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Google Maps adding generative AI to ‘supercharge’ search
Generative AI is coming to Google Maps and will let you find places in a conversational manner.
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Google Assistant Driving Mode losing App Launcher on February 7 [U]
As we previously spotted and Google later confirmed in a series of deprecations, the Assistant Driving Mode for Google Maps is going away later this month.
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Google Maps is matching your food pics to the menu
As someone that always browses restaurant listings before committing, Google Maps is now mapping and naming user-generated food pics to the actual menu items.
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Google Lens AR search in Google Maps gets more prominent icon
One of Google’s biggest augmented reality investments is Live View. Google Maps is elevating the AR navigation and discovery capability with Google Lens branding.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps for Android now supports Bluetooth beacons for tunnel navigation
GPS makes it possible to navigate the globe with relative ease, but tunnels have long been a sore spot for apps like Google Maps. But, widely available now, Google Maps now supports Bluetooth beacons to fill in the gap left by tunnels.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps testing 3D buildings during navigation on app & Android Auto
Google Maps has supported showing buildings in 3D for quite a while, but now the app is testing out the ability to show those 3D buildings while in navigation on the mobile app as well as on Android Auto.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps ‘Driving Mode’ on Android might go away in 2024
In 2022, Google announced it was killing the Assistant Driving Mode that provided a “Dashboard” homescreen. This left another optimized UI in Google Maps for Android, which was also called “Driving Mode,” but that’s now also facing deprecation in February 2024.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle will store Location History, Maps Timeline on your device for privacy
Google is making a big change to how it stores Location History data on Android and iOS. Instead of that data being stored in the cloud, Google will be locally saving Location History to your device with end-to-end encrypted cloud backups for “Your Timeline” in Maps also offered.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid Auto can now save your parking location in Google Maps on arrival
Google Maps for Android Auto is picking up a useful new trick with the ability to save your parking location when you arrive at your destination.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat do you think about the new colors in Google Maps? [Poll]
Over the past couple of weeks, Google Maps has widely rolled out a new color palette across its various apps, and the reactions have so far been mixed. So, now that everyone has it, what do you think of the new colors in Google Maps?
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps rolls out new colors on Android, iOS, and web
Google has announced a slew of new features for Maps in recent weeks, including Immersive View for routes, more detailed navigation, and transit filters. Google Maps is now rolling out a new color palette.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps for Android Auto gets updated colors too
Google Maps is widely rolling out a revamped color palette and, now, that’s also showing up on Android Auto too.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps will let you filter transit directions and vote in lists
Ahead of the holiday season, Google Maps is adding shared lists that let people vote on places, as well as filters for transit directions.
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Android Auto is rolling out another new design for Google Maps
New tweaks to the UI design of Android Auto come pretty frequently, with Google Maps now getting another facelift to the navigation screen.
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Android Auto gets new app for finding EV charging stations with Google Maps & Waze integration
Android Auto users who drive electric vehicles (EV) are getting a useful new app, as “Fastned” is launching on the platform with Google Maps and Waze integration.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps rolling out Immersive View for routes, more detailed navigation, EV updates
Announced at I/O, Google Maps is now rolling out “Immersive View for routes” and a number of other search and navigation features.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps and Waze have shut down traffic data in Israel amid war
As a result of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza, Google Maps and Waze seem to have shut down traffic alerts and data as a safety precaution.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle brings Action Blocks customization to all Assistant Routines
Google is rolling out a number of new accessibility features, including the ability to use Action Blocks as Assistant Routine shortcuts on your Android homescreen.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle bringing Flood Hub forecasts to the US
Today, Google announced a number of AI-powered sustainability features for end users and public officials, like Flood Hub in the US and Project Green Light.
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Google Maps directions led to a man driving off a collapsed bridge, lawsuit alleges
Google Maps directions are generally considered fairly reliable, but occasionally you’ll find the app putting you down a road that’s not traversable. For one man, Google Maps allegedly sent him down a road with a bridge that had collapsed, leading to his death.
Expand Expanding CloseKeep your Google Maps Saved Places visible with emoji, here’s how
Google’s newest Maps feature lets you label Saved Places with emoji, opening up an entirely new way to keep your favorite spots visible. This quick guide will go through setting up emoji labels on Saved Places and making sure they’re visible on the map.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps testing new colors that look a lot like Apple Maps
Google Maps is testing an updated color palette for the background map layer that will undoubtedly draw some comparisons to Apple Maps.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps allegedly getting Live Activities in time for iPhone 15 Dynamic Island
Google Maps is said to be working on support for iOS’s Live Activities feature, just in time for the iPhone 15’s expansion of the Dynamic Island.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps on Android Auto replaces ‘gas stations’ shortcut with charging stations in EVs
Android Auto has been preparing better support for electric vehicles (EVs) for a while now, and a new change is now coming to Google Maps that will replace the default shortcut to search for gas stations to instead search for charging locations.
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