Google Maps is so popular that it's pretty much synonymous with navigation. And that's for good reason. But while the app is pretty good with its default settings, if you go deeper, you'll unlock a ...

Google Maps is the premier option for finding real-world directions online, but it's more than just an atlas. These features ...

I stumbled across Google Maps' Area 51 Easter egg by accident while searching for unusual locations online. When you hover over the restricted military base in Nevada, a small UFO icon appears instead ...

In a 2022 survey, SlashGear asked readers which navigation app they preferred. The answer was clear: 60.37% preferred Google Maps, while second place Apple Maps only recorded 17.86% of the vote. It's ...

Maps have been an integral part of our lives since ancient times. The Sumerian Empire maps dating back to 5,000 B.C. are proof that humans have long tried to make sense of their surroundings and chart ...

Google Maps should be working flawlessly out of the box, so you should be able to start the navigation and get directions to a user-defined destination right after ...

Google Location History, introduced in 2009, logs users’ locations through their smartphones. Location History was designed to be helpful, and Google is able to provide a better service to its users ...

A simple edit to the URL for a Google Map can get you a closer look than what Google allows via its zoom-in button. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming ...

The maps we use to navigate have come a long way in a short time. Since the '90s we've gone from glove boxes stuffed with paper maps to floorboards littered with Mapquest printouts to mindlessly ...