[pretzelb]

I'm a bit ticked off now because my Curve just went from full battery in the morning to nearly dead before 5pm. The only thing I can think is that for 20 minutes I used the GPS program to see how it would work. Other than that I sent some emails, made maybe 1 or two calls, and used BT for maybe 30 minutes.

Is this the phone/battery or just a case of don't use the GPS unless you have a car adapter?

[SteveO86]

Could be GPS which application are you using...
If the GPS app is actively running it will constantly update your position and download/process maps.

[pretzelb]

I had the SprintNav app running which I think is based on Telenav. So, is the general rule of thumb for all phones to not use GPS without a cable? My only experience with GPS is with a dedicated unit and that always ran on a cable of course.

It kind of shocked me because I thought I had about 50% left after the trip around noon, then around 4pm it's at 10%.

[hammondfra]

Wirelessly posted

Make sure you stop navigation/gps tracking and close the app. If not it runs in the background and will drain you; I found out the hard way. Lolz. Enjoy your phone

[pretzelb]

Originally Posted by hammondfra

Wirelessly posted

Make sure you stop navigation/gps tracking and close the app. If not it runs in the background and will drain you; I found out the hard way. Lolz. Enjoy your phone

Now that I could understand but I was sure I closed the app. The only thing I can think of is I did use the BB browser to search something on Yahoo and that was left running because it came back to Yahoo when I switched. But I didn't think that would drain the battery.

[chrisbridges1992]

Wirelessly posted

Yes definitely make sure that you close the GPS aPp after you ise it. I forgot to do that once and it takes a significant toll on your battery. So next time CLOSE THE APP

[VIOLATOR]

Always make sure you hit the "option" button then scroll down to "Close".

If you just click the "end" button the program will still run in the background.


David

[jrice8002003]

Originally Posted by pretzelb

Now that I could understand but I was sure I closed the app. The only thing I can think of is I did use the BB browser to search something on Yahoo and that was left running because it came back to Yahoo when I switched. But I didn't think that would drain the battery.

no, a regular yahoo web page would not drain your battery. if you had a web page open that, for instance, was a self-updating weather radar screen, then this would drain your battery.

good advice above. be sure the app in question is actually closed when you're done using it

[rescue951]

check your dBm also, if your phone is struggling for a signal it will use more power trying to keep a weak signal.
My p/t job i'm inside a metal building with one bar, and starting with a full charge in the AM, by 4p im at 40% battery.

hope this helps....

[takeshi]

Using a GPS app for 20 minutes can definitely put a dent in your battery. If you're actually using the GPS app in your can then be sure to have a char charger connected.