Google Maps recently rolled out a handy update designed to make it even easier to find your destination when using its turn-by-turn navigation feature. Currently available for the Android version of ...

Most of us rely on navigation apps to get where we need to go. There are countless options out there, but Google Maps remains the most popular. Does your smartphone or computer default to an app you ...

In the very near future you’ll be seeing photos shot on smartphones woven into Google Maps’ Street View. Until now, the street-level imagery in Street View has been shot mainly by expensive cameras ...

Google is preparing to shut down the standalone Street View app for iPhone and Android, but the feature will continue to live inside the Google Maps app. Street View is a quick way to explore any ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Trips down memory lane are now available on Google’s digital maps. The new twist on time travel made its debut recently as part of the “Street View” feature in Google’s maps, a ...

Google Maps' Street View feature gives you a street-level view of an area, showing you much more detail than you can see from aerial views. Using Street View, you can "visit" your business or the area ...

Google has been adding the insides of buildings to its Google Maps Street View for years now, and Google Arts & Culture (the program that brought you “find your art doppelgänger”) has been collecting ...

Taking a virtual tour of Duluth, would-be visitors might get excited about shopping at Saw-Mill Unpainted Furniture, eating at Takk For Maten Cafe or even enjoying a nice loiter outside Last Place on ...

We’ve known for a while that Apple wants to compete against Google Maps on all fronts, and in addition to providing users with better navigation on the smartphone and in the car, the Cupertino-based ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. By analyzing Street View data, Google is able to ensure that its actual maps and ...

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