https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/toggle-basemap-on-off-in-field-maps-app/m-p/1375154#M7796 <P>Hi,</P><P>No, this is not possible. I also don't think the basemap impacts battery consumption much.</P><P>In my experience these things will use the battery fastest:</P><UL><LI>General device settings - always on display, music identification, apps running in background</LI><LI>Device communication settings (bluetooth, wifi and phone network)</LI><LI>Device communications - attempts to sync and upload/download data, GPS / location services</LI></UL><P>What you can do to reduce these is:</P><UL><LI>Put on flight mode if working offline in areas of low connectivity, as more battery will be used to find weaker connections</LI><LI>Apply general battery optimization to the device - turn off always on display, bluetooth, music identification, run device battery optimization tools, lower screen brightness</LI><LI>Configure field maps to be more optimal with its battery and gps settings e.g.<UL><LI><A href="https://doc.arcgis.com/en/field-maps/android/use-maps/track.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_C8CCBCCDEF5249348583BE1546610C37" target="_blank">https://doc.arcgis.com/en/field-maps/android/use-maps/track.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_C8CCBCCDEF5249348583BE1546610C37</A></LI><LI>Turn off auto sync&nbsp;</LI></UL></LI><LI>Close apps not in use</LI><LI>Turn the screen off when not in use</LI></UL><P>A chatty location services application with the screen on is a big battery drainer. The above will help mitigate it, but realistically you'll want to be on a newer device with a good/fresh battery, apply general battery optimization practices, and probably keep a spare battery or vehicle charger at hand.</P> Sat, 27 Jan 2024 01:11:50 GMT ChristopherCounsell 2024-01-27T01:11:50Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/toggle-basemap-on-off-in-field-maps-app/m-p/1374856#M7792 <P>Is it possible to toggle a basemap on and off in the Field Maps app? My thought is that turning off the basemap would reduce battery consumption on the collection device.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:24:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/toggle-basemap-on-off-in-field-maps-app/m-p/1374856#M7792 SarahKendell 2024-01-26T15:24:02Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/toggle-basemap-on-off-in-field-maps-app/m-p/1375154#M7796 <P>Hi,</P><P>No, this is not possible. I also don't think the basemap impacts battery consumption much.</P><P>In my experience these things will use the battery fastest:</P><UL><LI>General device settings - always on display, music identification, apps running in background</LI><LI>Device communication settings (bluetooth, wifi and phone network)</LI><LI>Device communications - attempts to sync and upload/download data, GPS / location services</LI></UL><P>What you can do to reduce these is:</P><UL><LI>Put on flight mode if working offline in areas of low connectivity, as more battery will be used to find weaker connections</LI><LI>Apply general battery optimization to the device - turn off always on display, bluetooth, music identification, run device battery optimization tools, lower screen brightness</LI><LI>Configure field maps to be more optimal with its battery and gps settings e.g.<UL><LI><A href="https://doc.arcgis.com/en/field-maps/android/use-maps/track.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_C8CCBCCDEF5249348583BE1546610C37" target="_blank">https://doc.arcgis.com/en/field-maps/android/use-maps/track.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_C8CCBCCDEF5249348583BE1546610C37</A></LI><LI>Turn off auto sync&nbsp;</LI></UL></LI><LI>Close apps not in use</LI><LI>Turn the screen off when not in use</LI></UL><P>A chatty location services application with the screen on is a big battery drainer. The above will help mitigate it, but realistically you'll want to be on a newer device with a good/fresh battery, apply general battery optimization practices, and probably keep a spare battery or vehicle charger at hand.</P> Sat, 27 Jan 2024 01:11:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/toggle-basemap-on-off-in-field-maps-app/m-p/1375154#M7796 ChristopherCounsell 2024-01-27T01:11:50Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/toggle-basemap-on-off-in-field-maps-app/m-p/1376536#M7817 <P>Thank you for the information! All things I'll have to implement internally and share with our partners. We do a lot of data collection on iPads that are aging. It probably wouldn't hurt to upgrade those devices.</P> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:41:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/toggle-basemap-on-off-in-field-maps-app/m-p/1376536#M7817 SarahKendell 2024-01-31T16:41:50Z