I left my phone on all night, woke up to it dead. Do most of you leave GPS on?...Most users on here turn GPS off?
Were you charging it? If not, why not?I left my phone on all night, woke up to it dead.
Don't know about others but I do. If it's not actively being used it won't use much battery.Do most of you leave GPS on?
Do you turn your Droid off entirely when you're not using it?no need to leave the GPS on if you're not using it right?
Some people seem to believe that it makes no discernable difference in battery life if they leave EVERYTHING on 24/7. Either they don't have a clue, or they're being argumentative.
Of course it does use more power if left on. For the GPS, unless you're actively using it the battery impact is negligible. Test it out for yourself rather than just making an assumption (talk about just being argumentative for the sake of it :icon_rolleyes. I leave mine one all the time on several different devices and have plenty of battery power at the end of the day unless I've used a nav app, in which case the device is connected to a car charger.It DOES matter what resources you keep powered up, and if you want to maximize the duration of your phone's battery, you'll use some common sense and exercise a few simple conservation measures.
How much battery does the GPS really use if one of the associated apps (Maps, Nav, weather) isn't actually being used?
I have experimented with it on all the time and off, and found that it is not always trying to get a signal. It will only try to get a signal if you are using an app that requires it to do so... google maps etc.
I have experimented with it on all the time and off, and found that it is not always trying to get a signal. It will only try to get a signal if you are using an app that requires it to do so... google maps etc.
Right. Same as if you leave wifi and bt on all the time, they're only running when you're connected to a wifi network or another bt device.....right. BTW, you'd be wrong, bud. If they're on, THEY'RE ON.
GPS has been on since the day I bought it......I charge it every night. I also pay the electric bill.
GPS has been on since the day I bought it.
Phone has been unplugged for 13.5 hours. Battery is at 70%. Played some music today, made a few quick phone calls, browsed the web for a bit too.
I charge it every night. I also pay the electric bill.
how do you turn off the GPS? I've used it before, I didn't realize it was always on