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Keeping Google Maps Active

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Jezston

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Is there any way to stop Google Maps going 'idle' when it isn't in the foreground?

It's particularly annoying if i'm on, say my bike with my phone in my pocket, and every time I need to check where I am I have to wait for it to update my position which it occasionally gets stuck doing and I have to wait 30 seconds plus to find where I am.
 
Jezston said:
Is there any way to stop Google Maps going 'idle' when it isn't in the foreground?

It's particularly annoying if i'm on, say my bike with my phone in my pocket, and every time I need to check where I am I have to wait for it to update my position which it occasionally gets stuck doing and I have to wait 30 seconds plus to find where I am.
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Free Waze doesn't go 'idle'.
(It's also an excellent 'crowd sourced' navigation app; recommended).

The flip side of apps not being allowed to go idle is that they will bleed your battery dry in no time at all.
So if you go biking with a map app on a lot I would see if I could mount a charger connected to a solar panel or to the dynamo (and a converter/transformer) on my bike!
 
I use a Tasker profile to keep screen on when running Maps (and a few other apps), but as AlvarezLuis says you take a hit with power consumption.
 
Once again I can't edit my last post from Tapatalk.

My Tracks might keep Maps on track but the latest comments don't look good.
 
Ooooo. Anker even has an 8400 mAh battery. Now if I could figure out how to convert 0-12 vac to 5 vdc I could have a serious charging station on my bike.
 
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