Google Maps is preinstalled on most Android phones, but Waze is a popular alternative many use for directions. Despite Google owning both apps, they offer different approaches to navigation with ...

Google Maps, whether you’re using it on Android or iOS, is an app packed with features—from guides to what to see in your local area to the ability to share your location with friends and ...

Google Maps is already the world's number one mobile navigation app, dominating the Android space and serving as the preferred choice for a significant number of iOS users.

As we become even more reliant on tech like Google Maps to help with navigation, having the app break is even more frustrating. Here's how to fix it.

Here are the system requirements for the world's best navigation apps; Google Maps and Waze dominate the navigation space on ...

Android Auto only allows one navigation app on screen at a time. Here's how I run Google Maps and Waze simultaneously using a workaround.

UPDATE (June 4, 2025): Google has just updated its Maps app for Android Auto with notable improvements. Read more about it at the end of the article.

Starting last year, people using Google Maps began noticing a pretty clear shift in how the app looks and feels. Gone were those full-screen menus—at least in the "Explore" tab—and in came a ...

Google Maps Go is a lightweight and basic version of Google Maps, but it saves me from the main app's most annoying issue while using navigation.

Android users are getting their first glimpse of a new operating system feature while using Google Maps, as the app is the first to make use of the Live Updates ability that was added for Android 16.

Like most Android users, my phone was overflowing with Google apps I never thought twice about. Applications such as Gmail, Maps, Photos, and Chrome are as much a part of our phone experience as ...