Google Maps Celebrates 15 Years, Adds Crowd-Sourced Info, More Tabs, Icon Redesign
To commemorate its 15 years, Google this week is giving Maps an update and sharing insight into how technologies like AI have helped make Maps more useful and engaging.
Google Maps Surpasses 10 Million Miles of Street View Imagery
The distance would amount to circling the Earth more than 400 times.
Google Maps for iOS Finally Gets Incognito Mode in Latest Update
The feature has previously been available on Android devices only.
Google Maps Now Lets Users Report Driving Incidents from iPhones
Google Maps now lets you report four new types of incidents.
Google Begins Rolling Out Expanded Privacy Controls Across Maps, YouTube, and Assistant
Google is rolling out more tools for users to control their privacy settings.
Google Maps Live View AR Navigation Rolls Out in Canada [Hands-On]
Using Google Maps Live View AR navigation is pretty darn cool.
Google Maps for iPhone Brings AR Walking Directions in New ‘Live View’ Feature
To use the feature, users simply need to choose their destination and select walking as means of travel.
Google Maps Reveals the Most Crowded Transit Routes in Toronto, Vancouver
The data is based on feedback directly from the people who use Google Maps.
Toronto Raptors NBA Championship Parade: Google Maps vs Apple Maps
Here's the Toronto Raptors Championship Parade as noted by Google Maps and Apple Maps.
Google Maps Now Displays a Speedometer While Driving
The new functionality can be turned on in the app's preferences.
Google Maps for iOS Now Shows Speed Traps in Canada
You can now see speed traps within Google Maps for iOS users in Canada.
Google’s 2019 April Fool’s Day Joke: Play ‘Snake’ Within Maps on iOS, Android
As we head into April 1st, 2019, don’t believe anything you read on the internet, because it’s April Fool’s Day. But one thing that’s real is Google’s 2019 April Fool’s Day joke, which is the addition of Nokia’s classic game, Snake, which you can play within Google Maps for iOS and Android. According to CNET:...