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Android Auto on a car infotainment system display
Google Maps speedometer and traffic data is disappearing on Android Auto

By David Nield Published

A significant number of Android Auto users are seeing problems with the speedometer and traffic data on Google Maps.

Car Infotainment
MapQuest
MapQuest alone refused Trump's demand to rename Lake Ontario, but I still can't leave Google Maps and Apple Maps behind for this one reason

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Topping download lists, MapQuest is the new mapping darling, but it's missing one key feature that will keep it from being my go-to navigation solution.

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Software
Google Maps on a phone being held in someone's hand
Seeing Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America on Google Maps? Here's why

By David Nield Published

After an executive order from the White House, Google Maps is relabeling the Great Lake in its apps.

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Internet
An Asteroid Heating Up As It Reaches Earth's Atmosphere Ahead Of An Ocean Impact
This intrepid hiker just found something unbelievable on Google Maps

By Alex Blake Published

An amateur astronomer has discovered a 390-million-year-old meteorite crater on Google Maps.

Websites & Apps
Two phones on a yellow background showing the glanceable directions in Google Maps
Google Maps may soon let you order food from restaurants right in the app

By David Nield Published

Code found hidden in the latest version of Google Maps for Android points to an AI-powered food ordering system.

Websites & Apps
A Street View image from Georgia next to the Google Street View camera
Google Street View has finally added a 'beautiful', much-requested country

By David Nield Published

Georgia is the latest country to be added to Google Street View, and some of the views are spectacular.

Websites & Apps
An iPad showing a 3D-rendered aerial view of a city in Apple Maps
iOS 27 to introduce high-detail 3D imagery for Apple Maps Flyover

By Rowan Davies Published

Apple Maps' Flyover view will look even more detailed in iOS 27, and it could give Google a run for its money.

Software
Google Maps running on an iPhone.
10 Google Maps tips that will change the way you navigate

By John McCann Published

After using Google's popular mapping app for the best part of two decades, I've learned a thing or two — here are my top tips and features.

Phones
Google Ask Maps
How Gemini in Google Maps makes travel more flexible

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published

With Gemini now integrated into Google Maps, navigation becomes conversational and context-aware

Gemini
Two phones on a blue and green background showing the Google Maps app
Google Maps just got its 'biggest navigation upgrade in over a decade'

By Mark Wilson Published

Google Maps is getting two major Gemini-powered upgrades, including a conversational travel assistant and a major upgrade to its driving navigation — here's what's new.

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