Ready to suck down your sixth Google Maps for Android update in the past six months? Excellent. Version 4.4 has just been shoved outside into the bright, hopeful earth that we call house, with this one bringing about an simpler path to find places encircling you. With the update will come an entirely fresh logo, as a dedicated ‘Places’ icon allows users to quickly gaze up nearby places in a Yelp-esque manner. If you tend to search for alike things regardless of where you are, you can load up your own personalized categories to constitute finding frequent searches that much simpler (reckon “gas station” or “In N Outside”). There’s also Place Pages, which immediately shows the operating hours of listed businesses, compass direction and distance from your location. It’s available immediately for all Android phones using v1.6 or newer, and if you’re rocking a BlackBerry, you can expect the Place Sheet to head your path soon.
Google Maps for Android updated to 4.4, adds dedicated ‘Places’ for searching nearby originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for employ of feeds.
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