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Google Maps announced Thursday that iPhone users will “soon” be able to experience an updated Live View by sharing location, along with all Android users. Google Pixel users last month started seeing the improved Live View that features even more helpful arrows and directional guidance for finding a pinned location.
Google made the announcement in a blog post. Augmented reality on Google Maps brings digital arrows, pins, and markers right in front of you as you walk while looking through your phone’s camera. Google Maps calls it Live View. It has been around since August 2019 and is incredibly useful when a person is trying to find their bearings or find a fixed address or location.
With the update, if a user opens Live View in the Maps app when a friend shares a park pin, the user will see arrows and directions telling them exactly where to walk. This works best once the user is close and has the phone facing the trail. The user must click Live View and instead of guessing which meadow the other person is in, the user will be directed directly to the other person’s address.
Google Maps has also updated its Live View to label landmarks like the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building and place pinned location markers in a more precise alignment. The list of cities where landmarks will appear includes Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Dubai, Florence, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Kyoto, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Osaka, Paris , Prague. , Rome, San Francisco, Sydney, Tokyo and Vienna. It should be noted that Live View only works on AR compatible phones.
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