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Business EYE APRIL 02, 2021 | The Indian Eye 43
Tech T@lk
instagram launches new google Maps rolls out new
feature called reels remix feature ‘live view’
hoto-sharing application ech giant Google on
Instagram has launched Wednesday announced a
Panother feature inspired Tnew ‘Live View’ feature
by TikTok. Instagram Reels al- to Google Maps for iOS and
ready mimics TikTok in several Android that is going to allow
ways, and now, it’s getting one the users to use augmented re-
more feature from the pop- ality (AR) so they could navi-
ular video app: duets. As per gate inside malls and airports. Francisco, San Jose, and Seat-
The Verge, Instagram has now option available in the new fea- As reported by Mashable, the tle. However, Google asserted
launched a video feature called ture. You can also control the purpose of ‘Live Mode’ is to that it will roll this feature out to
Reels Remix. The feature is volume for the original audio or prevent customers from having airports, malls, and transit sta-
similar in nature to the popu- your recorded audio, and add a the “awkward moment when tions in Tokyo and Zurich, and
lar TikTok feature called Duet. voiceover, along with other edit- they are walking in the opposite more locations coming in the
This new feature would let us- ing functions. direction of where one wants to future. Soon, Google Maps will
ers upload a video next to an- Only new reels will have re- go” by giving directions in aug- also route users to a route with
other user’s video. The feature mixes enabled automatically, mented reality within the app. the lowest possible carbon foot-
was introduced by TikTok and but if you already have a reel According to Google, the new print. Google said that this new
is quite famous among creators that you want people to be able model uses global localisation, eco-friendly route mode will
who share dance and music to remix, you can manually turn which “uses AI to scan tens of have approximately the same
videos. To remix a reel, tap the that on by tapping that three-dot billions of Street View images to ETA as regular routes. In cases
three-dot menu on a reel and menu on your own video and understand your orientation.” where the ETA is different, the
select “Remix this Reel.” From selecting “Enable Remixing.” If The indoor ‘Live Mode’ is avail- app will allow the users to com-
there, you can record your reel you want to turn off remixing on able on Android and iOS for a pare the carbon-di-oxide impact
or upload pre-recorded footage. all your reels, you can do so via few malls in Chicago, Long Is- of each route, which will allow the
There is also a volume control your broader profile settings. land, Los Angeles, Newark, San users to make the final decision.
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