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Google Maps adds a useful tweak for its Android Auto interface – and may soon help you save your phone battery while navigating

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Google appears to be testing a more centered map in Android Auto, with a power-saving mode on the way too.

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Although Android Auto is one of the apps to which Google devotes a greater number of resources within its vast ecosystem, it sometimes makes decisions that prevent the user from enjoying a good experience. So it has happened with the latest changes to Google Maps. Android Auto is increasingly versatile and customizable. As Google launches new updates, the system adds new features and settings that allow us to enjoy to the maximum of all that the…

Although many think of Google Maps as an ideal navigation tool for the car, the reality is that its use goes much further. Walks through the city, bike rides, off-road excursions or simply public transport trips make it a daily assistant who, however, has an important weakness: consumes a lot of battery. Now, a beta version of the app reveals that Google is working on a new energy-saving mode designed to extend the device’s autonomy when using t…

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Tech Radar broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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