Within "Location Services" there are two options:
1) GPS & Verizon Location Services
2) Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location
The first - "GPS & Verizon Location Services" - is for using GPS navigation (and probably some other apps that I don't use). I only turn this on when using GPS navigation (Google Maps app) using the GPS button in the notification panel.
The second - "Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location" - seems to only be necessary for using Google Now. It also needs (not surprisingly) Wi-Fi. I'm sure other apps use this second location service too. I assume that along with Wi-Fi it also uses cell towers or whatever to approximate location.
My question is how much battery will the second - "Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location" - eat? I'd love to use all the features of Google Now, but I'm not going to turn "Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location" on and off every time I want to use Google Now if it eats too much battery to leave on all the time. And same with Wi-Fi in general; will that eat battery if I leave it on? I'm rarely in an area where I get Wi-Fi, but I do like to have it connect as soon as I get home.
Talk to be about this feature!
1) GPS & Verizon Location Services
2) Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location
The first - "GPS & Verizon Location Services" - is for using GPS navigation (and probably some other apps that I don't use). I only turn this on when using GPS navigation (Google Maps app) using the GPS button in the notification panel.
The second - "Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location" - seems to only be necessary for using Google Now. It also needs (not surprisingly) Wi-Fi. I'm sure other apps use this second location service too. I assume that along with Wi-Fi it also uses cell towers or whatever to approximate location.
My question is how much battery will the second - "Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location" - eat? I'd love to use all the features of Google Now, but I'm not going to turn "Google Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location" on and off every time I want to use Google Now if it eats too much battery to leave on all the time. And same with Wi-Fi in general; will that eat battery if I leave it on? I'm rarely in an area where I get Wi-Fi, but I do like to have it connect as soon as I get home.
Talk to be about this feature!