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Throughout 2024, Google Maps for Android has been undergoing a redesign that replaces most fullscreen interfaces with sheet-based layouts. This update is now being more widely rolled out.

These sheets, featuring more rounded corners, display the map in more places, emphasizing the background layer. This helps preserve context as you navigate the app, making Google Maps appear lighter and more user-friendly.

You can close these sheets for place listings with a new ‘x’ button in the top-right corner or by swiping from the left or right edge. With this redesign, you can no longer swipe up on the search bar to view the map. A significant change is in the directions search interface. The initial UI for entering your destination, with the transportation methods switcher and list of recent locations, remains unchanged as a fullscreen page.

However, after entering your destination, the top of the screen now only shows the start and end locations. The mode switcher has been moved to the bottom for better reachability, with sheets being utilized throughout this UI.​​​​In February, Google began testing the redesign, but it was rolled back after a few weeks. Following some tweaks, another round of testing started in May. Recently, the redesign has been more widely rolled out to the stable channel (version 11.136.x) of Google Maps on Android. It is not yet available on iOS.​​​

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