Google Maps for iOS gets speedometer
On Android, Google Maps has long been able to warn you if you are going too fast. Now the speedometer is also coming to the iPhone.
Speed display in Google Maps (here in mph).
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Finding a well-functioning speedometer app on the iPhone is not that easy - often the apps simply don't work or their data protection policy is at least questionable. Users therefore resort to crutches, such as the app from Google's navigation subsidiary Waze, which has an integrated GPS-based speedometer. In the Apple Maps app or in Google Maps itself, however, the speed display has so far been available for free. Until now: According to a report, Google is currently in the process of rolling out the function to the first users. According to the report, both iOS and Apple's CarPlay vehicle integration are supported.
Five years after Android
As the IT blog TechCrunch reports, the debut comes no less than five years after the introduction of the speedometer on Android. It is unclear why it took so long. The basic idea is to help iPhone users keep to the current speed limit. In addition to the actual speed, this is compared with the existing road traffic regulations. Of course, Google cannot guarantee that these are always correct. The same applies to the speed measurement itself, which can be inaccurate due to GPS problems.
For the function to be displayed, Google Maps on the iPhone must be up to date. On the server side, Google is currently preparing to make it available and the first countries are already covered - or at least individual users. According to TechCrunch, the rollout is to be carried out globally, with initial success reports from India and other countries.
Warning of speeding violations
The function can be activated via the navigation settings. The speed can be displayed in kilometers per hour or miles per hour. Whether Google requires a mandatory login to use the feature remained unclear at first - Google Maps itself can also be used without an account, even if Google always annoys logged-out users with notifications.
In addition to the actual display, you can also be warned about speeding. However, this does not apply to all regions. If the function is available, it can be switched on or off by clicking on the speedometer. The speedometer was added to the Google Maps app on Android back in 2019, where it is installed by default. In the same year, Google then introduced the function in more than 40 countries and has gradually expanded it.
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