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Line 341: \| caption = Screenshot of Google Maps on [[Android 14]] \| author = Google \| released = {{Start date and age\|~~2008\|09\|23~~2006}} \| ver layout = stacked \| programming language = Line 360: === Features === The Google Maps apps for iOS and Android have many of the same features, including [[turn-by-turn navigation]], [[street view]], and public transit information.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-maps-returns-to-ios-as-an-app-after-apples-removal/\|title=Google Maps returns to iOS as an app after Apple's removal\|last=Musil\|first=Steven\|date=December 12, 2012\|website=[[CNET]]\|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=November 12, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024547/https://www.cnet.com/news/google-maps-returns-to-ios-as-an-app-after-apples-removal/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="latimes-features">{{cite web\|url=https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2012~~business/la-xpm-2012-dec/-13~~/business/~~-la-fi-tn-google-maps-iphone-ipad-20121212-story.html\|title=Google Maps returns to iPhone; iPad app coming soon\|last=Rodriguez\|first=Salvador\|date=December 13, 2012\|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=June 29, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629225643/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/13/business/la-fi-tn-google-maps-iphone-ipad-20121212\|url-status=live}}</ref> Turn-by-turn navigation was originally announced by Google as a separate beta testing app exclusive to Android 2.0 devices in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/28/google-redefines-car-gps-navigation-google-maps-navigation-android/\|title=Google Redefines GPS Navigation Landscape: Google Maps Navigation For Android 2.0\|last=Arrington\|first=Michael\|author-link=Michael Arrington\|date=October 28, 2009\|website=[[TechCrunch]]\|publisher=[[AOL]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=October 22, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022003344/https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/28/google-redefines-car-gps-navigation-google-maps-navigation-android/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mashable.com/2009/10/28/googles-turn-by-turn-navigation/\|title=Google Maps Navigation Becomes Reality on Android\|last=Schroeder\|first=Stan\|date=October 28, 2009\|website=[[Mashable]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=November 9, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025508/https://mashable.com/2009/10/28/googles-turn-by-turn-navigation/?europe=true\|url-status=live}}</ref> The original standalone iOS version did not support the [[iPad]],<ref name="latimes-features" /> but tablet support was added with version 2.0 in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/07/16/google-maps-2-for-ios/\|title=Google Maps 2.0 for iOS starts rolling out with iPad support, indoor maps (update: offline maps too)\|last=Fingas\|first=Jon\|date=July 16, 2013\|website=[[Engadget]]\|publisher=[[AOL]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=October 23, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023033859/https://www.engadget.com/2013-07-16-google-maps-2-for-ios.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> An update in June 2012 for Android devices added support for offline access to downloaded maps of certain regions,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/6/27/3121538/google-maps-offline-caching-app-update\|title=Google Maps for Android now supports saving maps for offline use\|last=Ingraham\|first=Nathan\|date=June 27, 2012\|website=[[The Verge]]\|publisher=[[Vox Media]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=November 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111203436/https://www.theverge.com/2012/6/27/3121538/google-maps-offline-caching-app-update\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/google-maps-offline-android/\|title=Google Maps offline for Android is available today in version 6.9, also Compass Mode for Street View\|last=Lawler\|first=Richard\|date=June 27, 2012\|website=[[Engadget]]\|publisher=[[AOL]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=November 12, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025440/https://www.engadget.com/2012-06-27-google-maps-offline-android.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> a feature that was eventually released for iOS devices, and made more robust on Android, in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/6/5687454/google-maps-app-update-offline-support-lane-guidance-uber\|title=Google Maps for iOS and Android add offline support, lane guidance, and Uber integration\|last=Kastrenakes\|first=Jacob\|date=May 6, 2014\|website=[[The Verge]]\|publisher=[[Vox Media]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=November 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111191123/http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/6/5687454/google-maps-app-update-offline-support-lane-guidance-uber\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://bgr.com/2014/05/06/google-maps-update-new-features/\|title=Google Maps just got a huge update – here are the 5 best new features\|last=Siegal\|first=Jacob\|date=May 6, 2014\|website=[[Boy Genius Report\|BGR]]\|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]\|access-date=April 30, 2017\|archive-date=November 8, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108090525/https://bgr.com/2014/05/06/google-maps-update-new-features/\|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of 2015 Google Maps announced its new offline functionality,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.govtech.com/applications/Google-Maps-Now-Available-Offline.html\|title=Google Maps Now Available Offline\|website=Government Technology \|agency=Los Angeles Times \|first1=David \|last1=Pierson \|date=November 11, 2015\|access-date=November 19, 2016\|archive-date=October 30, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030201239/https://www.govtech.com/applications/Google-Maps-Now-Available-Offline.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> but with various limitations – downloaded area cannot exceed 120,000 square kilometers<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?co=GENIE.Platform=iOS&hl=en\|title=Download areas and navigate offline – iPhone & iPad \|website=Google Maps Help \|access-date=November 19, 2016\|archive-date=December 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219051321/https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?co=GENIE.Platform=iOS&hl=en\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-maps-offline-areas-mode-a6832891.html\|title=How to use Google Maps on your smartphone when you don't have a connection \|first1=Doug \|last1=Bolton \|date=25 January 2016 \|work=The Independent\|access-date=June 29, 2018\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=October 22, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022101459/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-maps-offline-areas-mode-a6832891.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and require a considerable amount of storage space.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.androidpit.com/use-your-google-maps-offline\|title=How to use Google Maps offline \|first1=David \|last1=McCourt \|date=May 30, 2019 \|newspaper=AndroidPIT\|access-date=November 19, 2016\|archive-date=October 23, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023201617/https://www.nextpit.com/use-your-google-maps-offline\|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, Google added a feature exclusively to Android that will, in some U.S. cities, indicate the level of difficulty in finding available parking spots,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/26/14400604/google-maps-parking-feature-how-hard-to-park\|title=Google Maps now tells you how hard it is to park in some cities\|last=Welch\|first=Chris\|date=January 26, 2017\|website=[[The Verge]]\|publisher=[[Vox Media]]\|access-date=December 7, 2017\|archive-date=November 12, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003638/https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/26/14400604/google-maps-parking-feature-how-hard-to-park\|url-status=live}}</ref> and on both Android and iOS, the app can, as of an April 2017 update, remember where users parked.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/26/how-to-find-where-you-parked-with-google-maps.html\|title=How to use a new Google Maps feature to help you find your parked car\|last=Haselton\|first=Todd\|date=April 26, 2017\|website=[[CNBC]]\|publisher=[[NBCUniversal News Group]]\|access-date=December 7, 2017\|archive-date=November 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111204055/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/26/how-to-find-where-you-parked-with-google-maps.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/04/26/google-maps-for-ios-and-android-now-helps-you-remember-where-you-parked-your-car/\|title=Google Maps now makes it easier to remember where you parked your car\|last=Sawers\|first=Paul\|date=April 26, 2017\|website=[[VentureBeat]]\|access-date=December 7, 2017\|archive-date=November 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111182605/https://venturebeat.com/2017/04/26/google-maps-for-ios-and-android-now-helps-you-remember-where-you-parked-your-car/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2017, Google Maps for Android was updated with new functionality to actively help the user in finding parking lots and garages close to a destination.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/29/16219704/google-maps-parking-find-lots-garages-update-android\|title=Google Maps will now help you find parking\|last=Gartenberg\|first=Chaim\|date=August 29, 2017\|website=[[The Verge]]\|publisher=[[Vox Media]]\|access-date=December 7, 2017\|archive-date=November 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111182459/https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/29/16219704/google-maps-parking-find-lots-garages-update-android\|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2017, Google added a new two-wheeler mode to its Android app, designed for users in India, allowing for more accessibility in traffic conditions.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2017/12/05/google-maps-new-two-wheeler-mode-shows-faster-routes-for-zipping-through-traffic-on-your-bike/\|title=Google Maps' new two-wheeler mode shows faster routes for beating traffic on your bike\|last=Ghoshal\|first=Abhimanyu\|date=December 5, 2017\|website=The Next Web\|access-date=December 7, 2017\|archive-date=December 7, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207150616/https://thenextweb.com/apps/2017/12/05/google-maps-new-two-wheeler-mode-shows-faster-routes-for-zipping-through-traffic-on-your-bike/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.androidcentral.com/google-maps-gets-dedicated-two-wheeler-mode-india\|title=Google Maps gets a dedicated two-wheeler mode in India\|last=Jonnalagadda\|first=Harish\|date=December 5, 2017\|website=Android Central\|publisher=Mobile Nations\|access-date=December 7, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192321/https://www.androidcentral.com/google-maps-gets-dedicated-two-wheeler-mode-india\|archive-date=December 7, 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019 the Android version introduced the new feature called live view that allows to view directions directly on the road thanks to [[augmented reality]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/google-maps-ar-directions-released-for-iphones-and-android.html\|title=Google Maps AR directions released\|date=February 21, 2020\|website=CNBC\|access-date=February 21, 2020}}{{dead link\|date=August 2023\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> Google Maps won the 2020 Webby Award for Best User Interface in the category Apps, Mobile & Voice.<ref name="Kastrenakes">{{cite web \|last1=Kastrenakes \|first1=Jacob \|title=Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21263445/2020-webby-awards-winners-lil-nas-x-nasa-jon-krasinski \|website=The Verge \|access-date=22 May 2020 \|language=en \|date=20 May 2020 \|archive-date=May 21, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521205535/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21263445/2020-webby-awards-winners-lil-nas-x-nasa-jon-krasinski \|url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2021, Google added a feature in which users can draw missing roads.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-03-11\|title=Google Maps update will let you draw in missing roads\|url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/google-maps-update-will-let-you-draw-in-missing-roads-4127324\|access-date=2021-03-30\|website=Trusted Reviews\|language=en\|archive-date=March 31, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331230257/https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/google-maps-update-will-let-you-draw-in-missing-roads-4127324\|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022, Google implemented support for toll calculation. Both iOS and Android apps report how much the user has to pay in tolls when a route that includes toll roads is input. The feature is available for roads in the US, India, Japan and Indonesia with further expansion planned. As per reports the total number of toll roads covered in this phase is around 2000.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mehta \|first1=Ivan \|title=Google Maps will now show you info about toll pricing on your route \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/14/google-maps-will-now-show-you-info-about-toll-pricing-on-your-route/ \|website=TechCrunch \|date=14 June 2022 \|access-date=14 June 2022 \|archive-date=June 14, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614092433/https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/14/google-maps-will-now-show-you-info-about-toll-pricing-on-your-route/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Line 377: The German "geo-novel" ''[[Senghor on the Rocks]]'' (2008) presents its story as a series of spreads showing a Google Maps location on the left and the story's text on the right. Annika Richterich explains that the "satellite pictures in ''Senghor on the Rocks'' illustrate the main character's travel through the West-African state of [[Senegal]]".<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Richterich \|first=Annika \|date=November 2011 \|title=Cartographies of Digital Fiction: Amateurs Mapping a New Literary Realism \|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1179/1743277411Y.0000000021 \|journal=The Cartographic Journal \|language=en \|volume=48 \|issue=4 \|pages=237–249 \|doi=10.1179/1743277411Y.0000000021 \|bibcode=2011CartJ..48..237R \|s2cid=131524536 \|issn=0008-7041 \|access-date=October 16, 2022 \|archive-date=October 20, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020185038/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1179/1743277411Y.0000000021 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Artists have used Google ~~StreetView~~Street View in a range of ways. [[Emilio Vavarella\|Emilio Vavarella's]] ''The Google Trilogy'' includes glitchy images and unintended portraits of the drivers of the Street View cars.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2013-04-18 \|title=THE GOOGLE TRILOGY - E M I L I O V A V A R E L L A \|url=https://emiliovavarella.com/google-trilogy/ \|access-date=2022-10-16 \|language=en \|archive-date=October 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016170850/https://emiliovavarella.com/google-trilogy/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The Japanese band [[group inou]] used Google ~~StreetView~~Street View backgrounds to make a music video for their song EYE.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=group_inou \|date=2016-04-14 \|title=EYE (music video) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSFeje8-4Vc \|website=YouTube \|access-date=October 16, 2022 \|archive-date=October 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016170849/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSFeje8-4Vc \|url-status=live }}</ref> The Canadian band [[Arcade Fire]] made a customized music video that used ~~StreetView~~Street View to show the viewer their own childhood home.<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Arcade Fire \|last2=Milk \|first2=Chris \|date=2011 \|title=The Wilderness Downtown \|url=http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/ \|access-date=2022-10-16 \|website=The Wilderness Downtown \|archive-date=October 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016170848/http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Arcade Fire \|date=2011 \|title=Video documentation of Wilderness Within video \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80723A_lqsA \|website=YouTube \|access-date=October 16, 2022 \|archive-date=October 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016170847/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80723A_lqsA \|url-status=live }}</ref> == See also == {{Portal\|Internet}} * [[Azure Maps]] * [[Apple Maps]] * [[Bing Maps]] * [[Comparison of web map services]] * [[GeoGuessr]] * [[Google Earth]] * ''[[Google Maps Road Trip]]'', live-streaming documentary * [[Here WeGo]] * [[MapQuest]] * [[OpenStreetMap]] * [[Terravision (computer program)]]