New Google Maps updates presently accessible for Android and Android Auto clients
- Technology
- July 20, 2020
Fortunately the steady forms are getting significantly more love in July, with no under three updates so far this month.
Everything began with Google Maps version 10.45.2, which was published on July 10, followed by version 10.45.3 seven days after the fact. Shockingly, Google turned out Google Maps version 10.46.1 during a similar time for Android clients.
Undoubtedly the beta build is concerned, the only update transported for this present month was version 10.46.0 on July 11 – in all probability, this specific beta graduated to the steady channel as rendition 10.46.1, which is additionally the latest release for production gadgets.
Concerning what’s going on, Google is as mysterious as it’s ever been, and these new updates clearly come without a changelog.
In any case, we already realize that the organization has as of late began revealing another Live View AR calibration feature that makes it simpler for the service to decide the location of a client in a crowded city. Since GPS signals may be influenced because of interference and huge buildings, Google Maps presently permits clients to manually adjust their location with the assistance of Live View AR, in fact expecting them to direct the phone camera toward a particular building to decide the GPS organizes.
While this feature is bit by bit turning out with a server-side switch, quite possibly’s these updates carry the essential code to power the entire thing, so expect this calibration tool to go live for additional clients preferably sooner over later.
Likewise, Google has as of late began testing traffic data in Google Maps, so all these new beta and stable builds could incorporate extra polishing for this feature.
Meanwhile, there are no huge changes on the CarPlay front, where such huge numbers of clients are waiting for Google Maps to get dashboard support.