by dbadmin | Aug 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps developers are working on a bunch of small tweaks to the app’s interface. Some of those include a new setting menu, icons, and search UI. Place cards could also be getting a reorganization, flipping the placement of some options. This week may be all about...
by dbadmin | Aug 21, 2025 | Android apps, Authority Insights, Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The You tab in Google Maps has a new section called “Your recent places.” This section shows a list of all the recent places you visited. You can sort through locations with various types of filters, save a location, share a...
by dbadmin | Aug 21, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority Google Maps is working on a new feature that will make it easier to share a list of search results with others. This new share feature creates a shareable list of the first ten search results from any query. This new...
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...
