apples?
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Ucheck "Use Wireless Networks"
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There may be unintended consequences for unchecking use wireless networks. If I understand correctly, this may interfere with the ability of device locating apps to locate a lost or stolen device. Can anyone confirm?
Hey all
Currently Google services is consuming 67% of my battery, (to give some scale the screen is at 11%) is anyone else having this problem or have had it and found a solution?
Running liquid smooth 2.9 matr1x kernel
Thanks in advance to anyone who helps.
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captaindyson said:
Hey all
Currently Google services is consuming 67% of my battery, (to give some scale the screen is at 11%) is anyone else having this problem or have had it and found a solution?
Running liquid smooth 2.9 matr1x kernel
Thanks in advance to anyone who helps.
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Well it's clear some app of yours is using Google Services. I would check which gApps are pulling or pushing data all the time. Check for things like notifications, social network updates (G+), etc. If it's not any of your Google Apps, then it might be an app or more that was downloaded from the play store which uses Google Services. Some that come to mind are games that use your Google account for scoreboards, achievements, etc.
You are not using the screen much which causes Google Services to seem to look like it is draining badly.
It is actually the GPS which is causing the battery drain, unfortunately you cannot do anything about it, even disabling the GPS does not help.
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Thanks guys, and as you say I turned off GPS and that made no difference, and asuka how would I go about identifying those apps?
Perhaps I should add that this only began after I updated liquid smooth and moved from Franco to matr1x, my app list has not changed and this was not happening before, so something must have changed that I want to change back
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Thanks guys, and as you say I turned off GPS and that made no difference, and asuka how would I go about identifying those apps?
Perhaps I should add that this only began after I updated liquid smooth and moved from Franco to matr1x, my app list has not changed and this was not happening before, so something must have changed that I want to change back
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Unfortunately this is pretty much a universal issue with android devices these days.
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Unfortunately this is pretty much a universal issue with android devices these days.
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Thank you for your help, in this case then, how come it did not occur before I updated my ROM and kernel? And out of interest does 4.3 solve the issue?
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Thank you for your help, in this case then, how come it did not occur before I updated my ROM and kernel? And out of interest does 4.3 solve the issue?
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Google Play Services must of updated to the latest version which really causes battery drainage with CPU and GPS use.
Android 4.3 does not solve this issue unfortunately.
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andyabc said:
Google Play Services must of updated to the latest version which really causes battery drainage with CPU and GPS use.
Android 4.3 does not solve this issue unfortunately.
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Thank you again for your extended help and knowledge, so it seems Google just need to get there act together! Is there any way to downgrade/uninstall/force stop the application without any negative effects?
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Thank you again for your extended help and knowledge, so it seems Google just need to get there act together! Is there any way to downgrade/uninstall/force stop the application without any negative effects?
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You can uninstall updates from Google Play Services in the Settings.
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You can uninstall updates from Google Play Services in the Settings.
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Google Play Services must of updated to the latest version which really causes battery drainage with CPU and GPS use.
Android 4.3 does not solve this issue unfortunately.
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I can help a little with that.
Indeed is from Google Services, more specific, the Location service. I myself have spent the last week trying to see what is happening with this topic, and it seems that last Google Maps update came with an issue using Google Services. Then I tried to freeze and then to uninstall the app, but made no difference.
I made a clean install of Carbon with no sync from Google, so I could see what´s the source of such battery drain.
I discovered that the drain come specifically from an option in Location settings: Settings > Location Access > Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location.
I left GPS Satellites checked and even with that, no more Google Services drain. All the drain come from the other option, and is more noticeable when you are connected to WiFi.
No need to disable other Location services nor other settings about locations, just unckeck that option and Google Services won´t even appear in the battery graph.
Hope it helps.
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Anybody know what this wakelock is? Its killing my battery and wipe cache and dalvik or rebooting wont fix it.
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I the exact same problem on my Nexus 4 4.3 Stock without root. Very frustrating.
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I the exact same problem on my Nexus 4 4.3 Stock without root. Very frustrating.
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Started seeing this a day or so ago out of the blue. Weird that we're all like a month apart. Still happening to you two?
I'm also stock 4.3 (JWR66Y)
Sorry if this reads as being short or frantic; just tired. ;]
Cheers.
Cacheupdateservice wakelock for me was caused by wallet. Also check to see you dont have anything related frozen or disabled in startup.
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Anyone else have suggestions? Its killing my battery. No wallet installed, I uninstalled Keep thinking it may be that but it wasnt. I'm at a loss here.
Did you mess with startup services?
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Had this issue on my G2. After much frustration, i ended up uninstalling google play services with titanium backup, then reinstalling them. To reinstall them, I uninstalled a google play app (google play music in my case) and reinstalled it. The play store then had me install google play services from there.
Sleeping like a baby since.
add these 2 entries to your build.prop
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
pm.sleep_mode=1
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add these 2 entries to your build.prop
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
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What exactly does that do?
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Onmy side, he issue was caused by a profile manager (PhoneWeaver) and the usage of a location based profile that was constantly checking whether the phone is in the relevant location. I deleted this profile, restarted the phone and then everything seemed to be normal again.