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Voice Search Now On Google Maps For Android

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, […]

Matt McGee on June 15, 2009 at 1:31 pm

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.

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Matt McGee joined Third Door Media as a writer/reporter/editor in September 2008. He served as Editor-In-Chief from January 2013 until his departure in July 2017. He can be found on Twitter at @MattMcGee.