Google Maps for Mobile Gets Updated with More Desktop Features

[Maura]

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The Google Mobile Blog announced today that Google has updated its Google Maps experience for iOS and Android browsers, adding many more of the features that you’ll be familiar with from the desktop browser version of Google Maps. When you point your iPad or iPhone’s browser to maps.google.com, you’ll be prompted to share your location, and if you agree, you’ll then have access to the following desktop features:[/FONT]
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• [FONT="]See your current location[/FONT]
• [FONT="]Search for what’s nearby with suggest and auto complete[/FONT]
• [FONT="]Have clickable icons of popular businesses and transit stations[/FONT]
• [FONT="]Get driving, transit, biking, and walking directions[/FONT]
• [FONT="]Turn on satellite, transit, traffic, biking, and other layers[/FONT]
• [FONT="]View Place pages with photos, ratings, hours, and more[/FONT]
• [FONT="]When signed into your Google account, access your starred locations and My Maps[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Google says that Google Maps for Mobile Browsers is “platform independent,†so you should always get the same experience and the latest features without having to install any updates whether you use Google Maps on your desktop, iPhone or iPad.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Source: Google Maps on your mobile browser - Official Google Mobile Blog[/FONT]