Galaxy Note 8

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Try uninstall updates restart then reinstall update if you need to.

I think that did the trick. Karma to you.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by sadievan

I think that did the trick. Karma to you.

Google apps are getting to be HUGE resource hogs. If you don't use them there is no need to keep them updated. Google Play Services however you are forced to have.

Best thing to do is turn off automatic updates in Google Play and update manually apps you actually use.

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Google apps are getting to be HUGE resource hogs. If you don't use them there is no need to keep them updated. Google Play Services however you are forced to have.

Best thing to do is turn off automatic updates in Google Play and update manually apps you actually use.

I turned off

Play Games
Play Books
Play Movies & TV
Play Newstand
Play Music

I didn't turn off the Play Services and Play Store

Rebooted and then it started draining again. So I turned everything back on and updated. When I first uninstalled the updates and then reinstalled them it seemed to fix the problem. Will see what happens.

[alicepattinson]

Did you try to restart it while your experiencing it? if still same % battery or it change maybe you should try calibrating your phone.

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by alicepattinson

Did you try to restart it while your experiencing it?

Yes I tried that. I uninstalled the updates for the Google apps. It seems to work for a while, then Google Play Services will start using a lot of battery again and I have to uninstall the updates and reinstall them again.

if still same % battery or it change maybe you should try calibrating your phone.

This is for a Galaxy Note 8 Tablet. How would I calibrate it?

Thanks,

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by sadievan

Yes I tried that. I uninstalled the updates for the Google apps. It seems to work for a while, then Google Play Services will start using a lot of battery again and I have to uninstall the updates and reinstall them again.



This is for a Galaxy Note 8 Tablet. How would I calibrate it?

Thanks,

It seems like you might have an app that is using the services alot. Check your sync accounts see if you got any errors. Can you list all apps you installed? Maybe we can figure out the bugger that causing it.

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It seems like you might have an app that is using the services alot. Check your sync accounts see if you got any errors. Can you list all apps you installed? Maybe we can figure out the bugger that causing it.

How do I check my sync accounts?

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It seems like you might have an app that is using the services alot. Check your sync accounts see if you got any errors. Can you list all apps you installed? Maybe we can figure out the bugger that causing it.

OK. Charged it up. Unplugged it. Registered 100%. 3 hours later it is at 80% and it had not been used. Just sitting there with the cover closed. Doesn't that seem like a lot of battery to drain for just sitting there off?

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by sadievan

OK. Charged it up. Unplugged it. Registered 100%. 3 hours later it is at 80% and it had not been used. Just sitting there with the cover closed. Doesn't that seem like a lot of battery to drain for just sitting there off?

Yes it does, at this point I would tell you to do a factory reset and slowly put your apps back on till it happens again then you will know the culprit or you can uninstall one by one till it stops. That's the only solution I can think of.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by sadievan

How do I check my sync accounts?

under settings it should show them.

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

under settings it should show them.

Well duh! My brain must've been somewhere else. For some reason I didn't associate when you said sync apps with my apps that sync with the cloud.

Anyway I checked that. Got a sync error for Google and Samsung Account. I went into Google and disabled the sync for Chrome, Books, Movies & TV, Newstand, Google+, Photos, Google+ uploads, Internet, People details, Picasa Web albums. I don't think I use those.

I left synced App Data, Calendar, Contacts, Drive, & Gmail.

I also stopped the Samsung Account. Looking back now, when I would swipe down I would get a message that Samsung Client stopped or something.

Anyway I'll see how this works out. So far at 8:00 pm last night I had 75% battery and this morning at 8:00 am I had 69%. So that's a lot better.

Thanks for your help. Hopefully this will be fixed.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by sadievan

Well duh! My brain must've been somewhere else. For some reason I didn't associate when you said sync apps with my apps that sync with the cloud.

Anyway I checked that. Got a sync error for Google and Samsung Account. I went into Google and disabled the sync for Chrome, Books, Movies & TV, Newstand, Google+, Photos, Google+ uploads, Internet, People details, Picasa Web albums. I don't think I use those.

I left synced App Data, Calendar, Contacts, Drive, & Gmail.

I also stopped the Samsung Account. Looking back now, when I would swipe down I would get a message that Samsung Client stopped or something.

Anyway I'll see how this works out. So far at 8:00 pm last night I had 75% battery and this morning at 8:00 am I had 69%. So that's a lot better.

Thanks for your help. Hopefully this will be fixed.

A Sync error would cause the issue so let's hope it's fixed.

[rkw]

seems like you have the Google Play app oddness that is actually not unusual. Some solutions are:

1. uninstal updates (you did that);
2. clear the app's cache and data;
3. factory reset of the N8

My Moto X 2014 had this issue a week or so ago after the recent Google Play services update. I found clearing the cache fixed my issue. Maybe that's ll you need.

If you search for battery drain "Googly Play services" you'll see it happens.
https://www.google.com/search?q=goog...m=122&ie=UTF-8

good luck!

[sadievan]

Originally Posted by rkw

seems like you have the Google Play app oddness that is actually not unusual. Some solutions are:

1. uninstal updates (you did that);
2. clear the app's cache and data;
3. factory reset of the N8

My Moto X 2014 had this issue a week or so ago after the recent Google Play services update. I found clearing the cache fixed my issue. Maybe that's ll you need.

If you search for battery drain "Googly Play services" you'll see it happens.
https://www.google.com/search?q=goog...m=122&ie=UTF-8

good luck!

Thanks RKW

[Blossom]

I can tell you one app that will drain your battery like no other. It's the Swagbucks app. Not the TV ones the one that let you access the mobile version the site. I removed it about a week ago because my SGP5 was losing alot of battery in standby. It go from 100 to 75% in hours even with WiFi off. Once I removed it my SGP5 now has been at 75% in standby for a week like it use to. I thought it was just getting old but even GSAM never showed it as the culprit.