Google’s new Street View app lets you upload your own 360-images

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Google’s mobile Street View app is getting a big update on iOS and Android today: you can now contribute your own 360-degree photos to Google Maps. It works with any cellphone using Google’s photo sphere stitching technology, but the app also now supports dedicated 360-degree cameras, like Ricoh’s Theta S camera, announced earlier today. Meanwhile, a new ‘Explore’ section lets you see explore both official content from Google, as well as images contributed by the public. Aside from the fun of uploading your own content for the world to see, the new functionality helps Google flesh out its Street View content without…

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