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Google Maps {Roads in Satellite Layer}

javasirc

Well-Known Member
Jan 2, 2012
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Townsend, DE
I used iPod as my main navigation device for a while. There are 3 options:
Standard (which is like Android's default, when map is clear). It just shows roads.
Satellite, which just shows satellite image.
Hybrid, which shows roads over the images.

Now i have an Android phone, and it has a few layers. By default, it uses a plain map with labeled roads. When i enable Satellite layer, the road labels become crap. I cant tell what road it is unless im zoomed in close.

However, the web version on the Android phone works normal, as a hybrid satellite/road map. Is there a way to get the Google Maps app to work as a hybrid instead of having to choose labeled road or satellite?
 

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