Travelers have never had a tool like this, and that goes for armchair travelers, too if you haven't used Street View for virtual tours of interesting places around the world or around the block, you are seriously missing out. It's actually a much more intuitive and user-friendly control than using the mouse in the desktop version, which is perfect for this app because it adds an incredibly useful and unique feature to an essential app, Google Maps. With a few swipes of your finger you can rotate the view, and tapping moves you down the road. To navigate, simply place the Pegman figure where you want to go. If a Street View is available, it pops up. To access it, simply search for a location or long-press any site on the map and tap the thumbnail. Street View doesn't have its own icon but is integrated with Google Maps. But the Android app is actually easier to use than the desktop software. You can turn around, change directions, and zoom in, all while viewing high-resolution images of the actual buildings, trees, and street scenes you'd see if you were there in person. Like the regular version, it lets you take a virtual stroll down a large (and ever-growing) database of the world's streets. Street View for Google Maps brings Google's incredible Street View feature to your smartphone's Google Maps app.
