Maps for Android 4.5 is here and it brings us Walking Navigation (in beta) as well street view ‘smart navigation’.
The new Walking Navigation features gives walking directions that follow paths (when paths are in Google maps) rather than keeping you to roads like previously which is a little safer for a good ramble.
Google say: “Your phone will vibrate when you need to make a turn. The map will rotate with you as you turn the phone, and walking mode uses satellite view by default. Use it like a virtual compass with satellite imagery to look ahead or help pick out landmarks along the way.”
Street View smart navigation allows you to drag pegman from the corner of the screen and drop him on to a street you want to view. You also get the small disc to drag around the screen that quickly warps you to the place on the street you want to be.
Note that Street View is a separate download to Google Maps and will need to be installed separately.
But this is an app that is better to just watch then to read about so click here to watch a nice little demo by Google.
Source: gadgetvenue