Once again, the most popular and downloaded maps application receives a update Google Maps thus has its version 6.1, with few but functional improvements. And it is that the developers of Google are going to have to make a lot of effort to continue improving and adding new features to this useful and complete tool Specifically, there are no new features as such, just performance improvementsAlthough these are settings very notable and that, surely, are well received by users of smartphonesand tablets
On this occasion, the novelties reside in the section Navigation in public transport and in the management of the battery This last improvement is focused on the section Latitude, a function attached to the way of social network to know the position of friends and other places of interest Well, with this version 6.1 the battery consumption when keeping the function active Latitude is lower In addition, this novelty extends to the time of recording the places you pass in location history, and updating friends position
Regarding the section Navigation, which acts as a guide in the public transport , this version 6.1 extends its functions to avoid confusion of stops and routesTo do this, instead of three alternatives of route, Google Maps now offersfour, being able to choose the most comfortable for the user. But it is not the only improvement in this section.
In Google are aware of the limitations of smartphones , but also of their potential, and they have programmed this version of Google Maps so that, in the event of loss of GPS signal during a journey on public transport, the application calculates the speed of the vehicle and makes an approximation of the place where the user is, and how much is left for the stop.Very useful when pgrilling through tunnels or places where GPS reception is nil
Finally, there are other general performance improvements such as the loading of maps, which is now more , or a new menu for the Navigation section, which functions as a GPS copilot In short, one more twist for this complete application that no longer only offers maps. Google Maps in its version 6.1 is now available for download on devices Android, and totally free, through the Android Market
