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TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google Maps could get a “prefer shade” toggle for walking navigation.
This toggle could help you stay in the shade when walking to a destination.
This wouldn’t be the first app to offer routing based on shade, though.
Google Maps is the go-to navigation app for Android phones globally, and it has a number of handy features to help you get from A to B. Now, the app could get a (literally) cool feature for walking navigation.
We dug into the latest version of the Google Maps app for Android (version 25.45.02.826664481) and discovered a Prefer shade feature. Check out the strings below to get a better idea.
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The strings confirm that this feature is tied to walking navigation and categorizes paths based on whether they are in sun or shade. The third string seems to display your minutes of walking in the sun. We’re guessing this estimate will be shown when getting walking directions for a desired destination.
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