FAIRPHONE Fairphone 3

FAIRPHONE Fairphone 3

Android 9.0

Short battery life on my FAIRPHONE Fairphone 3 Android 9.0

Cause 5 of 15: GPS is turned on

If GPS is turned on on the phone, the power consumption may increase.

Solution: Turn off GPS.

Step 1 of 12

Find "Location"

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.

Step 2 of 12

Find "Location"

Press the settings icon.

Step 3 of 12

Find "Location"

Press Security & location.

Step 4 of 12

Find "Location"

Press Location.

Step 5 of 12

Turn use of GPS position on or off

Press the indicator next to "Use location" to turn the function on or off.

Step 6 of 12

Turn use of GPS position for applications on or off

Press App-level permissions.

Step 7 of 12

Turn use of GPS position for applications on or off

Press the indicator next to the required app to turn the function on or off.

Step 8 of 12

Turn use of GPS position for applications on or off

Press the Return key.

Step 9 of 12

Select positioning method

Press Google Location Accuracy.

Step 10 of 12

Select positioning method

If you press the indicator next to "Improve Location Accuracy" to turn on the function, your phone can find your exact position using the GPS satellites, the mobile network and nearby Wi-Fi networks. Satellite-based GPS requires a clear view of the sky.

Step 11 of 12

Select positioning method

If you press the indicator next to "Improve Location Accuracy" to turn off the function, your phone can find your exact position using the GPS satellites but it may take longer as there is no access to supplementary information from the mobile network or nearby Wi-Fi networks.

Step 12 of 12

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1 Find "Location"

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Security & location.
Press Location.

2 Turn use of GPS position on or off

Press the indicator next to "Use location" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn on geotagging, your phone can find your position using GPS. If you turn off the function, you can't use any GPS functions on your phone.

3 Turn use of GPS position for applications on or off

Press App-level permissions.
Press the indicator next to the required app to turn the function on or off.
Press the Return key.

4 Select positioning method

Press Google Location Accuracy.
If you press the indicator next to "Improve Location Accuracy" to turn on the function, your phone can find your exact position using the GPS satellites, the mobile network and nearby Wi-Fi networks. Satellite-based GPS requires a clear view of the sky.
If you press the indicator next to "Improve Location Accuracy" to turn off the function, your phone can find your exact position using the GPS satellites but it may take longer as there is no access to supplementary information from the mobile network or nearby Wi-Fi networks.

5 Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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