Google has rolled out a hefty new update to version 6.12 of its Google Maps app for iOS.
The update offers the following fixes, changes, and new features:
- Makes it easier to navigate on iPhone and Apple Watch (watchOS users will be offered the ability to get directions directly on their wrist, Google users will soon be able to tap an Apple Watch shortcut and begin navigating with a connected iPhone, and a new “Take Me Home” complication will offer easy access to directions back to a set location).
- Offers a more detailed navigation map, complete with streetlight data and enhanced building outlines.
- Additional detail in select cities for iOS and CarPlay.
- Navigation routes that require traveling on toll roads will now display estimated toll pricing that’s based on factors like payment methods and the time of week. Google says this feature is coming to 2,000 toll roads in the U.S., India, Japan, and Indonesia in April.
- Other smaller features include a new pinned trip widget that will let users see selected trips, as well as an updated Google Maps search widget that has a smaller UI.
Google has also stated that it plans to add Google Maps integration directly to Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Siri. Once rolled out, the feature will allow users to ask Siri for directions via voice commands.
Google Maps 6.12 is available for free and requires iOS 12.2 or later to install and run.
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Via AppleInsider and the App Store