Apps like Google Maps are an absolute boon to modern drivers, providing clear, concise directions wherever you need to go just about anywhere. Plus, unlike paper maps, they're always automatically ...

Google occasionally introduces new features for its Android apps before bringing them to iOS, but the wait can be excruciating. For example, this week, Google finally brought a speedometer and speed ...

As I exclusively reported a few days ago, Google has started enabling the speedometer and speed limits for users on iPhone and CarPlay, with the company now confirming that it's aiming for global ...

Live Activities are a super useful feature of Apple’s latest iPhones, but also one that goes underused. Google Maps has been overdue to support the feature for years now and while it’s still not live ...

To download a map in Google Maps offline, open the Google Maps app on iOS or Android and tap your profile picture on the top right (you must be logged in to your Google account for this to work). In ...

Whenever you're away from home and are unfamiliar with the commute back, you almost always turn to Google Maps to help you find the right way. It is, after all, one of the most popular and reliable ...

After announcing in March, Google Maps has rolled out a feature that can scan screenshots on your iPhone and save any found locations. With this Gemini-powered capability, Google wants to streamline ...

Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he's always had a connection to the tech world. As an editor at large at CNET, he wrote about Apple, Microsoft, VR, video games and ...