How to disable NTP_SERVER ?

[kejlyCZ]

I leave GPS turned on all the time (doesn't matter no programs using GPS are running in background) to be accessible when I start navigation. The problem is, that GPS is still trying to get time from NTP server in all cases. I work mostly underground with phone switched to airplane mode, but GPS is still trying to get time from NTP server every 13 minutes, which drains the battery a lot. I have just plain GPS enabled, A-GPS is turned off. Is there a possibility how to disable NTP synchronization initiated by GPS service without turning GPS off?

 

[lunatic59]

There is a good deal of information about GPS settings here including about timeservers. Not that I understand all of it, but I thought it might help.

 

[Martimus]

One thing you can try is to turn off automatic updates for time. Depending on your phone go to App Drawer -> Settings -> Date & Time and uncheck Automatic. At that point it "should" stop trying to get automatic time updates from the network.

 

[kejlyCZ]

Thanks for the advice, I've turned automatic synchronization off, hopefully it helps to save the battery.