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"Google Maps&amp;#039;s new auto-dimming feature has sparked a backlash against the product among iOS users. The function reduces screen brightness between navigational instructions to maintain battery life, but customers have complained that this obscures important information at a glance, and carries over to incoming calls.  Google quietly added auto-dimming nine weeks ago following negative feedback about Maps&amp;#039;s battery demands, but the update has seen the app&amp;#039;s user rating on the App Store decline, CNET reports. Google Maps held an average user rating of four and a half stars when it returned to the storefront in December, but has now received almost 500 one-star reviews and slumped to three stars. Android users have the option to disable the auto-dimming feature thanks to an update Google issued after receiving similar complaints from users of its own platform. Google is yet to confirm whether a similar update will be issued for the iOS service. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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