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Location based reminders gps arrow stays on constantly
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Yes. How else can it know your location to remind you?
Wouldn't having the GPS active constantly drain your battery considerably?
Yes. How else can it know your location to remind you?
Exactly.
Notice it stays on for me when setting time zone is turned on.
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Mines sometimes there and sometimes isn't
Mines sometimes there and sometimes isn't
Is this really normal?
I just noticed this today, the first time using this feature. I set a reminder to go off when I come home from work.
Going into Settings > Location Services shows a purple arrow next to Reminders, indicating that it's "currently using your location." Does it really have to constantly monitor my location rather than pinging it every 10 - 15 minutes? Won't having the GPS constantly on for 8+ hours muder the battery?
I just noticed this today, the first time using this feature. I set a reminder to go off when I come home from work.
Going into Settings > Location Services shows a purple arrow next to Reminders, indicating that it's "currently using your location." Does it really have to constantly monitor my location rather than pinging it every 10 - 15 minutes? Won't having the GPS constantly on for 8+ hours muder the battery?
What's the sense in having a location-based reminder if it's going to be delivered 15 minutes late?
I must be one of the few people here not launching a space shuttle upon returning from work. I'm turning this **** off for now.
No explanation needed - just go to Location Services and see which application has the purple arrow next to it.
The location services icon does not mean the GPS is on all the time. It simply means an application is requesting your location. This can be done at a coarse level via cell towers, or a more granular level using GPS. The Reminders app can dynamically choose which of these methods it uses depending on how close you are to the location in question. The phone can tell if you're far away (based on the cell towers it detects) and knows it doesn't need to turn on the GPS for a more fine-grained fix. As you get closer to the location in question, it will turn on the GPS to know precisely when you arrive.
I decided to not try after i set one to remind me when I left my house, and it was about 6 miles away before it triggered.
I'd like to set one at a store to remind me about a prescription refill and such, but heck, I only live 2 miles from the pharmacy!
I figure with the hit to battery life I will only use it when i really need too.
I'd like to set one at a store to remind me about a prescription refill and such, but heck, I only live 2 miles from the pharmacy!
I figure with the hit to battery life I will only use it when i really need too.
I've been using them for a while now with no adverse effects on my battery life.
Then again, I've had my iPhone 4 (naked) since launch and haven't had any issues with the antenna either.
Then again, I've had my iPhone 4 (naked) since launch and haven't had any issues with the antenna either.