The 9 best features of Google Maps on Android – Android Planet

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Google Maps is the best navigation app for Android and is regularly new features provided. But what are in our opinion the best features? Time for an overview.

Google Maps is for many the app to quickly find the road, or to navigate on vacation. The app will continuously provide updates from, so it can happen that you miss useful features. That’s why we put them in this article at a glance, so you can make the most of the navigation app. Read more about other popular Google apps? Then check out the best features of Google Photos and Inbox by Gmail.

1. Offline maps download

An important feature of Google maps, the option to store maps offline, which is useful when you go on vacation because so you no data traffic consumed to load maps. So you can just download the map, turn on Airplane Mode, get in the car and navigate.

Saving maps in Google Maps is easy. First go to the area you want to store in the app and tap the top left button to open the burger menu. Choose “Offline territories” and press the blue button right. Again select which area you want and press “Download”. At the bottom you can see how big the folder.

2. Locations of your desktop to send to your Android

Use Google Maps on both your PC and smartphone, it’s good to know that you can forward locations. Have you opened a location in Google Maps web version, you will see “Send to phone” option under the picture and general information. Tap and select the name of your Android device. On your smartphone, do you get a notification to navigate directly to the location or get directions. Handy!

3. Auto Mode

the car mode does Google Maps are hard to predict where you’re out there, without you advance in need set. based on this prediction gives the app information that may be relevant to you.

the auto mode you do as a user to perform a lot less action to take advantage of them here. the function is namely turned on in the background, or manually activated. you do this by first going to Settings and add the Auto shortcut. First go to “Navigation Settings” and choose “Quick Link” to add car to the Maps menu.

4. Along your route search search for a destination

Does your way to the station, even as pins, or you want on your route to keep a stop at a nice restaurant? Then you can enter destinations along your running or cycling route, so you know exactly what you will encounter on your route. Follow the steps below to use the function

1. Open Google Maps and enter your destination.
2. Choose a walking or cycling tour in the current male or tapping bike;
3. Start navigating and tap the magnifying glass in the top right corner of the screen;
4. Choose the menu options for a restaurant, cafe, convenience store or aTM;
5. All available options will appear. Choose one to suit your route directly.

5. Current advice about public transport

Google Maps displays all travel on trains since 2010, buses, subways and trams, but you can delay or lost travel show in the app since last year. Google Maps Enter a destination and tap the blue button right. In the blue bar that appears you will find the options to travel by public transport. A train or bus delay, you see that right away.

6. Measure the distance between points

Google Maps always late in real to see what the exact distance to your destination. What you may not know is that you also can measure the distance between two points. Fine if you want to know how far different locations apart, without having to start the navigation mode.

1. Open the Google Maps app, tap a point on the map and hold momentarily fixed until a red pin emerges;
2. Wipe menu that appears at the bottom upwards and tap the ‘measure Distance’ option;
3. Drag your finger on the map to the second point you want to measure. Have you found the location, tap the blue plus button right below;
4. The bottom then shows the distance in kilometers

7.. Placing stickers

another useful feature of Google Maps is the option to place stickers. With stickers mark you a nifty way your favorite locations and you will find that certain spots easier back.

To place a sticker, you point a spot on the map, and you’m supposed to label as “home” or your workplace. Hereafter appear several nifty icons on screen, as you can see here.

8. Timeline

On the Timeline, Google Maps will not only see which sites you have visited, but also the routes you have traveled. Open the Google Maps app and select the menu for my timeline. With the calendar button at the top you can see a day which sites you have visited. Come something against what is wrong, you can edit it in your timeline, select the location and choose “Edit”.

9. Create your own routes

It is possible to create maps and directions for Google Maps. This is done with the extension My Maps, which is also an Android app is available. You make cards with your own tags, colors, shapes and routes that you can then share with everyone. More on this and tips can be found in our article about himself to make routes in Google Maps.

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