Maps is one of Google’s core platforms, one that’s frequently polished to make the experience seamless for users. In our latest dose, we’re learning that Google Maps for Android may soon gain a new power saving mode. This apparently works independently of your phone’s power saver mode, and you can enable it by pressing the power button.
Google Maps could be developing a new power saving mode
Android Authority has discovered evidence of the new ‘power saving’ mode within the 25.44.03.824313610 beta release of Google Maps for Android. It includes the strings that suggest the new feature and the overview of how it works. Once available, you should be able to activate Maps’ power saving directly in the app manually. As said, you can trigger it by pressing the phone’s physical power button.
The report shares an illustration for the power saving mode that highlights the enabling part of it. Maps will display a message at the bottom of the screen when you activate power saving.
A new minimalistic approach
The UI changes make it very obvious that power saving mode is on, as it goes monochrome and drops almost all of the UI elements. The images shared by the report suggest that the power saving mode’s minimalistic UI may be taking things too far. It even removes the name of the street you’re turning onto. You’ll just see the arrow direction, the ETA, the distance left, and how much time you still have to go.
Power saving mode in Maps could support walking, two-wheeler directions, and driving. However, it’s not clear if it’ll support public transit, where it would have to display your bus or train number. There are chances it might not support because of the low-text approach. The report notes that the new power saving mode could still feature audio output (voice navigation).
There appears to be another limitation, where you can’t use Maps in landscape mode when power saving is on. Considering the feature is still not available publicly, things might change before debuting. While the feature can be handy to save some battery during long drives, are you willing to let go of all the flagship features of Google Maps?
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