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Homeowners blurring their homes on Google Maps to deter burglars. How to do it – FOX 10 News Phoenix

Homeowners blurring their homes on Google Maps to deter burglars. How to do it  FOX 10 News Phoenix Deadly shooting in south Phoenix; homeowners blurring their homes on Google Maps | Nightly Roundup  FOX 10 News Phoenix People are blurring their homes on Google Maps to deter burglars. Here’s how.  ABC News Source link Homeowners blurring their homes …

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Six ways we’re enabling more efficient and sustainable journeys on Google Maps in India, powered by AI and local partners – The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News

Six ways we’re enabling more efficient and sustainable journeys on Google Maps in India, powered by AI and local partners  The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News Source link Six ways we’re enabling more efficient and sustainable journeys on Google Maps in India, powered by AI and local partners – The Keyword | Google Product …

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Why You Don’t See a Speedometer in Google Maps on CarPlay

15 photos Photo: Bogdan Popa/autoevolution/stadt-bremerhaven.de Google Maps received several big updates in the last few years, so you wouldn’t expect a small change like adding a speedometer to generate so much excitement in its user base. Google first launched a speedometer in Google Maps for Android devices many years ago, promising to bring it to …

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Is anyone else sick of this unreliable Google Maps tool?

Google Maps’ real-time traffic updates warn you about slowdowns and guide you toward “faster routes available.” Unfortunately, Google Maps is so ubiquitous that its recommendations can cause traffic-filled nightmares just as often as they help people escape them.  A few weeks back, I had a tech demo at Logitech’s offices in North San Jose, which …

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Google Maps Rolls Out Fast-Travel for Premium Users

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif — Google has confirmed that the ability to fast-travel between locations in certain states will soon be arriving on the devices of Google One Subscribers. “We’re so incredibly excited about Google Fast Travel, and we can’t wait to share it with our more dedicated users,” says Stephen Knight, Director of Research and …

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Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal Slams Google For Slashing Maps’ Fee

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal recently slammed Google for reducing the pricing of the Google Maps platform for developers in India by 70 per cent from August 1. The tech giant announced it would introduce a new country-specific pricing structure to make it easier to build location-based solutions. This announcement, however, did not sit well with …

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Google Maps adding Live Activities for more iPhone users

Live Activities are a really cool, but underused feature of iOS. Google Maps first announced that the app would support Live Activities back in 2023, but it’s still not arrived. However, after some tests went live earlier this year, we’re seeing more users reporting the feature is live. In April, we spotted some limited, intermittent …

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Google Maps redesign rolling out on Android 

Over the course of 2024, Google Maps for Android has been working on a redesign that drops most fullscreen UIs in favor of sheet-based layouts. This revamp is now more widely rolling out. These sheets, which feature more rounded corners, show the background map in more places, thus emphasizing that background layer. In addition to …

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Google Maps for iPhone Now Has a Speedometer

Google Maps is finally bringing a speedometer and speed limit indicator to its iPhone app. The navigation service has had these features on Android for several years now, and Google has told TechCrunch that it’s finally bringing them to the iPhone as well. When you’re using Google Maps to navigate, your current speed will be …

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Google Maps adds speedometer on iPhone, CarPlay

Back in 2019, Google Maps for Android gained a speedometer that simply “shows you how fast you’re driving on the road” and it’s now coming to the iPhone. Google confirmed this iOS and CarPlay rollout to TechCrunch. The speedometer appears in the bottom-left corner as a circle when you’re navigating in a vehicle. This “speed …

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