Mobile app battery drain — optimization tips?

tried the location setting but now dispatch cant see where i am. theyre complaining when i get assigned emergency jobs. is there a middle ground here or what

Art — we had the same tension. here's what works for us: leave location on "Always" BUT set the app to update location every 5 minutes instead of real-time. Settings → Location → Advanced → Frequency. Dispatch still sees you, battery lasts way longer. You don't get the "technician arrived" auto-pings but honestly those were flaky anyway.

Pro tip: also tell dispatch to text you for true emergencies instead of relying on the live map. saves everyone's sanity.

Art — we had the same tension. here's what works for us: leave location on "Always" BUT set the app to update location every 5 minutes instead of real-time. Settings → Location → Advanced → Frequency. Dispatch still sees you, battery lasts way longer. You don't get the "technician arrived" auto-pings but honestly those were flaky anyway.

Pro tip: also tell dispatch to text you for true emergencies instead of relying on the live map. saves everyone's sanity.