Google Maps is updated to show more recommendations
Since last week, a new version of the application Google Maps has started circulating on devices with operating system Android Thus, after presenting very similar news on the platform iOS, Google began to give the same possibilities to its own terminals. Gradually this new version has already landed in Spain and, unlike what happened a few days ago, it does arrive with an updated list of news to find out what's inside.
This is a version 9.6 of Google Maps for the Android platform , where the updates arrive marked by the visual field And it is that Google follows tweaking its applications and services to match the new style Material Design, although in this case it aims more to offer more recommendations and utilities recognizable at a glance than to implement the lines of this style in the map tool.
In this way, users accustomed to consulting the information of places and establishments through Google Maps will be able to find themselves more easily with recommendations of the tool Zagat An application and service well recognized for allowing to provide feedback on food dishes, services, etc Thus, together with the rest of the evaluations of other users, these criticisms are no longer hidden in a link, but are shown in a row to read them Criticisms that have a certain importance to the arrive assigned from an express service for this, beyond dumping a mere opinion. But there are more visual innovations in this update.
Another interesting point is the coloring of public transport lines Thus, when searching for a destination and route that is going to be carried out in a means of public transport such as the subway or the bus, all these lines are reflected in colors directly on the map. Something that helps the user to know the route and the different alternatives, being able to preview where they are going to go or what alternatives there are to reach a destination, beyond to know only the line in which it travels. Quite convenient question when you are abroad or in an unknown city.
Lastly, and although it is not listed in the news published by Google, there is a third change. Of course, this time it is functional and not visual. And it is that the user can now choose the channel through which he wants to issue voice commands or indications when being guided In such a way, it is no longer necessary to know the order of priority of the sound of Android terminals (headphone port, speaker via Bluetooth connection and integrated speaker), but a new option in the navigation settings allows force prompts to be heard by the Bluetooth speaker or only by the handset speaker Something which would allow, for example, to play music in the vehicle and receive directions via mobile.
In short, a new version with a couple of interesting but not revolutionary new features. Useful for those users accustomed to consulting reviews and public transport lines in this application. The new version of Google Maps for Android is now available free via Google Play
