Users with an Android phone are likely have recently noticed the phone battery draining faster than normal. It is a problem that has been happening a lot these past days, and it has not gone unnoticed. Fortunately, it is something that has already been identified and has a solution, which is not complicated.
Now, We tell you more about the origin of this failure in Android, which is certainly being very annoying. Since in some cases it is draining the phone battery for many users, preventing normal use of the device. We also tell you how to solve the failure.
Origin of this bug in Android
This failure is something recent, which is related with the latest update from Google Play Services. Apparently, as they have already reported from various media, the new version of the application is responsible. This is the version number 18.3.82 of Play Services, which was officially launched recently.
On affected Android phones, is this Google Play Services the most battery consuming app on your phone. When battery consumption is checked in the device settings, seeing which applications consume the most, this is the one that comes first, by far. It is a bug that affects many users, and is especially annoying. So you have to find solutions.
If you have an Android phone, but are not sure if you have this problem, you can easily check it. In your device settings you have the battery usage section, which shows which applications or processes consume the most battery on the phone. If you see that Google Play Services is the one that consumes the most, in addition to this percentage being excessive, you already know that it is responsible for the battery being drained.
How to fix this fault
First of all, if you haven't received the update yet, which may be the case for some users, it is best to wait to update. Google is probably already aware of this problem on Android, so they will surely launch an additional update in which this problem is solved for users. So it is better to wait, thus avoiding problems in this regard. Therefore avoid this update on your phone.
If you have already downloaded this version of Google Play Services and you are having this problem with the battery, there are two possible solutions in this case. None of them are perfect or will give a 100% complete solution, but at least they are a way to prevent the battery from continuing to drain in this way on the phone.
First method
You can bet for downloading the beta version of Google Play Services on Android. The idea in this sense is that being a beta tester, we can wait for the beta to arrive on the phone and in many cases we do not have this problem, in addition to receiving the new version ahead of time. It is a possible method, which for some may be a solution. In this case we have to follow these steps:
- You have to enter the subscription page from the Google Play Services beta.
- Click on the button to become a beta tester
- Upgrade to beta on phone
This beta could allow us to use the application, without having problems with battery drain on Android. So it is a solution that for many users on the phone. Although we have to bear in mind that it is a beta, so that we can find problems or failures in its operation, as it usually happens in these cases. So it is a risk to be aware of. In addition, it is something that can affect other apps, because Google Play Services is something that is very important on our phone.
Second method
On the other hand, if we have this problem with Google Play Services on Android, we can bet on going back to a previous version of the application. In this sense, we have to install a previous version in the form of APK, which we can download on various pages. This way we avoid the problem with the current version of the app. Although it must be taken into account that reverting to a previous version can generate compatibility problems. The steps in this case are:
- Download the previous version of Google Play Services on the phone (you must have the installation of applications from unknown sources authorized. It can be downloaded on pages such as APKMirror.
- Enter settings after installing the APK
- Go to Applications and click on see all
- Swipe until you get to Google Play Services or Google Play Services
- Click on data usage
- Disable the background data option or disable the app (although this can cause problems)