Google Map Turns 15

Today Google Map turned 15 years old and on this occasion, Google celebrated by revamping the icon of Map along with rolling out some additional features.

Announcing the same on their official social media handle, Google Maps post reads: “We’re celebrating our 15th birthday with a fresh look.

A new icon and everything you need at your fingertips with five helpful tabs, rolling out starting today on Android and iOS.”

We’re celebrating our 15th birthday with a fresh look.

A new icon and everything you need at your fingertips with five helpful tabs, rolling out starting today on Android and iOS. https://t.co/EE3dTV5Vno #GoogleMaps15 pic.twitter.com/5WzgeEuv04

— Google Maps (@googlemaps) February 6, 2020

From today, you will be able to see five new easily accessible tabs in the footer area map which will instantly meet your need. Incorporating with various local apps, this Google platform each and every day tries to upgrade itself for making our daily commute easier.

In the past few years, there have been numerous developments in the Map such as including AR, giving details about the public transports, informing us about the crowd inside the public vehicle, showing us the real-time congestion to choosing the best route and many more. The other significant change we can see is in its logo design.

On the 15 anniversary of Google Maps, the company traced back it’s journey since 2005 and released a small video on its social platform giving us a quick glimpse of the changes that came in its design.

Take a look:

2005 ⏩ 2020. #GoogleMaps15 pic.twitter.com/cm6wKQdk6y

— Google Maps (@googlemaps) February 6, 2020