Google Maps could be working on an necessary accessibility function, as per a report. The fashionable mapping platform is alleged to be working on a brand new function that exhibits the entrances and exits of enormous buildings to assist customers navigate instructions and park automobiles in additional handy areas. The function reportedly confirmed up within the Google Pixel 7a, so it’s seemingly being examined for Android, nevertheless, it couldn’t be confirmed if the identical function was being constructed for iOS as properly.
A report by Android Authority highlighted that the function confirmed up whereas testing the app. It was obtainable in Google Maps for Android model 11.17.0101 on the Google Pixel 7a. At Gadgets 360, we had been unable to see the function on the Google Maps app with the identical model quantity. This is probably going as a result of the Pixel smartphone was working a beta Android construct. As per the report, the entrances and exits had been seen when zoomed in on a constructing.
While zoomed in, choosing a constructing will present white round icons with inexperienced outlines and will spotlight the constructing in a pink shade. The circle incorporates an entrance icon (an open sq. bracket with an arrow image pointing in direction of it). The icon appeared in entrance of the place the entrances to the buildings are speculated to be, as per the report. The publication discovered the entrances throughout New York, Las Vegas, and San Francisco within the US and round Berlin, Germany.
One anomaly was additionally seen within the function. While some buildings had the abovementioned icon, some others reportedly confirmed a easy circle with an arrow icon. The publication additionally highlighted that for some buildings, the icon was not precisely positioned the place the doorway was. However, these anomalies may be attributed to the function being within the testing section and these will seemingly be ironed out by the point it’s rolled out for most people.
Last month, a report revealed that Google Maps may quickly roll out an replace that overhauls the design of sure parts. The tech big is alleged to have reworked how the person interface whereas looking for instructions and choosing areas is displayed within the app, ditching the full-screen in favour of a backside sliding sheet format. Further, the report claimed that clicking on a selected transport mode solely extends a backside sheet with the map nonetheless seen within the background.
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