An update for Google Maps on iOS

A new update for Google Maps has arrived with business hours and gas prices

Google today updated it's official Google Maps app for the iOS platform. It's packed wit ha few features. If you're like me and are living in India, you might not use Apple Maps. Probably a Google Maps user... The following information is useful for those living in US and Canada.

Gas Prices

To check out the petrol prices, type in to the search query 'gas stations' to bring up a list of near by gas stations. Now, you can broaden your search by typing things like 'San Francisco gas stations'. Tap on the gas station and it should show you the prices of the petrol in that particular station.

Business Hours

In addition to gas prices, this update brings bug fixes to the app as well as times at more than a million businesses around the world. For instance search 'Apple Store New York' and you'll instantly get a list of the Apple stores with the respective business hours. If you go further in, you'll see a detailed overview for each day.

Availability

OS Required: iOS 7.0 or above on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

The app is localized in English, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

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Source: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/12/14/google-maps-for-ios-updated-with-business-hours-and-gas-prices-in-us-and-canada/

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