Good news for cyclists everywhere : Google Maps for mobilenow provides you with an elevation chart of its route , so you may choose to avoid the hills — or take them on .
Theupdateplots elevation against distance , provide you to compare the amount of climb you ’ll have to do . It shows multiple routes in the same search display , so you really can label one against the others . Any committed bicycler will be acutely aware that the feature was one of the main things missing from Google ’s cycling navigation , so it ’s swell that it ’s now here .
There ’s also an update to vox activation in the new spillage of Maps . It now understands sentence like “ how long until I arrive ? ” and “ what ’s my next turn?”According to Android Police , though , the new additions are very sensitive . “ You have to collide with the phrasing exactly or you get nothing , ” they excuse . But , hey , at least you wo n’t be panting and out of breath because of a Benny Hill . [ Google , Android Police ]
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