Google Maps is making more data available, including Street View, and it could help fix real world road problems.

Google Maps is getting a handful of new paid AI-powered tools to help businesses and cities improve roads, manage traffic ...

The Google Maps Timeline has long been a useful though slightly uncomfortable feature that maintains a complete record of everywhere your phone goes (and probably you with it). Google recently changed ...

if you download Google Maps and try to use it as your default navigation app, it doesn't work. Apple devices don't support it. In contrast to Google's open source Android OS, Apple uses a closed ...

Google Maps App – Home Screen Icons Explained Home is the default screen that appears when you open Google Maps. In the latest version, Google simplified the navigation with just three options ...

Google says that lots of people tend to take screenshots when they're planning a trip. Instead of letting those images become ...

What you need to do is activate Gemini while you have Google Maps open. You’ll get the new Ask about place button. Tap it, and you can ask Gemini questions about a location on the map.

In Google Maps, you will now see an “Ask about place” chip after summoning Gemini, which makes it far more convenient to uncover relevant information using a back and forth chat approach.

The next time you're using Google Maps to research a business, you might be able to ask Gemini to help you find information. While you have Maps open, tap on a business listing. Once you have ...

Image source: Chris Smith, BGR The benefits of having Google Maps as the default navigation app concern the ability to open all location-related links directly in Google’s app, whether in ...