by dbadmin | Jul 28, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A man was captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera. Appeals court judges ruled that the company “flagrantly violated” the man’s dignity. Google now has to pay the man around $12,500. Street View is a Google...
by dbadmin | Jul 25, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps is crashing for some users when attempting to get transit directions. Other transportation methods do not appear to be affected. Not everyone on the same version of the app is experiencing the problem, though, and we’ve reached out to Google for more...
by dbadmin | Jul 25, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Media playback controls are back in Google Maps. Google confirmed earlier this week that the disappearance was a bug. The fix is likely being issued as a server-side update. Google Maps has long had media playback controls to...
by dbadmin | Jul 24, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google Maps users will no longer be able to follow other users or have profile followers come September. All data related to your followers and who you follow will be deleted. You’ll still be able to connect with contributors...
by dbadmin | Jul 22, 2025 | Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. The functionality still exists on iOS,...
by dbadmin | Jul 21, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google Maps is getting a few UI tweaks for the listing page. The “Popular times” section for a location has moved above the reviews section. The options for suggesting an edit, measuring distance, adding a missing place, and...
