Thanks to apps, many people have benefited from finding the closest route to their destination, whether for work, travel or any other reason. Having a cell phone gives you a lot of freedom as long as you have an internet connection and have GPS activated.
Today we are going to show you how to find gas stations near you using an Android device. Each of them, in addition to giving you that detail, usually gives you many others. Google Maps is an application that usually works well if you want to locate a gas station near your location.
Google Maps
It's one of the apps that can locate any gas station near you, all by performing a few steps within the app. Google Maps has evolved to the point of offering real traffic data, adding details about where you're going.
Its strong point is knowing the gas stations near you, with details about the cost of gasoline and diesel, distance to get to them and comments from other users on the subject. It is an application that usually comes pre-installed on Android devices, so you won't need to download anything.
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To find gas stations near you on Google Maps, do the following:
- The first thing is to open the Google Maps application on your phone, if you don't have it installed, you can download it from the Play Store at this link
- Open the app on your phone and wait for it to load
- In the upper left corner, in the search engine, type the word “Gas Stations” and wait for the information about the closest ones to you to load. You can click on the one that interests you most, if it is a specific company that you trust.
- You can find the closest ones by clicking on “Sort by”, put the closest gas stations, you can also see other varied options among which you can use as a filter
- That's it, you can now find gas stations near you on Google Maps.
This option, along with others, makes Maps an ideal tool when it comes to searching for and finding everything we want on our route, whether in our city or outside it. With this, you can detour if you realize you're running low on fuel, while also stopping for a drink and a reasonable rest between now and your chosen destination.