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Google today announced several new features that are coming to the Google Maps app, including Gemini-powered tips, trending places, and estimates on EV charger availability. When searching for places ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. New Google Maps features are always welcome around these parts, as I rarely leave the house without first ...

Most people use Google Maps to take them where they want to go, but if you're limiting the times you open it to just directions, you're missing out on some of the app's most valuable features. Google ...

Google is integrating its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant into the Maps navigation app. Drivers can access new Gemini features through voice commands on the Google Maps app. Google Maps, the ...

Besides navigating with Gemini, Google Maps is rolling out other AI-powered features, like landmark-based navigation. Landmark-based navigation will see distance (like “turn right in 500 feet”), ...

Google Maps could soon add a new “Aerial” button to Street View. The Aerial button will allow for a quick and seamless transition to Satellite View and back. The Aerial button even remembers the ...

In Builder, Google Maps JS is injected with a different key than my configured Web API key. First load uses key ending with ...5qw9U (not mine) → OverQuotaMapError ...

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 ...

Google Maps suffered an outage that left the mobile version of the service unable to fully load its map or provide directions. Over 4,000 reports were filed on Downdetector since the outage started, ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Google Maps has become a pretty vital part of many of our lives. We use it to get to new places, or even to explore the cities we've called home for years. Google has even continued to enhance the app ...