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Toll prices, traffic lights, new widgets and more Google Maps news that are on the way

Google has announced a series of new features that are coming to Google Maps that, although they will not be ready in time around the world for the Easter operation, have been pending for a long time. the big star is the price of tolls on a routealthough there is more news.

Google Maps will start showing the traffic lights and stop signs on a routeas well as adding new widgets for iOS, join forces with the Apple Watch to open a route from the wrist and integrate with Spotlight, Siri and Apple Shortcuts.

toll prices

Google Maps tells you if a route includes toll roads or not, until now it did not indicate the price of these tolls. The feature is starting to arrive now, so you’ll be able to see how much will the tolls on a route cost you before choosing it among the different alternatives. Toll pricing is coming to Maps for Android and iOS in the US, India, Japan, and Indonesia later this month and will roll out to more countries “soon.”

In calculating the price of tolls, Google takes into account factors such as if you use a pass or what day of the week it is, obtaining updated prices from the relevant authorities. If for whatever reason you prefer not to know, you can deactivate the display of the price from the Google Maps settings.

Traffic lights and stop signs on the route

Traffic lights

Another novelty related to the routes is the higher level of detail in the maps when navigating. This implies that they will be shown traffic lights and stop signs on the roadas well as more complete information on the buildings and areas of interest in the area.

Google claims that this new browsing experience will come to “select countries” in the coming weeks on Android, iOS, Android Auto and CarPlayand that in some places the detail will be even greater, including the width of roads, medians and islands.

New widgets in iOS

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Users of Google Maps with an iPhone or iPad are in luck because Google has allocated a large part of its new features to this operating system. To begin with, there comes a new widget for a specific route, which shows a preview of the route and arrival time. Tapping on it opens the route.

Also, Google has modified its current widget for iOS to be smaller. This widget lets you keep going to your favorite places with a tap, but in a smaller package. These developments will arrive in the coming weeks to iOS.

Navigation with Apple Watch

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Who has an Apple Watch has a browser: soon it will be possible get directions from Google Maps from an Apple Watch, without the need to start the process first on the mobile to continue on the watch. Instead, you need to tap on the Google Maps charm on the Apple Watch.

In addition, it will be added the complication take me home (take me home), which will automatically open a route back to the place you have marked as home on Google Maps. These novelties will begin to be activated “from a few weeks”.

Integration with Spotlight, Siri and Shortcuts

Shortcuts

The latest addition to Google Maps for iOS focuses on integration. Google Maps will be integrated into Spotlight, Siri and Shortcuts, so you can, for example, ask Siri to find a place on Google Maps or take you home using Google Maps. This update will take a little longer: it is expected for “later, in the summer”.

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