Millions of drivers rely on Google Maps and Waze every day for a simple reason: they find faster ways to reach their destinations, mainly because they're aware of what happens on the road ahead.

Navigation apps typically search for the fastest route to reach a destination, but new-generation updates added new capabilities, including support for eco-friendly routes. Google Maps can look for a ...

After testing got underway earlier this year, Google Maps for Android is widely rolling out a redesign of the “You” and “Contribute” tabs that embrace sheets. Last year, the main “Explore” tab and ...

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Google Maps can get you from point A to point B (or C, or D) in many different ways. Most people search for routes on the fly, but you can also save them for convenience, and access some routes ...

Google launched a big Maps redesign in February and just this week introduced a new Community feed. Google Maps is now getting a simple but very useful “Go” tab on Android and iOS. The new Google Maps ...

Google Maps can suggest fuel-efficient driving routes that will save you gas money. If Google Maps finds a driving route that uses less gas without taking more time, it'll put you on that route. If ...

Most iPhone users likely default to Apple Maps for their travel navigation needs, not only because it comes preinstalled in the mobile device, but it's got a pretty easy to use interface. Upon ...

You can save a route in Google Maps with the "Pin" feature. Pinning a route or location lets you quickly find that route or directions to that spot again later. In the Google Maps Android app, you can ...