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rgeorg · 05-09-2013, 05:57 AM

Well, seems there's a new twist to my SGP5.
I don't know why or which app is doing it, but the GPS symbol is turned on in the notifications bar. When this happens the battery runs out quickly, so it is a pain. It does not show as ON in the pull-down activation menu, so I cannot turn it off. I killed Skype and any other app that might possibly have used it. Words with Friends?

I have to power down and restart, and then it does it again after a while!
I tried putting the device in Airplane Mode and it still is ON.

Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks!

05-09-2013, 05:57 AM	#1
rgeorg Guru Posts: 675 Karma: 3314796 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Europe & USA Device: K3/3G(2x), Glo HD, Amazon Voyage	GPS turns itself on-Samsug Galaxy Player 5 Well, seems there's a new twist to my SGP5. I don't know why or which app is doing it, but the GPS symbol is turned on in the notifications bar. When this happens the battery runs out quickly, so it is a pain. It does not show as ON in the pull-down activation menu, so I cannot turn it off. I killed Skype and any other app that might possibly have used it. Words with Friends? I have to power down and restart, and then it does it again after a while! I tried putting the device in Airplane Mode and it still is ON. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!