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Google Maps’ AR directions will soon show landmarks to help orient you


Google Maps’ AR directions will soon show landmarks to help orient you

October 5, 2020 at 8:36 AM

Google is adding a few notable new features to Live View, the augmented reality mode of Google Maps that lets you hold your phone up and see visual overlays over the real world as its captured by your mobile camera’s viewfinder.

The biggest addition is the ability to see visual cues corresponding to notable landmarks in your field of view, as well as information about how far away a landmark might be and directions on walking there.

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