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Google Brings the Compass Widget Back to Google Maps’ Android App

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 Assistant Driving Mode is gaining wide release in the United States, perhaps to introduce the beginning of the end of Android Auto…

Android Auto is beginning to display a new function for its music player support, and it’s one that is definitely long overdue…

Google’s Assistant Drive Mode is now available as a preview in the United States, available to a limited group of people through settings…

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

Google’s Assistant Driving Mode, announced in the summer of last year, is making spotty appearances on some Android mobile devices…

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…

Waze now sports a couple of neat new tools; one let’s people plan trips on the web, and another sends a reminder when it’s time to go…

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…

Waze is now getting access to Google Assistant on its iOS app, but it won’t pack the same features as its Android counterpart…