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Google Maps Immersive View Starts Rolling Out, Gets Glanceable Directions Too

Kellen February 8, 2023 11

It's a day for Google Maps it seems, with Google announcing several big updates or features to an app of theirs that I'm not sure the world could live without. Seriously, what would we do without Google Maps? Anyways, the big changes announced today involve...

Google Maps Turn-By-Turn Navigation Arrives on Wear OS, No Phone Required

Kellen January 5, 2023 5

Back at the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 in August 2022, Google and Samsung made the quietest of announcements about Google Maps and navigation. They said at the time that users of Wear OS would "soon" be able to experience Google Maps without a...

No More Google Maps, Google Keep for Wear OS 2 Devices (Updated)

Tim November 28, 2022 12

For those who are wearing a Wear OS device that won't be getting the Wear OS 3 update, you should know that a couple of apps, Google Maps and Google Keep, are dropping support for your device. Most importantly, if you already have the apps on your Wear OS 2...

Google Assistant Driving Mode is Going Away

Kellen October 8, 2022 34

When Google announced that Android Auto for phones was going away, we weren't exactly that upset because more cars than ever had Android Auto baked in and Google was also giving us a replacement that worked through Google Assistant. Called Google Assistant...

Google Maps Updates Cycling Route Info, Notifications to Location Sharing

Kellen July 27, 2022 3

Google Maps, like Chromebooks earlier today, had a couple of big announcements for upcoming features that we'll look forward to. For those into cycling, prepare for improved route information. For those into location sharing through Maps, a new notification...

New Nearby Traffic Widget Coming to Google Maps

Tim June 15, 2022 6

Google detailed this week that Google Maps is getting a slick new Nearby Traffic widget, perfect for seeing how the roads are looking around you without having to dive directly into the app. That's pretty handy, I must say. Noted to be available in the coming...

Google Plans Tablet Makeovers for 20+ Apps

Kellen May 12, 2022 23

The tech world was quite surprised to see Google announce a new tablet yesterday after having seemingly given up on the space several years back. I guess you could argue that we should have seen this coming, though, since they have shown a new interest in...

Google Maps is About to Get Very ‘Immersive’

Tim May 12, 2022 6

Yesterday during the I/O keynote, before we were blown away by tons of new hardware, Google detailed an upcoming AI-powered feature for Maps called Immersive View. Using Google's vast amounts of location data/information, in addition to real-time traffic and...