[dannyro77]

Has anyone noticed that Maps is now using more battery since the Jellybean update? I use Gsam battery and Norton utilities, and Gsam reports that Maps is using between 10-15% of the battery, while Norton reports around 5-8%. Not sure which is right, but Maps never used to consume that much battery before JB. I suspect maybe it has something to do with Google Now? Has anyone else noticed this and have you found any fixes?

I generally leave GPS off and dont use Maps too often.

[dmlcs]

I've noticed the same thing about the battery life, as well as the "navigation" icon in the top bars being always displayed. I've never used Google Maps (I'm a Mapquest person myself), and leave the GPS off unless I'm using an app that needs it, so this is particularly annoying. If there's a fix out there, I'd appreciate knowing it, thanks!

[CletusJones]

I've noticed it takes longer to get a GPS lock also.

[Nakrohtap]

I am not sure, but I think that Google Now has Maps services running in the background.
Maps seem to encompass a lot of integrated services like Latitude.

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[jlgraham]

I have also noticed that Maps is using more battery, at 12% right now. That application sure kills the battery. I used turn by turn navigation last week, in the San Francisco bay area where I have a strong 4G signal, and my GNex with extended battery went from 100% charged to completely dead (shut itself down) in about an hour and a half, while plugged in the whole time! Only thing I was doing was using maps, no other data intensive apps. Now when I use maps I switch to 3G. The battery still drains faster than it charges, but not so much that the phone dies, at least in the time I was using it (I tested it for 2 hours, I do a lot of driving for work).