New features with the Google Maps update
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It is an application that is on all mobile devices. And that you probably use, if not daily, almost weekly. It is Google Maps, a tool that comes standard on any Android mobile phone. And now it's news because just received an update with new features
At the moment it is a beta version, which will only be available to a privileged few who can try it. Remember that if you want, you can become a beta tester of the tool and in that case, access and enjoy the news that Google introduces for the first time.
But, what news do we have to talk about in this case? Well, first of all you should know that the update has the following code 9.59.0 and that it is only available through the APK.
Google Maps, update news
One of the most interesting novelties that this version brings has to do with the questions and answers section It is a new space, in which users can ask questions about any place that interests them. For example, the Cabárceno park (Cantabria), the Eiffel Tower (Paris) or the Ten's restaurant (Barcelona).
Within this space, we can ask and get answers The section will be located just above the reviews of the place.In this way, we will save ourselves from having to read critic by critic and we will be able to ask (or answer) the questions that interest us. It is, at the same time, a way of promoting and sharing the wisdom of local guides.
New picture-in-picture function
It is a feature that we have already seen with other Google services, such as YouTube. The picture-in-picture function that comes on board this update will help us to keep an eye on what is happening on the navigation screen at all times.
What will happen is that a small window will be enabled on the main screen with navigation, while we move through the different menus of the telephone.
Thus, we can also see information about the time remaining to arrive or the distance we still have to travel without having to access the application. You should know, however, that this feature is still in a very experimental phase. At the moment it still has bugs and there are elements of the text, for example, that mix badly with the maps.
Access to statistics
Another interesting feature, which also comes as an innovation is the driving statistics This is a series of data that will allow us to discover many things about the way we travel. The average speed, the time we spend driving, the time we save thanks to the advice of Google Maps, etc.
The last functionality that would arrive with this beta would run in the background. And it would serve to launch warnings while driving Thus, for example, Google Maps could warn us if we are arriving at a complex intersection. If we are going to find problems in traffic because of an accident.Or if it would be convenient to deviate because of some works.
This option will be enabled by default, so that month by month we can carry out the pertinent queries. The information currently included is the following: Trips, Average speed, Time, Time saved and Total time.
