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=== 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://
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>
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