What Causes Google Play Service to Consume a Lot of Battery?
Upon receiving numerous reports from multiple users we decided to investigate the issue and devised a set of solutions that solved the problem for most of our users. Also, we looked into the reasons due to which the application is forced to consume a lot of battery life and listed them below. Now that you have a basic understanding of the nature of the problem we will move forwards towards the solutions. Make sure to implement these in the specific order in which they are provided to avoid any conflicts.
Solution 1: Updating Device Software
Important performance and bug fixes are provided in new updates to the Android Operating System. Therefore, in this step, we will be updating the device software. For that:
Solution 2: Launching in Safe Mode
When the phone is launched in safe mode all third-party applications are prevented from being launched. Therefore, if a third party application was causing the issue it will be identified through this process. For that:
Solution 3: Uninstalling Google Play Services Updates
If the problem came after the phone or the Google Play Service was updated, it is possible that the Google Play Application was not installed properly or certain files went missing during the process. To solve that:
Solution 4: Disabling Body Sensors
There are many sensors installed on Smartphones nowadays that can in some cases be very useful. However, increased usage of the body sensors from the Google Play Services application can result in a major battery drain/ Therefore, in this step, we will be disabling the permission to the application for that: Note: It is recommended not to use multiple accounts or third party security or app killer software. If the issue still persists after this try to contact the customer support for your mobile device.
