- Google Maps is not great to offer rotating instructions
- But a Tiktok user discovered a simple way to see the turns to come
- I will use this functionality from now
Modern technology is designed to be as simple as possible, which means that a large part of it no longer accepts detailed instructions. It is up to the user to discover all the features and how to use them.
I have been sailing with Google Maps via Apple Carplay for years and I had not realized that there was a feature to see the instructions to come quickly and easily.
A Tiktok user recently discovered that if you slide left on the green steering box at the top right or left of the screen (depending on the positioning of your steering wheel), Google Maps will reveal all the upcoming steps of your trip and will jump at every point on the card.
Users can then click on the recentric button so that the card goes back to the current location. The video below shows it in action.
It may seem ridiculously simple and I feel a little stupid not to know that this was possible, but I would also bet a lot of money that there are a certain number of users with the same achievement.
For these trips with a lot of complex instructions, this feature could be useful, because it allows the driver to plan one or two steps in advance, so that they can preempt the correct track on a highway or easily navigate on complex rounds and other traffic systems.
Google Maps is currently doing a very good work of preview of the next navigation instruction, but it is often worth knowing the next steps, which is difficult unless you love that your music, radio or podcast is interrupted by spoken invites every second.
Simple but effective
You learn something new every day and after trying the little hack in my own vehicle, I found it ideal to preview the turns to come without having to pinch and zoom on the map, which is extremely distracting.
A torque of scales in the next upcoming turn box has seen the route jump on the following phases, which I found very good to work on the coming outings on longer motorway trips.
The memory of outing 12 and output 24, for example, reduces the need to constantly look at the infotainment screen – I could keep an eye on the road and look at the panels. Do you remember these?
Am I missing another key Google Maps feature? If so, you can make me feel stupid and old in the comments section below.
