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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...

Google Maps Now Shows Toll Prices, Improved Details Like Stop Signs and Traffic Lights

Tim April 5, 2022 18

First previewed for a very limited group of users in August of last year, Google Maps is making toll estimation on your routes official and available to everyone. In addition, users will begin to see enhanced navigation details, perfect for those who are...

Google Maps Gets New Area Busyness Feature, More in Latest Updates

Tim November 16, 2021 3

Google Maps is bringing a few new features this month, just in time for the holiday craziness. They are introducing a new Area Busyness feature, expanding the Pickup with Google Maps feature, as well as displaying price ranges for dining spots based on...

Google Maps Will Now Show You Most Fuel-Efficient Routes

Tim October 6, 2021 10

Google is looking to help users lessen their carbon footprint using Google Maps, now showing more fuel-efficient routes that may add time to your trips, but will help use less gas and in turn save you some dough. According to Google, "Maps will let you choose...

Google Maps May Soon Tell You How Much Your Road’s Toll Will Be

Tim August 23, 2021 4

Currently, Google Maps will let you know that a road you're about to navigate has a toll. That's super useful. However, the price of that toll is not provided to users, so it's always a bit of a mystery until you arrive at the toll. According to at least one...

Google Updates a Bunch of Wear OS Apps for Galaxy Watch 4, But There’s Bad News

Kellen August 11, 2021 23

Samsung just announced the Galaxy Watch 4 line with the new Wear OS 3 platform and Google then followed up to talk about new experiences they'll launch with it. They mostly revealed a bunch of big app updates that'll work on Wear OS 3 watches, but also...

Google Maps on iOS Gets Two Sweet Widgets I Want Too

Kellen August 3, 2021 11

Because iOS and Android are such different platforms, we still see updates for apps hit one and not the other, where new features are introduced, leaving one side feeling left out. Unfortunately for Android users, today is one of those days on the sad side....

Google Maps Helps You Avoid Transit Crowds, Leave Better Reviews, Reminisce on the Good Old Days

Kellen July 21, 2021 9

We still very much live in a world where a global pandemic is alive and well. Depending on where you reside and whether or not the community you live in cares about one another, your day may be quite different from those in the state, county, or country over....