After coming to Android in late July, the Google Maps bottom bar redesign, which aims to make the app a bit cleaner, is now on the iPhone.
Google Maps for iOS goes from five tabs to three. “Go” has been removed, but you can still access that functionality under the renamed “You” tab through a new “Saved trips” list.
The middle tab was previously called “Saved,” with the bookmark icon remaining. In this updated page, you’ll notice new top tabs for “Notifications” and “Messages.” Those two items were part of the “Updates” tab that this redesign removes. A search bar is not available on this page.
“Contribute” is the final tab and stays the same.
Old vs. new
Overall, this redesign makes Google Maps a bit cleaner. Five tabs with Google’s Material You bottom bar is fine but somewhat cluttered.
We’re seeing this bottom bar redesign with version 6.129.1 of Google Maps for iOS. Try closing the app from multitasking to load this server-side change.
More on Google Maps:
- Offline Google Maps rolling out to Wear OS
- Android Automotive adds heads-up distance and estimated arrival times with Google Maps navigation
- New Google Maps incident reporting comes to mobile & Android Auto, Waze gets lockscreen navigation
- Google Maps and Search will show wildfire alerts in more parts of Europe and Africa
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