Turning navigation features
Your Driver app has built-in GPS navigation, with features that help make it easier to navigate your route, including:
- Auto-navigate
- Route preview
- Night mode
- Lane guidance
- On-route traffic
Some features may not be available in all cities and on all devices. If they’re available for you, they’ll be in your in-app navigation.
Auto-navigate
Auto-navigate provides turn-by-turn navigation instructions along your route. It starts as soon as the trip begins without any action from you.
Night mode
Night mode changes the color of your screen at night to make the display easier on your eyes. It turns on automatically if you’re online at night. *This feature may not be available on all devices. *
To change your night mode settings:
- Tap the menu button (three lines) on the top left.
- Select “Account” > “App settings” > “Night mode.”
- Choose “Always off,” “Always on,” or “Automatic”.
Lane guidance
Lane guidance tells you what the best lane is for your route before you make the turn.
On-route traffic
On-route traffic shows you the traffic along your route. Yellow means there is some traffic and red means traffic is heavy.
Google Maps added several new features to its app that you’ll be able to use in the coming weeks on iOS and Android. The latest update will be more useful in providing you with the best route to take while traveling on a bicycle, and also can alert you when a friend or relative arrives at a location safely.
Keep reading to see what the newest features are, as well as six lesser-known features we recommend trying to help make it easier to arrive at your destination. For more, discover hidden Google Maps tricks for travelers.
New: Get alerts on Google Maps when friends arrive at or leave a location
Google added a new feature to its Maps app that notifies you when a friend or relative arrives at or leaves a specified location. For instance, if you’re waiting on your friend to meet you at a concert, you can request to be notified when they arrive at the venue. The person you’re requesting notifications for needs to first share their location with you; they’ll also be alerted when you send the request and can deny it.
Google Maps’ exit navigation added several new features to its app that you’ll be able to use in the coming weeks on iOS and Android. The latest update will be more useful in providing you with the best route to take while traveling on a bicycle, and also can alert you when a friend or relative arrives at a location safely.
Keep reading to see what the newest features are, as well as six lesser-known features we recommend trying to help make it easier to arrive at your destination. For more, discover hidden Google Maps tricks for travelers.
New: Get alerts on Google Maps when friends arrive at or leave a location
Google added a new feature to its Maps app that notifies you when a friend or relative arrives at or leaves a specified location. The person you’re requesting notifications for needs to first share their location with you; they’ll also be alerted when you send the request and can deny it.