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Mehmet
Futsi
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Images)
I
have
always
used
Google
Maps
but
never
cared
enough
to
look
beyond
the
basic
features.
It
wasn’t
until
today
that
I
made
an
effort
to
explore
the
app
and
ended
up
going
down
a
rabbit
hole
of
all
the
cool
things
it’s
capable
of.
You
might
already
know
some
of
these,
but
you
might
have
missed
a
handful
of
interesting
hidden
features.
Some
of
these
are
specific
to
car
owners,
some
to
folks
who
require
accessible
spaces,
but
most
of
the
things
on
this
list
are
features
everyone
could
use
to
save
time
and
energy.
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Dua
Rashid
/
Gizmodo
Google
Maps
has
a
dedicated
feature
that
shows
you
transit
routes
that
are
accessible
via
wheelchair.
All
you
have
to
do
is
put
your
destination
on
the
app,
tap
Directions,
click
on
the
transit
icon,
and
then
tap
Options
on
the
top
right
corner
of
the
map.
Under
Route
options,
click
on
Wheelchair
accessible
and
go
back
to
the
map.
You’ll
now
see
different
transit
routes
based
on
accessibility.
The
Route
options
tab
also
offers
other
helpful
stuff.
You
can
choose
from
Best
route,
Fewest
transfers,
and
Least
walking
based
on
your
top
priority.
Screenshot:
Dua
Rashid
/
Gizmodo
You
can
go
back
in
time
on
Google
Maps
to
see
what
a
place,
street,
or
area
was
like
years
ago.
Put
the
place
you
want
to
check
out
on
the
map
and
tap
the
Street
View
icon
on
the
bottom-left
of
your
screen.
Once
a
street
map
of
that
place
shows
up,
click
anywhere
on
your
screen
and
tap
See
more
dates
at
the
bottom.
Pick
any
date
and
go
as
far
back
as
you
want.
You
can
pan
on
your
screen
in
any
direction
to
take
a
good
look
at
the
area
from
every
angle.
Screenshot:
Dua
Rashid
/
Gizmodo
Google
Maps
will
tell
you
what
the
parking
scene
is
at
the
place
you’re
going
to.
Just
put
your
destination
on
the
map,
click
on
the
car
icon,
and
you’ll
see
a
P
icon
on
the
bar
at
the
bottom.
The
icon
will
have
either
Limited,
Medium,
or
Easy
next
to
it.
Easy
or
even
Medium
should
be
fine.
But
if
it
says
Limited,
you
might
want
to
plan
in
advance
or
pick
another
commute
option.
Image:
Nasir
Kachroo
/
NurPhoto
(Getty
Images)
Have
you
ever
forgotten
where
you’ve
parked?
It’s
happened
to
the
best
of
us.
Google
Maps
gets
it,
and
they
specifically
have
a
feature
for
that.
When
you’ve
parked,
tap
your
blue
location
circle
on
the
map,
and
click
on
Save
parking.
Your
location
will
be
saved
to
a
Saved
parking
list.
To
retrieve
it
later,
tap
the
Search
field
at
the
top
and
click
on
Saved
parking.
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Dua
Rashid
/
Gizmodo
We
often
plan
in
advance
by
putting
our
destination
on
the
map
and
seeing
how
long
the
commute
is
going
to
be.
But
it
isn’t
always
possible
to
factor
peak
hours
into
consideration.
I
mean,
I
tell
myself
it’s
going
to
be
a
lot
busier
at
6
PM,
but
I
didn’t
know
there’s
a
fairly
accurate
tool
for
it.
Put
your
destination
on
the
map,
and
tap
Directions.
Click
on
Leave
now
and
pick
a
time
you
want.
You
can
use
either
the
Leave
tool
to
see
when
you’re
going
to
reach
if
you
leave
at
a
specific
time
or
the
Arrive
tool
to
see
what
time
you
need
to
leave
if
you
wish
to
arrive
at
a
certain
time.
Screenshot:
Dua
Rashid
/
Gizmodo
Having
too
much
fun
at
a
party
but
don’t
want
to
miss
the
last
train/bus
back
home
either?
This
is
the
tool
you’re
going
to
use
for
that.
Google
Maps
lets
you
look
at
when
the
last
ride
back
home
is.
Put
your
destination
in
the
Search
bar
on
the
map,
tap
Directions,
and
click
on
the
transit
icon.
Then
go
to
Leave
now,
and
click
Last.
Click
on
the
date
for
that
day,
and
tap
Done.
You’ll
see
the
latest
possible
transit
options
for
that
day.
Screenshot:
Dua
Rashid
/
Gizmodo
Just
like
wheelchair-accessible
routes,
Google
Maps
also
shows
you
fuel-efficient
routes.
It’s
a
setting
that
you’d
need
to
turn
on
just
once,
and
all
your
future
routes
will
have
a
fuel
efficiency
filter
applied
to
them.
Head
over
to
Settings
on
Google
Maps,
tap
Navigation,
and
scroll
down
to
Prefer
fuel-efficient
routes.
Turn
the
toggle
switch
on.
Then
scroll
down
to
Engine
type
and
pick
your
engine
out
of
Gas,
Diesel,
Electric,
Hybrid.
Google
Maps
will
pick
a
fuel-efficient
route
for
you
based
on
your
engine
type.
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