Google Maps on your Pixel Watch will now auto-open full screen when you start walking or cycling directions on your phone.

Google has been testing Live Updates for its Android mapping app for a while now, but some beta users are seeing a new look.

Google Maps may soon get Live Updates support, a feature that was introduced with Android 16. The testing is limited to ...

Google Maps is quietly testing Live Updates on Android 16, bringing real-time progress notifications to your lock screen, AOD, and status bar.

Before Google Maps and smartphones, people used printed maps, often from a site called MapQuest. What's happened to the company in the years since?

Most people know Google Maps as the go-to app for driving directions. It helps you avoid traffic, find the fastest route, and ...

Stuck in a tunnel with your GPS frozen? Not anymore. Google Maps has just introduced a clever feature that keeps your navigation smooth even when the signal ...

Google Maps has a lot of features hiding away, and there's more to it than simply getting from place to place. Here are 11 of ...

The core thesis is this: Google Maps and other GPS platforms are more than navigational aids. They are soft infrastructures that influence urban behavior, social geography, and human cognition.

Through vast cross-country stretches or tight city streets, Google Maps and Waze guide you where you need to go—but which one ...

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