Google Maps for Android has got a new 'parking difficulty' feature. To don't forget, the function becomes noticed by way of a few customers the final week, and now the hunt massive has formally rolled the characteristic out. sadly although, it is available handiest in the US - and that too in select areas.

saying the function in a blog submit on Thursday, Google stated, "in 25 metro areas in the course of the united states, we’ve delivered a new parking difficulty icon in Google Maps for Android that’ll provide you with a heads up on what form of parking crunch to prepare for when you’re at the pass."

As noted in the report final week, the parking availability is displayed with a small rounded 'P' icon proper subsequent to the tour duration inside the app and has 3 levels, i.e. constrained, Medium, and smooth. significantly, the parking icon turns purple in the shade while there may be constrained availability, however, stays blue in any other case. users can further expand the guidelines to get greater records approximately the supply of parking area.

To see how hard it is probably to park wherein you are headed, just get directions to your destination and search for the parking problem icon inside the instructions card at the lowest of the display screen. Parking difficulties range from confined to medium to smooth and are based on historic parking facts (just like how we calculate popular times and visit duration).

For now, look out for parking difficulty icons inside the following metro areas throughout the U.S.: San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, l.  a., Minneapolis/St. Paul, big apple metropolis, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, DC, Cleveland, Dallas/fortress worth, Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Portland and Sacramento"

Google in advance this week rolled out two updates to its mapping application. For iOS, it brought the famous times widget that suggests real-time facts for how crowded a place is. For Android, it introduced the capacity to add amenity photographs to diverse lodging places and eating places.