Google in the present day introduced a slew of latest options for Google Maps together with the roll out of toll costs. With this new characteristic, customers will be capable of discover the estimated toll worth to their vacation spot even earlier than the journey begins.
According to a press launch, Google Maps will estimate the full toll worth to your vacation spot primarily based on components like the price of utilizing a toll move or different cost strategies, the day of the week, and the way a lot the toll is predicted to value on the particular time the person will likely be crossing it.
However, for individuals who don’t want to pay tolls, Google may even present an alternate possibility of a toll-free route. This might be accessed by tapping on the three dots on the prime proper nook in Google Maps and choosing ‘keep away from tolls’.
The firm stated that this characteristic will likely be rolled out on Android and iOS gadgets in April for practically 2,000 toll roads in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia — with extra nations coming quickly.
Additionally, Google has additionally launched new updates for iOS customers to make Google Maps simpler to make use of on an Apple Watch or iPhone. The new updates embrace a brand new pinned journey widget, direct navigation from the Apple Watch, and Google Maps integration into Siri and the shortcuts app.
iOS customers can take a look at the arrival time, the following departure for the chosen public transport journey, and even a advised route for these seeking to drive, straight from the brand new pinned journey widget.
Apple Watch customers will quickly be capable of get instructions on Google Maps straight. (Photo: Google)
Further, Apple Watch customers will quickly be capable of get instructions on Google Maps straight from their Watch. Google says that in just a few weeks, customers will not need to being navigation from their iPhone—tapping on the Google Maps shortcut on their Apple Watch app will launch the navigation mechanically on the Apple Watch itself.
It needs to be famous that the brand new functionalities will likely be obtainable on the newest model of the Google Maps app.
Meanwhile, Google Maps additionally introduced integration into iOS Spotlight, Siri, and the Shortcuts app. You can simply say “Hey Siri, get directions” or “Hey Siri, search in Google Maps” to entry Google Maps’ useful data immediately. This characteristic will likely be obtainable within the coming months, with enhanced Siri search performance coming later this summer time, as per Google.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
