Google Play Services draining my battery since I updated to Lollipop

timmy.andro · Feb 9, 2015

Hi Guys,
since I updated to Lollipop I noticed a dramatic battery use by "Google Play Services". If until know cell standby, or Screen were the main battery drainers, nowadays more than half of my battery is taken by Google Play Services. I am aware there is a "GPS bug" in lollipop and if I reboot my phone with Wi-Fi on I have no problem with Google Play Services, however if I turn off wifi or get out of the house it starts draining my battery again. I don't use smart lock. I don't use GSP (I set it to battery saving mode - even though it's off). I have my wifi always on, I have disabled every feature of Google Now. I only synchronize contacts and Keep on my gmail account. I disabled most of motorola's apps (assist, alert, etc) I disabled google+ and most of the stuff I never use. I only sync an email account (yahoo), use whatsapp, facebook (location off, notifications off, sync off), and the browser. My phone has a locked bootloader and I don't intend to root it.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could stop google play services from draining so much of my battery?? (For example my battery is now at 65% and google play services drained 15% from the total of 35%).

Until posting here I did a factory reset, I updated to the latest version of Google Play Services and I used GServiceFix, but nothing worked.

auggie246 · Feb 10, 2015

I have the same problem

cnupy · Feb 10, 2015

Turn off Location Reporting and Location History in Settings -> Location -> Google Location Reporting

timmy.andro · Feb 10, 2015

cnupy said:
Turn off Location Reporting and Location History in Settings -> Location -> Google Location Reporting

thank you for the suggestion, but it was already off. I turned off everything I linked to the locations - from motorola assist to facebook. I don't know what other app could possibly require my location - except google maps, but I don't use it at the moment (only when going on trips). Since my phone isn't rooted I can't disable the permissions for google play services to "keep awake" and "wake up" the GPS when the phone is in standby.

I don't know what else do to. If you are using your phone 4-5 hours a day you probably don't notice the drain. But if you are like me and want a good autonomy (I got 3-4 days on kitkat) this bug is annoying.

frisky_bg · Feb 10, 2015

I believe this is related to Play services keeping the mobile antena active. If you check, you'll see it being displayed as active for hours. Worse thing is that I had this problem with my Nexus 4 on 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 so most probably its a Trollipop problem and not Moto specific.

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timmy.andro · Feb 10, 2015

frisky_bg said:
I believe this is related to Play services keeping the mobile antena active. If you check, you'll see it being displayed as active for hours. Worse thing is that I had this problem with my Nexus 4 on 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 so most probably its a Trollipop problem and not Moto specific.

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Yes, it does keep the radio on. Prior to this charge it has done this for 4h40minutes

frisky_bg · Feb 10, 2015

Went to see mobile usage stats and google play services framework is the one fetching data. Is it the same with you?

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timmy.andro · Feb 10, 2015

frisky_bg said:
Went to see mobile usage stats and google play services framework is the one fetching data. Is it the same with you?

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2.5MB in 3 days... thanks for the heads up. I disabled the background data for google play services. I hope it doesn't interfere with whatsapp or yahoo mail synchronizing.

Bandit_1250 · Feb 12, 2015

timmy.andro said:
2.5MB in 3 days... thanks for the heads up. I disabled the background data for google play services. I hope it doesn't interfere with whatsapp or yahoo mail synchronizing.

Hi, did you solved turning off backgrounda data for Google Play Services?

timmy.andro · Feb 14, 2015

Bandit_1250 said:
Hi, did you solved turning off backgrounda data for Google Play Services?

After disabling the background data for google play services from "Data Usage" it seems that they don't consume that much of the battery. I don't know if it's a general solution to the problem but it did the trick for me (if I turn the background data on, battery usage increases - so there is definitely a connection).

Dan1234567890 · Feb 15, 2015

timmy.andro said:
After disabling the background data for google play services from "Data Usage" it seems that they don't consume that much of the battery. I don't know if it's a general solution to the problem but it did the trick for me (if I turn the background data on, battery usage increases - so there is definitely a connection).

Yeah, I don't have battery drain after disabling background data for Google play services. And that is just great, but I experience delay in receiving WhatsApp and gmail messages....? Anyone else or this is something specifirfor me and maybe not connected to disabling background data for GPServices....?

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bblzd · Feb 15, 2015

timmy.andro said:
After disabling the background data for google play services from "Data Usage" it seems that they don't consume that much of the battery. I don't know if it's a general solution to the problem but it did the trick for me (if I turn the background data on, battery usage increases - so there is definitely a connection).

That setting only works for a data connection and does nothing for WiFi, though Google services tend to drain much more on a data connection.

There's one thing that has always solved this issue for me which i read on a google twitter account specifisly for this issue. Go to Settings > Storage > cached data and then reboot. The caches will rebuild as you launch your apps and u won't lose any personal data.

pradeepmaddy · Feb 15, 2015

For tis issue .. Rooted people do this...

1.install xposed app
2.install greenify
3.On greenify select the mode to xposed
4.And select hibernate system apps
5.Now click on the google play service and hibernate it....

:fingers-crossed:

magicblack7 · Feb 15, 2015

timmy.andro said:
Hi Guys,
since I updated to Lollipop I noticed a dramatic battery use by "Google Play Services". If until know cell standby, or Screen were the main battery drainers, nowadays more than half of my battery is taken by Google Play Services. I am aware there is a "GPS bug" in lollipop and if I reboot my phone with Wi-Fi on I have no problem with Google Play Services, however if I turn off wifi or get out of the house it starts draining my battery again. I don't use smart lock. I don't use GSP (I set it to battery saving mode - even though it's off). I have my wifi always on, I have disabled every feature of Google Now. I only synchronize contacts and Keep on my gmail account. I disabled most of motorola's apps (assist, alert, etc) I disabled google+ and most of the stuff I never use. I only sync an email account (yahoo), use whatsapp, facebook (location off, notifications off, sync off), and the browser. My phone has a locked bootloader and I don't intend to root it.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could stop google play services from draining so much of my battery?? (For example my battery is now at 65% and google play services drained 15% from the total of 35%).

Until posting here I did a factory reset, I updated to the latest version of Google Play Services and I used GServiceFix, but nothing worked.

Same problem here. I did a factory reset buth nothing, Google Play Service drains and Screen is the 3rth-4rth voice in Battery stats after Google Play Service and Facebook. I have already turned off GPS and I haven't installaed Google Now. Disabling the background data for Google Play Service works for you?

frisky_bg · Feb 16, 2015

Are all of you guys having an IMAP account being synchronized?

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Dan1234567890 · Feb 16, 2015

frisky_bg said:
Are all of you guys having an IMAP account being synchronized?

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Nope. I wrote few posts above, that I have delay in email and WhatsApp messages (big delay, in 7-8 hours) when I have background data disabled for GPServices.
But it is not for all the messages, just some, other messages are getting through just on time...

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magicblack7 · Feb 16, 2015

frisky_bg said:
Are all of you guys having an IMAP account being synchronized?

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No, I use only Gmail with the gmail account

bav2912 · Feb 16, 2015

Turn off Google Location, google backup under backup & reset and disable automatic sync while going in accounts and disabling it manually for calender, contacts,app data etc..
this might help..

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magicblack7 · Feb 16, 2015

My stats today:

manoj.d2910 · Feb 18, 2015

Hi you can try this

Go to Privacy Guard in settings -> privacy. Then click on show built-in app and also on advanced. You will get a new populated list. Now under location click on google play servives. Under that you can turn off wake up, keep awake and auto start. It worked for me. Hope this might help you.

timmy.andro said:
Hi Guys,
since I updated to Lollipop I noticed a dramatic battery use by "Google Play Services". If until know cell standby, or Screen were the main battery drainers, nowadays more than half of my battery is taken by Google Play Services. I am aware there is a "GPS bug" in lollipop and if I reboot my phone with Wi-Fi on I have no problem with Google Play Services, however if I turn off wifi or get out of the house it starts draining my battery again. I don't use smart lock. I don't use GSP (I set it to battery saving mode - even though it's off). I have my wifi always on, I have disabled every feature of Google Now. I only synchronize contacts and Keep on my gmail account.

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