Testing how much data Google Maps uses...
I have heard this come up recently and was curious myself so I wanted to test it. How much data does Google Maps actually use? We have all heard it described as a data hog... lets see how much water ...
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Great tips about killing Google Maps (or any data using app) that you are not actively using.
Something that is easily done on the iPhone is that you can turn cellular data off on specific apps. If you look at the last picture that I posted you can see the on/off buttons for the cellular data.
As a long time iPhone user I don't know how to do this on Android, but I am sure you can turn cellular data off on specific apps.
Just wanted to point that out so that if you wanted too, you could turn the mobile data off of the navigation apps until you are ready to use them. That will keep the parasitic drain to a minimum.
I am also a huge proponent of stand alone GPS, but I think with some planning a phone can be useful.
For example.. one of my biggest gripes about using a phone as a GPS is that there always seems be the unintended phone call at just the right moment to really screw up your navigation.
On iPhone at least you can work around this by setting up "Do Not Disturb" on your phone and then customizing who, if anyone can actually call you while you are on do not disturb.
Anyway, one final suggestion if you want to use a phone as a GPS... Invest in a decent windshield mount. I found one in the automotive section of Wal-Mart several years ago for about $10.00 and its been a pretty good mount.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
Something that is easily done on the iPhone is that you can turn cellular data off on specific apps. If you look at the last picture that I posted you can see the on/off buttons for the cellular data.
As a long time iPhone user I don't know how to do this on Android, but I am sure you can turn cellular data off on specific apps.
Just wanted to point that out so that if you wanted too, you could turn the mobile data off of the navigation apps until you are ready to use them. That will keep the parasitic drain to a minimum.
I am also a huge proponent of stand alone GPS, but I think with some planning a phone can be useful.
For example.. one of my biggest gripes about using a phone as a GPS is that there always seems be the unintended phone call at just the right moment to really screw up your navigation.
On iPhone at least you can work around this by setting up "Do Not Disturb" on your phone and then customizing who, if anyone can actually call you while you are on do not disturb.
Anyway, one final suggestion if you want to use a phone as a GPS... Invest in a decent windshield mount. I found one in the automotive section of Wal-Mart several years ago for about $10.00 and its been a pretty good mount.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
