iPhone/strava

[gavgav]

Does anybody use Strava on an IPhone 4s? I do and yesterday on a 50 mile ride the battery had drained within about 5 hours of riding. I took a few photos as well, but does anyone else have this problem, or know a way round this issue?

 

[Cold]

It's normal as GPS kill the phones a solution is to use an external battery charger.
I have an Anker battery charger which will charge an Iphone fully about 4 times.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/10000mAh-Po...?ie=UTF8&qid=1406364322&sr=8-2&keywords=anker

 

[User6179]

Does anybody use Strava on an IPhone 4s? I do and yesterday on a 50 mile ride the battery had drained within about 5 hours of riding. I took a few photos as well, but does anyone else have this problem, or know a way round this issue?

Turn data off if you have it on .

 

[gavgav]

Thanks. I must admit I didn't realise that you could turn data off and strava still work, but just googled it and that definately seems the answer

 

[bpsmith]

Strava uses GPS, rather than mobile data. Data is only needed to upload after the ride.

Apple have addressed this issue on the 5S, with the introduction of the M7 chip. Battery life on this type of App is much better.

 

[Big Nick]

On an hour ride the iPhone Strava option is fine but when I started going out for 3hrs plus its way past the battery life

You can get USB charger packs or ones that fit on the phone itself but it's far easier to buy a Garmin 200 instead and upload your ride data to the Strava website when you get home

 

[summerdays]

I did at least 5 hours on the bike yesterday and without data on, and I still had some battery left afterwards, and that's on a phone which doesn't have the best of batteries. It also works that way on my HTC phone.

 

[albion]

Maybe compare it to Endomondo.

I have never had less than 10 hours life on any phone though they were not on the iPhone.

 

[Tom B]

Circa 12 hours from my HTC One Mini with the Wifi and Mobile set to off! around 8-10 with them on. But i dont have the screen on much.

 

[uclown2002]

Ditch the phone and get yourself a Garmin!

 

[Dark46]

I've recently bought a Garmin edge Touring and you can download to Strava on a PC . I find the Garmin more detailed than the Strava app on the phone. Plus obviously saves you battery life on the phone too.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Or a Bryton, not so easy to upload to strava but still easy.

 

[mrbikerboy73]

Thanks. I must admit I didn't realise that you could turn data off and strava still work, but just googled it and that definately seems the answer

+1 on that. Worth knowing so thank you

 

[BRounsley]

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/smart-phone-cycling-–-iphone-heavy.158364/

I put my experience into a post recently, hopefully it will be of use to you.

 

[gavgav]

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/smart-phone-cycling-–-iphone-heavy.158364/

I put my experience into a post recently, hopefully it will be of use to you.

A good read, thanks