Google Maps is one of the highly popular services for getting information about local businesses and directions. Users have downloaded the Maps app over 10 billion times from Android’s Play Store. The service that has more than 2 billion monthly ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I wouldn’t call myself a world traveler, but I do love to explore new places. Living in Europe, I often explore the continent, either by plane or car. Whether I’m off to Italy, Spain, Austria, ...

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google has apparently sent an email to some users saying that it accidentally deleted Google Maps Timeline data. The email was only sent out to affected users, but urges them to restore their ...

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google Maps TL;DR Over 10,000 fraudulent listings were uncovered and removed from Google Maps. These scams ranged from fake businesses to legitimate accounts that were hacked. Google says the people behind the scam were working ...

Android 16 is currently in the beta testing phase, with a stable rollout planned for June, later this year. The next Android OS update will include a bunch of useful features, one of which is Live Updates. According to a ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps saves your past travel data to a personal Timeline. The Timeline has been undergoing some recent changes, as Google transitions to on-device storage. Within the past day, a growing number of Maps ...

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps appears to be the first app to add support for Android 16’s new Live Updates feature. Live Updates are a special class of notifications that display progress-centric information and can appear in ...

Andy Walker / Android Authority I’m faced with an annoying dilemma whenever I get into my car: Which of Google’s two navigation apps do I use? While Google Maps is my standard option, Waze often offers far better insights into ...

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has admitted to removing negative user reviews after changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. It is also preventing users from suggesting edits or reporting inaccuracies. It appears mislabeling reports ...

Google Maps recently renamed the “Gulf of Mexico” location as the “Gulf of America” soon after Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) officially relabelled the place. Soon after, a mob of vexed Google Maps users rallied on social networking sites to ...