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They say the best relationships are the ones in which you can finish each others sentences. Enter Google Maps' newest Android feature: Driving Mode.

Google Maps already has features that allows it to predict destinations, but this is limited to saved locations like 'Home' or 'Work'. Driving Mode takes this one step further, taking into account user history and current location before attempting to determine your destination.


According to Android Police, the app will then provide users with travel times, traffic conditions and more. The vaguely annoying voice directions of previous Google Map incarnations can also be muted.

The latest version of Google Maps, 9.19, is currently being pushed to the Play Store and may not be available to many users for some time. There is a way of installing the update manually, but it's not plain sailing -- users have to go through a series of steps to install Driving Mode, though this may be a bug set to be fixed with release of the full update.

The feature can be launched either from the home screen or via an in-app shortcut.

It can be downloaded now, though an updated release is expected to come later this month.