Google Maps is the ideal assistant to get you from A to B. In both Android Auto and your iPhone, there’s a secret trick that makes that even easier.
When you’re on the road with your car, Google Maps is almost indispensable. The app navigates you from A to B very easily. With your iPhone, Android device or Android Auto, it becomes even simpler.
You see, there is a handy trick for Google Maps in Android Auto that gives you much more overview and shows you your route even easier. We tell you how it works.
The secret trick for Google Maps on Android Auto, iPhone and Android
Through Google Maps on your iPhone, Android smartphone or Android Auto, it is very simple to see a preview of your route. You can see this when you enter your destination and choose the best route. Then you can very easily see the steps you need to take.
Once you have opened the navigation in Google Maps, you will see a green area at the top with the next step you need to take. For example, think of an exit you need to take. But did you know that you can also immediately see the next clue, such as a turn that follows? All you have to do is swipe across the green area, according to a Reddit post.
This is a few steps ahead. (Image: WANT/Jeroen Kraak)
The next step is shown in gray, so you know it’s not happening yet. So you can immediately look several steps ahead when you’re on the road. This allows you to anticipate the road even better, saving you time.
But here’s the thing: This trick works not only on your iPhone or Android device, but also on Google Maps in Android Auto.
Even more new features for Google Maps
Navigating is made even easier by a number of new features that have come to Google Maps. For example, the app on both iPhone, Android Auto and Android has received an update that makes lanes even better indicated.
In addition, a Waze feature has now come to the app. If works or an accident has happened, you can indicate it with a few taps on your smartphone. This also allows other road users to know immediately what is going on.
So these new features and that hidden trick on iPhone, Android and Android Auto will make your road trip even better. Going to a restaurant? Then check out the feature below, which is also coming to Google Maps.
