GPS has done wonders for the directionally challenged, but there’s still a few quirks.
Every time I emerge from the stinky depths of the New York City subway, for instance, my phone’s compass takes forever to figure out which direction I’m pointed in.
Half the time I end up walking a few blocks in the wrong direction, especially if it’s in a neighbourhood or city I’m not familiar with.
But today, Google announced its finally rolling out its Live View augmented reality walking directions in Google Maps.
The feature was initially introduced back in 2018 at Google I/O, and it’s been available for Pixel phones since March.
Over the next week, it should be rolling out to non-Pixel Android phones capable of running ARCore and iPhones capable of running ARKit, which you can find listed at the bottom of this page.
