Users that the update of the Google Search app have ge lwa installed, complaining about a high energy consumption of the application. The update adds Google Now-support to the application and therefore the location must be updated.
The users complain in a thread on a Google support forum. According to some works the iPhone after installing the application on a continuous basis the location, so the data usage increases. A part of the users complains that gps after the install of the update continuously turned on. A Google employee signs, however, that the application is not gps used, but information of wi-fi hotspots and antennas of mobile networks for location positioning.
According to the Google employee is the location, moreover, is only updated when a user logs over a longer distance move and stop the collection completely when the battery is empty to the touch. In addition, the functionality can optionally be disabled, says Google employee. Google Now, Monday was added to the iOS app of Google.
