Google Maps’ latest update is essential for anyone driving over the Easter bank holiday

Google is rolling out an enormous replace to its vastly standard Maps navigation app that can make it extra detailed than ever earlier than. The Mountain View agency is presently pushing out an replace that can add site visitors lights and cease indicators to the navigation display screen. Site visitors lights started showing in Google Maps in 2020 for choose areas, however that is the primary time these additional icons shall be extra broadly accessible.

It’s going to even be the primary time that site visitors lights and cease indicators seem on the instructions display screen that is used for serving to Google Maps customers get from level A to B.

Google started pushing out this new characteristic in the beginning of this month, with the tech large saying the rollout can be full within the coming weeks.

So when you’re fortunate this new characteristic could also be added to your Google Maps in Android, iOS, Android Auto or CarPlay simply in time for Easter.

Talking concerning the new characteristic in a weblog submit the search engine large stated: “Driving on unfamiliar roads may be worrying — particularly while you’re driving at evening or with a automotive full of individuals. We’re including wealthy new particulars to Google Maps’ navigation expertise so you’ll be able to discover with confidence. You’ll quickly see site visitors lights and cease indicators alongside your route, together with enhanced particulars like constructing outlines and areas of curiosity. And, in choose cities, you’ll see much more detailed info, like the form and width of a street, together with medians and islands–you’ll be able to higher perceive the place you might be, and assist lower the percentages of constructing last-minute lane adjustments or lacking a flip.”

Apart from this helpful new characteristic, Google can also be including details about toll roads for the primary time in sure areas.

The additional info in Google Maps is getting added first for customers within the US, India, Japan and Indonesia – with extra international locations seeing estimated toll costs pop up “quickly”.

This characteristic offers you estimated toll costs earlier than you begin a journey, or alternatively if you wish to keep away from a toll utterly the place accessible Google Maps will present you toll-free routes.

Additionally, when you’re an iPhone consumer Google has introduced new methods to make it simpler to discover with the Maps app.

These new options for Apple followers are the power to entry Google Maps from the iOS house display screen due to widgets, with the ability to navigate out of your Apple Watch with out the necessity to have your iPhone with you too, and Google Maps integration instantly into Highlight, Siri, and the Shortcuts app on iOS.

After organising shortcuts, you’ll name upon Siri that can assist you with Google Maps instructions just by saying “Hey Siri, get instructions” or “Hey Siri, search in Google Maps” to entry Google Maps.