I call BS. While the GPS on the phones is not as sensitive as the one in handheld devices etc (due to design limitations in the phone body etc) there is no way that a permanently running GPS (assuming the usual 1Hz rate of consumer gear) can have ANY impact on the phone hardware. Granted, it will suck the battery dry, but if you leave your GPS running continuously like you do for road navigation then you are most likely connecting your device to a power source anyhow.
Don't let anyone tell you how often to update the GPS position. Make that design decision yourself, based on the needs of your application and the expectations of your users. On Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:32:18 PM UTC-5, Glen wrote: > > Paul, > > Actually I was being serious. I started having problems with my phone > so I took it into Sprint. When I picked it up I was given a polite > lecture on having my location updated every 60 seconds. They informed > me that they'd replaced the antenna assembly, which included the GPS > antenna. The tech that did the work stated that the GPS antenna > wasn't designed for continual use. Apparently these phones are > engineered for recreational personal use, not for heavy a duty > business type work load. The nice thing about it is that he was able > to replace everything on site. On the down side, with being told the > phone can't handle continual GPS updates and with the Task Manager > killing my service when I unplug the phone, I can't use it for what I > need it for. My Photon is nothing more than an expensive paper weight. > > On Nov 6, 9:37 pm, lbendlin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Remember Paul, "don't feed the trolls". Glen was being funny. There are > no > > moving parts in a GPS antenna, at least not at the macroscopic level. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 5:23:53 PM UTC-5, Paul wrote: > > > > > No problems that I'm aware of. My app is used by tens of thousands and > has > > > GPS on for long periods (2-5 hours). No issues, of the sort noted by > Glen > > > Edwards below, that have ever been reported to me or that I've > experienced. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
