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they really want you to have a solid business case for background location or just don't use it. I did notice that it was being used a lot, and it seemed like
by stcredzero 9y ago
they really want you to have a solid business case for background location or just don't use it.
I did notice that it was being used a lot, and it seemed like I had much worse battery life when using certain apps.
- photojosh 9y agoYou can specify you want different precision in location. If you just want rough location, you'll get notified if you change location based on WiFi or cell tower switch. This uses next to no extra battery power and is sufficient for many background applications. If you want exact location, then you'll be running the GPS, which indeed uses more battery. But even so, it's not that bad. I record detailed GPS for my runs quite often with a fitness app, and it only uses 5-7% battery an hour. (Key is to make sure it's not also hitting a data connection to download maps, and that the screen is off.)