All articles tagged with #google maps
Originally Published 2 days ago — by 9to5Google
Google Maps on Android is receiving a significant redesign of its settings menu, consolidating options into seven high-level categories with icons and descriptions for a cleaner, more organized user experience, similar to the Google Search app. The update is rolling out with version 25.49 but is not yet widely available, and a similar redesign is seen on iOS.
Originally Published 27 days ago — by 9to5Google
Waze is testing a new feature that shows traffic lights along your route during navigation, similar to Google Maps, but it is still in early testing and not widely available yet.
Originally Published 27 days ago — by Android Authority
Google's Gemini app has received a major update that enhances local search by prioritizing visual maps and detailed place cards with photos, ratings, and review highlights, making it easier for users to find nearby spots quickly. The update, rolling out to English users on mobile and desktop, replaces plain text lists with a more intuitive, visual interface featuring emoji-style pins and comprehensive place cards, improving the discovery experience.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Tom's Guide
Google Maps has received a major update integrating Gemini AI, enhancing its capabilities with a conversational assistant for multi-step requests, improved landmark identification, proactive traffic alerts, and better destination insights, making navigation smarter and more user-friendly.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by CNET
The Samsung Galaxy XR is a high-priced mixed reality headset that introduces innovative features like 'Circle to Search' and immersive Google Maps, serving as a glimpse into the future of AI-powered smart glasses. While it offers some impressive capabilities, its current high cost, limited app ecosystem, and comfort issues make it less suitable for most users today, especially compared to more established VR headsets like Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by bgr.com
Google Maps has received a significant upgrade with four new AI-powered features, enhancing its functionality and user experience.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Android Central
Google Maps has been updated to include Google's Gemini AI, enhancing navigation with landmark-based guidance, real-time traffic alerts, Lens integration for identifying establishments, and multi-step task capabilities, available on Android and iOS starting November 5.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by AP News
Google Maps is being redesigned with Gemini AI to offer a more conversational, hands-free navigation experience, providing real-time recommendations and improved accuracy, aiming to enhance user interaction and competitiveness in the AI-driven tech landscape.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Ars Technica
Google is replacing Assistant with Gemini in Google Maps, enhancing navigation and location info with advanced conversational AI and a new version of Lens for location-based queries, aiming for more complex interactions and accurate suggestions.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Verge
Google Maps is integrating Gemini AI to enhance route planning, navigation, and user interaction by providing conversational assistance, local insights, hazard reporting, and visual landmark identification, aiming to make navigation more intuitive and personalized.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Verge
Google Maps is introducing a live lane guidance feature for Polestar 4 drivers, using the car's front-facing camera and AI to provide real-time visual and audio cues for lane merging, initially available in the US and Sweden, with plans to expand to more vehicles and road types.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by InsideEVs
Google Maps is set to enhance vehicle navigation with a new Live Lane Guidance system in the 2026 Polestar 4, which uses AI and camera input to help drivers stay in the correct lane, especially in complex or GPS-challenged environments. The feature aims to improve navigation accuracy and reduce reliance on traditional GPS, initially launching in select markets before broader rollout.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by 9to5Google
Google Maps on Android Automotive is introducing a new live lane guidance feature for the Polestar 4, utilizing AI and the vehicle's front-facing camera to analyze road signs and lane markings in real-time, providing drivers with audio and visual cues to improve navigation and safety. This feature aims to reduce missed exits and last-minute lane changes, initially available in the US and Sweden, with plans to expand to more vehicles and road types.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by 9to5Google
Google is updating its app icons for Photos and Maps with new gradient designs to reflect AI-driven innovation, continuing a broader redesign across Google products that emphasizes brighter hues and modernized shapes, though the exact launch date remains unclear.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Android Central
Google's upcoming Android 17 update introduces 'Min Mode,' transforming the Always-On Display into an interactive, low-power interface that can show live app content like navigation and media controls, making the AOD more useful without draining battery life.