Most people know Google Maps as the go-to app for driving directions. It helps you avoid traffic, find the fastest route, and ...

I seldom use Google Maps to actually get directions, but I open the app almost every day for other reasons that might not be so obvious. Truth is, Google Maps is useful for a lot more than just ...

This comes in handy when Google Maps is missing roads, is mistaken on directions or if you want to make up a better route to get to your destination. Typically, I would take you through a […] ...

A map app is only as good as your access to the Internet. Now drivers who have ever been frustrated by losing navigation can use Google Maps offline and still have access to directions.

Google Maps indicates with a symbol that there is a toll, but it doesn't tell you how much you'll have to pay. Other apps have cropped up, like TollGuru, to calculate your toll costs on a trip.

Other features in Google Maps for Android version 9.19 include an audio toggle in navigation mode and a Timeline settings screen – download it at the source link in case you haven't received it ...

Photo: Keith Birmingham/Zuma Press Alphabet Inc.’s Google is tweaking its Maps app to highlight environmentally friendlier directions to users’ destinations, the company said.