Google Maps Updates

[Dinesh jain]

gud update brooo

 

[iSK]

Nice Share Madhan bro.

 

[supermachi]

good move

 

[mmadhankumar]

Google has started rolling out an update for its Maps app for Android, bringing a new feature named Local Guides. The feature, as a part of Google Maps version 9.4, gives users a better idea about places based on reviews by others.

First spotted by 9to5Google, the Local Guides feature, previously known as City Experts, takes reviews for local businesses from regular users and share it with others using the Google Maps app. The feature highlights the top reviewers, similar to Yelp's Elite Reviewers, and also awards a Local Guides badge to signed-up reviewers once they reach 50 reviews. Regular users can also add images and edit Maps on Google to provide better information to others.

"Through Local Guides, an official Google program, you can share your firsthand local experiences, celebrate places near and far from home, connect with a global community of explorers like you, and help local businesses improve their products and services," said the Local Guides official Facebook Page description.

Once they sign up to become Local Guides using their Google account credentials, users will be able to see their review count and ratings count on their profile's Google Maps. The search giant has not yet mentioned how it will monitor the quality of reviews. While it may take a while for Google to roll out the update to all regions, Android Police is offering the Google-signed apk file of the app for those who can't wait to install, sign-up and start reviewing. At the time of writing, the updated app was not yet available via Google Play in India.

It is worth mentioning that last month Google Maps apps for Android and iOS were given a new voice-based lane guidance feature for 20 cities in India. Apart from 20 cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Pune, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadodara and Visakhapatnam - the lane guidance will also work for major Indian expressways, including the Mumbai-Pune expressway.


Google Maps for Android Update Brings New 'Local Guides' Feature | NDTV Gadgets

 

[Dinesh jain]

suprb post bro

 

[Thakur]

New Delhi: The image of an Android robot mascot relieving itself on the Apple logoin Google Maps has the Internet amused. The image that appeared on Google Maps near the city of Rawalpindi in Pakistan, could be seen only in the the Map view. It, however, disappeared when users switched to the Satellite view.


[http://m]

This image was shared by a user on Hacker News followed by more users posting other evidences of mischief on Google Maps.

Similarly, a search for Takht Pari Forest on the Google Maps gives you a result criticising Google's review policy. It has the text next to a frowny face that reads: "Google Review Policy is crap".

[http://m]

Another link shared by another user takes you to a Google Maps location that features a smiley.


Google Maps shows Android robot mascot peeing on the Apple logo-TechNews - IBNLive Mobile

 

[Siva]

Google Maps for Android is getting quite the significant update today, bringing a handy new feature to the app that allows users to easily see their location history for any given day. The update which is rolling out now in the Google Play Store, will bring the app’s version number up to 9.12.

The biggest feature in version 9.12 is the addition of a Timeline view, which can be accessed from the slide-out navigation menu on the left side of the app. Your Timeline will show you every place you’ve traveled on any given day, along with the amount of time you spent at each place. Take a look at the middle screenshot above. On a particular day last week, I spent some time at work, then I traveled for 4 minutes to the coffee shop down the road, then traveled back to my work. This feature makes it easy for users to check out their location history on mobile, which is one feature Google Maps for Android has been missing since its launch.

To make things easier, the date is shown at the top of your Timeline. Clicking it will pull down a month view calendar, which is where you can select any day’s history.

Not only will you be able to check out location history through Timeline, you’ll also have the ability to add in names for custom places. As pointed out by Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo, here’s how to add in a name for a custom place: tap on a location that you want to rename, and a place card should show up. Hit the overflow menu (three vertical dots), and click “edit name”. You can then enter in any name you’d like, then click “save”.

As long as you have location history turned on, Google Maps will show you every place you’ve visited in the past – along with a few other (possibly creepy) details. If you take pictures with your mobile device with location turned on, those will show up in your Timeline, too. We understand that this might creep some of you out, but there’s good news – you can easily delete your Timeline if you’d like.

http://www.androidauthority.com/google-maps-update-adds-timeline-view-627323/

 

[Rahulan Raj]

Good feature :tup

 

[Thakur]

Google Maps gets a ‘Timeline': Now track your past location history

Google Maps has a new feature addition called Timeline which puts together you enter location history in the past couple of years into a neat little transit directions on the map.

The Timeline features lets you search for your history based on a particular and whatever locations you check into that day.

The feature is available on the Desktop version of the Google Maps and Android, not on iOS. So if say on a particular day, you checked into a bar or a hotel or even traveled somewhere and relied on Google Maps, then the map will show it on the timeline.

According to Google , the timeline is “a useful way to remember and view the places you’ve been on a given day, month or year,” and will help users visualise their real-world routines.

Google says the Timeline is private and visible only to each particular user and they can also delete locations on the map, including the full day history.

Additionally a frequented spot can be given a private name and this will appear right in Google Maps when you’re logged in.

Users who have opted-in to store their Location History with
Google will see this in Google Maps accounts.

The ‘timeline’ is of course another example of the kind of power that Google has over users’ data, given how Google Maps is the de-facto app for many users.

http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/google-maps-gets-a-timeline-now-track-your-past-location-history/

 

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RE: Google Maps gets a ‘Timeline': Now track your past location history

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