This addition allows developers to connect Google's Gemini AI models' reasoning capabilities with live geospatial data from Google Maps, enabling applications to deliver detailed, location-relevant ...

We spotted a change being tested in Google Maps that may let you choose your car avatar from the settings instead of mid-trip.

We've spotted a couple significant changes in the works for how you search for destinations along a route in Google Maps.

Replacing the Google Assistant, Gemini can now reroute your trip, dodge tolls, check the weather, and answer questions ...

Google marked its 27th birthday on September 27, 2025, with a Google Doodle. The company started as a startup in 1998, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It developed into a technology leader. Its ...

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 ...

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Google is hard at work improving Android 16. With the initial release of the OS, Google introduced Live Updates, which was essentially Android's answer to the iPhone's Live Activities. This lets you ...

Google Maps may be testing Live Updates integration for navigation on some devices. More users now report seeing the feature in action, but the test group appears to be very limited. Google Maps Live ...

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Google Maps has been around for nearly two decades and is the most popular navigation app. Waze is more community-centric while Apple Maps has a loyal user base of iPhone owners. Each navigation app ...