One of Google’s favorite pastimes is shoehorning bits of new functionality into Google Maps for Android, probably because… well, because it can — updating a package on its own mobile platform is a heck of a lot easier than, say, getting Apple to add a feature to its Maps app. To that end, version 4.3 has just rolled out with three major additions: aggregated (and color-coded) business reviews broken down by topic, transit system departure times, and suggested friends for Latitude. We’ll admit, we occasionally forget that Latitude exists, so this seems like a timely addition to get it back into the spotlight — and if you live in New York, Chicago, or another city with a sprawling bus and subway system, we’re sure you’ll be amped about the schedules. Now if those times were actually correct, that’d be really mind-blowing.
Google Maps for Android adds transit departure times, Latitude friend suggestions originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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