This is just anecdotal, but it seems to me that using a phone GPS drains the battery, regardless of the app I sometimes put the phone into power-save mode. OsmAnd seems to work, but GPX recording is less precise--fewer samples taken. That, at least, on a Nexus 5X. (Like you, I also have an external battery. I mostly use it on long hikes and backpacks.)
On Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 7:46:55 AM UTC-7, Terry Jones wrote: > > I'm planning to follow some ~1000km GPX tracks in August. Does anyone have > experience using OsmAnd for tracks of that length? Are there known issues > like consuming more battery or being slow etc? > > Also, are there any OsmAnd tricks for conserving battery power? Obviously > I can turn off the screen and turn down its brightness when on (as well as > turning off wifi, bluetooth, etc). Would disabling OsmAnd voice prompts be > much of a saving? I'm planning to just display the GPX track on the map, > and not use turn-by-turn guidance. I really like OsmAnd, but it feels like > it consumes a lot of battery (maybe that's just my imagination, though). I > have a dynamo and will also have an external battery, but would like to > minimize what OsmAnd uses. > > Thanks! > > Terry > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
