Avoiding traffic or finding a way to get somewhere, and even if you can’t find the parking lot at the destination, the mind becomes irritable. Fortunately, the Google Maps app is the solution to all of these problems, providing users with a wide range of services.
But it also has some features that very few people know about, meaning you may be familiar with Google Maps, have saved addresses like work and home, so with one click you can know the direction of these places. Where to go often.
Learn about some of the features that are present in Google Maps but most people are not aware of them.
Use Google Maps Offline
If you need access to Google Maps but are in or out of a place where Internet connection is not available or the quality is poor, you can download Google Maps for offline use.
To download Google Maps, open the app and click on the profile icon, a menu will appear where the Offline Maps option will be available.
Clicking on it will allow you to download the mapping area of ??the area of ??your choice.
Once done, you can use it whenever you want, even if you don’t have an internet connection, and yes you can download maps of many places like this.
Learn to zoom in with one finger
This is a feature that many people are unaware of, allowing you to zoom in and out of the Google Map area with just one finger.
To do this, double-tap on the display to zoom in and place your finger on the screen.
It can then be zoomed in by moving the finger.
Know the distance between 2 locations
If you want to know the distance between 2 locations immediately, open the app and pin one of the locations.
You will then be presented with the setting labeled Measure distance, by clicking on it you can select another location with the cursor on the screen.
Doing so will automatically reveal the distance between the two locations.
Better restaurant recommendations
If you are looking for a place to eat, it can be very difficult to find it in innumerable restaurants.
But Google Maps is also helpful in this regard and for this purpose open the app and click on the profile icon.
Then go to Settings option and click on Manage Your Preferences, which will be below, then click on the filters in the Dietary option and select the food of your choice and that’s it.
When you choose the food of your choice, Google will suggest restaurants accordingly.
Reminder of time
Google Maps can be a helpful reminder if you want to go somewhere at a specific time.
Once you have typed the destination on Google Maps, click on the 3 dot in the upper right corner where you can do this with the option ‘Set a Reminder to Live’.
Try incognito mode
Use incognito mode if you don’t want Google Maps to remember where you are.
To use it, click on your profile picture in the app and select incognito mode there.
You can also turn off incognito mode.
Time travel
Desktop users mostly use Street View imagery data and can also do time travel.
That is, a specific location can be seen in different periods.
To use it, drag the tiny yellow figure to the bottom right corner and enter Street View, and the top left corner will have a black box with a drop down menu.
By clicking on it you can see what a place was like in the past.
Use without hands
Google Maps can also be used with Google Assistant.
Almost everything can be done without hands on Maps in Android devices with just ‘Google Command’.
