Google Maps is constantly adding new features,
and you know what? It’s been a minute since I shared what I think are the best
Google Maps settings. These are Google Maps settings everyone should be using.
Hey friends, I’m Tasia Custode, and welcome back to my YouTube Channel where I share tech tips,
app reviews, and a borderline unhealthy amount of Google content. Today, I’m sharing
the best Google Maps Settings that are sure to make your life easier. Let’s go!
There are a ton of things you can do in Maps besides basic navigation,
that you may not even know about! And as we get started, it’s important to note that some
of these tips work on both the Google Maps web app and mobile apps, so let’s start exploring.
1st up: Get familiar with your route options.
This is a web and mobile tip that's found in your navigation settings.
On the web, pull up your directions first, then click on options in order to set additional
route options. You can avoid highways, toll roads, and ferries. On mobile,
tap your profile icon, then select settings then navigation. Scroll down and here, under
route options you have the same options to avoid tolls and such. But, cooler yet on mobile, you can
also adjust your map display to show you speed limits and or keep north facing up on the map.
Now you may have noticed a parking option in the navigation settings as well. If you want
to learn how to save a parking spot, you can click up here or via the link in the
description below to learn that and other really cool tricks like how to travel back in time,
or hail a ride directly from Google Maps.
But moving on to number 2 on the list: Customize public transit options.
This is really handy when commuting in a big city, and again can be adjusted on both web and mobile.
With your destination entered on the web, this time hit the train icon for transit and once again
hit options. Here, you can decide what transport you prefer and the best route options. The same
can be done on mobile as well. It’s the exact same steps. After you’ve entered your destination,
tap the train then tap on options and voila, you can customize your transit experience.
But wait, there are bonus transit options here too! You won’t believe some of the cool features.
So, if you tap on one of the transit route options, you’ll be able to see information like
how busy that line is at that time, plus you can add information for other users on whether or not
it’s crowded, what the accessibility is like, how the temperature is, and more. It’s pretty neat.
Plus, Google Maps is rolling out an all new feature
that will tell you which train cars are the least crowded. I know!
That’s right, that feature is rolling out now and will be found
right in this same section. Here, I’ll pull up a little screenshot of it from an article
so you can see what that will look like when it rolls out to everyone. This is so helpful,
especially if you’re trying to avoid people during covid. How neat is that?
Number 3 on the list: add multiple stops. Again, this is both web and mobile app friendly.
Simply enter in directions to the first stop you need. On web, just hit the plus underneath
to add another destination. And you can even just drag the stops to reorder them.
On mobile, you’ll tap the 3 dot menu icon by the search bar and select ‘add stop’. Here, you can
also drag and drop to reorder as well. Just hold on the stop and drag it to the order you’d prefer.
Coming in at number 4: set a reminder to leave. Oh, I love this one.
Never be late again!
On mobile, enter in your route then tap the three dot menu icon and select ‘set a reminder
to leave’. Here, you can select when you want to leave and or when you’d like to arrive by.
So if you want to arrive by say 4pm, just select that and tap ‘set reminder’. Now Google Maps will
send you a notification to leave by a certain time to ensure your on-time arrival. Pretty neat.
OK number 5 on the list is one I’ve talked about before, but it’s so handy, it bears repeating.
Download maps for offline use.
Yes, still one of my favorite all-time Google Maps features.
There are a couple of ways to do this, but I like to enter in the name of the city I’m going to be
traveling to, then here underneath the map, scroll left and tap ‘download’. Maps will tell you how
much space this will take up and you can just tap download again to be able to use this map offline.
Again, if you want a full video on how to download Google Maps for offline navigation,
you can click here or check out the link in the description below.
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Now onto Google Maps Setting number 6: Change the vehicle icon. I know, a silly one, but so fun.
So here we are on mobile and we’ve got our directions started. If you tap on the blue arrow,
you’ll be able to choose a vehicle icon from a few options along the bottom.
Just tap to select. It’s that easy.
OK number 7 on the list is to learn more about a business. This is a great accessibility feature.
On the web, you can search for a business and then click on the icon in order to bring
up some information about it. But if you click on this little arrow here on the left
you’ll bring up the full about section of the business
where you can see some health and safety measures, but also, if you scroll down you
can get a glimpse of their accessibility features like whether it’s wheelchair accessible and so on.
Oh Luckily, the same can be done on mobile. Simply search the business, then swipe up on the result.
Now scroll left through the options underneath the images and tap on ‘about’. Here, we now have the
same information we saw on the web, and we can scroll down for all the accessibility info too.
Coming in at number 8: share your location with multiple people - in real time. Yes,
you can do that too.
So from the maps app, tap your profile icon in the top right, then tap location sharing. Tap
‘share location’ and then you’ll have the option to share for a set amount of time, or
until you manually turn it off. Your location can be shared in multiple ways - like with contacts,
via a messages, emails, whatsapp and more. If you share with a friend that you’re meeting,
they’ll be able to see your location and then share theirs as well,
so you both can see where each other are on the map. Plus, whoever you’re sharing with will
be able to see how much battery you have left, which is helpful if you’re running low on juice.
Oh we are so close now, I promise. Coming in at number 9 on the
list of best google maps settings is to pause your location history. This is handy if you
don’t want Google Maps to keep a tab on where you’ve been.
Once again, on mobile, let’s tap our profile icon in the top right.
Then select ‘your data in maps’. Now just tap underneath where it says ‘location history’. Here,
you can simply toggle off the location history option and Google will ask you if you want to
pause this, which you can do by tapping pause in the bottom right. Alternatively, if we head back,
you could also enable the ‘auto delete’ option as well,
where you’ll be able to decide when you’d like Google to auto delete your activity.
And last but not least, rounding out our top 10 Google Maps settings is
incognito mode. That’s right, the same thing you can do on Chrome, you can do in Google Maps.
So, if you don’t want to go through the hassle of turning off your location history,
you can enable incognito mode for specific directions.
From mobile, tap your profile icon again and this time tap ‘turn on incognito mode’.
With this enabled, Google Maps won’t save your search history or update your location history.
You’ll know incognito mode is enabled because your profile picture in the top right will
turn into the little incognito symbol with the hat and glasses.
You can tap that to then turn off incognito mode.
Remember, this is just a top 10 list of the best Google Maps settings. There are a ton
of other great features you’ll want to check out in the links in the description below.
So those are my picks for the best Google Maps settings. Now I want to hear from you! What are
your favorite Google Maps settings? Let everyone know in the comments below. As always, thanks
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