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Google Maps Embraces AI with Immersive View, Lens and More

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In order to assist your search with trip planning, navigating new areas, locating electric vehicles, charging stations, and discovering new locations and activities, Google has announced a number of new AI-enhanced features that will be soon available in Google Maps.

Immersive view support:

With Immersive View for routes, customers can see a comprehensive overview of their whole journey, making it the most graphically sophisticated new feature. According to Google, immersive view will allow users to enjoy simulated travels as if they were actually there by fusing billions of street view and aerial photos using sophisticated AI, which gives you advanced knowledge about a restaurant or monument.

Following this week’s debut of photorealistic 3D tiles on the Google Maps platform, developers may now also construct their own immersive experiences. Available on Android and iOS, Immersive View will launch in a few cities this week, including:

  • Amsterdam
  • Barcelona
  • Dublin
  • Florence
  • Italy
  • Las Vegas
  • London
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami
  • New York
  • Paris
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
  • California 
  • Seattle
  • Tokyo
  • Venice
  •  Italy.

Lens in Map:

Launched in November 2022 for London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo Lens in Map was formerly known as Search with Live View. Using artificial intelligence and augmented reality, Lens in Map is used in a new environment, whether you are exploring a new city or finding hidden gems nearby. When you hold your phone up, Maps’ AI lens shows you information on the events, restaurants, ATMs, and train stations in the area. The service will be added this week to around 50 countries, including:

  • Austin
  • Las Vegas
  • Rome
  • São Paulo
  • Taipei 

Added EV charging:

EV drivers on Android and iOS will now be able to get even more useful charging station information starting this week. This information includes finding a charging station that best suits your needs by determining whether the charger is compatible with your car. It also determines whether the available chargers are fast, medium, or slow. It also allows you to see the charger you used the last time so that you can avoid spending time with the broken one. Developers using the Google Maps Platform and Places API will also have access to EV charging information.

Advanced search with Google Maps:

AI-powered visual results are revolutionizing search on Google Maps. Users will now receive photo results of venues that match their specific activity searches, such as “animal latte art”. The Google Maps community has submitted a billion photographs, all of which have been analyzed using AI and sophisticated image recognition models to get these results. You can find new locations with this visual list of sites that precisely match your search criteria. Simply browse the results, tap a photo to get additional information, and proceed directly from there.

Google claims to be improving the way it arranges the search results for iOS and Android in the coming weeks. The first countries to enjoy this new feature from Google Maps will be

  • France
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • UK
  • US 

Aastha is a Author of Samlover.com. With a degree in Engineering with IT, Aastha is deeply immersed in the realm of technology. Specializing in Android and Hardware. She is Passionate about technology at the service of digital entertainment that can be used through any platform. Music, movies and video games have always taken up a good part of his free time, but he doesn't give up outdoor activities, from simple walks to cycling and skiing. He has been producing editorial content for SamLover since 2022 and has run a computer and telephony store for 3 decades.

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Galaxy Enhance-X Gets an Upgrade: New Icons and Editing Tweaks

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Samsung has released the Galaxy Enhance-X’s new update. The company doesn’t attach any specific changelog for the application; therefore, it looks like a standard improvement update, but after the installation, we got to know about some new changes in editing sections. Let’s take a deeper look.

Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X: new changes

Samsung has rolled out the new update for the Enhance-X with version number 2.0.89. With the latest version, users will get some new interface changes, including a new redesign of the editing suggestions and a new set of icons.

When you open a picture or video in the Galaxy Enhance-X, it automatically analyzes the content with its AI and suggests to you a set of options that you can use to easily edit. Despite the redesign of these options, the series of suggestions has not introduced any additional innovation.

Along with the icon changes, the company has also changed the order of them. The company has moved the ‘Fix lens distortion’ option from the section that offers the option of real test adjustment image or cropping to the secure related faces.

Installation

To get the advantages of fresh changes, you can check for the latest update. To do that, just go to the Galaxy Store and check for the list of updates. If you find the Galaxy Enhance-X new update available, tap on the update icon to get it on your device.


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WhatsApp Beta Update Fixes Common User Complaint

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WhatsApp is one of the popular social media giants that is commonly used worldwide; however, at the same time that WhatsApp became popular gradually, several social media applications arrived, but they didn’t survive in the market. WhatsApp, with its convenient features, has a strong consumer base and is successful in providing better services. However, users who use the beta application sometimes get issues, like recently encountered annoying bug issues while opening the documents.

According to the reports, several users have faced an issue where they are unable to download the document file. Specifically, when they tap on the download button, it reacts as if the application is out of network and shows a pop-up message that says, “The download was unable to complete. Please try again later.” It is worth noticing that the issue only appears for beta testers. So a stable user will not get any trouble from this issue.

Usually, this type of pop-up message appears when you are not connected to the proper network. But according to the information, several beta testers are facing this issue while on a strong network. Most probably, it might be some server-side problem with interpreting the stable network.

However, WhatsApp has resolved the issue with the latest update, version 2.24.10.15. So if you are also facing the same issue, then try to update the application to the latest version. To do that, go to the Google Play Store, then search for WhatsApp, and tap on the update button.


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Android 15 Could Unfold Digital Wellbeing Features To Third-Party Apps

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Google already made the Android 15 Beta 1.2 available to download for Pixel owners and is gradually but actively moving towards the stable version. The stable version of Android 15 could offer more access to third-party developers for Digital Wellbeing tools.  

A few years ago, Google introduced its Digital Wellbeing application in 2019, this helps users balance their digital lives by tracking how much time they spend on each application. It includes various tools such as Dashboard, App timers, and more. 

Third-party developers have been limited in how they can use the digital wellbeing tools, but that may be changing with Android 15. For now, third-party applications can only make Do Not Disturb schedules using Android’s Digital Wellbeing APIs, but in the scenarios where Android 15 lands by the end of this year, they will get the power to more fully make use of the tools Google has been keeping to itself. 

Particularly, third-party applications will be permitted to make changes to the screen, for instance, by turning off the Always On Display or authorizing Dark Mode. Granted, developers have acknowledged workarounds to enable those features, but now it appears that those functionalities will have official support, a report says. 

If this report came true, then users would have a wider variety of applications to manage screen time and focus at their convenience, instead of relying simply on Google’s built-in tools. However, a few core functionalities; for instance, disabling touch and adjusting brightness will possibly remain restricted. It will be interesting to see the exact change in the stable version.


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