The Thanksgiving holiday is a week from tomorrow and that’s usually the time when the nation’s highways are filled with cars full of people heading to a relative’s house. Once there, the turkey and football are consumed, although the latter is only seen and not eaten. So now is the perfect time for Google Maps to add new features to the popular app. Unfortunately, not all of them will be ready in time for Thanksgiving, but hey, many of you will be visiting relatives by the end of the year so you might have a chance to try some of these .
In a blog post, Google says it updates transit directions to make it easier to find the best route to your destination based on different factors, including estimated time of arrival (ETA), number of transfers (the lower the better) and length. travel. Google Maps has filters allowing you to personalize your trip; for example, you can select the type of public transportation you want to take and reduce the amount of walking you need to do once you get off the train or bus.
The Google Maps app will show you in 80 cities around the world, including Berlin, Boston, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto, exactly where the entrances and exits of train stations or depots are , which side of the street they are on and allows you to view a “clear walking route” to and from the station/depot. Transit updates will be released for the Android and iOS versions of Google Maps in the coming weeks.
Google Maps transit directions will soon receive an update
Something new is coming to the Google Maps list feature which is used to share a location you have visited with friends. With the update, everyone in your party can access your list and suggest places they’d like to visit. You can vote for their suggestions by leaving a heart emoji if you like a particular suggestion, or by leaving a thumbs down emoji if a suggestion is to visit a place you’d rather not visit.
Plan a trip with friends using the list feature on Google Maps
With this new feature, you can plan an entire trip using Google Maps. The roster update will begin rolling out globally to iOS and Android devices in the coming weeks.
Another new Google Maps feature lets you add an emoji
reaction to any photo, video, or review posted by the Google Maps community. You can even use mashup reactions in certain circumstances thanks to Emoji Kitchen which combines two emoji to create a new (and sometimes disturbing) emoji. Its deployment begins today worldwide on Android and iOS.
Reply to a community review with an emoji mashup from Emoji Kitchen
Google Maps remains the most popular way to get to your destination quickly and safely, while also showing you where to eat, where to stay overnight, and what to do for entertainment when you arrive at your destination. If you don’t have the Google Maps app on your mobile device, click the appropriate link to install it: (
Android,
iOS).
