Google has mostly shied away from making its own native desktop apps — even going so far as to require users to continue loading up a web browser to use tools like ...

Google Maps has been around for nearly two decades and is the most popular navigation app. Waze is more community-centric while Apple Maps has a loyal user base of iPhone owners. Each navigation app ...

If you own an Android device such as a Samsung Galaxy S24 or Google Pixel 9 Pro, there is a small design update coming to the Google Maps app that aims to enhance its visual appearance and user ...

Users can now ask Google Maps for inspiration on where to go and what to do curated with Gemini AI. h: Google also updated Maps and Google Earth with new generative AI capabilities to provide ...

Google is working on a redesigned account switcher for its apps. The company has been adding new strings of code related to the design update to several apps over the last few weeks. Strings spotted ...

After coming to Android in late July, the Google Maps bottom bar redesign, which aims to make the app a bit cleaner, is now on the iPhone. Google Maps for iOS goes from five tabs to three. “Go” has ...

Apple announced on Wednesday that Apple Maps is now available on the web via a public beta, which means you can now access the service directly from your browser. The launch puts Apple Maps in direct ...

Google has announced that it’s updating the default map style in the Google Maps Platform. The Google Maps Platform is composed of APIs and SDKs that let third-party websites, Android apps, and iOS ...

The new Google Maps bottom bar, which we spotted at I/O yesterday, is starting to roll out on Android. Google Maps is simplifying the bottom bar to Explore, You, and Contribute. The first and last ...

Some Google Maps users are getting a new simplified bottom bar with fewer tabs. The company announced in March that they were working on a redesign for the Android app. At that time, Google said that ...

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