I have been using the android app since it was first released. I use it for route planning and very rarely for navigation - I have a Garmin for that.
Therefore after using the app I want to exit. Very often this is difficult and ends up burning through my phone battery.
The latest version has an indicator that GPS is in use.
Here are my steps;
Open App.
I window appears saying 'turn-by-turn diections'. I click Next.
A message appears saying 'Can't navigate if you don't give it permisson'.
App is now running.
I load a saved route to check something.
Now I want to exit as I don't need it anymore.
I use by android 'back button' to exit.
GPS indicator still showing in 'system tray'. It is my belief that it is still running an will burn my battery.
Use Force Close.
Please explain to me how to exit for the app.
Please advise how to get rid of this permissions thing. Checking permissions show that all permissions have been given.
Comments
It only uses GPS in the background if you have a journey open. Once you've closed the journey (by pressing the stop/speedometer control), and there's no blue line showing on the screen, then it won't use GPS in the background – it expressly shuts it off when you move away from the app.
Thanks. I have Stopped, cleared the route and exited. The notification remains. However having added an additional 'gps in use' indicator to my phone I now see that the cycle.travel apps 'using location to navigate' is not, in fact, correct at this point.
Perhaps you could clear the notification on exit?