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Despite being announced last year, Glanceable directions seemed to have fallen off the radar. But now, this game-changing feature is making its debut, bringing essential navigation details like ...

Google recently showed off a slate of new Google Maps features Android and iOS users are getting this year. The first is indoor AR directions for Map’s Live View mode, which is rolling out now in ...

Between Google Maps and Apple Maps, there's no major difference in accuracy between them. The difference really boils down to ...

Google Maps can be your best friend when traveling to an unfamiliar place, but the app is not just about showing directions to the destination on your itinerary. Google has packed in many more ...

Most people use Google Maps to take them where they want to go, but if you're limiting the times you open it to just directions, you're missing out on some of the app's most valuable features. Google ...

Google announced “glanceable directions” for Maps on Android and iOS last February, and a new setting called “Glanceable directions while navigating” is now available. With glanceable directions, ...

The dawn of the smartphone age had us cheering for GPS chips and easy, on-the-go navigation. No longer were we beholden to sites like MapQuest (which still exists as a mobile app, by the way) and ...

The latest Google Maps beta v11.28 appears to be testing the ability to let users pick their preferred transport mode for in-app directions. That’s not all as this change appears to show a previously ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sasha Lekach covers electric vehicles and vehicle technology. As Google Maps approaches 20 years next year, it’s fitting that its ...

Google Maps is the most popular app with more than a billion active users monthly. It uses various icons and symbols to represent various places. Every symbol and icon used on Google Maps and what ...

Apple Maps has come a long way in its decade on the market, but Google Maps hasn't stopped improving either. Here's how the two mapping giants compare in 2022. When Apple replaced Google Maps with ...