{"id":323810,"date":"2019-10-18T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T08:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=323810"},"modified":"2019-10-18T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T08:49:33","slug":"google-maps-adds-incident-reports-to-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/323810-google-maps-adds-incident-reports-to-ios.html","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps adds incident reports to iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

iPhone users will soon be able to report road accidents and other incidents in Google Maps.<\/p>\n

Google is rolling out updates<\/a><\/strong> this week which will bring the feature to iOS.<\/p>\n

The company first tested the ability to report collisions and speed traps<\/a><\/strong> on Android devices late in 2018.<\/p>\n

The feature was gradually rolled out to Android users in various countries this year, while South African Google Maps users have been able to report speed traps<\/a><\/strong> from within the app since June.<\/p>\n

Google also added a live speedometer<\/a><\/strong> to the Maps navigation interface in the same month.<\/p>\n

Incident reports on iOS<\/h3>\n

The incident report system on iOS will function in the same way as on Android devices.<\/p>\n

The gif below illustrates how the feature will work.<\/p>\n

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New report types<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Google also announced that it is adding several new report types which will be available to both Android and iOS users.<\/p>\n

Android Maps users are currently able to report incidents like traffic congestion, accidents, mobile speed cameras and roadworks.<\/p>\n

In addition to these incidents, users on both Android and iOS will also be able to report construction, lane closures, disabled vehicles and objects on the road.<\/p>\n

All of these categories have been available for some time in Google’s other navigation app, Waze.<\/p>\n

Now read: Google launches Pixel 4 \u2013 Flagship smartphone with radar<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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