Microsoft showcases updates to Windows Maps

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Published onMay 6, 2017

published onMay 6, 2017

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In a new blog post on the Windows Blog, Microsoft’s Partner Group Program Manager for Windows Maps team has outlined some of the updates that have come to both the Windows Maps app on Windows 10 devices, but also the system that underpins Windows Maps for developers across the large array of Windows 10 devices available.

Some of the key updates that are most noticeable include:

One change in particular that caught the attention of Windows 10 Mobile fans, but also the greater Windows 10 userbase, is the changes that have been taking place around the underlying map data. As some may know, the map data is derived from Microsoft’s own Bing Maps, but also parts of HERE. As time has progressed, more of Bing Maps’ data has been used, particularly after HERE pulled support for Windows phones. Resulting from this, the road view on maps has been adjusted, allowing labels to either lie flat or stand up depending on what makes it most readable at the time.

Searches on maps now follow you across Windows 10 devices, be it phone, PC, Xbox, HoloLens or IoT, making it a seamless transition to find directions on your PC, but then swap to your phone when you’re about to set off. More importantly, as part of the Creators Update, the Maps app is available on Xbox One – now you can find your way around right from the comfort of your favourite gaming console.

If you’re needing to make multiple stops on a single trip – now you can. The Maps team added the ability to set multiple stops along your journey, so the directions continue, but ensure you reach each stop you need to get to along the way.

And there’s many, many more improvements that have come along. You can read the full details on theWindows Blog.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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