Google has announced a series of changes for Google Maps designed to refine how the application looks across all platforms.

One change is how Google Maps reflects existing appointments in your Google Calendar, or reservation emails in your Gmail account. Another is how Google Maps will now show restaurants in your ‘Want to Go’ list.

There are a number of alterations to different parts of the Google Maps experience, and Google’s blog post on the topic starts by explaining the refinements to the driving, navigation, and transit maps. For the driving screen, gas stations are now visible. When using the transmit mode, train stations are displayed, and similar. Google has amended the colors used so that similar points of interest use the same colors. For example, food and drink points of interest are colored Orange. There’s a helpful color guide at the source link to explain what each represents.

Furthermore, Google’s refinements will soon be reflected in all Google products and third-party applications that use the Google Maps API. This means that customers using the Google Assistant, Google Search, Google Earth, and Android Auto, among many others, will soon have the uniform color scheme as well. This is a small but important point: it means that customers will get used to a more uniform experience, which reduces the learning curve associated with using one of Google’s services, and additionally, could help retain users.

SOURCE [Google Keyword]