TeleNav Preloader unstoppable? Can we have a battery saving mode ?

Edit Subject

I was waiting with my daughter at a local ER for a second time this year when i realized my EVO on the low display brightness setting was losing power faster than the last time I was there ... before i updated from Sprint Navigation.... . Yes my enemy during the wait became The Telenav Preloader
or whatever it is called. ..( cell phones not prohibited in this ER by the way)
It was in the "running applications" and just as fast as I killed it.... it restarted like evil Chuckie doll bent on draining my battery and making us cut off from outside world for updates or texts or navigation for the drive home
It is great that Telenav loads faster but it needs a " I really really mean it" EXIT button . I had to UNINSTALL the Telenav update to revert to old Sprint Navigation to save power . It should be optional to leave it on STANDBY or entirely OFF
...In the meantime .I am sticking with Sprint Nav because i dont need to be draining my batttery (even a little bit )for unneeded instant Navigation for 8 + hours at work which imperils my battery life when i need it later , What can you do about this ? By the way my daughter is doing well despite my TeleNav battery angst.

6 people have
this problem +1

In progress

0

Edit

Delete

Remove

Official

Fork

Kenji Onozawa June 07, 2011 15:45

Hi Thomas,

First off, I want to say I'm happy to hear you're daughter is doing well. :)

Regarding the battery drain problems, let me look into this a little bit more and see if I can find some information for you. Sorry for the inconvenience and I really appreciate your patience.

Best,
Kenji

Comment

good solution! good solution! (undo)
- Cancel
Edit Your Reply (some HTML allowed)
Has the status changed?

Hi Thomas, First off, I want to say I'm happy to hear you're daughter is doing well. :) Regarding the battery drain problems, let me look into this a little bit more and see if I can find some information for you. Sorry for the inconvenience and I really appreciate your patience. Best, Kenji

How does this make you feel? Add Image

I'm
e.g. indifferent, undecided, unconcerned kidding, amused, unsure, silly sad, anxious, confused, frustrated happy, confident, thankful, excited
Cancel
0

Edit

Delete

Remove

Official

Fork

Kenji Onozawa June 09, 2011 22:47

Hi Thomas,

Just to give you an update, our team is looking into this. Thank you for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience.

Best,
Kenji

Comment

good solution! good solution! (undo)
- view -1 more comments
- Kenji Onozawa June 13, 2011 17:14
  
  Hi Thomas,
  
  I heard back from our team and I am told this is a bug which may occur on a handful of phones. Our team is looking into this. Once again, I apologize about the problems.
  
  Best,
  Kenji
  
  Edit
  
  Delete
  
  Remove
- Cancel
- Cancel
Edit Your Reply (some HTML allowed)
Has the status changed?

Hi Thomas, Just to give you an update, our team is looking into this. Thank you for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience. Best, Kenji

How does this make you feel? Add Image

I'm
e.g. indifferent, undecided, unconcerned kidding, amused, unsure, silly sad, anxious, confused, frustrated happy, confident, thankful, excited
Cancel
0

Edit

Delete

Remove

Official

Fork

mariofromyaad June 22, 2011 04:38

I cannot believe how aggressive the TeleNav GPS app really is. When I go to Settings/About Phone/Battery Use on my HTC EVO 4G it is using 15% of the battery. This is second to the Display at 57%. I force stopped TeleNav because I'm unable to completely uninstall it since I did a system upgrade yesterday. I absolutely hate the program. I want it gone!!!!

Comment

good solution! good solution! (undo)
- Cancel
Edit Your Reply (some HTML allowed)
Has the status changed?

I cannot believe how aggressive the TeleNav GPS app really is. When I go to Settings/About Phone/Battery Use on my HTC EVO 4G it is using 15% of the battery. This is second to the Display at 57%. I force stopped TeleNav because I'm unable to completely uninstall it since I did a system upgrade yesterday. I absolutely hate the program. I want it gone!!!!

How does this make you feel? Add Image

I'm
e.g. indifferent, undecided, unconcerned kidding, amused, unsure, silly sad, anxious, confused, frustrated happy, confident, thankful, excited
Cancel
0

Edit

Delete

Remove

Official

Fork

Tom August 31, 2011 00:25

I have a routine for using TeleNav: open app, use app, exit app, go to task manager, kill app. Not sure why TeleNav can't just exit like every other app on the phone.

Comment

good solution! good solution! (undo)
- view 3 more comments
- Kenji Onozawa August 31, 2011 15:55
  
  Hi Tom - Can I ask what kind of phone you have? Also, when you exit the app, are you exiting using the menu or are you hitting "back"?
  
  Thanks,
  Kenji
  
  Edit
  
  Delete
  
  Remove
- Cancel
- Tom August 31, 2011 23:42
  
  EVO 3D. I usually hit "back" to exit, but hitting the menu button and selecting "exit" produces the same result. I go to task manager and TeleNav is still loaded. I just tried it now (started the app and exited from the initial screen without doing anything else) and either means of exiting left TeleNav loaded until I killed the task. Phone has all updates installed.
  
  Edit
  
  Delete
  
  Remove
- Cancel
- thomasmurray98 September 01, 2011 02:54
  
  I exit the application . I can go to' manage application" hit 'all' button pick telenav and force stop it . It works but telenav does misbehave sometimes and gives me the worst directions and I have to restart it several times and turn the phone off and on give me bad directions so I have to exit and restart it . Great for boring trips but saves battery for days I don't use the navigation . I get a crazy long scenic route that gives me ulcers ..Also You need to have a button for " I am NOT making a u turn so stop asking and start Recalculating the route" Sprint nav used to do this automatically . Telenav will have you u turn forever forcing you to your first chosen route . Won't let you switch to a plan b or plan c . Pain in the butt .Make telenav more like Sprint nav it should be a big hit... Telenav isn't so clever on left and right as you near location . So leave ten minutes early and buy a map
  
  Edit
  
  Delete
  
  Remove
- Cancel
- Tom September 01, 2011 03:25
  
  lol I like it when it rattles off a string of upcoming turns in rapid succession (more than I can remember in traffic), but after you make your next turn, it takes forever for TeleNav to acknowledge the turn and tell you where to go next. I end up driving very slowly until the app catches up. Oh, and "make a legal U-turn when possible".
  
  Edit
  
  Delete
  
  Remove
- Cancel
- Kenji Onozawa September 07, 2011 15:52
  
  Hi Thomas,
  
  Just wanted to circle back up with you and let you know that you're still on my radar and that I've shared your feedback with our team. On behalf of them, I'd like to thank you very much for taking the time to let us know about your experience.
  
  If I receive any new information from them in regards to this topic, I will certainly share it with you right away.
  
  Best,
  Kenji
  
  Edit
  
  Delete
  
  Remove
- Cancel
- Cancel
Edit Your Reply (some HTML allowed)
Has the status changed?

I have a routine for using TeleNav: open app, use app, exit app, go to task manager, kill app. Not sure why TeleNav can't just exit like every other app on the phone.

How does this make you feel? Add Image

I'm
e.g. indifferent, undecided, unconcerned kidding, amused, unsure, silly sad, anxious, confused, frustrated happy, confident, thankful, excited
Cancel
I’m sad

0

Edit

Delete

Remove

Official

Fork

Matthew McNeese January 13, 2012 05:11

I have the same issue, and would like to be able to completely remove the application if a resolution has not been reached in the last 4 months.

Comment

good solution! good solution! (undo)
- Cancel
Edit Your Reply (some HTML allowed)
Has the status changed?

I have the same issue, and would like to be able to completely remove the application if a resolution has not been reached in the last 4 months.

How does this make you feel? Add Image

I'm
e.g. indifferent, undecided, unconcerned kidding, amused, unsure, silly sad, anxious, confused, frustrated happy, confident, thankful, excited
Cancel