haha, yeah, thanks dude. I will have to, and I'm sure that Pandora devs will say, "Oh Eric did you try this step, and did you try this step, etc, etc"? lol I'll have to say oh absolutely I did!

Update: This is the posting I just sent to Pandora community. Hopefully someone is actually able to help me out! :-! :(

Hello there, My name is Eric. I am an advanced Android user with a Google Pixel 5 on Android 11. I've owned Android smartphones ever since Android first came out. I have recently noticed that if I leave Pandora music "Paused" in my background that the background activity usage/Google Play Services battery usage skyrockets which winds up severely draining my battery. What I am forced to do now, is after each music session, I go into the Pandora app settings, and "Force Close" the app from running in the background, and wipe Pandora out of RAM. Android is easily the most multi-tasking capable mobile OS ever, and I shouldn't have to "Force Close" Pandora after each and every "listening session" in order to get good battery. Are there any suggestions you can provide me with? Any help is appreciated, thank you very much!

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