Google Maps’ coolest new feature becomes more useful to Android and iOS users

Last year, that uses augmented reality to layer the Maps UI over a real-time image from your phone’s front-facing camera. The result is navigation for those-perhaps yourself-who enjoy getting around by walking around a city. The mode points out landmarks, how far they are from you, and how to get there. For example, if you’re walking through the Big Apple and happen to find yourself in Midtown Manhattan, you might see some information in AR Live Mode directing you to the Empire State Building.
in which it says that the landmarks highlighted in Live View include well-known places, like …