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To check the live traffic data from your desktop computer, use the Google Maps website. First, open a web browser on your computer and access Google Maps. In the current map's bottom-left corner, hover your cursor over the "Layers" icon. From the expanded menu, choose the "Traffic" layer. And immediately, Maps will show color-coded lines on ...

On your iPhone or iPad, you can get real-time traffic information in the Today view without opening the Google Maps app. When you add the Google Traffic widget, you'll see: Traffic information and delays in your area; Crashes, construction, or road closures nearby; Get traffic information in the Today view

Use the Nearby Traffic widget on Android (called Google Traffic on iOS) to view current traffic conditions on your home screen without having to open Google Maps.; If you're planning a route, you'll see blue lines to indicate the selected path and gray lines to show alternate routes on Google Maps.; If you watch a busy area for a few moments, you might see the road change color in real time as ...

How to see traffic info on Google Maps: iPhone & iPad. 1. Open the Google Maps app. (Image credit: Future) 2. If you want to check a specific location or area, enter that location or area in the ...

How to check traffic on Google Maps in a web browser. 1. In a web browser, open Google Maps. 2. Click the hamburger menu (the three lines at the top-left of the screen) to see the menu. 3. Click ...

About this app. Navigate your world faster and easier with Google Maps. Over 220 countries and territories mapped and hundreds of millions of businesses and places on the map. Get real-time GPS navigation, traffic, and transit info, and explore local neighborhoods by knowing where to eat, drink and go - no matter what part of the world you’re in.

When people navigate with Google Maps, aggregate location data can be used to understand traffic conditions on roads all over the world. But while this information helps you find current traffic estimates —whether or not a traffic jam will affect your drive right now —it doesn’t account for what traffic will look like 10, 20, or even 50 ...

Let Google Maps use your current location and audio speakers. Start or stop navigation. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app . Search for a place or tap it on the map. At the bottom left, tap Directions. If you touch and hold the button instead, you’ll start navigation and can skip steps 4 through 6.

Get traffic for your drive. At the bottom, tap Go . Select one of the trip options that show up from your past activity. Tip: If the selected trip doesn't show up, scroll to find the trip you want, then pin it. In the Go tab, you can find information like: How long it takes to drive to a suggested destination.