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Google Maps is for many the main application for navigation, searching for restaurants, sights, information about an object… etc. There are really many options, including Offline navigation, but again, some users do not want to just use Google services. Google is indeed a bit of a taboo topic when it comes to user privacy, so in this article, I would like to present similar applications that do not use Google services.

Today we have various maps where we can see what something looks like or what something looked like before on the planet. In this article, I present a site/map where you can see what the planet looked like 750 million years ago, where your city was then, and which dinosaurs lived there.

What is the best navigation without the internet in Serbian? Which one to choose for the trip? How does internet-free navigation work? I get these and similar questions regularly in the inbox of the site and via email. So I decided to write a new article on the subject: have  the best Android navigation without the Internet in Serbian.

If you've ever wanted to see a satellite image of an area on the planet, you've probably opened Google Maps. But did you know that you can look at the history of those paintings and see how an area has changed? Yes, Google offers that option, but you need another tool - Google Earth .

Google Maps has a bunch of options and contains a lot of information, but one detail bothered me - the scale. Namely, if you removed the map view so that the whole world could be seen, countries and continents would not be in proportion. The most popular example is Greenland the size of Africa. Google has solved this problem by creating a 3D globe.

Google presented a ton of interesting and useful news at the I / O conference this year as well. If you've watched the whole video (or live), you already know that Google has invested a lot in AI. This is to be expected, but, interestingly, they integrated the AI ​​into the daily activities of the users. So the user can now use AI quite normally as if interacting with a real person. I will briefly describe a few interesting things that Google presented here. At the end is a 14-minute video in which you can hear and see how it all works. 1. Complete sentences in Gmail

Google Maps offers a public transportation option that aims to help us choose public transportation for the requested route. It's a great option, and now they've upgraded it. Namely, PWDs (people with disabilities) who are in wheelchairs can choose the route option so that Google can offer them public transport adapted for them. Specifically, Google has added this option for all those who have difficulty moving, so it will be good for mothers who push children in strollers, but also for people who use crutches or some other walking aid.

Google surprises us with new options from time to time, so we got a few in a short period regarding Google Maps: real-time location sharing information on whether the facility has wheelchair access display of crowds in buildings in real-time display graphs when the building is most crowded during the day live traffic and many others…

April 1st is the day when even the biggest IT companies make jokes. So Google made a mini-game this year as well and put it in Google Maps. As you read in the title, this is a popular Pac-Man game. If you thought the game would only be available in larger states, you were wrong because it is available to everyone! Also for every city so you can play it on your own, even next to your house. Note : the game will not work in parts of the city where there are not enough roads.

Google Maps has been getting more and more new and useful information lately, which I have already written about here and here , and now there is another one - wheelchair access . People with disabilities are often denied entry to a facility because there is no adequate wheelchair access. It is solved simply, but in Serbia, the mentality is such that the owners of the facilities have this problem somewhere in the sixteenth plan.

" Google Earth Timelapse " is the name of a project that Google launched in 2013 intending to show how climate change is affecting our planet. The project then included images from space from 1984 to 2012, but now they are refreshed so we can see from 1984 to 2016 !

A few days ago I wrote that Google has introduced information on Google Maps about the average retention of users in a company, and now we have real-time information! As I said, the first information was introduced on which days are the busiest , and then how many users stay on average . I presented all that on the example of queues in post offices and banks because somehow this option serves me best.

Nobody likes the order in the post office, and we always look to go to the one where there are usually fewer crowds. But how do you know which one is waiting for the least? Especially if you don’t go often, or if you’re in another city. You can find help on Google Maps!

UPDATED : see the updated article at this link: The best Android navigation without the Internet in Serbian There is a lot of Android navigation, but more and more people are asked to work without the Internet, ie. in the so-called offline mode. Why? Because every phone has GPS (and some Glonass ) that is always available to us, but not the Internet. For example, if you are abroad and do not have internet, the only solution is GPS. Do you need internet for maps , how do solve it? Easy - offline navigation.

Google Live Traffic is a very useful option if you drive often because you have insight into where traffic jams are in real-time. This option is officially available in only 50 countries in the world, and Serbia, of course, is not among them. However, live traffic data exists, you can see it with a few easy steps!

Your Timeline is a service that displays the history of your movement in chronological order on a map. In addition, this service connects Google Photos and your navigation history to show photos you've taken in a specific location on the timeline. Sounds a little creepy?

The Google Street View option is great because you can see different places around the world in the first person. If you don't know where to go, there is one site that will teleport you to random locations.

The recent situation with the image of the Android mascot urinating according to the Apple logo went viral on the Internet and soon attracted attention, after which it was removed, but even that was not enough for Google. After they had to apologize, new news arrives from Google - Maps Editor will be disabled!

Nokia HERE is an offline (and online) navigation app for Android devices, and it's also free. So far we have only been able to install the  Beta version , and from now on the full version where we have a lot of improvements:

Nokia HERE for Android devices is a free navigation that does not use an internet connection, such as the already known iGo, CoPilot, Navigon, and similar navigations, but only GPS and downloaded maps. Nokia managed to sign a contract with Samsung, so it offered its maps to users of Samsung devices completely free of charge. However, a .apk beta file of this application, which works on all Android 4.0+ devices, has leaked on the Internet.