Google Maps now shows toll charges on Android and iPhone for each navigation route - here’s what you need to know.
Separately, Google just releasedYou will have the option within settings to show toll prices with or without having a toll pass — as in many geographies the price changes based on the payment method you use. You will also still have the option to avoid routes crossing toll roads entirely, if possible, by selecting ‘Avoid tolls’ within settings.
Drivers won’t have to do anything special to see toll charges in Google Maps. Set up your navigation as you usually do, and the toll charges will show up alongside the chosen route. Again, you’ll have to be using Google Maps in one of the countries that support the feature. It is interesting to note that Google Maps will make it much easier to navigate to your destination by offering two types of information. It will display toll charges, letting you save money along the way. But it’ll also showthat let you help save the environment by reducing your carbon footprint.
Given the rising fuel costs, the two features can help drivers save money. The downside is that the trips might get longer. It’s up to Google Maps users to mix and match these features.Chris Smith started writing about gadgets as a hobby, and before he knew it he was sharing his views on tech stuff with readers around the world. Whenever he's not writing about gadgets he miserably fails to stay away from them, although he desperately tries. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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