Can anyone confirm that when setting location MODE to "Device only" - that when you then turn the location toggle Off and then On that the location MODE for some stupid reason reverts to "High Accuracy" mode?
I like to use just Device only (GPS mode) as it is a good effort to preserve battery (why use 3 technologies when 1 might be enough.)
Nonetheless is anyone else experiencing this, or are you able to retain "Device Only" mode when clicking location on/off?
Anyone...?
1. Set mode to Device only
2. Turn location toggle off.
3. Turn location toggle back on.
4. Is mode still "Device only" or has it automatically reverted to "High Accuracy"?
You're right but this have always been like that on stock.
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Thanks for checking.
I hadn't realised this on my previous Xperias.
Regardless this can't be by design. It's quite annoying.
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So tasker isn't updating location properly.
I have it using "net" for location and location mode is set to "battery saving"
Upon phone restart this works...
Until I change mode to "high power" for navigation, etc...
After toggling location mode tasker will cease updating location until I reboot the phone.
Even after going back to battery saver... google maps location works... but tasker refuses to change.
Anyone else having issues like this? what gives?
I have used location triggers from Tasker but never the "location" in Tasker.
If you want a low battery location trigger, use the State->Cell Near instead.
If you are ok with slightly higher battery usage with higher accuracy and got USD1 to spare, try the AutoLocation plugin that uses GeoFences.
It works great for weeks at a time... until I change my location mode from "battery saving" to "high power" (and later back to "battery saving")
Only after I change location modes does it stop working until a reboot (even force close and restart won't fix the issue)
Anyway, I'd rather not install AutoLocation... it seems like it does the same thing the location profile does in tasker...
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Anyway, I'd rather not install AutoLocation... it seems like it does the same thing the location profile does in tasker...
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It definitely doesn't, if you are up for it, you can read up about Android Geofences, it is a new thing by Google and supposedly save more battery compared to previous methods of location detection.
Its sad that Tasker doesn't include this by default internally though.
orb360 said:
So tasker isn't updating location properly.
I have it using "net" for location and location mode is set to "battery saving"
Upon phone restart this works...
Until I change mode to "high power" for navigation, etc...
After toggling location mode tasker will cease updating location until I reboot the phone.
Even after going back to battery saver... google maps location works... but tasker refuses to change.
Anyone else having issues like this? what gives?
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I am also trying to do the same profile but I am using disconnect from work wifi as the trigger. Can you please share how did you create the action to change the location mode because I can't seem to find it in tasker.
I think it has to do with LTE. I wound up using cell tower location within Tasker instead and that works fine.
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Hi!
I noticed in 4.4.2 when I turned on location, my previous choice was the one that was enabled when I turned it on. For example, I always chose 'battery saving' mode, so when I turned it off and turned it on again, the option was the same: 'battery saving'.
Now in 4.4.3 when I choose 'battery saving' mode, use what I want, turn it off, when I turn it on again android automatically chooses 'high accuracy' mode. Is that correct? Is there a way to make android remember my last choice when I turn location on?
Best regards,
Ricardo Ucha
I have an Indian model S8+ (SM-G955FD) and I don't have any lockscreen protection except for the basic "swipe to unlock". Also, my location setting is set to High Accuracy.
Now what I have noticed is that every time I wake up the phone and unlock it to homescreen, it requests my GPS location. I can see the location icon right next to Bluetooth icon (which is always on in my case) and the icon stays there as long as it takes to get a GPS lock (which is usually under 5 seconds).
I am wondering if this is a common behaviour or whether it is due to some app or setting I use.
Nope. I don't have that. And mine is set to high accuracy also. Must be some setting.
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Probably some app checking the location upon the screen turning on.
Not with mine neither.
Check to make sure you have location history turned off, maybe?
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I have an Indian model S8+ (SM-G955FD) and I don't have any lockscreen protection except for the basic "swipe to unlock". Also, my location setting is set to High Accuracy.
Now what I have noticed is that every time I wake up the phone and unlock it to homescreen, it requests my GPS location. I can see the location icon right next to Bluetooth icon (which is always on in my case) and the icon stays there as long as it takes to get a GPS lock (which is usually under 5 seconds).
I am wondering if this is a common behaviour or whether it is due to some app or setting I use.
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There could be a few reasons. As someone said, possibly an app, that is being put to sleep with the power manager in these, and waking up the phone wakes it back up and it checks. This is probably the reason to be honest. Check location after it happens to see what apps are polling location
Hi,
Since about 2 weeks ago, every time I reenable GPS I get popus asking for permission for High Accuracy.
Problem is, I want HA mode. This is the mode I use by default, by I always disable Location (via Tasker action) if I'm not using an app that needs it.
Initially I thought it's a problem with Tasker, but I tested that even if I just use top-menu shortcut (or any other way to turn off GPS), I will get the popup when reenabling.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Enable GPS, switch to High Accuracy mode.
2. Turn off GPS (just the top menu icon, or slider in Settings).
3. Turn on GPS -> popup on the screen.
Phone is SM-G930F running Oreo, R16NW.G930FXXS2ERH6 software (stock).
Does this happen to anyone else? Can someone test?
Happens here as well, GS9+, everytime I use high accuracy mode, no matter the app.
Thanks! I still don't know what I can do about this, but at least you confirm it's not any special case.
Same on my Note 10+ -_- Rather annoying
My MiMix 2S remains in "silent mode". If I change this via the settings to "regular" then he immediately shoots back to "silent mode". It seems a bit as if the "regular" mode no longer works or has been switched off. DND or something else is not on and there are also no third party apps that override these settings.
Anyone have any idea what the cause might be?