Google Maps can now be used with one hand
One of the applications of Google receives a new updating We are talking about the map tool, Google Maps, which launches new functions for devices Android Features that not surprising as in other major updates, but that make it easier to use of the application. In this case, to use it with one hand, in case we cannot use both to search for a specific point or a addressWe'll tell you then.
Thus, we find ourselves with the version 6.12 of Google Maps with a very brief list of new features. A minor but useful update. The highlight of this new version comes from the hand of a new gesture to zoom on the map. One thing that allows us to use the application with one hand And now, when double tap(screen touch) adds a new movement to zoom in, but also to zoom out with a single finger
This new gesture is very easy, however, the user must make an effort to remember it, since it's not very common All you have to do is double tap and keep pressing the screenAt this time, if we slide the same finger that is still in contact with the screen up, the zoom is magnified; while if you slide your finger down, you reduce, viewing a larger portion of the map. In this way we can do without other fingers or the other hand to see anywhere comfortably.
The second improvement we found is a curious utility that allows us to synchronize our search history between the computer version of Google Maps and the app. In this way, whenever we access the menu My sites, we can resume any search made in the computer scrolling the screen until you find the Search tab Something that can save us wasting time doing the same process to find a place already booked.
This improvement is completely automatic It does not need configuration, nor saving of searches. Of course, it is mandatory to log in both in the web version of Google Maps as in the app for smartphones and tablets In this way, everything we do on one platform will be reflected on the other. A matter that is possible thanks to the Google cloud service, connecting all its tools and our profile through Internet
In short, this is a minor update, without many improvements or really new features. Now that is here with iOS 6 and its exclusive maps tool, maybe Google should start stepping on the accelerator and include notable new improvements, despite its indisputable sovereignty in this marketWe will have to be attentive to the next movements of Google Meanwhile, the new version 6.12 of Google Mapscan be downloaded completely free via Google Play, as usual, completely free
