Google has confirmed its plans to end support for the Street View Android app from next year. As 9To5Google mentioned in its report, Google is preparing for the shutdown by issuing several messages that will be shown on the Street View app.
In the notice, the company has informed users to rely on Google Maps or Street View Studio for their 360-degree navigation purpose, as the Street View app will expire on March 31, 2023. “Street View app is shutting down and support will end. March 21, 2023,” the report quoted the company as saying. “To publish your own 360 video, switch to Street View Studio. To see Street View and add a Photo Sphere, use Google Maps.”
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Basically, what Google is saying is that people have always relied on Maps to use Street View, so it doesn’t see the point of having a standalone Street View app on Android. Clearing the deck by closing the app, Google can shift resources to improving the existing Street View interface within Google Maps.
Street View has been around for years, but Google just brought it here India in 2022. The delay was due to a lack of security clearance from the Indian government, which viewed Street View as a potential national security issue, allowing people to map different parts of the country independently.
Street View offers a 360-degree view of almost any street, making it ideal for people to view places from their mobile screens. Google allows people to post/upload photos of restaurants in favorite tourist destinations, giving them a live view of the place that regular maps can’t offer.
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