Google Maps is terrible at offering walking and hiking trails in its app. So I've resorted to using OpenStreet Map to avoid getting lost (and paying money). You don't have to get stuck with Google ...

People have been wondering why Google doesn't merge Google Maps and Waze for over a decade now, but the two apps continue to be offered separately on every supported platform. Google purchased Waze in ...

As someone who only passed my driver's test in 2009, long after the proliferation of GPS navigation, I do wonder how people managed to drive to any unfamiliar destination in the not-so-distant past — ...

Android Auto games platform GameSnacks seems like it’s being deprecated. 9to5Google has shared several user reports that the app is no longer accessible. Google is working to expand native game ...

Through recent updates, Android Auto seems to be removing its “GameSnacks” collection of games that were available to play on the car’s display. So far, stable Android Auto updates have yet to remove ...

Google’s move to shift Maps Timeline data from the web to local device storage has caused widespread backup issues. Many users report being unable to restore or access their Timeline data, with no ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

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Occasionally, I fall down a Google Maps rabbit hole. It always starts innocently enough—checking directions, maybe zooming in on a landmark—and somehow ends with me wandering across deserts, oceans, ...

The keynote has concluded, but Lauren is right—you should definitely read our team's other Google I/O stories. Here's Reece on AI Mode and Will's talk with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. That was a wild ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. After lagging behind for so long, it’s been wild to see Google come this far in the smartwatch game. If you buy ...

The new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can click, scroll, and type in a browser window to access data that’s not available via an API. The new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can click, scroll, and type ...