Google Maps is updated with Street View thumbnails
Google Maps is today the most widely used tool in the world to find directions on the map, find the best route to get to the site or navigate by car. The Google platform comes pre-installed on most Android devices and has an accessible interface and very useful. The company has released a new update that adds some new features to this app.Among them, we have a new option to add a business on the map that has not yet been registered by Google, a thumbnail with access direct to Google Street View view or the ability to play a test sound to know the exact volume with which they will arrive the indications of the GPS when we navigate with the car. We tell you all the details about the update to Google Maps 9.13, which should automatically arrive on your mobile (if you have this feature activated).
The new version of Google Maps 9.13 includes several new features that can be quite useful. The feature that seems most interesting to us occurs when we click on a point on the map. Automatically, a thumbnail will appear with the closest image of the tool Google Street View For users who still don't know it, it is a virtual Google map that allows us to move 360 degrees through the populated areas of cities and towns.Until now, in order to get to Street View we first had to open the tab for a specific place.
The second of the novelties that we find in this update of Google Maps can be found when opening the configuration panel of the app. Remember that to access this menu you must press on the three horizontal stripes at the top left of the screen. The new function is to “Add a place”. This is a way to place on the map or a business or place of interest that Google has not already incorporated. When we click on the button, we can enter the exact address of the place and place it within a specific category. Among the possibilities we have bars, restaurants, accommodation, shopping centers, grocery stores, places of worship and nightclubs (among others).We may also provide users searching for this site with your home phone or website, as well as your exact hours.
The third feature added to Google Maps in version 9.13 is the ability to listen to the voice of the navigator directions before we start the route. In this way, we can measure the exact volume of these indications to find the right volume. To access this feature, open the Google Maps menu, then the submenu "Settings", "Navigation Settings" and "Play Test Sound".The nice female voice will play the following phrase: "This is what it will sound like when navigating with Google Maps". Users who have automatic updates activated You should have received this update by now. Otherwise, you can go to the Google Play page and update Maps manually.
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