My GPS seems to be on all the time according to my widgets, nothing happens if I press the widget, however within settings GPS isn't enabled. Also Google Maps tells me exactly where I am.
Anyone else had this problem - it's absolutely draining my battery.
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disable use GPS and disable use WIRELLES location (BOTH)
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I have my GPS enabled. Half of the time I'm using my phone, everything is good, everything works fine. But during the other half of the times, the GPS is constantly on the notification bar. I try restarting my phone, still up there in the notification bar with a 'solid' gps icon which says "Location set by GPS"... I can even turn the GPS off, and then on again, and it still doesn't fix the issue. As i turn on my "Maps" app for the first time, my location is already "accurate to 3 meters" before it even loads the map graphics... How do i figure out which app is causing this, and how do i stop this? it's irritating. I have to constantly check my phone to make sure the GPS isn't active and draining my battery. And please, don't say "Just turn off the GPS". Android is designed to work with the GPS enabled. Even if the GPS is toggled "on", it shouldn't be using it unless it needs it, therefore using zero battery. (Just like wifi is supposed to). thanks.
I have the same issue and it seems like it's Maps that's constantly trying to turn on GPS. Once I have GPS off, my battery life is a lot better. Tried uninstall Maps, clear data, re-install...but the issue is still there but not all the time...very annoyed.
Another reason might be an app that is using gps in the background. Facebook, twitter, and other apps might be the problem?
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If you have your google search settings on to make local search better, then the GPS will be on.
Facebook, Maps are all GPS hogs.
Just turn it off and on when you need it, the GPS on the S3 locks in seconds anyway, so its not a problem.
This is driving me nuts!!! Since a few days ago every time I'm away from home at work, I get GPS blinking notification with ongoing message of "Searching using GPS..." while it's draining my battery like crazy. I'm not a noob, My phone is very light on apps, Google Now is disabled, Google location service is disabled, only one weather app and I disabled using GPS in there. Tried using GSam Battery Monitor to see if I can narrow it down - no help. Switched from 4G to wifi, still nothing. Of course I can turn GPS off for a problem to go away since i only use GPS in the car. But the problem is that I had my Note 2 for 3+ months and never had this issue before. Plus, I haven't installed any new app in at least 2 months. No life wallpaper, no fancy widgets that drain your resource, no social medial connection what so ever. All stock, not rooted. Using Nova Prime launcher, and a few widgets like Smooth Calendar, Circle Launcher, Rings Digital Weather Clock (with weather disabled), Fast Boot widget, Widgetsoid, Zooper Widget, and Android Weaither (GPS disabled).
That all that I have. Any idea how to resolve this?
Maps. Look in my guide to minimize the drain caused by it. But the best solution is to disable gps.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Maps. Look in my guide to minimize the drain caused by it. But the best solution is to disable gps.
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Do you mean the link in your sig? and btw, where do you access Location Settings per your guide? ... never mind, found Location Setting under Maps. Just disabled "Report from this device". Maybe that will help it?
Yep
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Funny that I had all that map stuff disabled, and it was still searching for GPS. But as soon as I stepped outside of the building where I work - it stopped. So something was trying to update location through GPS and could lock into the signal, thus searching and draining battery. Only happens in the building where I work. I guess the easy solution is to toggle GPS on/off. But still, would be good to find a source of which app or service is doing that pinging...
Try better battery status
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Recently the GPS crosshairs icon flashes on my status bar like every 5 seconds then flips off...on and off, on and off all day. I know the simple fix would to be just to turn off gps, but again this just started happening recently. I always left my gps on all the time and the crosshairs icon would only flash when an app was using it, like in google maps or navigation. So I'm assuming it's an app that's using my gps in the background somewhere. How can I figure out what is using it?
Also, I've always kept my screen on the brightest setting with no problem regarding battery life. But I just looked in Settings>Battery and it shows that the screen is responsible for 80% of the battery, with no mention of gps. So, any ideas about what's going on with my battery?
Better battery stats will help you find what's causing the issue. Its a paid app on the play store, look for the picture of a battery and plus sign.
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My suggestion is to look at your apps and see what has Location or GPS permissions (ie. Facebook/G+/4Square, Maps, old Latitude-type settings, anything the "checks you in",...).
It is an app that is broadcasting your position and initiating your GPS to trigger. Find the app and fix the problem.
I recently updated from CM 4.0.4 to CM 4.2.2 (10.1.3 to be exact), and I found that my gps is ALWAYS on, no matter what I do.
What I mean by is that, when I first boot the phone, gps is off, everything is good. Then I use an app that uses GPS - most likely Google Maps, which prompts me to turn on the GPS. I do that, GPS connects just fine, Google Maps locates me using GPS, everything is good.
The problem is when I turn OFF the GPS. I turn off the GPS via notification drawer GPS button, and GPS goes off, and I exit maps. The issue is then is shown in the battery history. Even when I turn off the GPS after using it, according to battery history it was never OFF, and from that point on it would keep showing GPS as on in the battery history.
What's funny is that even though it says GPS is on in the battery history, when I go to Locations Access it is clearly shown that Access to my location is OFF, and the gps box is greyed out as well. However, battery drain seems to suggest that GPS is actually eating away my battery, since my battery drain is significantly higher. Just to check if my GPS is actually on despite saying it is off in Location Access, I try using maps, and it is clear that GPS is not working in maps.
The only way to solve this funny situation is to reboot my phone, after which it would be shown that GPS is off in the battery history. However if I turn on GPS even once, the problem happens, all over again.
I have of course checked all my apps - the only apps that access GPS are Maps, Google Now, Facebook, and GO Weather, and I've made sure that location access in these apps are off. Well, with the Location Access in the system setting off in the first place, these shouldn't be working anyway.
I tried re-flashing 10.1.3, re-flashing gapps, and factory reset, to no avail. I suspect that kernel might be an issue, since I was using an old KT kernel before I updated, and it was slightly unstable. But if that is the case, I have no idea how to fix the kernel aside from re-flashing 10.1.3.
Can anyone help me solve this problem?
Hello.
I have an issue, and tried to investigate it but withoout success.
When the GPS is enabled, something keeps useing it. Sometimes i have to wait for some hours for it to turn itself on, sometimes it 'bugs' after some minutes.
This hapens after a hard reset (and email entered, apps updated) too.
Tried to disable all location based stuff:
- no weather widhet (uninstalled)
- no location reporting / shareing
- no gps aps running
- disabled all stock apps i can.
- user an older play services, and a newer too.
on the gps settings tab, it shows the play services, but with only in low enegy mode.
when it comes today, i tried to kill all the running apps from the app settings includeing system apps. nothind made the gps icon gone, not for a second.
Does anybody got a solution, or something to let me use the gps enabled, but without something let it user for hours?
//No root, no unlocked bootloader!
Thanks!
ttotoo said:
Hello.
I have an issue, and tried to investigate it but withoout success.
When the GPS is enabled, something keeps useing it. Sometimes i have to wait for some hours for it to turn itself on, sometimes it 'bugs' after some minutes.
This hapens after a hard reset (and email entered, apps updated) too.
Tried to disable all location based stuff:
- no weather widhet (uninstalled)
- no location reporting / shareing
- no gps aps running
- disabled all stock apps i can.
- user an older play services, and a newer too.
on the gps settings tab, it shows the play services, but with only in low enegy mode.
when it comes today, i tried to kill all the running apps from the app settings includeing system apps. nothind made the gps icon gone, not for a second.
Does anybody got a solution, or something to let me use the gps enabled, but without something let it user for hours?
//No root, no unlocked bootloader!
Thanks!
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Dude I have a verizon g4, well on my third one and every one has done the same sh.t..i can't even use high accuracy but the other two stop it, but most apps have a hard time getting location unless on high accuracy for me so good thing I always know where I'm at anyways lol
ttotoo said:
Hello.
I have an issue, and tried to investigate it but withoout success.
When the GPS is enabled, something keeps useing it. Sometimes i have to wait for some hours for it to turn itself on, sometimes it 'bugs' after some minutes.
This hapens after a hard reset (and email entered, apps updated) too.
Tried to disable all location based stuff:
- no weather widhet (uninstalled)
- no location reporting / shareing
- no gps aps running
- disabled all stock apps i can.
- user an older play services, and a newer too.
on the gps settings tab, it shows the play services, but with only in low enegy mode.
when it comes today, i tried to kill all the running apps from the app settings includeing system apps. nothind made the gps icon gone, not for a second.
Does anybody got a solution, or something to let me use the gps enabled, but without something let it user for hours?
//No root, no unlocked bootloader!
Thanks!
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I observed the same behaviour
Service center told me, to do hard reset and bring my phone to them; nothing usable info.