Really? Why is that necessary? Cutesy titles are not helpful, especially when teaching 2nd-language learners. Near as I can tell, Random Search has become I’m Feeling Lucky. (What happened to the downloadable pdf Guide? If it’s out there, I haven’t found it yet.) Now, I’ve amassed a sheet of web links offering help - quite the waste of time when it could/should be in one place. This app used to be so easy to navigate and I could easily direct my kids to the places I wanted them to explore. But now I need it and I’m having to relearn where everything is hidden/renamed. I’d like to start by saying I haven’t used Google Earth in my classroom for awhile. However, these things don’t compensate for the nonsensical UI/UX changes. There are a couple new features I appreciate, but they could’ve easily been incorporated without changing the UI completely! I’m happy they gave more control over custom layers, made Timelapse easy to use, and made a toggle to show areas with 3D coverage. And what happened to the Voyager section where you could view different interactive pre-made stories like sea level rise, deforestation, etc?! The slideshow for viewing photos is a complete downgrade because you can no longer zoom in on the pictures! The layers tab is cluttered. Now I have this annoying UI element constantly taking up a ton of space where it can accidentally get tapped. This update makes absolutely no sense and is a perfect example for app developers of what NOT to do - don’t dramatically change an app that worked great for years unless the changes clearly benefit users! These changes are not improvements! Why make a huge “Your projects” tab that takes up screen real estate without even giving us the option to completely hide it? My guess is that most mobile Google Earth users don’t even use projects regularly… I certainly don’t.
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