- Google Maps are not good at offering reversal guidance
- But a Tiktok -User has discovered a simple way of seeing upcoming turns
- I am using this feature from now on
Modern technology is designed to be as simple as possible, which means that much of it no longer comes with detailed instructions. It is up to the user to detect all the features and how to use them.
I have navigated with Google Maps via Apple CarPlay for years and had not realized that there is a feature that can quickly and easily see upcoming directions.
A Tiktok user recently discovered that if you swipe left in the Green Direction box in the upper right or left on the screen (depending on the location of your steering wheel), Google Maps will reveal all the upcoming steps on your journey and jump in front to each point on the card.
Users can then click the Re-Center button to get the card to jump back to the current place. The video below shows it in action.
This may sound ridiculously simple and I feel a little stupid not to know that this was possible, but I will also bet good money that there are a number of co -users out there who have the same realization.
For these trips with lots of complex instructions, this feature can come along well as it allows the driver to plan one or two steps in the future so that they can prevent the right lane on a highway or navigate complex roundabouts and other traffic systems with ease.
Google Maps is currently doing a pretty good job of previewing the next navigation instruction, but often it is worth knowing the next few steps, which is difficult unless you like to have your music, radio or podcast interrupted by spoken prompts every few seconds.
Simple but effective
You learn something new every day, and after trying the little hack in my own vehicle, I found it well to preview upcoming turns without having to squeeze and zoom over the card, which is hugely distracting.
A couple of swipes in the green upcoming turn box so the route jump on to the next few phases, which I found well to prepare the upcoming outputs on longer motorway trips.
Remembering exit 12 and exit 24, for example, reduces the need to constantly look at the infotainment screen – I could keep an eye on the road and look at signs. Do you remember them?
I am missing any other important Google Maps functionality? In that case, you can make me feel stupid and old in the comments section below.
