The latest update will be more useful in providing you with the best route to take while traveling on a bicycle, and also can alert you when a friend or relative arrives at a location safely. After you’re finished in Settings, tap the “Back” button, and your changes will be saved.Google Maps added several new features to its app that you'll be able to use in the coming weeks on iOS and Android. If you’d like to change any of these settings, tap the corresponding button in the menu. Volume: This allows you to adjust the volume of the voice that gives turn-by-turn directions and route warnings.North up: This changes map orientation from a “behind the car” orientation where the map rotates around your vehicle to a “North up” orientation where the map is always oriented with north facing up.Green means traffic is flowing smoothly, orange means somewhat congested, and red means that traffic is moving very slowly in that area. When enabled, you will see local traffic conditions overlaid onto the roads using colored lines.

Traffic: This toggles the traffic status overlay.

This imagery shows real overhead photography of the world around you, but it consumes extra cellular data while in use and may be potentially slower to load in some locations where your cell signal is weak.

Satellite map: This option toggles (turns on or off) satellite map imagery.

The options are “Day” (a white theme), “Night” (a dark theme), or “Automatic,” which automatically changes from Day or Night theme depending on time of day.

Map colors: This changes the color of the Google Maps interface.

Route options: This allows you to specify that you’d like to avoid highways, toll roads, or ferries while Google Maps suggests potential routes.

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