Created: 07/10/2013
Video description: Google has updated its popular Maps app for Android with added features, such as incorporating Zagat reviews, which puts the app in competition with Yelp and Foursquare. CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Seth Rosenblatt have the Inside Scoop on the improved Google Maps app.
It's. Everyone welcome to the inside you'll find CNET cars -- joined by senior writer Seth Rosenblatt sent today we -- talking all about the newly updated. Google mapping app for inch slate and stylus apps so comes -- -- for Android users -- yet. -- Android users who have gradually been four point one. Will be able to. Begin getting the -- from the Google play store. -- would you say is the biggest most noticeable difference between this version and previous. Public there's a lot of differences there's a new look that they announced at Google I -- there's also some new features that they also announced back in May. Most interestingly the app is sort of going after. Foursquare and Yelp with some of these new feature -- just not gonna work like -- part for example steel parts really cool you tap on a restaurant or bar and the -- -- Zagat review shows up. You get that you can see the second score you can see executive review other readers reviews and -- you can -- your own score and -- -- -- -- directly from Google -- it's -- -- And what about foursquare portion habitat work that's also very interest and is there's a new explore feature in Google Maps so when you tap on a location. You can it goes through about restaurants bars hotels points of interest. It's really -- -- and you can do it all without having to. Type anything into your phone you can just tap and go. Now what about for those of us users who just want a good mapping app that doesn't steer me wrong direction to -- deep of those features or you know give me better traffic data things like fast. Absolutely although Google just -- ways which is known for its crowd sourced maps. None of those features are filtered into this version yet. But what we do have in this version is -- They real time traffic rerouting options. So fewer -- if it detects a traffic jam up ahead it'll notify you that there's a jam and an offer an automatic reroute you tap the phone once it gives you a new way to go. I like that sounds very useful centrist. That's great. -- where you already think Google is really going with us obviously you know mapping is a huge space right now you can add just kind of state more of a claim against Apple's own proprietary maps. -- -- -- -- You know I don't know especially -- -- put the -- of ways -- don't know whether Google's really feeling any pressure from any competition certainly they want to stay on top of that he. And some of the features that they've included such as a new feature you can shake the phone and it will automatically pop up the feedback option where you can. Let it does Google Maps know that there's a bad photo that there is an inaccurate -- placement of of something. Or an error in even a transportation schedule. That makes it you know one of the more unique mapping apps out there. I would definitely use that feature -- -- can I hate it that's kind of one way street that's gone into shore when they get to many times are lots of different systems the works absolutely. -- it's -- starting today Android users can not. Update -- -- and an IOS users. Is rolling out soon they don't know when exactly but it should be I'd be surprised if it was less than it if they didn't have it within a few weeks great. Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt I'm cars to voice thanks for watching -- and sites it.
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Video description: Google has updated its popular Maps app for Android with added features, such as incorporating Zagat reviews, which puts the app in competition with Yelp and Foursquare. CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Seth Rosenblatt have the Inside Scoop on the improved Google Maps app.
It's. Everyone welcome to the inside you'll find CNET cars -- joined by senior writer Seth Rosenblatt sent today we -- talking all about the newly updated. Google mapping app for inch slate and stylus apps so comes -- -- for Android users -- yet. -- Android users who have gradually been four point one. Will be able to. Begin getting the -- from the Google play store. -- would you say is the biggest most noticeable difference between this version and previous. Public there's a lot of differences there's a new look that they announced at Google I -- there's also some new features that they also announced back in May. Most interestingly the app is sort of going after. Foursquare and Yelp with some of these new feature -- just not gonna work like -- part for example steel parts really cool you tap on a restaurant or bar and the -- -- Zagat review shows up. You get that you can see the second score you can see executive review other readers reviews and -- you can -- your own score and -- -- -- -- directly from Google -- it's -- -- And what about foursquare portion habitat work that's also very interest and is there's a new explore feature in Google Maps so when you tap on a location. You can it goes through about restaurants bars hotels points of interest. It's really -- -- and you can do it all without having to. Type anything into your phone you can just tap and go. Now what about for those of us users who just want a good mapping app that doesn't steer me wrong direction to -- deep of those features or you know give me better traffic data things like fast. Absolutely although Google just -- ways which is known for its crowd sourced maps. None of those features are filtered into this version yet. But what we do have in this version is -- They real time traffic rerouting options. So fewer -- if it detects a traffic jam up ahead it'll notify you that there's a jam and an offer an automatic reroute you tap the phone once it gives you a new way to go. I like that sounds very useful centrist. That's great. -- where you already think Google is really going with us obviously you know mapping is a huge space right now you can add just kind of state more of a claim against Apple's own proprietary maps. -- -- -- -- You know I don't know especially -- -- put the -- of ways -- don't know whether Google's really feeling any pressure from any competition certainly they want to stay on top of that he. And some of the features that they've included such as a new feature you can shake the phone and it will automatically pop up the feedback option where you can. Let it does Google Maps know that there's a bad photo that there is an inaccurate -- placement of of something. Or an error in even a transportation schedule. That makes it you know one of the more unique mapping apps out there. I would definitely use that feature -- -- can I hate it that's kind of one way street that's gone into shore when they get to many times are lots of different systems the works absolutely. -- it's -- starting today Android users can not. Update -- -- and an IOS users. Is rolling out soon they don't know when exactly but it should be I'd be surprised if it was less than it if they didn't have it within a few weeks great. Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt I'm cars to voice thanks for watching -- and sites it.
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