Like with most Google apps, Maps routinely tests functionality changes or other visual tweaks, but not all are well-received ...

The search giant has reportedly started enabling the ability to send traffic reports in Google Maps on smaller screens ...

While Google Maps is the world's number one mobile navigation app, rivals keep coming up with innovative features everybody ...

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

Google Maps looks set to make it even simpler to keep track of how far you are from home. At least one user has spotted that the app now shows your estimated travel time directly in the Home chip ...

Between Waze and Maps' custom vehicle icon functionality, though, there's currently only one major difference. On Waze, users ...

Waze has gone full Super Sonic. Thanks to a new partnership with SEGA, the world’s fastest hedgehog can now guide your drive, ...

Google Maps has a lot of helpful features, but these are the ones I constantly use to make my commute to work much easier.

Waze has long stood out for its live, driver-submitted information that helps it decide how to reroute you in real time. Users can report everything from traffic jams and road hazards to construction, ...

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