Google has been testing Live Updates for its Android mapping app for a while now, but some beta users are seeing a new look. Android Authority reports sightings of a new persistent notification that ...

Flight-tracking apps show thousands of planes in real time, but how do they know exactly where each one is? The tech behind it might surprise you.

Some lucky early testers are starting to see Live Activities pop up while using Google Maps on iOS. In a few shots posted to X and reddit, Maps navigation appears in Live Activities on the lock screen ...

The integration of Google Maps into their cars was received with much enthusiasm by Rivian owners, but some of these folks learned the hard way that things aren't as polished as they expected them to ...

Three years ago, a top Google engineer named Vijay Gill was asked what he would do if someone gave him a magic wand. At the time, Gill helped run the massive network of data centres that underpins ...

Google employs various methods to track your location, even without GPS. While many users recognize that Google Maps monitors their movements, fewer understand that Android devices collect data ...