S10+ location settings....increase battery drain?

[Voodoorida]

Hi all.

Just received my new S10+ ....so far I like it a lot!

Still getting to know the phone.....I have just traded in my old S7.

One thing I would like to know ....on my old S7 I could have the location setting set to battery saver where it would use wifi/data only for location until you wanted more accuracy (sat nav etc) then you could switch to high accuracy location setting which would use GPS.

Does the S10+ have this setting option?.......it appears to me that it is either GPS on or off & if its on you can get high accuracy with further wifi/ Bluetooth location....if I switch off the location will I lose all location availability ?

Or should I just leave it all on if it doesn't make much difference to the battery life?

I hope this makes sense!

[Pampoo]

Hi, Mate!

I've checked and it seems that there's no option to to change the accuracy of the location(GPS). But there's an option to disable the optimisation for mobile data and Wi-Fi which might decrease the battery usage in your device. You can disable the option at Settings> Biometrics and security> Location> Improve Accuracy.

You can also optimise the software of your phone which will also enable you to use your phone more longer through Settings> Device Care> Optimise.

For some tips on how to prolong and optimise the battery life in your phone, please access this link https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-can-i-optimise-and-extend-the-battery-life-on-...

Thank you!

[Voodoorida]

So its not just me?!!!!

I can have gps on or off with or without the extra location bits ...but not the other way round....like my old S7 .

I assume if I hit the toggle button at the top pull down menu & switch location off, I will have no location services at all?........so even to find something on Google maps I will have to have gps on?

As long as my battery lasts I needn't worry!!!

[doesitmatter]

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@Voodoorida wrote:

Hi all.

Just received my new S10+ ....so far I like it a lot!

Still getting to know the phone.....I have just traded in my old S7.

One thing I would like to know ....on my old S7 I could have the location setting set to battery saver where it would use wifi/data only for location until you wanted more accuracy (sat nav etc) then you could switch to high accuracy location setting which would use GPS.

Does the S10+ have this setting option?.......it appears to me that it is either GPS on or off & if its on you can get high accuracy with further wifi/ Bluetooth location....if I switch off the location will I lose all location availability ?

Or should I just leave it all on if it doesn't make much difference to the battery life?

I hope this makes sense!

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That's correct, Google made this change in the location and also in the battery. I don't like it either, and yes it is a battery hog which is par for the course where Google is concerned. They keep making changes to things that IMO didn't need to be changed. They're creating solutions for a problem that didn't exist.