Endomondo on Android

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albion

Guru
I just hope they have made the GPS more reliable - I frequently have to edit my workout afterwards, as it often drops GPS after only a couple of miles.
Mine is 99% reliable. Is yours a HTC then?

With the update I'm waiting on reports about battery life. It currently works fine as is.
 

benb

Evidence based cyclist
Location
Epsom
Mine is 99% reliable. Is yours a HTC then?

With the update I'm waiting on reports about battery life. It currently works fine as is.

Yes. But the thing is, I often have Strava and Endomondo running at the same time. Strava has the correct data, but Endomondo has dropped GPS along the route.
Endomondo does the same thing when running on its own, so nothing to do with 2 apps requesting GPS at the same time.
 

albion

Guru
I always leave the power saving setting off and I only run Endomondo in non live mode.

With most HTC's stuff once having a metal chassis I also suspected this would become a factor.
 

MrJamie

Oaf on a Bike
The gps on mine is always pretty good on HTC Desire HD. I quite often run 2 or 3 of Sportypal, Endomondo, Strava at the same time all fine. :smile:
 

albion

Guru
Mine was once all at sea when I went through the Tyne tunnel.

The one other occasion was when it was in a pocket with loads of other gear.
It gets a pocket to itself now and has been fine since.
 
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Andrew_Culture

Andrew_Culture

Internet Marketing bod
If so, why is Strava OK, and Endomondo not, even when running at the same time!

Good question!

I just switched from a HTC Desire to Samsung Galaxy S and the gps accuracy is dire!
 
  1. Endomondo's low power mode has always been bad. The previous version went totally haywire on my phone: sometimes having me go 75km as I step out the door, sometimes just recording the same GPS point over and over. The current version works fine, but saves no power. Strava uses much less power, so if I want to save power, I'll use Strava only and then download/upload the GPX file.
  2. I find GPS in endomondo accurate, except when I am doing something like going for a stroll - shopping or sightseeing. Endomondo records about 1/2 the distance that some other software records. But if I save the GPX file from Endomondo and then upload it again to endomondo (ie the same file), it shows the higher amount.
 

albion

Guru
"Endomondo's low power mode has always been bad."

When I got Pro I immediately realised it is quite pointless.
I'm OK for 10 to 12 hours Endomondo use. So what can I expect from Strava?
 
I'm worse than you, Andrew. I run 3 or 4. I'd noticed that the first 2 I used about the same power, but what was interesting was that when I tried strava and trackme, that they seemed to use about 1/2 the power.

My suspicion (life is too short to test it) is that using either of those - or both - would eke considerably more out of your battery. And you can always export/import from strava to endomondo

This is from GSAM battery monitor:

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