A Google Maps user who followed the navigation app while he was driving to work was told to turn right instead of left; he took a massive detour ...

Whether you're using the speedometer in your car or using the speed display in Google Maps, you might wonder which is more accurate. Here's what we know.

While I wasn't looking to replace Google Maps, the idea of a privacy-focused navigation app certainly appealed to me. When I stumbled upon Magic Earth, an alternative that costs just $0.99 on iOS and ...

What started as a simple habit of saving favorite spots has turned Google Maps into my ultimate city guide. By creating essential lists, adding personalized notes, and linking them with Google ...

Google Maps estimates travel time using a blend of technology and data. It calculates distance, considers speed limits, and analyzes historical traffic patterns. Live traffic updates from users and AI ...

Google Maps will get a nifty new upgrade with the continued rollout of the Material 3 (M3) Expressive update, the Android creator’s new visual identity that it’s slowly pushing to its suite of apps.

Google is no stranger to discontinued tech. But the phasing out of Google Maps Driving Mode took many by surprise. You know that little black bar at the bottom of Google Maps on Android? Perhaps ...

Google Maps suffered an outage that left the mobile version of the service unable to fully load its map or provide directions. Over 4,000 reports were filed on Downdetector since the outage started, ...

Update (9/12/25): Google Maps is back online. It's not just you: Google Maps is down. According to 9to5Google, the outage started sometime around 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. PT), and seems to be isolated to the ...

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...

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