by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | Authority Insights, Find Hub, Google, Google Maps, News
Google appears to be working on a home screen shortcut for users who are sharing their location with you in Find Hub. Right now, Google Maps already offers similar functionality. Bringing the option to the Find Hub reflects Google’s consolidation of tracking tools....
by dbadmin | Aug 9, 2025 | Features, Google Maps
Google Maps was primarily designed for inner-city travel, where roads are well-marked and relatively smooth. I doubt the app’s developers envisioned users navigating gravel roads in the heartland of South Africa. So, it’s unsurprising that the app becomes far less...
by dbadmin | Aug 3, 2025 | Features, Google Maps, GPS
Thanks to my extremely poor sense of direction, Google Maps is an essential travel app for me — for both short trips to different parts of the city, as well as longer routes that I have no chance of memorizing. I’ve come to love the traffic estimates, alternate route...
by dbadmin | Jul 29, 2025 | Google Fi, Google Maps, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Select contributors to Google Maps’ Local Guides program have received a free three-month Google Fi Unlimited plan (worth up to $195). As has been the case for a few years now, the offer is limited to first-time Google Fi...
by dbadmin | Jul 29, 2025 | Google Fi, Google Maps, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Select contributors to Google Maps’ Local Guides program have received a free three-month Google Fi Unlimited plan (worth up to $195). As has been the case for a few years now, the offer is limited to first-time Google Fi...
by dbadmin | Jul 29, 2025 | Android Auto, Features, Google Maps, Waze
Despite its litany of flaws, I love Android Auto. It makes driving more enjoyable by offering easy access to my music collection and putting important navigation information front and center. However, it does have some silly limitations that hamper the latter. Google...
