{"id":76283,"date":"2014-11-05T20:42:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=76283"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:22:30","slug":"google-maps-gets-redesigned-with-opentable-and-uber-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-maps-gets-redesigned-with-opentable-and-uber-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps gets redesigned with OpenTable and Uber integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps is the latest Google app to get <strong>redesigned with bolder colors and slick animations<\/strong>. This brings the mapping app up to date with <a title=\"Hands on with Inbox, Google's radical take on email\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/hands-on-with-google-inbox-by-gmail\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Inbox<\/a>, <a title=\"Gmail 5.0 for Android supports Outlook and Yahoo mail for the first time\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/gmail-5-0-for-android-supports-outlook-and-yahoo-mail-for-the-first-time\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gmail<\/a> and the company&#8217;s other apps.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond just good looks, Google Maps gets a few new features. Navigating the app should be easier with more obvious places to tap to pull up info. Tapping on the &#8220;info sheet&#8221; at the bottom of the app will bring up details about a point of interest like reviews, photos and more.<\/p>\n<p>Google Maps also lets you <strong>make a reservation<\/strong> at a restaurant without leaving the app using <a title=\"OpenTable for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/opentable.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OpenTable<\/a>. The feature is <strong>only available in the US<\/strong> at the time of this writing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-76286\" title=\"Uber card in Google Maps\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Uber-card-in-Google-Maps-568x436.png\" alt=\"Google Maps Uber\" width=\"568\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Uber-card-in-Google-Maps-568x436.png 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Uber-card-in-Google-Maps-256x196.png 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Uber-card-in-Google-Maps.png 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a new transportation choice in addition to walking, public transport, biking, and driving directions. <strong>Uber<\/strong> is now integrated into the app so you can schedule to be picked up inside Google Maps. The app will also give you an estimated fare price. You don&#8217;t even need to have the Uber app (<a title=\"Uber for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/uber.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> | <a title=\"Uber for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/uber.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a>) installed. Of course, this feature only works in cities where Uber is available.<\/p>\n<p>The update should be rolling out today so check if you&#8217;ve got the update. If you haven&#8217;t downloaded Google Maps yet, you can do so at the links below.<\/p>\n<p>Download Google Maps for <a title=\"Google Maps for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/google-maps.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> and <a title=\"Google Maps for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/google-maps.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a title=\"Google Maps\" href=\"http:\/\/google-latlong.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/google-maps-your-best-accessory-this.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype? What are the most and least secure messaging services?\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/whatsapp-facebook-messenger-skype-what-are-the-most-and-least-secure-messaging-services\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype? What are the most and least secure messaging services?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tinder premium features announced, including an undo button\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/tinder-premium-features-announced-including-an-undo-button\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tinder premium features announced, including an undo button<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"iOS 8.1.1 will fix iPhone 4s and iPad 2 performance issues\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/ios-8-1-1-will-fix-iphone-4s-and-ipad-2-performance-issues\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS 8.1.1 will fix iPhone 4s and iPad 2 performance issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Android 5.0 Lollipop is rolling out now\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/android-5-0-lollipop-is-rolling-out-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android 5.0 Lollipop is rolling out now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Follow me on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lewisleong\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lewisleong<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps is the latest Google app to get redesigned with bolder colors and slick animations. This brings the mapping app up to date with Google Inbox, Gmail and the company&#8217;s other apps. Beyond just good looks, Google Maps gets a few new features. Navigating the app should be easier with more obvious places to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-maps-gets-redesigned-with-opentable-and-uber-integration\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google Maps gets redesigned with OpenTable and Uber integration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2033,"featured_media":76286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2346],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-76283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiongoogle-maps"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2033"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329877,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76283\/revisions\/329877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76283"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=76283"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=76283"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=76283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}