aristobrat
macrumors G5
Leave your Location Services turned on and avoid jumping completely.
New 2.1 GPS LocationServices on/off is a HUGE battery drain! What were they thinking?
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I would if the app was intelligent enough to shut down when access isn't required to save the precious battery.
Leave your Location Services turned on and avoid jumping completely.
aristobrat
macrumors G5
What app are you talking about? I'll run it on my iPhone and see if I get the same battery loss that you're talking about.
StingerT125
macrumors 6502a
How could you possibly blame Apple when somebody does something unsafe while driving.
Th fact that they changed how the GPS switches on or off has nothing to do with somebody doing something unsafe while they are driving.
You have to take responsibility for your won actions.
megfilmworks
macrumors 68020
The new software suspends GPS during screenlock,
so no reason to have location services off. If your battery is dying that fast then you have a faulty battery or you are using the real battery drainer; 3G.
Also, location services only works when polled by an app that is active. Leaving it on does NOT mean it is always running. This is well known among the developers of GPS related apps.
Check the thread on battery life, which most have found has greatly improved since the update. Mine has never been better.
Saladinos
macrumors 68000
The location services switch disables applications if you accidentally agreed to them knowing where you are. It doesn't leave it on constantly - what would be the point? No applications run in the background, so there's nothing to do with that information.
This is just disinformation. Duckspeak.
This is just disinformation. Duckspeak.
TheSpaz
macrumors 604
Is that sarcastic or are you really thankful? It is recommended to drain the battery completely once every few weeks just to keep the battery indicator accurate, but the iPhone loves being plugged in. My battery is never dead because I use my iPhone as an iPod in the car using the Dock connector that connects to my cigarette lighter that connects to the AUX port in the back of my CD player. This gives me the best sound possible out of the iPhone and also charges the battery. Since I have a first gen iPhone, the charger works because it uses Firewire to charge.
Rat-Boy
macrumors 65816
Nope, no sarcasm intended at all. I know the subject of these batteries is well documented on here.
I have a car charger for it as well and sometimes hook that up and then hook up a cable from the headphone jack to the aux port in my Titan.
I have finally just said eff it and I am keeping 3G and Location Svcs on.
It is annoying to have to turn stuff on and off all the time.
Rybold
macrumors 6502a
If you are, in fact correct, then this thread is over. I just hope you are correct. If I am not actively, consciously using the GPS chip, I want it OFF.