A Google Maps redesign aims to offer “fewer distractions”—by highlighting restaurants, bars and shops

A Google Maps redesign aims to offer “fewer distractions”—by highlighting restaurants, bars and shops

For its more than 1 billion users, Google announced a design update to Google Maps yesterday, July 25. Embracing a “cleaner look,” the new reduced interface for mobile and desktop is focused on discovery and socializing, instead of turn-by-turn directions. Areas of interest like restaurants, bars, and shops are now shaded in a light shade…