Google Maps Has a New Night Mode Option - http://clapway.com/2015/08/08/google-maps-night-mode-101/

A new update to the Google Maps iOS application is promising to make it easier to navigate around when it is dark outside that potentially reduced the risks associated with using the application when users are behind the wheel. In this latest release, the app is introducing a feature called “Night Mode” which gives you a darker display in comparison to the bright white one that is default for Google Maps.

NIGHT MODE AUTOMATICALLY MAKES THE APP EASIER TO USE AT NIGHT

In previous versions, users would have to turn down their brightness options on their iPhones. Now, the Google Maps iOS app does exactly that for you automatically. The idea that this could improve your night vision and your eyes will no longer have to adjust as you switch between the bright display and the darker road. Although this is a minor feature release, this one could make Google Maps much safer as a navigational aid for the millions of drivers who relied on the app instead of a navigational system.

NEW UPDATE IS LIVE ON BOTH IOS AND ANDROID

Night Mode is now live on the iOS version of Google Maps, and is already live on the Android version. The new update also included a few other interesting features. There are now features that allow for you to label places that you see on your maps and in your search suggestions. This would allow for a more personalized experience and you can also change the captions of the photos that you have uploaded to Google Maps.

NIGHT MODE IS AUTOMATIC AND CAN’T BE TURNED OFF

This feature is also entirely automatic, so you won’t have to change your phone’s settings in order to switch it on and off. Instead, the Night Mode will only activate when it is actually nighttime outside, and not just when its dark. Night Mode activates at a night based time within the phones time setting.

It is also only available in the turn-by-turn navigation mode, and not the default maps interface. This update is also available in turn-by-turn navigation mode and not just in the default map interface. Also, Night Mode is the current build and there isn’t a way to turn off this feature.

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Google Maps Has a New Night Mode Option

Apple Updates its Update Problem - http://clapway.com/2015/06/24/apple-updates-its-update-problem765/

Finally, after years of customer complaints, Apple is now in the works of solving one of its biggest problems for users: updates.

THE WOES OF NEW UPDATES

Updates have always been a problem associated with Apple. When it’s time to update your iPhone, for example, the storage is almost always completely full, or too full for you to update it. This is most common if you have the 16 GB model. When this happens, you have to delete apps, pictures, and/or music files that are taking up space.

The folks at Apple have heard the cries of many, and addressed their concerns in the new iOS 9. The new system will allow you to temporarily delete and then reinstall apps when you are updating your phone.

UPDATES NEED SPACE

Just in case you have never run into this problem, updates require a certain amount of space on your device when you download and install them. Sometimes, the amount of space can be quite large, especially to people with the lower-memory, 16-gigabyte iPhones. Usually once the update is complete, then, some of that space is freed up again. It hasn’t been confirmed whether or not temporarily deleting your apps will make you lose whatever data is within those apps, but if the opposite case is true, the update problem is solved for all. Previous attempts to address the issue have mainly consisted of making the update files smaller, though this was only a partly successful measure.

WHY EVEN UPDATE?

One thing that is very clear is that updates are key to the success of Apple’s business. This is often times the reason that people purchase new products- to make sure they can receive all of the updates that are offered. The ability to have as many users as possible on the latest version of iOS is very important to Apple as a company.

The update process is a part of the advantage that Apple has. It not only has absolute control over the software, but it pushes updates directly to iPhones. Meanwhile, Android device makers typically have to work through network providers, which delays the process.

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Apple Updates its Update Problem