{"id":16610,"date":"2025-05-14T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthdata.circle.tufts.edu\/?p=16610"},"modified":"2025-10-04T07:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T07:49:44","slug":"google-maps-on-the-appstore-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youthdata.circle.tufts.edu\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/google-maps-on-the-appstore-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200eGoogle Maps on the App\u00a0Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Always rely on Google Maps when we\u2019re in the US, and especially liked the \u2018Avoid Tolls\u2019 option when you\u2019re in a rental car and don\u2019t want a hefty admin fee from the agency for going through a cashless toll. However I discovered last week that it\u2019s not reliable &#8211; drove from Ohio to Staten Island NY with \u2018avoid tolls\u2019 selected, no warnings\/pop-ups to say anything to the contrary, only to find ourselves at a $15 bridge toll to get over to Staten Island. Turns out there is no way to avoid a toll on to the island, fair enough, but if that\u2019s the case PLEASE GOOGLE can you give us some notification of this when we select the route? I could easily have gone to an ATM and got the money before we got there if I\u2019d known, but the only mention of the toll is hidden away down in the route description, and the top of it still says \u2018avoid tolls\u2019. So I\u2019m now looking at a hefty fine\/admin fee that would have been entirely avoidable if the nav info had been more accurate. Have a few reviews on Google maps that I posted before checking and realised I\u2019d made things sound worse than I\u2019d meant to.<\/p>\n<h2>Preview directions in Street View in Google Maps<\/h2>\n<p>Went to delete one and edit another and was unable to do either. Google doesn\u2019t have tech support anymore so I\u2019m stuck, and, more unfortunately, so are the businesses I\u2019ve inadvertently maligned. Simply doesn\u2019t work.Driving navigation is generally good, but\u2026Only encountered this recently while abroad. Abroad, if it doesn&#8217;t recognise a location it will navigate to another with similar keywords but won&#8217;t flag this up.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Maps Blog<\/h2>\n<p>Lacks the functionality of Google web search, and hijacks the Safari browser in iOS making it impossible sometimes to work out where you&#8217;re trying to find &#8211; I&#8217;m now trying to locate our next hotel in relation to its nearest station and maps keeps hijacking and giving me directions, which is not what I want. To find the best route based on estimated traffic and public transport schedules, change your travel date or time. Where available, we also show you other mobility services like public transport, scooter or bicycle rentals and vehicle ride services. These mobility services are provided by third parties who have made their transport data publicly available or who have a partner agreement with us. Any partnerships or business relationships that we may have with any transportation service providers do not influence the ranking of these services.<\/p>\n<h2>Change the order of your stops in Google Maps<\/h2>\n<p>You can get information about your estimated time of arrival (ETA) and the traffic reports and the accidents along the way. When you enter a destination in Google Maps, we show you how to get there by different travel modes, like driving, cycling or walking. You can find detailed reviews and descriptions of the most popular establishments and hotspots in your selected area.<\/p>\n<p>Several factors, primarily relevance, distance and prominence, influences the local results. These factors are combined to help find the best match for your search. You can get information about the place like the address, hours of operation, phone number, website and ratings or reviews. The developer, Google, indicated that the app\u2019s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. Get the latest version of the Google Maps app to use turn-by-turn voice navigation, download offline areas, and much more.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Google products<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You can search for popular locations, local events, trendy restaurants or things to do in Google Maps.<\/li>\n<li>Generally, the most important factors are your mode preference, trip durations and sometimes price.<\/li>\n<li>When you enter a destination in Google Maps, we show you how to get there by different travel modes, like driving, cycling or walking.<\/li>\n<li>However I discovered last week that it\u2019s not reliable &#8211; drove from Ohio to Staten Island NY with \u2018avoid tolls\u2019 selected, no warnings\/pop-ups to say anything to the contrary, only to find ourselves at a $15 bridge toll to get over to Staten Island.<\/li>\n<li>You can find detailed reviews and descriptions of the most popular establishments and hotspots in your selected area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To help you access features faster, Google Maps app has been updated. If you don&#8217;t want to find search suggestions in Google Maps, update your preferences in the other Google products. To check the entire map and hide the side panel, on the right side of the panel, click the Arrow&nbsp;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turns out there is no way to avoid a toll on to the island, fair enough, but if that\u2019s the case PLEASE GOOGLE can you give us some notification of this when we select the route?<\/li>\n<li>You can get information about your estimated time of arrival (ETA) and the traffic reports and the accidents along the way.<\/li>\n<li>Features like Location Sharing, Timeline and offline maps are available in the top right, in the profile picture or initial\u00a0.<\/li>\n<li>You can get information about the place like the address, hours of operation, phone number, website and ratings or reviews.<\/li>\n<li>Any partnerships or business relationships that we may have with any transportation service providers do not influence the ranking of these services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can get directions to multiple destinations for all modes of transportation except public transport or flight. You can get directions for driving, public transport, walking, ride sharing, cycling, flight or motorcycle on Google Maps. In the &#8216;You&#8217; tab, you can find all of your frequent trips on the saved trips screen.<\/p>\n<h2>Mapping Italy\u2019s Recovery<\/h2>\n<p>You can search for popular locations, local events, trendy restaurants or things to do in Google Maps. The transport options that we show you are ranked based on the combination of objective factors designed to help you find relevant and useful info. These factors can include duration, distance, price, your mode preference or the relevance of a mode to your query. Generally, the most important factors are your mode preference, trip durations and sometimes price.<\/p>\n<p>Features like Location Sharing, Timeline and offline maps are available in the top right, in the profile picture or initial&nbsp;. Get https:\/\/traderoom.info\/what-is-adx-trend-indicator\/ travel times and directions to places where you might go next, like your home, work or calendar appointments. For example, if what you\u2019re looking for is probably in a business that\u2019s further away from you, Google algorithms might decide to rank it higher in local results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always rely on Google Maps when we\u2019re in the US, and especially liked the \u2018Avoid Tolls\u2019 option when you\u2019re in a rental car and don\u2019t want a hefty admin fee from the agency for going through a cashless toll. 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