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March 29, 2025
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QB Mileage tracker draining battery life

  • March 29, 2025
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I've always used the QB mileage tracker. More recently, it's started draining the battery and overheating my phone. This didn't used to happen. Surely this is a recent bug? Anyone have any fixes?

 

Thank you 

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March 29, 2025

It's essential to note that the QuickBooks (QB) app needs to run in the background, Cashano. Doing so enables the platform to accurately track mileage for real-time trip logging of your driving activities. Let me provide you with some tips that can help you save your device's battery life.

 

There are a few ways to help you save battery life and avoid overheating while using the mileage tracking feature in the QB app.

 

Below are some common ways to preserve battery life when monitoring your mileage in the app, achievable by adjusting your device's settings.

 

Option 1: Minimize the app while running in the background to limit its screen time. This helps save battery consumption. Tap your device's home icon to achieve this.

 

Option 2: Enable battery optimization:

 

  1. Go to your device's Settings.
  2. Tap Battery.
  3. Turn on Low Power Mode or Battery Optimization.

 

Option 3: Turn off the device's sounds and push notification:

 

  1. Go to your device's Settings.
  2. Tap Notifications.
  3. Customize push notices for the QB app.

 

Option 4: Reduce the brightness or enable your device's dark mode theme. To do so, go to SettingsDisplay & Brightness, then reduce the brightness or turn on dark mode.

 

Furthermore, I will share an article that guides you through the steps needed to set up the automatic mileage tracking feature: Automatically track mileage in QuickBooks Online.

 

Additionally, you can refer to this article if you encounter problems with your mileage tracking in the QuickBooks app: Fix mileage tracking issues in the QuickBooks Online mobile app.

 

If you have further questions regarding mileage tracking and battery optimization, feel free to respond to this thread. Have a great day.