Google Maps is a constantly evolving Google application that has almost become an indispensable tool for our mobile phone over the years.
It is more than a guide that can direct you from point A to point B. It can guide you to the nearest public toilet, show you the best spots in region like restaurants, hotels, or tourist destinations, to find you a gas station and a bunch more. With Google's tendency to regularly update its maps app with new features and modify the existing ones, the following tricks may be different or increased in quantity in a short time.
Let's look at some of what you can use today.
1. Add many stops to your route
This feature already exists in its desktop versions Google Maps eventually brought it to smartphones as well. See how you can create many stops (or "intermediate" points) in one route:
From the main screen, tap the blue direction icon on the bottom right, then enter your starting point and destination. If you have not used this feature again, you may automatically be given a guide on how to add stops to your route.
Tap the three dots on the top right, and from the pop-up menu tap “Add attitudes". Then type in the intermediate location you want to go to. You can reorder locations (even final ones) by tapping on the small 3-parallel-dash icons to the left of the location names and dragging them up or down.
2. Make it λήψη Χαρτών για χρήση χωρίς σύνδεση
The prerequisite of connecting to the internet to view Google Maps maps in full resolution can be solved if you have previously taken care of permanently downloading maps of sites of interest to you.
From the Google Maps main screen, enter the name of the area you want to save for offline use, tap the menu icon with the 3 horizontal dashes (some call it the hamburger icon) in the upper left corner, tap “Areas out of sync. ” and then the “+” icon. Select the area you want to access offline and then click "Download".
Maps can take up a lot of space, so you may want to save them to your SD card. To do this, go to "Offline Areas." From the hamburger menu, tap the gear icon in the upper right corner, then change your shooting position under "Storage preferences".
3. Sending Instructions from computer on your phone
Using Google Maps on a computer is of course easier than on a phone. Touch screens can be sleek and great, but in terms of functionality and convenience the keyboard and mouse are still king. If you look at a Google Maps location on your computer, you'll see an option on the "Send to your phone" area map. Click on it, and you will receive a notification on your phone with directions to this place (you must be logged in to your Google Account on your computer with your phone for this task).
4. Google Now commands
The Google Now command library is constantly expanding and includes a whole bunch of orders that you can request on Google Maps. Here are the latest ones provided by the company, along with some others you may not have heard of before (remember to say "OK, Google" before):
- "Avoid tolls"
- "Avoid ferries"
- "Avoid highways"
- "Allow" any of the above (Allow any of the above)
- "Find gas stations"
- "Show alternative routes"
5. How to access Street View
Street View is a special feature of Google Maps, but for Android it is still a bit vague, as unlike the desktop version, you will not see a small orange man to drag and drop it to places you want to visit.
To use Street View on Android, press and hold your finger at the location you want to see in Street View. Then tap the card displayed at the bottom of the screen, then tap the photo displayed at the bottom of the screen. You are now in Street View and you can explore the area as you would in the desktop version.
6. Visit your locations
Do you remember a feature of old Maps called Location History? You may think it has disappeared, but it has actually been renamed Timeline, which monitors your location almost continuously, allowing you to go back and relive the places you've visited. To access the chronology, drag your finger from the left edge of the screen to Maps to display the hamburger menu, then click on 'Your Chronology'
This is a controversial feature that has mixed and opposite feelings from users who considered it from a calendar to a privacy attempt since Google will know your every move.
If you want Google to stop it monitoring of your location, go to “Your Timeline”, then the Settings icon in the top right, then “Timeline Settings”.
Here you can disable and delete your Location History.
7. An Alternative Way to Magnify
This is a small but extremely useful trick, especially if you hold your phone in one hand and you do not have two fingers to spare to make the classic zoom. Double-tap your finger on the map and then hold it down. Then simply slide your finger up and down to zoom in or out.
