The new colors for water, roads and parks were a change Google made to its map service last year and were supposed to make everything look even more natural, but users claimed the result was the exact opposite.
Google has expressed no intention of reversing the change, and the new colors are here to stay. They’re still in Google Maps, and the latest UI update makes everything look more consistent with another subtle change.
Google Maps got a new color for all its buttons, now using a soft teal shade instead of the previous blue option.
The new color approach will be easy to spot on all the buttons in the Google Maps menu, including directions, start, order, and anything else you see when expanding a location. The change is only visible to some users, so Google may still be in the testing phase, but it won’t be long before the change is available to everyone.
However, the update is powered by a server-side rollout system, so updating to the latest version in the app stores won’t help you get faster access.
Meanwhile, Google Maps also received bigger feature changes, and the most notable update is the introduction of incident reporting in Android Auto and CarPlay.
If you use Google Maps, you can now pin common hazards on the map. These include accidents, speed cameras, road works and vehicles stopped on the road.
This feature officially debuted on mobile devices in 2019 when it was released on Android and iPhone, but with this year’s update, it’s expanding to all devices. Users can report accidents from Android Auto and CarPlay, and Google is working around the clock to make the feature more useful.
Compared to Waze, Google Maps doesn’t have the same number of users contributing traffic reports, so the company made the obvious call and decided to import more data from Waze. Speed cameras will pass from Waze to Google Maps, so the next time you navigate with the app on your screen, you may see a report submitted by someone using the other Google-owned navigation app.
Source: myphone.gr
