Android OS phone users can now use Google’s voice search tool inside of Google Maps. According to today’s announcement, the tool recognizes English-language speakers with American, Australian, and British accents.

There are other improvements, too:

• Transit and walking directions are available for more than 250 cities
• Business listings have been upgraded to include store hours, prices, and ratings/reviews
• Google Latitude had a location detection bug that’s been fixed
• A new “Updates” feature in Google Latitude makes it easier to communicate with friends

This update isn’t an automatic download; Google Maps for Android users will have to go get it via the Android Market.

Related Topics: Channel: Local | Google: Maps & Local | Google: Voice Search

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