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Google Earth's Secret Flight Simulator Is Now Free for Everyone on the Web
Key takeaways
- For decades, Google has hidden a flight simulator game in the desktop app for Google Earth, and now everyone in the world can access it through a web browser.
- Flight simulator is now available globally on web to all users. https://t.co/j V5ZW7BZe WWe've recently added many our most powerful professional desktop features to web.
- The game is part of a larger push by Google to add pro-level features to the website interface.
For decades, Google has hidden a flight simulator game in the desktop app for Google Earth, and now everyone in the world can access it through a web browser.
Prepare for takeoff. Flight simulator is now available globally on web to all users. https://t.co/j V5ZW7BZe WWe've recently added many our most powerful professional desktop features to web. Elevation profiles, new import types, but there's always been one other feature pic.twitter.com/s11NDa Cx60
The game is part of a larger push by Google to add pro-level features to the website interface. Some of those features include elevation profiles, new import types, extra data layers and the flight simulator.
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