My rooted Droid 3 (stock Verizon) has suddenly begun consuming battery at a truly alarming rate. The unit is warm to the touch, too.
When I check the battery usage, I see com.motorola.home.newsstand is consuming 38% of the battery and Google Services is taking 27% -- both more than the OS and Display combined. I don't recall seeing either of those -- especially com.motorola.home.newsstand -- consuming so much battery before.
I am not sure what is causing that, nor how to disable them...
I've tried rebooting, but it persists.
Can anyone guide me? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Wipe the phone?
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MrObvious said:
Wipe the phone?
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@MrObvious...
Thanks for your message. That does seem, um, obvious. But I'd rather not wipe the phone. Any other suggestions?
download an app/task manager and try to stop those services see if that helps?
It seems like they're syncing/downloading non-stop. Try going Menu > Settings > Apps then Force Close both of those. I would also go into their settings and make sure that that aren't set up to pre-load articles/pictures over 3G and check that they are set to sync at a reasonable interval.
Wiping the phone is a terrible idea for two apps that seem to have gone rogue. They can be frozen, removed, replaced, fixed, etc.
That's like killing a fly on the wall with an RPG. Sure, it gets the job done, but it wipes out the entire village in the process.
Not trying to be Obvious, but how about a reboot? Or is this an everday issue? I've had applications "hang" and had a similar drain and heat issue. Both were gone by just rebooting...
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Trying to get the most out of the battery. Tried turning as much as I could off. Any suggestions for optimal settings while not cutting all the good out. Currently running 5.1 pure. Rooted greenify everything that says running NFC off BT off location set battery saving. Google now cards off. Still getting extremely high Google services percent. Phone currently at 30%
Also under security and apps with usage access what is this MotoCarelnt.
What SOT are you getting?
OK here is today's still at 64% but barely used the phone and google services still seems high considering I've tried to basically disable everything possible. Also SOT yesterday was about 2hrs.
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Here's today's still getting high Google services
Is it just normal or what
I having the same issue. battery draining like mad since I installed 5.1 leak rom. I'm on pure version, not rooted.
Post pics of battery info is your Google services really high
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I've been having the same issue the past couple weeks. Phone seems to be staying awake (reported under Android OS). I've tried uninstalling a bunch of apps, turning off BT and location services, etc. Doesn't seem to be doing any good. I used to go to bed with about 50% battery. Now I'm lucky if I have 10% left. Maybe 2 hrs SOT with 50% brightness.
Ok I found this from another thread from another site but I think this might finally be fixed. So go settings->app->all-> then scroll down to google play services. Select uninstall updates and then clear dalvik cache and regular cache and bam! Google services no longer killing battery. Also turn off all the location reporting from Google and anything else you can find and turn off syncing that isn't needed. 2hrs sot at 69% not too bad and also turn LTE preferred to H+ still plenty fast and saves more battery.
so here's the stats after these settings
Definitely better but Google services seem to come creeping back later in the day.(which was said may happen). SOT still pretty dam good but will be interesting to see tomorrow. Obviously there's some little bug going on but I can live with it. Maybe one day someone will actually figure it out. Still an awesome phone. 5hrs SOT at 10% can't complain to much but would be nice to get through a day
I have exactly the same problem! But this didn't happen before. As you can see on my screen. Everything was OK, than I used my phone for a little while and from that point it started draining the battery like crazy. And I din't touch it most of the time! ...
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Ok I found this from another thread from another site but I think this might finally be fixed. So go settings->app->all-> then scroll down to google play services. Select uninstall updates and then clear dalvik cache and regular cache and bam! Google services no longer killing battery. Also turn off all the location reporting from Google and anything else you can find and turn off syncing that isn't needed. 2hrs sot at 69% not too bad and also turn LTE preferred to H+ still plenty fast and saves more battery.
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gonna try this method, its seems a real improvement.
and I have a question, does playing music from a usb otg drain battery?
How do you clear cache and dalvik on unrooted moto x
pagep said:
I have exactly the same problem! But this didn't happen before. As you can see on my screen. Everything was OK, than I used my phone for a little while and from that point it started draining the battery like crazy. And I din't touch it most of the time! ...
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I have also noticed that this insane battery drain happens only when I have gps enabled.
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How do you clear cache and dalvik on unrooted moto x
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Thanks
matt1515 said:
Ok I found this from another thread from another site but I think this might finally be fixed. So go settings->app->all-> then scroll down to google play services. Select uninstall updates and then clear dalvik cache and regular cache and bam! Google services no longer killing battery. Also turn off all the location reporting from Google and anything else you can find and turn off syncing that isn't needed. 2hrs sot at 69% not too bad and also turn LTE preferred to H+ still plenty fast and saves more battery.
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Hey did you update google services after this? Or you are using old version?
Hello everyone,
When I got the X, I was happy with its battery life. Since the past couple of weeks I am having a terrible experience with the battery life. I installed betterbatterystats and I checked in the alarms tab, com.google.android.gms has consumed 60%? How do I stop this. In standby mode as well my battery is losing by 4-6% every hour?
Any help is much appreciated.
Clear data from Google Play Services and Google App, or do a factory reset. I have noticed that my phone drains more battery in standby than it did in Kitkat, upto 5 times more. In device operation, opposite is true. But the standby time sucks. Really, no solution seems unless Motorola releases an update, it is getting really lousy to fix bugs; or better, you can unlock bootloader and use a custom ROM.
tyus2 said:
Clear data from Google Play Services and Google App, or do a factory reset. I have noticed that my phone drains more battery in standby than it did in Kitkat, upto 5 times more. In device operation, opposite is true. But the standby time sucks. Really, no solution seems unless Motorola releases an update, it is getting really lousy to fix bugs; or better, you can unlock bootloader and use a custom ROM.
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have already done that and performed a factory reset to. no benefit.
the only reason i am not flashing a custom rom is because i want the moto actions.
roddem said:
have already done that and performed a factory reset to. no benefit.
the only reason i am not flashing a custom rom is because i want the moto actions.
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You can stay rooted on stock rom as well and figure out what's eating your battery. That way moto actions won't be lost either. That's what I've done to narrow down what's eating my battery.
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Hi, I have p30 pro for about 3 weeks now and the software is updated. However, I have noticed in the last few days that battery drain is happening a lot faster than it used to be. I did not install any new apps nor do I have a live theme or notification app... I think I can only get about 5 hours on screen time now, but earlier could do better.. How long does your battery holds and what is your average on-screen time? Also what is the unlocking frequency of yours in the past 7 days or so?
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Hi, I have p30 pro for about 3 weeks now and the software is updated. However, I have noticed in the last few days that battery drain is happening a lot faster than it used to be. I did not install any new apps nor do I have a live theme or notification app... I think I can only get about 5 hours on screen time now, but earlier could do better.. How long does your battery holds and what is your average on-screen time? Also what is the unlocking frequency of yours in the past 7 days or so?
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After update, you should clear cache via recovery so it can optimize apps back properly. For me easily 7hours sot with my Samsung gear connected 24/7 + GPS always on and that's with around 15-20% left. Also in App Launch, I don't set it to automatic. I manage them manually allowing those I want and disabling those that I don't need running in the background.
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After update, you should clear cache via recovery so it can optimize apps back properly. For me easily 7hours sot with my Samsung gear connected 24/7 + GPS always on and that's with around 15-20% left. Also in App Launch, I don't set it to automatic. I manage them manually allowing those I want and disabling those that I don't need running in the background.
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I am not sure what do you mean by "clear cache via recovery", can you please explain? I can not get 7hours on screen time and have 15% left, no way!
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I am not sure what do you mean by "clear cache via recovery", can you please explain? I can not get 7hours on screen time and have 15% left, no way!
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Can assure you that almost everyone here can get 7 hours of SOT. Do you have any rogue apps ? Reboot your phone into recovery, then choose Wipe Cache.
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Can assure you that almost everyone here can get 7 hours of SOT. Do you have any rogue apps ? Reboot your phone into recovery, then choose Wipe Cache.
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So now it's 2 am, I have charged the phone to 100% at 9:30pm, It has not be used much although it was on mobile data the whole time. This is the result now: 85% baterry, and it says "time awake" 1:06 mins. Does that mean that phone was unlocked and used for 1 hour and 6 mins after being fully charged? Since I don't think I have used it for so long, since I was in cinema for 3 hours, from 10pm until 1:30am, and only unlocked it for couple of times during the movie. Something strange is def going on. I don't have rogue apps, just normal ones and tbh just a few.
Can you please be so kind to type step by step tutorial where to find all that in settings and what to do, because I don't want to mess something up.. Thank you.
i unplugged the phone at 6:30am today its 9 pm. phone has been playing pandora thru BT since 10 am to 7pm still have 50% battery left. cant see how many hours of SOT. Battery life is amazing for me.
I'm expierencing same thing. Only about 4 or 5hrs sot. Something isn't right. Running 131 aoftware
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So now it's 2 am, I have charged the phone to 100% at 9:30pm, It has not be used much although it was on mobile data the whole time. This is the result now: 85% baterry, and it says "time awake" 1:06 mins. Does that mean that phone was unlocked and used for 1 hour and 6 mins after being fully charged? Since I don't think I have used it for so long, since I was in cinema for 3 hours, from 10pm until 1:30am, and only unlocked it for couple of times during the movie. Something strange is def going on. I don't have rogue apps, just normal ones and tbh just a few.
Can you please be so kind to type step by step tutorial where to find all that in settings and what to do, because I don't want to mess something up.. Thank you.
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Yes sure, shut down your phone. Then hold volume up and power key. Once you feel a vibration, then release the power button and keep holding the volume key. You should now be in recovery menu. Find Clear Cache. Then reboot when you're done. You wont lose any data. It will optimize all installed apps. The time awake you're referring to in the hardware section is the screen on time. You should also note that if your network coverage is bad, then consumption will be higher too. Try downloading this app to lock it in either 4g/lte or 3g only if coverage is bad in your area : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xsquarestudio.forcelte
Hope that helps. If you're still facing bad battery life, then i reckon you to do a factory reset as a last resort.
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Yes sure, shut down your phone. Then hold volume up and power key. Once you feel a vibration, then release the power button and keep holding the volume key. You should now be in recovery menu. Find Clear Cache. Then reboot when you're done. You wont lose any data. It will optimize all installed apps. The time awake you're referring to in the hardware section is the screen on time. You should also note that if your network coverage is bad, then consumption will be higher too. Try downloading this app to lock it in either 4g/lte or 3g only if coverage is bad in your area : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xsquarestudio.forcelte
Hope that helps. If you're still facing bad battery life, then i reckon you to do a factory reset as a last resort.
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Okay, thank you very much, I will do that before my next full charge. Are you sure no data will be lost?
Ps. Update on the battery status. So it is 9:26am now, screen awake time 3:26, battery 66%, 12 hours since last charge. Only on wifi, no mobile data.
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Okay, thank you very much, I will do that before my next full charge. Are you sure no data will be lost?
Ps. Update on the battery status. So it is 9:26am now, screen awake time 3:26, battery 66%, 12 hours since last charge. Only on wifi, no mobile data.
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No, it just wipes the cache. 3.26hrs with 66% left is fine.
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No, it just wipes the cache. 3.26hrs with 66% left is fine.
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Okay thanks about the data info. But not sure whether it's fine because ppl have 7,8 on screen time and have 15-20% remaining.. I will test it today until the battery fully drains to see what screen on time will I get.. Also, one question considering the wipe cache, will it get downgraded to original emui version that was on the phone before the update or will the. 124 update still be present?
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Okay thanks about the data info. But not sure whether it's fine because ppl have 7,8 on screen time and have 15-20% remaining.. I will test it today until the battery fully drains to see what screen on time will I get.. Also, one question considering the wipe cache, will it get downgraded to original emui version that was on the phone before the update or will the. 124 update still be present?
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It doesn't effect any update or data in your phone. It just clears the cache. Make sure to click the CLEAR CACHE option and NOT the CLEAR DATA :laugh:
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It doesn't effect any update or data in your phone. It just clears the cache. Make sure to click the CLEAR CACHE option and NOT the CLEAR DATA :laugh:
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Haha okay.. Will then the factory reset reset the emui to original version?
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Haha okay.. Will then the factory reset reset the emui to original version?
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No it won't too. Firmware can't be downgraded.
just do factory reset and start over ...
Update. 16:50 now, 23% baterry, 6 hours on screen time, 19h34min since the last charge... So it was yesterday at 9pm fully charged, not a full day of without charging, not to mention two days that others are experiencing.. Tonight I will do the cache cleanup and measure the results in the next couple of days.. If no result achieved I will do a factory reset, hoping it would fix the issue..
I have done the cache clearance, but no difference at all considering the battery drain. Can you share what is the best way to save all data before doing the factory reset? Upload it on some cloud or some other way? Also, are you guys always in normal mode or do you enable power saving mode?
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I have done the cache clearance, but no difference at all considering the battery drain. Can you share what is the best way to save all data before doing the factory reset? Upload it on some cloud or some other way? Also, are you guys always in normal mode or do you enable power saving mode?
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If you're still facing battery drain then i guess you may have restored your apps when you first setup your phone. For call logs, sms and contacts , you may use huawei's in built cloud back up and for photos , use google photos. Then factory reset and don't restore any apps from google. Start fresh.
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If you're still facing battery drain then i guess you may have restored your apps when you first setup your phone. For call logs, sms and contacts , you may use huawei's in built cloud back up and for photos , use google photos. Then factory reset and don't restore any apps from google. Start fresh.
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Okay, thanks, I will try that and share the results.. From the downloaded apps I only have viber, WhatsApp, messenger, Facebook and AliExpress app. That's all..
Any update?
I am exactly like you. Consistently getting 35 percent screen and 65 percent software
Is this a normal consumption? I cant upload pic. Still dont have permission to upload...
I notice that the battery drain faster.
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Elvent said:
Is this a normal consumption? I cant upload pic. Still dont have permission to upload...
I notice that the battery drain faster.
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Now I am trying to pinpoint the responsible apps update which increase the "Phone Services" battery drain.
Current status,
After I delete cache partition and reset to factory setting from recovery menu...
my Phone Services consistently stays at 3.27% usage.
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Last time, after I update every apps on google play, the Phone Services always stays on 34.7% usage. If the usage increase to 34.7%, then if I turned on bluetooth, location and NFC, the battery drain is very noticeable with increased heat.
Currently I have not yet do any update. Trying to find the responsible apps. Any one have the same issue?
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Phone service 5.0.0.1 is consuming 35% battery and draining
Problem started 2 weeks back. Clearing cache partition (vol up + power button) did not help.
Reindexed the contacts, no improvement.
I don't want to reset my phone to factory settings as it is too much of work!
Please help.
skeerthy said:
Problem started 2 weeks back. Clearing cache partition (vol up + power button) did not help.
Reindexed the contacts, no improvement.
I don't want to reset my phone to factory settings as it is too much of work!
Please help.
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Did you find a resolution to this? Currently experiencing it myself.