Maps update ties your photos, contacts, destinations closer together

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Published 29 Apr 2016

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th the weekend almost here, you’re bound to spend some serious time with Maps. Thankfully there are some new features to try out that might make any local or distant travel easier to hle.

One hy feature is that your contacts their addresses will now show up in the Your aces section. This way if you are going to a friend’s house, you can go right to Maps to find their address instead of digging through your contacts. 

Additionally, if you’re trying to boost up your level in cal Guides, you may know that adding photos is one of the best ways to do it. The screen that displays the pictures you took from where you visited has been reworked to make it easy to upload a batch of photos at once. 

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otos that you take are easier to view elgible for batch uploads.

As part of ’s efforts to make Maps a friendly sage, there are now more suggestions to be found on local pages. There’s also a toggle in the notifications that will ping you with updates about new Maps features that roll out to your area.

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aces in Maps now offer related venues that may be of interest.

l of this is found in Maps version 9.25.1. It’s rolling out to the ay Store, or can be had now from A Mirror.

The impact on you: Maps is about way more than just finding an address. continues to build the service into a tool for going about town or traveling, which gets smarter the more you’re willing to share your location, photos, other key bits of data.