Maps gets easier incident reporting and the ability to see building entrances and nearby parking, while Waze gets more camera alerts and prompts for upcoming events that might affect traffic. Maps ...

Got a Wi-Fi-only iPad, but want to access a location on Google Maps when you’re out and about in the car? How about looking at your map when the signal on your iPhone isn’t strong enough, or even when ...

The built-in business messaging service in Google Maps and Search will stop working in July. The built-in business messaging service in Google Maps and Search will stop working in July. is a news ...

Google is notifying some advertisers that use Google's Local Service Ads program that soon their ads will be shown on Google Maps. It will start with the iOS version of the Google Maps app and then ...

Google Maps appeared to be experiencing a global outage on Friday afternoon, with users around the world reporting the service was down and maps were not loading. DownDetector, a site that tracks ...

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UPDATE (December 1, 2025): Google Maps has received a number of new features recently, including Gemini integration. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Maps, the company’s ...

Google is being sued by a widow who says her husband drowned in September 2022 after Google Maps directed him over a collapsed bridge in Hickory, North Carolina. Google failed to correct its map ...

Did you know there is a quick way to directly generate an access request for Service Area Businesses in Google Maps? This is apparently not so new but also not widely known. Andrea Berens posted about ...

Google Maps is the most popular app with more than a billion active users monthly. It uses various icons and symbols to represent various places. Every symbol and icon used on Google Maps and what ...

Google introduced Maps Labs Friday, a cool new set of innovative add-ons to its popular map service that offers a multitude of new ways to explore places near and far. Google Maps Labs is an incubator ...

Thanks to its accurate directions and real-time traffic updates, Google Maps has been the default application for most people to reach their destinations. Since Google Maps now offers more than just ...