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Is com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher draining
your battery?

Not really — it's fairly well-behaved in the background. Here's what 24 anonymous Battery Snitch devices reveal about com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher.

B
31/100
Drain Score
Grade B — mild background drain
Blends typical (median) and worst-case (p90) background runtime.
Median / day
5 min
Worst-case (p90)
18 min
Share of a full day
<1%
Reports
24
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FAQ

com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher & your battery

Does com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher drain your battery?

Not really — it's fairly well-behaved in the background. Across 24 anonymous reports, com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher runs in the background for a median of 5 min per day, earning a mild Drain Score of 31/100 (grade B).

How much battery does com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher use in the background?

Typically it runs for about 5 min a day in the background — that's <1% of an entire day. On the heaviest devices it kept running for up to 18 min (90th percentile).

How can I stop com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher from draining my battery?

Restrict its background activity in Settings → Apps → com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher → Battery → "Restricted", revoke unused permissions, and disable background data if you don't need live updates. Battery Snitch finds the exact apps draining your phone and shows you what to change.

Where does this com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher battery data come from?

It's crowdsourced from 24 real, anonymous Android devices running Battery Snitch. We rank by the median so a single outlier device can't skew the result — the more reports an app has, the more reliable its grade.

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