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Hate walking around in the harsh sun? An Android Authority teardown has revealed Google Maps could get a toggle for you.

While Google Maps is a great tool for navigating new areas in your car, bike, or public transit, it also offers excellent walking navigation, cleverly fetching commonly used pedestrian routes. Google is now working on a feature that is expected to make walking navigation that much easier by specifically letting you avoid sunny spots on your route.

Google Maps will start showing live lane guidance for cars with Google built in; the feature won't be available in Android Auto vehicles

A recent report hints at an all-new black-and-white mode for Google Maps that works on the Always-On Displays lock screen and helps saves battery.

On Wednesday, Google rolled out a bunch of updates to its Maps app that promise to use its Gemini chatbot to make navigating places just a little easier. The big one: You can now converse with Gemini right in the Google Maps app to ask for nearby restaurants, available EV chargers along your route or what have you.