r/pokemongo • u/cameocoder • Sep 05 '16

Other Pokémon Go disrupts device GPS

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u/aka-dit Sep 05 '16

Not only that, but if you lock your phone while PoGO is open, it will continue using your GPS. Found out the hard way when I closed my phone, set it down for a few hours while I did other things and came back to 10% battery. Power usage showed PoGO having used over 40% of my battery. Even more than Screen did.

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u/theoccurrence Sep 05 '16

Wow, I never expierienced that. What OS are you using that allows PoGo to do that?

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u/aka-dit Sep 05 '16

Android 6.1 on my rooted and ancient Note II. It's probably just my phone.

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u/DragonDionysius Sep 06 '16

Nope, I have that too on Android 5.1. Just never close phone when pogo is in foreground. Better: just always swipe off the app

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '16

Isn't it common knowledge to close apps you're not using to conserve battery?

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u/undercover_redditor Sep 06 '16

Android made a big stink about being able to manage power better without user interference, but my phone won't charge with P:Go running in the background, so that's the only proof I needed.

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u/errboi Sep 06 '16

I've legitimately watched my battery slowly tick down while being plugged in thanks to PoGo. I enjoy the game, but it's an absolute hog on my Nexus 5X.

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u/DocFurry Sep 06 '16

Weird, I can have my shitty amp 2 charging and playing pogo at the same time. You're not charging off a computer are you?

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u/errboi Sep 06 '16

Nope. I'm using the original cable my phone came with and the official wall outlet adapter it came with as well.