Discover New Features in Google Maps for Summer Travel: Glanceable Directions Updated Recents and More

Google Maps Introduces New Features for Discovery and Navigation

Introduction

Timed to arrive ahead of the summer travel season, Google’s bringing new features to Maps focused on discovery — and navigation.

Glanceable Directions

New “glanceable directions,” which Google announced in February, will start rolling out this month in the Maps apps on Android and iOS. They’ll let users who opt in track walking, cycling, and driving trip progress from their lock screen or route overview, and see updated ETAs and notifications about where to make each turn.

Updates to Recents

Arriving alongside glanceable directions are updates to Recents on desktop. Recents is a shortcut that automatically organizes places you researched in Maps into a highlight on the side of the Maps screen. Soon, Google will save places in Recent highlights even after you’ve closed the Google Maps window. It also adds tools to remove places you’ve viewed, create custom routes between destinations, and share a selection of places with someone else.

Expansion of Immersive View

Lastly, Immersive View, Google’s AI-powered feature on the iOS and Android Maps app that fuses together images to create a multidimensional view of the world, is expanding to over 500 landmarks. Among the highlights are Prague Castle and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Immersive View Enhancements

With the time slider in Immersive View, you can see what the weather will be like at different times of the day and how crowded it will be so you can plan ahead. Where data is available, you can also peek inside restaurants and cafes to help you decide whether you want to make a reservation,” said Christina Tong, senior product manager at Google Maps.

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