{"id":652377,"date":"2013-04-15T06:43:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T10:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betanews.com\/?p=142976"},"modified":"2013-04-15T06:43:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T10:43:58","slug":"gmaps-for-windows-phone-features-updates-to-driver-mode-latitude-and-street-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/652377","title":{"rendered":"gMaps for Windows Phone features updates to Driver Mode, Latitude and Street View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-143039\" title=\"gmaps street view\" src=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/gmaps-street-view.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"438\" \/>Even though Google has yet to release an official Google Maps app for Windows Phone, third party developers already offer a number of competent alternatives. One of the most popular ones, and my personal favorite, is gMaps which comes with a <a title=\"Third-party alternatives to official Google apps for Windows Phone 8\" href=\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/2013\/03\/11\/third-party-alternatives-to-official-google-apps-for-windows-phone-8\/\" >comprehensive feature set<\/a> and, bar its name, could even pass as the real deal.<\/p>\n<p>Today, DreamTeam Mobile, the team of developers behind gMaps, announced a new update to the popular Google Maps client. The app now touts further improvements for Driver Mode, Latitude and Street View. Let&#8217;s go through each, one by one, and see what changed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driver Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The gMaps app, which <a title=\"gMaps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=370967013011968&amp;l=a6243edd7e\" >is now at version 2.1<\/a>, allows users to enable or disable Driver Mode simply by tapping on the location. When the functionality is active gMaps displays a small black car and when it is disabled the app shows a red arrow.<\/p>\n<p>When enabled, Driver Mode now also positions the location of the user towards the bottom of the screen as to display more of the map ahead. There are also a couple of bug fixes related to this functionality, including clipped objects\/route and &#8220;proper rotation of the map pushpins and other objects&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latitude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Latitude in gMaps has undergone less noticeable improvements. According to the team of developers, the only change relates to a decrease in mobile data sent by the app to the Latitude backend. This will likely be felt by users when roaming or outside of Wi-Fi coverage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Street View<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>gMaps now comes with support for &#8220;full 360-degree panoramic Street View&#8221; and the ability to move around when using the feature, with the help of navigational arrows. The app also provides the option to enable high quality (HQ) tiles, which &#8220;makes panoramas just great&#8221; according to the developers.<\/p>\n<p>gMaps is available to download <a title=\"gMaps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsphone.com\/en-us\/store\/app\/gmaps\/7b8bedd5-4368-e011-81d2-78e7d1fa76f8\" >from the Windows Phone Store<\/a>. The app is free and ad-supported. There is also a <a title=\"gMaps Pro\" href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsphone.com\/en-us\/store\/app\/gmaps-pro\/5fad1b41-f8db-4397-b584-4a0da12fe233?signin=true\" >paid version<\/a> which runs for $2.49, but forgoes ads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=d4LB0o1IgEU:JNma0gw_Vls:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.betanews.com\/~ff\/bn?a=d4LB0o1IgEU:JNma0gw_Vls:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/bn?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/bn\/~4\/d4LB0o1IgEU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though Google has yet to release an official Google Maps app for Windows Phone, third party developers already offer a number of competent alternatives. One of the most popular ones, and my personal favorite, is gMaps which comes with a comprehensive feature set and, bar its name, could even pass as the real deal. 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