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- Google rolled out a few new useful features for its Google Maps navigation app, while Waze received a cosmetic change that some users will appreciate.
- Google Maps now displays traffic lights across the US and supports in-app payments for parking in Austin, Texas.
- Waze partnered with Warner Bros. to bring Batman to the app, including voice support for driving directions.
Google has not one but two popular navigation apps, which it updates continuously. Some of those updates bring significant changes to the apps, while others are more limited in scope. But all of them are meant to improve the overall navigation experience. Both apps received several new features this year, including new functionalities intended to help users during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. That's on top of the significant redesigns that Google already released for Google Maps in the past few months. A couple of smaller but noteworthy new features have just been added to Google Maps, while Waze got an exciting cosmetic feature that could make traveling with directions more exciting.
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New Google Maps and Waze features just rolled out originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 3 Sep 2020 at 07:31:31 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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