Mobile Phone Battery usage - Any News??
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@Chris-Thorpe I experience the same problems. What settings have you adjusted to prevent drainage of the battery?
wrote on 10 Jun 2024, 09:33 last edited by@Leen-Hoek I foundthis on the forum, scroll down to the settings. I haven't tried them yet though so can't comment.
https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/4995/statement-regarding-battery-usage?_=1718011706445
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HERE is working on the issue but yes, it takes quite a while.
However the battery drain is caused by active turn-by-turn navigation. This however is not available for cyclists so I guess you are driving on your bike while navigating a route not for bicycles
wrote on 10 Jun 2024, 09:37 last edited by@Corjan-Meijerink I can't believe my little Google pixel 2 is using 5 miles worth of my ebike battery, that's quite a lot of power usage, especially as I let the bike do most of the work
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@Leen-Hoek I foundthis on the forum, scroll down to the settings. I haven't tried them yet though so can't comment.
https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/4995/statement-regarding-battery-usage?_=1718011706445
wrote on 10 Jun 2024, 21:35 last edited by@Chris-Thorpe Thanks for sending me this thread. I made some adjustments and next week I will try them out. I'll keep you posted if it brings any improvements.
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@Leen-Hoek nothing really
We hope the issues gets resolved but it’s taking a long time.Minimising other apps / enabling battery saving mode helps quite often.
wrote on 16 Jun 2024, 19:26 last edited by@Corjan-Meijerink I have seen your comment that HERE were working on the battery usage last year but I had the same issue this week. From reading other comments do I take it that if I use the TomTom map the battery usage may be better??
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@Corjan-Meijerink I have seen your comment that HERE were working on the battery usage last year but I had the same issue this week. From reading other comments do I take it that if I use the TomTom map the battery usage may be better??
@Paul-Smith-b the Tomtom can be used for planning route but the MyRoute-app always uses Here for Navigation.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2024, 07:58 last edited by Erik 35
This is really a point
the battery consumption is almost unacceptable.
Last week, while riding 4 days Tracks in the Eifel, I decided after lunch to continue riding with the Tomtom go Ride app.
because even with my phone on the charger the battery drained so quickly that I was afraid it would otherwise Die halfway through the day -
@Paul-Smith-b the Tomtom can be used for planning route but the MyRoute-app always uses Here for Navigation.
wrote on 17 Jun 2024, 15:20 last edited by@RetiredWingMan ah I see thanks. So clearly won’t make any difference to battery usage !
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@RetiredWingMan ah I see thanks. So clearly won’t make any difference to battery usage !
wrote on 17 Jun 2024, 15:22 last edited by Paul Smith bThis post is deleted! -
This is really a point
the battery consumption is almost unacceptable.
Last week, while riding 4 days Tracks in the Eifel, I decided after lunch to continue riding with the Tomtom go Ride app.
because even with my phone on the charger the battery drained so quickly that I was afraid it would otherwise Die halfway through the daywrote on 17 Jun 2024, 15:25 last edited by@Erik-35 yes that’s exactly what happened to me, my phone went dead halfway through the day. So I lost both the use of my phone and my satnav via my CarPuride unit. Luckily I was able to get some charge at my lunch stop but it’s really not good enough!
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@Erik-35 yes that’s exactly what happened to me, my phone went dead halfway through the day. So I lost both the use of my phone and my satnav via my CarPuride unit. Luckily I was able to get some charge at my lunch stop but it’s really not good enough!
wrote on 18 Jun 2024, 13:26 last edited by@Paul-Smith-b Agree, I never use MRA, have gone back to Waze. The battery usage is a massive flaw and has been going on for far too long.
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@Erik-35 yes that’s exactly what happened to me, my phone went dead halfway through the day. So I lost both the use of my phone and my satnav via my CarPuride unit. Luckily I was able to get some charge at my lunch stop but it’s really not good enough!
Valued contributorwrote on 18 Jun 2024, 13:38 last edited by@Paul-Smith-b if you use Carpuride why would you leave thé screen of your phone. Put it in thé trunk and connect it to a usb power source and save a lot of battery time on your cell
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@Paul-Smith-b Agree, I never use MRA, have gone back to Waze. The battery usage is a massive flaw and has been going on for far too long.
Valued contributorwrote on 18 Jun 2024, 13:39 last edited by@Robert-Smith-2 Yeah since Waze is the app to use if you want to navigate a planned route. NOT NOT NOT
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@Robert-Smith-2 Yeah since Waze is the app to use if you want to navigate a planned route. NOT NOT NOT
wrote on 18 Jun 2024, 13:48 last edited by@Marinus-van-Deudekom Lucky I also have a Garmin XT and Beeline Moto for my bikes then. The point is, if you're going to sell a nav app, ensure it is usable and doesn't run the phone battery flat. That is pretty basic stuff and its not like it hasn't been a year since the issue arose.
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@Marinus-van-Deudekom Lucky I also have a Garmin XT and Beeline Moto for my bikes then. The point is, if you're going to sell a nav app, ensure it is usable and doesn't run the phone battery flat. That is pretty basic stuff and its not like it hasn't been a year since the issue arose.
Valued contributorwrote on 18 Jun 2024, 14:15 last edited by@Robert-Smith-2 It's not that basic stuff as you say. If you have your phone on a good USB powersource it still takes a lot of power but it will keep running. If you run it without a power source any nav app will run down.
The team is doing it's best to solve the problem with Here and that is exactly the problem they work for MRA en are depending on the folks at Here to get it solved. It has improved a lot but yes there'sstill work to be done.
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@Paul-Smith-b if you use Carpuride why would you leave thé screen of your phone. Put it in thé trunk and connect it to a usb power source and save a lot of battery time on your cell
wrote on 19 Jun 2024, 15:36 last edited by@Marinus-van-Deudekom that is what I am now doing but it does seem to be a flaw with the MRA programme with it’s battery usage far higher than other similar apps?
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@Marinus-van-Deudekom that is what I am now doing but it does seem to be a flaw with the MRA programme with it’s battery usage far higher than other similar apps?
Valued contributorwrote on 19 Jun 2024, 18:25 last edited by@Paul-Smith-b like its been said a lot. The problem is not MRA but Here and Corjan is doing his best to get it solved.
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When navigating. Do not trust only on your phone battery. Make your phone is connected to a powersupply.
Every navigation app drains your battery. One more than the other but every app does.That said. I totally acknowledge the battery usage. But somehow on my trip in Scotland MRA did not drain my battery not a single day.
Outside temps during the day where around 12 degrees (celcius).
Every day my battery stayed on 100% and the phone remains cold.
Possible cause. Lack of roads in Scotland and therefore less screen rendering needed. -
wrote on 24 Jun 2024, 13:47 last edited by
Curious why Scenic.app doesn't suffer from this excessive battery drain whilst MRA does - both apps use HERE maps
Thoughts?
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Not every one has this issue.
My personal preference is not to use the voice prompts as I prefer to visually focus on the route line.
It is mentioned by the Dev's that having Voice Notifications enabled can be the cause of the battery drain. -
Not every one has this issue.
My personal preference is not to use the voice prompts as I prefer to visually focus on the route line.
It is mentioned by the Dev's that having Voice Notifications enabled can be the cause of the battery drain.wrote on 24 Jun 2024, 15:23 last edited by@Lynchy67 but I'm comparing like for like, I use both voice and visual, online navigation and online maps - in both apps, and Scenic doesn't drain battery half as much as MRA.
The issue exists for everyone, just because you disable some features doesn't mean the issue isn't there, you're just not being impacted by it
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