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03/06/2012

Google Maps for Android update hints at new timeline feature, Google+ integration

Google Maps for Android update hints at new timeline feature, Google+ integration: Google Maps Timeline






Google recently updated Maps for Android to version 6.8 with new social features and Zagat scores, however it appears that the APK also includes hints to upcoming features. Android Police dug into the file and has discovered some assets and references that strongly imply two new features and likely more that are harder to nail down.
The first is a set of graphics, each beginning with the word "timeline" and each appearing to show progress on a map. There's a home icon, checkbox, briefcase ("timeline_work"), checkbox, and questionmark. The graphics are all referenced by xml files that suggest that there will be some sort of travel history feature. Google, of course, just today sent out invitations for an event next week called "The next...
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