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I use Swing by Swing and dont have issues with my iPhone 4s.   I do have a Mophie case which is an external battery as well.   I usually click the case on just in case.


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I use GolfShot and I admit to being a pretty heavy camera user during a round.  My iPhone 5s battery did struggle to finish a couple of 4.5 hour rounds last year and required that I shut down other apps to conserve juice.  My iPhone 6 has yet to see the course but I am confident that the better power management that seems to be in place on this platform despite the larger screen will handle even longer rounds without a glitch.  Since it seems like someone in our foursome will have forgotten to charge their device, I keep a 5200mAh PowerAdd cell in my golf bag.  It will power an Apple iPhone, Ipad or Android phone and it cost me less than $15 on Amazon.

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+1 on the Hole19 app. It's now available on android but I never had any issues on my iPhone

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Im using swing by swing and have it set on medium low. I track most of my shots and score every hole. I use about 20-35% battery after 9 holes.

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I think GolfLogix seems to be a little better than Swing by swing as far as battery consumption is concerned. I have both apps and should do a comparison tomorrow with Swing by Swing.

Dropping down to 65% battery in 9 holes does not sound that bad, actually. GolfLogix might be at 75 to 80% after 9 holes, which falls into your range. I have spare batteries and battery life extenders.

I'm using swing by swing and have it set on medium low. I track most of my shots and score every hole. I use about 20-35% battery after 9 holes.

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I think GolfLogix seems to be a little better than Swing by swing as far as battery consumption is concerned. I have both apps and should do a comparison tomorrow with Swing by Swing.

Dropping down to 65% battery in 9 holes does not sound that bad, actually. GolfLogix might be at 75 to 80% after 9 holes, which falls into your range. I have spare batteries and battery life extenders.

I tried just tracking my drives and score last week and used about 10-15% total on 9 holes. So it depends on use. I would imagine if I set it to use low battery that would be much less for everything. The medium low setting seems good for me though. I tried the medium high setting and it used like 70% of my battery in 9 holes.

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I think GolfLogix seems to be a little better than Swing by swing as far as battery consumption is concerned. I have both apps and should do a comparison tomorrow with Swing by Swing.

Dropping down to 65% battery in 9 holes does not sound that bad, actually. GolfLogix might be at 75 to 80% after 9 holes, which falls into your range. I have spare batteries and battery life extenders.

I tried just tracking my drives and score last week and used about 10-15% total on 9 holes. So it depends on use. I would imagine if I set it to use low battery that would be much less for everything. The medium low setting seems good for me though. I tried the medium high setting and it used like 70% of my battery in 9 holes.

The GPS portion should not use that much power, so I'm not sure why it is using 70% of the power. You can turn off the display and keep the app running in the background as well, that might help?

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I have a gs3 and golf logix. no battery problems, Make sure i have a full charge, set up the app, close all other apps, then go to airplane mode.

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I have a gs3 and golf logix. no battery problems, Make sure i have a full charge, set up the app, close all other apps, then go to airplane mode.

This is my setup as well. I do have extra batteries if I want to do a Vlog.

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The "Swing by Swing" app for Android and iOS has several power saving options. One will completely turn GPS off when you turn your screen off. I have a Galaxy S5 and use the medium low power setting and it uses about 30% battery in 5 hours (driving range plus a round of 18). My friend has an iPhone 5s and it takes about 40% battery in the same amount of time, same setting.

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