Just yesterday, Google Maps for iOS added support for Apple Watch. Today, the company has updated the Maps app with a couple of important features.
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Google Maps now available for Apple Watch
Google has updated Maps for iOS that brings support for Apple Watch. The update bumps the app to version 4.11.0 will allow Apple Watch users to look up for directions directly from their wrists.
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Google Maps for Android updated with enhanced navigation UI and new popular times chart
Google Maps for Android has received an update that brings improvement to the navigation UI. The latest update that bumps the Maps to version 9.14 brings a revamped UI just a week after it added businesses and Street view thumbnails.
Google Maps expands real time traffic feature to 12 new Indian cities
Google Maps has added 12 new Indian cities which will give traffic information to drivers and commuters. Kolkata, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Indore, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, Kochi, Madurai, Bhopal are the new cities that are live on Google Maps.
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Google Maps update lets you send directions from desktop to your iPhone
Google Maps for iOS have received an update that allows users to send any place you search for with Google Maps on your desktop browser right to an iPhone or iPad.
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Google Maps v9.10 for Android adds photo gallery viewer, car rental bookings and more
Google is bringing new version of Google Maps app for Android that adds gallery view for photos, car rental bookings and more to the interface.
Google Maps now show real time public transit updates
Google is bringing a new update to Maps that will further enhance its public transit information. Maps is getting real time data update for U.K., Netherlands, Budapest, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Google brings Maps API for Android Wear
Google announced an array of new tools and updates at the I/O developer conference including Maps API for Android Wear. The feature that comes as a Google Play Services 7.3 update will allow developers to use the Google Maps API directly on Android Wear devices.
Google Maps to get offline turn by turn navigation and search
Google has announced some important features for Maps at the ongoing I/O conference. The company is bringing offline turn by turn search and navigation to Google Maps.
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Google Maps makes access to reservations, flights and bookings easy with search shortcut
Google has updated Maps with an important feature that puts all your reservations and travel plans at forefront. The company has added search shortcut to Maps for the same.
Google Maps for mobile gets voice lane guidance feature in 20 Indian cities
Google Maps has been updated with voice based lane guidance feature for 20 cities in India. The feature will allow users to see and hear voice guided instructions on which lane they should stay.
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Google adds Hindi language support to Maps on Android and desktop
Google has launched Google Maps in Hindi, in a bid to make them more accessible to users across the globe especially India. Available on Android and desktop, Google Maps will now show names of the cities, localities, important roads along with popular points and important places in Hindi.
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Google Maps for iOS and Android updated with faster route notification
Google Maps app for iPhone, iPad and Android already shows you alternate routes when you request for it while navigating. Google has updated these apps to show notifications if there’s a faster route. Google maps already shows bands of red, yellow and green along your route based on traffic conditions. The new notification option now lets you reach the destination faster with dynamic rerouting so that you can avoid heavy traffic in your chosen route. Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS and Android updated with faster route notification”
Google Maps Navigation expands reach to 25 more countries
Google today announced that their Maps Navigation beta will now cover 25 more countries including a healthy spread between Africa, Europe, Central America and Asia. This brings the total tally up to 99 countries. Continue reading “Google Maps Navigation expands reach to 25 more countries”
Google introduces local Ads for Maps on Android and iOS
Google has announced advertisments on Google Maps app. When you search for a place on Google Maps, relevant ads now appear at the bottom of the screen in the search result. This comes as new paid click type that lets users tap or swipe upward on an ad to see more information about a business. It also shows directions, share with a friend, and more. Google says that this would be useful for users and more effective for advertisers. Continue reading “Google introduces local Ads for Maps on Android and iOS”