Google Maps is lastly embracing Dwell Actions on the iPhone.
Earlier right now, Google held an occasion in Paris, France the place the corporate introduced plenty of new AI-related updates to its providers. Along with revealing some new AI-lead experiences with Google Search and Google Maps, the corporate additionally introduced some updates that have an effect on iOS customers.
A kind of bulletins is glanceable instructions. The corporate says that “with glanceable instructions, you may monitor your journey proper out of your route overview or lock display. You’ll see up to date ETAs and the place to make your subsequent flip — info that was beforehand solely seen by unlocking your telephone, opening the app and utilizing complete navigation mode. And when you resolve to take one other path, we’ll replace your journey robotically.”
Google says that glanceable instructions might be rolling out globally on iOS and Android “within the coming months.” Better of all, the function will work with Dwell Actions on iPhones working 16.1. This may imply that iPhone customers can verify instructions with Google Maps — proper from their Lock Display screen or the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Professional.
Immersive View is rolling out now
Whereas now we have a number of months to attend till Google Maps navigation involves Dwell Actions, the brand new Immersive View is rolling out now. The brand new viewing expertise, which is on the market now for London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo, makes use of developments in AI and laptop imaginative and prescient to fuse “billions of Avenue View and aerial pictures to create a wealthy, digital mannequin of the world. And it layers useful info on high just like the climate, site visitors, and the way busy a spot is.”
The corporate says that it plans to roll out the function to extra cities like Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence, and Venice “within the coming months.” You need to have the ability to expertise Immersive View within the above cities beginning right now.
The function actually takes on Apple Maps’ Look Round function. We’ll must see which one wins over, however Google appears to be creating these experiences with some next-level expertise. You may try the entire bulletins within the firm’s weblog submit or watch the occasion on YouTube beneath:
