• Google play services eat up the 4pda battery. We untie the smartphone from the all-seeing eye of Google

    This article does not claim to be unique, but the tips presented in it can really help make your phone last a little longer on battery life.

    Disclaimer: Everything you do, you do consciously and at your own peril and risk. The author is not responsible for the performance of your device!

    Root is required to perform all actions

    1. We will need:
    2. Apparatus
    3. Disable Service program (advanced users can immediately install My Android Tools. This is a more advanced program by the same author, but for beginners there is a lot of unnecessary stuff in it. Advanced and rich people can support the author by purchasing the Pro version).
    4. Wakelock Detector Software
    5. Straight arms

    We make a backup in case something goes wrong, so that later it won’t be excruciatingly painful!
    We install the Wakelock Detector program, follow the instructions, watch how programs and services frolic, do not let the device sleep and eat up the battery. We fill ourselves with righteous anger, install Disable Service and get down to business.

    In the latest updates Google Play, Good Corporation (tm) decided that all Android users are concerned about their health, bought bracelets and are doing fitness by the sweat of their brow, measuring calories and heart rate on their devices.

    Everyone also suddenly had wrist displays for displaying weather and SMS. Taking care of this, the Good Corporation (tm) stuffed special services to communicate with this wearable rubbish, and ordered me to check every 15 minutes to see if there was a fitness bracelet nearby, to start counting calories and heart rate, or to show the incoming SMS.

    Since 99% of users do not have such stray bugs, the device wakes up, finds nothing and, having consumed the battery charge, falls asleep again to repeat the cycle after 15 minutes.
    Let's get started.

    Launch Disable Service.

    We are not touching the first “Third party” tab for now. White numbers are the number of services. Blue – quantity running services, red – the number of deactivated services. Now we will have them.
    Go to the “System” tab, find “Google Play Services” - go there. In the left top corner click “full/short” - we get the full names of services and, using the search (magnifying glass icon), enter the treasured words, first “fitness”, then “wearable” and uncheck everything that contains these words.

    Then we look for services:

    Com.google.android.gms.auth.be.proximity.authorization.userpresence.UserPresenceService com.google.android.gmx.config.ConfigFetchService

    We nail them too.

    Then we limit the services’ access to location search:

    Com.google.android.location.network.networklocationservice com.google.android.location.fused.nlplocationreceiverservice com.google.android.location.geocode.geocodeservice com.google.android.location.internal.server.googlelocationservice com.google. android.location.reporting.service.reportingandroidservice com.google.android.location.reporting.locationreceiverservice com.google.android.location.reporting.service.reportingsyncservice com.google.android.location.reporting.service.locationhistoryinjectorservice com.google. android.location.reporting.service.initializerservice com.google.android.location.reporting.service.Settingschangedservice

    The first part of the work is done.

    It is better not to do further digging in this part just like that. On the contrary, you can increase battery consumption due to the introduction of services into the cycle for which the part necessary for the correct completion of their work is deactivated. In the worst case scenario, you get a bootlap. Although this is not scary, we have backup, right? But it’s better not to get into trouble and not to interfere where it’s not necessary. Remember! The name of the service doesn't always mean what you think it means! For example, the GTalkService service has nothing to do with the GTalk program!

    Now go to the “Third Party” programs tab

    Here there is complete freedom of action, but again - wisely.

    Personally, I got the InAppBillingService service from Viber, which really couldn’t sleep, because... paid calls I don't use this program.
    I canceled the services of the 360 ​​SmartKey program: CompatService and DownloadingService, I don’t need them, the button works without them.

    For programs that need to wake up periodically (mail, weather, messages), it is better not to touch anything.

    For more meaningful actions, it would be good to read the Disable Service and My Android Tools program threads, but this is for the most advanced users. And so I already had to read a lot of books :).

    At the end, we reboot the device and, using the Wakelock Detector, observe its quiet snoring. If any of the programs still interferes with this process, you know what to do.
    I also recommend installing the Greenify program to pacify particularly violent ones (such as Facebook, Facebook Messenger etc.).

    As a result, we will get a really long-lived device without any special restrictions. How much and how depends on the programs you have installed. My winnings were about 30%. It is advisable to check the behavior of new programs at first using Wakelock Detector and, based on this data, make a decision about their future fate.

    Due to the popularity of this topic, I would like to “demonstrate” the effectiveness of the tips that are given on the site, both in this article and in others.

    Jokes about Android's energy consumption are no longer as relevant as they were at the dawn of this operating system. Today, Android devices last even longer than their iOS counterparts, so it’s time to joke more about the iPhone with its terrible branded battery case than about Android’s appetites. However, there is one problem with the mobile operating system. Google system still persists - some applications and services periodically go crazy, constantly accessing the services and sensors of the device, which leads to an uncontrolled drain of battery power.


    This problem often affects Google Play Services" is an application that is responsible for the interaction of Android and third-party applications with Google services. This problem occurs in absolutely all versions of Android. Here is a small set of instructions that will help bring the power consumption of Google Play Services back to normal.

    Note: You can check the power consumption of apps and services on Android by going to Settings > Battery.


    The first thing you need to do if you have problems with Google Play Services is to check that your device is running on the latest available Android versions, and the “Services” themselves have been updated to the latest current version. The first can be done in the device’s system settings, and the second in Google Play updates. If everything is updated, then it’s worth considering the most common reasons for increased energy consumption.

    Several Google accounts are connected

    “Google Play Services” are responsible for absolutely any interaction of applications and services with Google servers. For example, if you set up two Google accounts on your device, Google Play Services will work for each of them, synchronizing data across background. What data are we talking about? These are contacts notebook, geolocation in Google Maps, mail, installed applications on Google Play and much more. Therefore, if you do not directly need multiple accounts on one device, then either avoid connecting them at the system level, or manually configure the data that they can synchronize in the background. This can be done in “Settings” > “Accounts”.

    A third party app is draining the battery

    If Android shows that Google Play Services is using up battery power, this does not always mean that the problem is directly with them. As already stated, this service is used by absolutely all applications, so the problem may be hidden in the fact that some of them access Google Play Services, forcing them to be constantly active.

    To determine if the problem is related to third party application, reboot your Android device into safe mode. To do this, hold down the power button, and then hold your finger on the power off menu. You will be prompted to restart your device in safe mode. Agree, and work in this mode for some time, observing how the battery charge behaves. If the problem goes away, then incorrect operation“Google Play Services” was called by one of the applications installed on your device.

    The device cannot sync data

    If the device cannot synchronize data with Google servers, then Google Play Services will constantly try to repeat the synchronization. You need to check that you have a stable Internet connection. If there are no problems with this, then try logging out and logging in again. account Google. It is extremely rare that the problem may be due to Google servers not available on technical error from the company's side.

    Some application constantly accesses GPS

    Google Play Services is also responsible for determining the location of the device, so if an application needs to determine exactly where you are, it will constantly contact them. This problem can be solved by disabling GPS in the settings and more carefully granting permissions to applications. You should not give access to your geolocation to any game or site that clearly does not need to know your exact coordinates.

    Emoticons in the address book

    An unpleasant bug in standard application“Contacts” - if you use emoji in the name of your contacts, then Google servers cannot process them, which leads to a constant attempt to synchronize. Try to avoid using emoticons in your notebook.

    Using antiviruses and third-party task managers

    Android users love to turn their devices into mobile option Windows, installing various task managers, antiviruses and other applications that interfere with Android work. The usefulness and effectiveness of such applications is overestimated, and they often do more harm than good. Sometimes they can get in the way correct operation Google services, so remove them and then see how your power consumption changes.

    Google services are draining my battery, can I turn them off?

    There is a problem on a phone with Android 4.3. Google services are draining your battery. Looking at the battery consumption statistics, I see that they consume 29-30%. Frankly speaking, it's too much. This didn't happen before. Is it possible to simply turn off Google services on Android to make the battery last longer? Or is there some other way to reduce battery consumption? Thank you in advance. The only thing I ask is without wit about “I should have bought a phone... from another company.”


    Novel | 22 September 2016, 07:22
    Disable the application in the section Applications you do not use and 3g on 2g if possible and if you do not use the Internet, in energy saving mode. You can find all this in the settings.

    Dmitry | 17 August 2016, 12:58
    It's not so much the Google Play services themselves that eat up the battery, but the transceiver (i.e., working on a 3G4G network), especially if the network is bad. You can check the operating time of the transceiver in the same Google Play services (if they eat up the battery). Therefore, if possible, work with Wi-fi and do not turn it on unnecessarily mobile transmission data. you can also turn it off automatic synchronization Google accounts and GPS

    Dita | 12 August 2016, 20:33
    There was also a problem for more than a month. The battery charge lasted only 4-5 hours. Everything went to Google Play Services. According to the advice given here, I “forcibly stopped” maps, location, “google play services” and cleared the cache. I turn off the Internet unnecessarily. Now the battery charge lasts, as before, for two days and even a little more. Smartphone - Samsung Advans I9070, Android 2.3.6

    Nazarov Roman | 26 June 2016, 14:04
    "google play services" after last update"Whatsup" started eating 100% of the processor resources. Measured using "CoolTool". Removing "Whatsup" did not help. The removal of “google play services” helped, as well as the associated “Hangouts” and “Maps” updates. In the Playmarket settings, I set "Automatic application updates" to never. Installing "Whatsup" did not affect performance in any way. CPU usage dropped to 2%. Many thanks to the authors, otherwise I wanted to “Reset the data” of the phone and would have lost a lot of time and stepped on the same rake again.

    Sergey | 12 April 2016, 08:13
    I recently noticed a discharge problem when the battery capacity dropped from 100% in the morning to 35% in the evening. At the same time, I did not actively use the phone. I just turned off the apps I don't use - Play Books, Play Press, Play Movies. This reduced the consumption of Google Services from 30% to 12%, and at the same time cleared the Cache. It seems that new updates to these programs drain the battery a lot, this has not been observed before.

    Den | 14 November 2015, 12:41
    Phone - SAMSUNG S3 mini, android 5.1 cianogenmod. This is the only firmware (of all that I have tried) on which the battery lasts up to 5 days (basically I only make calls - 5-10 calls a day for 1-5 minutes, occasionally SMS and mail). On Android 4, due to Google services, it is discharged in half a day, even if not used. But on Android 5 (cianogenmod), this phone has a lot of problems - it doesn’t take video, it often throws it out of the camera, many applications crash, there’s trouble with GPS, google maps They work well if they take 10-15 seconds and crash and much more.
    I purchased a NEXUS 5 and updated it to Android 6.0. With continued use, the battery drains in 1-2 days. Overnight 10-15% in standby mode. I thought something was wrong. Disabled GOOGLE NOW. Now overnight -2%. Maybe these are the same Google services?

    neevskie | October 23, 2015, 02:50
    In general, you put root on the device and titanium backup, you freeze Google services with it and enjoy it. Good luck! ;)

    Anatoly | 29 August 2015, 13:23
    use greenify paid + xposed framework + root and you will be happy. for analysis wakelock detector. There was an uptime of a day or two, but after 4 days it became 50% (with my usual use-case). True, I installed cyanogenmode + fancy kernel on my galaxy nexus, and undervolted the cpu. but the effect of the first scheme gives greater results. For kernel tuning, I recommend trickster mod (preferably also paid, because of the profiles). + if there is little memory, you should use zRAM, the life of the smart will be shorter (for a couple of days), but there will be significant savings in memory.

    Den | 30 May 2015, 14:42
    Because of these services, the battery began to run out in half a day. I suffered for 2 weeks - I installed other firmware, manually disabled Google services, installed additional programs (including greenify) and nothing. Yesterday I somehow disabled the services (I don’t remember exactly all the subsequent steps), went to the play market, it asked me to reboot to update. I rebooted, updated and over the last 24 hours the charge has dropped by 10%. I hope the problem is resolved, maybe it will help someone too. (samsung s3 mini, CianogenMod 11, android 4.4.4)

    Paul | 9 February 2015, 12:31
    Yes, Google Apps can periodically start acting up and draining your battery. Unfortunately, I was unable to find a fundamental solution to this problem. Bye. There is a palliative that temporarily relieves increased energy consumption. Several actions need to be taken.

    Phone location must be disabled. To do this, go to the settings menu and look for the “My location” section (that’s what it’s called on my phone, maybe yours is a little different, but the essence is clear). Here, turn off access to geodata completely. This will prohibit Google services turn on GPS and GLONASS (if you have it) when applications request location information.

    Next, if you do not use the service " Google Now", then it should also be turned off, which in my case immediately gave at least a 5% increase in battery life. To do this, you need to go to Google settings (Settings - Accounts - Google). There find “Search” or “Search and Hints”. Once logged in, turn them off completely. Now "Ok, Google" does not work for you.

    In the same settings section Google accounts You can disable automatic synchronization. This also allows for longer battery life, although I personally haven’t figured out whether this expense applies to Google services. Apparently, partially, since the lion's share of the energy in this case should go to communication via Wi-Fi or 3G.

    Now clear the cache of Google services: Settings - Applications - Google Play Services - Clear cache. Oddly enough, it helps (for 3-4 days). The same should be done with Google Maps.

    Now force quit the Google Play Services app. It's there, in the settings, you just need to find the "Stop" button. I also found advice on the Internet to delete everything Google updates Play Store. I didn’t take the risk, but my electricity consumption had already dropped.

    I also tried, albeit on someone else’s phone, the Greenify application. It is available in the Google Play store. It seemed to help too.

    Associated with one built-in program. Google Play Services – what exactly is it? Why are they needed? In this article we will break down the answers to these questions.

    The essence of Google Play Services

    Google Play Services is not really an app. It cannot be opened. However, it is installed by default on all Android devices. In addition, it has a considerable list of requested permissions. This includes a lot: access to SMS messages, important data, all information from Google applications and other things.

    In short, Google Play Services is a component that is quite closely intertwined with the system itself.

    Essentially this is a set software interfaces applications (API), that is, auxiliary elements for programmers, link for programs and update provider in one bottle.

    What does Google Play Services do?

    Google Play services can be considered a kind of development on smartphones. Let's take for example Google Maps: Before Google Play Services, the app was only updated along with OS updates. And we all know how much manufacturers and suppliers sometimes drag their feet on them. Today you don’t have to wait any longer, because thanks to Google Services Play apps are updated automatically.

    Google Play Services allows you to install latest versions applications without waiting for Android updates. Although not all, but only standard ones from Google (Gmail, Google+, Google Play, and so on). Google Play Services can also manage other programs that use services from Google, of which there are quite a few.

    In general, on any version of Android, starting from 2.2 and higher, updates to the system and various programs occur independently of each other. This is a very good innovation made for the convenience of Android users.

    It first appeared in Android 4.3, and in subsequent versions of the OS it only improved, in particular on the 5th (Lollipop) and 6th (Marshmallow) versions.

    Is it possible to disable Google Play Services?

    As is the case with everyone pre-installed applications on Android, you cannot remove Google Play Services. But you can turn them off. We head along this path: “Settings” → “Applications” → “All”. Select Google Play Services and click on the “Disable” button.

    If this button is not available ( gray), we do the following: open “Settings” → “Security” → “Device Administrators” and disable the rights of the Device Manager.

    Most importantly, keep in mind that disabling Google Play Services may lead to the failure of many applications related to Google services and more. Of course, Google Play will also stop working.

    Why does Google Play Services consume so much power?

    Typically, Google Play Services consumes 5 to 10 percent of your battery. Some users complain that this application takes as much as 80 and even 90. This is a fairly common problem that usually occurs after an OS update. In most cases, the reason lies in the incompatibility of the version and Google Play Services.

    Here's what you can do in this case:

    • Disable Google Play Services (may cause problems with some services)
    • Uninstall updates (Settings → Applications → All → Google Play Services → Uninstall updates). You may first need to go to the “Security” section, then to “Device Administrators” and disable Device Manager.
    • Disable data synchronization with your Google profile. Go to “Settings” → “Accounts”, select Google and uncheck the appropriate boxes.

    Did our article help you? Any remaining questions can be asked in the comments.


    Is your Android device draining too quickly? Check how much power your downloaded apps use and change your device settings. To resolve power consumption problems, follow the steps below.

    Changing settings

    Checking applications

    If your battery is draining faster than before, it may mean that some apps are using too much power. You can force stop or delete them.

    How to limit battery-consuming apps from running in the background

    How to limit apps that use a lot of energy in general

    If an application is consuming too much power, it should be stopped.

    To do this, it is not enough to simply swipe the screen and minimize the application. You need to close it completely, thus turning off all of it background processes. This is called a forced stop.

    Attention! Forcibly stopping important system services can lead to malfunction devices. This feature is not available for all applications.

    Step 3: Remove problematic apps

    After a forced stop and restart, is the application still using too much energy? Perhaps it should be removed. Here's how to do it:

    1. Touch and hold the icon of the app you want to remove.
    2. To see the available actions, start moving the app icon.
    3. Drag it to the caption Delete at the top of the screen. If you do not see this message, then the application cannot be removed from the device.
    4. Release your finger.

    Advice. Instead of an inscription Delete the message may appear on the screen Put away. You can also see both of these inscriptions at once. If you drag an application to the “Delete” inscription, it will be removed from the device, and if you drag it to the “Remove” inscription, it will only be removed from the main screen.

    Device check

    Sometimes excessive energy consumption can be caused by reasons that you are not aware of. In this case, follow the steps below.

    Reboot your device

    To do this, hold down the Power button for a few seconds. Then click Restart.

    If this option is not on the screen, hold down the Power button for about 30 seconds until the phone restarts.

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