Is there a way to allow an app to "wake up" the GPS?

[dcolpi]

Originally Posted by RavenTBK

The power consumption will remain the same regardless of your setting in the Location screen. The GPS isnt active all them time when its turned to "public". Its only active when an application requests its use. SmartPhoneTracker is a fantastic app, I use it as well. If you leave your location set to public, you will notice no more battery drain than before.

Thanks RavenTBK. While I did notice a battery drain just from having the GBS radio on (even without an APP accessing it) when I first got the Treo a couple of weeks ago, testing I did over the last few days don't see this drain (this might be because of the battery patch I put in last week).

For those that are interested, the way I tested was to charge the Treo up all the way, ensured all apps were closed via the taskmanager, turned on the GPS, and let the phone sit for 12 hours. I then did the same thing only with the GBS Radio off (in 911 mode), and noticed no difference in the % battery charge after 12 hours.

Hope this helps

[jmel]

Originally Posted by dcolpi

Thanks RavenTBK. While I did notice a battery drain just from having the GBS radio on (even without an APP accessing it) when I first got the Treo a couple of weeks ago, testing I did over the last few days don't see this drain (this might be because of the battery patch I put in last week).

For those that are interested, the way I tested was to charge the Treo up all the way, ensured all apps were closed via the taskmanager, turned on the GPS, and let the phone sit for 12 hours. I then did the same thing only with the GBS Radio off (in 911 mode), and noticed no difference in the % battery charge after 12 hours.

Hope this helps

what battery patch? what does it do?

[bigwrigg]

Originally Posted by jmel

what battery patch? what does it do?

The patch for battery is in reference to the battery not charging if its completely dead. They recomend you hook the 800w to a computer via the usb cable, then once it comes to life and has x amout of battery, you can then use the supplied charger. With the patch, you can charge a completely dead battery with out having to plug it to a computer.

The other patch is for voice dialing i believe.

The patch doesnt actually fix any issues as far as battery performance goes.