It’s a long-standing truth that Google Maps is the best customer-facing mapping service in the world. Google Maps maintains its industry-leading advantage by introducing new updates and features on a regular basis. Recently the company introduced new commute features with customized live traffic and transit information, EV charging station locator, improved journey sharing and more. However, most of us don’t even know about these features as it’s really hard to keep track of them.
Well, we want to change that and that’s why we are creating this post where we will list all Google Maps updates and the new features that come along with it. The data mentioned here has directly been lifted from Google’s changelog so you will always know what new features were introduced and when.
Note: If you see the same changelog for multiple versions, it means that the new versions brought bug fixes and improvements to improve the implementation of the said features. It also means no new features were released during those updates.
Google Maps Updates
The updates mentioned here are for the Android platform. If you are using web or iOS version of the app, you might receive these updates sooner or later than the dates mentioned here.
Google Maps Update February 27, 2019
- Build Number: 10.10.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update February 25, 2019
- Build Number: 10.10.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update February 21, 2019
- Build Number: 10.9.3
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update February 10, 2019
- Build Number: 10.9.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update February 6, 2019
- Build Number: 10.8.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update January 26, 2019
- Build Number: 10.8.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update January 20, 2019
- Build Number: 10.7.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update January 14, 2019
- Build Number: 10.7.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update January 10, 2019
- Build Number: 10.6.3
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update January 5, 2019
- Build Number: 10.6.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update December 19, 2018
- Build Number: 10.6.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update December 11, 2018
- Build Number: 10.5.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update December 9, 2018
- Build Number: 10.5.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update December 7, 2018
- Build Number: 10.4.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update November 28, 2018
- Build Number: 10.4.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update November 21, 2018
- Build Number: 10.3.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update November 10, 2018
- Build Number: 10.3.1
- Release Date:
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update November 5, 2018
- Build Number: 10.2.2
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update October 26, 2018
- Build Number: 10.2.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update October 13, 2018
- Build Number: 10.1.1
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! With this release, you can now search for EV charging stations on the map – so you can be confident that your car will be charged and ready for your ride, no matter where you’re headed.
Google Maps Update October 5, 2018
- Build Number: 9.87.4
- Minimum OS Requirement: Varies with device
- Changelog:
- Thanks for using Google Maps! This release brings bug fixes that improve our product to help you discover new places and navigate to them.
How to Join Google Maps Beta?
As you can see, for the last few months, Google’s focus has been towards releasing a comprehensible list of all the EV charging stations around the world. That said, it doesn’t mean that that’s the only new feature that Google Maps has been playing with. In fact, at any given time, Google is testing out numerous features through its beta testing program.
If you want access to those features, you will have to join the Google Maps Beta program. While the beta program is prone to suffer from some bugs, the overall experience is not so bad. Joining the beta is also pretty easy. Just click on the link below, log in with your Google ID, and then click on “Become a Tester” button.
SEE ALSO: What Is Google Stadia: Everything You Need to Know
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