We are eager to announce Google Maps 5.0 for Android, with two important new features: 3D communication and offline dependability.
We released Google Maps for mobile a bit more than 5 years ago. Since then, we’ve additionally launched dozens of functions, as well as we’ve grown from the several thousand to a lot more than 100 million customers. Still, a few of things have continued to be exactly the same: a smooth, north-up map and also the need for high speed internet connection. Today, we’re altering that the very first time.
Google Maps happens to be, as well as continues to be, the essentially Internet connected experience, meaning you usually obtain the finest map and place data, research and voice search, live traffic situation, satellite television as well as Road map at images, plus much more. Still, we realize that mobile online connections are not 100% dependable. So today we’re happy to go ahead and take first step towards higher offline dependability, so you can get where you're going even if you lose your internet connection.
In the past, you’ve probably experienced irritating times when you get stuck with no chart, regardless of whether ducking to the subway, seated at the back of a restaurant or traveling anywhere having a flaky Internet connection. However dynamically sketching maps requires 100 times less information to obtain roadmaps throughout all move levels, so right now we’re able to proactively cache (or store) big areas on your device depending on in places you use maps probably the most. By doing this, you are able to rely on getting quick, robust roadmaps open to you exactly where you’re most likely to want them.
Rather than having a static group of maps whenever set up, Maps will automatically start caching other locations you go to the most when your gadget is connected as well as connected to Wi-fi compatibility (at the nightly price). We’re already work really hard increasing the calculations and technology at the rear of these features, so with time you will probably see roadmaps are more effective in additional traditional situations.
