Google Maps is receiving a series of COVID-19 ready updates. One set of updates will let both drivers and transit riders learn how COVID-19 restrictions affect their journey, the other set will help them plan to properly socially distance when traveling.
Google Maps is far and away the best solution to help you get where you need to go, and it has offered a way to download maps for offline use for those times when you don't want to use your data, or you can't use your data. We'll show you how to download offline maps to your phone so that you're never lost, even if you lose signal.
Google is making it easier to share your precise location, even in areas without an exact address, using a new form of digital location called Plus Codes.
Google Maps will highlight businesses that are more accessible to wheelchair users in a new update. It will also make it easier for COVID-19 frontline workers to find hotels that offer special policies.
Google will use location data collected from millions of devices to track the effectiveness of lockdown and social-distancing orders. Facebook will also do the same, providing data to researchers in academic institutions like Havard and Princeton.
Google Maps now lets you check the menu and see what the most popular dishes are at restaurants using the power of Lens.
With so many landmarks and locations in Google Maps, keeping track of your favorite ones can be a hassle. That is, unless you use Maps' Saved Lists feature. Here's how to use it and get the most out of Google Maps!
Google Maps is one of the best apps for navigation, but it's also an incredible tool for finding new restaurants. Here's how to get it set up for personalized recommendations and suggestions!
Whether you're tired of backed-up traffic or having to deal with toll roads every time you go to work, Google Maps' Commute feature is a great way to take the stress out of your daily driving. Here are a few tips on how to use it!
For many people, quality transit information is far more important than driving directions and traffic.
Google Maps is celebrating its 15th birthday with a new icon and a bunch of new features.
Artist Simon Weckert was able to take advantage of Google Maps crowdsourcing to create fake traffic jams by pulling 99 second-hand smartphones in a wagon running the app.
Google Earth's views of the stars, previously exclusive to the desktop, is now available on mobile devices and tablets.
As Huawei struggles with the loss of Google Mobile Services globally, it's forging new partnerships to provide alternatives for its customers.
Google's latest update to Maps includes a new animation when switching between planets that's maybe a little inspired by the Star Wars franchise.
Google Maps is losing the hamburger menu with its latest update, and is instead picking up a bottom bar and new account switcher.
Waze has added a snow warning feature that lets you report weather conditions including ice on the road and unplowed roads.
Google has added new features to the Google Maps Platform with game developers in mind, hoping to improve the variety of experience as well as gaming performance for games that use Maps.
A new lighting layer was recently discovered in an APK teardown of the Google Maps beta app. It revealed that Google is working on a feature that will show you which streets are well lit at night.
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