Ok so since the 1.2 versions of solo app, my devices stopped working on follow me.
My old devices were a Note 4 and LG G4 both flagship devices, both on the supported list from 3DR
Frustrated, I was told by 3DR that they test with the Nexus tablets like the 7 and 9
So after finding a sweet deal on a 9 on black Friday I jumped in.
After a multitude of updates bring the new tablet to 6.0 Marshmallow. and loading up my normal drone suite
Hover, Wifi Analyzer, 3DR services, Solo App and Tower I decided to check how accurate the solo app was at locating my position.
First passes were very disappointing, almost seemed like it was not refreshing so lets try tower
Same result, my shiny new android tablet was no better than my note 4
So I popped open goggle maps, and it was much more accurate. almost dead on in fact.
Funny thing is, after launching maps, then going back to solo and tower they were now showing the accuracy of maps.
So I went into my location settings
Seems Maps requests for location are high battery consumption GPS+WIFI+CELL
While 3dr app requests are low battery consumption WIFI+CELL (No GPS)
So if you run them alone they do not appear to use GPS
But if you have MAPS running they appear to benefit from that apps use of GPS
My old devices were a Note 4 and LG G4 both flagship devices, both on the supported list from 3DR
Frustrated, I was told by 3DR that they test with the Nexus tablets like the 7 and 9
So after finding a sweet deal on a 9 on black Friday I jumped in.
After a multitude of updates bring the new tablet to 6.0 Marshmallow. and loading up my normal drone suite
Hover, Wifi Analyzer, 3DR services, Solo App and Tower I decided to check how accurate the solo app was at locating my position.
First passes were very disappointing, almost seemed like it was not refreshing so lets try tower
Same result, my shiny new android tablet was no better than my note 4
So I popped open goggle maps, and it was much more accurate. almost dead on in fact.
Funny thing is, after launching maps, then going back to solo and tower they were now showing the accuracy of maps.
So I went into my location settings
Seems Maps requests for location are high battery consumption GPS+WIFI+CELL
While 3dr app requests are low battery consumption WIFI+CELL (No GPS)
So if you run them alone they do not appear to use GPS
But if you have MAPS running they appear to benefit from that apps use of GPS