data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google”>Google recently released its November Pixel Drop update, which includes several new features for Pixel phones and some Android devices. One of the more interesting updates is a power-saving mode in data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google-maps” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google-maps”>Google Maps.
The feature is meant to help save battery life by reducing the amount of visible features in the navigation map. This is partly done by making the app monochrome in a black and white scheme.
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This new power-saving mode was data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/mobile-apps/google-maps-is-working-on-a-huge-upgrade-that-will-make-sure-your-phone-doesnt-die-while-getting-directions” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/mobile-apps/google-maps-is-working-on-a-huge-upgrade-that-will-make-sure-your-phone-doesnt-die-while-getting-directions”>discovered around Halloween in Google beta code,…

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