Google Maps to now show bike sharing stations on app
5 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps to now show bike sharing stations on app

The Quint  

San Francisco, July 17 To make Maps more useful for users, Google is adding support for bike-sharing stations to let people be informed on docked bike sharing services near them. On a similar issue, on December 2018, Google Maps gained a feature to direct users towards shared Lime scooters and bikes, the report said. In July 2019, Maps also added more than 45,000 community and public toilets as part of the Central government's "Loo Review" campaign that covers 1,700 cities in India. Besides, the search engine giant has introduced features like Augmented Reality navigation feature and off-route alert feature on Maps as well.

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Google Maps offers free access for Indian developers to help build better solutions
3 months, 1 week ago

Google Maps offers free access for Indian developers to help build better solutions

The Hindu  

Google on Monday announced free access of Google Maps Platform from March 2025 to developers across the world and India. Tina Weyand, Senior Director of Product Management, Google Maps Platform, wrote that for Indian developers this means that instead of the recurring $200 monthly credit, developers can access up to $6,800 worth of free usage every month, distributed across all …

Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment

Associated Press  

Google Maps is introducing AI features to its digital maps service, Gemini, which will allow users to explore and navigate the world around them in a more immersive way. The new features include conversational tips on things to do around specific spots, detailed imagery, and the ability to ask questions about specific destinations and receive answers instantly.

Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app

LA Times  

Search giant Google wants people to use its navigation app for more than just finding directions and avoiding traffic. With 2 billion people using Google Maps every month, the company envisions people also will turn to the navigation app for inspiration, executives said at a media event at the company’s Street View Garage in Palo Alto on Wednesday. Miriam Daniel, …

Google Maps introduces ‘Fuel-Efficient Routing’ feature for Indian users, aiming to promote sustainability
1 year, 3 months ago

Google Maps introduces ‘Fuel-Efficient Routing’ feature for Indian users, aiming to promote sustainability

India TV News  

Google Maps introduces ‘Fuel-Efficient Routing’ feature for Indian users, aiming to promote sustainability Google has also integrated Kolkata and Mumbai Local Trains into the ‘Where Is My Train’ app. This move will enable the users to access dynamic information like train location, platform changes, real-time status and more for a smooth rail travel experience. AI-driven sustainability By leveraging artificial intelligence …

Google Map gets new features: Search with live view among others
2 years, 4 months ago

Google Map gets new features: Search with live view among others

Live Mint  

Google has added some new features to Google Maps. Here are the new features explained that Google added to Maps this festive season: Search with live view The “Search with live view" lets users find information about spots around them and find places which are not in the immediate vicinity, using the camera of users’ smartphone. The search with live …

Google, MapMyIndia announce 3D maps for Indian cities
2 years, 7 months ago

Google, MapMyIndia announce 3D maps for Indian cities

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI :Google launched its Google Street View mapping product in India on Wednesday, capitalizing on the government’s new geospatial policy. Shortly after Google’s announcement, homegrown MapMyIndia, unveiled a product called Real View Maps, which provides “360-degree panoramic street view" and also includes a 3D Metaverse Maps Service. Though India is one of the top markets for Google Maps, its …

Google brings ‘Street View’ to India
2 years, 7 months ago

Google brings ‘Street View’ to India

The Hindu  

Google on Wednesday announced the launch of its popular ‘Street View’ feature in India – after failing to bring the experience to India at least twice in the past decade following security concerns raised by government agencies over collection of data. The India launch marks the first time in the world that Street View, which allows users to view panoramic …

Google Maps Street View coming to these Indian cities first, check if your city is in the list
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Maps Street View coming to these Indian cities first, check if your city is in the list

India Today  

Google Maps in India has finally received the Street View feature, which is one of the biggest additions to the service. List of cities that will soon get Google Maps’ Street View feature -Bengaluru -Chennai - Delhi -Mumbai -Hyderabad -Pune -Nashik -Vadodara -Ahmednagar -Amritsar One can simply launch Street View by opening Google Maps app, zooming into a road in …

Google Maps gets immersive view, other new features
2 years, 10 months ago

Google Maps gets immersive view, other new features

India Today  

At the Google IO 2022 event, the tech giant announced new features for Google Maps, used by billions of users globally. The company announced that Maps will soon allow users to get an immersive view of the world, find the most fuel-efficient route, and use Live View in third-party apps. The new immersive view will allow users to experience what …

Google Maps is coming with the strongest update ever: Now, you can save money on highway toll
2 years, 11 months ago

Google Maps is coming with the strongest update ever: Now, you can save money on highway toll

India TV News  

Google Maps is one such application that made us find ways easily, removing the hassle of stopping the car in the midway and asking for the way every now and then. In the new feature, now Google Map will tell the user in advance about the number of tolls that will be on the way ahead, and how much tax …

Google Adds More Tools For COVID-19 Travel Advisories in Search and Maps, New Explore Tab & More
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Adds More Tools For COVID-19 Travel Advisories in Search and Maps, New Explore Tab & More

News 18  

Mountain View, California-based giant Google has added new tools to its search engine that shows users COVID-19 related advisories for their destination. Google, in a blog post, said that there has been an increase in search queries like “travel restrictions” and “where to travel” and that the Explore tool has also got its own tab on Google.com/travel and it has …

Google Maps Gets Indoor AR Navigation, Weather and AQI Layers, & More Features: What's New
3 years, 11 months ago

Google Maps Gets Indoor AR Navigation, Weather and AQI Layers, & More Features: What's New

News 18  

Google Maps is getting a new feature which will make it easy for users to navigate indoors. Google on Tuesday announced that Maps users will be able to use its Live View feature in certain indoor locations like Airports, transit stations, and malls. The indoor Live View feature in Google Maps is available on both Android and iOS platforms and …

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally

Firstpost  

Maps has supposedly got 200 new features from the onset of the pandemic to help users better adjust to the new normal. Google Maps is getting new updates to deliver more extensive COVID-19 updates as the holiday season approaches and many regions have seen the second wave of corona cases. To help users travelling to a new place, Maps will …

Google Maps Will Now Show Live Transit Crowdedness Info, Food Delivery Status and More
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps Will Now Show Live Transit Crowdedness Info, Food Delivery Status and More

News 18  

Google has announced a bunch of new updates for Google Maps Android and iOS apps. The latest version of the Google Maps app will have an improved COVID-19 layer that will display live transit crowdedness information to aid social distancing as well as quick links to COVID-19 resources from local authorities that also includes all-time detected cases of an area. …

New feature in Google Maps will show landmarks
4 years, 5 months ago

New feature in Google Maps will show landmarks

India Today  

Google has announced improvements for Google Maps which is a widely used app for navigation. Last year, the company introduced a Live View feature for Google Maps based on augmented reality. With new updates in Google Maps, Live View AR directions will also identify landmarks so to give users an idea of where they are in a city. For now, …

Google adds improved biking directions to Maps
4 years, 8 months ago

Google adds improved biking directions to Maps

Daily Mail  

Google Maps will now show directions to bikeshare docks in 10 major cities around the world, including London. The red Santander Cycles already appear on the popular navigation app but are not integrated with the biking directions, which Google Maps also offers. Google says that since February, usage of cycling directions on Google Maps has increased by 91 per cent …

Google Maps' new feature could help cut down travel time substantially
4 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps' new feature could help cut down travel time substantially

Live Mint  

Google Maps has become an integral part of our lives for all our navigation needs. Google might soon introduce traffic light icons on the maps. Spotted by Droid Life, these traffic light icons appeared on a user’s Google Maps. Apple Maps also shows traffic signal while navigation and also uses these to instruct the user. If a user is looking …

Google Maps may collaborate with ride-hailing apps to give users information on transport options for the first mile
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps may collaborate with ride-hailing apps to give users information on transport options for the first mile

India Today  

Google Maps has been introducing features to make things convenient for its users. Jane Manchun Wong who keeps track of the developments happening in Facebook, Twitter, and other apps has noted that Google may be working on a feature that will connect users to multiple transport options with public transit. In a series of tweets, Wong stated that users will …

Google Maps to provide real-time crowd information for public transit
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps to provide real-time crowd information for public transit

Op India  

COVID-19 has completely changed the way we think, relate and behave around people. Amid the ongoing pandemic, internet giant Google has come up with a new update in the Maps app that will provide real-time data related to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest version of Google Maps on both Android and iOS will help the users to stay informed about …

Google Maps to alert users about Covid-19 travel restrictions
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps to alert users about Covid-19 travel restrictions

Live Mint  

Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday. The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station might be at a particular time, or if buses on a certain route are running on a limited schedule, …

Google Maps will now show trending spots near you. How to access
5 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps will now show trending spots near you. How to access

Live Mint  

Google Maps is turning 15 this year and with that, Google has announced a slight redesign of the app and added new features to one of its most used popular apps across the globe. Here's a lowdown on the various new and upgraded features as Google celebrates 15 years of Google Maps: -Explore tab: The Explore Tab ffers reviews and …

Man redirects traffic using Google Maps ‘hack’
5 years, 1 month ago

Man redirects traffic using Google Maps ‘hack’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man tricked Google Maps and potentially rerouted cars with a simple trick. …

Google Maps launches 'Stay Safer' feature in India
5 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps launches 'Stay Safer' feature in India

Live Mint  

Google Maps introduced on Wednesday yet-another India-first “Stay Safer" feature for its users. Indian users will be able to use the new feature on their Android phones with the latest version of Google Maps. Announcing the feature, Amanda Bishop, Product Manager, Google Maps said, “Through our extensive research across India, we found that a lot of people limit their mobility …

Check out 'Off-route' test feature on Google Maps, exclusively in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Check out 'Off-route' test feature on Google Maps, exclusively in India

India TV News  

Check out 'Off-route' test feature on Google Maps, exclusively in India Intended to keep users safe while they are riding in a taxi, the "Off-route" feature would notify users everytime their cab gets sidetracked from the intended course by 500 metres, XDA Developers reported on Monday. As part of the many new features Google is experimenting with and adding on …

Google Maps get test 'off-route' alert feature in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps get test 'off-route' alert feature in India

Live Mint  

San Francisco: As part of the many new features Google is experimenting with and adding on Maps, the search engine giant is testing an "Off-route" alert feature, exclusively in India for now. Intended to keep users safe while they are riding in a taxi, the "off-route" feature would notify users everytime their cab gets sidetracked from the intended course by …

Google Maps introduces live train tracking, bus travel estimates and more in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps introduces live train tracking, bus travel estimates and more in India

India Today  

A lot of us here in India depend on Google Maps to help us reach our destinations. We also depend on Google Maps to help us dodge the high traffic areas when we are on our way back home. Google has launched a new feature on to Google Maps that would enable commuters in India to know about their bus …

Google Maps launches three new public transport features in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps launches three new public transport features in India

Live Mint  

Google Maps announced three India-first features on Tuesday. Starting today, Google Maps users will be able to see bus travel times from live traffic across 10 of the largest cities in India, get Live train status for Indian Railways trains, and get mixed-mode commute suggestions that now combine auto-rickshaw and public transport. Simplifying travel on public transport buses Google Maps …

Google Map gets speed limits, radar locations
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Map gets speed limits, radar locations

Live Mint  

After running tests in the US and elsewhere, Google is rolling out speed limits and mobile radar locations in over 40 countries, including India, EnGadget reported on Thursday. The search engine giant confirmed to TechCrunch that Maps would now let users see speed limits, speed cameras and mobile speed cameras in more than 40 countries worldwide including the US, UK, …

Google Maps' speed camera and speed limit alerts are expanding to users in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps' speed camera and speed limit alerts are expanding to users in India

Firstpost  

Google has not officially published a list of countries that are receiving these features yet. Google Maps may be among the most widely used car navigation system in the world but there are a number of areas where Google could improve. Since acquiring Israel-based company, Waze in 2013, we’ve seen a whole raft of new features being brought to Google …

Google I/O 2019: Privacy controls for Maps, Search, Pixel phones announced
5 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2019: Privacy controls for Maps, Search, Pixel phones announced

Firstpost  

Google is launching an Incognito mode for Google Maps and Google search later this year. Alphabet Inc’s Google business on Tuesday announced new privacy controls for its services, including “Incognito mode” for Google Maps, and published new privacy commitments for its hardware, showing how increased public scrutiny is forcing greater transparency in Silicon Valley. Incognito mode, which is launching on …

Google Maps brings new features on iOS, Android to solve your commuting woes
6 years, 5 months ago

Google Maps brings new features on iOS, Android to solve your commuting woes

Firstpost  

Starting this week, Google Maps brings new features to its latest update on iOS and Android to make your daily commute easy. According to the Google Maps blog post, this update will be rolled out by next week. The second feature can be useful for those who use both private and public transport, especially those who live in bigger cities …

Google begins rolling out a new two-wheeler mode on Maps; roll-out restricted to Indian users as of now – Firstpost
7 years, 3 months ago

Google begins rolling out a new two-wheeler mode on Maps; roll-out restricted to Indian users as of now – Firstpost

Firstpost  

In what seems like an India-first feature, Google has started rolling out a ’two-wheeler mode’ as a separate mode of transport in Google Maps for Android. Google Maps has been known to add features and design tweaks that are directed toward improving the way people navigate in and around towns, cities and even other planets. In what seems like an …

Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app
7 years, 11 months ago

Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Wednesday that it will revamp its popular maps app to allow users to share their locations, in order to boost engagement on a product of increasing strategic importance to the search giant. Within the next week, users worldwide will be able to share where they are in real time on devices running both Google’s Android …

Google Maps now lets you make custom lists of places and share them
8 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps now lets you make custom lists of places and share them

Firstpost  

Google has announced a new feature that allows users to track and share locations on Google Maps. Maps now lets you create custom lists of places of interest, and share them as links through email, instant messenger clients or social networks. If someone shares a list with you, you can follow that list, and that gets added to your Google …

Google plans to develop more India specific features for Google Maps
8 years, 4 months ago

Google plans to develop more India specific features for Google Maps

Firstpost  

Search engine Google is yet to receive permission – primarily on the policy front – to launch its Street View feature in India, a company official said here on Thursday. “However, with more than 5,000 cities and six lakh villages mapped in India, the company is aiming to develop more country-relevant features,” said Sanket Gupta, Maps Lead, Google India. He …

Google Maps’ latest update has add-on feature for Indian users
9 years ago

Google Maps’ latest update has add-on feature for Indian users

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Google Inc. on Monday released a new update for Google Maps, which allows users in India to make quick pit stops and add detours in navigation mode. The add-on feature is aimed at enabling users to search for places like gas stations, restaurants and grocery stores among other things along their route on Google Maps while in the …

Google Maps adds traffic information to 12 more Indian cities and national highways
9 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps adds traffic information to 12 more Indian cities and national highways

Firstpost  

The latest update to Google Maps will make traffic information available for all national highways and expressways in India. This means Google Maps will let users see real time traffic conditions across a total of 34 cities. “We’re constantly working on making Google Maps a more comprehensive, daily tool for Indians, and we hope that this new real-time traffic information …

Google launches Navigation in MENA countries
12 years, 6 months ago

Google launches Navigation in MENA countries

Firstpost  

Google has been rolling out a lot of updates to its Maps app on Android. Google Maps Navigation, an Internet-connected GPS navigation system, offers users turn-by-turn voice-guided driving directions and it has been a free feature of Google Maps for mobile on smartphones running Android version 2.2 or later. As part of the Google Maps for mobile application, Google Maps …

Google launches voice-guided GPS navigation in India
12 years, 6 months ago

Google launches voice-guided GPS navigation in India

Firstpost  

With Live Traffic available on Google Maps for users in India, Google is now offering voice-based, turn-by-turn navigation to Indian users by way of Google Maps Navigation. Google Maps Navigation, an Internet-connected GPS navigation system, offers users turn-by-turn voice-guided driving directions and it has been a free feature of Google Maps for mobile on smartphones running Android version 2.2 or …

Google beefing up Google Maps with Offline option and Trekker
12 years, 9 months ago

Google beefing up Google Maps with Offline option and Trekker

Firstpost  

Google Maps have been helping the lost find their way all over the globe. In a bid to take their Street View mapping to the next level, Google is testing out an all new system for implementation - Street View Trekker. Google aims at capturing images of spaces, like the Grand Canyon to add more to the user’s experience while …

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