It is also similar to the Live View AR feature, though that used a live feed from your camera instead of Street View imagery. This feature was previously seen in the web version of Google Maps. The first is a new feature coming to its iOS and. It’s a small thing, but a helpful one – previously, you had to back out of Street View to the map every time you wanted to jump to a new location (going forwards and backwards on the road was tedious). Google Maps’ Street View feature is getting a couple of upgrades to celebrate the service’s 15th anniversary, the search giant announced today. New split screen mode for Street View on Google Maps In the upper left-hand corner, you’ll see a small box with the photographer’s name and a portion of the address. This is probably why there isn’t an official announcement yet. You’ll need to access Street View from Google Maps. This feature appears to have arrived with app version 10.59.1, though it also seemingly requires a server-side switch as it's not active for all users (even those running said version). There’s also an Expand button, so that you go full screen if you liked the old look. Split screen is available in both vertical and landscape orientations. The feature launches automatically after dropping a pin and going into Street View, you don't have to do anything special.

The map shows available imagery (either SV or photo spheres, both highlighted in blue), so you can tap to jump to a specific location. Google is quietly rolling out a slight layout update for Google Maps – split screen for Street View and the map.

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