I am on my 5th charge, and Google Play services is my number one battery sucker.
I have location services, BT, on 24/7. I only connect to BT when in my car though, so 5% of the day maybe.
If I let me phone sit idle for about 4 hours, Google Play services will be the only thing that consumed battery.
Any advice on troubleshooting it? So far i've tried disabling NFC, google hang outs, ambient screen. I am trying things one at a time to see what's causing it.
There are no wakelocks, because I click the graph and I show it's only awake when I am actually using it. GPS is rarely, if ever on. WIFI is never on, as I have green signal everywhere + unlimited data via tmobile. I also do not have any other always connected apps like facebook, or facebook IM, twitter, or whatsapp, etc.
vivithemage said:
I am on my 5th charge, and Google Play services is my number one battery sucker.
I have location services, BT, on 24/7. I only connect to BT when in my car though, so 5% of the day maybe.
If I let me phone sit idle for about 4 hours, Google Play services will be the only thing that consumed battery.
Any advice on troubleshooting it? So far i've tried disabling NFC, google hang outs, ambient screen. I am trying things one at a time to see what's causing it.
There are no wakelocks, because I click the graph and I show it's only awake when I am actually using it. GPS is rarely, if ever on. WIFI is never on, as I have green signal everywhere + unlimited data via tmobile. I also do not have any other always connected apps like facebook, or facebook IM, twitter, or whatsapp, etc.
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I am getting the same thing right now. I didn't yesterday.
I know it shows Google Play Services if you have Google Photos backing up your photos and videos. It is defaulted to do it whenever you are on wifi I believe. I have mine set to only backup while charging. I still see the Google Play Services drain though even with it not backing up, so I think my drain is coming from some other place.
Yeah, I am going to turn off background data, and if that's the culprit. I will play with each of the back up options. I only have a few enabled. I do have google photo's set to sync when on cell network or wifi, because I have unlimited data I do not care when they go up.
I noticed an odd bug when I unchecked google+ and google+ uploads as OFF/not sync, my google photo option to sync was gone. I enabled it, and it showed up. I have since rebooted a few times, and disabled those (did this an hour or so ago), and it will still sync, so maybe that was it? Will report back.
Currently enabled sync options:
app data
calendar
chrome
contacts
gmail
google opinion rewards
google photos
google photos backup
vivithemage said:
Yeah, I am going to turn off background data, and if that's the culprit. I will play with each of the back up options. I only have a few enabled. I do have google photo's set to sync when on cell network or wifi, because I have unlimited data I do not care when they go up.
I noticed an odd bug when I unchecked google+ and google+ uploads as OFF/not sync, my google photo option to sync was gone. I enabled it, and it showed up. I have since rebooted a few times, and disabled those (did this an hour or so ago), and it will still sync, so maybe that was it? Will report back.
Currently enabled sync options:
app data
calendar
chrome
contacts
gmail
google opinion rewards
google photos
google photos backup
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I saw this after upgrading to the newest factory image. let things settle and it was back to normal on the next day. Also updated to play services 8.3.0.1
I actually tried to do a reinstall the other day, and it brought me up to 8.3.01 (2385995-440) ... which was what it previously had.
Are you saying you just wiped your phone and started from scratch again?
vivithemage said:
I actually tried to do a reinstall the other day, and it brought me up to 8.3.01 (2385995-440) ... which was what it previously had.
Are you saying you just wiped your phone and started from scratch again?
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I didnt wipe anything. I flashed the system.img and vendor.img from the Nov. update and i then noticed that play services was eating up about 22% of battery on a normal cycle. Updated to 8.3.0.1 and after charging and watching on the second go around, it seems to be returning to normal. Down to 44% and play services has only eaten 4%.
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I didnt wipe anything. I flashed the system.img and vendor.img from the Nov. update and i then noticed that play services was eating up about 22% of battery on a normal cycle. Updated to 8.3.0.1 and after charging and watching on the second go around, it seems to be returning to normal. Down to 44% and play services has only eaten 4%.
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4% seems solid for 66% bat used... i'll try that if this doesn't work. Does flashing just system.img and vendor.img muck with any data?
maybe try wiping the cache partition -
Nexus 6P Wipe Cache Partition
Power Down the Nexus 6P
Boot the Nexus 6P into Fastboot Mode
Boot the Nexus 6P into Recovery Mode
Press the Volume Down Button to Control the Highlighter
Highlight the ‘Wipe Cache Partition’ Option in Recovery Mode
Then Press the Power Button to Select This Option
Make Sure the ‘Yes’ Option is Highlighted
Then Press the Power Button to Select This Option and Confirm the Wipe
Wait Until the Nexus 6P Wipes the Entire Cache Partition
Make Sure the ‘Reboot System Now’ Option is Highlighted
Then Press the Power Button to Reboot the Nexus 6P
http://www.androidexplained.com/nexus-6p-wipe-the-cache-partition/
What does wiping cache do again?
I disable.any Google apps I don't use ,which most if them,I have Google now always listening and I don't use chrome which seems to hit the battery,and play services is hardly ever in my battery list,but today a new play service update and reading reviews it's sucking battery by all accounts ,not seen it yet myself
I have wiped cache and I will report back.
After reboots it still is eating up battery like nobody's business. Bone stock not rooted too.
Wifi and bluetooth on, location set to device only. Google Now on, "okay google" detection from anywhere.
tluley51 said:
I have wiped cache and I will report back.
After reboots it still is eating up battery like nobody's business. Bone stock not rooted too.
Wifi and bluetooth on, location set to device only. Google Now on, "okay google" detection from anywhere.
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i suffer no hardships doing this -
Battery Tips for Android
1. Toggle off High Accuracy GPS Mode, Bluetooth, NFC,
Hotspot/Tethering. Toggle on only as needed. (Set GPS Mode to "Battery
Saving" Mode).
2. Display Brightness - Turn off Auto Brightness and Reduce Setting
Bar to Minimum Acceptable to you.
3. Sign out of any unused Google Services like G+, Google Now, Hangouts, etc.
4. Disable Location Reporting and Location History.
5. Beware of constantly syncing in background Apps and Bloatware like
Facebook, Twitter, Weather Channel, Games, Google News/Weather,
Non-Push Email, etc. Set Sync interval for every 1 hour or more and
change settings to stop the syncing of data you don't need. Delete
their Apps and use their Web Page if acceptable.
6. Turn Off Hot Word "Hotword Detection" Always Listening Mode in
Google Search if you don't use it.
7. Turn Off Auto Camera/Photo Upload or at least set it for Upload on WIFI Only.
8. Turn Off Vibrate on Touch for Display, Keyboard, etc.
9. Turn Off Touch Sounds and Unlock Sounds.
10. Turn Off Ambient Display/Active Display Notifications if you don't need it.
11. Don't use a Live Wallpaper. Use a dark wallpaper if possible.
12. Set Display Sleep Setting to 2 Minutes or Less.
13. WIFI Settings - Advanced -
a. Network Notification - Set as OFF.
b. Keep WIFI on during Sleep - Set as ALWAYS if you regularly use
WIFI. OK to keep WIFI on if you regularly use it.
14. Scanning Always Available - Set as OFF - Wifi scans for networks
(location assist) in the background by default. Go to Settings >
Location > Overflow (three dots at top right) > Scanning and change
the setting for Wifi and Bluetooth.
15. Turn Off Always Vibrate in Gmail/Email.
16. Be careful of using too many Live Widgets and what/how often they sync.
17. Set MS Exchange Sync at 30 Days or Less if you use it.
18. Do NOT use a Task Killer App or Battery Saver App.
19. Uninstall ALL Apps that you never use. If you haven't used an
App in one month, uninstall it.
20. Reboot your phone at least once a month.
21. Wipe Cache Partition at least once a quarter or after every OS Update.
22. Consider a Factory Data Reset with a manual re-sync, manual
reinstall of all data and Apps after every major OS Letter Update.
Make sure that all of your data is first backed up to Google and
Dropbox, etc.
"I SUFFER NO HARDSHIPS DOING THIS" - this means that i personally am
giving up NOTHING with these tips. i'm not giving up any features.
there are no tradeoffs for me. a tradeoff or a hardship would be to
turn off PUSH email or use AIRPLANE mode during the day etc.
you have to find your own balance and the tips list is a start but you
must come to your own conclusion as to what's important. it's personal
preference but these are not a big deal to me at all as they do not
affect the function or operation of my phone. these tips do not
deteriorate my experience.
you don't HAVE TO do anything. the point is you if you want to
MAXIMIZE battery life you can turn things off that you aren't using.
it only makes sense. there is a FINITE amount of juice in ANY
battery. you choose how you want to spend that juice. by default most
of these devices have every feature set as ON whether you use them or
not. i prefer to change the settings in my phone to only use those
features that i personally use and need so i can maximize battery
life. i don't leave all the lights and TVs on in my house 24/7 - i
turn them on when i need them. i'm not giving anything up. my phone
does everything exactly like i want it to. i'm not missing out on
anything. it's no hardship for me. it's life. life is a delicate
balance. it's up to you to find that balance.
11-5-15
I am doing 70% of what you listed out, and google play services is currently at 3% of battery with 81% remaining, it's my highest user under screen with an hour. Don't get me wrong, great battery, but why is it using so much?
I wiped cache and it seemed to help a ton. Almost 3 hrs screen on time, 24 hours off charge, 35% battery remaining and Google Play Services is only at 3%. Much better.
its "Ok Google" "Always Listening"
I lost 12% in 7 hours overnight with it on and 1% with it off (On 4g)
Let me try wiping my cache then. Also, OK Google is not always listening, I never really use it anyway. I only use voice for texts sometimes.
tluley51 said:
I have wiped cache and I will report back.
After reboots it still is eating up battery like nobody's business. Bone stock not rooted too.
Wifi and bluetooth on, location set to device only. Google Now on, "okay google" detection from anywhere.
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Bluetooth is your problem. I turned mine off and immediately my phone starting to sleep again.
I leave my BT on all the time, it only connects in the car though (40 minutes per day). I do not see bat drain for that. I also left it disabled for a day, same google services % usage.
vivithemage said:
I leave my BT on all the time, it only connects in the car though (40 minutes per day). I do not see bat drain for that. I also left it disabled for a day, same google services % usage.
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what about Bluetooth Scanning? off or on? see #14 above on my list.
Gekko2 said:
what about Bluetooth Scanning? off or on? see #14 above on my list.
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This has always been off, why would anyone even want it on. BTW, solid list, like I said, I do about 70% of it already.
Issues:
1. Cannot turn off WiFi
2. Phone cannot find any networks to connect to
3. It connects after a reboot but disconnects after about an hour
4. imonitor (system process) installed on my device - wasn't there until this week, or at least I didn't notice it
Rebooting my phone lets me connect to WiFi for like an hour, then the problem occurs again. Updating to the newest version of EMUI worked for a couple of hours. What concerns me as well is a system process I found this week, called imonitor. Some say it's not bad, others say it's the spawn of Satan. Cannot force stop this process. Malwarebytes found no threat, not even after a deep scan.
What should I do?
Is there a way to remove imonitor?
Edit: The process is actually called imonitor, not imonitoring
Hi.
I have same issue. First time it happend few days ago, started with full discharge by night and alarm clock didn't woke me to work - grrrrr!!!
In the day i noticed that it restarted twice. Since then I the same problem as VixaZ.
I dodn't install any new soft, only automatic updates via Google Play Store.
I don't have a imoitoring app.
This also started happening to me recently on my P9 Plus - I thought because I had dropped the phone (from a low height) just before it started happening.
Anyway, reboot into Recovery mode & wipe the cache partition only (do NOT 'Wipe data/factory reset' for now).
Recovery mode for P9 Lite: http://www.hardreset.info/devices/huawei/huawei-l21-p9-lite/recovery-mode/
https://www.recovery-mode.com/android/huawei-p9-lite.html
GaT7 said:
This also started happening to me recently on my P9 Plus - I thought because I had dropped the phone (from a low height) just before it started happening.
Anyway, reboot into Recovery mode & wipe the cache partition only (do NOT 'Wipe data/factory reset' for now).
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I have already done that, didn't work. But for some reason, after I reinstalled Google Music, I stopped having the issue. No idea how this works, but it didn't happen through the entire day until this very hour, so it might have been a coincidence.
TyDraniu said:
Hi.
I have same issue. First time it happend few days ago, started with full discharge by night and alarm clock didn't woke me to work - grrrrr!!!
In the day i noticed that it restarted twice. Since then I the same problem as VixaZ.
I dodn't install any new soft, only automatic updates via Google Play Store.
I don't have a imoitoring app.
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Try going to Settings → Apps → More → Show system processes
Perhaps you'll find imonitoring then (I hope you don't)
I tried what you have suggested before, except since I have already had uninstalled Google Music, I just reinstalled it. And it worked, for some odd reason, for a good day.
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I have already done that, didn't work. But for some reason, after I reinstalled Google Music, I stopped having the issue. No idea how this works, but it didn't happen through the entire day until this very hour, so it might have been a coincidence.
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Glad you seem to have sorted it.
It just happened to me again while I was using the phone for browsing via Wi-Fi - it just got cut-off for no explicable reason. Wi-Fi was still showing as enabled, but the connection to my router dropped. While doing so, I also noticed it simultaneously switched on mobile data. When I disabled mobile data (from the drop-down shortcuts menu), Wi-Fi immediately reconnected to my router - strange behaviour! At least I didn't have to reboot or shutdown & restart the phone this time to get the Wi-Fi to connect again!
I've now disabled Wi-Fi+ in the settings, which may have been the culprit - time will tell.
Same problem here, in a P9 Lite L21C432B380.
Tried the Recovery Mode + Wipe Cache option , but only lasts for some hours.
Sometimes, seems to recover with no extra action, but it returns to this undesirable state again and again...
Same problem here, but I have google play music disabled, and I tried already to disable or disinstall some other apps...
Hi
I was having the same issue, which I think is related to ongoing bug for Huawei/honor devices on Google play services version 12.6.73 (released last week). Read thread
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/79405933
and search for wifi issues.
I was also having the Google maps bug (no maps displayed in some apps like Endomondo, etc.)
Waiting for a fix, for the moment I uninstalled updates of Google play services and wifi+maps issues seem to be gone...
Az.
Trying this too... and crossing fingers!
Thanks a lot!
Hi all,
I have the same issue, after waking up the phone, wifi is turned on in settings, cannot turn it off. Restarting the device helps for a couple of hours.
I am on stock ROM with latest OTA, Google Play services at version 12.6.73.
@czlantian try disabling google play services update: menu settings > applications, click on "show system apps", then select "google play services" in the list, click on the 3 dot menu, and uninstall updates.
I'm now on version 11.9.51, I have a few warning (which I ignore) from some apps, but wifi is fine again.
I assume google will release a new version og google play services soon...
Okay, thanks. Just did that and now I am on version 11.9.75. Lets see how it goes...
az35 said:
Hi
I was having the same issue, which I think is related to ongoing bug for Huawei/honor devices on Google play services version 12.6.73 (released last week). Read thread
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/79405933
and search for wifi issues.
I was also having the Google maps bug (no maps displayed in some apps like Endomondo, etc.)
Waiting for a fix, for the moment I uninstalled updates of Google play services and wifi+maps issues seem to be gone...
Az.
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Worked for me! Thanks!
az35 said:
Hi
I was having the same issue, which I think is related to ongoing bug for Huawei/honor devices on Google play services version 12.6.73 (released last week). Read thread
https: issuetracker.google.com issues 79405933
and search for wifi issues.
I was also having the Google maps bug (no maps displayed in some apps like Endomondo, etc.)
Waiting for a fix, for the moment I uninstalled updates of Google play services and wifi+maps issues seem to be gone...
Az.
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Since two days ago tried this (now with Google Play Services version 10.2.98) the WIFI issue seems to have dissapear but, as mentioned here, some apps complain (PDF Viewer, Telegram... that seem to work fine, anyway) and others have the maps problem (Mobile Topographer, wich does not connect to Google Maps, but searchs points).
Battery also seems to last longer.
In the issutracker thread they talk about a new beta version of GPS, the 12.6.85. Just downloaded it to try.
Have been trying version 12.6.85 of Google Play services for two days and, at least in one occasion, the WIFI issue showed again.
I have found version 12.2.21 in APK Mirror and have downgraded to it: just Telegram seems to complain, but only when sharing location.
Phone: LG V20 H910
Rooted H91010r, Android 7.0
Google v7.7.18.21
Google Play Services v12.5.21
In Apps v1.00.05
LG IMS v4.0.20150602
Recently, my rooted LG V20 started enabling Location (which I keep turned off) on boot.
This prompts the "Improve Location Accuracy - Disagree / Agree".
I (as always) select Disagree.
Checking under Location "Recent Requests" showed Google Play Services and LG IMS.
I removed "Location" from Google Play Services permissions, and froze LG IMS.
Upon reboot, location again turned on.
I unfroze LG IMS, and Cleared All Data in Google Play Services storage.
Rebooted phone, and location again was turned on.
I played with several other proceedures in this realm of settings, none of which were successful.
So... I notice today location was on... and I had seen no "Improve Location Accuracy" prompt.
Toggle location off, reboot.
Location is on, High Accuracy.
Clear All Data in Google Play Services storage (this had previously worked to reset "Improve Location Accuracy" on an unrooted phone).
Check Location, Location Sharing, and Nearby in Google Account Settings. Turn everything off.
Reboot phone, and Location is BACK on, with High Accuracy.
Boot into TWRP, wipe Dalvic Cache & Cache
Reboot, Clear All Data in Google Play Services storage again.
Check Location, Location Sharing, and Nearby in Google Account Settings. Turn everything off.
Reboot phone, and Location is STILL on, with High Accuracy.
Now, I roll up my sleeves.
I get into Android settings and start messing with:
global assisted_gps_enabled
global assisted_gps_enabled_for_cmcc
global assisted_gps_position_mode
secure enhLocationServices_on
No progress.
Does anyone with more experience than I have any further suggestions?
My next step is to wipe my phone and start over.
Not exactly what I want to do.
TIA