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One of the essential features in modern navigation apps is the speedometer, which allows users to check their speed in real-time by looking at the screen.
Before you rush to the comments section to tell me I'm crazy because that's why the car's speedometer is installed on the dashboard, here's one thing that most people ignore. The speedometer in navigation apps is more accurate than the car's speedometer, mainly because it shows the value calculated using GPS data.
Some people prefer to use their car's speedometer, and that's fine. However, others rely on navigation apps because they already look at the screen when following a suggested route, so they shoot two birds with one stone: they can see how fast they're going and where to go next to follow the route.
As the world's number one mobile navigation app on the planet, Google Maps has been lagging behind its rivals with this update in particular. It now looks like Google has started what could be the long overdue release of a speedometer for more users, including those running Google Maps on iPhone and CarPlay. The speedometer has been available mainly on Android, Google's own platform, which left apple users in the dark...until now!
Google has yet to release a public announcement on the availability of a speedometer on more devices, so take everything with a pinch of salt for now. If you notice this feature on your iPhone or CarPlay, please confirm this for me by DM'ing us on socials @YMSRadio.