Maps, Live View
For those who often find themselves disoriented navigating large indoor spaces like airports, Google has also expanded its “Live View,” directions. The tool offers real-time directional arrows overlaid on your phone’s camera view of the world.
Instead of looking at a 2-D map to orient oneself, Google users in a select number of locations like certain transit hubs and shopping centers now have the option of holding up their phone camera for an augmented reality directional guide. Google said this widget is set to become available in about 1,000 total places in the next few months—including airports, train stations, and malls in Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris, Prague, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, São Paulo, and Taipei.
The live view feature can also be used to visually locate shops, and other businesses in your immediate surroundings through augmented reality.
