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Google Maps’ location sharing is becoming Android’s built-in feature

On Android devices, you can share your (device’s) live location in many ways. One of them is to use the Google Maps app. Well, Google is now working on adding the same feature to Android. In other words, it is working on allowing you to share your (device’s) location right from Android’s settings menu. Here’s […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

One UI 6.1.1 fixes Material You theming issues in Google apps

While Samsung’s Android 14-based One UI 6.0 brought many new features, it also introduced an issue where the software couldn’t apply the Material You theming to Google apps. For example, in Color Palette, if you chose a color, or if One UI 6.0 selected one automatically that matches the wallpaper, it applied that to all […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Galaxy phones, tablets, and watches to get five new features

Google has announced a bunch of new features that will be released to all Android smartphones and most Wear OS smartwatches. So, you will likely get these features on your Galaxy smartphone, tablet, and smartwatch. Two of those features are powered by AI, while one feature is very helpful but limited to the USA. Five […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Wear OS Galaxy Watches can now use Google Maps offline

Recently, during the launch of the Pixel 9 and the Pixel Watch 3, Google announced that it will soon roll out a new feature that would let users save Google Maps data for offline usage. Now, the company has started rolling out that feature, and Wear OS-based Galaxy Watch users can now use Google Maps […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Google axes two tabs from Google Maps’ bottom bar

At Google I/O 2024, Google showcased a redesigned bottom bar for Google Maps for Android. Instead of five tabs — Explore, Go, Saved, Contribute, and Updates — that the bottom bar offered for years, the new one had only three tabs — Explore, You, and Contribute. The company said that it reduced the number of […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Maps can now show you how a place looked in 1900s

Google has announced a new feature for Google Maps called AR Experience. It overlays augmented reality (AR) content on places in the real world to show you how they looked in the 1900s and offer you interactive cards in the same experience that contain more information about those places, helping you learn more about their […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Maps brings an important safety feature to Android Auto

If you have an Android phone and drive a recent car, you are likely to use Android Auto while driving. Google is rolling out several new features for Google Maps, one of which is related to safety and will be available in the Android Auto mode. Google Maps gets incident reporting in Android Auto Google […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Maps gets redesigned Tile, more complications for Galaxy Watches

Google is trying everything it can to ensure it doesn't let Samsung down, especially after the latter switched from Tizen to Wear OS for its smartwatches. The search engine giant has been releasing new features to Wear OS and its smartwatch apps. New features that many Galaxy Watch users might appreciate are the new Google […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Maps will delete your location history if you don’t do this

As most of you might know, Google Maps has a feature called Timeline. It saves the locations you visit and the trips you make using your Android or iOS device’s location and allows you to access that information later for various purposes. Until December 2023, this feature saved your location history in your Google account […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Android 15 brings these new features to the ecosystem

Last week, Google unveiled its updated platforms—Android 15, Android 14 TV, and Wear OS 5—at the Google I/O 2024 event. We reported what's new with Android and Wear OS last week. Today, we will look at what's new for the whole Android ecosystem, as most of those features will be used by people like you […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Google Maps is getting a new design on Android phones

Google is finally improving the design of Google Maps, which is slowly rolling out to some users with Android smartphones. This new version of Google Maps brings a new bottom bar with three tabs, as reported by 9To5Google. This new design could be available for some Galaxy smartphone and tablet users. Other Galaxy users might […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Google Maps to get a redesigned bottom bar

Right before the summer season kicks in, Google has announced three major features for Google Maps for Android and iOS to make the platform more helpful and easier for you to use during your vacation. Well, the company is making another change to Google Maps for Android which should make the app look cleaner, offering […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Google Maps is getting 3 big features to help you plan vacation more easily

With the summer season just around the corner, people will soon start exploring places for their vacations, which means that the usage of Google Maps is going to shoot up. Right before that happens, Google has announced that it is adding three new features to Google Maps for Android and iOS, which will make the […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Google Maps on Galaxy Watch now shows public transit options

At MWC 2024, Google announced a new feature for Google Maps for Wear OS. This feature shows you public transit options to reach a location. The company reiterated the feature in the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop. Now, it has finally started rolling out the feature. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google is […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Google Maps will now leave you at correct entrance of location

Since Google launched Maps, the company has added many advanced features to the platform. However, it hasn’t added a very basic feature, which is showing the entrance to a location or a building. Due to the lack of this feature, Google Maps directs you to the sides of buildings where there are no entrances, many […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

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