Reviews, pictures, and other user-generated content play a big role in Google Maps. Google today detailed how it combated fake contributions to Maps in 2022. Last year, Google Maps “launched a ...

Google released spam and fraud prevention stats for Google Maps and local search. In short, Google blocked 21% more reviews, 5% more photos, 40% more videos, and 5% more fake business profiles in 2022 ...

At I/O 2022, Google revealed an Immersive View feature for Maps that uses computer vision and AI to combine Street View and aerial photography into a 3D format. The idea is to create a detailed ...

Navigation is easily one of the most common ways smartphones are used, with Google Maps being a fan favorite. In addition to providing directions to most destinations, Google Maps lets you discover ...

A glitch that first appeared in 2022 has returned to haunt Android Auto users again, blocking Google Maps and Waze from switching to dark mode at night. It means the two navigation apps stick with the ...

Google plans to combine the teams working on its Maps product and on Waze, a mapping service that Google acquired in 2013. The merger comes as the search engine giant feels the pressure to cut costs ...

If there’s one suspension bridge the nation reveres, it’s that glorious span serving a world-class metropolis that once had a tilting problem and is the fetching color of a fish belly — yes, the ...

In a 2022 survey, SlashGear asked readers which navigation app they preferred. The answer was clear: 60.37% preferred Google Maps, while second place Apple Maps only recorded 17.86% of the vote. It's ...

Google’s immersive view feature as seen on a Google Pixel 7. Accessing it requires navigating to a notable landmark like the Brooklyn or Golden Gate bridges then clicking on the main image. Screenshot ...

A North Carolina woman blames Google Maps for the death her husband last year after he drove his car off a collapsed bridge following directions from the GPS service. On the night of Sept. 30, 2022, ...