Top 20 Google Maps Tips & Tricks: All the best features you should know!

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  • Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
  • Learn the top tips and tricks for the Google Maps. For example, how to always remember your parking spot, how to add custom labels to quickly get back to the places you care about, how to always leave on time, how to get offline maps so you still have access when you have no internet, and many more.
    ⌚ TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Introduction
    00:13 One finger zoom
    00:31 Remember parking spot
    01:11 See where you've been with timeline
    02:14 Time travel with street view
    03:22 Google Assistant
    04:04 Change vehicle icon
    04:14 Custom labels
    04:40 Save locations
    05:19 Offline maps
    05:53 Measure distance and area
    07:03 Share real-time location
    07:23 Avoid tolls, highways & ferries
    07:39 View inside buildings
    07:59 Add multiple stops
    08:17 Reminder to leave on time
    08:55 Drag and drop to modify route
    09:16 Public transit
    09:40 Traffic throughout the day
    10:06 Flight prices
    10:33 Area 51
    10:58 Wrap up
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  • @rudi-gruber
    @rudi-gruber 2 роки тому +80

    Thanks a lot. I think Google Maps is the best product of Google. I use it on a daily base.

  • @slix69lj
    @slix69lj 6 місяців тому +3

    Kevin, you have been doing a fine job with your videos and the calm, informative way of presenting them. They are useful for me as a self-taught senior without any formal instruction other than a class or two over the last 8-10 years. Your beginners tutorial for Excel was very helpful and easy to follow as well and was, by far, the quickest way I've ever comprehended the instructions. Thank you and I hope you stick around.

  • @japants8566
    @japants8566 Рік тому +11

    Thanks for the great tips. During my stay abroad, I always carried Google Maps with me. Whenever I left my hotel and needed to move from place to place, this map was indispensable. It gave me directions on which train to take, which platform to wait on, and what time to leave. Without it, I would have stayed in one place day in and day out. If you want to travel the way you want, learn how to use this divine app.

  • @williammahaffy4642
    @williammahaffy4642 2 роки тому +6

    Excellent review.
    I knew a lot of it but a useful refresher. PLUS... I totally couldn't figure out how to make offline maps work and this was FANTASTIC!!
    I have a huge adventure trip coming up with multiple days of no cell connection. This will be an enormous help and augment my paper charts (maps).
    Well done!!

  • @dee5331
    @dee5331 8 місяців тому +9

    WOW! I've been making my life a million times more complicated and time consuming for years now! 😅 Better late than never! This is the best tricks and tips video I've ever come across due to his time efficiency, use of clear visuals and most importantly, NO CRAZY BACKGROUND MUSIC! Bravo!

    • @ofcv1238
      @ofcv1238 3 місяці тому

      You will find most current technology & tools are 10X more efficient & helpful than 90% of users. Maps, text to speech, email banking bills management. Want more proof? Watch carefully at self-checkout stations. They can take a 45 second transaction into a fumbling bumbling 5-10 minute process. Average people are horribly inefficient w time & nuances of adopting technology.

  • @philiptownsend4026
    @philiptownsend4026 Рік тому +5

    That was a tremendous presentation Kevin. I have only used Maps in the last month or so and am very much a beginner with it but I am very impressed when comparing it with paid for navigators a few years ago - it trounced them, is free and integrates so well with search, even when using offline maps and having no internet connection. I shall try some of your tips.

  • @SirGregory
    @SirGregory 2 роки тому +70

    I thought I knew Google Maps quite well, but turns out I didn't. My favourites are:
    1. Restoring changes to route 8:55
    2. Checking typical traffic on different days/times 9:40
    Thanks Kevin.

    • @robertsprigge5535
      @robertsprigge5535 2 роки тому +5

      Restoring changes to route 8:55 - Thanks for pointing this out Sir Gregory. It's always frustrated me!

    • @SirGregory
      @SirGregory 2 роки тому +1

      @@robertsprigge5535 Yep, me too.

    • @TimTheMusicMan
      @TimTheMusicMan 2 роки тому +2

      Hi, 1:25, where is location history and location tracking ? and where is the hamburger menu ? iPhone 13. Thanks.

    • @kathyzidar4940
      @kathyzidar4940 Рік тому +1

      @@SirGregory 90

    • @appy_mnm
      @appy_mnm Рік тому +2

      Wish we could do it on phone too

  • @shsechas
    @shsechas 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome Kevin. Some of these features can sure come in handy. Thanks for the info.

  • @jamc666
    @jamc666 2 роки тому +7

    #21 ... once you've setup a trip with google maps, you can share the trip progress with other people by sending them a link. They will be able to pinpoint your location and by extension know your arrival time in real-time.
    very useful video, btw.👍

  • @bgan4826
    @bgan4826 Рік тому +60

    Great tips, Kevin. Another tip is that you can set to night mode even in the daytime. It may make the maps easier to read with slightly better contrast between roads and background.

    • @bc-guy852
      @bc-guy852 9 місяців тому +2

      I have all my apps (even on my PC) set to 'dark mode' all the time. I agree that it helps make things more readable in all light conditions.

  • @carolinedsouza4340
    @carolinedsouza4340 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome Kevin as always and informative!

  • @killervasin86
    @killervasin86 Рік тому +1

    Great tips! This is a really helpful video. Thank you for putting this together!

  • @DILPREET1910
    @DILPREET1910 2 роки тому +58

    Yo Kevin I have noticed a great improvement in your content in the last few weeks.
    I am not saying that your previous content was bad, but now it has improved drastically.
    Even the tutorial that I know are not going to be useful for me or I already know those things, I still watch them because of your quality content.
    Please keep up this good work. I know you haven't getting more views lately as you were getting in the previous videos. But I personally enjoy them. Just keep up the hard work some day your views will definitely boost up.
    I also know that you have given your self a due dat of somewhere around july of 2022, for deciding whether to continue youtube or go back to your normal job. But what ever decision you take. Even if you decided to go back to your normal job, just don't stop posting videos

  • @jettdad4507
    @jettdad4507 Рік тому +8

    The 'public transit' option is beyond fantastic in Tokyo. It even tells you which car to get on for the fastest exit.

  • @bryan-vela
    @bryan-vela 2 місяці тому

    After reaping the benefits of many of your instructionals. You’ve finally got me Kev. I have officially subscribed

  • @tonysalinas6424
    @tonysalinas6424 2 роки тому

    My man Keving you are on the money as always, really enjoyed many of your videos, keep it up!

  • @lemongavine
    @lemongavine Рік тому +13

    For electric vehicle drivers, there are some options under “settings”. You can select “electric” as engine type and if you also select “choose fuel efficient routes” it’ll route you the best way to get the most range. You can also configure the type of chargers you want the map to display.

  • @derekcanmexit
    @derekcanmexit 2 роки тому +6

    Very informative video - thanks for this! 😀 Perhaps, you may consider doing a comparison with other similar navigation platforms, such as WAZE. Here, in Panama, WAZE used a lot.

  • @AM-gr2kq
    @AM-gr2kq Рік тому +1

    Very interesting and informative, I wish I had watched your video before my trip so that I could get my routes recorded! Thought I would have heard of most of the tricks but turned out there is a lot more to know!! Great content and thank you :)

  • @khushisharma6093
    @khushisharma6093 2 роки тому +2

    Super amazing tricks! Thanks Kevin ❤️

  • @simonrowlands297
    @simonrowlands297 Рік тому +3

    Hi Kevin. Really enjoyed the video. I use Google maps to find the best public transport options both at home and abroad. I recently returned from Rome, Italy and Maps shows the best Metro/Bus combinations together with times and routes with options. Invaluable, especially as it is otherwise almost impossible to get bus maps either online or in paper form.

  • @ojtamayosr
    @ojtamayosr 2 роки тому +11

    I would love to see a Google Earth Pro Tips and Tricks video on trail map making for off roading and how to incorporate several trails and placemarks in one map.

  • @ncoles4890
    @ncoles4890 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome video, Kevin! Excellent!

  • @shiffamohammed5818
    @shiffamohammed5818 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much Kevin for sharing very important tips on Google maps. Tips on google earth also would be great.

  • @erichalim
    @erichalim 2 роки тому +21

    you can also know the altitude like mountain by selecting terrain layer. and i hope google also integrates weather into google map.

  • @garyhughes1664
    @garyhughes1664 2 роки тому

    This was extremely helpful. An amazing introduction to Google Maps. Thank you for sharing.

  • @SariI064
    @SariI064 Рік тому

    So cool Street View’s history feature - thanks for sharing!

  • @Jay-bp9lr
    @Jay-bp9lr 2 роки тому +3

    Good video. Bless

  • @YoucefYoucef-ft9ce
    @YoucefYoucef-ft9ce 2 роки тому +3

    Kevin the best as usual like before watching tha k you sir
    Respect.

  • @user-fp6og8vd5s
    @user-fp6og8vd5s 8 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed your overview of Google maps. Thank you!

  • @sundararajanjd6610
    @sundararajanjd6610 2 роки тому

    👍🏼 useful video with many maps tips. Thank you.

  • @WaldoBC
    @WaldoBC 2 роки тому +7

    I like how Google calendar and Google maps integrate seamlessly. When adding an appointment that includes an address or coordinates ( I use coordinates often as I don't live in a city. Some addresses are way off), Maps will automatically warn you 10 minutes before you need to leave for said appointment (based on your current location and traffic).

  • @boomshine87
    @boomshine87 2 роки тому +4

    The time travel one is really cool. The one where you can view previous routes taken is scary - phons are literally tracking everything we say and do.

  • @SmithRA54
    @SmithRA54 Рік тому +5

    Hi Kevin. Is there a way to change to marker used for saved places? i use several lists to mark the National Park Sites that I want to visit or those I've already visited. Google has always placed a blue marker and I would like to use different colors or markers. Thanks

  • @donembuldeniya6655
    @donembuldeniya6655 Рік тому +3

    Thanks Kevin. These are neat tricks. How do you activate the flash beam in Google maps. I can no longer get it on iOS 16.2.

  • @kenchance9088
    @kenchance9088 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for this useful information.

  • @infinitelove3840
    @infinitelove3840 Рік тому

    Thank you for making this video, it's very helpful!

  • @streamlinemoderne
    @streamlinemoderne Рік тому +4

    Hi Kevin. Thanks for this handy list. I enjoy creating custom maps but I've never been able to figure out how to look at the map of attractions I want to visit while seeing where I am located at the moment. I guess what I am wondering is how to overlay my Saved Map where I've added points of interest over top a "live" map that shows the ever-helpful blue dot. Having to toggle back and forth eats time and gets confusing. Thanks for any help!

  • @wax99
    @wax99 2 роки тому +3

    Haha, love how you suddenly went dark at 6:25

  • @kkbaddri
    @kkbaddri 3 місяці тому

    AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. Great work buddy. Great information. Learned a lot. Saved the video for future reference. Thank you so much.

  • @nupe8888
    @nupe8888 5 місяців тому

    Great tips! I learned a few new ones. Thank you

  • @johnrichards8514
    @johnrichards8514 Рік тому +4

    Kevin, EXCELLENT!! You are so efficient in your explanations. Only rarely miss a significant point. Where were you about 30 years ago or so when I was first fighting DOS???

  • @H.pylori
    @H.pylori 2 роки тому +8

    Thanks you for this very useful video for the average person. After viewing it three times, I have come to the conclusion that I was only using 5% of the benefits of google maps.

  • @mongocharly7207
    @mongocharly7207 7 місяців тому

    Thanks a lot, Kevin. Very helpful video.

  • @bc-guy852
    @bc-guy852 9 місяців тому

    Another epic episode Kevin. Thank you!

  • @enriqueportillo7623
    @enriqueportillo7623 2 роки тому +47

    A recommendation to other similar content, you could separate all the first part to things on the phone app and the second section to be on things on the desktop app or website

    • @user-pu2yy8xd9x
      @user-pu2yy8xd9x 5 місяців тому

      Yes, this wasn't as helpful for me using a macbook pro. :/

  • @nsuryakiran
    @nsuryakiran 2 роки тому +3

    informative video. though the options are available from long time, most of the users dont know about these.
    by the way what were you doing in Hyderabad !!

  • @indakumaragoonetilleke3006
    @indakumaragoonetilleke3006 Рік тому +1

    You are very helpful Thank you

  • @oceano_queen
    @oceano_queen 2 роки тому +1

    I never knew it could do all of these awesome things to make our lives easier! You are so awesome‼️ I tell everyone about you and they've subscribed. Please keep up your great work! Thank you so much‼️💕

    • @Lar308
      @Lar308 2 місяці тому

      Google maps diverted me off the highway today and sent me down some horrible roads - is there any way I can stop the app from doing that?

  • @thejerseyj5479
    @thejerseyj5479 2 роки тому +15

    Very interesting and informative, I use street view when planning a motorcycle trip. I can look on a map and find what looks to be a great route only to be disappointed to see that it is not the quiet country highway I thought it was. However with street view I can see what it really looks like and choose.
    My riding buddies always let me pick road trip routes because I've been a map freak all my life, even as a kid I would look at maps and "travel". Now with Google Maps I am "The Man" !!!
    PS, I hope none of my buddies see this video or my secret is shattered 😉
    Thank you Master, a thousand times.

  • @ramnik.khanna
    @ramnik.khanna 2 роки тому +3

    @Kevin, thanks for the nice tips!
    Just a suggestion that you beep "Ok Google" wherever you say the magic phrase in your videos, so that it doesn't trigger the Google Assistant of the viewers, like it did for me!

  • @gharya1954
    @gharya1954 2 роки тому

    Great job Kevin. Cheers and shall await your next video.

  • @user-wv5ib9cu1h
    @user-wv5ib9cu1h 10 місяців тому

    A very excellent and well put together presentation and well paced. I learned some new things about Google Maps.

  • @SOoOSRabenzel
    @SOoOSRabenzel Рік тому +11

    These are very useful tips.
    For the next video, could you please include a way to differentiate a tunnel or a bridge in google maps. also, how to make any route between houses other than the main road appear as an option to reach distination.

  • @leonb2637
    @leonb2637 2 роки тому +8

    A trick as to using Google Maps is to check out a neighborhood you are going to like for a motel. Before you book or even go into an area, you can see if it has by its noisy, high traffic businesses and other signs if someplace you don't want to go to.

  • @aldenmiller613
    @aldenmiller613 Рік тому +1

    Kevin, you saved my life
    Thank you so much for this incredibly useful information that I will DEFINITELY use in my day to day life! 😃
    👍

  • @yozevanwingerden8448
    @yozevanwingerden8448 Рік тому

    What a great video. I loved it! Thank you.

  • @NickAlbu
    @NickAlbu Рік тому +3

    Hi Kevin, I see how to change a route by clicking and dragging the blue line and I've done that often on the computer. What I cannot do is send that modified route to the phone. I can send the route to the phone but I only get the start and end points, and the phone calculates its own route again, not the modified one. Also it is difficult to change the route on the phone.

  • @jheldal
    @jheldal Рік тому +6

    Obviously there are different versions. I wanted til use the function that automatically saves my parking spot, but that doesn't exist in my version. Also, several functions are very well developed in the US, but I sometimes look at cities where I can use Street View in only 1 or 2 streets in the whole city. In the US it seems like every small alley is mapped. That's not the case in the reste of the world.

  • @DeniseVajdak
    @DeniseVajdak 2 роки тому

    Cool tips. Some are new. Some I just forgot. It was a good refresher.

  • @Blakie-Briana
    @Blakie-Briana 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks!I never knew that there are lots of features like this in google map

  • @age_of_reason
    @age_of_reason Рік тому +3

    6:45 right click to Measure Distance
    8:35 not available on all Android phones
    Many of these features only work on desktop

  • @madmax1412
    @madmax1412 2 роки тому +3

    The "Parking" option for setting "save parking location" isn't available in my app. All apps on my phone have been updated. ☹️
    Also, can you please mute your audio when you say "Ok Google" as it triggers Google Homes and I have to pause the video to tell mine to stop.

  • @mjbucar
    @mjbucar Рік тому +1

    A useful video - thank you.

  • @Hewagej
    @Hewagej 2 роки тому +2

    Very nice helpful video Thanks

  • @FirozKhan-cl1cr
    @FirozKhan-cl1cr Рік тому +37

    No clarity when it comes to taking flyover and you end up being lost.

  • @KisanduTech
    @KisanduTech 2 роки тому +3

    First 🙂🤟

  • @ashrafhassan6610
    @ashrafhassan6610 Рік тому

    Knew new thing I didn't know before,
    thanks🙂
    Change vehicle icon
    Show different floors inside a building
    Drag and drop to modify route
    Traffic throughout the day

  • @yaroslavleshchukh
    @yaroslavleshchukh 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome 👍 Thanks 😊

  • @Babu-of2xh
    @Babu-of2xh Рік тому

    that's really helpful. thanks for the video

  • @BishopfarmSalter
    @BishopfarmSalter Рік тому

    WOW fantastic video! Thank you!

  • @ragsoh
    @ragsoh Рік тому +1

    Hi Kevin and greetings from sunny Singapore. I have been your subscriber for quite a while and I must say that your contents are getting better and more useful. Thank you very much for sharing so much information with us. I am getting better with Google Maps because of this tutorial. Stay blessed and stay safe.

  • @fatimagoulart7545
    @fatimagoulart7545 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this. It was very helpful

  • @user-zh8pn9fr3j
    @user-zh8pn9fr3j 5 місяців тому

    Very useful video, thanks for the information.

  • @pjohn1435
    @pjohn1435 2 роки тому

    Wow, I don't use Google Maps that often but when I do now, I can use some of the tips and tricks, like you I forget some locations. Thanks again Kevin, another informative video.

  • @EdehLilian
    @EdehLilian 11 місяців тому

    This video is phenomenal, thank you kelvin

  • @luciancismaru8010
    @luciancismaru8010 2 роки тому

    Thank you! your video has helped me a lot!

  • @tellnewstv
    @tellnewstv 2 роки тому +1

    WoooW very nice one
    ..Greetings to all the respected viewers..
    Sending our love, compassion, and strength to all the people of peace.

  • @bandu40
    @bandu40 2 роки тому +2

    Great, very informative Video

  • @katel3962
    @katel3962 Рік тому +2

    Add A Stop feature is very helpful. I moved to a different state and naturally unfamiliar with the area. I can enter all my errands (stops) and rearrange for the most logical/efficient route.

  • @prokorshopal4865
    @prokorshopal4865 2 роки тому +1

    0:00 - Hi Kevin. 👋 11:28 - Thumbs up from me to the incredible video for sure. 👍 Cheers.

  • @enoruevbuomwan6540
    @enoruevbuomwan6540 2 роки тому

    I admire your teaching and already subscribed.

  • @brogrammerdude8017
    @brogrammerdude8017 2 роки тому +1

    This is awesome! I didn't know about 90% of these. Especially the one that saves where you parked. I have the worst luck finding my car half the time 🤦😂😂

  • @zoecalifornia80
    @zoecalifornia80 Рік тому

    You are super helpful, thank you!

  • @BenSussmanpro
    @BenSussmanpro 2 роки тому

    Great video, Some of those tips I didn’t know (& what’s up w showing Ok City a lot! lol)

  • @Stakeouttoo
    @Stakeouttoo 2 роки тому

    wow.. great presentation.. most informative.. and I thought I knew Google Maps.. but now I know a lot more of what it can do.. many thanx again..

  • @baozie11
    @baozie11 Рік тому

    Thanks, great video!

  • @aminbeats3942
    @aminbeats3942 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks a lot It helped me🌹

  • @bySterling
    @bySterling Рік тому

    Awesome, I didn’t know any of these tips!

  • @sadruddinkhan6546
    @sadruddinkhan6546 Рік тому

    Very helpful. Thanks.

  • @martishans
    @martishans Рік тому

    Hi Kevin, Thank you for the detailed info. i always wondered how to change the little street view preview of a business listing.

  • @KisanduTech
    @KisanduTech 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video 🤟💝🙂💖

  • @markkuman4673
    @markkuman4673 Рік тому

    Great video. Appreciation from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

  • @securewithabdul
    @securewithabdul 7 місяців тому

    Simple and straight forward tutorial

  • @DarlaDamron
    @DarlaDamron 4 місяці тому

    Great video - I learned a lot!

  • @onlineradiocode
    @onlineradiocode 3 місяці тому

    thanks for your useful information about google maps 🎉❤

  • @almondtree2011
    @almondtree2011 Рік тому

    Very useful, thank you 😊

  • @DR-fy7qy
    @DR-fy7qy 2 роки тому

    Great video. Thanks.

  • @ravianantharamaiah7567
    @ravianantharamaiah7567 Рік тому

    Thanks for the tips, bro.

  • @mdmahmudhasan1645
    @mdmahmudhasan1645 8 місяців тому

    Thank you, it's helpful.