Google Maps can now accurately tell you how fast you are moving in real time

Google recently added a very useful direct speed measurement tool to the Google Maps app, allowing you to monitor your movement speed in real time, in addition to gender information. Local speed limit for each arc. According to the Android Police report, this feature can be turned on or off right in the Navigation Settings menu in the Settings section of the application. When enabled, the speed will show in the lower left corner of the application window.

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Real-time speed measurement is just one of many features that have been included in Google Maps after the first time appeared in the Waze app, acquired by Google since 2013. Previously, some other useful features such as displaying the speed limit on each road, as well as reporting incidents, allowing you to notify other drivers about incidents on the way, police checkpoints and speed cameras. . has also been uploaded to the Maps application and received relatively positive feedback from users. Google Maps even applies a feature to customize your navigation icon, although simple but also quite interesting.

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Of course, as traditional, this feature will also be updated by Google in each region and country to test user reactions before launching on a global scale. Android Police indicates that this feature has been recorded on the Maps application of users in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal. Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, England and the United States. In addition, this feature is not currently available in Android Auto, but will also be updated soon.

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On the support page that was previously released, Google recommends that users use Maps speed limit functionality to be used for informational purposes only, and to compare data from GPS to determine accuracy. The real-time speed measurement feature is probably also released for the same purpose.