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I suppose the safest method would be to switch off a phone, or switch it to airplane mode, while driving. Would a requirement to use such an app while driving p
by incompatible 8y ago
I suppose the safest method would be to switch off a phone, or switch it to airplane mode, while driving. Would a requirement to use such an app while driving prevent that approach?
- gnicholas 8y agoWhat if you're using it to navigate?
- OrgNet 8y agoYou can use an app like Offline Maps & Navigation that doesn't require the internet (after downloading the required maps)... and I think that Google Maps allows you to bring navigation instructions offline.
- gnicholas 8y agoSure, that's possible. But that means foregoing traffic alerts and redirections. And it means you can't share your location with other people so they can track your progress. I do this on long trips so the people I'm driving to can see where I am without having to contact/disturb me.
- incompatible 8y agoSure if you want to use online navigation / tracking you'd need to have it switched on. In many other cases, this wouldn't be necessary.
- OrgNet 8y agoSure there are trade-offs, but anyways, I guess this app could be recording all the tracking data onto internal memory until you switch airplane mode back off and then transfer it to the insurance company.
- dillonmckay 8y agoAirplane mode does not disable GPS, nor any of the other sensors. The data can be queued locally, then uploaded when connectivity is available.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoTurning off location services as well sounds like it should.