Google Announces Major Google Maps Update With New Killer Features
1 Apr 2021, 04:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has revealed a series of new features coming to Google Maps on both iPhone and Android in the coming months
Couple Spends 24 Hours Stuck in Snow After Blindly Following Google Maps
29 Mar 2021, 08:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A young Oregon couple ended up spending nearly 24 hours stuck on a snow-covered road after following Google Maps navigation
Apple Overhauls Navigation With an iPhone Using Smarter Siri Guidance
25 Mar 2021, 06:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Digital assistant Siri, which comes pre-loaded on the iPhone, is getting smarter and provides more advanced guidance for navigation
Google Maps Competitor Explains Why Classic Navigation Devices Are So Yesterday
24 Mar 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sygic, one of the companies investing in navigation solutions these days, highlights the advantages of using a mobile app in the car
Google Maps Dark Mode Bug Plaguing Google Pixel Phones With No Fix in Sight
15 Mar 2021, 05:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users have noticed that Google Maps sometimes flashes the screen, turning full white before starting the navigation on Pixel phones
Google Maps Is Getting a New Feature to Fix One of Its Biggest Problems
12 Mar 2021, 05:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has announced a new tool to report road changes in Google Maps, with users now allowed to do this right from the desktop in the web interface
Apple Expands Its Google Maps Offensive to More Regions
11 Mar 2021, 09:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Cupertino-based iPhone maker has recently sent its Apple Maps cars to more regions, including several European locations
Apple Designs a Navigation System That Makes Google Maps Look So Yesterday
10 Mar 2021, 08:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Cupertino-based tech giant has patented an AR-based navigation system that could see through obstacles despite occluded routes
First Responders in the U.S. Finally Get Their Own Google Maps Alternative
8 Mar 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / QuickRoute is a navigation app that was specifically built for first responders, thus providing options not available in commercial solutions
Waze Needs a Full Dark Mode Too, All for a Very Simple Reason
7 Mar 2021, 16:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps has already been updated with a full dark mode, and now the next in line to receive a similar update should be Waze
Google Maps Updates for Android and Android Auto Released, New Feature Included
7 Mar 2021, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has released new updates for Google Maps on Android as part of the stable and beta channels, with the new dark mode now available for all
How to Enable the New Full Dark Mode in Google Maps on Android
6 Mar 2021, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps now has a full dark mode, and it’s available broadly for all users on Android with iPhones to receive it at a later time
How to Temporarily Fix Waze Location Issues on Android Auto
6 Mar 2021, 07:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waze is sometimes losing GPS tracking for some users, and as it turns out, a fix is already in the works and projected to ship in a future update
Google Maps Replaced With Apple Maps by What3Words for iPhone
5 Mar 2021, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / iPhone users who run What3Words on their devices will now get access to navigation features provided by the native Apple Maps
Top Navigation App Launches on CarPlay as Google Maps Alternative
1 Mar 2021, 06:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The latest update for OsmAnd includes “initial CarPlay support,” thus providing users with another alternative to Google Maps
Google Maps Quietly Updated with a Killer New Feature Borrowed from Waze
28 Feb 2021, 10:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps has started showing railroad crossing notifications when navigating, with the feature seemingly rolled out to users in stages
Waze Is Slowly Becoming a Glitchy Nightmare on Android Auto and CarPlay
27 Feb 2021, 16:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users keep complaining about a glitchy experience with Waze on Android Auto and CarPlay, as the app keeps malfunctioning in so many ways
Google Maps Getting Killer Update With a Highly Anticipated Feature
24 Feb 2021, 04:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps dark mode is finally rolling out to Android users out there after the feature has been in testing since last year
How Waze Unintentionally Helped Make Google Maps the Killer App That It Is Today
19 Feb 2021, 06:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Noam Bardin, the former Waze CEO, has published a blog post discussing his time at the helm of Waze under Google’s umbrella
This Google Maps Screenshot Perfectly Shows How Awful 2020 Ended up Becoming
15 Feb 2021, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Google Maps screenshot captured nearly one year ago highlights the first days of the nightmare: the first lockdown in Italy