Cdjones187
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I'm not convinced that leaving GPS on drains the battery, but one thing that does seem to drain my battery is being in a location with poor service. When I am at work, I dont get 3g and the phone drains the battery within 8 hrs. Seems that searching for a signal uses more power.
This has always been the case. With almost ALL cell phones. Not just those running Android.
And to the OP, my phone goes to "sleep" just fine without extra battery use after using the GPS (Which I do, daily).
I'd say you have a rogue app thats not shutting the app down the correct way. When leaving GPS programs, and ALL APPS FOR THAT MATTER, USE THE "BACK" BUTTON! When you use "Home", the app just keeps running in the background.
ALWAYS USE THE "BACK" KEY FOLKS
Both back and home do the same thing... Thats how android works, apps do not close for a certain amount of time I do believe, maybe wrong.