Google Maps gets ultra-cute cars instead of aeronautics arrow, but alone on iOS

Google has adapted its Maps iOS app with alternative car icons to alter the archetypal aeronautics arrow.

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Google has alien agent icons to its Maps app to alter the archetypal aeronautics arrow. The aggregation has fabricated a alternative of cars available, which you can baddest back you drive somewhere, but it’s an iOS-exclusive affection appropriate now.

Google arise the Maps amend in a abrupt post on its blog yesterday, advertence you’ll see cartage such as “a beautiful sedan, a around-the-clock auto truck, or a accelerated SUV.”

To try out the cars, aloof tap on the aeronautics arrow while in aeronautics (driving) approach in Google Maps and the new icons will arise in a list. Tap one to baddest it and you’ll acquisition yourself zooming about the map in your agent of choice.

Google didn’t action an account as to why the affection is landing on iOS and not Android, but the aggregation does frequently cycle out new app functions on Apple’s belvedere first; it’s acceptable that it will appear to Android in the future if it’s well-received.

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