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You must know these amazing Google Maps tricks

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Google maps is undoubtedly the most popular and best available out there in the Google play store. It offers the users some great features like real-time navigating, ETAs, live traffic info, the ability to discover places, etc. But do you know that this mapping service has some hidden tricks inside it not many people know? So, today, in this piece of article, let us learn some tips and tricks that will be most useful. So, here is the list of tricks, just go through them

  • Even you planned a trip from your current location to your destination, but sometimes there may arise a need to add a stop in between your location and destination, you can do this by tapping on the three-dot icon and then tap on the option add stop and as you add a stop, you can observe a change in your trip, add as many stops as you and tap done to start the trip
  • You can avoid tolls while choosing your directions through navigation. You can just tap on the route info option while seeing the directions to your destination, and it will show you if the best route has tolls. You can set up the settings to avoid tolls by going to route options and then checking the avoid tolls option and tapping done
  • Click on the location icon at the bottom right of the application screen, then you will see a blue dot in the center of your screen, just tap on it and then select the option to save your parking which will save your parking location on Google Maps. Tap on info if you further want to edit it

Do you know that you can actually find directions inside a particular mall or a building? Maps allow you to view floor-wise directions, all you have to do is just search for a particular building or a mall and tap on it to zoom a bit. But for this, you should be present at that particular location

5 Important Smartphone App Permissions That You Need To Concentrate

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Giving permission to the apps is one such a thing that we do without having any second thoughts. We will be in a hurry to use the application, that we lose the concern for our safety. There are certain permissions that are so sensitive and you just cannot go ahead ignoring about these permissions. So, here we put together some such important app permissions.

If you are using Android marshmallow or the later versions of Android in your Android device, then checking these permissions and enabling and disabling them becomes pretty easy.

App permissions are something that the app will ask you to grant immediately you install the app and if you deny the permissions, the app won’t work and we tend to approve or grant the permissions as we don’t want to get into any further fuss.

Important App Permissions

Microphone

A call recording application definitely needs the microphone permission. But think twice before approving this permission to any kind of apps as allowing it may mean that the app has the right to access your microphone. Many games available on the Google Play store uses this permission to record what you are listening to watching by recording secretly and uses it to offer personalized advertisements later.

Camera

Approving an app with your camera permission is not anything you can do just like. Everyone might be knowing the after effects if we do so. So, we have to be a bit careful while approving this permission as well. If you give an app access to your camera, it can take pictures using your camera anytime. So, just be careful with this permission as well.

Location

Generally, apps like Uber, Ola, Maps ask us with this permission as they need to locate our exact location in the map. Knowing your location and the store near you, the area you live in can help the apps build a better picture of you in giving ads.

Contacts

Apps like Truecaller ask us permission to access to contacts and we approve it normally. But we should take care of it as the apps can utilize the number of our family and friends for any promotional purpose. So, just take care while you give contacts access to any permission.

SMS

SMS replacement apps may ask for accessing your messages and you will have to give them. But make sure you don’t give access to this permission just like anything if you think you have some sensitive information in your messages.

So, rather than just giving or approving app permissions blindly, just think twice as it a matter of your privacy and safety.   

How To Share Your Location Via Text Message in Your Android

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Sharing our exact location has become very easy these days. Our smartphones have given us an easy way to share our current locations with our friends and dear ones and every one of us might be using this option very often these days, but as we all know we should be needing the internet access for this process and what if you don’t have access to the internet but still have to share your present location. Here is how you can do this sharing via text messages on your Android device.

Share Location Via A Text Message

The method is pretty simple and you don’t have to struggle a lot with this, just follow the steps below.

  • And to do this thing, you will be needing the Android messages app installed on your device and many of our devices have this application by default, so you don’t have to worry. If you don’t have just get it downloaded and installed on your device
  • And you need to set this application as your default messaging application on your device
  • Then once you are done with the basic and the beginning setup, then just tap on create new message option, and then select the contact to which you wish to send your location to
  • Then tap on the plus icon and then select the option location from the pop-up menu. It will locate your position on the map and then will show up the thumbnail inside the message. Then you can add the required message that you wish to send along with it and then finalize the text message to send it.

This simple way of sharing your presence on the map via Android messages can thus help you in sharing your presence with your friends and dear ones via text messages easily. Do try this process the next time you need and you will like it.