This Feature Could Easily Make Google Maps the World's Number One Navigation App
29 Nov 2023, 13:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has recently patented a new feature that would improve the navigation component bundled with Google Maps
New Google Invention Could Completely Change How You Use Uber
31 Oct 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has filed a patent that makes the integration of ride-hailing services in Google Maps deeper with access to Street View
61 YO Woman Wins Lawsuit Against Google After Google Maps Revealed Her Face
3 Oct 2023, 15:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Street View feature bundled with Google Maps displayed an unblurred photo revealing a woman's face; Google must pay $3,000 in compensation
Google Maps Car Evades the Police, Leads to Hollywood-Style Chase
2 Aug 2023, 06:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A car collecting street-level imagery was involved in a high-speed pursuit, eventually crashing into a creek; the driver says he was scared
Google Is Quietly Preparing a New Big Change for Google Maps Users
2 Nov 2022, 19:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant is reportedly planning to kill off the Street View app and rely solely on the Google Maps integration
Faster Than Google: This Man Needs Just 0.1 Seconds to Locate Any Google Maps Image
12 Sep 2022, 22:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Probably the best GeoGuessr player in the entire world, Trevor Rainbolt is able to locate any Google Maps image faster than you blink
Essential Google Maps Feature Now Available for More Users
1 Aug 2022, 21:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has enabled the speedometer for users in several Indian regions, as the company is working with the government on improving the traffic
Google Needed 11 Years to Launch a Major Google Maps Feature in This Large Market
31 Jul 2022, 23:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has recently managed to launch Google Maps Street View in India after 11 years of trying
Google Maps Street View Gets Anniversary Update With Lots of New Features
24 May 2022, 21:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Street View is turning 15, and this is why Google has announced a new pack of improvements, including a new dedicated camera
The Latest Google Maps Update Proves the Future Is Already Here
12 May 2022, 22:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant Google is bringing a so-called immersive view in Google Maps to let users explore cities
Google Maps Helps the Police Arrest Italian Gangster on the Run for 20 Years
6 Jan 2022, 22:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Italian mafia boss was posted in one of the photos published by the Google Maps cars online as part of the Street View imagery
Recent Update Breaks Down a Key Google Maps Feature
5 Nov 2021, 23:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Street View data goes missing all of a sudden, with Google explaining it’s already investigating the whole thing and working on a fix
Apple Continues Google Maps Offensive, Sends Apple Maps Cars to New Location
22 Apr 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple’s cars used by the Cupertino-based tech giant to capture street-level imagery for Apple Maps have recently been spotted in Amsterdam
Google Maps Gets a New Social Feature, and Everything Makes Sense Now
13 Mar 2021, 14:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently announced that users would be able to post photo updates for any location on the map using a new built-in feature
Apple Brings Its Google Maps Street View Alternative to More Users
7 Feb 2021, 15:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple’s very own Look Around feature, an alternative to Street View, is now available in more locations as the company expands its availability
Google Releases Several New Google Maps Updates for Android and Android Auto
5 Feb 2021, 05:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has published a total of four different new builds in the last few days, and now a big update for production devices is likely
Google Quietly Releases a New Google Maps Feature You Could Easily Miss
1 Feb 2021, 06:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant now uses a server-side switch to enable a new UI for Street View in Google Maps to allow for a split-screen mode
Google Maps Captures Car Crash, Whose Fault Is It?
20 Jan 2021, 05:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Images of a crash have made their way to the WWW as the Google Maps car passed by and took photos for Street View minutes after the incident
Improving Google Maps Is Everyone’s Responsibility Now, Not Just Google’s
5 Dec 2020, 07:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google starts allowing users to contribute to the Street View app with their own imagery, even without the need for special 360-degree cameras
Google Maps Showing a Prisoner Walking Near a Jail, and the Internet Is Confused
28 Nov 2020, 14:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps car, which the search giant uses to capture street-level imagery for its web service, shows a prisoner calmly talking a walk close to a prison