Know your google map better: Tips and Techniques

Everyone uses Google maps for basic navigation, but only few know how much more one can do with this handy app. These secret tips and tricks are not just fun but also a lifesaver while travelling…

1)Offline map – Even with slow or no internet connection one can still use google map throughout their  journey, with this offline feature of Google map.
 For offline map, open your Google map, tap on your profile picture. Select “offline map” and then choose “select your own map”. Zoom in and out on the map to select the area and then tap “Download”. After these you can use it to navigate even in dead zones.

2)Timeline – it helps one remember the routes and trips taken and the places one has been, based on their location, like a personal map.
To see your timeline, open your google map, tap on your profile picture. Select “timeline”. You can filter by choosing a day, month, and a year.

3)Incognito mode- when one doesn’t want their activities like the places they searched for or navigated to- to be saved in the google account.
For incognito mode, open your google map, tap on your profile picture. Select “turn on incognito mode”

4)Share location- real time location sharing on google map is a great way to coordinate with people. Additionally, attempting to plan one’s location for an hour from now. 
To share your location, open your Google map, tap on your profile picture. Select “share your location” on your device, choose the contact with whom you want to share.You can also choose the duration of your shared live location.

5)Measuring distance – one can measure a distance of an area (e.g., a park) from another area by using distance measuring feature of google map.
Open your google map, tap on the area you would like to measure, then select” measure distance” move the map to the desired area. You can keep adding points by moving your map again and tap” Add point”. the distance is updated after each new point.

6)Street view- one can see a 360 view or locate everything situated in the street just by clicking and zooming in the street.
Simply zoom in on your map, tap on a street, hit the tiny photo box on the left side of the screen, then move the screen for 360 view.

7)Save parking- this makes it easier to recall where you have parked your vehicle and even how long it was parked. 
Open google maps, mark your present location by tapping the blue dot, then select” save Parking”. You can also press “more info” to adjust location and add any notes.

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