BEST BOTTOM BAR DESIGNS FOR ANDROID GOOGLE MAPS.

On android 10 navigation that drawers in apps increasingly don't make sense , the best google maps has been moved first party services.

The other away front side navigation to  bottom bars, some users have received a starkly different unique google maps outfit on Android, the hamburger button  on the left of the search field.

 Google has switched the navigation drawer items to the profile switcher, the primary navigation and commute remain. The latest red notification badge that has the new post  or new places that  former used to navigate drawer, but now is used to easier to access



This is clearly the direction for Google apps in response to gesture navigation and how the swipe to reveal drawers action is now frequently interpreted as back and return. The trend of placing  more functionality in the account switcher is also fairly recent .


It's arguably more elegant than just moving what doesn't fit in the bottom bar to a more tabs , but splitting sections and  having users look in multiple places is equally confusing. Today's google maps change is not yet widely  rolled out.