Google Maps has undoubtedly made traveling truly convenient and has advanced the usage of maps from mere paper ones to handy mobile phone maps. Pretty impressively, more than hundred million people a month are now using this suitable solution to get from one place to another, reveals the official Google Mobile blog.
Over the past five years, Google Maps has added various essential elements that help users search locations with an unparalleled level of ease. The My Location tab is capable of identifying the user’s exact location with or without GPS. Using Latitude, users can now effortlessly highlight their friends on the map, while the Navigation tab intuitively turns the handset into a free internet-connected navigation system with voice guidance and Street View imagery.
The Place Pages option now enables users to select a nearby location by browsing information like opening hours and review snippets for places around. In addition, the Search by voice or new Places tab on Android makes searching an effortless task. Bundled with various new features, the highly useful app promises to help users locate place with utmost ease.
Google is open to stories by which Google Maps helped users search their desired locations easily and enabled them to share their quick stories on Google’s Twitter account.