Playing “Pokemon Go” comes with a lot of external factors, most of which are not tied up with the app itself. As most know by now, the augmented reality game relies on Google Maps API, meaning there is syncing that needed which can at times take its toll on a device’s battery.
The usual way is to take the necessary measures on the settings feature of “Pokemon Go”. This includes turning on the battery saver mode and disabling AR. To save mobile devices strain, it is advisable to turn off other application that are not needed other than “Pokemon Go”.
That ploy could work though there are some who still have battery drain issues from continuous play. And known the opportunity lost when players are forced to give their devices a rest from playing “Pokemon Go”, a lot of hooked players will be looking at alternatives outside the cheating methods.
One report offers an interesting alternative and it involves Google Maps. Neurogadget suggests using the offline option of Google Maps API where they can select areas they frequent.
By doing so, using the downloaded sections from Google Maps saves devices the trouble of wasting batter and data when environment updating comes forth. For those who are not familiar on how to go about it, here is a simple guide.
First, try to open the Google Maps app and head to the settings section The find the Offline Area option and select ‘+.’ Locate the location and draw a square around the area which you want to download and when done highlighting, click on download.
The best way to go for “Pokemon Go” players is to focus on areas they frequent or expect to be at. The process does not hinder issues on device space. Google offers a better explanation on downloading map portions offline here.
Some users claim that the ploy works despite claims by Google engineers that it doesn’t. Just the same, trying it out wouldn’t hurt since it is fair and won’t cost you a penny.
