subject: Google Maps Introduces New Features For Android Development Enabled Phones [print this page] Android development witnesses a new dimension as Google is all geared to add a new set of features to its Google Maps for Android phones. Apparently the day the update is going to take place coincides with the launch of Apples latest OS, which replaces Google maps with its own mobile maps.
Android developers have created Google maps for Android development enabled application that will simplify the task of searching for places and as well as personalizing searches on maps on Android phones. What is flexible about this latest updated in Google maps is that it has the feature to sync across different devices. Android developers have devised a way that what appears on one computer it will produce a similar result on another device too. For instance, if a user searches for a particular restaurant on his or her laptop or desktop computer and later in the day while going to the restaurant searches for the same location on the mobile using Google Maps, the moment the user types in it will automatically pull up result showing the restaurant location.
As per Mr. McClendon, the vice president of engineering for maps at Google, the main aim is to reduce the amount of typing as much as possible. Although he refused to say anything about Apples maps, one fact surely stands out and that is Apple does not possess the advantage of a huge search engine that assimilates data about what has been searched and therefore they wouldnt be able to provide this particular feature.
Another aspect that most Android developers point out is that Google is not only a leader at search engine or algorithm but it also has gained immense experience over the past seven years ever since it launched Google maps. Experience is important and this is clearly evident in the Android development app for Google maps that allows users to enter incomplete queries and it automatically tries to guess the meaning. For instance if someone is searching for Macys than it will pull up in the search result the one that is closest to the user.
Android developers ensure that these calculations are founded on a diverse array of aspects that includes parameters such as current location, previous searches, database of local business worldwide and PlaceRank that evaluates how important a particular place or business is.
Android development enabled devices will also enjoy an additional feature of the new update and that is called Google Map Maker, which allows people to add as well as edit maps for different places which Google map might have not incorporated yet or if it has changed. Street View photographs and algorithms are used to figure out if the edits are precise. Users of Android development enabled devices will also be able to figure out locations they have searched previously through the latest Google maps update. Where iPhone users are concerned, they will be able to access Google Maps on the web browser of their mobiles. But for now Android development is upbeat about the latest updates in Google maps for Android devices.
