Hi, is there any way to allow only Google maps to use my location, without other google apps gets allowed to use it anytime? I want to use gps on maps, but seems like location services and other google apps using gps drains my battery. I also have a rooted S3, with AOKP running.
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In general this is a well-documented problem, but it hit my DNA only after the most recent OTA. I am surprised no one brought this up here.
If you enable Google Location Services in settings, Google Services will proceed to initiate hundreds of wake locks and turn the GPS on for something like 15 minutes per day, resulting in much downgraded battery life. It will do it regardless of whether you use Google Now or anything else for that matter. Basically it appears Google has decided to keep track of the phone's location on a minute by minute basis as a default option.
The way to turn this off is to disable Google Location Services under Settings - Location and by setting to "off" Google apps location access in Settings - Accounts & Sync - Google - Location Settings. As far as I know this also kills Google Now and your location in Google Maps.
However, to use Google Maps only occasionally, I am not willing to pay the price of a permanently crappy battery life and be subject of so much spying.
If you are rooted there is a way to turn the location services on automatically with Tasker when you run Maps. I am on un-rooted stock, so that doesn't work for me. Another option is to use MapQuest or any other third party maps app.
Any other ideas / suggestions are welcome.
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When checking the apps that use up the batttery, look at Google services and the apps that call it. Then go one by one and clear data and cache for each app then reboot.
Google services went from the 2nd most battery draining item (just after screen) to nearly the bottom.
Hello everyone. I'd love to use some free rom without Google Apps but I realized all the services related to location needs Google Services, even if the app is not Google related.
For example, I can't share my location using Whatsapp, I can't use my GPS using Nokia Here Maps, I can't use Uber app, etc. My question is: is there a way to get around this or do I have to use Google Apps in order to use location services like these?
Right now I'm using Cyanogenmod 11 in a Sony Xperia SP. Thank you.
So I followed a guide to disable services/events, location in Google Play Services and Google Services Framework for the purpose pf improving battery life. However, it disabled my check in ability to Swarm, foursquare, and Facebook, but I can navigate in GMaps. Is there any way tp fix this?
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Hey, I currently live in a country where Google does not provide turn by turn navigation on Google maps. The app itself is working fine and is very accurate, the only thing missing is the "navigate" button when entering a destination. While I'm aware that Waze in available and does have navigation, I prefer Google maps because it syncs better with all the Google Services I use daily and is just a more pleasing app to use imo.
I know it's a stretch but is there a hack of some kind to activate navigation even if Google is still refusing to support the area?
Hi. Im into de-googling my samsung galaxy A-32, and the last google service (besides location services, but i wont remove that in case i need it) that i have yet to remove is also one of my biggest battery drains: Google play services.
When i removed it by ADB none of my apps worked in the background anymore. Every time i wanted to get a new notification i would have to unlock my phone and open the app to see if i got a message, nothing i do can make the phone send me a notification while google play services is out, so i had to get it back.
Is there a non google alternative? Why does the phone needs google services to do that instead of being a basic android feature?