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[Q] Google Services huge GPS usage draining battery. Device always looking for GPS.

Guys, have any of you ever seen this???
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My device is ALWAYS searching for GPS. Google Services is draining my battery and consuming GPS for more than EIGHT HOURS.
I know you may tell me to disable GPS, or disable location settings, and etc. But I need to keep all these things enabled because they are pretty useful on Foursquare, Maps, finding a taxi, and, mainly, for finding my device if something bad happens!
This never happened to me on Galaxy Note II or any other device. Has anyone ever faced this?!

viniciusrsouza said:
Guys, have any of you ever seen this???
My device is ALWAYS searching for GPS. Google Services is draining my battery and consuming GPS for more than EIGHT HOURS.
I know you may tell me to disable GPS, or disable location settings, and etc. But I need to keep all these things enabled because they are pretty useful on Foursquare, Maps, finding a taxi, and, mainly, for finding my device if something bad happens!
This never happened to me on Galaxy Note II or any other device. Has anyone ever faced this?!
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You could try and clear data and cAshe

Disable google location in the google settings app
Google settings app -> location -> disable
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What "app" are you using for monitoring your battery?

jaythenut said:
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Already did this inside Google Play Services.
Killberty said:
Disable google location in the google settings app
Google settings app -> location -> disable
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Yeah, that's a workaround, but Google Now stops working if I disable this. I'm trying to understand what's happening, since this is not normal and everybody needs the location settings enabled to get all features of a lot of apps.
For example, this never happened to me or other devices. Seems like an Android 4.3 and Google Services issue.
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What "app" are you using for monitoring your battery?
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GSam Battery Monitor
Here you go: https://play.google.com/store/apps/..._medium=organic&utm_term=gsam+battery+monitor

viniciusrsouza said:
Already did this inside Google Play Services.
Yeah, that's a workaround, but Google Now stops working if I disable this. I'm trying to understand what's happening, since this is not normal and everybody needs the location settings enabled to get all features of a lot of apps.
For example, this never happened to me or other devices. Seems like an Android 4.3 and Google Services issue.
GSam Battery Monitor
Here you go: https://play.google.com/store/apps/..._medium=organic&utm_term=gsam+battery+monitor
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Thanks; far more info than "Battery Stats"...
Thanks-button hit!

Yesterday, I got an update from Google Play Services (dated 22 nov 13)...
You can also install it via the web:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms

Didn't noticed this update, but I also got here, just checked now.
How did you noticed that? Is there any notification for you?

viniciusrsouza said:
Didn't noticed this update, but I also got here, just checked now.
How did you noticed that? Is there any notification for you?
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Pure luck: I went to the Play Store online and saw there was an update. On my S4 it was updated automatically...

Was it solved?
Seems the problem came back. Did you solved this by the time it was posted here?
Thanks

Guide to disable Google play services "internal" services.

Bringing my experiences from G3 to Nexus 6.
With the mods to Google play services on my G3 I was able to increase my battery longevity by a significant amount. This thread is to guide and discuss as to which "services" could be disabled inside the Google play services app using "3Ctoolbox". Disabling certain services prevents Ggoogle play service from running in the background, thus, saving battery.
As a reminder, some of the services can still run after disabling them and even cause a large amount of wakelocks. To solve this, please disable the corresponding tasks in Activities, Providers, and Receivers. For example: disabling update.SystemUpdateService in the Services tab will not disable the service completely, so you must navigate to Receivers tab and disable everything that is related to it there.
Lastly, think ahead while disabling services. If you play games and use "games" app to sync them, then you should not disable anything that deals with games. Same applies to other services.
Update 5/30/15: Google play services version 7.5... here is the list of what services can be safely disabled. Perform at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damages.
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If you're going to create a thread to discuss what changes can be made that are helpful and not harmful and have made such changes, would you mind discussing the changes you made in the thread you made for that purpose?
It's not quite a disabling of a service but all I've done with play services is disable location, keep awake, and wake up through app ops. No downsides that I've noticed yet.

aewig said:
If you're going to create a thread to discuss what changes can be made that are helpful and not harmful and have made such changes, would you mind discussing the changes you made in the thread you made for that purpose?
It's not quite a disabling of a service but all I've done with play services is disable location, keep awake, and wake up through app ops. No downsides that I've noticed yet.
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well, if you are a ok google user, then there are downsides. if you disable location services, you wont get any info like "traffic home" or "traffic to work"(for example). if you dont use ok google, then disabling locations wont affect you to much.

aewig said:
If you're going to create a thread to discuss what changes can be made that are helpful and not harmful and have made such changes, would you mind discussing the changes you made in the thread you made for that purpose?
It's not quite a disabling of a service but all I've done with play services is disable location, keep awake, and wake up through app ops. No downsides that I've noticed yet.
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The services that I have disabled are such things as ads, report services, and wearable services. There are other also, but I want to wait a few days before posting the final list so that other users don't have issues.

List posted

Have you noticed any gains in battery performance?

gabravo said:
Have you noticed any gains in battery performance?
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I didn't notice any. It could help by lowering the amount of RAM that is being used, but i think this would be in very extreme cases where all the RAM is used. With the way the phone is made, it has more than enough performance in stock form. Disabling services is primarily for battery longevity.

updated with more disabled services

stas333 said:
updated with more disabled services
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Great thread. Thanks.
In my experience, you can disable GeofenceProviderService to.

I got a lot of copresGcore_EventLoop wakelocks after used your setting
thankfully this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/copresgcoreeventloop-wakelock-eating-t2896526 solved my problem
Using LG G3 with ROM CloudyG3 2.1

haris182 said:
I got a lot of copresGcore_EventLoop wakelocks after used your setting
thankfully this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/copresgcoreeventloop-wakelock-eating-t2896526 solved my problem
Using LG G3 with ROM CloudyG3 2.1
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This wake lock is not on any of my lists. Looking at your signature, you are modding your lg g3. I'm pretty sure I had a similar post in the lg g3 forums when I had that phone.

Nice thread but how to get to the menu shown, requires root and full version? looked around the app cant find those settings..... cant make the changes if I dont know what to look for... but looks impressive...

Gage_Hero said:
Nice thread but how to get to the menu shown, requires root and full version? looked around the app cant find those settings..... cant make the changes if I dont know what to look for... but looks impressive...
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You need full root. Download the app suggested in the first post. Scroll left once you open it, find "application manager", make sure at the bottom it says" system", click on the "apps" on the top bar, scroll to Google play service and click open then details, next scroll right and select services from the top bar.

After doing that, GPS and location stopped working. It cannot stablish my location. Even after enabling all Location services, it still not working.

Restart the phone. None of the things that are disabled in my list will affect the GPS

I have somehow disabled my gmail from notifying me once I have received a new email. I can sync it manually. I just don't get notifications for my gmail like I used to. Does anyone know what I need to reenable through the suggested app in the op? Thanks
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What app do I use to disable them?

Cincybearcatfan said:
What app do I use to disable them?
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read the op

I have a question: when i click Services tab, i get "Loading details" for like 3-4 min and nothing happens...loading and loading...;any clue why took so long?

Amo_rphis said:
I have a question: when i click Services tab, i get "Loading details" for like 3-4 min and nothing happens...loading and loading...;any clue why took so long?
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Restart your phone and immediately go to the services tab

Android 5.1 bugs

Anyone else who has Android 5.1 on their Moto X Pure Edition noticing these bugs?
1. screen glitches
2. Phone app sometimes opens and crashes
2A. Contacts app also sometimes crashes
3. while on wifi, won't load anything over the internet; web pages, app content, etc... or it will be very sluggish(No it is not my internet, have never had problems until I updated to 5.1)

1. No screen glitches.
2. Apps crashed once in a week.
2A. Contacts OK.
3. WiFi frequently sluggish.

jmdrizen said:
Get Tweaks2k2 (search in Google and you'll hit it) There's a lot of tweaks, one of them being multiple downloads.
Regards
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What screen glitches? Can you get a screenshot?

I'm not experiencing any of these. I'd try wiping the cache

instigator008 said:
I'm not experiencing any of these. I'd try wiping the cache
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I already tried wiping Cache with no luck. I will try to get a screen recording of the glitches

I'm not seeing any of these bugs either. I am however getting terrible battery life compared to 5.0. The top battery drainers listed are google play services and android os.

dylantep said:
I'm not seeing any of these bugs either. I am however getting terrible battery life compared to 5.0. The top battery drainers listed are google play services and android os.
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A cache wipe definitely solved my google services issue... That and deleting Fit

Good to know! I'll give both of those a shot

I m not experiencing any of these bugs . the battery life is same as in 5.0 but the phone feels as snappy as it was on kitkat

Battery life in 5.1 slightly better than 5.0

Yes, I have UI glitches in some apps, most affected - Camera.

First glitch on 5.1 ...When I opened maps yesterday..
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First glitch on 5.1 ...When I opened maps yesterday..
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I've also been seeing this.

tejas.kary said:
First glitch on 5.1 ...When I opened maps yesterday..
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The exact same thing happened to me (only on Maps, didn't notice it on other apps) when I uninstalled the latest version of Play Services and installed the factory version, but when I updated Play Services again the problem went away. As for bugs on the 5.1 update, here's what I've seen so far:
1- GPS icon never disappears from status bar. The only way to get it out is selecting "Battery Saving" in the Location settings. If "High accuracy" is selected the icon stays there forever.
2- Some weird bug with trusted places and Android Device manager, it seems they're conflicting somehow. Trusted places only started to work after I disabled Android Device Manager from device administrators and uninstalled the updated version of Play Services (I updated it afterwards and trusted places seems to be working fine now).
3- When I toggle wifi off, it takes much longer for 3G to connect than it did before.
I'm using the 5.1 leak from the brazilian soak for model XT1097.

tejas.kary said:
First glitch on 5.1 ...When I opened maps yesterday..
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That's actually exactly what I was expecting. It's a qcom bug in the adreno drivers and will be fixed in the final release (qcom has released newer drivers that fix the problem).

Contacts suddenly disappeared also recent calls and speed dial totally deleted then re synched again

I did a cache wipe and uninstalled fit. still getting crappy battery life. loosing about 10% per hour with medium use. I used to be still at 45% by the end of the day, now i'm hitting that mid afternoon.

I had the Google Map graphic bug after an update from the Play Store. I cleared the data in the Google Maps App and it seemed to fix the issue.
I also had an issue with the Trusted Places as well. I removed the places from my list and re-adding them and it seemed to work. I'm at home now and I don't have to unlock with my pattern and today at work it was working just fine.
I have not experienced any of the other bugs mentioned here, though.

Three weeks with 5.1 despite added nice features which I really like but generally it's totally unstable

I still can't use Moto Voice. All it does is default to Google Search. I say Okay Moto X whats up and it does a search on Google search. It has been like this since the soak test to 5.0 that basically bricked my phone because they couldn't update us.

S7 Edge Android System battery drain

Hello all,
I am experiencing the android system battery drain, Shown in the screenshots below is the battery stats and 21% went towards android system. I have used package disable to disable some of the bloat. And i am using hangouts for texting which i saw in an older thread. Im looking for any solutions or recommendations.
Thanks,
Mike
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I got the same issue with android system kickin the battery's butt. I wonder if doing a FDR would do anything. No reset since picking it up on the 11th.

W00fah said:
I got the same issue with android system kickin the battery's butt. I wonder if doing a FDR would do anything. No reset since picking it up on the 11th.
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I might try it but others have done it with no change. I'll give it a shot this afternoon.

Michaelmansour1997 said:
I might try it but others have done it with no change. I'll give it a shot this afternoon.
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I'm wondering if a re-flash of the phone OS would fix the issue if a data reset doesn't. Might try that.

W00fah said:
I'm wondering if a re-flash of the phone OS would fix the issue if a data reset doesn't. Might try that.
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Do we have the Odin files yet?

Michaelmansour1997 said:
Do we have the Odin files yet?
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I'm not sure. Guess I'll check on that now.

W00fah said:
I'm wondering if a re-flash of the phone OS would fix the issue if a data reset doesn't. Might try that.
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I'm not sure. Guess I'll check on that now.
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If they are avaliable I'll do it when I get home, I'm Also going to keep it stock with no other apps to see if it's one of my apps that's messing it up

Michaelmansour1997 said:
If they are avaliable I'll do it when I get home, I'm Also going to keep it stock with no other apps to see if it's one of my apps that's messing it up
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Can't seem to find any Odin files. I guess we will just have to data reset and guess what's causing it.

W00fah said:
Can't seem to find any Odin files. I guess we will just have to data reset and guess what's causing it.
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I found them. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65764861&postcount=14&nocache=1&z=3196132722601144

Michaelmansour1997 said:
I found them. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65764861&postcount=14&nocache=1&z=3196132722601144
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Sweet! Getting the firmware and Odin downloaded now. I cleared cache. Going to see how that works. If it doesn't do anything, I will flash the fresh firmware.

W00fah said:
Sweet! Getting the firmware and Odin downloaded now. I cleared cache. Going to see how that works. If it doesn't do anything, I will flash the fresh firmware.
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I reflashed everything and used package disabler pro to stop all the bloat.

Michaelmansour1997 said:
I reflashed everything and used package disabler pro to stop all the bloat.
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Is package disabler pro a phone app, or a desktop program?

W00fah said:
Is package disabler pro a phone app, or a desktop program?
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Phone

Michaelmansour1997 said:
Phone
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For flashing, i have to flash all 4 files?
Edit: Got it.

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For flashing, i have to flash all 4 files?
Edit: Got it.
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I haven't noticed any difference yet, android system is still pretty high but my screen is higher so that's encouraging

I saw in another thread to disable all the "OK Google" options. There are two in the settings of the Google App, and then the one in the phone language and input settings for the Google Voice Typing.
Since I've done this, I've gain roughly 3-4 more hours by my estimate (haven't recorded data).

Picolini said:
I saw in another thread to disable all the "OK Google" options. There are two in the settings of the Google App, and then the one in the phone language and input settings for the Google Voice Typing.
Since I've done this, I've gain roughly 3-4 more hours by my estimate (haven't recorded data).
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Just changed those settings. Did it take a bit for the android system usage to go down?

Picolini said:
I saw in another thread to disable all the "OK Google" options. There are two in the settings of the Google App, and then the one in the phone language and input settings for the Google Voice Typing.
Since I've done this, I've gain roughly 3-4 more hours by my estimate (haven't recorded data).
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How do you disable this on S7 Edge please ?
Thx

Picolini said:
I saw in another thread to disable all the "OK Google" options. There are two in the settings of the Google App, and then the one in the phone language and input settings for the Google Voice Typing.
Since I've done this, I've gain roughly 3-4 more hours by my estimate (haven't recorded data).
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Did you previously have it set for only when in the Google app, or all the time? And do you still have Google Now enabled?
Serial42 said:
How do you disable this on S7 Edge please ?
Thx
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Go to the Google app (Google Now), settings, then voice.

After today's update, the android system drain seems to be way less. As of typing this it shows as 12% instead of mid 20's to mid 30's.

[Guide]How to use the Project Fi wifi assistant any carrier(Any recent nexus device)

Hey guys. Since this is my first thread, any help/instructions would be welcomed.
While messing around on my Nexus 5x I got a notification from Google Connectivity services telling me if I wanted my phone to auto-connect to open wifi hotspots automatically through a VPN(Virtual Private Network). If you don't know, a VPN sends your data encrypted through a Wi-Fi network. The data is then unencrypted by the VPN server, and is sent to the requested location. This is useful if you want to use an open network but don't want people to be able to spy on your browsing. After exploring a little, I found out how to set this up.
Requirements
A recent Nexus smartphone or tablet running android Nougat
The latest version of google connectivity services
Navigate to Settings>Google>Networking.
Enable wifi Assistant.
It's as simple as that. Whenever you come across an open network, your phone will automatically connect to it through a vpn.
Thanks

I was under the impression they opened up Google Connectivity Services beyond Project Fi users to all Nexus users, so do you really need to download this separately?
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/08/24/google-wifi-assistant-nexus/

sfhub said:
I was under the impression they opened up Google Connectivity Services beyond Project Fi users to all Nexus users, so do you really need to download this separately?
As Droid Life said, the feature is coming soon. Until its full release, this is the only way to access this otherwise Fi-only feature. I have no networking feature in my settings, and unless you do, I believe this is the only way to access this feature at the time of this post.
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hovercraftii said:
As Droid Life said, the feature is coming soon. Until its full release, this is the only way to access this otherwise Fi-only feature. I have no networking feature in my settings, and unless you do, I believe this is the only way to access this feature at the time of this post.
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I can't tell you for sure because I have fi and it has always shown up for me, but when I search generic with no account from a PC, it shows up on Google Play store, so I assume it is already there and available.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.gcs&hl=en

It has a store page on the play store but there is no option to download it for me.

Your right. I found Google connectivity services under system apps. I believe using activity launcher is still the only way to manually create the VPN. Thanks for letting me know

Activity launcher
hovercraftii said:
Your right. I found Google connectivity services under system apps. I believe using activity launcher is still the only way to manually create the VPN. Thanks for letting me know
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What activity launcher is it? I tried Activity launcher in the google store and it does nothing?
Please tell me the exact app to d/l.
TY
CC

cc999 said:
What activity launcher is it? I tried Activity launcher in the google store and it does nothing?
Please tell me the exact app to d/l.
TY
CC
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en

Help
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got it

I have a stock 5x on T-Mobile. It has already shown up on my phone. You just need to go to "settings" click on Google then scroll down to networking. You can enable it from there
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It just got released today

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ContractorDude said:
I have a stock 5x on T-Mobile. It has already shown up on my phone. You just need to go to "settings" click on Google then scroll down to networking. You can enable it from there
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The feature has now been released publicly and you can access it from Settings>Google>Network.

suku_patel_22 said:
I get this and then nothing happens
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it only works if there are open networks that have not been connected to previously and do not require signing in.

Has anyone in the UK got this feature yet ? I'm stock rom, unbranded, unlocked phone all updated.

Not on my phone in the UK yet, but the feature is apparently rolling out as a server-side change. Could take up to a few weeks for it to get to everyone.