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Google Maps Santa Tracker Goes Live on iOS

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Google's Santa Tracker finally went live today, allowing anyone with Google Maps installed on an iOS device to keep up with Santa's mythical journey across the world in real time.

Users can type 'track santa' into the Google Maps search field to view the area in which Santa can be currently found dispensing gifts. Tapping the blue Santa icon in the bottom right of the screen offers up more details about the region, including a live video feed and an arrival time for Santa's next stop as well as the user's current location.

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We've received this special preview from one of Santa's many developer elves, who are hard at work in the North Pole helping Santa prepare for his big day. Santa's dashboard - featuring the latest and greatest in Google Maps technology and sleigh engineering - will allow you to follow his progress around the world, and also learn a little about some of his stops along the way.
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Further down the screen are options to play a selection of festive mini games, watch videos of Santa going about his business, and access a portal to Santa's village.

Friendly elves have invited younger Google Maps users to explore the village, where they can learn about holiday traditions around the world, play games like Present Bounce and Penguin Dash, visit North Pole airport, code a snowflake, and take a Santa selfie, as well as other fun activities.

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Google's Santa Tracker continues a 12-year tradition for the company, allowing excited children and parents to keep up with the jolly gift-giver's travels throughout December 24.

As of writing, Santa was last seen in Urup, in the Kuril Islands, with his next scheduled stop being Onekotan.

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MysteriousStain

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if this was Apple, they'd have made Santa thinner
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TMRJIJ said:
This is just rude, Google. Santa only has 37~ hours to deliver presents to everyone. I'm sure it is very nerve racking to have people tracking his progress.
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that was before they removed the "delivery time remaining" feature, he actually only had 21 hours
 
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NickD73

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Hopefully Santa isn't relying on Apple Maps to navigate him around the world. Christmas will come a week late, and half the kids won't even get their stuff at all. FIRE TIM COOK.
 
Kabeyun

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JosephAW said:
Just think of all theses poor kids around the world and in America who won't get any presents for Christmas because their parents won't celebrate that "Christian" holiday because of their religion or lack thereof.

I can hear the conversations all over the world now... "mother, little Abdul is getting presents, what about me? No! We don't worship their God, stop being friends with him!" Waaaaaaah! :(
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Please clarify your comment, because I swear it reads like you openly pity non-Christians for not celebrating Christmas.
 
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