Google Maps is gaining proper lock screen directions with Live Activities support
Track your journey, get updated ETAs and see where to make your next trip with Google Maps, right from your iPhone’s lock screen without opening the app.
- What’s happening? Google Maps will soon be rolling out Live Activities support for turn-by-turn directions on the iPhone via a future update to the app.
- Why care? This will enable you to see your next turn, track your route and get updated ETAs on your iPhone’s lock screen without opening the app.
- What to do? Read the Google Keyword blog for details.
Google Maps is gaining Live Activities support for lock screen directions
Google Maps with support for lock screen directions via Live Activities will work for all navigation modes—whether it be walking, biking or taking public transit.
“You’ll see updated ETAs and where to make your next turn—information that was previously only visible by unlocking your phone, opening the app and using comprehensive navigation mode,” the company note,s.
So far so good. But what will happen if I decide to take another path? No worries, boys and girls, Google Maps will update your trip automatically and provide updated directions on the lock screen via Live Activities. The search giant has said that Google Maps for iOS will be gaining Live Activities support in the coming months.
Turn-by-turn directions on the lock screen
Currently, Google Maps for iOS does not take advantage of the Live Activities API. This results in a subpar experience because native turn-by-turn directions are unavailable on the lock screen with your iPhone locked.
Google tries to circumvent this iOS limitation by pushing out a time-sensitive notification so that you know where to make your next turn even if the device is locked.
But these notifications will only get you so far as they’re delivered too late. Only Apple Maps, which benefits from being deeply integrated with iOS, supports live directions on the lock screen. With Live Activities, navigating with Google Maps on the lock screen will be so much better than what it is currently.
The Live Activities API makes this possible
Live Activities is a new feature in iOS 16.1 that lets apps provide quick real-time updates for things like sports scores, flight arrivals, and so on.
These information snippets appear on the lock screen and within the Dynamic Island, allowing users to see live information at a glance. This lets you see, say, when your food order or Lyft is arriving on the lock screen, updated in real time.
This feature is only available on the iPhone.
Handy Google Maps tutorials
- How to switch between miles and kilometers in Google Maps
- How to adjust the volume of navigation directions on Google Maps
- How to see, delete and turn off your location history on iPhone
- How to get your house, car or face blurred out on Google Maps
- How to turn on Dark Mode in Google Maps on iPhone
Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2023/02/08/google-maps-live-activities-support-coming/
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