There is no open war between Google Maps and Waze, the two most commonly used GPS applications on Android and iPhone phones. And is that both belong to Google. However, drivers accustomed to all kinds of indications when they are behind the wheel, surely they have their preferences between the two. Waze is usually more detailed, but Google Maps has a somewhat simpler and more visual version of the GPS navigator. Well, little by little things are getting even, and now Google Maps begins to show information on the screen such as the maximum speed of the road on which you are driving .
This is news because, despite being applications from the same company, there are certain very marked differences. And Google Maps seems not to take the lead in this driving directions. In fact, it is now when the speed limits of the road on which you circulate begin to be seen. Something that users in United States have begun to see, for the first time, which indicates that the rest of us humans will still have to wait patiently to do it in our country.
However, it's a good sign when you consider that, just a few days ago, Google Maps also started showing directions in your browser that alert you to the location of speed cameras. Something that was also missing when receiving instructions in this application. It is also a geolimited function, so don't expect to see it in Spain for a while, still to be determined.
We don't know if Google has finally joined forces between its Google Maps and Waze teams, but everything indicates that the former is growing in functions and possibilities. Something that is strange to happen at this point, when Waze has already been reporting much of this data for years. Of course, for those who don't know about its existence and use Google Maps out of inertia, it's a real advantage ยด
In the end, the original Google application will load both with the information of establishments, streets and places of interest, as well as with a complete GPS navigator. Of course, for this, we will still have to wait. We will have to see if this movement does not put an end to Waze, which practically acts as a social network in which find out in real time any incident that occurs on the road. With radar and speed limit warnings included practically from its inception.
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