Advertisements Google has announced that it has added voice navigation support in the Maps app for six more Indic languages. The Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam speakers will now be able to get turn-by-turn voice directions in Google Maps in their native language. These six languages join Hindi, which has been supported for […]
Advertisements After a brief stint in 2011, the step-by-step transit navigation is back in Google Maps. This new navigation mode will offer the same kind of user-friendly navigation that you have come to expect from car, bike or walking directions. According to Google, the step-by-step directions in transit navigation are rolling out now to Google […]
Advertisements Update (Dec 5): As expected, Google on Tuesday officially launched the two-wheeler mode in Google Maps. It is now available in the Indian market and will reach other countries over the coming months. “India is the largest two-wheeler market in the world, and the millions of motorcycle and scooter riders have different navigation needs […]
Advertisements In order to better serve the consumers’ needs in the changing usability patters, Google has unveiled a visual revamp of its Maps offering. The upgraded Google Maps features new colour schemes, new iconography and overall enhanced maps in general. “The world is an ever-evolving place. And as it changes, Google Maps changes with it. […]
Advertisements Plan to eat out this evening, wouldn’t it be nice if you knew beforehand about the wait times at the restaurant you plan to go to? Google is making it possible. The search giant is working on a new feature that will show the expected wait times at the restaurants worldwide in its search […]
Advertisements Continuing to make Google Maps more useful for the consumers, Google on Tuesday announced that it is expanding the availability of parking difficulty icons to 25 additional cities (full list at the end) outside US. Initially launched in January this year, parking difficulty icons appear wherever Google knows that it is hard to find […]
Advertisements Turns out Android Oreo’s new picture-in-picture (PiP) mode isn’t getting limited to video players or video chats applications. Apps like Google’s own Maps have started integrating the functionality to make sure the consumers don’t miss their app when they are going to homescreen or other applications. Originally introduced in the last version of Google […]
Advertisements Google Maps now shows real-time transit information in six places Google has announced that the Android version of its Maps app now shows real-time transit information and recommends possible routes based on it. “Google Maps is making it easier to track your transportation so you can finish that last sip of coffee without worrying […]