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Talk:KIJ000875 - GPS Satellite fix results in reduced battery life
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Nicholso: 22/8/2008
Key issue: can future Java implementation allow J2ME application using JSR179API to be able to continue running AND make a call through JSR179API to power down the GPS hardware. Example use cases in other applications: Google Maps turn GPS off feature; Nokia Location Tagger gps timeout. Being forced to exit midlet is not a solution for location applications that need to continue running and release the GPS so that it powers down. And battery life is precious!
(Note: I added one extra catch for SecuirtyException in the code sample in StartGPS() method to handle when user says no to the Positioning security question.)
The name of this article is not so helpful. Using integrated GPS for GPS satellite fixes will always reduce battery life ;-)
A more helpful article name could be - "Active midlet using JSR-179API can not power down GPS module having an existing satellite fix"
