As Google Maps officially still does not have a speedometer or limitations, users have no choice but to go through a third-party application to fill this gap.
As bizarre as it may sound in 2017, Google Maps is still not able to show instantaneous speed or speed limits in browse mode. If tests seem to have been carried out in this direction in September 2016, Google’s GPS still sins on this side, the function being reserved for Waze, the other GPS application owned by Google.
While waiting for the Mountain View firm to finally decide to offer this feature in Maps, it is quite possible to use a third-party application to obtain its instantaneous speed, and to know the maximum limit on the road you are taking.
Velociraptor is one of them and offers to display a kind of widget floating on top of Google Maps.
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Here are the different steps to follow to configure it:
1. Open Velociraptor and press “Activate” to authorize Velociraptor to use the accessibility services necessary for its operation, then validate.
2. Go back to Velociraptor and press “Configure” to choose the applications in which the application should appear. By default, Google Maps is selected.
3. Choose to display Velociraptor’s counter and limitation only in “navigation” mode by activating the “Only in navigation” switch. The application requires access to notifications. Press “Grant” then check Velociraptor.
4. In “General”, change the Speed ​​Units from “mph” (miles per hour) to “km / h”, then change the style from “United States” to “International” to change the appearance of the speedometer. speed and limitations.
5. Launch Google Maps, you should see the speedometer (in blue), and the maximum authorized speed (in red).
