Google Maps should be the all-knowing geographic assistant that gets me where I need to go. But after some botched navigation on a European vacation, I now have trust issues. Stephen Shankland worked ...

You don't have to be a Google Maps user to admit this is the number one navigation app worldwide. It's the default choice on Android and Android Auto and is often the go-to alternative on iPhone and ...

Make sure you unmute guidance audio to receive clear directions while walking. Adjust guidance volume to hear directions better with street noise. Enable detailed voice guidance and Live View for more ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Waze is great for fast reroutes and real-time driver alerts.Google Maps has deep Gemini integeration ...

Google Maps is among the most feature-rich navigation apps available on Android, but it could benefit from additional route options.

Commentary: I'm already distracted by everything going on around me when I drive. I don't need more of it from Google Maps. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and ...

In theory, finding a worthy Google Maps alternative isn’t by any means difficult. In practice, the whole thing is quite a challenge, especially because each app has its own shortcomings. As I said not ...

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...

Privacy-first: no tracking or data collection. Offline maps and turn-by-turn directions save battery. Free, open-source app for Android and iOS. Every month, Google ...

Google Maps is one of the best map services on the web. We all use Google Maps for navigation and location purposes. There are some issues with the handling of user data by Google, according to ...

Look, I’ll be honest: By and large, I’ve found most of the AI hype of our current moment to be pretty underwhelming from a practical perspective. Oh, another app now has a way to generate poorly ...

Behind every Google Map, there is a much more complex map that's the key to your queries but hidden from your view. The deep map contains the logic of places: their no-left-turns and freeway on-ramps, ...