Organize plans with friends and 5 other unknown tricks for Google Maps

Google Mapsthe map service of Alphabet (a subsidiary of Google), since its launch in 2005 has added a large number of functions.

The company, for example, has released interactive games for different celebrations. On one occasion he launched a version of Mario Kart, on another he did it by reviving the iconic red-jacketed thief Carmen Sandiego in Google Earth and also this year for April Fools (April Fools’ Day in the United States), they released the classic game of ‘ culebrita’ in the application.

The games are quite entertaining, but they are not the only tricks found in the application. Google Maps also offers lesser-known useful features like planning events, ordering an Uber, or touring Saturn..

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Save your parking location

After parking, activate the location in Google Maps and check that the blue dot matches where the vehicle is, save the location and that will be your reference point when you return.

On iPhone cell phones, the parking lot will be marked on the map and you will have to identify it manually. On the other hand, in Android there is the possibility of modifying the location.

When looking for the car, select the bar at the top and the point will appear in the first option, which can be modified by selecting the pencil that appears on the right side and placing the pointer of the location in the new place. You can use the option to change your parking location every time you visit a new place.

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save places

Google Maps allows you to search for all kinds of places in the world, from entire countries to parks and alleys. If what you want is not to forget a place you have ever visited or to create a list with the places to visit on your next vacation, this function will help you a lot.

To do this, open the app, search for a site, select a bookmark, and then the name or address of the site. When finished, click save and then select a list in which the location will be stored.

To review your saved locations, go to the top left in the app. There, select the menu and then “Your sites”, then “Saved” and finally choose a list.

The saved sites can only be seen by the user who chose them, so that others can see them, the list must be shared.

Create maps and routes

If you are on vacation, creating a map will be of great help to you as you will be able to have more control over the distances between the places you plan to visit.

To create a map, open the “My Maps” section in the Google Maps application. There, you will find the option to create a new map in red, it will be saved automatically after it is created and you can edit it whenever you want.

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calculate distances

If you are one of those who like to use the bicycle to commute or run on weekends, the function to calculate distances in Google Maps will allow you to know how far it is from one point to another.

To do it, right click on starting point and then select “Measure distance”. Then click anywhere on the map to create the route to measure. If you want to add another point, click anywhere on the map again.

Distance can be calculated in miles (mi) and kilometers (km).

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organize plans

If every time Saturday nights roll around you and your friends don’t know where to go to eat or which club to choose to go dancing, Google Maps enabled a feature that allows you to select places and send them to your contacts through messaging services so they can vote for the best.

To do so, on your phone, search for venue options in the app and tap the venues you want to put up for voting. These will be added in an emerging bubble that you can share through different messaging services.

traverse the space

Whether it’s with Google Sky, your space viewing platform, or with Google Earth, you can see the solar system, other constellations, or the planets up close. Both apps are part of the Google Maps portfolio, but you’ll have to access it from your PC, with Google Sky, or mobile (and also PC) with Google Earth.

To do it with Google Earth it is necessary to ‘zoom out’, that is to say move away from the planet Earth, to see satellites, stars and more. In the case of Google Sky, just by entering the website you will be able to navigate through different constellations and planets using the cursor.

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Source: Elcomercio

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