Google Maps
universal confirmed x ∞ inherent when used possible background drain
Causes: location, screen, CPU, downloading map data, background tracking
Workarounds: Reduce brightness, WiFi only and/or Offline maps, turn off location history(?)
Alternatives: Maps, OsmAnd~ (note: inherent battery drain remains, no idea about programming efficiency)
Aside from all the other uses, Google Maps tracks your movement if you let it. This may cause extra battery drain.
It also constantly asks for microphone access without this being activated, which not only makes me suspicious but wonder if it just activates all sensors in the FP (the microphone does not demand any significant amount of energy though)
Creating offline Maps
- Tap the menu icon on left of the search bar (aka hamburger icon)
- Scroll down to Offline maps
- Tap
Select Your Map - Select size of area you wish to download
- NOTE: depending on zoom levels, maps might not download all information down to the deepest zoom. Especially in bigger cities it might be worth it to “tile” zoomed in areas.