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I have found that this issue will occur if photos have been removed from the phone via USB / Windows, for example, causing Google Play Services to become confused about the actual number of photos on the device, and unable to locate the deleted photos. I fixed this problem on my phone by going...

I faced the same issue today and after a lot of digging, discovered the cause and a solution. Not only did my phone get stuck in the "Backing up 1 of xxxxx" state, but Google Play Services was consuming an excessive amount of CPU, and draining the battery even with the phone on a USB trickle...

Re: Galaxy S5 - What is the "Samsung Galaxy" App that is heavily contributing to battery drain? Through further experimentation, I have found that clearing the Gallery app data has resolved the problem entirely... It would appear that the issue was caused by the previously synced 5000+...

Re: Galaxy S5 - What is the "Samsung Galaxy" App that is heavily contributing to battery drain? (I am using System Info for Android to monitor the per-task CPU utilization.... Repeated experimentation demonstrates that Gallery is a major CPU consumer via the Samsung Galaxy (SNS) task. I am...

Re: Galaxy S5 - What is the "Samsung Galaxy" App that is heavily contributing to battery drain? After further experimentation, I have found that Gallery alone is the culprit. Once opened, the "Samsung Galaxy" (SNS) process begins consuming 15% to 20% of the CPU even if all synching is...

Re: Galaxy S5 - What is the "Samsung Galaxy" App that is heavily contributing to battery drain? There is definitely a relationship between the SNS ("Samsung Galaxy") app, the Gallery and high CPU utilization. When I open the Gallery with its > 5,000 synched FB photos, the Samsung Galaxy...

Re: Galaxy S5 - What is the "Samsung Galaxy" App that is heavily contributing to battery drain? Thank you Rukbat. I notice that under the App's permissions, is also listed: com.sec.android.app.gallery3d.READ_SNS and com.sec.android.app.gallery3d.WRITE_SNS So it would appear that SNS is...

Re: Galaxy S5 - What is the "Samsung Galaxy" App that is heavily contributing to battery drain? com.sec.android.app.sns3 is also currently the top CPU consumer on my S5, running anywhere from 14% to 19%

Galaxy S5 - What is the "Samsung Galaxy" App that is heavily contributing to battery drain? Under Battery, I see: I do not see "Samsung Galaxy" on others' example posts from their Battery display. What is this app, and why would it be consuming so much battery on my S5? Further research...