At I/O 2019, Google announced that AR walking directions for Google Maps would be rolled out to Pixel phones today. The feature was announced at I/O 2018 and had previously been available only to selected beta testers. No word on when it will be distributed to all other users. Meanwhile, here’s the official announcement.
Google Maps meets AR.
Rolling out to Pixel phones, starting today. #io19 pic.twitter.com/rDBxvbZyF8
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) May 7, 2019
I was an alpha tester of this in Berlin and it’s a game changer for pedestrian city walks.
Hey there Sascha! Oh congrats on being an alpha tester and thanks for sharing your experience with it! I’d love to try it. I hope they roll it out to other phones soon! 😀