Leaving location services on high accuracy

[davidnc]

I also leave location services on high accuracy.
I don't use battery saver option either. As long as I'm making it through a day with some battery left over I'm happy.

 

[Lepa79]

So, after browsing this thread, there really are no battery savings by using the battery saver option??? I am tired of switching back and forth.

Stop the madness and live life. The little bit of savings, if any, is not worth it.

 

[johnnyshinta]

Do you guys have location history enabled?

 

[Lepa79]

Do you guys have location history enabled?

In Google maps you mean? Yes. Everything is on. Powerful phones like S8 Plus should be used to their fullest. Otherwise why pay all the money to only limit what your phone can do.

In this day and age, there are chargers all over the place. I never worry about battery life.

 

[Kirk Burkhead]

Do you guys have location history enabled?

Only on certain apps for myself.

 

[johnnyshinta]

Location history is a global setting for your Google account

 

[dropoffmapdeveloper001]

Even if you don't use Google Maps or other nav apps, Google Play Services will intermittently take gps points throughout the day if you have high accuracy enabled. You can observe this, particularly when you wake the device up from sleep.

As others have mentioned, the battery drain from this would probably not make much of an impact. Having your screen on and background apps that keep wakelocks on--not allowing your device to sleep--have significant more power drain.

 

[Chuckcell]

I agree with Lepa79. Hence I'm about to audition a Pixel XL. How ever leaving Location Services ON while inside a building, as where I work, makes no sense to me. I can see the GPS icon actively seeking a signal and that must use battery power, no?
If this, Note3, phone was smart enough it would shut down power sucks like this or WiFi when there's no signal, and it doesn't.
In the 3 -4 years I've had this phone I've run out of charge very few times but I'm also working on my 3rd battery.
Not sure exactly what all that means but I post it to flesh out my concerns and maybe help someone else.

 

[sangs]

Do you guys have location history enabled?

Nope. Don't need my every movement being tracked. I know where I go and where I've been. Only thing I need location for is photo tagging. Has nothing to do with using a "powerful" phone to its "fullest."

 

[Lepa79]

Nope. Don't need my every movement being tracked. I know where I go and where I've been. Only thing I need location for is photo tagging. Has nothing to do with using a "powerful" phone to its "fullest."

That was in reference to people turning things off for the sole reason of saving battery. If you don't want your movement tracked, then by all means turn it off. That's a totally different discussion and not related to location and battery consumption discussion of this post.

 

[K_Daddy]

I've always left it on high accuracy, my battery is fine

 

[davidnc]

Do you guys have location history enabled?

I have mine on in Settings>Google>Location>Google Location History. If that is what you mean ?

 

[johnnyshinta]

I have mine on in Settings>Google>Location>Google Location History. If that is what you mean ?

Yes

 

[johnnyshinta]

I'm wondering if high accuracy and location history might be a bad idea

 

[Almeuit]

I'm wondering if high accuracy and location history might be a bad idea

How come?

 

[johnnyshinta]

Because location history can poll your location all day and high accuracy enabled that means accessing the actual GPS chip throughout the day