Google Maps: Street View Man Now Has Santa Hat; Chrome Gets Different Layout

Google Maps: Street View Man Now Has Santa Hat; Chrome Gets Different Layout
A screenshot of Google Maps shows the small yellow man on the bottom right clad in a Santa hat.
Jack Phillips
12/31/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Google Maps has rolled out a different layout for Google’s Chrome browser and gave the small yellow man used to access Street View a Santa hat.

In Chrome, the entire layout for Google Maps has changed.

The left sidebar has been removed and has been mostly replaced with a small search bar on the top left. On the bottom left, there’s a “Earth” feature that’s readily accessible.

Other changes include placing the Street View man, zoom function, and other features on the bottom right. On the top right, one can access their Google account.

These functions aren’t available in Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox.

To switch back to the old Google Maps layout, click the question mark on the bottom right and then select “return to classic Google Maps.”

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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