

Thankfully, Google makes it possible to anticipate real trips. Rarely do car trips consist of going from point A to B more often, they are something like A-to-café-to-library-to-Joe's-house-to-B. To use the feature, open Maps and click on the camera icon. It will soon be available in 1,000 new airports, train stations, and malls in Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris, Prague, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, and Taipei. Some places even support Live view inside: Get an AR view and animated arrows to direct you in malls in Chicago, Long Island, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle and in airports, malls, and transit stations in Tokyo and Zurich. You'll never get lost looking for a Cinnabon again. You can navigate through malls, airports, and other big buildings by finding the location in Maps, clicking on it, then scrolling to Directory. Google Maps isn't just for the great outdoors.

Search with Live View will soon be available in Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence, and Venice as well. You'll get an overlay of all the places you'd see on Maps, so you can easily find restaurants, shops, and more. Open Maps, click the camera icon at the top, and hold your phone up to scan your location. You can get an AR view of the street you're on, if that street is in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, or Tokyo. We're Doing It Live Search with Live View
