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One of the biggest problems when you are using Google Maps is when you start walking or following the directions, you don’t always know which way to walk immediately. Google have tackled that, in the latest version of the app, by using computer-vision technology which allows you to raise your phone and see an image of the street where you are and it will have a large arrow pointing you in the correct direction to walk or travel! Google calls this their Visual Positioning System. Let me know if you have tried the updated app yet?
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Friday 15-Jun-18
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Jadine Esterhuizen said:
on Tuesday 07-Aug-18 08:11 AM
It always used to confuse me when using google maps if I had to walk somewhere especially when its an unfamiliar street. This would help a lot.
Joyce said:
on Friday 27-Jul-18 04:48 PM
The app sounds very helpful. I have not use the updated app yet.
Cornelie said:
on Thursday 05-Jul-18 09:17 AM
I always struggle with Google maps does not matter what I get lost, I will download the recent app and see if it will be more helpful as sometime the lady will advise you to turn to late.
Liz said:
on Thursday 05-Jul-18 09:00 AM
I have not tried the improved version yet, however, I will definitely give it a try.
Victoria said:
on Monday 02-Jul-18 11:24 AM
I have not yet tried this updated version, definitely will give it a try.
Helen said:
on Monday 02-Jul-18 09:16 AM
I love using google maps and the latest updates of this application did make a difference of finding different places. I even used google maps in Ukraine, so sad to say that I forgot already some of my streets I used to walk around 12 years ago!
Henrietta said:
on Monday 02-Jul-18 08:59 AM
I always use google maps and I have not yet used the updated app. I must say that it is extremely annoying putting the GPS on and waiting what feels like forever to get the directing you must drive and then miss the turn because Maps took to long. Will definitely look for the updated version.
Sinead said:
on Monday 25-Jun-18 10:02 AM
I have not used the new and improved Google Maps yet, but at least they have upgraded it a bit. Sometimes I prefer using Waze if it is a destination I have never been to before but will definitely update my App and check this one out
Tersia said:
on Monday 25-Jun-18 06:56 AM
I had no idea google maps had this. It would have come in handy the other day when I had to walk around in Pretoria and had no idea where I was going and I was actually using google maps. I then thought this thing is crazy because it's taking me all over except for where I need to be. Maybe if I updated my google maps on my phone it will then be better and will definitely use this when I need to walk somewhere again.
Ashleigh said:
on Friday 22-Jun-18 09:36 AM
Great, Google maps is a great thing to have. Better then those confusing map books. :)
Sarah said:
on Friday 22-Jun-18 08:05 AM
I am glad to hear google maps have improved because some routes were outdated etc.
Daniella said:
on Wednesday 20-Jun-18 09:02 AM
I rarely use google maps- I enjoy using Waze, However this new feature seems intriguing I would definitely try it out.
Tamaryn said:
on Tuesday 19-Jun-18 03:46 PM
I use Google Maps almost daily and this will be a great feature- looking forward to using the updated App.
Mathilda Du Preez said:
on Tuesday 19-Jun-18 03:07 PM
Waze has not let me down yet, so I’m quite happy with what I have.
Jadine Richards said:
on Monday 18-Jun-18 04:00 PM
I do not use Google Maps and am loyal to Waze but this does really sound like a useful upgrade. Nothing is quite as annoying is starting your journey off on the wrong foot and having to deal with a recalculation especially in traffic. I have heard good things about Google Maps...it appears it may be worth the switch
michelle said:
on Monday 18-Jun-18 03:54 PM
I recently realized that its a must to update your apps on a regular basis, especially google maps. With all the roads that change on a regular basis, one can easily get lost if you do not update your app - I`ve learned that the hard way. But this new improvement will definitely help me a lot.
Patrick said:
on Monday 18-Jun-18 02:27 PM
it has improved and is a reliable system to such an extend that I heard Ex-President saying that is one of the tools that can be used in land restitution . He says that it can be reliably be used to identify unoccupied land to estimate the distance between it and the nearest town .
Nicolle said:
on Monday 18-Jun-18 02:23 PM
Well, that's very exciting! I'm obviously quite technically challenged, because when the google lady says: "Turn right in 500m" how am I suppose to know what 500m is? Do some people just instinctively know, what 500m feels like? I've always wondered. Big up to Google for the improvement. We no longer need to worry about "heading south east" and not having a cooking clue which direction that actually is.
Suvashnee said:
on Monday 18-Jun-18 12:40 PM
I have this app as i am useless with directions esp in PTA. This app works wonders.
Melissa said:
on Monday 18-Jun-18 11:11 AM
I have tried it before and it works like a dream.
Megan said:
on Monday 18-Jun-18 08:57 AM
I think that is a great new function. I never really struggled with the Google Map App as I would just count the streets before I'd need to turn etc, that makes it much easier if you're completely lost in an area you do not know. I generally experiment with new routes when someone is with me, that helps us stay on track too.
Prishani said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 04:56 PM
I have used Google maps before( although I haven’t used it for walking directions) and I have noticed that this is a problem and you often have to wait in the same stop for quite some time before it tells you what to do, this could be a tricky if you at a busy intersection.
Michelle D said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 04:09 PM
I have not used it yet but it sounds very useful!
Jessica said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 02:03 PM
Thank goodness for this improvement, Google starts off by telling us to 'head East or West' and quite honestly, no one is certain on which direction that is! I will be sure to download the app and give it a shout., I sure need it - my sense of direction is appalling!
Angelique Jurgens said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 12:45 PM
I live in South Africa so I do not ever use Google maps because I don't really walk anywhere with my phone out. I prefer Waze to be honest. I really have not opened Google maps in ages.
brumilde said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 12:39 PM
I hope it doesn't eat your data, SA has a high rate for their data.(this was referred to in a blog previously) but i don't walk much, mostly take the great Dane around a couple of blocks by my house(well he walks me, i don't walk him), I wont walk somewhere where i don't know the area.
courtney said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 12:12 PM
I have not tried it yet but this was a very brilliant idea.
Thabitha said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 09:27 AM
This sound amazing I have not updated my Google maps I will try
Fikile said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 09:02 AM
i haven't tried as of yet just need to update my phone and give it a try
Clare said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 08:39 AM
I am so happy that we have Google maps on our phones if I never had this app on my phone I think I will be in Timbuktu by now lol.
Shristi said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 08:33 AM
That is a great update! I use Google maps all the time and love it! I can't wait to try it.
Natasha said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 08:27 AM
I Love Google Maps i never used it but since i started driving i started to use it i dont want to use anything else. It tells you where is traffic and when there is a faster rude where there is cameras. My car as the NAV in but i dont like it because it always takes u on the highways and u struggle to get home addresses its just complicated i only use it when im really lost and my phone is dead
Alexis said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 08:25 AM
I enjoy using Google maps when needed and it works well - It is nice to hear that they have improved on it...Though it seems as though they keep on updating and for the better
david said:
on Friday 15-Jun-18 07:21 AM
brilliant idea. just tried it, and i don't have that function. i am sure that like most releases it'll happen in the USA first then to the smaller markets. it could also be an id10t error...
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