Hatching eggs sucks. I'd like to hatch these eggs while I'm doing my daily running exercises. Will my movement be tracked if the app is open but the phone is locked? I ask because I attempted this with a treadmill, and I made no progress whatsoever towards my eggs.
Pokemon-go – Is the movement tracked for hatching eggs while the screen is locked but the app open
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The easiest settings to reduce the energy consumption are your Location settings:
->> Settings ->> Location
->> Mode
Here you can choose battery saving which has quite a big influence. Your battery is saved at performance's charge: When I activated the "battery saving" location setting I noticed some huge latencies when walking around whereas I never faced those issues when I played with the "High Accuracy" option.
I think this option is available since Android 5.0. Correct me if I am wrong.
Another option is in the Application's setting itself:
->> Pokemon GO ->> "Pokeball" ->> Settings
I do not know what this option does exactly but I think it also tries to reduce the accesses of Android's Location service (Also look at this topic: What does the battery saver do in Pokémon Go?).
Update June 30, 2016: This Update removed the In-App Battery Saver for iOS.
Tip:
Always carry along a charger and hang around nearby sockets :P
It doesn't sadly. The 0.29.2 (today's release) supports Android Nougat, but as of the current release, it doesn't support split screen.
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Best Answer
Unfortunately distance walked only counts via GPS and not pedometer, so running on a treadmill won't lead to eggs hatching. Also the app does have to be open and the phone unlocked. There is a "battery saver" option in the in-game settings. This will dim the screen when your phone is up-side-down, such as in your pocket.