Minimising battery use with Handy GPS

iOS version

Last updated Mar 2016

Make sure that you always close the app from the task manager when you're finished using it to save battery power. You can do this by double-clicking the home button and sliding the HandyGPS app up and off the top of the screen.

Also, in remote areas where your iPhone is out of cell tower range, it can use a lot of power transmitting "pings" to try and connect. To save battery power in such circumstances you can put the phone in "airplane" mode. With iOS 9 and later, the GPS receiver can still be used in airplane mode, so the app will continue to function. However, the background map images will not be available unless they happen to be already cached in the phone.

For longer hikes, carrying an external power bank to re-charge your iPhone with is a good idea.

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