Google Maps improves offline map management and your GPS navigator
One of the most useful tools of Google hasn't received any updates This is Google Maps, which after its renovation last summer seems to have worked on nothing new. Until now. And it is that a new and interesting update has begun to be distributed loaded with important news for the improvement, if possible, of this service Maps & NavigationSomething that makes Google Maps the ideal tool even when you don't have an Internet connection.
In this case the update reaches both the platform Android and iOS , so a large number of users will be able to enjoy all its news without waiting, beyond waiting for the update. Among its novelties, above all, the improvement in terms of offline map management That is, being able to collect portions of the map to consult it and even use it stands out to navigate when you don't have an Internet connection Something that will help more traveling users who don't have data or who are abroad.
Until now, Android users could store a small portion to look up directions and directions.iOS users, however, had to do a little trick to enjoy this. Now the management of these offline maps has been taken to the main screen, where after clicking on a place this save option appears , adding a special name for each map. But not only that. By clicking on the profile it is possible to access the selection of stored portions to access and consult any of them, being able to find them easily thanks to their name. And there are still more.
Google Maps has also improved its places or, more Alright, search for these. The new version has a button Filter to be able to find exactly what the user needs, being able to establish a criteria of hours, prices , ratings, etc. It has also improved the different options of transportationThus, when calculating a route and using the means of public transport, it is possible to specify a departure time to make a more specific calculation and related to the user's needs, taking into account the options available at different times. Along with this, support has also been added for the media application Uber A tool that allows you to request private transport in a comfortable and cheap way, and that is now one more option when calculating a route, appearing a button that allows jump to the application and request a collection
In addition to these novelties framed in the specific section of maps, the application Google Maps has also added improvements to its browser GPS In this way, when the user has calculated a route, the application will inform him of which is the best lane to drive, thus avoiding missing any exit you may have to take.Finally, Google Maps now allows you to bookmark any place asand sync it with your user to consult it through any device.
In short, a complete update that further improves the possibilities of the most useful and complete mapping tool. An experience that comes entirely free through Google Play and App Store Of course, progressively and escalated, so it is necessary to wait to receive said update.