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MacRumors reports that Google Maps has just been updated with three new quick-access tabs that have already been available on Android for more than a year, namely Explore, Driving, and Transit tabs. Situated at the bottom of the screen, the new tabs will provide more details when you swipe up...

9to5 Mac reports today on a rather unusual Google Maps iOS update, which included the addition of a “mini cupcakes” distance measurement for how many calories are burned when you walk a particular distance. It certainly looks like a fun and cute way of letting people know just how many calories...

MacRumors reports that Google has just updated its Maps app for iOS with a very useful feature that has already been available on its Maps web app for quite a while. The new feature simply enables you to measure the distance between at least two points or places on the map “as the crow flies.”...

If you’re one of those people that frequently forget where you left your car when you’ve parked in a big parking garage or supermarket parking lot, for example, Google has today updated its Maps app with a very handy new feature, whereby it will remember where you’ve parked your car. All you...

I used to use MotionX GPS Drive on my iPhone but it's no longer supported. It allowed me to create a custom route with multiple stops and save that route for later use. I've been trying to do the same thing in either Apple Maps or Google Maps. I can save a destination, but I can't find a way to...

Google has just released a big update for its Google Maps app, complete with three major changes, and one minor one. First up, writes BGR, you can now see a Street View thumbnail when you search for an address or tap and hold anywhere on the map. Secondly, you can now view the custom maps that...

When I use my iPhone 6 with the Jabra Freeway Bluetooth hands free device in my car it works wonderfully well with music and phone calls. However, navigation commands from Google maps are treated as a phone call. After each command, it announces "Call ended" and if I am on a phone call, it hangs...