Google maps draining battery.

[Darksthour]

So i woke up this morning after charging my phone overnight and my battery was only at 70%. Now I'm not sure if that's because of this or if I just knocked the charger loose. However it got me to look at my battery consumption overnight and i saw that google maps was using 50% of my battery and I never opened the app since I have gotten the phone. I should also point out that I am rooted and have the bloatware frozen. Anyone know what would cause that to run and destroy my battery life? I force closed the app so we shall see if it was a fluke happening.

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[Skurvy_Pirate]

So i woke up this morning after charging my phone overnight and my battery was only at 70%. Now I'm not sure if that's because of this or if I just knocked the charger loose. However it got me to look at my battery consumption overnight and i saw that google maps was using 50% of my battery and I never opened the app since I have gotten the phone. I should also point out that I am rooted and have the bloatware frozen. Anyone know what would cause that to run and destroy my battery life? I force closed the app so we shall see if it was a fluke happening.

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I am having the same issue. Google Maps was ~40% yesterday and today of my usage. Normally Cell Standby is by far the highest. I am sure it has to do with some bloatware that I have frozen, so I am going to thaw out a few of the most likely culprits and start there. Here is my list of frozen bloatware:

• Amazon Kindle
• Apps (Verizon)
• Blockbuster
• Books
• Citrix
• City ID
• GoToMeeting
• Guided Tour
• Help Center
• IM
• IM Presence
• MOTOPRINT
• My Verizon Mobile
• News
• NFL Mobile
• Skype Mobile
• Slacker
• Social Location
• Social Status
• Text Messaging
• V Cast Media Manager
• V Cast Music
• V Cast Games
• V Cast Tones
• V Cast Videos
• VZ Navigator

Would you mind posting a list of the apps that you have frozen that are on this list? That way I can know which to start with.

The other thing is that my battery doesn't seem to be draining faster than before root. But the first day I rooted it was incredible. I think after that I might have frozen a few more apps and that is why I am back down to pre-root battery life.

 

[bkcorwin]

Nope

I posted about this issue before root was available.

Basically same issue, when I upgraded googlemaps it started consuming like 50% of my battery life despite never being used.

This is stock non rooted device.

 

[nednarb]

in settings, location, do you guys have the google locations checked? i don't check any of those, and i never have maps battery drain. maps don't run unless i open it, and thats because i don't have google locations checked.

 

[Dmw017]

Yeah ijust went ahead and froze that app when I saw it was constantly running and using cpu lol -..-

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[Skurvy_Pirate]

It has gone away for me so I have no idea what caused it. Maybe when I first froze some app it freaked out, I don't know. It seems reasonable now though.

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[RadzPrower]

I have Google loctions set up on my phone but according to my battery history Google Maps has not run even once. I checked this thread out because a co-worker of mine has the same problem with his D3 he just bought last week.