Since time immemorial, we have had the Google Maps app on Android. However, in 2017, Google Maps Go arrived, a reduced version of the classic mapping application. And although it was initially intended for entry-level mobile phones that have Android Go installed, the truth is that its use has spread to other terminals.
And here many cool features of Google Maps Goas it saves space on any Android mobile since it is a smaller version. However, it also has some differences with the normal application that are not so positive, in addition to some similarities in which the use of Google Maps and Google Maps Go does not imply any difference.
Google Maps Go requires an additional app to work properly
Google Maps on the left, Maps Go on the right.
At the interface level, Google Maps Go is much simplerand we don’t have a bottom menu. Maps offers various options in its bottom menu, while Maps Go reserves its options in the side menu.
Without this application we will not be able to navigate in Google Maps Go.
The main problem with Google Maps Go is that It doesn’t have a built-in navigation mode. In other words, we cannot activate navigation from the application. To do this, it is necessary to install an additional application, so it is necessary to have two applications to achieve the same thing as with the Google Maps application.
Navigation for Google Maps Go
Google Maps on the left, Maps Go on the right.
Out of curiosity, when we installed Navigation for Google Maps Go We don’t have any additional application in the launcherbut is integrated directly into Maps Go, as if it were a Add on. This mode of navigation is more limited: the speed at which you are driving does not appear, you cannot report incidents, We have not integrated Google Assistant and we also don’t have the ability to search along the way.
No integration with Assistant in Maps Go.
With the new Google Maps driving mode, we can now enjoy Spotify, receive notifications from Telegram and other apps, answer calls and much more without being distracted. In Google Maps Go we only have the classic navigation mode, so we lose these new options.
In Maps Go we cannot download offline maps, a small problem if we want to make long trips and there will be sections without connection
The other major limitation of Maps Go is that It is not possible to download offline mapsan essential function on long journeys or mountain routes where you don’t know if you’ll find yourself without coverage.
Many social functions are lost
Google Maps on the right, Google Maps Go on the left.
For some time now, Google Maps has not only been a mapping application, but also displays new recommendations, allows you to edit reviews, we can respond and send messages to businesses, etc. All of these social features are lost in Maps Go, which only allows you to see the reviews we’ve already made, but not to edit them or create new ones.
We can’t either add photographs of places we have visited or modify maps in case of incorrect information. If we want to search for hotels, takeaways, gas stations and other places, we can do that, so there are not so many differences here.
Google Maps Go is a great option to save space
Google Maps Go is a great option for those who want to save space, as well as those who They have a cell phone with few resources and they want to enjoy a lighter but functional application. In short, these are the differences between Maps Go and Google Maps.
- It takes up about 2.5 megabytes + about 20 megabytes in browsing modecompared to the 200+ megabytes that Google Maps can take up.
- Needs separate application for navigation.
- we can’t download offline maps.
- Navigation mode is more limited.
- There is no integration with Google Assistant.
- We can not make new opinions or modify previous ones.
- The interface is older and not like Material Design.
- Fewer settings and options.
Despite these limitations, fulfills the task of finding places and taking us thereeven if Google Maps will always remain the older and more complete brother.
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