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Stories about: Google Maps

What to Do If an iPhone Can’t Determine Your Location
What to Do If an iPhone Can’t Determine Your Location

4 Oct 2020, 12:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple provides a series of recommendations to iPhone owners coming across location problems breaking down navigation apps

 
The Google Maps Song Has Nothing to Do with the Navigation App Everybody Uses
The Google Maps Song Has Nothing to Do with the Navigation App Everybody Uses

4 Oct 2020, 10:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps isn’t only the name of the navigation app that sometimes fails to determine our location, but also the most recent song of singer Marie Crayyy

 
GPS Problems Breaking Down Google Maps, Waze on Google Pixel Phones
GPS Problems Breaking Down Google Maps, Waze on Google Pixel Phones

4 Oct 2020, 06:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / More users are now reporting GPS struggles after updating to Android 11, and it looks like Google’s very own Pixel phones are affected as well

 
Google Releases Mysterious Google Maps Updates on Android and Android Auto
Google Releases Mysterious Google Maps Updates on Android and Android Auto

3 Oct 2020, 06:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New Google Maps versions are now available for download on Android and Android Auto, and this time some big changes could be included

 
Google Announces New Innovative Google Maps Features for Android and iPhone
Google Announces New Innovative Google Maps Features for Android and iPhone

2 Oct 2020, 06:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Live View feature in Google Maps is getting an important upgrade, as users are now provided with more information on their surroundings

 
Google Maps Blamed for Highway Accidents, All Because of a Missing Feature
Google Maps Blamed for Highway Accidents, All Because of a Missing Feature

1 Oct 2020, 08:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Navigation apps, like Google Maps, are one of the several causes of truck accidents on Kansas highway, local authorities claim

 
Apple Quietly Enables Rating System in Apple Maps for More Users
Apple Quietly Enables Rating System in Apple Maps for More Users

30 Sep 2020, 06:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new feature was originally discovered in August and it now looks like it’s going live for more users in the United States and Australia

 
Google Enables Highly Anticipated Google Maps Feature on Android
Google Enables Highly Anticipated Google Maps Feature on Android

30 Sep 2020, 05:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps now has a full dark mode on Android devices, and by the looks of things, it was all enabled on a small set of devices today

 
Sygic App to Launch on Android Auto, Fight Google Maps on Its Own Playground
Sygic App to Launch on Android Auto, Fight Google Maps on Its Own Playground

29 Sep 2020, 08:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / An Android Auto version of Sygic GPS Navigation will soon launch after Google decided to open up the platform to third-party navigation providers

 
No Need for Google Maps: Maserati Cars to Feature TomTom Navigation Software
No Need for Google Maps: Maserati Cars to Feature TomTom Navigation Software

29 Sep 2020, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TomTom has recently announced a partnership with Maserati to provide the carmaker with maps, navigation software, and connected services

 
Google Maps to Get Major Update with Driving Mode Similar to Android Auto
Google Maps to Get Major Update with Driving Mode Similar to Android Auto

28 Sep 2020, 13:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google working on a massive overhaul for Google Maps that would include a new driving mode inspired by the Android Auto experience

 
CarPlay Bug After iOS 14 Update Makes Typing in Google Maps Quite a Struggle
CarPlay Bug After iOS 14 Update Makes Typing in Google Maps Quite a Struggle

28 Sep 2020, 04:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The most recent major iOS update for iPhones seems to come with an issue that breaks down the keyboard when trying to type an address

 
Google Maps Becomes a Police Weapon to Fight Traffic Jams
Google Maps Becomes a Police Weapon to Fight Traffic Jams

27 Sep 2020, 06:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Authorities in India claim they will use Google Maps to identify traffic issues in specific areas and then send police officers to help improve the flow

 
You Don’t Need an Apple Watch to Use Google Maps on Your Wrist
You Don’t Need an Apple Watch to Use Google Maps on Your Wrist

25 Sep 2020, 06:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new app allows you to get navigation directions from Google Maps on Samsung smartwatches; Google has recently released Maps support for Apple Watch

 
Samsung Releases Software Update with a Highly Anticipated GPS Fix
Samsung Releases Software Update with a Highly Anticipated GPS Fix

25 Sep 2020, 05:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New Samsung Galaxy S8 update is now available for download, and it’s believed that it could include a fix for a GPS bug introduced in June

 
Apple Has Developed the Feature That Google Maps Really Needs
Apple Has Developed the Feature That Google Maps Really Needs

25 Sep 2020, 05:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple Maps on the iPhone now coming with the “simplest” route option, a feature that debuted in iOS 13 and which is more prevalent after the iOS 14 update

 
Chinese Google Maps Alternative to Get Taxi-Hailing Features
Chinese Google Maps Alternative to Get Taxi-Hailing Features

24 Sep 2020, 13:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The competition in the navigation app sector is getting fiercer in China, as developing companies are working hard on new functionality

 
Google Maps Gets Another Update on Android, New Major Feature Announced
Google Maps Gets Another Update on Android, New Major Feature Announced

24 Sep 2020, 05:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Android app has recently been updated to version 10.51, and Google has announced a new feature that will be enabled this week

 
Google Blocks Google Maps Users From “Visiting” Sacred Australian Site
Google Blocks Google Maps Users From “Visiting” Sacred Australian Site

23 Sep 2020, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Parks Australia has officially requested Google to remove Google Maps images of the Uluru climb, thus blocking digital visitors on the site

 
Google Maps Starts Acting Up After Recent Samsung Galaxy S20 Update
Google Maps Starts Acting Up After Recent Samsung Galaxy S20 Update

23 Sep 2020, 06:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the latest Samsung Galaxy S20 software updates is being blamed for new GPS issues, some of which cause Google Maps to just freeze