As for Google Maps, the latest version also introduces the ability to add new and missing businesses from the sidebar, and includes several “bug fixes”, according to Google’s description of what’s new. Basically this means is that if the route you are taking is jammed/congested, the app will alert you via sound. Where before the app was only a secondary doorway into the Google Drive environment, now it becomes part of your device in a real active way. What makes this worse, he says, is that Google is only forcing smartphone OEMs to encrypt all stored data on their phones by default on high-end hardware, thus leaving people who buy low-priced Android handsets vulnerable.
Advertisement
Sharing Notifications works on both the newest updates for Android and iOS right this minute. 73% of the Play Store apps tested send the user’s email address to third-parties, 49% send the user’s name, 33% send the handset’s current Global Positioning System coordinates, 25% sent addresses, and 24% sent IMEI information. And while Google had in 2013 purchased Waze, a few are openly wondering if and when the tech giant will use the app as a full-time Google Maps replacement, due to its arguably better user experience and its recent redesign.
Advertisement
Google rolled out voice alerts on the Android version of its popular mapping app back in May. Lastly, anyone can now preview documents, even if they do not have a Google account, as long as they are on an Android device. Google Maps on the other hand is more straightforward and usually just gives turn-by-turn navigation.
