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Google Maps is undoubtedly one of the most popular map applications available today. The app has come a long way since its debut in 2005 as a basic mapping service. With its simple and user-friendly interface, it’s no surprise that millions of people use Google Maps for navigation every day. It’s reliable, up-to-date, and easy to use—but it’s also packed with features that can make your navigation more accessible and even more fun. Many features and secrets are hidden within Google Maps that many users are not aware of. This blog post will unveil some of the best tips and tricks for using Google Maps.
Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Google Maps and see how you can be a master of maps.
If you’re ever wondering where you left your car, don’t worry. Just open up Google Maps on your iPhone or Android phone. Find a little blue dot representing your current location and tap the dot. It will pull out a hidden menu with few convenient choices, it also includes the option to save your parking location. There are features to add your notes or pictures or maybe, if you wish, you can set a timer for the parking lot.
The Maps mobile app allows you to save your favourite places. Tap on any location’s name within the bottom-of-screen bar, and tap the option labelled as ‘Save’. It will save the spot as your favourite, or you may create your custom list. This list can be saved as a private or to be shared with anyone with a shared link you send. Or just make it public for anyone to view and find it.
Isn’t it scary to find the next turn or place while driving and simultaneously searching on the Google map app? Your android phone can help you in a much safer and better way by voice command to search a place, and navigate completely without any guilt of using your phone while driving.
You have plenty of ways to ask your good friend Google by starting a conversation with ‘Hey, Google’ and keep asking various questions to reach your destination in a new place. Google will help you as a good friend and help you in navigation.
While driving, you have an option of asking your phone to make a call, play music or send a text while still concentrating on your driving.
Are you aware that a map can measure the distance between multiple locations if you wish to divide your travel or walk?
To do so, you need to tap and hold the point of your start. A red pin will appear along with a bar with more options to choose from. If you have an iOS phone, swipe up on the bar or if you have an Android phone, tap the bar and select the option ‘measure distance’.
After that, find the blue plus icon to search and select the second point, and you still have options to keep repeating it for multiple locations and measure your path.
It is not an easy task to meet someone at a new place or invite someone when the landmarks are unknown. To avoid the feeling of getting lost, you can always share real-time location with anyone with a feature of Google Maps. Open maps on your phone and tap the blue dot and select “Share your location.” There is an option to set an end time for the location sharing or to keep it active until you decide to turn it off manually. Share it with your contacts or get a private web link.
‘Share trip progress’ feature is useful until you reach your destination. Check out the white bar at the bottom of the screen and select ‘Share trip progress.
It is such a relief to check the options nearby through this feature, be it an eating joint, a bookstore, hospital, chemist shop, or any kind of place. It’s like a guide to any place on this earth.
Open Maps on your phone and swipe the explore tab at the bottom of the screen.
You might wonder if there is no connectivity at an altitude or any remote area, and how you will use the map. It’s so easy to get the entire map and download an offline map for those far-off areas you dread are without connectivity.
Go to settings and check out offline areas and tap the plus button to find your way while you are without any data connection.
You have an option to go in incognito mode from both iPhone and Android. It means you can keep your location private to yourself, and it remains hidden from the other users of the maps. It goes for your searched and visited locations. To do so, open the Google Map and tap your profile icon, and there is an option to select Turn on Incognito Mode. To turn off the setting, you need to follow the same steps and select Turn off Incognito Mode.
Utilise the ‘Popular times’ tool of Google Maps to see how busy the place is before you start your trip to your favourite grocery shop or eating joint. It will help you to know the waiting time.
Search the business or the spot you want to visit and tap it on the white bar at the bottom of the screen in the Google Map view. Scroll down to see the sections labelled as ‘Popular times.’ The graph will indicate the congestion and crowd at that particular time or will give you a live report.
Street View is one of the coolest features. To use this feature, touch and hold your finger to a particular spot on a map. Tap the image of the location appearing in the lower-left corner of the screen. To see the view, tap the compass icon in the upper-right corner of the app. Next is to hold your phone up and move it around to shift the view to match the direction you would like to face. The experience is so real as if you are present inside the map and looking around in real life.
There are more tips and tricks you can explore on Google Maps to be a maps master. A few more are shared below:
Google Maps is a great tool for finding your way around town, and it can also be used for planning vacations and exploring new areas. This article provides 10 tips for getting the most out of Google Maps. In addition, 5 bonus tips are included.
Use Google Maps and get more details on Clear Trip to plan the best vacation possible and explore new areas you’ve always wanted to see. Tick your bucket list with a new travel destination.
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Go to your My Map and sign in to open Google Maps. Click Menu, then Your places, and go to Maps. To edit the map, choose a map and click Open in My Maps where you can edit your map.
Yes, you can get Google Maps to cheat and give you fake locations.
It’s simple, turn on Airplane Mode and it is the way to temporarily hide your location. Though, turning on this mode will also hamper the normal notifications and other features of your cell phone.
Yes, you can customise and organise your favourite locations on one map. Go to the menu button in the top left corner and click your places in the maps and create a map. You can enter the name in the description for your future reference and use.
To send a fake location, go to Settings and About. Go to Build Number and tap it rapidly until you enter the Developer Mode and click the Select mock location app in the Developer Options. Select Fake GPS Location and you are ready to send a fake location.
No one can trace your location if your phone is in off mode. But it will be able to trace the last location till your phone is on.
