In addition to showing directions, Google Maps has a lot of features that some users may not know about. Here are some of them that travelers may need to pay attention to during the Eid 2022 homecoming season.
As compiled by us from various sources, Tuesday (26/4/2022) here are the features you should know:
1. Speed limit notification
If the Speed Limit feature is available in your location, for example on a toll road, the Speedometer feature in the app will let you know if you're driving too fast. The speed indicator changes color if it crosses the speed limit.
External factors may cause Speedometer Maps to differ from the actual speed. To enable or disable it, open the Google Maps app, type your profile picture or initials, tap Settings. Then in the driving options section, you can enable/disable the Speedometer.
2. Adding unlisted places to Google Maps
During the 2022 Eid homecoming trip or in your hometown, you may find interesting places, such as food stalls that don't have a name on Google Maps.
It's easy, open the Google Maps application, at the bottom click the Contibrute menu. Here, there are menus such as editing maps, writing reviews to adding places. Click on the add a place with an existing name and Google will verify it.
3. Download Google Maps maps for offline use
In addition to being used online, you have to be connected to the internet, Google Maps can also be used offline and doesn't need a connection. This is certainly useful if travelers are traveling to places where internet is slow, data rates are expensive, or there is no connection.
Open Google Maps, click your profile picture or initial account in the far right search column. From the menu, select offline maps, then select the location you want to download. The wider the selected area, the more data will be downloaded. Google Maps will download the map according to the selected area.
3. Share your real-time location with others
With Google Location sharing, you can choose who can find your location and for how long, for example to let you know where you are. To do this, open the Google Maps application.
Tap your profile photo or initials, then click the Location Sharing menu, followed by Add people. Select the length of time you want to share your Google Maps location and tap the profile of the person who will receive your location info. After that, tap Share.
4. Using Street View on Google Maps
When going home for Eid 2022, there may be new places to be explored. To find out how the picture looks, you can use the Street View feature which shows a location with a 360-degree perspective.
To do this, search for a place or place a pin on Google Maps. To place a Pin, touch and hold somewhere on the map. At the bottom, tap the place name or address. Scroll and select the photo labeled "Street View" or select the thumbnail with the Street View icon.
5. Can Avoid Queues at Restaurants
Users can use Google Maps to avoid queuing at the restaurant they want to go to. The Google Maps feature can provide users with statistics on restaurant busy hours so they can avoid them, especially during Lebaran, which is usually very crowded.
Users can view these statistics by selecting the name of the restaurant and then scrolling down. Users will find a button 'popular times'. This feature will show a graph of the restaurant's busy hours. Google Maps also provides daily charts.
6. View Entire Travel History
Google can track the user's location even if the user is not using the Google Maps application. To view your Google Maps travel history, visit https://www.google.com/maps/timeline.
Then you will find out where you have been, including perhaps to find out what route you took during Lebaran 2022. On that site you can also stop Google from tracking user locations if you don't want it.
7. Parking Spot Reminder
Users of course have experienced moments of forgetting the location of the car park, especially in a new location during the Eid 2022 holiday and homecoming this time. Google Maps can answer this problem by reminding the user of the user's parking location.
As soon as the user parks the car, the user immediately taps the blue dot that represents the user's location. The user will then find the option to remember the parking location.