by dbadmin | Apr 25, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps has been slowly working on a new sheets-first implementation of its interface. Last year that got started with Explore as a sheet, keeping the main map view visible underneath. Now that same look has extended to the You and Contribute screens. Last year,...
by dbadmin | Apr 11, 2025 | Apple, Apple Maps, Google, Google Maps, News
Apple Maps started offering a public web interface in beta testing last year. That web version of Maps is now compatible with Chrome on your Android phone. Apple Maps in Chrome still lacks some important desktop features, however. For years now, Apple and Google have...
by dbadmin | Apr 1, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps is updating its trip details screen when setting up navigation. The new look fits in more information, even as some details get smaller. One new addition shows your estimated time of arrival, if you’re to leave immediately. Google Maps packs an incredible...
by dbadmin | Mar 29, 2025 | Features, Find My Device, Google, Google Maps
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority What’s old is new again with Google, always. As part of the March Feature Drop for Android phones, Google announced that it was bringing people finding to its existing Find My Device app. Since I’d been using Google Maps...
by dbadmin | Mar 27, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps is adding a new tool that lets you prepare lists of destinations extracted from screenshots. Maps will analyze screenshots shared to its library, and can handle multiple locations on a single screen. The feature is first coming to iOS this week, with...
by dbadmin | Mar 24, 2025 | Google, Google Gemini, Google Maps, News
Google is adding an “Ask about place” contextual chip for Gemini. The chip has started appearing when Gemini is called up from Google Maps, but only for certain place types. Functionality is currently a bit shaky, with Gemini sometimes refusing to access Maps URLs...
