I am seeing some evidence that folks are able to use MyTracks to track a long bike ride. So, I might do some testing with it to make sure that is the case (recommendation is to turn off things you don't need, like wifi, bluetooth, and switch to 2G are among the recommendations. Though Airplane mode was also recommended).
If that works out reasonably well, then I guess I can assume I shouldn't worry so much about it? On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 7:42:34 PM UTC-5, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 7:30 PM, RedBullet <> wrote: > > OK, got it. So, if I am going to use GPS, are there any good strategies > for > > conserving power? Do the update intervals make any difference? Or is the > > drain going to be the same because the radio is essentially on? > > In theory, a longer minTime may be used by Android to power down the > GPS in between checks. In practice, I don't know how big of an effect > it has. And, for any sort of navigation-type app, I'd be hesitant to > make too many assumptions. For example, you're assuming a fairly slow > cyclist speed, and there are some faster cyclists than that, but your > app might be used by people riding Vespas, motorcycles, etc. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training in NYC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
