They say Google Maps is losing its focus with features that push it away from the straightforward and convenient navigation approach it offered a few years ago, but despite the criticism, the app's ...

Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, based in the Australia office. His passions include bourbon, video games and boring strangers with photos of his cat. It's April 1 and, as usual, Google has ...

If you own an Android device such as a Samsung Galaxy S24 or Google Pixel 9 Pro, there is a small design update coming to the Google Maps app that aims to enhance its visual appearance and user ...

The battle in the navigation space has become so fierce that it's extremely easy to jump from one app to another if something doesn't work as expected. This is what happens in the Google Maps ...

While perfection is subjective, Google Maps deserves criticism for not doing enough to address some of its biggest criticisms ...

I trialed this open-source navigation app that's taking on Google Maps with a community-driven approach, and the results were interesting.

Android Auto has long carried a frustrating restriction that prevents Google Maps from being opened on the connected phone, but it appears that is finally changing. Update 7/1: After rolling out in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Apple Maps was, to put it lightly, a disaster at launch. A decade ...

Most of us could probably hardly imagine a life without GPS applications. There’s no denying how convenient it is to just input the destination and know that the application will take care of the rest ...

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