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  • Dave J 0 Dave J 0

    @Corjan-Meijerink Just been on a run today with my iPhone 8 Plus (iOS 16.3.1) and there was no drain on battery whilst tracking, navigating and screen recording. Indeed, the charge increased to 100% as the ride went on. I was using a cable from auxiliary socket to the Lightning Port to charge and i will check wireless charge performance on the bike next time I am out on it. No issues with drain from my perspective.

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    @Dave-J-0 Thanks for confirming another side of this issue! I just drove for 45 minutes with full screen brightness, tracking on and using the nee navigation.

    Battery usage was 15% which is pretty decent. When using Google Maps this morning during a 35 minute ride, the battery usage was 11% which is very similar.

    My device is an iPhone 12 Pro Max.

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      @Dave-J-0 Thanks for confirming another side of this issue! I just drove for 45 minutes with full screen brightness, tracking on and using the nee navigation.

      Battery usage was 15% which is pretty decent. When using Google Maps this morning during a 35 minute ride, the battery usage was 11% which is very similar.

      My device is an iPhone 12 Pro Max.

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      @Corjan-Meijerink
      Indeed that sounds acceptable! I don't mind the battery use when not charging. But when charging there should still be a positive charge, else the risk of running out of battery during a ride is too high. That should not be the case, right?

      Since January 2024 I started recording some of my rides commuting and touring the R1200RT in The Netherlands:
      https://youtube.com/@FlatTwinTherapy

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      • Flat Twin Therapy Flat Twin Therapy

        @Corjan-Meijerink
        Indeed that sounds acceptable! I don't mind the battery use when not charging. But when charging there should still be a positive charge, else the risk of running out of battery during a ride is too high. That should not be the case, right?

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        @Rolf-Aalders That indeed really should not be the case!

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        • Corjan Meijerink Corjan Meijerink

          @Rolf-Aalders That indeed really should not be the case!

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          @Corjan-Meijerink here my battery usage today. Used MRA between 7:30 and 9 and 4:30 and 6. My battery doesn’t like cold weather and this morning was ccccolddd (1 degree Celsius and fog). I think this is ok. My phone (iPhone 7) is always on the charger when driving. I do have background location set to “when using app” because I noticed several crashes when not even using MRA and quite some battery usage. 497DC53A-C653-4462-8CA4-303DD2ABD150.png

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          • infoevertkuiken.nl infoevertkuiken.nl

            @Corjan-Meijerink here my battery usage today. Used MRA between 7:30 and 9 and 4:30 and 6. My battery doesn’t like cold weather and this morning was ccccolddd (1 degree Celsius and fog). I think this is ok. My phone (iPhone 7) is always on the charger when driving. I do have background location set to “when using app” because I noticed several crashes when not even using MRA and quite some battery usage. 497DC53A-C653-4462-8CA4-303DD2ABD150.png

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            @Evert-Kuiken This is fine indeed!

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              Yesterday I did cca 150km in car with charger. Battery stayed on same level. Didnt fall but didnt charge also. Improvement from last version, however charger is still mandatory

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              • Corjan Meijerink Corjan Meijerink

                @Rolf-Aalders That indeed really should not be the case!

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                @Corjan-Meijerink Any progress on this topic? 🤞 🤞 🤞

                Since January 2024 I started recording some of my rides commuting and touring the R1200RT in The Netherlands:
                https://youtube.com/@FlatTwinTherapy

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                  @Corjan-Meijerink Any progress on this topic? 🤞 🤞 🤞

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                  @Rolf-Aalders Not really! See the changelog for the new update: https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/3392/new-beta-v3-2-9

                  This is the last known real critical issue 🙂

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                  • Corjan Meijerink Corjan Meijerink

                    @Rolf-Aalders Not really! See the changelog for the new update: https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/3392/new-beta-v3-2-9

                    This is the last known real critical issue 🙂

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                    @Corjan-Meijerink Thanks for pointing me to that post!

                    Since January 2024 I started recording some of my rides commuting and touring the R1200RT in The Netherlands:
                    https://youtube.com/@FlatTwinTherapy

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                    • Flat Twin Therapy Flat Twin Therapy

                      @Corjan-Meijerink Thanks for pointing me to that post!

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                      @Rolf-Aalders Today riding with the MyRoute-app,battery was 88% and my iPhone 13 mini in the usb socket for voltage…….2 hours later the battery was 35% procent and still dropping…. So with the Navigation on the battery is draining verg fast even in usb socket . Than i turned Navigation off and close the app and battery was in 1,5 hour back at 80 % …..my conclusion that i can,t use the app because of battery drainage…..

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                      • Maarten v Maarten v

                        @Rolf-Aalders Today riding with the MyRoute-app,battery was 88% and my iPhone 13 mini in the usb socket for voltage…….2 hours later the battery was 35% procent and still dropping…. So with the Navigation on the battery is draining verg fast even in usb socket . Than i turned Navigation off and close the app and battery was in 1,5 hour back at 80 % …..my conclusion that i can,t use the app because of battery drainage…..

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                        @Maarten-v . I use the version 3.2.9-154

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                        • Maarten v Maarten v

                          @Rolf-Aalders Today riding with the MyRoute-app,battery was 88% and my iPhone 13 mini in the usb socket for voltage…….2 hours later the battery was 35% procent and still dropping…. So with the Navigation on the battery is draining verg fast even in usb socket . Than i turned Navigation off and close the app and battery was in 1,5 hour back at 80 % …..my conclusion that i can,t use the app because of battery drainage…..

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                          @Maarten-v
                          I have indeed the same. I cannot use navigation because of the battery drain...

                          To be honest... Battery drain.. + the Android app just crashes very, very (very!) often, of which I cannot recover safely due to gloves on, while riding motorcycle...

                          This makes the app actually useless... ;( ;(
                          I'm only using it for trips I already know, to test if these 2 issues are solved yet, so that I can actually start using it.

                          @Corjan-Meijerink any updates on the battery drain and the crashes (android)? Is there perhaps anything that I can help? Perhaps sharing logsfiles, if that is possible?

                          Since January 2024 I started recording some of my rides commuting and touring the R1200RT in The Netherlands:
                          https://youtube.com/@FlatTwinTherapy

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                            @Maarten-v
                            I have indeed the same. I cannot use navigation because of the battery drain...

                            To be honest... Battery drain.. + the Android app just crashes very, very (very!) often, of which I cannot recover safely due to gloves on, while riding motorcycle...

                            This makes the app actually useless... ;( ;(
                            I'm only using it for trips I already know, to test if these 2 issues are solved yet, so that I can actually start using it.

                            @Corjan-Meijerink any updates on the battery drain and the crashes (android)? Is there perhaps anything that I can help? Perhaps sharing logsfiles, if that is possible?

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                            @Rolf-Aalders both will be more intensively investigated after the CarPlay update

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                              We are all reporting same issue to guys they know it. We have to stop using app to save battery even if charged. What is interesting (at least what I’ve noticed) that almost all reported issues are on iphone 13….mine is iphone 13 pro, ios 16.3.1

                              Just an observation

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                                No, also noticed with iPhone X.
                                The little 12-5Volt converter plug does not supply enough power to compensate for the consumption, the iPhone was empty after 1 hour (start at 45% battery charge).
                                But because this is known, I'm sure it will be solved soon. 👍

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                                  I will add my findings to this debate. Yesterday I used the app to navigate and track a route of about 120 miles. I stopped several times and paused the tracking. The original route was 66 miles and when I reached the destination I chose to edit the route and I added several route points to take me back home. The first of these new route points was RP7 so when I opened the newly edited route I gave a long press on RP7 to set as the start point. Everything worked perfectly as it should have.
                                  My phone is an iPhone 11 and it's mounted on a Quadlock handlebar mount. I had it plugged into a 12v supply via a usb cable. My phone had about 80% battery when I started and when I got home the battery was at 100%. I also noticed that there was no significant heat despite the phone being within the Quadlock case. I had no other apps open while navigating.

                                  Always willing to help if I can.
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                                    I also find battery usage to be excessive - Older Samsung Galaxy S7 - MRA Mobile Next app 3.2.9. Battery usage was so bad during one hour of navigating I had to stop it. The phone was connected for fast charging. The phone was hot. I'm hoping that once I can download maps to my SD Card and run offline that battery usage will be significantly reduced. That is how I currently run with MRA Navigation - GPS and WIFI only. No cellular service.

                                    2010 GL1800 Goldwing using Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Android 13.

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                                    • Mopetenpit Mopetenpit

                                      My contribution to the topic "battery charging". I drove a short distance today with the bike and Navigation Next. At the start I had a battery charge of 73%, at the finish was 64%. The route is 3.4 km long and of course only takes a few minutes. Equipment: iPhone 13 pro, iOS version 16.3.

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                                      @Mopetenpit said in Battery drain when navigating:

                                      My contribution to the topic "battery charging". I drove a short distance today with the bike and Navigation Next. At the start I had a battery charge of 73%, at the finish was 64%. The route is 3.4 km long and of course only takes a few minutes. Equipment: iPhone 13 pro, iOS version 16.3.

                                      Ook de batterij op mijn iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16.3.1 loopt snel leeg. Tijdens een rit van een uur verloor de accu 2% aan volume, terwijl hij aan de USB-oplader 12V van de auto was aangesloten. De iPhone werd ook erg warm. Zo durf ik geen gebruik te maken van de app tijdens de lange ritten in de vakantie.

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                                        @Mopetenpit said in Battery drain when navigating:

                                        My contribution to the topic "battery charging". I drove a short distance today with the bike and Navigation Next. At the start I had a battery charge of 73%, at the finish was 64%. The route is 3.4 km long and of course only takes a few minutes. Equipment: iPhone 13 pro, iOS version 16.3.

                                        Ook de batterij op mijn iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16.3.1 loopt snel leeg. Tijdens een rit van een uur verloor de accu 2% aan volume, terwijl hij aan de USB-oplader 12V van de auto was aangesloten. De iPhone werd ook erg warm. Zo durf ik geen gebruik te maken van de app tijdens de lange ritten in de vakantie.

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                                        @Corjan-Meijerink
                                        Can you give a status update on the battery performance while navigating on Android? Has that been fixed?
                                        Thanks!

                                        Since January 2024 I started recording some of my rides commuting and touring the R1200RT in The Netherlands:
                                        https://youtube.com/@FlatTwinTherapy

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                                          @Corjan-Meijerink
                                          Can you give a status update on the battery performance while navigating on Android? Has that been fixed?
                                          Thanks!

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                                          @Rolf-Aalders actively in progress. We are working closely with HERE to improve the performance.

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