Petal Maps is a map service based on TomTom provided by

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to devices with the operating system

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, Android and

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. It offers

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, 3D view surroundings, turn-by-turn navigation, head-up display and

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for traveling by foot, car, bike, and public transportation.

Honors

In 2021, Petal Maps was awarded the Red Dot Design Award.

Features

Basic

Petal Maps offers the ability to zoom in and out to display the map. The user can control the map with the

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to move to the desired location. Users can enter an address, intersection, or general area to search on the map. If someone wants to search for "cakes in London" to find restaurants that serve that dish near the city. Searches can find a wide range of restaurants, hotels, theaters, and general businesses. * Maps are sourced from Huawei. * 3D view of the maps * Satellite view.

Images provided by satellite

Currently the satellite view of Petal Maps is only available in the Petal Maps mobile app and not on the website.

Mobile app

Petal Maps is available as a

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for the

, Android and

mobile operating systems. It was released in October 2020 for all Huawei devices through AppGallery, and in June 2021 for all Android devices through

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. As of March 2022, Petal Maps was released on the

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for

users. It was released as a replacement for

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References

External links

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