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Now owners can also filter results based on the type of plugs available, Android Police notes. (Photo: ANI)

Google Maps eases life for electric car users with new feature

Under a new feature, users will now be able to look for compatible charging stations for their electric cars, based on connector types.
17 Dec 2019 12:15 PM
It is expected that the feature will be piloted in India first where women's safety is a national-level issue. (Photo: ANI)

Google Maps may soon show well-lit paths for night safety in India

The new feature called 'Lighting' will help users identify streets that are brightly lit.
07 Dec 2019 10:00 AM
The new feature will let tourists listen to the name of a place or landmark out loud in the desired language. (Photo: ANI)

Google maps will now speak in your desired language

The app is set to get even better now with translations available in 50 languages.
15 Nov 2019 12:06 PM
The new feature is available on the latest version of Google Maps.

Google Maps now lets you manage your public profile

In the 'Your Profile' section of Google Maps, you can edit your name or bio from the new My Profile tab.
12 Nov 2019 7:44 AM
You can turn it on by tapping on your profile picture at the top right of the screen and then selecting ‘Turn on Incognito Mode’ once you’ve installed this updated version (Photo: ANI)

Planning to take a secret trip? New Google Maps feature can help

Tech giant Google has finally rolled out its incognito mode for Android users of its navigation app ‘Maps’.
09 Nov 2019 4:40 PM
To enable the Incognito Mode, tap on your profile picture in the Google Maps app and select 'Turn on Incognito Mode'.

Google Maps 'Incognito Mode' starts rolling out to Android users

With Incognito Mode, activity in the app such as search queries, directions, or location, won't be saved to your Google Account.
04 Nov 2019 7:31 AM
The incognito mode on Google Maps will stop saving maps activity to users’ accounts.

Google offers incognito mode for Maps in privacy push

Google has raced to launch a slew of privacy-related features as the search giant and social media companies face heat from users.
03 Oct 2019 7:37 AM
Google Maps has listed over 57,000 public toilets in over 2,300 cities across the country, a company statement said on Wednesday.

Google Maps lists over 57,000 public toilets in over 2,300 cities in India

For public good, Google wanted to make information about public sanitation facilities easily accessible to people.
02 Oct 2019 4:22 PM
Google Maps was often concerning for users since the app, once linked with your Google ID practically kept track of wherever users were or travelled to.. (Photo: ANI)

Google Maps to get Incognito Mode

Users will also be able to turn the feature on or off easily with a toggle, like they did on Chrome or YouTube.
22 Sep 2019 1:19 PM
The remains of a person missing for more than two decades has been found thanks to satellite imagery provided in Google Maps.

Google Maps locates man who went missing 22-years ago at bottom of pond

A man went missing 22-years ago and then someone spotted his car at the bottom of a pond while checking Google Maps.
14 Sep 2019 10:53 AM
It will be rolled out for over 30 countries world-wide on both android and iOS

Google Maps to combine trips taken on different modes of transport

The new update will provide for last minute connectivity show travel timings, traffic and distance on different modes of transport.
30 Aug 2019 3:26 PM
Google Maps helped police reunite a father with his 12-year-old daughter who had gone missing over four months ago in Delhi, officials said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Father-daughter reunite after 4 months, police credits Google maps

The girl went missing on Holi from his sister's house at JJ colony in Kirti Nagar, but he did not file any missing complaint, police said.
18 Aug 2019 3:16 PM
A new beta feature called Live View has also been added for iOS devices supporting ARCore and ARKit.

Google Maps gets new tools for seamless travel

Google Maps will now show all your flight and hotel reservations under 'Your Places' in the app menu.
09 Aug 2019 7:22 AM
To show live status on whether there's a vacant spot at a nearby station to park your bike, Google Maps uses global bike-share data feed. (Photo: ANI)

Google Maps to show real-time status of bike-sharing stations in 16 countries

The feature allows bike users to locate nearby bike-sharing stations.
18 Jul 2019 9:26 AM
The feature is only available for Android users currently. Google has not revealed when iPhone users can expect to get this functionality on their phones.

Google Maps' new 'Stay Safer' feature lets you alert contacts, share live location

One of the new features introduced by Google is already available on popular messaging application WhatsApp.
05 Jul 2019 10:50 AM
The feature will be rolled out on Google Maps in nearly 200 cities worldwide

Ask Google maps if your bus is crowded

The update marks a giant leap of the application in the prediction technique on which the company has been working for a year.
30 Jun 2019 12:25 AM
This could also be considered as a technique to make Google Maps into a powerful tool to understand the movement of people in the world.

Ask Google maps if your bus is crowded

A recent Google update marked a giant leap for the application’s prediction technique, the company has been working on this for a year.
30 Jun 2019 12:15 AM
. The feature is available to Android users in India using the latest version of Google Maps.

Google Maps launches 'Stay Safer' that alerts when driver deviates from route

The new feature, Stay Safer, can be enabled while searching for your destination and getting directions.
27 Jun 2019 7:42 AM
Google Maps also gets a new navigation warning system so that people can more reliably know where a disaster is and anticipate where it is headed.

Google Maps improves SOS alerts for natural disasters

The SOS alerts will now show information related to hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods.
07 Jun 2019 11:12 AM
The popular dishes feature is live on the Google Maps app for Android devices. (Photo: ANI)

Google Maps adds 'popular dishes' feature

The mapping service has added a new feature called popular dishes that highlights a restaurant's most popular items.
03 Jun 2019 11:38 AM

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