gps or battery life, the double edged sword

[Andrew Ruffolo]

So I have found the answers to both the battery and the gps issues. The problem: fix for one is the cause for the other.
How to fix gps: reboot phone. Should get instant lock in maps.
How to fix battery: toggle airplane mode. Breaks gps locking. Reboot phone, breaks battery life extension.

I also believe the phone isn't reporting battery life properly. Had 11% battery when I got off of work. Toggled airplane mode to make it through the day. Plugged the car charger in and instantly was at 18%. Not a ridculous jump, but by the time I was home I was at 44%... which is pretty quick for a phone tha takes forever to charge.

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[AndroidOne]

What problem do you have with the GPS. I have no problem with accuracy but rather not working without phone signal.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

What problem do you have with the GPS. I have no problem with accuracy but rather not working without phone signal.

If I toggle the airplane mode on and off, I lose GPS functionality. Simple restart fixes that, but then I don't get the amazing battery life (Time without signal fix) until I toggle. Not a big deal, I don't need GPS all the time, and I know how to get it back working without a problem. It seems like the patch they did on the Epic for GPS is linked to the Time Without Signal bug.

 

[bipoler#AC]

So I have found the answers to both the battery and the gps issues. The problem: fix for one is the cause for the other.
How to fix gps: reboot phone. Should get instant lock in maps.
How to fix battery: toggle airplane mode. Breaks gps locking. Reboot phone, breaks battery life extension.

I also believe the phone isn't reporting battery life properly. Had 11% battery when I got off of work. Toggled airplane mode to make it through the day. Plugged the car charger in and instantly was at 18%. Not a ridculous jump, but by the time I was home I was at 44%... which is pretty quick for a phone tha takes forever to charge.

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How does toggle airplane mode help battery life/>

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

How does toggle airplane mode help battery life/>

it resets the radio... gets rid of time without signal hovering around 50%. Check that in battery settings (about phone...). If yours is over 50%, try toggling Airplane on and off and see how it does afterwards.

 

[BlackHawkA4]

Wait, so what your saying is the battery life is poor because your GPS was on? And, that, the time without signal is also counting towards the gps; which, is obviously time the gps is working in the background looking for a signal let alone where you are.

How much battery life did you improve from this...

Now, with that all said, if yes: do you know need to do the whole airplane mode thing; or, can you just turn of gps in the notification bar...

 

[octones]

My GPS seems to work fine after airplane mode toggle.

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[Andrew Ruffolo]

No, sorry. Time without signal is a measure from cell phone towers. If this is high, I notice my battery doesn't last very long while I'm at work, where I don't use the phone. If I fix this issue (temporarily of course) with an airplane mode toggle on and off, then the GPS doesn't work in google maps.

 

[drizek]

Seeing my time withou signal drop. Battery life still isn't amazing, but I think I might actually be abl to make it through the day now.

Still keep my pre on me though, just in case.

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