I'm glad I found it because the feature has now become an integral part of my daily navigation routine. It also made me realize that I was using Google Maps wrong. Here is why I use it every day. I ...

The irony is that Google Maps remains impossible for me to delete. It lives in my dock because it stopped being a navigator years ago. Instead, it’s the one I open to understand what’s around me. It’s ...

Google Maps removed a feature last year that it said wasn't being used enough, but this winter, the feature is making a surprise comeback.

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

When Google announced the Google Maps Pokémon Challenge for April Fools’ Day, I immediately opened the app on my phone and began my hunt for little pocket monsters. Unfortunately, the novelty was ...

Most navigation apps, including big names like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze, show real-time traffic data to help drivers understand what happens on the route and make every journey more ...

Thankfully, there’s now a Power Saving Mode in Google Maps. It allows you to activate a black-and-white, full-screen overlay on your always-on display. When enabled, lock your phone during navigation, ...

May 9, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google When you're planning a trip with friends, there's a good chance your group chat will be full of links to and ...

Holidays come with traffic, but Google Maps is helping you avoid it by revealing the busiest — and least busy — times to run your errands. You can find the best and worst days and times to shop based ...