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 ...

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 ...

For years, Apple Maps has been free of ads, giving you a clean, accurate experience without the distractions and annoyances that you sometimes find in the ad-infused Google Maps. Yet a new report ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 says you’ll also be able to ask other, non-navigation related questions to Gemini, such as getting a news briefing, ...

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 ...

Google is bringing the Waze team across to the organization running Google Maps to cut costs. The Wall Street Journal reports that more than 500 employees at Waze will join Google's Geo organization, ...