Hey friends!
I’m Tasia and this video will highlight the biggest and best changes in Google’s
latest Maps update.
Happy 15th birthday Google Maps!
With their birthday, come a few key updates to the app.
The first and most obvious change you’ll notice in the newly redesigned Google Maps
app, is the new icon.
But, that’s just a little aesthetic piece.
Once inside the app, you’ll notice both redesigned and new tabs.
There are now a total of five tabs along the bottom of the screen, all part of the app’s
functional UI update.
In the explore tab, which is my default view upon opening maps, you’ll be given recommendations
on what to do, or explore, in and around your location.
So, if you slide left along the images, you can easily search through dining, museums,
music venues, and more.
Or, you can either tap or pull up on the tab making it full screen in the app, where you’ll
notice upcoming events are promoted.
Keep scrolling to have featured lists, city guides, and photos all at your fingertips.
Moving into the commute tab, this is where you’ll be given your directions, much like
you were before.
But again, the UI is updated here, so if you have a pre-set address in google maps, like
work or home, you’ll have your fastest route highlighted for you already.
So there’s no longer a need to even use the search bar to search for ‘work’, for
example.
If you tap the top of the screen, you can toggle to return directions.
So, I have work and home set in my maps, so this initial view is to work, now i’ll tap
the top and just like that, i’ve got an updated return route.
At the bottom middle of the app, you have a saved tab.
This is where you can quickly access any saved or favorited locations.
The other cool thing here is that you can flag places you want to go as well.
All of these items will appear in this list form.
But that’s not all for the explore section.
If you click on the ‘labeled’ tab near the top, you’ll have any address you’ve
saved with a label - like home - displayed.
If you click on the ‘reservations’ tab also in the Saved section of the app, you’ll
have all your google reservations like appointments, hotels, flights, concerts - anything the app
can pull from your google account.
There’s also a ‘following’ tab if you are following any places, and finally there
is a ‘maps’ tab in this section.
If you’ve ever created and saved a map with points of interest for example, you will have
access to it here from this list.
Finally in one easy to use tab!
So for example, I created a Vancouver map a while back with places to eat, sights to
see, etc, and so if I click my Vancouver map, i’ll see it here and can even view the legend
and share it with any friends that are traveling there.
Finally available on mobile.
If you want a video dedicated to how to create and share a google maps with points of interest,
let me know in the comments below, and I’ll make one for ya!
Okay, back to our tabs at the bottom.
The contribute tab is a place where you can easily leave reviews and photos, and see suggestions
for places you may want to leave reviews.
The last tab on the bottom is the updates tab.
This is where you can find places near you that have been in the news lately, and quickly
flag them as places you want to go.
If you message a business via the app, you’ll find your messages in the messages section
here as well.
I really think this tab is more of an advertising tab for local business, but just my opinion.
So that’s your overview of the all-new Google Maps app.
What do you think of the redesign?
Let everyone know in the comments below.
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