I have a 7100 with a 32GB card.. with around 1500 songs. My phone is always warm to touch and the battery drains like anything.. from 100% to zero in 6 hours or so. I've check the stats and it seems like the process Media runs ALL the time.. keeping the phone from going into deep sleep, and consuming CPU cycles and battery.
I've tried removing the SD card.. formatting it.. copying everything back, and putting it back in. No difference.
I tried stopping all Media related services, clearing the cache and data, and restarting the phone. No difference.
My phone is virtually unusable now. If I force stop the media service, then any new songs I add don't show up in my media library. When that happens, even running a SD card scanner doesn't do anything. It just runs forever and I have to kill it.
Any ideas how to solve this problem?
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J_Kirk said:
I have a 7100 with a 32GB card.. with around 1500 songs. My phone is always warm to touch and the battery drains like anything.. from 100% to zero in 6 hours or so. I've check the stats and it seems like the process Media runs ALL the time.. keeping the phone from going into deep sleep, and consuming CPU cycles and battery.
I've tried removing the SD card.. formatting it.. copying everything back, and putting it back in. No difference.
I tried stopping all Media related services, clearing the cache and data, and restarting the phone. No difference.
My phone is virtually unusable now. If I force stop the media service, then any new songs I add don't show up in my media library. When that happens, even running a SD card scanner doesn't do anything. It just runs forever and I have to kill it.
Any ideas how to solve this problem?
Running 4.1.2 DDDLK6, Build XXDMB2
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Always been a problem with Samsung devices:
1. Install a startup manager from Play and go into system apps and disable Mediastorage.
2. Install Rescan Media Root. Open and enable it, close it and you`re done.
Reboot and that should fix you problem.
Thanks a lot.. just a little clarification. In Rescan Media Root, there are two buttons.. Re-Enable Media Scanner, and Disable Media Scanner. Which one do I click?
Disable media scanner
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Ok thanks a lot.. will do and let you know how it goes. Hopefully that would solve the problem!!
The underlying problem is with one of your media files being corrupt... it can be hard to pinpoint though there is software that can assist (faster to find something for your pc) in locating corrupt media. Using a bandaid (disabling the scanner) can have negative implications...
Yes I've figured that there is a problem with a file.. but how to pinpoint it? I don't recall when it started happening.. disabling the scanner is not ideal. Now if I add more media, I'd have to manually scan the card, right?
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Yes I've figured that there is a problem with a file.. but how to pinpoint it? I don't recall when it started happening.. disabling the scanner is not ideal. Now if I add more media, I'd have to manually scan the card, right?
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No rescan Media Root should do that automaticaly.
You can put a ".nomedia" file in the directory you don't want to be scanned. It's works very well to prevent media scanning. Disable media storage in the app manager is not a good idea, you lose all multimedia, can't play video and music or view pictures with stock apps, can't change ringtone and notification.
You have a corrupted file on the internal or external SD card.
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and why does it hope a lot of battery % ?
is it supposed to be running all the time?
It could be a number of things from playing media (Pandora, PowerAMP, moves, etc.) and/or the leftover service from the media hanging. You can use an app like OS Monitor to kill it and see if it calms down.
I've also read that it can be a sign of corrupt files on your SD Card. Try backing it up and formatting it, or removing recently taken photos/videos if it just started happening.
Media Server service using 25% of battery,where did it come from?
I have 3 android phones,usually when i check the battery status it goes like this:
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But on my GS3 it goes like this:
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It eats about 25 percent of the battery.Do everyone has this process running on GS3?Because my GS1 and GS2 with ics dont.
Here is a screenshot:
Can someone look and see if they have this process running before i restore my cwm backup and have to recalibrate battery again.
lviv73 said:
Can someone look and see if they have this process running before i restore my cwm backup and have to recalibrate battery again.
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I am on a fully stock Sprint GS3. Today i was playing music stored on my SD card via poweramp for about the length of time that media server is listed. I would assume you played some sort of stored media on your device and that's why its listed.
hope that helps explain things.
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I am on a fully stock Sprint GS3. Today i was playing music stored on my SD card via poweramp for about the length of time that media server is listed. I would assume you played some sort of stored media on your device and that's why its listed.
hope that helps explain things.
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I had few servers installed trying to stream to ps3 since ics cant mount to ps3 any more but i uninstalled them all.
And the phone been rebooted too,i dont know why its still there and taking 25 percent of battery.
I just did cwm restore of clean Blazer backup i had,im charging tje phone now to calibrate the battery,hopefully it will be gone when i boot the phone,if not then its a GS3 thing because my GS1 and GS2 dont have that service draining the battery.
Media Server is still there and i have no media servers running, is it part of android? I have ics on my Epic Touch and it does not have that service running.
I cant be the only one having this "problem", im on clean installed Blazer 1.6.
I had the same problem as you. Tried wipes, new ROM installs, was a no-go. Phone would always be hot and media server was usually ~50%. I reformatted my SDcard and it worked! Turned out there was some rogue file that kept the media scanner running.
Now screen takes up a good 80% with everything else staying in 1-10% range.
yousefak said:
I had the same problem as you. Tried wipes, new ROM installs, was a no-go. Phone would always be hot and media server was usually ~50%. I reformatted my SDcard and it worked! Turned out there was some rogue file that kept the media scanner running.
Now screen takes up a good 80% with everything else staying in 1-10% range.
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Thanx a lot man,im gonna give it a try.
Update:It worked i deleted a few folder off the sdcard,rebooted and its gone!Thanx again,now i dont have to Odin.
Damn its still there but its not eating up the battery like it was,here is another screenshot.Can anyone confirm that this service supposed to be always running?
lviv73 said:
Damn its still there but its not eating up the battery like it was,here is another screenshot.Can anyone confirm that this service supposed to be always running?
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Yeah, 1-10% is normal for mediaserver.
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I was having this issue yesterday after some searching I found that there might be some (corrupted) media files causing the Media Server to loop.
In my case I deleted some m4a files I had and now it seems back to normal. Right now I only have mp3 and ogg music files. I'm been playing music for about 25 minutes now and the phone is not as hot as it was yesterday when I was trying to play music.
Original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583653
lviv73 said:
Media Server service using 25% of battery,where did it come from?
I have 3 android phones,usually when i check the battery status it goes like this:
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Android System
But on my GS3 it goes like this:
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Media Server
Android System
It eats about 25 percent of the battery.Do everyone has this process running on GS3?Because my GS1 and GS2 with ics dont.
Here is a screenshot:
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LasherHN said:
I was having this issue yesterday after some searching I found that there might be some (corrupted) media files causing the Media Server to loop.
In my case I deleted some m4a files I had and now it seems back to normal. Right now I only have mp3 and ogg music files. I'm been playing music for about 25 minutes now and the phone is not as hot as it was yesterday when I was trying to play music.
Original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583653
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Do you still have Media Server process running but its not using battery like it was or irs not running at all?
Mine is still running but only uses 2 percent of the battery now instead of 25%.
You dont have to delete files but put .nomedia file in the folder that your media files are at and it wont scan that folder.
.nomedia
lviv73 said:
Do you still have Media Server process running but its not using battery like it was or irs not running at all?
Mine is still running but only uses 2 percent of the battery now instead of 25%.
You dont have to delete files but put .nomedia file in the folder that your media files are at and it wont scan that folder.
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I have the same issue of media server killing my battery even after exiting all media players. If I use .nomedia where the music is, how will the media players be able to find the music or play it?
I've seen the CPU usage by "Media" (android.process.media?) to be always extremely high (as seen by "Battery Usage" and "GSam Battery Monitor") - and seemed to be the culprit of my very fast battery drainage.
So using Titanium Backup, I Froze "Downloads 4.x.x" and "Media Storage 4.x.x" which seemed to have helped a LOT - I get much better battery life, and the CPU usage by "Media" is 0-1% as opposed to 80-98%.
Just wondering - anyone know why this is - and what side-effects I could have by freezing these two processes?
I have been dealing with this issue for the last couple of days too. I ended up having to clear the data in Google Music and start fresh.
I froze pretty much everything possible. Those two processes will make your music stop playing and prevent you from using system sounds. It might also keep the market from functioning.
I think the latest google music update messed something up though. My problem seems to have cleared up, but I also have not played music in a while to see if it comes back.
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I have been dealing with this issue for the last couple of days too. I ended up having to clear the data in Google Music and start fresh.
I froze pretty much everything possible. Those two processes will make your music stop playing and prevent you from using system sounds. It might also keep the market from functioning.
I think the latest google music update messed something up though. My problem seems to have cleared up, but I also have not played music in a while to see if it comes back.
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I've had this for quite a while - I don't play music - and I have not had any problems with notifications or sounds, or even downloads.
I read that it does affect Gallery - which I did just try - and yes it seems to force close. But I have always used QuickPic instead which does not seem to have a problem with me freezing these two processes.
I assume they scan the internal and external data locations for media/files... I've read that it's possible that the scanning process gets stuck in a loop if there is a corrupt file or if there is something wrong with the SD card... *shrug*
I'm just wondering if I should be worried.
I'm on CM10 by the way... amazing how much faster my GS3 is over stock...
I miss CM10 from when I was on my Epic. Eventually the day will come that I will flash something. For now I am still just tooling with the way I like things.
I read about the corrupt file issue too. I am keeping an eye on this. Every time I froze media the media-related processes, something inevitably got screwed up. Hopefully I have fixed the issue on my end.
Do you have Google Music on your phone? Just because you do not listen to music does not mean the application isn't draining your battery. It could be starting up and keeping your phone awake if there is something corrupt going on there. Probably better to seek out a solution that allows the core processes to run than to keep them frozen. More than likely you will lose some additional functionality than just the gallery FC'ing.
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I miss CM10 from when I was on my Epic. Eventually the day will come that I will flash something. For now I am still just tooling with the way I like things.
I read about the corrupt file issue too. I am keeping an eye on this. Every time I froze media the media-related processes, something inevitably got screwed up. Hopefully I have fixed the issue on my end.
Do you have Google Music on your phone? Just because you do not listen to music does not mean the application isn't draining your battery. It could be starting up and keeping your phone awake if there is something corrupt going on there. Probably better to seek out a solution that allows the core processes to run than to keep them frozen. More than likely you will lose some additional functionality than just the gallery FC'ing.
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Nope - I don't use Google Music - and I use a separate MP3 player for playing music (I'm one of those weird people who doesn't believe in wasting my phone battery on playing music.. haha)
I don't see anything else eating away at my battery life according to Gsam (well, ok, except the evil Amazon App Store - which I can't freeze since some apps I bought from Amazon require it - UGH).
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Instead of freezing these processes, when you reboot after a couple of minutes go to settings>battery and then to MEDIA and force stop. It will turn itself back on later if need be but that stops the ruanaway service with no apps force closing when used.
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Instead of freezing these processes, when you reboot after a couple of minutes go to settings>battery and then to MEDIA and force stop. It will turn itself back on later if need be but that stops the ruanaway service with no apps force closing when used.
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My phone is set to reboot every morning after Ti Backup does a backup of apps/data and I'd hate to have to go through that every morning.
(the SmartPhoneMate app also requires 1-2 reboots a day so that's why I also do that)
Yeah I'm just lazy
One day I'll take the time to figure out if it's something on my SD card...
I just wanted to make sure if there was something else I should be worried about... so far nothing major as far as I can tell.
P.S> Sorry about posting in the wrong place - as you can see, I'm total n00b here (been lurking for a while though)
Here is a good set of solutions and workarounds: http://geeknizer.com/fix-android-media-server-scanner-sdcard-cpu-battery-drain/
In addition, a further one may be helpful/needed: disable (freeze) the Downloads app (com.android.providers.downloads)
What was most helpful in my case is to use the Rescan Media Root app to disable the buggy image scanner altogether.
ddvo said:
Here is a good set of solutions and workarounds: http://geeknizer.com/fix-android-media-server-scanner-sdcard-cpu-battery-drain/
In addition, a further one may be helpful/needed: disable (freeze) the Downloads app (com.android.providers.downloads)
What was most helpful in my case is to use the Rescan Media Root app to disable the buggy image scanner altogether.
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Good stuff... thanks!
So a few weeks after getting my Nexus 7, I noticed my battery lasted nowhere near where it did when I had first got it. I discovered the culprit to be media server. I have researched quite a bit what it is, and tried many thing to rid myself of this battery draining task. My nexus hardly even lasts a full 24 hours anymore. It seems it runs, and restarts itself no matter what I do. I even unlocked my bootloader (completely erasing the device) and the problem still persists. It seems like the only way I can actually get the service to stop is when I plug the USB into a PC as a media device (for obvious reasons).
What can I do to make my Nexus 7 useful again?
The problem may or may not be Mediaserver itself.
Mediaserver is quite buggy and if you have media files (music, videos) that it doesn't like (e.g. with tags that it has problems decoding), you may get the battery drain (mediaserver is trying to index your files). Try to remove all media files and clear the Mediaserver data/cache.
Mediaserver is also used for audio/video playback/recording and some other app may cause it to run.
The only music I have on my device were pinned through the Play Music App (and probably within some apps n stuff)
I pretty much have no files on it currently regardless.
How to I clear the apps cache? It doesn't even show up as an application in the settings.
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How to I clear the apps cache? It doesn't even show up as an application in the settings.
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The app is called 'Media Storage'.
Hi everyone,
i have a battery drain problem caused by Media Server, that uses a consistent amount of my battery.
This problem only happens if I use the app TimMusic: a proprietary music streaming service of my carrier Tim (Italy), works basically like Spotify but it doesn't consume data.
If I don't use that app during the day the media server is not even visible in the battery tab in the phone's settings.
I am rooted and have installed Wakelock detector to prove this and the suspect process is not TimMusic itself but process "1013" with details "Nuplayer x1" that lasts as the Media Server time in battery section in settings (from when i start TimMusic to when I remove physically the battery) and "AudioOffload xY) with J the total number of seconds TimMusic has been playing music.
Basically when I close TimMusic the Media Server keeps searching for something until i re-insert the battery physically.
I tried to install Greenify to ibernate TimMusic and some other apps, but I'm doens't really work: MediaServer/ process keeps working.
How can I solve this? I don't want to keep re-inserting my battery physically everytime I use this app (basically everyday).
Thanks in advance.
derkanadier said:
Hi everyone,
i have a battery drain problem caused by Media Server, that uses a consistent amount of my battery.
This problem only happens if I use the app TimMusic: a proprietary music streaming service of my carrier Tim (Italy), works basically like Spotify but it doesn't consume data.
If I don't use that app during the day the media server is not even visible in the battery tab in the phone's settings.
I am rooted and have installed Wakelock detector to prove this and the suspect process is not TimMusic itself but process "1013" with details "Nuplayer x1" that lasts as the Media Server time in battery section in settings (from when i start TimMusic to when I remove physically the battery) and "AudioOffload xY) with J the total number of seconds TimMusic has been playing music.
Basically when I close TimMusic the Media Server keeps searching for something until i re-insert the battery physically.
I tried to install Greenify to ibernate TimMusic and some other apps, but I'm doens't really work: MediaServer/ process keeps working.
How can I solve this? I don't want to keep re-inserting my battery physically everytime I use this app (basically everyday).
Thanks in advance.
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I'm also on Telecom italia! Hello friend! You could try to create a .nomedia file if you can find where it is scanning. See what you can do, find where it is scanning and then look into the .nomedia file. There will be alot on google about it I'm sure.
You have someting corrupted to your phone thats run unstoppable this wakelock and scan all the time. Search for pictures, videos, mp3 ,dat, files to the phone storage and to the sd card to find the corruped files and delete it.