The Latest Google Maps Features
With over 154.4 million monthly users, Google Maps is the most popular navigation app that not only allows travelers to reach their destinations via the best possible route, but it also helps people find local businesses or establishments in specific areas or cities a user wants to travel to. Still, Google continues to roll out updates aimed at making navigation interactive and more comfortable. In this guide, we’ll take a look at some of the new Google Maps features.
Making Restaurant Reservations In-App
If you regularly use Google maps, chances are you’ve searched for restaurants in a specific area using the app. Since you weren’t alone and millions of others were doing that, Google decided to go the extra mile and added the restaurant reservation feature.
On the days when you’d prefer to spend time with friends or family over staying occupied in the kitchen, this update will allow you book a dinner or lunch reservation. All you need to do is tap the “Restaurants” button at the bottom of the map. From the list that appears, select a restaurant of your choice. The window that appears next should allow you to reserve a table. If the reservation is full, you might be able to join a waitlist (for restaurants that have that option).
Staying on Top of Your Trip Schedules
Until now, you have been able to plan your trips using Google Maps. The app is now a lot more intelligent and will let you check your car rental, holiday flight, and hotel reservations, so that you won’t have to keep sifting through your emails to confirm the check-in times and other information. The Google Maps app will pull any upcoming reservations from your Gmail.
Simply tap the “Saved” tab on the bottom menu of the app and select “Reservations”. You’ll be presented a list of all your upcoming reservations. When you click on a reservation, you’re provided with the details such as the location, date, and time.
Learning More about Specific Locations
When it comes to relocating, you’ll definitely want to know as much as you can about the targeted location beforehand. Thanks to an upgrade to Google Maps, learning about a place you want to live and work in is made remarkably easier. Tapping on the “Updates” tab presents you with a feed, which includes all the trending spots in a specific area. You should also be able to chat with representatives of specific businesses in that area too.
Using Maps Offline
When driving in a remote area, you can lose your internet connection any time. If you aren’t familiar with the region and not sure where to go, you can easily be left stranded. Thankfully, you can now download maps of specific areas into your device so you can view them without a mobile data or Wi-Fi connection.
Simply search for the area you want to download and scroll down to the bottom of the screen to the “directions” button. Press the “download” button by swiping over. If you can’t find this option, tap the vertical lines icon and launch the menu. From there, you can navigate to offline Maps < Custom Map.
It’s important to note here that offline maps won’t provide you with any traffic information. They’ll only give you directions to where you want to go.
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed exploring the latest Google Maps features. Whether you’re a frequent traveler, an online shopper, or like to dine outside from time to time, you should find these updates incredibly
valuable. For more updates, all you need to do is stay tuned. There’s a lot more to come from Google that will continue to make your life easy and more fun.
