August is coming and with it, millions of car trips. And even if traveling by train or bus for those under 30 is practically free, many prefer to arrive at their destination by car. Whether you have CarPlay or use your iPhone alone, map applications cannot be missing. They are the best way to find out if there are speed cameras or to reach your destination without complications. Google Maps and Waze have launched up to five functions that will gradually be offered to iOS and Android users starting today, and we have been waiting for some of them for a long time.
It is now easier to add a road incident
Waze and Google Maps are characterized by the community of drivers they have. Is there a traffic jam? They report it. A car stopped on the shoulder that has broken down? You report it. Doing this while driving can be difficult, even dangerous. Therefore, both Google Maps and Waze wanted to simplify it
This improvement will be one of the first to arrive, and as Google reports, it’s now rolling out globally to iPhone and CarPlay. So make sure both apps are updated. Hopefully, you’ve already enabled it, and if not, it’ll only be a matter of days before the change is applied to your user.
Not sure where you need to go? This new feature tells you which building it is
Quite often we are heading in a direction we have never been before. This can be confusing, especially in cities with many buildings on the same street. The result is that We no longer know where to enter, park, stop… Google Maps will also include a global new feature that will illuminate the building on the map.
To swindle a kind of shadingwe will be able to know with certainty that we are approaching the precise place. Something particularly useful if we drive at night and do not recognize the area well. This feature is already available and will arrive on iPhone and CarPlay in the coming weeks.
Traffic light camera or bus lane alerts
More and more cities around the world are installing cameras under traffic lights to monitor if someone runs a red light. The same thing happens if you invade a bus lane. To help us navigate correctly (and without fines), Waze will mix the database that the DGT and the town halls share with the real time information users. It should be remembered that this method is legal, and there is no risk of being fined for possessing a radar detector.
Traffic disruptions due to events in the city
Demonstrations, concerts, sporting events… There are many reasons why a city district may be closed. Until now, you could see the prohibited areas and get alternative routes. With the new Waze update, there will be a list of upcoming events and you can even get notifications when they start, the very cause of the outages and road closures in real time. The best thing is that it also can be shared
Navigate with Waze when iPhone screen is locked
One of the benefits of using Apple Maps is that you can view navigation on your iPhone when the screen is locked. Only It will light up when you need to make a turnyou’re approaching a change in direction, etc. It’s been exclusive for years and now it’s coming to Waze in a few months. This is a big update that’s coming to iOS 18, so it’ll take a little longer to arrive.
Most versions are available now and will reach the millions of Google Maps and Waze users in terms of hours, days or weeks. This is a gradual implementation that comes just in time for the holidays and for some of them for the start of the school year and work. Navigation apps are getting better every time and with the attention that Apple also pays to its maps, choosing just one is very complicated.
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