Windows Maps updated for Fast Ring Insiders, includes new Collections feature

Laurent Giret

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Microsoft has released a new update to its Windows 10 Maps app for Windows insiders on the Fast Ring. The app has been bumped to version 5.1610.2954.0 and gained a new “Collections” features which lets you better organize your saved locations.

You can create a new Collection right after tapping a random location, but you can also do so by going into the “Saved places” section of the app where you can now see both your saved Favorites and Collections. Once you create some collections, You can pin them your to your Start Screen.

The new Collections feature.
The new Collections feature.

This new feature is a good addition for those of you who use the app a lot and struggled to keep some organization with their saved locations. As usual, the update should roll out to other Insider rings and the Production ring in the coming weeks. Let us know what you think of this new feature in the comments below.