To represent various places on Google Maps, Google users use different icons and symbols to help users identify. Currently, Google uses more than 100 symbols, which is what each symbol means.

Since Google Maps is more of a one-sided social network, I can easily share my photos knowing there won’t be any mean comments and that they may actually help people, instead of giving them a ...

Credit: Pranay Parab If you’d rather not allow Google Maps to keep a tab on your location history, tap the profile icon and then hit Your data in Maps. Under Location History, tap On.

If you're outside, Google Maps asks you to point your phone's camera at shopfronts or signs to identify your location. If you aren't outside or want to calibrate your location again, use your ...

By Tom Pritchard last updated April 10, 2025 Google Maps is making more data available, including Street View, and it could help fix real world road problems.

Local Google searches also directly translate into sales with 76% of those searching for local products visiting a store within the day. Google Maps marketing can impact the way Google views your ...

Google announced a couple of new Wear OS features alongside the launch of the Pixel Watch 3 last month. Among these was offline map support in Google Maps. The feature rolled out to a few flagship ...