Google Maps adds “Driving Mode” that predicts your movements

Google Maps is updated to version 9.19. The main innovation of this version is the “Drive Mode”. Descriptions.

After offering offline functions, Google Maps has been enriched with an interesting new feature, “Driving Mode”, which we will detail for you.

really through your location history and recent web searchesThe app assumes what your usual route is and sends you notifications about traffic conditions, roadworks (such as closed roads), and events that might cause you to change your usual route.

Version 9.19 also gives you integrated audio passthrough in navigation mode When you click on this menu, the application will give you three options depending on the selected mode. In navigation mode, you will have the option to choose between silent mode, alerts only and normal mode. In “Drive Mode” the available options are quiet or normal. Activation in each terminal is currently subject to issues, but hopefully this will be fixed soon.

The new update adds a settings screen to your timeline that tracks your journey for a day or even a month. Where previously your only option was to delete the location history, you now have the option to use your Google Maps search history and app activity to determine the actual location of a place whose address you entered incorrectly in the app.

You can also decide whether you want photos to appear on your timeline and sync with specific places you visit through the Google Photos app. The 6th most used application of 2015, therefore, awaits us with many surprises.

The update will be available in France shortly, if you are an avid user of this app, go to Play Store and select “My Apps” to see if the update is available. Until then, be patient and don’t forget the must-know tips for Google Maps.