Google offer a growing number of in-house developed apps for their Android smartphone platform and they know that we, as users, expect a solid experience. We mentioned the improvements that came to the recent update of Google Goggles and now its Maps turn, for the second time this month.
Google Maps version 5.5 rather than adding features, improves on its existing repertoire. For a start check in and rate and review buttons have appeared on any Places pages you might pull up. This basically gives you better integration of Latitude and its location logging, alongside quick review access, for when you want to make or break that place you were just at.
Other amendments include the ability to more easily change your work and home locations for when you want to track how much time you have spent at either from your location history. Finally, Maps transit station pages have undergone a redesign to include upcoming scheduled departure times from various platforms and connecting lines information.
This update is not going to change the face of mobile navigation, but its nice to know that Google are not getting complacent in their existing projects anytime soon. Its mainly a user experience update that will probably be a welcome addition to over 200 million users of Maps, around the world.
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