• Google Maps has updated its public transit navigation to allow full map access during trips. • Users can now search, browse, and reroute without cancelling or restarting their current journey. • Plus, new walking directions feature includes pedestrian incident reporting like crashes or slowdowns.

Google Maps walking and transit guidance has been pretty abysmal for years now. People like me, who don’t own a car and rely on their feet and public transport, have had to accept a subpar experience that doesn’t come anywhere near driving directions, with no easy way to check out Maps without leaving the ongoing trip. Now, Maps is rolling out an update that brings a big change to public transit navigation, and I noticed it yesterday on my phone as I was zooming through Paris to get to a th

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