Google Maps is one of the best (and most-used) navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android smartphones and is often ...

Apple Maps has been operating in the shadow of its largest competitor, Google Maps, since it launched over a decade ago. However, Apple has taken steps to enhance its mapping and directions app, ...

Google Maps users who rely on Google's popular navigation app for most of their drives should be happy to hear that a massive software update is on the way. Better yet, the new updates are ...

For the last year testing out EVs, I’ve leaned on CarPlay and Android Auto to help guide me while driving. Depending on what phone I’m reviewing any given week, I would flip flop between using Google ...

Mapquest was there in 1996, almost a decade before modern-day Google Maps. It is the world’s first online mapping and turn-by-turn direction service. The name Mapquest was synonymous with finding ...

Google Maps is dominating the navigation software world in the consumer space, but when it comes to the entire market, HERE appears to be the name bringing the innovation push to a new level. This ...

The Google Maps driving mode, originally powered by Google Assistant and now baked into the navigation app, failed to become the game-changing feature that Google hoped. The demise of Android Auto for ...

Technology has made life easier, and our cars are no exception. With the advent of virtual assistance, driving has become more comfortable and safer. Apps like Google Maps have made navigation simpler ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

In May of 2019, Google Assistant Driving Mode was announced to replace “Android Auto for Phone Screens.” The launch occurred slowly, with the previous experience not going away until this June.