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Google Maps bring back Street View experience for Indian users

Google said Street View APIs will also be available to local developers enabling them to deliver richer mapping experiences in their services. It also mentioned that the company has launched this new feature in partnership with Genesys International, an advanced mapping solutions company, and Tech Mahindra.

  • Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Railways to use Google Maps to allot test centres to candidates within 300 km of domicile
Railways to use Google Maps to allot test centres to candidates within 300 km of domicile

The process will be rolled out in the Level 6 and Level 4 computer-based tests to be held on July 30.

  • Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for your journey in India
Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for your journey in India

With this new update, users can now find the estimated toll price to their destination even before the trip starts with toll pricing information from local tolling authorities.

  • Tuesday, 14 June 2022
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Google Maps to show air quality around you

Maps also shows air quality information from PurpleAir, a low-cost sensor network that can give you a hyperlocal view of conditions.

  • Friday, 10 June 2022
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Google Maps To Roll Out Toll Prices For Indian Users

For those looking to explore alternative routes, Google Maps will continue to provide the option of a toll-free route, where available, alongside options with tolls.

  • Wednesday, 06 April 2022
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World Goes Directionless As Google Maps Suffers Outage

Users received text directions, reviews and recommendations but could not view directions on the maps.

  • Saturday, 19 March 2022
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Google Maps Testing New 'Dock To Bottom' Button On Desktop

Last month, Google has launched new Google Maps features that include Area Busyness and Directories.

  • Saturday, 18 December 2021
Google Maps Returns To Apple's iPhone
Google Maps introduces auto rickshaw feature for Delhi commuters

New Delhi: Google on Monday introduced a new feature in its Maps where commuters in Delhi will be able to see auto rickshaws under the “public transport” mode in Maps. By selecting the mode, commuters will be able to view suggested routes for the ride as well as the estimated auto-rickshaw fares, making it easier […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
Google Maps Returns To Apple's iPhone
Google Maps location sharing now adds phone's battery life

San Francisco: Google has announced adding a nifty feature to its Google Maps users that includes the battery level (of the user’s phone) in the set of information that they share. “When you share your location with someone in the Google Maps app, it shows up on your friend’s map, which they can use to […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Google Maps to alert you when to get off the bus

San Francisco : Google Maps is adding a helpful feature for commuters who tend to lose track of time during bus or train ride. It will now send a push notification when the user is approaching their destination. “It’s much easier for mass transit travellers to doze off or get distracted and miss their intended […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Real-time notifications on Google Maps soon

San Francisco: Google will soon launch a useful update to Google Maps that will give users live guidance and interactive real-time notifications during their journey. The real-time updates will be given while a user is/are on his/her transit journey and the updates will appear in the Google Maps app. An unconfirmed information said that the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Google to show restaurant 'wait' times on Search, Maps

San Francisco: Tired of long queues at restaurants? Relax as Google is soon rolling out wait times on Google Search — followed by Maps — that will show you the estimated wait-time at your favourite eating hangouts. To see wait times for nearly a million sit-down restaurants around the world that allow walk-ins, just search for […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Ola, Google bring 'Outstation' cabs to Maps

Bengaluru: Ride-hailing app Ola on Tuesday announced an inter-city travel partnership with Google that would help long-distance commuters discover Ola’s “Outstation” category on Google Maps. The move enables bookings from 23 cities to over 215 one-way routes in the country. In the coming weeks, the integration would be expanded to 500 routes. “Google and Ola, […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Kolkata buses go real-time with Google Maps

New Delhi: In the first launch of real-time transit information for Google Maps in India, commuters riding the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) buses in Kolkata will now be able to get real-time bus information on the app. Starting Monday, Google has teamed up with the WBTC to add real-time information about bus arrival times […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Google Maps, Amazon, eBay removes support for Apple Watch

San Francisco: Major apps including Google Maps, Amazon, eBay appear to have ditched their Apple Watch apps and have quietly removed support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store. “Google confirmed it had removed support from Google Maps but suggested that move might be temporary,” technology website cnet.com reported on Tuesday. The removal […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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