Bret, Is your hack only required for continuous GPS monitoring? What abotu if you request updates only when the location has changed by a certain distance? Does it keep the GPS on continuously just so it knows whether the you have moved the required distance? If so, it sounds like Id be better off using your hack.
...Jake >>>>> "BF" == Bret Foreman <[email protected]> writes: BF> Actually, this is not true with my hack. I did a comparison of BF> battery drain with and without GPS running using 10 second BF> updates and the difference in drain between off and on was less BF> than 10% on my Droid phone. BF> On Jul 23, 8:42 am, cellurl <[email protected]> wrote: >> GPS is such a power hog, no way around it. Physics! >> Not to soapbox, but there are a bunch of car apps that will require >> putting your Android in a cradle on your car dashboard. >> Why? Power. Only in a cradle will GPS be left on without draining the >> battery. >> >> Sooo, please Android, make hostmode-USB a priority so we can build car >> apps: self-steering, self-braking, stay-awake apps.... >> >> jp BF> -- BF> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google BF> Groups "Android Beginners" group. BF> NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at BF> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android BF> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to BF> [email protected] BF> For more options, visit this group at BF> http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
