I may be answering my own question here.  The power control widget had
the GPS antenna selected to "on".  When I turn off the GPS antenna in
the power control widget, the antenna goes off.

Richard


On Jan 20, 1:14 pm, Richard Schilling <[email protected]>
wrote:
> My company just got the Nexus last week to develop on.  It's a nice
> phone, but something has me seriously concerned.
>
> Whenever the "Use GPS Satellites" option is selected in the Settings
> (Settings->Location & Security), the GPS antenna immediately starts
> searching for a lock, and won't shut off until it has one.  What
> application/phone subsystem is doing that?  How do I disable that
> application without turning off the GPS antenna?  Is the GPS antenna
> just getting ephemeris information?
>
> Also, if I have the "Use wireless networks" option selected, the
> Location Consent form pops up asking me to give Google permission to
> collect my location information.  Can't use the network for a location
> fix without agreeing to that.
>
> The idea that I'm required to share location information with Google
> to get my location off of the network is scary enough (and intrusive I
> might add), but the constant use of the GPS antenna is really screwing
> with my power consumption.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Richard Schilling
> Mobile Operating Systems Engineer
> Root Wireless, Inc.
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