Maximizing Battery Efficiency on Your Adventures

Worrying about your phone’s battery draining while you travel can put a damper on any adventure. After all, you’d rather be admiring breathtaking views than babysitting your power levels. With Pebbls, you can track your journeys, capture memories, and share your stories—all without sacrificing precious battery life. Here’s how Pebbls is designed to keep your phone going strong, plus tips on how to further optimize battery usage wherever your travels take you.

Pebbls’ Built-in Battery Efficiency

Unlike many continuous GPS trackers, Pebbls minimizes battery usage from the get-go. By default, it only syncs your journey data every 15 minutes, rather than constantly pinging the server. However, your device is still recording high-accuracy GPS coordinates in real time, storing them on your phone until the scheduled sync. This approach conserves battery without sacrificing tracking reliability, ensuring every twist and turn of your adventure is saved.

• On-Demand Tracking – You control when to start or stop tracking, so there’s no steady battery drain during downtime at camp or in a café.
• Works Offline – Pebbls continues to gather precise location data even if you’re off-grid. The moment you’re back online, it syncs everything in one go—no data lost and no hassle.

Tips for Battery Conservation

Prolonging your phone’s battery life during your trip ensures you can capture every moment without worrying about a sudden shutdown. Here are some proven strategies to keep your device powered for longer:

Use Airplane Mode

Turning on airplane mode stops your phone from constantly searching for signals, which can quickly drain the battery. If you’re off the grid or just want to preserve power, keep airplane mode active while you record your journey. Pebbls will track offline and sync your data whenever you reconnect—whether that’s later in the day or after several days of adventuring.

Dim Your Screen

Lowering your screen brightness can noticeably extend your device’s battery life. A small adjustment can make a big difference.

Pause or Close Unused Apps

Background activity from social networks, email clients, or games can chip away at your battery life. Pausing or closing these apps reduces overall power consumption.

Check Your Phone’s Power-Saving Mode

Some phones’ power-saving settings can limit or disable background activity for apps. If power-saving mode is active, Pebbls might not be able to track your journey accurately in the background. To avoid missing any part of your adventure disable power-saving mode while you track and instead pause/disable individual apps & features.

Charging on the Go

For longer expeditions, having a reliable way to recharge is a lifesaver. Here are some tried-and-tested options to consider:

Power Banks

A lightweight power bank in your backpack or pannier can help you recharge multiple times. If you’re going to be off-grid for extended periods, consider bringing two power banks:

• Rotate Them for Continuous Power: While one power bank charges (e.g., via solar), use the other one to top up your phone. Then swap them out so you can keep your phone powered round the clock.

Solar Chargers

Portable solar chargers give you a way to keep your devices powered up whenever there’s daylight. We’ve tracked our adventures across Europe for over three months without ever plugging into a socket, simply by strapping solar panels to the back of our bicycles and letting them work throughout the day. Even if the skies aren’t perfectly clear, you can still draw a useful trickle of power as long as there’s daylight.

Use Solar to Charge Your Power Banks
Rather than plugging your phone directly into the solar panel, charge a power bank first. You can keep your phone stashed away and protected, while the power bank collects whatever energy is available. Once it’s fully charged, transfer that power to your phone whenever it’s convenient—day or night—so you’re never reliant on direct sunlight to stay connected.

Car Chargers

Road-tripping? Use your vehicle’s USB ports or cigarette lighter adapters to keep your gadgets powered while on the move.

Perfect for Remote Adventures

Pebbls doesn’t need an internet connection to record your journey. Just enable GPS tracking when you’re ready, and let Pebbls handle the rest – just remember to connect to the internet every now and then to sync your data to your online map.

Pebbls is crafted for explorers who want to capture every memorable twist and turn, without being tethered to a charging cable. By trying a few simple power-saving tricks—like dimming your screen, toggling airplane mode, and closing unused apps—you can keep your phone powered through every breathtaking moment.