I see the location icon every time I launch the Google Play Store app and sometimes when unlocking the phone for reasons unknown. Nearby is disabled (which stil

I see the location icon every time I launch the Google Play Store app and sometimes when unlocking the phone for reasons unknown. Nearby is disabled (which still leaves the Nearby Google Play Services (GPS) service running sometimes). Google Play Services are a trojan horse and a mobile device battery murderer. It takes away the power over your device. Have issues with it? Tough luck, if you'll downgrade, it'll be updated back automatically. I want Android before 2012 back and not this proprietary fuckup.