CtownClowns wrote:
My SE has been doing this for the last day. Researching it led me here. What does he mean stop worrying about it? LoL. The arrow is purple meaning it's actively being used.
WRONG. It is explained very clearly what a purple arrow means, and it does not mean it is actively being used. Read what it says at the bottom of the Location Services setting:
"Recently Used" is NOT the same as "Actively being used."
Yes...that drains the battery.
Also wrong. There are anywhere from a dozen to hundreds of apps and functions on your phone (depending on how many apps you have installed) that consume battery. You are focusing on the least likely cause of your battery problem.
The Location Services arrow on my phone's status bar is always displayed, and going to location services I see a total of 24 arrows displayed, and 10 of them are purple (one is a geofence, which DOES continuously actively use Location Services). If Location Services was a major battery drain my battery life would be 15 minutes. Instead, I only really need to charge every 2 - 3 days; if I charge overnight by the end of the day my remaining battery is typically 70%. And I'm a heavy user, with over 250 apps installed.
By paying attention only to one arrow in Location Services you are essentially denying yourself the opportunity to fix your battery issue.
