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05-08-2015, 06:10 PM
New Menu for Desktop Google Maps
If you like Google Maps' mobile apps for Android and iOS, there's a good news: the desktop site **w has a similar interface. The search box has a small icon for directions and a**ther icon for the navigation menu, which lets you enable layers for satellite imagery, traffic, transit, bicycling, terrain, use My Maps, share maps, print maps and more.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u-fX9iJPlFI/VUy2_m7T2aI/AAAAAAACDDM/S**8W4CHqSE/s1600/new-maps-ui-1.png
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NprYSCSFTqc/VUy3Af5OfII/AAAAAAACDC8/7U_kVtyfCC8/s1600/new-maps-ui-4.png
The new hamburger-style menu adds features that were previously scattered in at least 4 other places: 2 menus at the bottom of the page, a satellite thumbnail and the search box.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-__f8Mc6YhPE/VUy2_uNsMHI/AAAAAAACDC4/XdkxuZ1__kk/s1600/new-maps-ui-2.png
Here's the old interface: the "getting around" card for layers, a small thumbnail for switching to satellite imagery (still available in the new UI), a help menu and a gear menu for sharing maps, Google Web History and search settings.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ClvOg1xJEDk/VUy71OzLrqI/AAAAAAACDDc/ZjDmlFT71ww/s1600/old-google-maps-menus.png
A**ther change is that you can switch to the lite mode, which replaces the old Google Maps (http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2015/04/classic-google-maps-replaced-by-lite.html):
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JKfC9_a2yM8/VUy9DKwq27I/AAAAAAACDDk/KthC0Fg3veI/s1600/switch-to-google-maps-lite.png
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoogleOperatingSystem/~4/-XcfQsNMPOk
If you like Google Maps' mobile apps for Android and iOS, there's a good news: the desktop site **w has a similar interface. The search box has a small icon for directions and a**ther icon for the navigation menu, which lets you enable layers for satellite imagery, traffic, transit, bicycling, terrain, use My Maps, share maps, print maps and more.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u-fX9iJPlFI/VUy2_m7T2aI/AAAAAAACDDM/S**8W4CHqSE/s1600/new-maps-ui-1.png
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NprYSCSFTqc/VUy3Af5OfII/AAAAAAACDC8/7U_kVtyfCC8/s1600/new-maps-ui-4.png
The new hamburger-style menu adds features that were previously scattered in at least 4 other places: 2 menus at the bottom of the page, a satellite thumbnail and the search box.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-__f8Mc6YhPE/VUy2_uNsMHI/AAAAAAACDC4/XdkxuZ1__kk/s1600/new-maps-ui-2.png
Here's the old interface: the "getting around" card for layers, a small thumbnail for switching to satellite imagery (still available in the new UI), a help menu and a gear menu for sharing maps, Google Web History and search settings.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ClvOg1xJEDk/VUy71OzLrqI/AAAAAAACDDc/ZjDmlFT71ww/s1600/old-google-maps-menus.png
A**ther change is that you can switch to the lite mode, which replaces the old Google Maps (http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2015/04/classic-google-maps-replaced-by-lite.html):
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JKfC9_a2yM8/VUy9DKwq27I/AAAAAAACDDk/KthC0Fg3veI/s1600/switch-to-google-maps-lite.png
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoogleOperatingSystem/~4/-XcfQsNMPOk