[Q] Battery drained by maps, software to monitor? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

So I went from takju to yakju when 4.2 came out and had all the issues that where being reported, then i did a clean install when 4.2.1 came out and everything was fixed, all the issued where solved and my phone ran smoothly and no battery issues.
A couple of days ago the maps app has been showing to use a lot of battery, the second most just below screen, it is only 12% but it is making my battery run out in 2:30 hours instead of the normal 3:30 i get, if i turn off location services the issue is fixed but i dont think that should be the way to do it.
How can i find out what is causing this since this just started happening recently, i was getting goog battery times a couple of days ago.

Maps had a minor update on Monday. I would uninstall it/uninstall updates and reinstall the app.
This usually fixes it for me when it goes haywire.

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Neera said:
Maps had a minor update on Monday. I would uninstall it/uninstall updates and reinstall the app.
This usually fixes it for me when it goes haywire.
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thank you both, i will reply back with the results.

deleting the app updates and reinstalling them worked.
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Disabled app eating battery?

Hey, I'm new to the g3 and am coming from a g2. On the g2 I would always disable Google maps when I wasn't using the navigation and the difference was night and day as I could easily get a full day's use afterward. I know the battery isn't as good on the g3 but after disabling maps and force stopping it not only does my battery still drain quickly but my phone shows around 40% of the drain is coming from maps. Is there any way to fix this issue?
Mempharaoh said:
Hey, I'm new to the g3 and am coming from a g2. On the g2 I would always disable Google maps when I wasn't using the navigation and the difference was night and day as I could easily get a full day's use afterward. I know the battery isn't as good on the g3 but after disabling maps and force stopping it not only does my battery still drain quickly but my phone shows around 40% of the drain is coming from maps. Is there any way to fix this issue?
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could root and use greenify to hibernate or titanium backup to freeze maps.
I'm not rooted, I get 18 hours a day with 3 to 5 hours screen time. That includes playing flash of clans and boom beach throughout the day.
I don't like how it was launched and the way the carriers are other than that I can't complain hardware wise.
Mempharaoh said:
Hey, I'm new to the g3 and am coming from a g2. On the g2 I would always disable Google maps when I wasn't using the navigation and the difference was night and day as I could easily get a full day's use afterward. I know the battery isn't as good on the g3 but after disabling maps and force stopping it not only does my battery still drain quickly but my phone shows around 40% of the drain is coming from maps. Is there any way to fix this issue?
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Try uninstalling maps and then reinstall them, that might fix it, it has on other devices. It wont completely uninstall when you select it but it will ask if you want to replace it with an older version. Do that and then go to the playstore and update it again.
GTCC said:
Try uninstalling maps and then reinstall them, that might fix it, it has on other devices. It wont completely uninstall when you select it but it will ask if you want to replace it with an older version. Do that and then go to the playstore and update it again.
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You should be able to disable the app after you uninstall the updates. You will have to update it every time you re-enable the app though
Mempharaoh said:
Hey, I'm new to the g3 and am coming from a g2. On the g2 I would always disable Google maps when I wasn't using the navigation and the difference was night and day as I could easily get a full day's use afterward. I know the battery isn't as good on the g3 but after disabling maps and force stopping it not only does my battery still drain quickly but my phone shows around 40% of the drain is coming from maps. Is there any way to fix this issue?
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Which firmware is on your phone ?
Kitkat has a bug where location is still on even after you disable it, you have to reboot.

Insane battery drain from Google play services

For some reason Google play services is keeping my phone awake all day. This started happening after the 5.1.1 update. I even did a factory reset when I updated. All the fixes I found online require root.. Anyone have a solution?
a good ap to save battery power is called battery doctory.
Google Play Services (which I will abbreviate as GPS) began sucking a lot more battery than usual on my phone as of a week ago. GPS updates automatically and silently install without your knowledge every few weeks. Occassionally, they introduce a bug and everyone's phone begins freaking out, seemingly like magic. I think the latest version may have some sort of bug, but it's hard to tell for sure.
First, what version of GPS was installed on your phone? Go to settings-applications-all-Google Play Services and look at the version number under the app name.
The latest version is 8.3.00.
One way to see if the app version is bugged is to uninstall the updates and see if the battery life improves. With updates uninstalled, your Google apps will basically be useless though. This technique isn't fool proof though, because at any time, GPS may update itself again. This also means that you can't downgrade, because the app will update without your knowledge.
Try uninstalling updates to see if your battery improves. If it does, try using it like normal until GPS updates itself. At that point, battery drain should kick up again.
PS: Are you using any Android Wear?
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Yeah I reinstalled it after I made the post. It fixed it

net_scheduler wakelock draining battery

Hi, I created a thread about battery drain I have been experiencing for few days. I managed to find 1 wakelock - net_scheduler from google services. Anyone else experienced this wakelock and managed to get rid of it?
TY in advance
I have all converted to google dialer contact cal calc everything I had on battery 24 hrs and it only used 16% screen was at like 18-20% at close to a half hr give or take a few min screen on time and I was in a place most the day was cutting from no service to roam to 3g and to lte all while was at work my battery was at about 78% from full charge 24 hrs ago so I don't think I have seen this problem now u could try a clean install of a ROM and it may be all u need a good full wipe
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I also for got to say I also use Naptime it help a bunch as far as battery and making things in deep sleep so help with drail on battery
i got rid of this issue after deleting UserData /Internal SD and fully reinstalling my system.
There must be an easier way though ^^
I managed to solve this issuue. It was google play services that kept waking my phone up. Installing older version fixed that issue.
Kontal said:
I managed to solve this issuue. It was google play services that kept waking my phone up. Installing older version fixed that issue.
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Which old version did you install that's not plagued with this dreadful wakelock issue? I'd appreciate if you shared the version number
I downgraded to 9.2.56 but didnt stay with this version for too long as i couldnt use google keep and i had no notifications from gmail. Im using 9.6.83 and i think the net_scheduler wakelock is gone but cant say it for sure as im constantly using it.
I'm positive it's the Google Play Services. Had the 9.6.83 before and it drained my standby of 30+ % of 7 hours bed time.
I uninstalled it and went back to the 9.2.56 / restarted / and updated it back to the 9.6.83 again / It's been back to normal for couple of days now.
Seeing this problem on all android phones of the people I know.
To fix this:
First install the latest version: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-9-8-75-release/
Then erase google play services data and then restart the phone. That´s all.
Worked like a charm on my Nexus 5 also! Thank you!
Thanks for the tip. Just installed 9.8.75 and will see how it works out.

Nougat HUGE battery drain

Hi guys
Im having a huge battery drain since I'm on Nougat, and it's because of the android system itself. Not because of an app or whatever. Indeed, in like 3 hours I lost almost 40% only using Spotify.
Here is a screenshot -> http://imgur.com/a/24874
I know there is a ton of posts like that but I believe that battery drain-related problems are user specific, so..
And I'm on full stock. No rom, not rooted
Anyway thank you!
give us more information to help you. Rom? Kernel?
I'm on full stock ! No rom, not rooted, everything's stock
LowPoly said:
I'm on full stock ! No rom, not rooted, everything's stock
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Try installing 7.0 factory images from Google. You will find the instructions easily on xda, as well as on the Google site.
Restart your phone... Did you install the october security update? I have also some battery drain since the latest update.
kevin0304s said:
Restart your phone... Did you install the october security update? I have also some battery drain since the latest update.
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Yep I'm on the october security udpate! So maybe this isn't only myself
Was your screen on or off the majority of the time?
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Here's what happened on my 5X, I got mine new about 2 months ago, had 6.0.1 and battery life was great with amazing stand-by time. Soon after, I got the final update of 7.0 Nougat, everything was fine and battery life was slightly better than before. About 2 weeks later, my phone started draining battery when idle with nothing turned on. I tried recalibrating the battery, doing a hard reset and nothing worked, it was still draining battery when idle (I lose about 25-40% over night every time) So I tried fixing this drain issue myself and here's what I did: I rooted the phone, flashed back to 6.0.1 only to find out that that idle drain is still there (I wiped cache and everything) When that didn't work I tried Cyanogenmod 13, the drain is still there. So I read about different kernels, and I flashed back to stock 6.0.1 with ElementalX Kernel and that didn't change a thing. I am currently on 7.0 rooted with ElementalX Kernel and my device is still draining battery when idle. I have done pretty much all that I could to try and fix this but no luck. I tried contacting people on the Nexus forums and the only thing they said is, it might be a software problem. But can't know for sure. If anyone can please help or knows what else to do it would be greatly appreciated. I should also mention that my fingerprint sensor died shortly after 7.0 update and I have no idea why. Btw every time I flashed a new rom, it was completely stock with no 3rd apps installed and still draining when idle. (Side note: I live in Slovenia, there are no google stores in my country)
Also there is no damage to my device, no drops, no water exposure. Should I take it to service to have the battery replaced? What if the problem is still the same? I need some help here..
Rage9one said:
Here's what happened on my 5X, I got mine new about 2 months ago, had 6.0.1 and battery life was great with amazing stand-by time. Soon after, I got the final update of 7.0 Nougat, everything was fine and battery life was slightly better than before. About 2 weeks later, my phone started draining battery when idle with nothing turned on. I tried recalibrating the battery, doing a hard reset and nothing worked, it was still draining battery when idle (I lose about 25-40% over night every time) So I tried fixing this drain issue myself and here's what I did: I rooted the phone, flashed back to 6.0.1 only to find out that that idle drain is still there (I wiped cache and everything) When that didn't work I tried Cyanogenmod 13, the drain is still there. So I read about different kernels, and I flashed back to stock 6.0.1 with ElementalX Kernel and that didn't change a thing. I am currently on 7.0 rooted with ElementalX Kernel and my device is still draining battery when idle. I have done pretty much all that I could to try and fix this but no luck. I tried contacting people on the Nexus forums and the only thing they said is, it might be a software problem. But can't know for sure. If anyone can please help or knows what else to do it would be greatly appreciated. I should also mention that my fingerprint sensor died shortly after 7.0 update and I have no idea why. Btw every time I flashed a new rom, it was completely stock with no 3rd apps installed and still draining when idle. (Side note: I live in Slovenia, there are no google stores in my country)
Also there is no damage to my device, no drops, no water exposure. Should I take it to service to have the battery replaced? What if the problem is still the same? I need some help here..
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I'd bet you a large sum of money that it's one of the Google apps holding the phone awake. Get a wakelock detector and find the culprit. All of that Google Location **** that they build into their apps just seems to run away and start draining battery. That's why I've permanently ditched having the Google app or Google Now Launcher on my phone.
Alcolawl said:
I'd bet you a large sum of money that it's one of the Google apps holding the phone awake. Get a wakelock detector and find the culprit. All of that Google Location **** that they build into their apps just seems to run away and start draining battery. That's why I've permanently ditched having the Google app or Google Now Launcher on my phone.
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Maybe but I use the Google App and Google Now all fine without a crazy overnight drain like he was describing.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Maybe but I use the Google App and Google Now all fine without a crazy overnight drain like he was describing.
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I'll admit that I've used those apps before without a single issue. But every once in a while, usually after an app update, Play Services or Location Services would suddenly go rogue and it was infuriating to track down the issue. So I avoid those apps all together now as a precaution.
kevin0304s said:
Restart your phone... Did you install the october security update? I have also some battery drain since the latest update.
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Same here.
What version of Google Play Services are you running? I believe a recent version (in the range 9.6.xx if I recall) had a genuine bug causing wakelocks.
The latest version (9.8.77) seems OK for me and the phone sleeps as before.
Alcolawl said:
I'd bet you a large sum of money that it's one of the Google apps holding the phone awake. Get a wakelock detector and find the culprit. All of that Google Location **** that they build into their apps just seems to run away and start draining battery. That's why I've permanently ditched having the Google app or Google Now Launcher on my phone.
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How did you ditch the google app? I can't even disable it. As for the launcher, I use Nova prime.
Rage9one said:
How did you ditch the google app? I can't even disable it. As for the launcher, I use Nova prime.
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When I clean flash a new ROM I use Pico GAPPS which doesn't come with the Google App or anything and I just never install it from the store.
I did a fresh install of latest release of CM13 with the pico Gapps package, the only things I installed my self are gmail, drive and chrome, I also disabled all background processes in the developer options, set the animation to 0 and turned off all types of syncing, even before I added those 3 apps I was still getting idle drain. I don't know what to do anymore. I'm thinking of selling my phone and getting something else, but I'd still like to have the battery replaced just to see if it'll fix the problem although I'm not really sure it's just the battery's fault since more people are having the same issue. One thing is for sure, I will never buy the cheapest google phone ever again, my friend's 6p is running better and has more battery life on 7.0 than on 6.0.1.
EDIT: On this latest release of cm13, I got an android system message saying: There's an internal problem with your device. Contact your manufacturer for details.
I deleted the cache in storage and no drain since this morning
kevin0304s said:
I deleted the cache in storage and no drain since this morning
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I'm glad it worked for you, I already tried that but it didn't help.
surrealjam said:
What version of Google Play Services are you running? I believe a recent version (in the range 9.6.xx if I recall) had a genuine bug causing wakelocks.
The latest version (9.8.77) seems OK for me and the phone sleeps as before.
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Yeah I'm running the latest version (9.8.77) and today, out of no where, I started getting smacked with a ton of wakelocks from none other than Google Play Services.
EDIT: Found the culprit, it was the Project Fi app.. -______-
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kevin0304s said:
I deleted the cache in storage and no drain since this morning
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Which cache did you delete? Like you wiped cache in TWRP or did you clear the cache of an individual app?
What kind of drain we are talking about here? Few per cent per hour or more? I had an issue with my old Note 4 recently, somehow it got wet and it was never the same. Battery drains in 5-6 hours. Generally, after you restore the software, there shouldn't be any drain, if there is, very likely it is a hardware issue?

Android 11 update - serious battery drain issue

Hello,
2 weeks after Android 11 update, my pixel 2 xl started to feel hot and the battery was discharging quickly. On Google help, many people were in my case, and many of them mentioned about unstalling Tunein. Which I did, then my phone stopped to be warm but this didn't stop the drain issue. What I have noticed is that if I don't touch my phone, the battery acts as normal, slow discharge, but when I use it, meaning when the screen is on, the battery just discharges at a crazy speed. It was not like that just before the Android 11 update. Anyone got this problem and found the reason / a fix ?
Thanks
I am having the same issue. An have not found a solution as of yet. I thought it may be the Pixel Launcher. So I changed it to Nova Launcher with no change.
Yes, strange. Mine gets a serious battery drain from 100% to 50% in a short time, even when I don't use it. Then below 50% it is very stable as long as I don't use it. Never experienced this before.
Toader944 said:
I am having the same issue. An have not found a solution as of yet. I thought it may be the Pixel Launcher. So I changed it to Nova Launcher with no change.
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I have the same problem. before that, I was calmly getting 4-6h SOT After updating to Android 11 as lucky as I get 4h SOT. Mostly, however, I have 2.5-3.5 hours. The standby time seems ok, Only during use the battery disappears very fast. ? In my free time I will try the factory reset.
I think i got it...
Hello gentlemen, i got this problem with october update in particular.
So, digging in a google forum i found a user who recommended to install an updated version of Android System Webview (maybe you should download it from apkpure or apkmirror) , Carrier Services and.... uninstall Tune-in (yep... the radio app)
I don't know which one did the trick... but it just did..
I hope it helps!
Can you comment which versions of carrier services and webview you installed?
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Can you comment which versions of carrier services and webview you installed?
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Sure, i installed webview 86.04240 and (there was a mistake in my prev post) Device Health Services 1.17.0.331553323.
Anyway, i got 2 webview updates since then... so, just install the last one... if you got auto-updates enable you should have your problem fixed by now (i guess that happened to the op).
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Sure, i installed webview 86.04240 and (there was a mistake in my prev post) Device Health Services 1.17.0.331553323.
Anyway, i got 2 webview updates since then... so, just install the last one... if you got auto-updates enable you should have your problem fixed by now (i guess that happened to the op).
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thanks for the info, unfortunately I checked and I have exactly the same version of the application installed. the problem with the battery remains. the strangest thing is that I have no problem with idle drain, but when used with the screen on, the phone uses almost twice as much energy as before ?
I have the same problem, idle drain is ok, but whenever I use the phone, the battery drains very fast.
shinigami777 said:
thanks for the info, unfortunately I checked and I have exactly the same version of the application installed. the problem with the battery remains. the strangest thing is that I have no problem with idle drain, but when used with the screen on, the phone uses almost twice as much energy as before
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sebtai said:
I have the same problem, idle drain is ok, but whenever I use the phone, the battery drains very fast.
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finally someone with the same problem. did you do factory reset before updating to Android 11? Because I don't, and I think I'll try to do it.
NO, i didn't do a factory reset because I have seen a lot of people (online) doing it without success. You can see this thread here on Google support, over than 580 comments today...https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/70445129?hl=en
But apparently some people fixed the problem with a factory reset...
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finally someone with the same problem. did you do factory reset before updating to Android 11? Because I don't, and I think I'll try to do it.
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I actually did a factory reset today but the battery drain is still there...
sebtai said:
NO, i didn't do a factory reset because I have seen a lot of people (online) doing it without success. You can see this thread here on Google support, over than 580 comments today...https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/70445129?hl=en
But apparently some people fixed the problem with a factory reset...
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I had the same problem and it was a new (at least to me) Google program called "Digital Wellbeing". I had to turn it off, which wasn't a straight forward proposition. I even "uninstalled" which just uninstalled the updates and they came back.
I don't recall exactly all the steps I took, but I now have my trusty Pixel 2 XL back to it's previous battery usage. Which is excellent for a three year old device.
Anyway, turn it off, take away all it's permissions, and do everything you can to shut it down. I was almost ready to root my device just to really get rid of it.
I disabled digital wellbeing, stopped the permissions, and uninstalled the update on the play store, but it didn't fix the battery drain...
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I had the same problem and it was a new (at least to me) Google program called "Digital Wellbeing". I had to turn it off, which wasn't a straight forward proposition. I even "uninstalled" which just uninstalled the updates and they came back.
I don't recall exactly all the steps I took, but I now have my trusty Pixel 2 XL back to it's previous battery usage. Which is excellent for a three year old device.
Anyway, turn it off, take away all it's permissions, and do everything you can to shut it down. I was almost ready to root my device just to really get rid of it.
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A few days have passed and I can see a significant improvement. Honestly, I don't know what actually helped. some app update or maybe something I did, but there's a significant improvement.
In general, I would like to remind that from the update to android 11 my battery was tragic but only when using it, there was no problem with standby.
I was barely able to get 4 SOT hours. Now I can safely exceed 6 hours.
The only modifications I made were:
- leave beta program of digital welbing and its complete shutdown app
- disabled wifi scanning
- disabled Location service for emergency calls ELS
Since then, battery consumption with the screen on has dropped from 25-30%/ h to 12-16%/h. The phone is like new again. In addition, everything works very quickly and smoothly. ??

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