CamerAlert draining battery on HTC desire HD

Chocki · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 16, 2004 Posts: 21

CamerAlert is an excelent app, but there is just one small problem, even if you exit the app it continues to run somehow and drains the battery, it is the single most battery hungry app on my phone when not in use!.

I have checked what it is using and it appears to be accessing the in built sensors in the phone, I don't know how to shut it off from doing this except by a reset of the phone.

Is there a process that is started by cameralert to chech the status of the sensors periodically which is not being shut down before exiting the app?.

Anyone else suffering with this problem?

MaFt · Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject:

how are you exiting the app? are you using the menu / exit button?

if not then it will continue to run in the background (you will have a camera icon in the status bar). you can also turn off tracking and shut the app down and it will totally stop it.

MaFt

baystonhill · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:15 pm Post subject:

Your not alone, i got CamerAlert a few days back for my new htc desire [not hd] I've used on several small trips and till to day thought it was ok, However for some reason today something and im linking it to CamerAlert as it was the only extra app running from normal my devices battery was drained to 79% on a two hour trip [with being connected to the van supply at all times but being disconnected on short stops when engine off] my display is set up to be on constant display. It was only when i exited the app on known roads did my battery start to recover.

I also noticed something else more worrying as well, it missed cameras as well that were on the display and should have picked up [ eg the last of 3 40mph cameras on the road from J1 M54 into Wolverhampton and the 2nd one on the A41 in Wolverhampton towards J3] .. either by not saying or even stating all clear when even on the display we hadn't passed it [this seamed only to happen when there was a string of cameras close together.

MaFt · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject:

baystonhill · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:49 pm Post subject:

1. The charger in use is the one supplied with the device by HTC.

2. It said all clear between the two fixed cameras on a straight section of road, the one it missed completely is around a bend but didnt respond at all even though its on the map on the screen.. I know from history that my tomtom doesn't have a problem with either of these roads and indicates correctly.

[PS Im not having a go, just highlighting what we found to happen today, otherwise its an A1 app]

MaFt · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:28 pm Post subject:

baystonhill · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:03 pm Post subject:

1.Ok ill take the charger suggestion on board.

2. Re the camera reporting i think i've may have found the answer but don't know why the device is acting this way as the settings aren't checked [see later] but its all to with the arrows .gatso 683 its didn't report on way in from J1, and the second gatso camera on way out on the A41 is 3002.

Ive have checked the settings of the app on my device and its not set to ignore direction or hide camera behind me, the direction and warning cones are both at default i.e. 45 deg. sensitivity is 50. it is using network location and i think other setting are at default.The software version is 1.0.6.372

M8TJT · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:01 am Post subject:

3002 is a one way cam that traps if you are heading 119. i.e. Towards Wolverhampton.
683 is a one way cam heading 20 deg. i.e. Heading out of wolverhampton towards J1 of the M54
If I understand your last post correctly (I often don't) then it appears that your findings are correct. 3002 should not warn going out (Westboundish) and 683 should not warn going in (Southboundish)

teb · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 17

Ive been using Cameralert for a few months now on my HTC Desire but all of a sudden it is causing huge battery drain. I have taken a screenshot of the battery usage but wasnt sure how to attach an image to this reply. In summary the usage was;

3hr 23m since unplugged
Cameralert 88% usage with on duration of 19mins
Mobile maps 10 3% usage with on duration of 26 mins.
Android system 3%
Cell standby 2%
Wifi 2%
Display 2%

I have sent a report via the inbuilt report on cameralert. I hope it can maybe shed some light on this.

Darren · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:01 am Post subject:

It would have helped if you'd explained the crash report! We received it with no reference to any issue or a support ticket or a link to this thread. Until now we had no idea what it referenced!

Are you using a car charger? The GPS will increase battery drain when active and I'm not clear what the data you posted above is supposed to indicate?
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teb · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 17

Darren · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:11 am Post subject:

Marlyn · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 15, 2006 Posts: 18

Hi Darren
I can vouch for teb's report it happens all the time with my Wildfire. Cameralert always is the biggest battery drain even when I exit it and have not used it for a few day's. The only way to stop it is to reboot my phone

Darren · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:48 am Post subject:

teb · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 16, 2005 Posts: 17

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