Google Maps in India has got a new safety feature - Stay Safer - that notifies the passenger incase the driver deviates from the mentioned route. The feature is now available to Android users in India using the latest version of Google Maps.

How do users enable this feature?

1. After searching for your destination and getting directions, you can enable this experience by selecting the “Stay safer” and “Get off-route alerts” option.
2. If your driver deviates more than 0.5KM from the Google Maps suggested route, your phone will buzz with a prominent notification, and you can tap it to see where you are compared to the original route.
3. Then, users can also choose to share the live trip with friends and family directly from that screen so they know and can keep track of the journey.

Google Maps in India has got a new safety feature - Stay Safer - that notifies the passenger incase the driver deviates from the mentioned route. The feature is now available to Android users in India using the latest version of Google Maps.

How do users enable this feature?

1. After searching for your destination and getting directions, you can enable this experience by selecting the “Stay safer” and “Get off-route alerts” option.
2. If your driver deviates more than 0.5KM from the Google Maps suggested route, your phone will buzz with a prominent notification, and you can tap it to see where you are compared to the original route.
3. Then, users can also choose to share the live trip with friends and family directly from that screen so they know and can keep track of the journey.