TechSoftwareAppsGoogle Maps gets a free upgrade on iPhone with new iOS 16 featuresThis Google Maps upgrade looks so useful!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSoftwareAppsGoogle Maps gets a free upgrade on iPhone with new iOS 16 featuresThis Google Maps upgrade looks so useful!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
This Google Maps upgrade looks so useful!
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(Image credit: Google)
(Image credit: Google)
Apple’s newiOS 16 operating systemhas landed on theiPhone, and with it comes a major lock screen update that includes widgets for the first time.
There are already widgets for many of Apple’s owniPhoneapps, butGooglesays its own widgets won’t be far behind. The company published ablog postto coincide with the public release of iOS 16 this week, highlighting iPhone lock screen widgets for Google apps like Search, Chrome, Drive, Gmail and Google News.
It also showed howGoogle Mapswidgets will look on the lock screens of our iPhones runningiOS16. For now, there will be two widgets. The first is called Frequent Trips and shows a real-time travel time and ETA for your most popular destination. For most users, this will mean an estimated travel time to your home will appear on the lock screen of your iPhone.
(Image credit: Google)
(Image credit: Google)
The second widget has four icons for restaurants, shops, cafes and hotels. Tap any one of these, and your iPhone will unlock,Google Mapswill open, and a local search will be conducted for whichever of the four business types you tapped on. In short, the widget gives one-tap access to a map of local amenities, from the iPhone lock screen.
Google hasn’t said exactly when the new widgets will arrive, but explained: “Lock screen widgets for lots of Google apps are on the way. You’ll be able to unlock your device to access your favourite Google features in just one tap – and even see some updates right on your lock screen.”
The company added that this week’s blog post was a “sneak peak” of what to expect, suggesting more iOS 16 lock screen widgets will be on the way soon.
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