Google Maps. FUTURE Technology LAUNCHED Officially

Google Maps. The most popular online map platform today has a very important presentation for a "future" technology, but which is offered to users right from this moment. We are talking about the augmented reality that finally arrives in Google Maps, as we have already seen in a very varied range of concepts, or applications without much success, but Google still believes that it can offer what others have failed to do .

Google Maps. Augmented reality is currently offered for the online map platform only in Google Pixel phones, and currently only in preview form, and this is because it still needs a lot of improvements. You can see in the video clip below how augmented reality should work in Google Maps, with users having navigation directions presented in real time by simply pointing the camera at the real world.

Google Maps. FUTURE Technology LAUNCHED Officially

Google Maps. Basically, after making a route in the online map application, users will be able to open a special menu that allows them to direct the phone's camera to what is around them in order to be directed in real time. For years we keep hearing that such functions will reach mobile phones, but now we see for the first time an implementation of this kind for Google Maps, and the Google company shows that it is able to offer people what they have been waiting for a long time.

Google Maps meets AR.

Rolling out to Pixel phones, starting today. #io19 pic.twitter.com/rDBxvbZyF8

- Google Maps (@googlemaps) May 7, 2019

Google Maps. Those from Google had presented this functionality about a year ago, in a "very" beta version, and now they manage to bring it to users, but still in a form that is not ready for official release. Of course, this is not a very big problem for the American company, and this is because Google Maps will officially offer this functionality for all phones in not so long.

Google Maps. It is not known how long it will take for the function to be officially implemented for other Android phone models, or for the iPhone, so it remains to be seen when this will happen.