Watch in standalone uses too much battery

Posted about 1 month ago by Bgregster13

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I have used my galaxy gear 4 in standalone mode and it's my favourite way ( because I prefer to keep my phone mounted to my trolley as it supplies power, and therefore doesn't track green or near green location). However, it never lasts more than 8 holes. Is there a way it can use watch GPS only when you approach the green or when the watch is more than 5 feet from the phone, and use phone gos the rest of the time? I'd buy golf tags if they could work with the watch, even if I did have to tap the phone. 

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Bgregster13 posted about 1 month ago

@brad Morgan - I'll be interested in hearing how the tags play with the watch, I figure they can't work if the phone is disconnected from the watch and you're using the watch.

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John Toburen posted about 1 month ago

From my experience yes. I change to a basic watch face before my round. I normally have around 30% battery life left after the round. I also turned off auto brightness and set it lower and I always make sure the screen is off after I select my club

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Brad Morgan posted about 1 month ago

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John Toburen ok I'll give that a go. Thanks. Hopefully TAGS will still correspond.

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Bgregster13 posted about 1 month ago

That's interesting. You can choose a different screen face and it could consume less power, that significantly? 

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John Toburen posted about 1 month ago

Brad if I recall correctly yes, it tracks the whole round. It will upload to the app when you reconnect and open the app. Then you can go anywhere without the phone. 

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Brad Morgan posted about 1 month ago

Im having the same issue with my Galaxy Watch 4. How does it work with Bluetooth off? Watch tracks your entire round? 

I've also just bought TAGS. I forgot to scan the clubs 140 times last weekend

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John Toburen posted about 1 month ago

I had the same issue with my galaxy 4. Disconnect the Bluetooth and play around with screen faces. I would switch to a low power face when I would play a round and It would last walking 18 holes. 

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