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Google Maps can be your best friend when traveling to an unfamiliar place, but the app is not just about showing directions to the destination on your itinerary. Google has packed in many more ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Want a better Google Maps experience? Enabling this small feature and your journeys could start instantly feeling the ...

Timed to arrive ahead of the summer travel season, Google's bringing new features to Maps focused on discovery and navigation. New "glanceable directions," which Google announced in February, will ...

Google is widely rolling out a glanceable directions feature for the Maps app. The feature is available on Android and iOS. You’ll need to turn the setting on first to start using it. Google Maps is ...

Do you often use Google Maps to get directions but find it tedious to enter the same addresses every time? Or do you want to plan your trips ahead and save multiple routes for different destinations?

After more than a year since announcing the feature, Google Maps is finally rolling out glanceable directions on Android and iOS (via Android Police). The feature allows users to view turn-by-turn ...

Google is rolling out a slew of Google Maps updates for users around the world, including those who use it to get around on foot in addition to using cars. One of the notable updates is Glanceable ...

At Mobile World Congress 2024, Google announced a handful of wearable and navigation-related updates, starting with public transit directions in Google Maps for Wear OS. When searching for a location ...