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Old 11-14-2009, 06:56 PM
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turn gps off to save battery?

so if i turn off the gps when not needed will this save the battery at all? i know this is a trick with android.
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Re: turn gps off to save battery?

ya im sure turning of gps and even data will save batt life..
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Old 11-15-2009, 09:14 AM
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Re: turn gps off to save battery?

GPS is an absolute killer on the battery.
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Old 11-15-2009, 05:53 PM
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Re: turn gps off to save battery?

Def will save batt power. There are patches in preware for a quick gps toggle and a data toggle.
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Old 11-15-2009, 05:55 PM
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Re: turn gps off to save battery?

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Def will save batt power. There are patches in preware for a quick gps toggle and a data toggle.

yeah im not turning the data off but i did turn off gps and the background google data. still didn't help much.
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Re: turn gps off to save battery?

Pssshhhhh......Let it run, let it run!!!
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