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Top Navigation App Gets a Feature Google Maps Has Been Offering for Years
Top Navigation App Gets a Feature Google Maps Has Been Offering for Years

10 Sep 2022, 21:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / HERE has recently updated the mobile navigation software with support for bike routes for appropriate guidance aimed at cyclists

 
Google Maps Alternative Gets Major New Feature on Android and Android Auto
Google Maps Alternative Gets Major New Feature on Android and Android Auto

10 Sep 2022, 21:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TomTom has announced that its GO Navigation software now supports truck navigation on Android devices and Android Auto head units

 
Cyclist Blaming Navigation App for Riding Along a Highway Signals a Growing Problem
Cyclist Blaming Navigation App for Riding Along a Highway Signals a Growing Problem

10 Sep 2022, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A cyclist was recently caught by the police riding along the M62 in the United Kingdom, and officers claim the man blamed a navigation app

 
Google Maps Update Brings New-Generation Navigation Settings
Google Maps Update Brings New-Generation Navigation Settings

9 Sep 2022, 22:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google is improving the fuel-efficient component of the Google Maps navigation with new settings to better fit each vehicle

 
Google Maps Is Expanding Its Innovative Fuel-Efficient Navigation Feature to Europe
Google Maps Is Expanding Its Innovative Fuel-Efficient Navigation Feature to Europe

8 Sep 2022, 11:20 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The Google Maps eco-routing feature will help European drivers save up on fuel by calculating the most efficient routes based on what engine type they're using

 
How a Google Maps Competitor Developed a Wrong-Way Driver Warning Feature
How a Google Maps Competitor Developed a Wrong-Way Driver Warning Feature

4 Sep 2022, 09:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sygic’s navigation software now comes with wrong-way driver warnings, therefore trying to reduce the impact of a problem that’s becoming worryingly common

 
Google Maps Rival Releases a Feature the World Unfortunately Really Needs
Google Maps Rival Releases a Feature the World Unfortunately Really Needs

2 Sep 2022, 21:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sygic has recently updated its navigation software with wrong-way driver warnings to let users know when someone is driving in the opposite direction

 
Using Google Maps on Android Auto Is Suddenly a Huge Pain in the Neck
Using Google Maps on Android Auto Is Suddenly a Huge Pain in the Neck

1 Sep 2022, 23:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The voice commands that should help users launch Google Maps and configure a new destination no longer work on Android Auto

 
No Need for Google Maps and Waze as Top Alternative Launches in More Cars
No Need for Google Maps and Waze as Top Alternative Launches in More Cars

1 Sep 2022, 22:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TomTom has announced a partnership with Hyundai to provide maps and real-time traffic data in all cars sold by the group in Europe

 
Woman Drinks Too Much, Gets Car Stuck Into Tram Tunnel, Blames Google Maps
Woman Drinks Too Much, Gets Car Stuck Into Tram Tunnel, Blames Google Maps

31 Aug 2022, 22:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A female driver ended up with her car onto the tram tracks and eventually got the vehicle stranded; it turns out she had too much to drink

 
This Free App Helps Google Maps Become the Most Advanced Navigation Tool Out There
This Free App Helps Google Maps Become the Most Advanced Navigation Tool Out There

31 Aug 2022, 17:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What3Words is an application that many people don’t even know exists but combined with Google Maps, it creates the ultimate navigation tool

 
Google Maps Forgets It’s a Google App After Android 13 Update
Google Maps Forgets It’s a Google App After Android 13 Update

30 Aug 2022, 20:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The world’s number one navigation app is misbehaving on Android Auto for a reason that’s pretty impossible to figure out right now

 
Google Maps Alternative Updated With New Location Features
Google Maps Alternative Updated With New Location Features

24 Aug 2022, 23:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Petal Maps, which is Huawei’s very own alternative to Google Maps, has just been updated with several new welcome features

 
People Hungry for Cookies End Up Knocking on Couple’s Door Due to the Likes of Google Maps
People Hungry for Cookies End Up Knocking on Couple’s Door Due to the Likes of Google Maps

24 Aug 2022, 21:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent Crumbl Cookies location is mistakenly flagged on the mapping services in the place where a couple actually lives

 
Apple Is About to Copy the Worst Part of Google Maps
Apple Is About to Copy the Worst Part of Google Maps

22 Aug 2022, 22:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Cupertino-based tech giant is working around the clock on bringing search ads to Apple Maps, with a recent report also hinting at an ETA

 
How Google Is Trying to Make Google Maps the Next-Generation Navigation App
How Google Is Trying to Make Google Maps the Next-Generation Navigation App

20 Aug 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A closer look at the eco-friendly routing that Google has specifically developed for Google Maps on both Android and iPhone

 
Wrong-Way Driver Blames the Likes of Google Maps, Nice Try Though
Wrong-Way Driver Blames the Likes of Google Maps, Nice Try Though

17 Aug 2022, 22:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A tourist says they ended up driving the wrong way on the A303 in East Devon, the United Kingdom because of their navigation app

 
Waze for Android Needs “Just a Sec” to Update Maps, This Is Why Offline Support Is Vital
Waze for Android Needs “Just a Sec” to Update Maps, This Is Why Offline Support Is Vital

15 Aug 2022, 14:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A problem that more and more Android users are seemingly hitting in Waze these days causes the app to fail to load the maps

 
Apple’s Google Maps Rival Could Soon Get Ads, Not Necessarily the End of the World
Apple’s Google Maps Rival Could Soon Get Ads, Not Necessarily the End of the World

15 Aug 2022, 13:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent report suggests that Apple is looking into an expansion of the search ads, with Apple Maps very likely to be the next product on the list

 
Google Maps Gets a New Option to Make Navigation Even More Fuel-Efficient
Google Maps Gets a New Option to Make Navigation Even More Fuel-Efficient

14 Aug 2022, 19:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has started the public testing of a feature allowing users to choose the engine type in Google Maps