While Google may not be ready around the world in time for the Easter operation, it has announced a number of new features coming to Google Maps, which has been on hold for a long time. big star tolls on a routealthough there is more news.

Google Maps will start showing: traffic lights and stop signs on a routeIn addition to adding new widgets for iOS, join forces with Apple Watch to open a route from the wrist and integrate with Spotlight, Siri and Apple Shortcuts.

tolls

Google Maps tells you if a route includes toll roads, so far it hasn’t specified the price of these tolls. The feature is starting to arrive now so you can see how much will tolls on a route cost you Before choosing from among the different alternatives. Toll pricing for Maps for Android and iOS in the US, India, Japan, and Indonesia will arrive later this month and roll out to more countries “soon.”

When calculating the price of tolls, Google considers factors such as: if you are using a pass or what day of the week, obtaining current prices from the relevant authorities. If for some reason you prefer not to know, you can disable the display of the price in the Google Maps settings.

Traffic lights and stop signs on the route

Another innovation regarding routes is a higher level of detail on maps during navigation. This means they will be shown traffic lights and stop signs on the roadas well as more complete information about buildings and points of interest in the area.

Google claims this new browsing experience will arrive in “select countries” in the coming weeks On Android, iOS, Android Auto and CarPlayand in some places the detail will be even greater, including the width of roads, middle roads and islands.

New widgets on iOS

Google Maps users using iPhone or iPad are in luck because Google has devoted most of its new features to this operating system. To begin, one is coming new widget for a specific routeshows a preview of the route and arrival time. Tapping on it opens the route.

Also, Google has changed its current widget for iOS. smaller. This widget keeps you going to your favorite places with one tap, but in a smaller package. These improvements will be coming to iOS in the coming weeks.

Navigation with Apple Watch

Whoever owns the Apple Watch has a browser: it will be available soon get directions from Google Maps on an Apple Watch, without the need to start the process on mobile first to continue on the watch. Instead, you have to tap the Google Maps charm on the Apple Watch.

It will also be added complexity takes me home (take me Home) automatically opens a route to the place you marked as home page in Google Maps. These innovations will begin to activate “in a few weeks”.

Integration with Spotlight, Siri and Shortcuts

The latest addition to Google Maps for iOS focuses on integration. Google Maps Spotlight will be integrated into Siri and Shortcuts, so you can, for example, ask Siri to find a place on Google Maps or take you home using Google Maps. This update will take a little longer: expected “later, in the summer”.

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