Play Services battery drain

[Scheep]

Hello

 As in the screen provided below, even if the phone lies unused for a day Google Services tend to drain between 70 and 90% of Battery power.

I have already disabled Google Now, localisation services, bluetooth, wifi, data transfer, 3G connectivity, decreased screen brightness, muted sounds. Phone was left near window, where network coverage is good.

Translation of screenshoot:

20hours, battery operated

Google services - 90%

Screen - 3%

Radio - 2%

Iddle - 2%

Thats for iddle. If used normally the phone battery is drained empty in 7-8 hrs. Used in battery saving mode lasts for about 48 hrs. I suspose some of the google aplication componnents freeze and don't allow the CPU to go to deep sleep state but the main question - why is this happening only on my (and my friends) Xperia, while other android devices operate normally?

I've noticed also that removing all Google Services updates does help, but prevents Flash content (YT etc) and Hangouts from operating.

[_alexdon_]

You have a problem in the operating system.Have you installed a specific app lately?Also,the screen should be draining most of the battery.When the picture will be visible(it has to be approved),I will see exactly.Also,try a force restart(power button+vol up until the phone vibrates).

[Scheep]

I've tried factory reset + update all stock aplications to current version and it looks the same way, so I think it has something to do with stock applications instead of mine, additional. As said before, simply uninstalling all google services updates does also help the draining problem.

As to your suggestion that screen should have the most draining precentage - have to disagree too. As said - phone was left on a desk near to the window, iddle for most time, screen off. Only to check if it has something to do with my surfing style, maybe visited pages, flash content, photos taken etc. I would be strongly surprised if the screen had more than 5%.

[_alexdon_]

Listen to me,the screen must drain most of the battery.Only if the system has an issue,than the os drains more than the screen.Try to boot in safe mode,see if there is any difference.To boot in safe mode(power button-tap longer on turn off-restart in safe mode).

[Scheep]

It looks a bit better. I've booted safe mode and left the phone overnight on the desk. It dropped 7% in 8 hrs instead of the usual 35% which is fairly ok for idle. I need at least one full charging cycle to gather more information tough.

Still, Google services and Android system drain together 80% of the total amount (but this may be  misleading yet, I'll update you when the test is complete).

What's the difference between safe mode and factory reset + updates? Only apps? Some drivers, daemons maybe? I've noticed till now that it didn't run FB, Timescape, Friend streams, G+ and other crap that im stock-stuck with - so uninstalling them without root is impossible.

[_alexdon_]

Safe mode boots only the needed apps for starting the OS,nothing else.Factory reset will reset your phone like in the day you first bought it,apps settings will be deleted,phone memory cleared(not micro sd or internal sd).

[Scheep]

So it would seem that one of the stock apps that are not needed for system booting is causing the problem (for I'am experiencing it after factory reset, while safe mode seem to work fine). Probably one of google apps or timescape-like extensions (because of enormous amount of google services wakeups).

I think I'll wait two more weeks and see if it can be fixed in system update when it comes out, or see which social apps / extensions I could turn off without causing the system to crash.

Do you see some other possible solutions?

[_alexdon_]

One of the stock apps makes you trouble.I guess only repairing phone software could make a difference.Or taking the phone to a sony service:

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/

[Scheep]

Turned Google+, Timescape and FB with all extensions off, and it looks good now. I can live without them.

Shame that the user does not have the choice of keeping or uninstalling social apps. Removing them will have to wait till I root.

What's intresting, my screen is still using <10% of battery, while Android system uses up to 70%. Can you explain why would you expect screen to use up most of the battery power while idle?

[_alexdon_]

While idle,the screen should drain very little,but still the OS should not be over the screen.If the OS is doing something while idle,you would experience drain all the time.