In June, Google released its newest smartphone operating system, Android 16. The same month, Apple previewed its next smartphone operating system, iOS 26. The new OSes are packed with exciting ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Apple Maps was, to put it lightly, a disaster at launch. A decade ...

You know it's bad when you fire up your browser, head over to Google, and type "the best Google Maps alternatives." A widespread bug hitting Google Maps users on ...

If you later choose a cloud backup for your location history, it will be encrypted end-to-end so no one, not even Google, can access it without your involvement. Rob writes from Washington, DC, about ...

Apple is apparently considering inserting ads into its Apple Maps app This would mirror a move taken by Google Maps and ...

Google Maps is getting three new privacy-focused features. Users will soon be able to delete their activity related to specific places in Maps. Google will also start storing Timelines locally on ...

Google is rolling out a new Timeline menu on Android that lets you access your Google Maps location history. Google announced last year that it would no longer store your location history on the web, ...

Earlier this year, Google Maps started showing the weather in the top-left corner, but that’s now being moved to another part of the Android app. Update 11/11: This weather change is rolling out to ...

Apple has taken the fight to rival Google by launching its own Maps service in iOS mobile devices, featuring beautiful 3D city maps and Siri-enabled turn-by-turn navigation. Yesterday (June 11) at the ...

Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL GOOG Google plans to combine the team working on the mapping service Waze with the group overseeing the company’s Maps product, as the search giant faces pressure to streamline ...