<story><title>Google Maps Gets a New Look</title><url>https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-gets-new-look/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>com2kid</author><text>I hope it actually starts showing street names when zooming in. When using Google Maps for pedestrian navigation, having street names show up rather arbitrarily can be a huge problem, I&amp;#x27;ve had times when I was unable to find out what street I was on due to visual design overriding usability concerns.&lt;p&gt;This is most applicable in cities that don&amp;#x27;t feel the need to place street signs all that often, which is another issue altogether!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kin</author><text>Oh my god I went into the comments section to post exactly this! It makes me curious how they determine when to show a street name. Honestly, all I want is at all times the center of my screen should show its street name. That&amp;#x27;s it. Sometimes I find myself zooming in and out of the very center of my screen and it refuses to show the street. Instead it shows the names of nearby streets I don&amp;#x27;t care about. Sometimes I&amp;#x27;m on the damn street and I just want to know what street I&amp;#x27;m currently on. It really does feel arbitrary.</text></comment>
<story><title>Google Maps Gets a New Look</title><url>https://blog.google/products/maps/google-maps-gets-new-look/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>com2kid</author><text>I hope it actually starts showing street names when zooming in. When using Google Maps for pedestrian navigation, having street names show up rather arbitrarily can be a huge problem, I&amp;#x27;ve had times when I was unable to find out what street I was on due to visual design overriding usability concerns.&lt;p&gt;This is most applicable in cities that don&amp;#x27;t feel the need to place street signs all that often, which is another issue altogether!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>smelendez</author><text>This is really annoying and occasionally dangerous (if you&amp;#x27;re in an situation where you don&amp;#x27;t to look lost or have your phone out longer than you need to).&lt;p&gt;The other thing I find really annoying is that you can&amp;#x27;t touch landmarks for more information while in navigation mode. A lot of times I&amp;#x27;m on a long walk and want to know if it&amp;#x27;s worth detouring for a business that&amp;#x27;s a few blocks off the route, and the only way I&amp;#x27;ve found to do so is exiting navigation mode, clicking, then re-entering my destination.</text></comment>