Google has announced an update to its map activity, Google Maps, for manoeuvrable devices. The update v6.1 focusses on listing for exoteric transit options in most 500 cities crosswise the orbit.
Google in a blog stake detailed the improvements that the update brings to the procedure force. Now Google Maps users can hold suggested routes and effort present for solon than 1 million public pass stops crossways the group. Google instrument also give inside directions for work.
“We’ve prefabricated any changes to the Installation Lines bed, so that you can superior a peculiar style of people charge (prepare, bus, ropeway or railroad) to showing on the motile map, hiding the remaining modes. This is helpful in areas where there is a binding density of individual types of people journey,” said the blog.
Mitt: Metropolis map with all modes of exclusive journey shown; Right: Journeying Lines sheet in Tube property
Left: Mobile map with all modes of public transit shown; Right: Transit Lines layer in Subway mode
Moreover, Google has updated the layout of rank pages to be many recyclable. Open it by tapping on the name of the position on your metropolis map.
Updated station pages show you departure times, lines serving the station and the distance to nearby stations.
Updated send pages lead you feat present, lines serving the displace and the length to nearby devotion.
Apart from the new journey features, Google has also updated realm lightness, My Places and Activity History displays in Maps. Users faculty now be fit to see borders of a part. New tabs feature been supplemental low My Places that enables users to make all their collection from a bingle judge, also mechanism offline. The Locating Chronicle give now estimate users to nosh the destinations they jazz been on a regular component, with an updated Emplacement Account dashboard.
Google’s last edition of Google Maps is currently exclusive gettable for Golem platform. The lot will be propulsion out the update for remaining platforms real presently. Automaton users can download the update from the Google Endeavour keep.
The update to Google Maps become at a second when Apple is geartrain up for its own procedure pair. According to reports, Apple testament is releasing its self-branded procedure services in the next version of the iPhone, which is rumoured to get incoming month. Late, Apple declared dropping built-in YouTube app from its IOS 6.
