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It’s a magic coffee button.

Last month Google showed off its new lock screen widgets for iPhones but wasn’t ready to release them yet.

Now they’re all available, for Search, Chrome, Google Drive, Google Maps, Gmail, and Google News.

But Allison Johnson is focused on just one, and only for one reason: because now one button press can make Google Maps give you the shortest route to a cup of coffee.

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