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<p>This section outlines recommendations for using geofencing with the location

APIs for Android.</p>

<h3>Reduce power consumption</h3>

<h3>

  Reduce power consumption

</h3>

<p>You can use the following techniques to optimize power consumption in your apps that use geofencing:</p>

<p>

  You can use the following techniques to optimize power consumption in your

  apps that use geofencing:

</p>

<ul>

<li><p>Set the <a href="{@docRoot}android/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/Geofence.Builder.html#setNotificationResponsiveness(int)">

notification responsiveness</a> to a higher value. Doing so improves power consumption by

increasing the latency of geofence alerts. For example, if you set a responsiveness value of five

minutes your app only checks for an entrance or exit alert once every five minutes.

Setting lower values does not necessarily mean that users will be notified within that time period

(for example, if you set a value of 5 seconds it may take a bit longer than that to receive the

alert).</p></li>

<li><p>Use a larger geofence radius for locations where a user spends a significant amount of time,

such as home or work. While a larger radius doesn't directly reduce power consumption, it reduces

the frequency at which the app checks for entrance or exit, effectively lowering overall power

consumption.</p></li>

  <li>

    <p>

      Set the <a href=

      "https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/Geofence.Builder.html#setNotificationResponsiveness(int)">

      notification responsiveness</a> to a higher value. Doing so improves

      power consumption by increasing the latency of geofence alerts. For

      example, if you set a responsiveness value of five minutes your app only

      checks for an entrance or exit alert once every five minutes. Setting

      lower values does not necessarily mean that users will be notified

      within that time period (for example, if you set a value of 5 seconds it

      may take a bit longer than that to receive the alert).

    </p>

  </li>

  <li>

    <p>

      Use a larger geofence radius for locations where a user spends a

      significant amount of time, such as home or work. While a larger radius

      doesn't directly reduce power consumption, it reduces the frequency at

      which the app checks for entrance or exit, effectively lowering overall

      power consumption.

    </p>

  </li>

</ul>

<h3>Choose the optimal radius for your geofence</h3>