Re:Google Now on your iPhone and iPad
by josephjrobison on Monday April 29, 2013 @01:30PM
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How does it affect battery life? Is it always sucking in the GPS? I was using the Moves app and I loved it, but it drained my battery faster than usual.
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On Android it turns on the GPS once every 30 minutes to update your location. If another app turns on the GPS it'll take the opportunity and update then and reset the 30 minute timer.
When I got Android 4.1 with Google Now my battery life actually got better (presumably because of improvements made throughout the OS) so it's hard to say what impact it has on battery for me.