When I use a navigation app on my S5, my battery drains EXTRA quickly, and my phone often overheats. Is there anything I can do to easily turn off other apps to prevent background refresh/push notifications (esentially turning my phone into JUST an internet-connected GPS)? I typically use Waze, but will use Google Maps on occasion too.
Thanks!
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JRobin19!
The first thing to do is to ensure that your phone is receiving a good, strong, accurate GPS fix. To enable this, see
GPS fix S5 - Dummies Guide. This can save battery by getting the best fix quickly and accurately.
You might also want to look at
HERE Maps, free from the Play Store. This was formally known as Nokia Maps and has the advantage that you can pre-download areas, states, countries and continents, in advance over Wi-Fi to your external SD card and they are always ready for use rather than downloading as you go.
You can also pre-download a limited number of areas for Google Maps also, which can save time, data and battery. See,
here.