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Battery Draining by Private Service App on My Phone, Why? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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There is no option for deletion for this app. Its draining my battery, and I read various posts they said that this app spy location and do lot of other stuff. I’m really confused after noticing it and reading such stuff. https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/yyv09e/private_compute_services_app/ https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-a/android12-private-compute-services/td-p/15268407 https://techwiti.com/private-compute-services/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pixel_phones/comments/xjbtka/private_compute_service_fails_to_update/ What should I do, I tried to disable it but it again activates when I restart phone?

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I had to look it up because I don't have a newer phone, so I don't have that service app, but according to google it's part of their privacy, machine learning and AI stuff

https://security.googleblog.com/2021/09/introducing-androids-private-compute.html?m=1

Not sure what it means if that app has high battery drain though, could be legitimate uses, could not be. I don't know any further than identifying what the service app does.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

Remember when Google talked about how they want to use on device machine learning instead of sending personal data to their servers for targeted ads? Thats possibly for that.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The most reliable way to remove unwanted system packages is using adb. I'm not familiar with this package though, so don't blame me if this causes issues on your phone :P

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

Yeaaah, don't remove that, it'll probably cause problems.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (4 children)

This is a bass system service/app and will definitely cause problems if removed.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

Yeah removing it is a treble idea.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago

Fish or rhythm section?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

So what you're saying is that they shouldn't drop the bass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Not a usual one no. This app is not part of AOSP. Is it a usual Pixel system app?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

It is a default Pixel app and is used by Private Compute Core to update the core's AI models. It's used by features like Live Caption, Smart Reply, and Now Playing. Just like Private Compute Core, it's fully open-source: https://github.com/google/private-compute-services

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

But I removed that app via ADB and my device works just fine

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I cleared the app data, restricted background data, restricted app battery usage, removed any permissions, force stopped & disabled this, & it hasn't re-enabled after a phone restart.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Wait for a system update...😉

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

I removed this from my fold 3 and we're good so far. Mind you this is my "can I degoogle and unsamsung a z fold?" phone.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Please install some app manger app and give us the full dot name (like com.some.bullshit.app) and your phone brand and modell and provider if bought over one. We can help better then.

Could be a refresh of the Absolute rootkit scandal, at least it's not an AOSP app. It must be from your vendor or provider.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The package name is:
com.google.android.as.oss

It's listed in the Google Play store here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.as.oss

The source code is available on GitHub here:
https://github.com/google/private-compute-services

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

people say they removed it with adb. no complaints -they say.
probably safe to remove it.
keep a backup of package in case u think u might want to turn on fancy services in the future.
i do not know what it does

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There is a disable button right there...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What should I do, I tried to disable it but it again activates when I restart phone?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Sounds like malware

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

And it looks to be unusable