Google today updated its Google Maps app to version 4.2, adding a number of new features to enhance the user experience including filters to sort restaurant searches by cuisine and built-in weather information for various cities around the world.

It's now possible for users to drop pins for both starting and destination points when mapping out directions, and Google Maps allows users to add transit directions to their calendars. Finally, the update also includes several bug fixes.

What's new - Filter searches for restaurants by cuisine type

- See current weather information for cities around the world

- Drop a pin for your starting and destination points in directions and navigation

- Add transit directions to your calendar

- Bug fixes

Google Maps can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]