Google Maps update adds 'cool' desktop feature to the mobile apps

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ICYMI: A feature previously found only on the desktop version of Google Maps is coming to the iOS and Android versions of the app.

Google Maps is arguably one of the most important apps on your phone thanks to all of its capabilities. Need to get from one city to another using the fastest possible route? Google Maps will do that for you. Need to find a place to stay? Somewhere to enjoy a meal? Get gas? Visit a famous landmark? These are all things that Google Maps can help find for you.reports that a feature found on the desktop version of Google Maps is coming to the mobile version.

On the desktop version of Google Maps, users have been able to watch as structures are created over time. This feature has been exclusive to Google Maps on the desktop since 2014. Starting yesterday, Google began updating this Street View"Time Machine" feature to the Android and iOS versions of Google Maps.To see whether this is working on your phone now, go to Street View and open any location.

 

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