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1w ago
Google Maps, like Waze, supports user-based reports of incidents such as crashes, road conditions, and police speed traps, and support for that functionality is finally showing up on CarPlay.
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1w ago
Live Activities are a really cool, but underused feature of iOS. Google Maps first announced that the app would support Live Activities back in 2023, but it’s still not arrived. However, after some tests went live earlier this year, we’re seeing more users reporting the feature is live.
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1w ago
Over the course of 2024, Google Maps for Android has been working on a redesign that drops most fullscreen UIs in favor of sheet-based layouts. This revamp is now more widely rolling out.
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2w ago
Google Maps is a widely used tool for getting around, but one user spotted what was thought to be a new ad format where ads pop up during navigation to recommend a “quick detour” – thankfully that’s not the case.
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1M ago
Back in December, Google announced that Maps Location History would soon be stored on your phone instead of the cloud. This change to the Google Maps Timeline is continuing to roll out, and will see the deprecation of Your Timeline on the web.
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1M ago
After updating to the latest beta version of Google Maps, some Android Auto users are having issues with mapping in their cars.
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1M ago
Announced this week, New York City officials are putting a focus on improving the use and finding of public bathrooms in the city, and that includes using Google Maps to do it.
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2M ago
For the past several years, Google Search and Maps has offered a Business Messages capability that lets customers reach out to stores, restaurants, etc. via text chat. This is now shutting down in July.
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2M ago
The new Google Maps bottom bar, which we spotted at I/O yesterday, is starting to roll out on Android.
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2M ago
Back in March, Google’s announcement about the latest Maps travel features included a mention of how the app is getting a “cleaner home screen.” At I/O 2024, we get a glimpse at the new Google Maps bottom bar.
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