Google Maps and Search add business holiday hours

Unsure if your favorite restaurant or shop is open or closed this holiday season? Google is helping you out in this department by adding holiday hours of businesses. Businesses where holiday hours aren’t listed will show a warning message that alerts you that actual business hours might be different because of the holidays. If the shop you want to visit is indeed closed during the time you want to visit it, you can select the Open Now filter to see which shops or restaurant is open nearby.

Source: Google Maps

Google Maps gets Apple Watch support

The latest update for Google’s mapping service on iOS brings with it Apple Watch support, among several new features. You can use your Apple Watch to get you directions to different places. You can now also compare ETAs of different modes of transportation to see how much faster you can get to your chosen destination. You can even call a business to get directions to a location from a list. The usual bug fixes have also been added into this version 4.11.0 update.

Source: 9to5Mac | Download: iTunes App Store (Free)

Google Maps may soon show your food snaps

Google is currently testing out a new feature for Maps that will let you share your foodie photos on the mapping service. The feature will supposedly be make it easy for you to attach photos with just two taps. Not only will this help you back to eating but it's going to be a quicker way for you to share your restaurant reviews with Google. Higher-level Map Maker guides are the only one who can test it out at the moment. If it's successful with them, we should all be seeing this soon. 

Source: Engadget 

Google Maps for iOS gets night Mode

Blinded by the bright screen of your iPhone when you’re using it to navigate at night? Google Maps has updated its app for iOS to add a new night mode. The app automatically switches over to night mode when the clock says it’s nighttime. Google Maps for iOS also now lets you label places on custom maps as well as edit photo captions.

Source: Lifehacker | Download: Apple App Store (Free)