Subj : A Google Maps redesign is rolling out on Android phones
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Feb 08 2024 17:45:05

A Google Maps redesign is rolling out on Android phones

Date:
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:37:15 +0000

Description:
Google Maps is getting a minor design update that should make it easier to 
navigate your favorite navigation app.

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 Google Maps on your Android phone might soon look a little different, with 
some users already reporting that their app now has a few visual changes. 

Thankfully the redesign doesnt drastically change Google Maps functionality, 
if anything navigating the app should be a little simpler thanks to the 
layout alterations. 

The biggest difference is that the menus for seeing more in-depth information 
about a location, or travel options for how to get between two points, now 
dont fill the screen when you open them. Instead, a bit of the map is always 
still visible at the top of the screen. 

The menu also now looks like its sitting over the map  rather than being a 
separate screen  with an obvious bar at the top of the menu indicating you 
can swipe down to minimize it and an X button you can tap to close it 
completely. 

You could swipe down or tap the back arrow at the top of the old menu styles 
to return to the map, but this visual redesign makes this clearer and makes 
closing the menu completely a little simpler too. Google Maps won't be able 
to go full screen anymore (Image credit: Future) 

The other slight change is that the Directions menu now lists the different 
transportation options at the bottom of the screen most of the time  they 
only move to the top of the screen when you open the menu fully. 

Previously the options sat at the top of the screen. Bringing them down to 
the bottom should mean its easier to start navigation using just one hand. 

These changes should soon appear in your Google Maps app if they havent 
already. As reported by 9to5Google some users are already seeing the changes 
in their app, though it might take a while for it to reach everyone  you can 
also check the Play Store to see if the update can be installed manually. 

We expect this change may also arrive on the iOS version of Google Maps, but 
well have to wait and see when it rolls out to a wider selection of users. 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/a-google-maps-redesign-is-ro
lling-out-on-android-phones


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