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What testing has happened and what is the battery life? There are now over 450 users of Tracker and no reported issues with regards excessive battery life. Expect around 6% battery use per hour if live tracking, and half this if just using text messages. Some examples are given below, I would recommend you perform your own tests for your own handset and battery. In all cases Bluetooth and WiFi both switched off (recommended) Blackview A20: Live tracking, two SMS every 20 minutes, poor view of sky for GPS, 5% drop every hour Samsung Galaxy S3: Live tracking, good network, good GPS, 6.5% drop every hour Sony Xperia Z3 Compact: Live tracking, igc logging, poor network, poor GPS, barometer enabled, 5.5% drop every hour Other tips Outside of the application, consider setting your phone up for power saving: Switch off motion features Do not use password facial recognition features Switch off near field communications Engage any power saving mode and after you have started tracking I recommend ... Put phone into silent mode Switch off screen