I tried to search for an answer, but either a) no one has addressed this yet, or b) I was putting in the wrong search terms.
Is GPS on/active when all apps using GPS are closed? I ask, because I considered a pedometer app, but the description of the app said that having GPS continually running in the background will deplete the battery rather quickly. I have GPS enabled for such apps as Weather and Maps, but currently have those apps closed.
Also, related, I suppose: if GPS is NOT running in the background, can emergency personnel (or bad guys) be able to locate me (assuming my phone is with me) using my phone's GPS capabilities?
I do have GPS disabled for things like Facebook and Twitter, to make it harder to be located by the general public. And I've disabled it for the camera, and I hope that means the coordinates of each picture do not show up on FB or anywhere else I post.
Thanks!
Is GPS on/active when all apps using GPS are closed? I ask, because I considered a pedometer app, but the description of the app said that having GPS continually running in the background will deplete the battery rather quickly. I have GPS enabled for such apps as Weather and Maps, but currently have those apps closed.
Also, related, I suppose: if GPS is NOT running in the background, can emergency personnel (or bad guys) be able to locate me (assuming my phone is with me) using my phone's GPS capabilities?
I do have GPS disabled for things like Facebook and Twitter, to make it harder to be located by the general public. And I've disabled it for the camera, and I hope that means the coordinates of each picture do not show up on FB or anywhere else I post.
Thanks!