Google up to date its Map app for iOS

Google has launched two iOS house widgets for its Maps app, whereas others are coming in future updates, in keeping with a weblog submit. Google Maps model 5.74 contains two new widgets. The primary is known as ‘Know earlier than you go’, and it permits customers to see a 1×1 sq. map of their present location with site visitors data, retailer opening hours and extra.

The second new Google Maps widget on this launch is known as ‘Discover Close by Locations’, which gives the power to look by means of the widget after which open the app as soon as the search is full. Moreover, customers can contact shortcuts for Residence and Work to shortly entry their favourite areas.

Previous to model 5.74 of Google Maps, the app had one other widget format for Site visitors, Transit, Journey Instances, and Native Guides. All of those will likely be steadily migrated to the brand new widget format with improved performance.