Google Maps - a mind of its own?

[StevenSeed]

I very rarely use Google Maps, but have been finding that when I review the battery usage it has been using between 2 and 5% of the battery.

Further investigation using system panel shows that at 8am every morning, something happens that kicks it into life and does something. But what?

I'm aware of how Android works, and that the application is more than likely sat open somewhere, albeit inactive. But what's it doing at this time?

I don't have lookout, or anything of that nature set to scan at that time, and the phone is inactive at that time (I work nights so am blowing z's at that time).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Androidin']

I've noticed this too recently where its been in my running apps listing for some reason even though I haven't used the maps app in days.

 

[hussar10a]

I hardly ever use mine either so Uninstalled it a few days ago for just that reason. As an app it was just getting bigger and bigger with loads of social networking stuff on the updates which I don't need at all. Gained around 13 mb memory as well as not having it sucking up battery in the background.

 

[sare99]

Yep.....I've just unistalled it too as I've only used it once since I've had my phone (9 months) and that was only to try it out really as I knew perfectly well where I was going. It's free to download at any time so I'll just re-install again if/when I need it.

And yay for extra memory.....*does the happy dance of joy*

 

[matttye]

I have a strange issue with maps too, whenever I put my phone on my dock when I get home the GPS logo comes up for about a second, and after that I look in the battery usage and it shows maps!

 

[Usta]

Hmm. I don't think the Maps itself can trigger such activities. Most likely, these are triggered by other apps and interact with it. Then again, that might be tricky to find out the culprit.
Reinstalling the Maps may fix the matter.

 

[Griff_LI]

I haven't used Maps since re-switching my phone on last-night and I have no battery usage by it showing (either CPU or Partial Wake) so I think Usta is right and you have something else that is using Maps causing the usage.

When I used to have a task-killer installed I often saw Maps in the list of battery users despite not using it.

 

[StevenSeed]

Well, that's special;

I've just uninstalled Maps, but it won't uninstall completely (probably because it came with the phone), but it has gone down from over 10Mb in size to just over 2Mb. Furthermore, there doesn't look to be much difference in what's on there.

I will see if it does the 8am thing and let you know.

 

[allambition]

I saw Google Maps in the Battery Usage list as well. I don't use it often but it had taken up a few percent of my battery, more than other things which I use more often. Perhaps it is really intense when you use it, so much so that it stays in the list for awhile.. It's one theory But I don't know why Google Maps is active when you are asleep. Maybe try to turn off background data before you go to sleep??

 

[lifeonmtv]

OP, try droidwall to see if the app is actually trying to access the internet or if it's doing something internally, then take it from there