Hi,
GPS uses a large battery.
But I got off the GPS and got off all access to location.
Now, when I try to use an app as Mi Fit, every time ask me to turn on GPS but i Set mobile phone to turn on GPS only when I use App.
I don't undertand if I have to activate GPS every time and it starts when an app ask for it or, if I turn on GPS, it uses battery every day (and I don't want this).
With my old phone, for example, I didn't turn on gps for google map and tracking because it used 4g. Now Why I have to turn on GPS FOR EVERY APP?
I have mi account activated, with deactivate MI location and gallery sync because i use google photos for that.
poco X3
Conclusion. Enabling GPS uses zero extra power except when location services are actually being used. You'll use more power turning it on and off than just leaving it on all the time.
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Just always make sure that Wifi Scanning is disabled under Location Services. This is a huge battery hogger. What this option does is keep your wifi active so that GPS can easily find you. Problem with this is that the option is kept enabled even if you disable Location.
Make it a habit to turn on and off Location from time to time. Only use Location when needed for apps like Maps/Waze/Grab/Uber.
As this option may be enabled by some apps after accepting this message whenever you open the app with your Location turned off
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It's much better to answer "No" and just enable Location (not wifi scanning) manually thru your control center. Doing this will avoid the system to enable Wifi scanning automatically.
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Hello,
I have bought the Chinese PHABLET and before returning it or attempting to root (if failed) trying to find fix to GPS location services on it.
(not rooted, hence very many apps dont work and most importantly GooglePlay doesn't install/work properly, more about it : .xda-developers.com/showthread.php ?t=2637534 )
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It was meant to have Maps and Location working, but it doesn't
General Location services settings
In having all of the features on- it works by locating device, but never gets SatNav accuracy of GPS (only by wifi location)
So back to the alternative ways through GPS EPO settings
Set correctly, I believe
and by luck I discovered, that this tablet using Mediatek components
In having settings as such it keeps on looking for GPS and no application managed to fix GPS positions...
in GPS a-GPS settings are two choices either NOKIA
or GOOGLE
Could somebody guide towards the answer regarding GPS not fixing?
Thanks!
Here are few more screen-shots:
I managed to get satellites to be in a view of few different apps, though none locks to them in neither configuration...
Is it permanent/terminal in such circumstances?
Whilst Android is primarily google's proprietary OS, used in non approved (supported of) device makes it useless in ever so many aspects, unless I'd find a way to make it think- it is googlePlay supported?
Or is it something in GPS configuration I could do, before attempting to root it?
Thanks!
Hello All,
On both my wife's and my Tmobile S7s running 6.01 on the November security patch, the location services are terrible. The phone keeps thinking I am at my house when I am 20 miles away at work. My wife has the same problem. If I toggle location services off then on, it instantly updates to the correct location. Eventually if defaults back to my house. This wouldn't be such a huge deal if I didn't have a SmartThings home automation system. SmartThings keeps unlocking my front door, turning on lights, and putting the heat back on because according to the phone I am at my house and the automation kicks in. Here is what I have done to try to fix the location issue:
- Location on with method = GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks.
- Improved accuracy on with Wi-Fi scanning and Bluetooth Scanning enabled.
- Under Optimize Battery usage, I have unoptimized Location Services (meaning it should always be running).
Does anyone else have this problem with their S7s? If it were jsut mine, I would chalk it up to a faulty device, but it is happening to my wifes as well. Any other tricks to make this stop happening?
Check your apps to make sure the location permission hasn't been unchecked. Exactly which app could be missing that is hard to say. A factory reset might be your friend for this kind of situation.
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In many cases when I want to transfer files wirelessly via apps like SSHDroid (SFTP), other FTP servers or KSWEB (http) or Airdroid, a few minutes after the screen turns off, I cannot transfer files anymore as the connection is down. When I turn on the screen, the connection resumes..
In all these server apps I have enabled Wifi alive (i.e. keep wifi on when screen off), but it presumably it does not work very well.
It appears that the wifi always turns off when the screen is off, regardless of settings.
Is there an app which keeps the wifi alive when the screen is off ? I tried tTorrent running 'dummy' just hoping to keep wifi alive when using one of these file transfer apps, but that does not always work either.
i assume you have the wifi setting to remain on even when in sleep mode?
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i assume you have the wifi setting to remain on even when in sleep mode?
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Of course and I have disabled to kill 'battery consuming' apps, see screenshot of 'Settings => Battery => [cogwheel top right]'.
But the screen is a worst battery hog as using file transfer over wifi requires the screen on.
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In WiFi settings, tap on the configure cog wheel icon and change it from there. No need for another app.
Although I could run Google's Trusted Contacts app, on the OP5, I have not been able to install it on the OP6. During the initial configuration step, it gets to connecting with the phone's location settings and I always get an error.
The error message reads, "Error getting your location sharing settings."
WTF is that?
My phone's location settings are fine. I use Google Maps and Waze, almost daily. My location history is on.
Has anyone else encountered this and, if so, were you able to complete the Trusted Contacts install?
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I've never used the app, but There is a separate setting for location sharing not location history. check your settings on google should find it there.
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I've never used the app, but There is a separate setting for location sharing not location history. check your settings on google should find it there.
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The only settings I've found have had to do with actively sharing my location, with specific people. I believe that's different from Trusted Contacts, which doesn't require I turn on location sharing with someone, and never turn it off.
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I'm having the same issue on my pixel 2. Anyone have a solution for this?
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The only settings I've found have had to do with actively sharing my location, with specific people. I believe that's different from Trusted Contacts, which doesn't require I turn on location sharing with someone, and never turn it off.
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Sorry hadn't been in Google setting in while didn't realize they really simplified them. No only place I see separate location sharing is on phone. And as you say this is turned on correct?
Hi i need to spoof location without jumping to real location,
My redmi 9 power is rooted.
Tried to use directly without moving gps app into system app but failed ( location jumping).
Tried to move gps spoof apps as system app but failed ( mount: 'system' not in /proc/mounts
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Tried mock location enabling with gps joystick app fixing gps jump to real location.
All above are failed to prevent jumping to real location.
Please help anyone.
If option "Allow mock location / mock gps" is offered in Android Settings -> Developer options and got enabled by you - and phone gets rebooted afterwards - then GPS Spoofing should work, IMO.
Thanks for your answer.
As you said mock location was enabled but still it was jumping to real location, so i was going to reboot the device, but opened the spoof app check how spoof will works before and after the reboot.
Once i open the app I got shocked !!!
Its not jumping to real location at all.
Keep checked for an half an hour but still not jumping
So i decided not to reboot untill it jump to real location,
One thing i dont feel it works forever.
If it jumps surely try your idea.
Thank you very much for the answer.