[pct-l] loading Halfmile maps and waypoints in Droid X

[Jim Bravo]

Yesterday I ran the GPS on my Android for 5 hours and used about 50%
of battery life. And that was with airplane mode OFF (I was expecting
an important call). So it was seeking a signal the whole time. You all
probably know this but, be sure to put the screen on a low brightness
setting, put it on airplane mode, and go to task manager and be sure
all other programs are not running. There are also some other settings
you can adjust to reduce battery consumption.

Jim

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:
> 6 hours? That sucks. Are you sure the Droid X will only run as a GPS that
> long? I'd be surprised. I can run my iPhone all day as a GPS, take photos
> and video off and on, listen the iPod some, and it only used about half the
> battery. Not trying to say it's better. That's not my point. I would have
> thought the 2 would be similar in battery life.
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:55 AM, jamesfmiller at hotmail.com
> <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The DX has satellite based GPS so does not need cell service.
>>
>> If you use the GPS constantly the battery will be toast in probably 6
>> hours..I'm guessing.
>>
>> I plan to use an extended life battery in my DX and carry the stock
>> battery
>> plus the wall charger.
>>
>> I plan to use the DX sparingly for journalling and the GPS only when my
>> maps
>> fail me.
>>
>> As for functionality of the GPS I have BackCountry Navigator on my DX and
>> so
>> far BCN has mastered me!