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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-D871591C-7FDE-4E5C-A670-9EAB5F09F6D8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am always in airplane mode. For whatever reason the gps does not function i= n this area either and also burns out the battery while aimlessly searching-= does the same thing in the camp although online. To add a location on eBird= I have to travel elsewhere as the map will not function in any mode. I have= heard similar things with vehicle gps- some say it works so long as you tur= n it on before reaching the area but it will not work if you wait until you a= re here in the dead zone. A hand-held gps generally works though. Basically I= remain offline at all times when out so I always have enough battery to rec= ord bird vocalizations. Sometimes it is nice to be unreachable.=20 Nancy Sent from my iPad > On Oct 27, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Kevin Lantz <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > If your problem is lack of cell service the phone will search and use up t= he battery whenever it is on, whether the eBird app is running or not. Try o= pperating in flight mode, the phone's gps should still work and that does in= crease the draw on the battery somewhat but not nearly as much as searching f= or a signal.=20 > I am often in areas without cell coverage for extended periods and seldom h= ave any issues. I do carry an external battery though because the track/gps= is often on all day. >=20 > Kevin >=20 > On Oct 26, 2019 17:22, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > I never thought about the App. Good point. Virtually unusable here on the= go, as it is designed for, due to lack of mobile service. Even offline chec= klists continue to seek for a location until the battery dies. I only use it= when Inside the camp with satellite dish internet (none too good either com= pared to proper WIFI). But the app would be the way most eBirders submit che= cklists now and, as you said, most likely what the data entry changes are ce= ntreed around.=20 >=20 > Nancy D >=20 > Sent from my iPad >=20 > On Oct 26, 2019, at 10:01 AM, Kevin Lantz <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > I agree with Richard, for app users it=E2=80=99s not a big deal as uploadi= ng photos requires logging on with a different device and making the changes= after the checklist has been submitted. Perhaps they are catering to app us= ers or even nudging folks towards them because of the immediacy of data subm= issions. >=20 > As for the app itself, the latest changes make it easier to use, just one c= lick to start a checklist, no need to select a location as that can be done a= s the checklist is submitted. >=20 > =20 >=20 > Kevin Lantz >=20 > =20 >=20 > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >=20 > =20 >=20 > From: Richard Stern > Sent: October 26, 2019 8:08 AM > To: NatureNS > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Hate Changes To E-Bird >=20 > =20 >=20 > I actually like the changes to eBird, and once I got used to them, also th= e new way the Android app on my phone works. There is a great eBird discussi= on group on Facebook, with all kinds of ideas and input, questions answered e= tc. >=20 > Richard Stern > sent from my Android device >=20 > =20 >=20 > On Sat., Oct. 26, 2019, 4:12 a.m. NancyDowd, <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:= >=20 > Agree. It is definitely much more awkward and slow to load photos and audi= os as it takes multiple steps instead of just one. I suspect it has somethin= g to do with the efficiency of processing by the ever-growing database (or s= ome other background big data crunching) that we end users do not quite unde= rstand. Maybe someone has more info on the whys for this recent change? >=20 > Nancy D >=20 > > On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:48 AM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote= : > >=20 > > I guess I'm behind on E-bird entries by three months. I do not like the= changes that were made since I last logged in. The process for attaching p= ictures especially. I found it convenient to be able to attach pictures as I= entered my data. It was fast and efficient. Now you have to complete data= entry and then go and put your pictures in place. Loading of the pictures i= s far slower and clarity of the photo is lacking in comparison to what we ha= d before. The system has been made bulky and awkward. > >=20 > > James R. Hirtle > > LaHave >=20 > =20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-D871591C-7FDE-4E5C-A670-9EAB5F09F6D8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I am always in airplane mode. For whatever r= eason the gps does not function in this area either and also burns out the b= attery while aimlessly searching- does the same thing in the camp although o= nline. To add a location on eBird I have to travel elsewhere as the map will= not function in any mode. I have heard similar things with vehicle gps- som= e say it works so long as you turn it on before reaching the area but it wil= l not work if you wait until you are here in the dead zone. A hand-held gps g= enerally works though. Basically I remain offline at all times when out so I= always have enough battery to record bird vocalizations. Sometimes it is ni= ce to be unreachable. <div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"= >Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oc= t 27, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Kevin Lantz <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:<b= r><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF= <div dir=3D"auto">If your problem is lack of cell service the phone will sea= rch and use up the battery whenever it is on, whether the eBird app is= running or not. Try opperating in flight mode, the phone's gps should still= work and that does increase the draw on the battery somewhat but not nearly= as much as searching for a signal. <div dir=3D"auto">I am often in are= as without cell coverage for extended periods and seldom have any issues. I d= o carry an external battery though because the track/gps is often on a= ll day.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Kevin</div></div>= <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 26, 2019 17= :22, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution">= <blockquote class=3D"quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s= olid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">I never thought about the App.