Google Maps is so reliant on pins that it uses one for its app icon. These helpful virtual landmarks exist to direct you not only to your destination, but also towards shops, bars, restaurants, and ...

Google Maps is one of the most useful tools for finding new places to visit, the best restaurants in town, or even some areas to avoid during high traffic. One way to make it easier for yourself is to ...

Whether you need to tell a friend about a hard-to-find a coffee shop or to remember where you left your car in an amusement park lot, you’ll likely need to know how to drop a pin in Google Maps. Even ...

Google Maps can now display an "offer available" label under a business profile listing's map pin in the maps interface. Businesses that add offers in their Google Business Profile may see the "offer ...

Update 5/16/16: The purple “Ad” label in Maps appears to now official. The Google support page has been updated with new screenshots and states, “If someone clicks the purple icon or your ad in the ...

Google Maps comes with a range of useful features, one of which is the highly convenient ability to drop a pin on the map. This function enables users to effortlessly mark a specific location on the ...

Over the years, Google Maps has evolved into an indispensable service for navigating and discovering places. Part of the credit for this goes to its extensive feature set and intuitive interface.

You can drop a pin in Google Maps and then save that location or navigate to it. Dropping a pin is convenient if you don't know the address you're at, don't want to look up the exact address, or if a ...

Have you ever been lost, trying to figure out a way to find your friends? You're either driving or walking and can't seem to locate them. Maybe you're tailgating a sporting event and need to find the ...