The route preview screen is more important than most people think, especially when leaving on a long journey on an unfamiliar ...

With more than 1 billion people using the app every month to navigate their surroundings, Google Maps is one of the most popular smartphone apps out there. Most of that Google Maps use happens on ...

Google expert Philipp Lenssen details how to manipulate Google Maps URLs to zoom in close enough to see an individual camel in the middle of Africa. The technique doesn't work in all locations, but ...

Go to maps.google.com, enter an address and choose your preferred zoom level. Click the "Satellite" option on the top left of the map. The Satellite option changes to display "Map." Do not more your ...

You can drop a pin on Google Maps from your desktop computer or mobile app to navigate to or save a specific location. Here's ...

Both the Google Maps website and app have a "Current Location" button that lets you find exactly where you are.

Some complain, “I was born too late to explore the earth and born too early to explore the universe.” Well I disagree. What if now is the ultimate time to explore the earth? Because with Google Maps ...

I’ve been navigating with Google Maps via Apple CarPlay for years and hadn’t realized that there's a feature to quickly and ...

QUESTION: What can I do to make dropped pins more accurate in Google Maps? ANSWER: Dropped pins — which is done by pressing on any point in a map view — are very helpful for locations that don’t have ...