Google Play Services responsible for 87 of battery drain (4.4.4 - S3), what gives?

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Google Play Services responsible for 87% of battery drain (4.4.4 - S3)

I have a Samsung S3 using Android 4.4.4 with CyanogenMod 11.0.

Lately I have been having extremely poor battery performance, it charges very slowly from the mains (using a 2A charger), or even doesn't charge at all (e.g. just breaks even) while plugged in to a usb port. Then it drains rapidly once the charger is unplugged.

Google Play Services is at the very top of the list without exception. Responsible for 80%+ of battery drain. This is with location data turned off.

Last night I even turned off wifi and mobile data, resetted the battery usage stats, and in the morning my phone was completely out of battery, with Google Play Services responsible for 87% of the drain.

So, what can I do about this? I assume it's actually an application I have that is using google play services, and not play services itself that is the problem. But how can I even find out? Is there a way to check what apps are using play services, perhaps see a breakdown of some kind?

 

[belodion]

Welcome to AC.

First, check whether it is a third-party app causing the trouble, by booting into Safe Mode.
Tell us what happens.

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