Google Mapsone of the most popular and appreciated apps for maps and navigation on mobile (both for Android and for iOS) and not, as well as one of the services to which Google holds more, could soon receive a novelty.
Specifically, it seems that the development team is working to allow users to share “moving” photographs; Currently, in fact, the app only supports static photographs and videos as multimedia content that can be shared in support of a place (or a review on a place).
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Google Maps: a developing novelty emerges
Analyzing the Version 25.35.00.798803015 Beta of the Google Maps app for Android, the well -known Insider Assembradebug discovered the work in progress for theImplementation of support to moving photos Among the multimedia content that can be shared on the app (via Android Authority).
Currently, in fact, the app supports only static photographs or videos, while in the future it should also support this type of multimedia content, corresponding to a photo mixed With a short video clip, which is a lot of appreciated by users.
tap the top left icon on motion photos to add them to your post as video instead of photos.
Turn Motion Photos Into Videos
tap to upload as video
The previous strings suggest that when we try to share a photo on the move on Google Maps, in reality, the app will suggest to upload it as a video, transforming it “personally” before uploading. Therefore, the loading of the moving photo will be something optional and not mandatory.
Other strings of code (which we report below), shed light on the items that will appear in the user interface once the support for the moving photos is actually implemented within the app.
Turn video on
play video
video will be posted as a photo
Photo will be posted as A Video
It is not clear when Big G has intention of (or is ready to) implement this functionality: considering that only a few strings of code have been found that have currently been found, it is legitimate to assume that we will have to wait a little more time (even just to obtain a preview of the new functionality).
How to download or update the app
In order not to risk losing the latest news coming up Google Maps Just update (or download) the app via the Google Play Store, looking for the app or reaching the dedicated page via a tap on the badge below.
If you are interested in trying previewed the news that will arrive in the future within Google Maps, you can participate in the Beta App program (reachable via this link) or, if the program should be fully, proceed with the download and manual installation of the APK files of the latest beta versions available from the portal Apkmirror (page reachable at this link).
