Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful

India Today  

Google Maps is getting a redesign that will detail in the street features and help distinguish between natural features in the environment, whether they’re mountainous ice caps, deserts, beaches, or dense forests. “We’re rolling out new visual improvements that bring even more detail and granularity to the map, making it easier to understand what an area looks like whether you’re exploring virtually or planning a visit,” Google said in an official blog post. Google will start rolling out detailed street maps aimed at helping pedestrians in select cities. Users will be able to use the Google Maps app on Apple Watch to navigate by car, bike, public transit or on foot.

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Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment
1 month, 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
1 month, 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, …

Apple Maps Finally Comes To The Web In Beta Avatar: Here Are The Features You Get
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple Maps Finally Comes To The Web In Beta Avatar: Here Are The Features You Get

News 18  

Apple Maps is getting a much-needed upgrade as the platform is now available on the web for millions of users. But finally, you can access Apple Maps through the regular channel rather than relying on Maps API to use it on the web. Apple Maps For Web Beta – What It Offers Having Apple Maps on the web means you …

Apple Maps for web in public beta introduced to challenge Google Maps
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple Maps for web in public beta introduced to challenge Google Maps

India TV News  

Taking on Google, Apple has announced to bring Maps on the web in public beta, which will enable users to access Maps directly from their browser, across the world. The tech giant said that Apple Maps users will be getting the driving and walking directions on the app itself. They can also “take actions like ordering food directly from the …

Google Maps rolls out Glanceable directions for easy navigation: What it is and how it works
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Maps rolls out Glanceable directions for easy navigation: What it is and how it works

India TV News  

Google Maps New Features: Google Maps keeps improving with new features to help users navigate more easily. One of the latest ones is called "Glanceable directions," which shows turn-by-turn directions and your ETA right on your lock screen. Availability and rollout Google is slowly giving Glanceable directions to users around the world on Android and iOS. Steps to enable Glanceable …

These 3 new features on Google Maps will change your navigation experience | Deets inside
1 year ago

These 3 new features on Google Maps will change your navigation experience | Deets inside

India TV News  

Google Maps New Privacy Features: Google Maps is rolling out three new features to give users more control over their location data. Building on existing tools like auto-delete and Incognito mode, the first feature allows users to save their Timeline data on their device. Delete Specific Place Activity Google Maps now lets users delete activity related to specific places. Location …

Google Maps Users Irked With New Color Codes Say It Is 'Less Human And Cold'
1 year, 1 month ago

Google Maps Users Irked With New Color Codes Say It Is 'Less Human And Cold'

News 18  

If you have used Google Maps recently, you might have noticed the colours on the interface changed, in fact, look rather cold. All these changes have clearly not gone down well with the users who now feel these colours make the Apple Maps look much better, even if feature-wise Google has the upperhand even today. But the most staggering vote …

Google Maps' latest redesign gives it a more Apple Maps-like look and feel
1 year, 3 months ago

Google Maps' latest redesign gives it a more Apple Maps-like look and feel

India TV News  

The recent redesign of Google Maps does make it look a lot more like Apple Maps. The most noticeable changes are the new color scheme, which uses gray streets and teal blue water bodies, and the shorter bottom bar, which lacks Material You's dynamic theming. Some people have criticised the new Google Maps design, saying that it is too similar …

Google rolling out 'Immersive View' in Maps worldwide
1 year, 9 months ago

Google rolling out 'Immersive View' in Maps worldwide

India TV News  

Google has finally started rolling out the "Immersive View" feature widely for Google Maps, which was announced nearly a year ago. The new Immersive View occurs by rolling out and appearing for some Google Maps users, which further indicates that they are able to use the function when the user will be viewing cities like London and Berlin, 9to5Google reported. …

Google Map gets new features: Search with live view among others
2 years, 1 month 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 Maps gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update
2 years, 2 months ago

Google Maps gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update

The Hindu  

Google last week shared that it will be bringing four new features to Google maps. These updates, according to the company’s blog, will include features like the addition of aerial views of 250 plus landmarks across the work, improvements to live view and nearby search and addition of eco-friendly routing for delivery and ride sharing companies. The immersive view will …

Google Maps to roll out Live View soon: All details
2 years, 2 months ago

Google Maps to roll out Live View soon: All details

Live Mint  

Google, an American technology giant, is planning to make Maps and Search more immersive. Then there is the new Immersive View feature in Google Maps. Google’s Immersive View will also let users check weather, traffic and even individual buildings. Moreover, the immersive feature will also improve the Live View tool in the Google Maps app. Now with the new Immersive …

Apple Maps app to start showing ads from next year: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Apple Maps app to start showing ads from next year: Report

Hindustan Times  

Apple may soon start showing ads to the iPhone users in its Apple Maps app. In his latest weekly newsletter, Mark Gurman wrote that the engineering work is already underway to begin search ads in the Apple Maps app, and we should see it be implemented sometime next year. Apple is set to expand ads to new areas of iPhone …

Google, MapMyIndia announce 3D maps for Indian cities
2 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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 feature
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Maps gets immersive view feature

The Hindu  

Google Maps introduced immersive view feature that will let user get a feel of the place they plan to go. “With our new immersive view, you’ll be able to experience what a neighborhood, landmark, restaurant or popular venue is like — and even feel like you’re right there before you ever set foot inside,” said Miriam Daniel, VP, Google Maps, …

Google Maps gets immersive view, other new features
2 years, 7 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, 8 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 …

5 steps to fix Google Maps when they stop working
2 years, 9 months ago

5 steps to fix Google Maps when they stop working

India Today  

Google Maps is a free online map from Google. Check the location service: Navigate to ‘Settings’ Scroll to ‘Google Maps' and tap on it. Press ‘Location’ on the Google Maps screen Select ‘Always’ or While Using the App’ 3. Enable Background app refresh for Google Maps: Open ‘Settings’ and go to ‘General’ Select ‘Refresh Background Apps’ Turn the Google Maps …

Google Maps Finally Gets iOS Update After Four Months
3 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps Finally Gets iOS Update After Four Months

News 18  

Google had not updated some of its major apps on the Apple App Store since the final and complete rollout of Apple’s privacy labels. Google didn’t being immediately implement the privacy labels that were rolled out by Apple in December last year. Alongside Google Maps, Google Photos is also one of the latest Google app to add privacy labels. Two …

Google Maps brings back 'compass' feature on Android along with more features
3 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps brings back 'compass' feature on Android along with more features

Firstpost  

The Android users need to download the latest version of Maps, 10.62 to use the feature. The android users need to download the latest version of Maps, 10.62 to use the feature. With this feature, users can make use of Maps Live View indoor in places like airports, shopping malls and transit stations. As per the blog post, “The updated …

Google Maps Gets Indoor AR Navigation, Weather and AQI Layers, & More Features: What's New
3 years, 8 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 Will Soon Allow You to Update New and Changed Roads By Just Drawing Them
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps Will Soon Allow You to Update New and Changed Roads By Just Drawing Them

News 18  

Google is making Maps more inclusive for users. The company is introducing a road editing tool on Google Maps to desktop that will allow users to report road changes by just drawing new or missing roads right on the map itself. Google said the new feature allows users the option to “add missing roads by drawing lines, quickly rename roads, …

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally
4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 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 Maps' new update brings visual improvements to help users understand location, surroundings better
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps' new update brings visual improvements to help users understand location, surroundings better

Firstpost  

With the new update, users will be able to correctly distinguish beaches and deserts from lakes, rivers, oceans and ravines. Google is working on bringing visual enhancements to the Maps which will help users know more about the area they plan on visiting in real life or exploring via their screens. Using high-definition satellite imagery, Maps has made “more comprehensive …

Google Maps will get more colourful, accurate with upcoming update
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps will get more colourful, accurate with upcoming update

Live Mint  

Google Maps has experienced a constant evolution in the past 15 years and the company keeps improving the accuracy of the maps. Earlier, Google Maps used a general colour scheme for an area based on the kind of terrain and the vegetation around it. With the new update, the maps will show natural features like arid beaches, deserts, blue lakes, …

Google Maps to Show Road Width, Sidewalks, Terrain Details and More With Major Redesign
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps to Show Road Width, Sidewalks, Terrain Details and More With Major Redesign

News 18  

Google Maps has been given yet another fresh coat of paint, but this time, it is a functional one. Alongside this detailed road view, Google Maps' new interface update will also represent change in the way it shows overall terrain. Sujoy Banerjee, product manager at Google Maps, notes that this is the biggest functional update to the Google Maps interface …

Google Maps Returns to Apple CarPlay With Dashboard Functionality, Coming Soon to The Apple Watch
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps Returns to Apple CarPlay With Dashboard Functionality, Coming Soon to The Apple Watch

News 18  

After a long hiatus, Google has announced that it is bringing back Maps to Apple CarPlay and is also working on a new version of the app for the Apple Watch. The navigation service has made its way back to Apple CarPlay, with a new Dashboard Integration that will enable users to keep navigating while performing other tasks such as …

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