TechPhonesiPhonesGoogle Maps is getting this impressive free upgrade on Android and iPhoneBetter navigation for biking and new Flyover-style aerial views are coming to your phoneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesGoogle Maps is getting this impressive free upgrade on Android and iPhoneBetter navigation for biking and new Flyover-style aerial views are coming to your phoneWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Better navigation for biking and new Flyover-style aerial views are coming to your phone
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Google)
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Remember the photorealisticGoogle Maps"immersive view" we saw atGoogle I/O 2022? It’s coming to youriPhoneorAndroid phone. Or at least, some of it is. The tech, which uses 3D mapping and machine learning to create realistic 3D images from millions of photos, is now available for around 100 landmarks in cities around the world including London, Barcelona, New York and Tokyo.
It’s not quite the full immersive view just yet – that’ll start rolling out for LA, London, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo later this year, Google says – but it’s still pretty impressive, if a bit similar toApple’s Flyover mode. And it’s not the only new feature rolling out to Google Maps on youriPhoneorAndroid.
New features for Google Maps on iOS and Android
There are some very worthwhile improvements in the Google Maps app for two-wheeled travellers: your route will now warn you about steps, steep hills and whether your proposed route is likely to be traffic-heavy, and it’ll also tell you whether a road is a major or minor one. Those updates aren’t available today, but they’ll be coming in the next few weeks.
One of the most useful new features in Google Maps is location sharing, which is now considerably smarter. If someone chooses to, they can share their location with you so you’ll be automatically notified when they arrive or leave that location. That’s a useful feature for those of us who want to know friends or family have made it safely to their destination or if it’s time to pick them up.
The new location notifications are rolling out now and should arrive imminently on bothiOSand Android versions of the Google Maps app.
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