[FIX] Google Play Services Idle Battery Drain Issue Solved

[venky716]

Disable these two services using Disable Service App. That's it, nothing more!

GoogleLocationManagerService

GoogleLocationService



Full Service Name:

com.google.android.location.internal.GoogleLocationManagerService
com.google.android.location.internal.server.GoogleLocationService


My Idle drain which was around 20-30 even with Wifi Data etc off was down to single digits with Wifi and data ON.

Other things I've tried and failed :

Deny Wake Up and Keep Awake permissions to GPS.

Greenify GPS , this only works for a short while but as soon as GPS is back online battery drain also comes back.

Get servicely to kill GPS.

Uninstall and reinstall GPS from play store.

Clear GPS data.

And a few more that I can't remember.

WARNING :

THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY BREAK LOCATION SERVICES.
If you don't use location, well and good.

If you do, you'll have to re enable these two services every time you want to use Maps or any app that uses location.
I use Tasker to re enable them whenever the app launches.

I've attached two apps for enabling and disabling these two services, you can use them as shortcuts whenever you want to enable or disable the two services.

Also attached xml files of the tasks that you can import into tasker. Profile condition should be whatever apps that use location when launched. Use Enable service task as enter task and disable task as exit task.

Minor bug I noticed with Google Maps, enable the two services and turn on Location then launch app, but it won't show you your location sometimes, exit app clear it from recents launch again to get it working.

 

[Sauronych]

Thank you for this fix, the issue was driving me nuts. Every other fix I've tried turned out to be only temporary, but after following your instructions the drain seems to be gone for good.

 

[on&off]

Thank You and Queries

This has helped the most of all the "Fixes" I have tried. Makes a very drastic difference. It's appalling that Google or it's Dependants would wan't to know your Location at such great cost to battery-life. It would have been great if switching the Location On and Off switch in Settings automatically Enabled and Disabled these services for the user.

Any particular reason why your Application has to keep monitoring in the background? Both Enable and Disable keep running for me. Couldn't they exit after they are done?

Thank You in any case for your work.

 

[venky716]

This has helped the most of all the "Fixes" I have tried. Makes a very drastic difference. It's appalling that Google or it's Dependants would wan't to know your Location at such great cost to battery-life. It would have been great if switching the Location On and Off switch in Settings automatically Enabled and Disabled these services for the user.

Any particular reason why your Application has to keep monitoring in the background? Both Enable and Disable keep running for me. Couldn't they exit after they are done?

Thank You in any case for your work.

It doesn't keep monitoring in the background, at most it'll get cached for a while.

There should be no side effects.

 

[TD2UK]

Good One

Great Find and explanation.

Thanks

 

[meph02]

thank you it's work very well

 

[xXFl4sh]

Thanks it works for Samsung S3 as well

 

[guilhem_h]

Thanks a lot !

 

[venky716]

PSA: I recently disabled google location history and the drain seems to have lowered to 10mAh, without having to disable those two services.
Just thought others could try the same and see if it helps.

Enable location, then turn off location history.

Google settings - Personal info & privacy - Activity controls - Location history.

I kept location on for a day in battery saving mode then turned it off.

 

[Sauronych]

PSA: I recently disabled google location history and the drain seems to have lowered to 10mAh, without having to disable those two services.
Just thought others could try the same and see if it helps.

Enable location, then turn off location history.

Google settings - Personal info & privacy - Activity controls - Location history.

I kept location on for a day in battery saving mode then turned it off.

The drain was definitely there even with Location History off before I disabled the services. Perhaps they fixed the issue with a GPS update? Although everything I know about Google tells me that's highly unlikely.

 

[venky716]

The drain was definitely there even with Location History off before I disabled the services. Perhaps they fixed the issue with a GPS update? Although everything I know about Google tells me that's highly unlikely.

I don't know if Google has fixed it, but I saw lower drain recently.
Not as low as with the services disabled but still acceptable.

 

[adibaba777]

Have you ever used the privacy guard to deny these services ??

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[cr0wnest]

Have you ever used the privacy guard to deny these services ??

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I have and it doesn't work anymore with the recent play services update. What a shame, it used to be such an easy fix! I'll try the methods OP stated and see how it goes. Play services have been plaguing me for far too long!

 

[Horizon2100]

@venky716

You are my hero!!!
After all the romours what actually cause the battery drain by google play service, thats the real reason!

With the privacy guard fix sometimes there was less battery drain, sometimes it was more, but with this fix my phone almost not losing battery in standby at all! And with Tasker its so easy and I don't have any problems with google maps or here maps.
Thanks alot!!!

 

[johnb380]

Why not just turn off location until you need to use it? Isn't this just doing the same thing just a lot more clicks and time involved?



? Good Luck and GOD BLESS!! ?

 

[Horizon2100]

Yeah, you should think it would be so easy
Without turning off this services you will still have this battery drain. Maybe Google is still checking your location even if you turn it off or its just that play services wakes up the phone only to find out that there is no location to check.

 

[elargento]

So if I want to use maps with gps, will this fix affect me?

Enviado desde mi Oneplus One

 

[venky716]

Why not just turn off location until you need to use it? Isn't this just doing the same thing just a lot more clicks and time involved?



? Good Luck and GOD BLESS!! ?

I keep location disabled at all times but found that this service was still active all the time and disabling it immediately brought down the idle drain.

So if I want to use maps with gps, will this fix affect me?

Enviado desde mi Oneplus One

Yes it will, with the services disabled you won't be able to use maps.
In order to use maps you'll have to re-enable the service, either by tasker or desktop widget shortcuts provided in the OP, before using maps.
Read the OP again carefully [emoji14]
Especially the last part about maps.

 

[elargento]

I keep location disabled at all times but found that this service was still active all the time and disabling it immediately brought down the idle drain.

Yes it will, with the services disabled you won't be able to use maps.
In order to use maps you'll have to re-enable the service, either by tasker or desktop widget shortcuts provided in the OP, before using maps.
Read the OP again carefully [emoji14]
Especially the last part about maps.

Sorry I asked the wrong question. I meant if I use the phone's gps for offline navigation apps like Viago or navmii.

Enviado desde mi Oneplus One

 

[champ14]

Year it has solved for me. Cm12.1 with ak kernel.