This is the new design of Google Maps on Android and iPhone

15 years have passed since Google released Google Maps A mapping tool that has solved our ballot on countless occasions . From finding a nearby restaurant to eat, to knowing how to get to our destination being guided step by step by GPS. But in this time Google Maps has evolved much further. It has practically become a social network like the old Foursquare was. So much change and retouching seems to deserve a new image and design.And said and done: Google Maps is renewed for its fifteenth birthday.

New logo, new mission

The most striking point of this recent change is its logotype It doesn't change so much in shape, but it does in colors . It is still the thumbtack that has already been standardized as a location reference. No matter where you see it, this pointed circle, even without a map below, already conveys the idea of ​​being a geolocation reference. Well, say goodbye to the red dot and the map. Now comes the multicolored point.

But they are not random colors. Google has worked well on this design to copy its brand on it. That's why you see the colors red, green, blue, light blue and yellow The same as in the search engine, or in any other company service.Of course, now it is a logo with a completely flat icon, without relief, and aseptic. With a white background and reduced to the maximum minimalism. Although with a lot of color. This logo will begin to be seen right now in the Android and iOS applications.

This change seems to reflect what is also happening within the application. And it is that, more and more, Google Maps tends towards the services and information of premises. A place where users can comment, share and detail their experiences in the different places A point that could be reinforced in this new stage of the maps application.

Tab design and more information for public transport

But the interesting thing about this change is yet to come in the short term. As short as the month of March, when improvements to public transportation information and a new general look and feel for the app will begin to land.

Regarding the design of this tool we will see that the tabs appear at the bottom of the screen. With what we will not have to display the side menu. Two focused on sharing detailed information of places will appear. One is the one that replaces the Your contributions space, where you can post photos and reviews of establishments. And another is that of Updates, with recommendations for places, dishes and other elements for you. In addition, the space For you is modified by the Saved tab, where you can store all the places that interest you the most.

But one of the points on which Google has been working recently is that of public transport It has already been seen with data such as the occupancy level of the next bus, metro or train that approaches your stop.But now it will be expanded with details such as whether the place has access for wheelchairs, the temperature of the place or even if there are spaces only for women or security on board.

Finally, there will also be changes regarding the augmented reality tool This function allows you to be guided to a point with directions to through the camera, seeing your surroundings in real time and where you have to go. Well, Google will create a shortened and simplified version, more accessible for all types of devices.