Here is what icons and symbols mean Blue dot with beam: This symbol indicates your GPS location on Google Maps. The shaded beam around the blue dot indicates the direction you are facing on the maps.

Gemini being able to tell you about places isn't new, but the addition of a specific shortcut means you can get some AI-generated information about a location much more quickly from Google Maps.

Long-range weather maps show snow and a bitter polar freeze returning to parts of Britain. One map generated by WX Charts today (March 25) shows the UK and almost all of Europe plunged into a deep ...

with battlefield maps showing some of these gains. Reports of the advances come shortly after a Ukrainian long-range HIMARS strike destroyed four Russian helicopters in the Belgorod region.

As reported by Android Authority, when users open a place card in Maps and activate Gemini, they'll now see an "ask about place" chip. This loads the selected location as a live card in the chat ...

What Caused the Google Maps Timeline Data Loss? The Timeline feature on Google Maps keeps track of users’ location history, allowing users to look back on previous trips and travel information. Google ...

Google has taken a more cautious approach to storing location data in recent years. The changes to Maps date back to 2023, when the company announced it would no longer log certain types of data ...

Two Homebase stores in Northern Ireland will reopen within weeks as part of The Range’s deal to buy dozens of sites out of administration. The Homebase stores at Bangor’s Balloo Retail Park ...