{"id":1806683,"date":"2022-04-05T18:42:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T22:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1806683"},"modified":"2022-04-05T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T22:42:24","slug":"google-maps-updates-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/04\/google-maps-updates-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps Updates Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/products\/maps\/make-google-maps-your-copilot-these-new-updates\/\">Updates to Google Maps announced today<\/a> include estimated prices for toll roads as well as increased navigation detail. \u201cYou\u2019ll soon see traffic lights and stop signs along your route, along with enhanced details like building outlines and areas of interest. And, in select cities, you\u2019ll see even more detailed information, like the shape and width of a road, including medians and islands\u2013you can better understand where you are, and help decrease the odds of making last-minute lane changes or missing a turn.\u201d There are also updates specific to the Apple platform: iPhone and iPad users will get new widgets, Siri and Spotlight integration, and Apple Watch support. The updates will be rolling out gradually: some in a few weeks, some later this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updates to Google Maps announced today include estimated prices for toll roads as well as increased navigation detail. \u201cYou\u2019ll soon see traffic lights and stop signs along your route, along with enhanced details like building&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/04\/google-maps-updates-announced\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[1477,462,82,260,508],"class_list":["post-1806683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-mobile","tag-apple-watch","tag-google","tag-google-maps","tag-ios","tag-iphone","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1791065,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/05\/google-maps-updates-at-google-i-o-apple-maps-additions\/","url_meta":{"origin":1806683,"position":0},"title":"Google Maps Updates at Google I\/O; Apple Maps Additions","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"18 May 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"Google Maps-related announcements at Google\u2019s I\/O 2021 keynote today include routing improvements to reduce hard braking, enhancements to Live View, expanding Google\u2019s new detailed maps to 50 cities, identifying crowded areas, and tailoring map data to time of day and whether you\u2019re travelling. This post takes a deeper dive on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mobile","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/mobile\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1842820,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/06\/some-minor-updates-to-apple-and-google-maps\/","url_meta":{"origin":1806683,"position":1},"title":"Some Minor Updates to Apple and Google Maps","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"19 June 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"In what seems like a relatively minor update, Apple Maps will learn your preferred routes and remember visited places as of iOS 26, coming this fall. Meanwhile, Google Maps has announced some sustainable travel updates: recommending alternatives to driving, cycling route details, fuel-efficient routing, and marking low-emissions zones in Europe.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mobile","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/mobile\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1790617,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/04\/apple-and-google-updates-ai-improvements-airport-health-measures\/","url_meta":{"origin":1806683,"position":2},"title":"Apple and Google Updates: AI Improvements, Airport Health Measures","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"9 April 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"Last week Google announced \u201cover 100 AI-powered improvements to Google Maps\u201d would be coming this year; these include bringing Live View indoors, a new air quality map layer, eco-friendly routing, and support for curbside pickup in business listings. Meanwhile, Apple Maps is now displaying airport COVID-19-related health measures based on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Health&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Health","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/health\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1791235,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/06\/apple-maps-updates-announced-at-wwdc\/","url_meta":{"origin":1806683,"position":3},"title":"Apple Maps Updates Announced at WWDC","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"9 June 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0TD96VTf0Xs&t=1787s Upgrades to Apple Maps were announced on Monday at Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference: see coverage from AppleInsider, Engadget and TechCrunch, as well as the video of the keynote itself (the Maps section starts at 29:47). The changes will be coming to iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mobile","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/mobile\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Apple Maps on an iPhone","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-150x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1789480,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/10\/apple-and-google-maps-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":1806683,"position":4},"title":"Apple and Google Maps Updates","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"6 October 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"Apple Maps AppleInsider looks at how cycling directions work in iOS 14. Macworld provides a primer on how to correct errors and add features in Apple Maps. Apple\u2019s new maps have now officially launched in Ireland and the United Kingdom (previously). 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