Maps for Android is being updated to include the elevation for biking route options, making it simpler to choose the optimal path for one’s journey.
Version 8.2 also adds new voice actions, telling you an estimated arrival time where to make the next turn.
en viewing a biking route, a graphic details the rise fall of the elevation during the trip, with alternatives for you to select a different route if it is more appealing. The feature is listed as Beta, so don’t be surprised if some bugs appear over time.
Another improvement is the inclusion of voice actions to navigation mode. Maps understs phrases like, “at’s my next turn?” or “at time will I get there?”
The slide-out navigation menu now features access to My aces, which keeps your search history, saved places offline maps.
Additionally, the Uber card is now shown in the car tab of the navigation menu instead being buried where public transportation walking are located.
As is often the case with app updates, the new version of Maps is a staggered rollout, so it may be a few days before it hits your device. The brave impatient can access the A from Android lice.