Google may have a hidden map that tracks everywhere you’ve been. The tracker highlights your real-world movements for millions of users — but can be turned off, if you know how.

To lock the north to the top of the screen, go to Google Maps Settings and select Navigation. Here, you can select Keep Map North Up. Experiment and see if this setting works for you. It may not be ...

Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris, Prague, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, and Taipei are some of the markets where Google Maps users will get the Live View AI features.

This is potentially a big deal because millions of people (myself included) use Google Maps every month, so even a minor change will have a big impact. And by the look of them, these changes don't ...

Google has announced that it will no longer allow users to follow others, or be followed themselves, within the app.

Google I/O 2025 LIVE — all the details about Android XR smart glasses, AI Mode, Veo 3, Gemini, Google Beam and more Here's a rundown of what's coming to Google Maps and when you can expect it.

Google is putting more AI into Google Maps, making it more like Search. Better EV charging information, expanded Immersive View, and more are rolling out this week.

Google Maps is expanding the Immersive View format it revealed last year to an important part of the app: routes. When you look for directions in Google Maps on iOS and Android in select cities ...

Similarly, Google Maps on Android and iOS will be able to show how busy a place is when you’re navigating to that location. As for when these new locations for Google Maps busyness indicators ...