Google has announced the launch of a standalone Streetview app. Outside of the original Google Maps app, this new app now allows users to view 360-degree images of their favorite places.

The Google Street View app allows users to upload pictures of their favorite places. If they want, they can also see the uploaded pictures of any other user with the help of this app.

It is expected that the app will gain a lot of popularity as it has the facility to upload pictures of any place immediately.

Users can take pictures for this through the camera of their Android phone. However, 360 degree pictures can also be taken with the help of special cameras like Ricoh Theta S, NCTech iris 360 built for taking pictures at 360 degree angle (from all sides). The app for Android devices from the Google Play Store You can download it.