{
  "id": 11186022,
  "title": "Google Maps ate my battery on longer drives until I discovered this setting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/google-maps-ate-my-battery-on-longer-drives-until-i-discovered-this",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T12:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Police",
    "slug": "android-police",
    "url": "https://www.androidpolice.com/google-maps-ate-battery-longer-drives-discovered-setting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Is Google Maps killing your phone's battery on long drives? A hidden navigation setting stops the drain and keeps your device cool",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}