Google Maps For Mobile Gets Biking Directions

on 05/11/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

Are you an avid cyclist who loves Google Maps? Google has decided to return some of that love by launching biking directions on Google Maps for mobile. This feature was already available on the desktop version, so if you’ve used it before, you should be fairly familiar with it. That being said, it’ll be a lot nicer now that you can get it on your Android-powered phone while on the road, isn’t it? You’ll be getting biking directions, lanes and trails directly on your phone, just in time for National Bike Month. If you want to take a more scenic route, you can even take note of the Bicycling layer on the map, showing the difference between dedicated bike-only trails, roads with bike lanes or even roads that are good for biking but lack a dedicated lane. Are you planning to take this new feature for a spin on your next bike ride? Bear in mind, you’ll need a device that’s running Android 1.6 or higher.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

Google: Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

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