Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app
8 years 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 operating system and Apple Inc’s iOS software, Google said. The location-sharing feature is aimed at helping people find each other in crowded places, such as concerts and conferences, and users will retain control over who they share their whereabouts with and for how long, said Google executive Jen Fitzpatrick, who leads Google Maps. “This is about making it simple, accessible and giving users a lot of control and privacy.” In the coming weeks, Google will also roll out mapping features aimed at helping users find parking and remember where they parked their cars, Fitzpatrick said.

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4 Things Apple Maps Does Better Than Google Maps
2 months, 1 week ago

4 Things Apple Maps Does Better Than Google Maps

Wired  

It's totally understandable if you haven’t opened Apple Maps since its disastrous launch in 2012, which among other things saw people driving into riverbanks. I switch between Google Maps and Apple Maps regularly, mostly as an experiment, and at this point I think Apple's product is just as reliable as Google's for turn-by-turn directions. Little Audio Details Apple Maps, in …

Google Maps offers free access for Indian developers to help build better solutions
3 months, 3 weeks 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
5 months 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
5 months 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 for web in public beta introduced to challenge Google Maps
8 months, 1 week 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 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 to stop sharing location data of people with police, will not respond to geofence warrants
1 year, 3 months ago

Google to stop sharing location data of people with police, will not respond to geofence warrants

Firstpost  

Google has announced some major changes to its Maps services which are set to enhance privacy for its users by a long mile. Google revealed that, for users who opt to enable it, location data will now be stored directly on their devices, preventing Google from accessing and, consequently, thwarting law enforcement from demanding such information. We’re committed to keeping …

These 3 new features on Google Maps will change your navigation experience | Deets inside
1 year, 3 months 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 gets improved live view, eco-friendly routing in latest update
2 years, 5 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, MapMyIndia announce 3D maps for Indian cities
2 years, 8 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, 8 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 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 Maps down, millions of users worldwide face outage
3 years ago

Google Maps down, millions of users worldwide face outage

Op India  

Late on Thursday India time at around 9:30 PM, the most used navigation app, Google Maps crashed leaving all its users directionless. The website Down Detector recorded a sharp spike in reports about Google Maps today evening as hundreds of thousands of people suddenly found themselves unable to access the map on the app. Google Maps crashed Some people got …

Tips to share your live location with someone by using Google Maps
3 years ago

Tips to share your live location with someone by using Google Maps

India TV News  

Are you someone who prefers sharing location with someone in real-time? An Android device is capable of sharing the live location of the user with someone who does use Google Maps. We bring in to you the tips to set up the live location feature: Share your real-time location with others The user can choose the person who could find …

How to share map or directions with someone via Google Maps
3 years, 7 months ago

How to share map or directions with someone via Google Maps

India Today  

Google Maps is one of the most widely used services nowadays. You can share a location, directions, or a map via Google Maps. A Street View image You can't share: A map with your saved locations, which are private A map with a distance measurement A screenshot or image of the map itself Check here the step-by-step guide to share …

Google lays out new features to keep users clicking after lockdown
3 years, 10 months ago

Google lays out new features to keep users clicking after lockdown

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday unveiled updates across many services, including Maps and Docs, as the company showcases its role in a world that has become more digitally connected during the pandemic. Pichai on Tuesday touted an effort to help drivers using Google Maps reduce sudden braking by navigating them on "safer" routes, and Google also shared new editing and …

Google’s new features for Android smartphones
4 years, 3 months ago

Google’s new features for Android smartphones

The Hindu  

Google on Thursday said it is rolling out six new Android features including Maps navigation, Gboard emoji mashups, Google Play audiobooks, and Nearby Share file sharing, in the coming weeks. By pinning favourite driving destinations like school or a grocery store, users can quickly see directions, live traffic trends, disruptions on route, and an accurate ETA, without typing the place’s …

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. …

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful
4 years, 7 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 …

Google Maps, Search get Business Messages for businesses to connect with users
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps, Search get Business Messages for businesses to connect with users

India TV News  

Google has announced to expand Business Messages in Maps and Search to support all kinds of businesses connect directly with their customers. Business Messages will also be available on mobile websites so that a business can add the ability for customers to quickly "Message" right from their website and offer the same smart automated replies, paired with live agent connection, …

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 …

How to write reviews and add ratings of places on Google maps from iPhone
4 years, 9 months ago

How to write reviews and add ratings of places on Google maps from iPhone

India Today  

Google Maps is a web mapping service for real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for travelling by foot, car, bicycle or public transportation. It is very easy to rate a place on Google Maps or write about it through your iPhone. Follow these instructions to rate or review a place on Google Maps. What others will see Here is some …

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 new feature: Share location using Plus Codes
4 years, 10 months ago

Google Maps new feature: Share location using Plus Codes

Live Mint  

Google Maps has a new feature that will allow users to share their location using Plus Codes. The option to share Plus Codes has been present in the Google Maps application since 2015. "The technology to generate Plus Codes is also open source, which means the technology is easy and free to use, so anyone can see how the technology …

Google and Apple Maps update apps to focus on takeaway, food deliveries and hospitals amid coronavirus lockdowns
4 years, 11 months ago

Google and Apple Maps update apps to focus on takeaway, food deliveries and hospitals amid coronavirus lockdowns

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 Apple and Google Maps have been reflected to reflect the changes that have …

Opinion | Google Maps is easing travel but ruining the journey
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Google Maps is easing travel but ruining the journey

Live Mint  

Here’s a simple solution to stop nations battling over border disputes: Accept Google Maps, the world’s most-commonly used navigation tool that began life as a C++ desktop program in 2003 at a Sydney-based startup, Where 2 Technologies, as the final arbitrator of national boundaries. A recent report in The Washington Post says that Google and other mapmakers ensure the world’s …

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 …

Google Maps asks users to review places they visit; TripAdvisor, Yelp raise concerns
5 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps asks users to review places they visit; TripAdvisor, Yelp raise concerns

Firstpost  

The new look of Google Maps introduces a ‘Contribute’ tab to a menu at the bottom of the service’s mobile app. Alphabet Inc’s Google Maps on Thursday launched a redesign that prominently solicits users’ reviews and photos of places they visit, seeking to increase its data in a field led by local search apps such as Zomato, TripAdvisor and Yelp. …

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. …

The Terrible Anxiety of Location Sharing Apps
5 years, 8 months ago

The Terrible Anxiety of Location Sharing Apps

Wired  

It’s 1:30 in the morning and I’m pretty sure my girlfriend is dead. When both people are consenting to it, it can be something playful and fun and a nice way to connect.” If you set aside the many legitimate concerns about nigh-Orwellian privacy violations and the potential for domestic abuse, the central promise of location sharing is peace of …

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 …

Google Maps launches 'Stay Safer' feature in India
5 years, 9 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 …

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 I/O 2019: Rent cars through Assistant, view special AR search results, access privacy settings with one tap
5 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2019: Rent cars through Assistant, view special AR search results, access privacy settings with one tap

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc's Google business on Tuesday offered a preview of voice technology that lets users make rental car bookings for upcoming trips with just a simple ask of the company's virtual assistant tool. The capability, which Google demonstrated with National Car Rental's website, builds on the company's push over the last two years to integrate more artificial intelligence-fueled features into …

Apple Maps can now give turn-by-turn navigation in India on iPhones and iPads
6 years, 2 months ago

Apple Maps can now give turn-by-turn navigation in India on iPhones and iPads

India Today  

Until now, there has been no real competition to Google Maps in India. Apple Maps users can now get navigation directions after the company updated its service in India. Similar to Google Maps, Apple Maps will now let users input a destination on the map and navigate to it. For some major cities in India, Apple Maps will also let …

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 Maps interface may soon be tweaked a little with a new Commute tab
6 years, 6 months ago

Google Maps interface may soon be tweaked a little with a new Commute tab

Firstpost  

Google is reportedly adding new Commute option on to the bottom tab of the Maps app. For most users, the bottom tab of the Google Maps app comprises three options, Explore, Driving, Transport. “A new overflow menu lets you quickly go to your commute settings, share your location or the directions, enable different layers, and change your route options,” the …

Google to update Maps soon with real-time notifications and live guidance for users
7 years, 3 months ago

Google to update Maps soon with real-time notifications and live guidance for users

Firstpost  

The real-time updates will be given while a user is are on his/her transit journey and the updates will simultaneously appear on the Google Maps app. Google will soon launch a useful update to Google Maps that will give users live guidance and interactive real-time notifications during their journey. The real-time updates will be given while a user is are …

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 …

Here mapping and location services releases new tools for developers
8 years ago

Here mapping and location services releases new tools for developers

Firstpost  

Here, the automotive industry-owned mapping and location services company is launching a new set of tools that will let any developer easily build and launch an app that needs location-specific features. Our new toolkit brings together a set of advanced location capabilities to help developers address these challenges and make their app stand above the rest,” said Leon van de …

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's new app is a tour guide you can carry anywhere: Google Trips creates itineraries for the world's most popular destinations
8 years, 6 months ago

Google's new app is a tour guide you can carry anywhere: Google Trips creates itineraries for the world's most popular destinations

Daily Mail  

Google has revealed a new app that could soon become your personal tour guide. The app, called Google Trips, provides users with daily itineraries for the top 200 cities in the world to help ‘reduce the hassle’ of planning a vacation. The app, called Google Trips, provides users with daily itineraries for the top 200 cities in the world to …

Google's controversial Secretive Alphabet plan to control public transport
8 years, 9 months ago

Google's controversial Secretive Alphabet plan to control public transport

Daily Mail  

Experts are scared cities would become dependent on Google technology Google's parent company are proposing new cloud software for US cities Driving through busy cities and finding a parking spot could both become easier if Google gets its own way. Scroll down for video Google's in-depth maps and database will be used in a new software to help reduce traffic …

Google Maps’ latest update has add-on feature for Indian users
9 years, 1 month 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 …

How to use Google Maps on your smartphone when you don't have a connection
9 years, 2 months ago

How to use Google Maps on your smartphone when you don't have a connection

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. Google has found a way around those problems with their 'offline areas' feature, which allows users to …

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