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Google Maps Wildfire Tracking Layer is Rolling Out Across the Globe

Google Maps introduced a wildfire boundary map last year and now, the platform is expanding on it with a new wildfire tracking feature…

Google is about to bring road toll costs to Google Maps, something its subsidiary Waze has been doing for at least three years for drivers…

Waze has been updated to include lane guidance, a feature that’s long been available on both Google Maps and Apple Maps for better navigation…

Google pulled the compass tool from Google Maps on Android for a little while, and now it’s back, but never similarly disappeared from iOS…

Google Maps railroad notifications have been copied from Waze, adding more key functionality to the navigation to the mobile application…

Google is introducing new touch-less payment options in Google Maps to pay for parking and public transit with the aid of Google Pay…

Apple Maps is adding some of the best tools competitors Waze and Google Maps sport, including collision, road hazard, and speed trap reporting…

Google Maps is borrowing a trick from Facebook that will help make the navigation app more informative and useful in finding new spots…

Google is secretly working on a new tool that will allow its Maps users select their native language for the on-screen navigation display…

Waze is being blamed for causing too much through-traffic on quiet streets, as residents in small communities lodge multiple complaints…

Waze now sports one of the most helpful features long available in Google Maps, along with some other new tools…

Google Maps has inexplicably lost a key tool, with very little recourse to gain it back, so a fix is sorely needed from the tech giant…

Google Maps is about to gain an option that many users have requested for quite some time, probably in a near-future release…

Google Maps is improving its ability to deliver more accurate arrival times by predicting when and where traffic jams will appear…

Google Maps supports various modes, including commutes, cycling, walking, and more, but one remains conspicuous by its absence…

Google Maps Saved places tab has received a much-needed redesign that makes it far more useful than previous iterations…