Google Maps to improve directions with future updates, here’s what’s changing
Google Maps is updating its Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API to improve direction accuracy in busy areas. The update combines gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer data, reducing magnetic interference and benefiting Google Maps and third-party apps on Android 5.0 or higher.
We keep hearing Google Maps worldwide fiasco where he steered people in some strange direction and finally got them stuck in the “worst case scenario”. Now, a new post published on the Android Developer Blog offers a look at how Maps is getting a new one update to improve with directions.
The post talks about a possible update that Maps will receive with the Merged guidance provider (FOP) API that aims to improve “orientation” detection on Android devices, regardless of the hardware used by different OEMs on their devices.
According to the post, the update will make Maps better interpret directions to make them more accurate by combining data from the gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer.
However, this idea of Google using data from all sensors is not new, the company has used the API before, but the update will make better magnetic interference. According to the post, the changes will not only apply to Google Maps, but also to third-party apps that rely on Google Maps to provide navigation data.
Please note that the update will be done with Google Maps internals, it will not affect the user interface or design of the app. Also, the Updated API it will be deployed server-side or via app update on Android devices running Android 5.0 or higher.
How it will affect users
As mentioned, the update won’t change anything in terms of the app’s design or user interface. The changes are internal in the form of APIs that will be pushed automatically via the update. That said, the update is set to improve with directions, especially in busy areas.
The post talks about a possible update that Maps will receive with the Merged guidance provider (FOP) API that aims to improve “orientation” detection on Android devices, regardless of the hardware used by different OEMs on their devices.
According to the post, the update will make Maps better interpret directions to make them more accurate by combining data from the gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer.
However, this idea of Google using data from all sensors is not new, the company has used the API before, but the update will make better magnetic interference. According to the post, the changes will not only apply to Google Maps, but also to third-party apps that rely on Google Maps to provide navigation data.
Please note that the update will be done with Google Maps internals, it will not affect the user interface or design of the app. Also, the Updated API it will be deployed server-side or via app update on Android devices running Android 5.0 or higher.
How it will affect users
As mentioned, the update won’t change anything in terms of the app’s design or user interface. The changes are internal in the form of APIs that will be pushed automatically via the update. That said, the update is set to improve with directions, especially in busy areas.
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