Both the Google Maps website and app have a "Current Location" button that lets you find exactly where you are.

While I've preferred Google Maps to Waze in the past, a recent road trip helped changed my mind about which mapping app to use for directions. Google Maps is terrible at offering walking and hiking ...

For the last few months, Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 users have been complaining about an irritating lag with the speakerphone button in the Google Phone app. The button takes a second or two to respond when ...

We were able to activate a new Gemini integration in the latest Google Maps beta. Gemini will eventually replace the Google Assistant for hands-free control during navigation. The change isn’t live in ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Amid growing support for homegrown apps, there is a spotlight on MapmyIndia's Mappls app, which is taking the competition straight to Google Maps. While Google Maps rules the consumer segment, ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

Through vast cross-country stretches or tight city streets, Google Maps and Waze guide you where you need to go—but which one is the top map app? I put them head-to-head to find out. My PCMag career ...

The Democrat-controlled legislature approved an amendment that would allow redistricting next year, but the process will take ...

Mappls, an Indian-developed navigation app from MapmyIndia that provides features like voice-guided directions, real-time traffic updates, and hyper-local search, is gaining nationwide attention as a ...

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Google Maps users have had trouble merging old and new Timeline location history or data from separate accounts. A new tool will enable you to merge and convert all of your data into a unified dataset ...