Vietnamese users use the “time machine” feature on Google Maps to find lost relatives
Google Street View is a service integrated into Google Maps, in which the search giant uses a complex camera system mounted on its cars.
These cars will drive around and take pictures of the surrounding landscape. The images captured will then be stitched together to create a seamless streetscape system, allowing users to tour different cities around the world as if they were driving down the street.
In April, Google added a new feature to Street View that allows users to view streets in historical time frames. This will help users see and compare the differences of the same location over time.
This feature was initially limited to users in some countries, but has recently been officially available in Vietnam.
Many netizens have met their deceased relatives through a new feature on Google Maps (Screenshot).
Immediately after the new feature was available in Vietnam, many users used it to review images of their homes or familiar places in the past. Many users even met deceased people in images accidentally captured by Google Street View.
"Thanks to Google Maps, I met my father again, and saw my mother's hardships after he passed away to raise two children. Honestly, since my father passed away, I have not cried once, but now looking back at that thin back, tears just keep falling. It's been 7 years already...", a user shared the image of his father taken by Google Street View on social media.
“Thanks Google Maps, who would have thought that one day I would meet my mother again from an image on Google Maps. This is truly a time machine that helps me go back to the past,” another Facebook user shared an image of his deceased mother appearing on Google Street View.
Instructions for using the “time machine” feature on Google Street View
For computer users
To review old images of familiar places, visit the Google Maps website on your computer at https://www.google.com/maps , type the address you want to view in the search box.
On the website interface that appears, click on the “Street View” icon in the lower right corner.
The street view will now be displayed on the Google Maps website interface.
At the street view interface, select "View another day" and select one of the time points in the list that appears below to view street images captured by Google Street View at that time.
For smartphone users
To use the "time machine" feature on smartphones, users access the Google Maps application on their smartphones, enter the location they want to see street images of in the search box.
In the search results that appear, click on the street view icon in the lower left corner. Next, click the “X” to delete the Google Maps menu below.
At this point, a street view menu by timestamp will appear. Select “View another day”, then select one of the timestamps from the menu that appears to view street images at that time.
Note
Not all locations have street view imagery available on Google Maps, nor do all locations have historical street view imagery saved over time.
Therefore, you may not be able to use the street view feature if the location has not been photographed by Google Street View or if old photos have not been archived.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/cong-nghe/cach-su-dung-tinh-nang-co-may-thoi-gian-cua-google-maps-de-tim-ky-uc-xua-20250702160905252.htm
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