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"Google has denied that its Now iOS feature drains battery life. The firm released a statement to say that reports claiming the newly-updated app was responsible for draining battery life were &amp;quot;incorrect&amp;quot;.  Lifehacker.com reported that several iOS users had noticed &amp;quot;extensive battery drain due to location reporting&amp;quot;. The new feature came as part of an update to the iOS Google Search app released on April 29. Google reassured users that the app is not behind the problem, despite admitting that many background apps do usually take a hit on battery. It claims Now&amp;#039;s use of cell towers and WiFi hot spots have a &amp;quot;much lower battery impact&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;We extensively tested Google Now on iOS for months and didn&amp;#039;t see reports of significant battery impact,&amp;quot; the statement reads. &amp;quot;We would encourage you to try it in the Google Search app for a few days and we don&amp;#039;t expect you to see significant impact on your battery.&amp;quot; It added that any problems should be reported to them should any users continue to experience any issues. However, many users have hit back at Google via the original report. One commented: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not sure which is more disturbing: Google not being able to recreate this, or thinking they can just deny it and be believed.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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