Earthmate running in the background

How do I stop Earthmate from running the background?  I recently was optimizing my phone battery settings and found that Earthmate had been running for over 6 hours in the background.  During that time, I was updating my InReach device but not using Earthmate.  

Does Earthmate automatically wake up when I turn on my InReach device?  If I want to use Earthmate, I can easily tap its phone icon.  I don't need its help.

  • iPhone or Android? 

    At least on an iPhone, Earthmate does not open automatically. You must start it manually. However, if you simply switch away (for example, open a different app, return to the home screen, or whatever) it continues to run in the background. You must swipe it closed.

    I don't know about Android. But I assume the behavior is similar. You have to forcibly close the app once you have opened it.