Application Google Maps It is one of the best that the Mountain View company has for the Android operating system. The options of using it as a browser and having maps anywhere - now that they can be downloaded - make it one of the most widely used developments of this type today. Well, it is possible to use voice commands to manage its use.
Doing this allows do not have to manipulate the screen of the Android device in which Google Maps is used, which is really positive when driving, which is one of the moments in which this development is usually used. The fact is that there are several commands that are available to do this, and I am going to indicate the ones that we think are more interesting.
First of all, activate OK Google
This is an essential preliminary step, since otherwise it is impossible for Google Maps to "understand" what is being said without having to use the screen. Therefore, you have to activate the service which is typical of the operating system of the Mountain View company and, furthermore, that this happens on any screen since that is when the effectiveness is adequate in the development we are talking about.
To access the necessary section to do this you have to use the application called Google settings, which will be with the rest of the developments that are on the phone or tablet. Once you must choose the Search and Google Now. Here select Voz and then Detect Ok Google. Now just activate the slider named From any screen.
The Google Maps commands
You have everything ready to be able to give orders to the terminal using voice commands while the navigation application is running. For it you must not do anything weird and, simply, when you open it, you can do it (otherwise, you must carry out the step indicated above, since the activation has not been completed correctly). By the way, in specific failures you can resort to pressing the icon with a microphone in the Search bar, and in this way the recognition will be activated automatically.
Then we leave you the voice commands that I think are more interesting and that I usually use with Google Maps. The truth is that once this is done it is difficult to go back because the efficiency is great and the utility is unquestionable (when I leave an ellipsis it means that the specific data that is needed must be provided):
- How to go to…?
- Show an alternative route
- Shows the summary of the route
- Take me home or to work (this data must be included in Google Maps)
- What is my next ...?
- Silence
- Exit navigation
With these options manage almost all possibilities offered by Google Maps when it comes to finding an address or navigating its maps. Other tricks for the Google operating system, you can find them in this section Android Help.
