When you need to find the distance between two locations or want general directions to get from point A to point B, Google Maps simplifies the process. By typing in two different locations, Google ...

Google Maps is a popular navigation app worldwide. But even so, there are a few valuable features missing from it. For instance, Google doesn’t offer the ability to find a halfway point between two ...

Google Maps Timeline helps you remember where you’ve been, and I realized it’s the only reason I remember half the cafés, ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Google Maps is adding a very useful feature to iOS today: the ability to add multiple stops to a ...

Google Maps can help you navigate in the real world, but it can also help you determine the distance between points on any map. But don't worry — this doesn't require you to estimate using that scale ...

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 ...

You can add a stop on Google Maps if you need to alter directions before your final destination. It's easy to add a stop on Google Maps using a desktop computer or the Google Maps mobile app, and ...

In your efforts to get from point A to point B using Google Maps, you'll occasionally want to find something—a gas station, a store, a place to stop and eat—somewhere along the route you're taking (or ...

It’s easy to take modern GPS navigation for granted; it’s no longer a novelty. Not only is it offered on the dashboard of your car, it’s on every smartphone in everyone’s purse or pocket. But if you ...

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but the launch of Apple Maps went poorly. After a rough first impression, an apology from the CEO, several years of patching holes with data partnerships and some ...

It's pretty much impossible to convince Google Maps to follow these directions. Tons of little adjustments. It's slightly better if you tell it to avoid the highways, none of which existed back then.