Title: Sending tracks at variable intervals
Last modified: November 22, 2016

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# Sending tracks at variable intervals

 *  Resolved [hawkesley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hawkesley/)
 * (@hawkesley)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sending-tracks-at-variable-intervals/)
 * Hi
    I have been using your app successfully using the IOS option. As I have reported
   before the fact that the app updates every 5 seconds means the battery runs out
   pretty quickly.Using the background option while useful is not accurate enough
   for some purposes. I use this app to track walks and it really only needs to 
   update every minute. If there was a setting in the app to set the update time
   depending on what you are using it for that would be very helpful. Updating often
   also increases the server usage , additionally, or instead of , is it possible
   to add an option to update the database at pre-defined intervals. I understand
   if this is too much to ask, but perhaps you could indicate in the code where 
   such a mod could be made. Thanks for listening

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 *  Plugin Author [tinuzz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tinuzz/)
 * (@tinuzz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sending-tracks-at-variable-intervals/#post-8476675)
 * Hi,
 * I’m not sure I understand what you are asking. First of all, I don’t kow what‘
   app’ you are talking about. Are you using SendLocation? If you would like the
   app to behave differently than it does, I suggest you contact the people who 
   built that app. There isn’t much I can do for you, since Trackserver is in no
   way officially related to any of the mobile apps that it can be used with.
 * Regarding a limit on the number of database updates on the server side:
 * I can see how ‘rate limiting’ could be helpful in some cases, for example to 
   prevent abuse on a busy server, but I think you are asking for it for the wrong
   reasons. This is something that should be fixed on the side of the app. Furthermore,
   I am afraid such a setting would lead to a lot of confusion about why updates
   don’t appear on the map, and I’ll be getting a lot of ‘It doesn’t work!’ type
   of questions.
 * I’m sorry, but this will not be high on my ‘todo’ list.
 * If you want to take a swing at it yourself, all the code is in trackserver.php,
   and I hope and think the code is readable enough to allow easy hacking.
 * Best regards,
    Martijn.

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sending-tracks-at-variable-intervals/#post-8476675)
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