When you set a destination on Google Maps, the app will automatically show you live traffic data for each route, so you can decide which one to take to avoid jams and reach your destination the quickest. All you need is an active data connection. 4. Add Gas Stations Along Your Route Kn...
In your efforts to get from point A to point B using Google Maps, you'll occasionally want to find something—a gas station, a store, a place to stop and eat—somewhere along the route you're taking (or about to take). You might think this involves a lot of hopping between navigatio...
When you need to go somewhere, you naturally seek out the best route with the lightest traffic possible and fewest obstructions. Today’smapping and navigation appsare there for you. The two most popular apps for iOS and Android —Google MapsandWaze— deliver on that brief, presenting up-to...
Maps has become the gold standard for finding your way around strange areas, particularly if you’re on foot or using public transit. But if you’re sitting in traffic on your way to work every day, it’s time to quit Google Maps and move over to Waze. Waze, which is owned by Googl...
Here are the best 13 Google Maps tips and tricks that you should know about. These will surely elevate your navigation and overall app user experience and help you become a smart user. Search for stops along your route It is not uncommon to start a journey but only to remember you forgot...
No route customization feature 5. Bing Maps Bing Maps is another popular Google Maps alternative. It comes with a clean and easy-to-use user interface. All the controls for directions, traffic, directions, and sharing are along the top. ...
Left: Google Maps; Right: Waze (Image credit: Tom's Guide) Waze is built around one thing, and one thing only: minimizing your time on the road and getting you to your destination as quickly as possible. That mean it doesn’t ask permission to alter your route mid-trip, and automatica...
3. Maps will display nearby charging stations and how many are available. 4. Tap acharging stationon the map to have Maps add it as a stop on your trip. You can also use this trick to search for other places along your route, like a coffee shop. ...
Over the next few weeks, we’re rolling out an update to Google Maps on Android that will make your next gas stop more convenient and affordable. Now you can check out gas prices and add detours to your route, without having to exit out of navigation… When you’re driving in navigation...
Matt King’s Boston Subway Station Map at http://www.thrall.net/maps/mbta.html takes something of a similar approach, as you can see in Figure 4-10. Instead of the station labels on the map, along the top we get a row of color-coded drop-down boxes, organized by subway line, to...