Google Street View was that pre-installed icon that came as part of Google Maps.
Now the exploration service is all grown up, living independently, and thanks to the spread of 360 cams and user-generated content as well as the addition of dozens of interesting photosphere collections from real to fictional, has reached 1 Billion total installs on the Play Store.
While many of those downloads will have resulted from the app being pre-installed on devices for the longest time, 1 billion is still an impressive milestone to reach.
According to AppBrain, it took nearly 4 years for Street View to go from 500M to 1B installs, so the growth has been slow compared to other Google services, but at least it hasn't stagnated.
Each time we install it, we have been impressed by how it can transport us to different gorgeous places around the world and wish we could contribute more to it or could spend more time enjoying all the amazing hidden spots our planet has to offer.
If you have time and you haven't checked Street View in a while, do download it. There is always a surprise for everyone.
