Tracking keeps stopping Android 8

Merijn Van de Geuchte shared this question ago

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Since Android 8 update Locus tracking stops in middle off tracking proces.

Locus has stopped. When i reopen tracking continues but you lose pieces off the track.

I have oneplus 3.

Battery optimalisation from Android is set to not optimalise.

In Locus i have setting 'secure Locus map against automatically stopping' on.

No idea why this is happening, never had it before. It happens since Android 8 update.

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi Merijn,

there must be something in your device system that prevents Locus from running in background. Switching off optimalization should work but isn't there some dedicated way how to assign Locus an exception? I don't know personally Oneplus3 system but e.g. on Xiaomis there is something like this. If not, please contact Oneplus3 support for help.

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Trevor Byne ●

Nokia 8 Android pie. Same problem. Tracks ok till I stop for lunch but doesn't continue. Has to be restarted. What's the cure?

TIA

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi Trevor,

Nokia has the most aggressive system of battery optimization of all. Here are a few tips how to prevent it from killing apps and their background processes: https://dontkillmyapp.com/nokia

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Nuša Zupanc ●

I have the same problem with Huawei. When I switched to Pro I hoped it would work continuously, but it keeps stopping after a while.

And also when I export the track gpx, I cant see it.

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Michal Stupka ●

This behavior is most probably caused by your device battery optimization. Exclude Locus from it or turn it off. Various manufacturers have various methods, not all of them are included in the "battery optimization" settings section, they can be scattered over whole settings including security etc. Tips how to exclude Locus Map successfully from all means of the optimization are summed up here: http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:faq:gps_lost_fix_android6 or here: https://dontkillmyapp.com/.

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